It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SR Brașov and Corona Brașov.

The arena was named after Silviu Ploeșteanu (1913–1969) on April 13, 2002, who managed the club between 1948 and 1968.

The central section of the stadium's North stand is the second-oldest in Romanian football, its lateral sections being completed in 1980.

The East stand was eventually demolished in the summer of 2008.

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