FC Sportul Studențesc București

Sportul Studențesc

Full name

Fotbal Club Sportul Studenţesc București

Nickname(s)

Gașca nebună (The Crazy Gang)
Studenții (The Students)

Founded

11 February 1916
as Sporting Club Universitar Studențesc

Ground

Agronomia

Capacity

100

Owner

Vasile Şiman

Manager

Ionuţ Mazilu

League

Liga IV

2015–16

Liga IV, Bucharest, 4th

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

FC Sportul Studenţesc, commonly referred to as Sportul is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest, that plays in Liga IV. Founded in 1916, Sportul Studenţesc is one of the oldest Romanian clubs still active. The club's best European performance came in the 1979–80 Balkans Cup, when it won the trophy, defeating Yugoslavian side NK Rijeka in the final. The club made it to the Balkans Cup final on one other occasion, in 1976 Balkans Cup, when it lost to another Yugoslavian side, Dinamo Zagreb. In the UEFA Cup, Sportul Studenţesc's most notable performance came in the 1987–88 season, when the club reached the Third Round.

Domestically, Sportul Studenţesc's best league performance was a second-place finish in the 1985–86 season, just behind (back then) European Champions, Steaua Bucuresti. In the Romanian Cup, Sportul Studenţesc made it to the final on three occasions, in 1938–1939, 1942–1943, and 1978–1979 losing all three matches to Rapid Bucuresti, CFR Turnu Severin, and Steaua Bucuresti, respectively.

Sportul is known for their beautiful play-style and young squads. During the past ten years they have promoted more players to the highest level football than any other club in Europe, apart from Ajax.

Currently, the team plays in the Romanian Liga IV.

Chronology of names

Name ^[1]	Period
Sporting Club Universitar Bucureşti	1916–1919
Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti	1919–1946
Sparta Bucureşti	1946–1948
Clubul Sportiv Universitar Bucureşti	1948–1954
Ştiinţa Bucureşti	1954–1966
Politehnica Bucureşti	1966–1969
Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti	1969–present

History

On February 11, 1916 "Sporting Club Universitar Studenţesc" was born, as an initiative of a group of professors and students. At the beginning, football, athletics and tennis were the club's only three departments. The president was professor Traian Lalescu, the world famous mathematician.

"Sporting" had no stadium of its own, and the team used to play here and there. Even after acceding in the first national league, the stadium was still in its project phase. It was only when "Stiinţa" was established in 1954 that the club was allowed to use "Belvedere" stadium in the Regie borough of Bucharest.

The history of the club can be divided into several distinct periods. The first period lasted until World War II and culminated with the accession in the first national league. Afterwards the club disappeared in the dawn of communism and was reborn and grown again to accede to the first division. The mid to late 1970s, and the 1980s "Hagi period" saw the club's best performances. Led by then-president Barbu Emil "Mac" Popescu, the club reached the Balkans Cup final on two occasion, winning it once; it qualified to the UEFA Cup on six occasions, it reached the Romanian Cup final once, and it had the highest league finish in club history in the 1985–86 season. Stars like Marcel Coraş, Mircea Sandu, Gino Iorgulescu, and Gheorghe Hagi played for Sportul Studenţesc during that time period.

After the fall of communism in late 1989, the club struggled to keep afloat. Financial struggles and a constant loss of talented players lead to an unavoidable outcome. At the end of the 1997–98 season the club relegated to the second division, after more than 25 years at the top flight. One year later, the club came very close to a demotion to the third division, however, with the help of a young investor, Vasile Şiman corroborated with massive rejuvenation of the squad, Sportul Studenţesc turned things around and the team remained in the second league.

Two years later, at the end of the 2000–01 season Sportul Studenţesc saw its third accession to the first league. After a fierce battle with Farul Constanţa for the top spot in the standings, "the students" finished first, with 81 points and a remarkable 71–17 goal differential. Unfortunately the promotion to the top flight was short lived. At the end of the 2001–02 season the club relegated back to the second league.

At the end of the 2003–2004 season the club, once again, promoted to the first league, despite having sold half of their squad from the previous season. They had a praiseworthy evolution in the 2004–2005 seasons, ending the championship in sixth place with Gigel Bucur the league's top scorer (21 goals). Throughout the 2005–06 season the team, coached by former international player Dan Petrescu in the first half of the season, and by Gheorghe Mulţescu in the second half, had a very good run, finishing the season in fourth place, the highest since 1987. Unfortunately, during the off-season, the club was relegated due to financial reasons.

After spending four seasons in Liga II, at the end of the 2009–10 season, the club promoted back to Liga I. Sportul finished the 2010–11 season in last place, and therefore, should have been relegated. However, due to licensing controversies by other Liga I clubs, Sportul Studenţesc was allowed to continue playing in the first league for the 2011–2012 season. Unfortunately, at the end of the 2011–12 season, the club finished 17th and relegated from the top tier.

Colours and badge

The team's colours are black and white, the traditional students' team colours.

The logo consists of a stylized "S" on a black and white background, alongside the club's official name and year of establishment.

European record

Main article: FC Sportul Studențesc București in Europe

Competition	S	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup	6	20	6	4	10	20	31	- 11
Total	6	20	6	4	10	20	31	– 11

Current squad

As of 02 May 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Marius Dinu
3	DF	Ştefan Raicu
4	DF	Nicolae Leafu
5	DF	Alberto Chitea
7	FW	Mihai Pitea
9	FW	Mareş Semen
13	DF	Robert Druță
15	FW	Eduard Petre
16	MF	Bogdan Stancu

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Claudiu Rîpanu
19	MF	Dan Chiriță
20	FW	Eduard Corlan
22	MF	Cezar Radu
24	MF	Petrică Ghiţă
25	MF	Laurenţiu Dumuga
26	DF	Claudiu Irimia
33	GK	Eduard Ispas (captain)
34	GK	Cosmin Olaru

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer	Period	Shirt partner
1993–1994		1993–1994	Saniplast
1995–1996		1995–1996	Fofo
2002–2003		2002–2003	Omniasig
2004–2010	Lotto
2010–present	Puma	2010–2011	Omniasig
		2011–2014	City Insurance

Honours

European

Balkans Cup:

Winners (1): 1979–80

Runners-up (1): 1976

Domestic

Liga I

Runners-up (1): 1985–86

Liga II

Winners (4): 1936–37, 1971–72, 2000–01, 2003–04

Runners-up (3): 1965–66, 1970–71, 2009–10

Liga III

Winners (1): 1958–59

Liga IV-Bucharest

Runners-up (1): 2014–15

Romanian Cup

Runners-up (3): 1938–39, 1942–43, 1978–79

Notable former players

Gheorghe Bucur
Viorel Nițu
Laurentiu Bozeșan
Ionuţ Mazilu
Paul Cazan
Romeo Chihaia
Marian Mihail
Marcel Coraș
Laurențiu Diniță
Tudorel Cristea
Gheorghe Hagi
Octavian Ionescu
Gino Iorgulescu
Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Popa
Aurica Radulescu
Mircea Sandu
Tiberiu Bălan
Viorel Ferfelea

Octavian Chihaia
Constantin Stanici
Marius Șumudică
Constantin Păunescu
Florin Roman
Giani Necşulescu
Petre Bunaciu
Eduard Stăncioiu
Răzvan Stanca
Silvian Dobre
Marian Cărbunaru
Bogdan Pătraşcu
Florin Mladin
Gheorghe Georgescu
Marian Bucurescu
Cristian Fogarassy
Daniel Dumitrescu
Daniel Ciucă
Costin Curelea

Managers

Constantin Ardeleanu
Ion Motroc (1970–1973)
Mircea Rădulescu (1977–1980), (1987)
Paul Popescu (1987–1988)
Ion V. Ionescu (1988–1990)
Ioan Andone (1993–1994)
Mircea Rădulescu (1995)
Paul Popescu (1995)
Ioan Andone (1996)
Marian Mihail (1996–1997), (1998–1999)
Gavril Balint (1999–2000)
Gheorghe Mulțescu (2001)

Ioan Andone (2001–2003)
Dan Petrescu (2003)
Gavril Balint (2003–2004)
Dan Petrescu (2004–2006)
Cezar Zamfir (2006)
Gheorghe Mulțescu (2006 – April 2007)
Daniel Timofte (April 2007)
Eduardo Badescu (Sept 2007)
Cezar Zamfir (Sept–Oct 2007)
Marian Mihail (Oct 2007 – Jan 2008)
Adrian Falub (Jan 2008 – March 2009)
Florin Motroc (March–Aug 2009)

Tibor Selymes (Aug 2009 – Sept 2010)
Viorel Moldovan (Sept–Oct 2010)
Florin Tene (Oct 2010 – Jan 2011)
Gabriel Popescu (Jan–March 2011)
Gheorghe Mulțescu (March–Oct 2011)
Daniel Timofte (Oct 2011)
Yüksel Yesilova (2011)
Daniel Isăilă (Nov 2011 – Aug 2012)
Eusebiu Tudor (Aug–Sep 2012)
Virgil Andronache (Sep 2012 – Jan 2013)
Ionuţ Voicu (Jan–Apr 2013)
Ionuţ Mazilu (Sept 2014–Present)

Romanian League goalscorer of the year

1983–84 Marcel Coraș
1984–85 Gheorghe Hagi
1985-85 Gheorghe Hagi
2004–05 Gheorghe Bucur
2005–06 Ionuţ Mazilu

References

↑ http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/stiri/16668/evolutia-denumirilor-echipelor-de-a-lungul-anilor.htm

External links

Fotbal Club Sportul Studențesc București

Teams	Sportul Studențesc București Sportul Studențesc II București

General information	Players Managers Europe

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Liga IV seasons

1936–37
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1945–46
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2006–07
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2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17

2015–16 in Romanian football

« 2014–15

Club football

Domestic leagues	Liga I Liga II Liga III Liga IV

Domestic cups	Cupa României Cupa Ligii Supercupa României

European	Champions League (Men Women) Europa League Youth League

Other	Summer Transfers Winter Transfers Foreign Players

Club seasons

Liga I	ASA Târgu Mureș Astra Botoșani CFR Cluj Concordia Chiajna CSMS Iași CS Universitatea Craiova Dinamo Pandurii Petrolul Poli Timișoara Steaua Viitorul Voluntari

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