Sportul Studentesc
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Sportul Studenţesc is a Romania
n football
club that was established in 1916 (making it one of the oldest Romanian clubs still active). The Bucharest
club has won the Balkans Cup
once (in 1979) and its best result in the Romanian league is a 2nd place in 1986. It has also played in European competitions, where its most notable result came in 1987 when it reached the 3rd round in the UEFA Cup
.
Sportul is known for their beautiful playstyle 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.
At the end of the 2009-10 season, the club promoted back to the Liga I
, after 4 seasons of Liga II
football.
, 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 the club "Stiinta" was established in 1954 and inherited the tradition of the student's sport that they were allowed to use the "Belvedere" stadium in Regie quarter.
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, then the club disappeared in the dawn of communism and was reborn and grown again to accede the first division; "the Hagi period" with its best performance, second place in 1986- a period led by president Barbu Emil "Mac" Popescu; and finally the present marked by the president Vasile Siman, with Sportul Studenţesc again among the best football teams in the championship.
The ‘80s were the best years in the team's history, due to achieving extraordinary performances (third place in 1982-’83 and second place in 1985-’86 championships) but mostly because back then stars like Marcel Coraş
and Gheorghe Hagi
played for Sportul. Hagi played for Sportul until 1986, when Steaua Bucureşti "borrowed" him before the final of the Champions Cup. In the 1998-1999 season Sportul Studenţesc came close to a demotion to the third league but the massive rejuvenation of the team, decided by the young investor Vasile Şiman, eventually proved itself to be successful and the team remained in the second league, even though the majority of the players were born in 1981 or were at the end of their careers. The 2000-2001 seasons brings for Sportul Studenţesc its third accession in the first league, after coming out on the first place in the previous season in a fantastic struggle with Farul Constanţa, with 81 points and a remarkable GD of 71-17. In the 2000-2001 season "the students" finished 13th but in the next season they demoted again to the second division.
Sportul finished first in the second league in the 2003-2004 season and once again advanced 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 on sixth place with Gigel Bucur
the league's top scorer (21 goals). In the 2005-2006 season the team, coached by former international player Dan Petrescu
, and by Gheorghe Multescu
in the second half, had a pretty good evolution ending the first half of the season on the ninth place and the second half on fourth place. During the following offseason, the team was relegated due to financial reasons.
At the end of the 2009-10 season, the club promoted back to the Liga I
, after 4 seasons of Liga II
football. Sportul finished the 2010-11 season in the last position, but remained in the first division because it was the only relegated team with a valid licence for Liga I, after the licencing controversies that affected the start of the new season.
The logo consists of a stylized "S" on a black and white background, alongside the club's official name and the year it was established.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club that was established in 1916 (making it one of the oldest Romanian clubs still active). The Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
club has won the Balkans Cup
Balkans Cup
In 1961, a Balkans Cup for football clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia was introduced. It was played 27 times...
once (in 1979) and its best result in the Romanian league is a 2nd place in 1986. It has also played in European competitions, where its most notable result came in 1987 when it reached the 3rd round in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
.
Sportul is known for their beautiful playstyle 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.
At the end of the 2009-10 season, the club promoted back to the Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
, after 4 seasons of Liga II
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
football.
History
On February 11, 1916 "Sporting Club Universitar Studentesc" was born, as an initiative of a group of professors and students having only football, athletics and tennis departments at the beginning. The president of the club was professor Traian LalescuTraian Lalescu
Traian Lalescu was a Romanian mathematician. His main focus was on integral equations and he contributed to work in the areas of functional equations, trigonometric series, mathematical physics, geometry, mechanics, algebra, and the history of mathematics....
, 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 the club "Stiinta" was established in 1954 and inherited the tradition of the student's sport that they were allowed to use the "Belvedere" stadium in Regie quarter.
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, then the club disappeared in the dawn of communism and was reborn and grown again to accede the first division; "the Hagi period" with its best performance, second place in 1986- a period led by president Barbu Emil "Mac" Popescu; and finally the present marked by the president Vasile Siman, with Sportul Studenţesc again among the best football teams in the championship.
The ‘80s were the best years in the team's history, due to achieving extraordinary performances (third place in 1982-’83 and second place in 1985-’86 championships) but mostly because back then stars like Marcel Coraş
Marcel Coras
Marcel Coraş is a retired Romanian football striker.-Career:He was born in Arad and debuted in Divizia A with UTA Arad in 1977. His most successful period was between 1983 and 1988, when he played Sportul Studenţesc and won the league silver medal in 1986. He became top goalscorer of Divizia A in...
and Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi is a former Romanian footballer. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and was regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s and is considered the greatest Romanian footballer of all time...
played for Sportul. Hagi played for Sportul until 1986, when Steaua Bucureşti "borrowed" him before the final of the Champions Cup. In the 1998-1999 season Sportul Studenţesc came close to a demotion to the third league but the massive rejuvenation of the team, decided by the young investor Vasile Şiman, eventually proved itself to be successful and the team remained in the second league, even though the majority of the players were born in 1981 or were at the end of their careers. The 2000-2001 seasons brings for Sportul Studenţesc its third accession in the first league, after coming out on the first place in the previous season in a fantastic struggle with Farul Constanţa, with 81 points and a remarkable GD of 71-17. In the 2000-2001 season "the students" finished 13th but in the next season they demoted again to the second division.
Sportul finished first in the second league in the 2003-2004 season and once again advanced 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 on sixth place with Gigel Bucur
Gheorghe Bucur
Gheorghe "Gigel" Bucur is a Romanian football player, currently playing at Kuban Krasnodar. He is a speedy and short striker....
the league's top scorer (21 goals). In the 2005-2006 season the team, coached by former international player Dan Petrescu
Dan Petrescu
Daniel Vasile Petrescu is a Romanian football manager and former player, currently the manager of Kuban Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League....
, and by Gheorghe Multescu
Gheorghe Multescu
Gheorghe "Gigi" Mulţescu is a former football player, who coached several teams both in Turkey and Romania.Mulţescu managed several clubs in Turkey, including Adanaspor, Gaziantepspor and Samsunspor....
in the second half, had a pretty good evolution ending the first half of the season on the ninth place and the second half on fourth place. During the following offseason, the team was relegated due to financial reasons.
At the end of the 2009-10 season, the club promoted back to the Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
, after 4 seasons of Liga II
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
football. Sportul finished the 2010-11 season in the last position, but remained in the first division because it was the only relegated team with a valid licence for Liga I, after the licencing controversies that affected the start of the new season.
Colours and badge
The team's colours are black and white, the traditional colours for a student's team.The logo consists of a stylized "S" on a black and white background, alongside the club's official name and the year it was established.
Domestic
- Liga ILiga ILiga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
- Runners-up (1): 1985–86
- Liga IILiga IILiga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
- Winners (4): 1936–37, 1971–72, 2000–01, 2003–04
- Runners-up (3): 1965–66, 1970–71, 2009–102009–10 Liga IIThe 2009–10 Liga II season is the 70th season of Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season started on August 15, 2009 and will end on June 5, 2010.-Seria I:||rowspan=9 style="background-color:white;"|...
- Liga IIILiga IIILiga III is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C into Liga III before the start of the 2006-07 season.-Relegation:...
- Winners (1): 1958–59
- Romanian CupRomanian CupThe Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
- Runners-up (3): 1938–39, 1942–43, 1978–79
European record
| Competition | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup | 6 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 31 | |
| Total | 6 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 31 | -11 |
Previous names
- Sporting Club Universitar (1916–1919)
- Sportul Studenţesc (1919–1946 and 1969–present)
- Sparta Bucureşti (1946–1948)
- Clubul Sportiv Universitar (1948–1954)
- Ştiinţa Bucureşti (1954–1966)
- Politehnica Bucureşti (1966–1969)
Current squad
As of October 1, 2011Out on loan
Boardroom
- Owner:
Kingdom of Romania Vasile Şiman - Director Economic: Kingdom of Romania Daniela Nenciulescu
- Director Executive: Kingdom of Romania Gheorghe Cristian
- Organization Director: Kingdom of Romania Mihai Lăzărescu
- CCJ Organization Director: Kingdom of Romania Constantin PanăConstantin PanăConstantin Pană is a retired footballer who played as a defender for clubs in Romania and Greece.-Club career:Pană began playing football in Romania for FC Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti. In 1990, Pană joined Greek Superleague side Panachaiki F.C...
Management
- Head coach: Kingdom of Romania Daniel IsăilăDaniel IsăilăDaniel Isăilă is a Romanian retired football player and currently head coach at Sportul Studenţesc. His football career was based on his time playing for FC Braşov after his debut at the local hometown team of Tractorul Braşov....
- Assistant coach: vacant
- Fitness Coach:
Italy Roberto Berruero