Petrolul played its first European game on the stadium on 13 July 2013, a 3–0 defeat of Víkingur counting for the UEFA Europa League qualifiers.

The Romania national team played its first official match at the Ilie Oană on 29 March 2015, a 1–0 win over the Faroe Islands in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers.

Due to its proximity to the capital Bucharest, the stadium has continued to host Romania senior matches in recent years.

800 metres from Ilie Oană there is a Ploiești tramway station named "Muzeul de Istorie" (line 101).

The TCE bus lines with a stop close to Ilie Oană are: The stadium is 45.6 kilometres (28.3 miles) away from the Henri Coandă International Airport in Otopeni, a town located north of Bucharest.