Stadionul Francisc Neuman
The ground on Calea Aurel Vlaicu has been on the same plot since the 1940s. Baron Francisc von Neumann, a Jewish Hungarian businessman in Arad , funded the construction that ran from 1940 to 1945 and, in 1945, backed the founding of the club that became UTA Arad . The stadium opened on 1 September 1946 and carries his name still.
Whoever drew it up looked to London: the original design took its cue from the Arsenal Stadium at Highbury. That first ground held 7,287. On 4 November 1970, 18,000 packed in for a European Cup tie against Red Star Belgrade, which UTA lost 1–3; five weeks earlier, 17,000 had watched Feyenoord.
The municipality spent over €700,000 on repairs in 2006 — new seats, a VIP sector, a sound system — then added floodlights and a scoreboard in 2008.
Spectators first got in on 6 June 2021, for the women's Cupa României final, U Olimpia Cluj beating Heniu Prundu Bârgăului 1–0. The 2022 Supercupa României followed — Sepsi OSK 2–1 CFR Cluj, and the first match in Romania played with VAR. In 2025 the ground took the Cupa României final, CFR Cluj edging FC Hermannstadt 3–2.
Who plays here
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Uta Arad
152 matches
Recent matches here
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug | Uta Arad — Corvinul Hunedoara | 0:0 |
| 7 Aug | Uta Arad — Rapid | 0:0 |
| 24 Jul | Uta Arad — Oţelul | 2:2 |
| 27 Jun | Uta Arad — Dumbrăviţa | 4:0 |
| 8 May | Uta Arad — Csikszereda | 1:0 |
| 26 Apr | Uta Arad — Farul Constanța | 0:0 |
| 11 Apr | Uta Arad — FC Botosani | 3:1 |
| 5 Apr | Uta Arad — Metaloglobus | 5:1 |