tennis complex, were built. The stadium is located in the same zone as the old Dr. Staicovici Stadium was, in the downtown of the city, more precisely in the Sycamore Park (Parcul cu Platani), close to the Palace of the Parliament, Ministry of National Defence and Arenele BNR. In early 2009 Progresul was evacuated from the Cotroceni Stadium because of its debts to the National Bank of Romania, owner of the complex, founder and former owner of the club, also. Now, the sports complex is in a rather poor state, after 10 years in which the stadium was only used for a few championships of oină. Others Progresul was almost 10 years in exile, the first period was between 1986 and 1995 and as the home ground have served many stadiums from Bucharest, among them: Autobuzul, Giulești, ICSIM, Mecanica Fină, Metalul, 23 August or Voința. The second period started in 2009 after the bankruptcy of SC FC Progresul SA and the newly formed AS FC Progresul has been forced for years to evolve on various stadiums, most of them in a rather poor state. Some of the football grounds used in the 2010s were Coresi, Viitorul, Granitul and Prefabricate. Prefabricate Stadium located in the "Sparrow's entry" was bought in 2015 by Progresul Spartac, renovated and renamed as Progresul Spartac Stadium. Support Progresul was from the beginning a team with an anti-communist fragrance which ensured itself mainly the sympathy of supporters that did not manage to associate themselves with the idea of the Red Army or KGB, a big part of them were actors, artists and people from the little bourgeoisie, the elite of Bucharest. Despite the fact that it was repeatedly relegated, the love of supporters remained constant even though the greatest rewards in that period were the returns to the first division. The home games of the 1970s and 1980s meant at least 6–7,000 people in the stands. The year 1986 can be considered the moment when a part of Progresul's spirit died. From that year Dr. Staicovici Stadium hosted Victoria București matches. Securitate's team fell in love with the arena, so much that they thought about taking it with them. Former player, Dumitru Bolborea remembered: "No one expected that. They came with a trailer, some of them were cutting the stands with the welding machines and others were carrying them." In exile for the next years, on the