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2019–20 Cupa României
The 2019–20 Cupa României was the 82nd season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. The winner will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. Times up to 26 October 2019 and from 29 March 2020 are EEST (UTC+3). Times between 27 October 2019 and 28 March 2020 are EET (UTC+2). Participating clubs The following 145 teams qualified for the competition: Round and draw dates Source: Preliminary Rounds The first rounds, and any preliminaries, are organised by the Regional Leagues. First Round All matches were played on 31 July 2019. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 31 July 2019 Second Round All matches were played on 14 and 15 August 2019. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 14 August 2019 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 15 August 2019 Third Round All matches were played on 27, 28 and 29 August 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Viitorul Constanța
Fotbal Club Viitorul Constanța (), commonly known as Viitorul Constanța or simply Viitorul, was a Romanian professional football club based in Ovidiu, Constanța County. They last played their home matches in blue and black kits at the Stadionul Viitorul, situated a few kilometres north of the city of Constanța. Founded in 2009 by Gheorghe Hagi, the team was particularly known for promoting young talents from its academy, which earned them the nickname "Hagi's Kids". With the former Romanian international also acting as a coach, Viitorul Constanța had its first major success in the 2016–17 campaign, when it became the first side from the region of Dobruja to win the national title. Two years later, it also won the Romanian Cup and the Romanian Supercup. In June 2021, owner Gheorghe Hagi, chairman Gheorghe Popescu and Farul Constanța owner Ciprian Marica announced in a press conference that their two clubs have merged; Second division club Farul Constanța therefore too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CS Gaz Metan Mediaș
Clubul Sportiv Gaz Metan Mediaș (), commonly known as Gaz Metan Mediaș or simply as Gaz Metan, was a Romanian professional football club based in Mediaș, Sibiu County. Founded in 1945 as ''Karres Mediaș'', the team spent most of its existence in the second division. It also participated in 16 seasons of the Liga I, the highest level of the Romanian league system, and lost a Cupa României final to CCA București in 1951. Gaz Metan registered its debut in European competitions in the 2011–12 campaign, when it defeated KuPS and Mainz 05 prior to being eliminated by Austria Wien in the UEFA Europa League play-off round. After the dissolution of the club in 2022, some of its former players and coaches founded ACS Mediaș 2022, which has the purpose of continuing the football tradition in the town. History Founding and early years (1945–1950) The club was founded in 1945 under the name of ''Karres Mediaș'' and participated in the Romanian Second League (Liga II). T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Argeș Pitești
Asociația Clubul Sportiv Campionii Fotbal Club Argeș, commonly known as FC Argeș or Argeș Pitești (), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Pitești, Argeș County, which competes in the Liga I. The team was originally founded as ''Dinamo Pitești'' in 1953, and made its Romanian top tier debut in the 1961–62 season. In 1967, it changed its name to Argeș Pitești. The most successful period of "the White-Violets" was in the 1970s, when they won the national title twice. Three-time Romanian Footballer of the Year winner Nicolae Dobrin was part of the squad during that period, which turned him into a symbol of the club over the years. FC Argeș has amassed over 40 seasons in the first league, and traditionally plays its home matches at the Nicolae Dobrin Stadium, which has a capacity of 15,000 seats. History Founding and early years (1953–1967) On August 6, 1953, an order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs settled the birthday of ''Dinamo P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CS Sportul Snagov
Club Sportiv Sportul Snagov, commonly known as Sportul Snagov or simply as Snagov, was a Romanian professional Association football, football football team, club from Snagov, Ilfov County founded in 2007 as Damila Măciuca and dissolved in 2020. Last time the club played in the Liga II, the second-tier in the Romanian football system, but withdrew during the winter-break of the 2019–20 Liga II, 2019–20 season, due to financial problems. History Damila Măciuca (2007–2013) The club was founded as ''Damila Măciuca'' in the summer of 2007, the colours were white and green and the squad was enrolled in the Liga IV, Vâlcea County series. The owner of the club was Daniel Nițu, businessman who owns Damila SRL, a company with an over 60 millionEuro sign, € fiscal value in 2016 and one of the largest distributors of metallurgical products and construction materials in the south of Romania. Damila won Vâlcea County series and qualified for the Liga III promotion play-off where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Petrolul Ploiești
Asociația Clubul Sportiv Petrolul 52, commonly known as Petrolul Ploiești () or simply as Petrolul, is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, which competes in the Liga I. Founded in 1924 in capital Bucharest as ''Juventus'', following the merger of ''Triumf'' and ''Romcomit'', it won its first league championship in the 1929–30 season. In 1952 the team was relocated north to the city of Ploiești, and five years later settled on the name of Petrolul. Shortly after, it achieved three more national titles—in 1957–58, 1958–59 and 1965–66. Domestically, its honours also include three national cups, the latest in the 2012–13 campaign. Petrolul recorded its debut in European football during the 1958–59 season, when it was drawn against Wismut Karl Marx Stadt of East Germany in the preliminary round. In recent history, the team became insolvent in February 2015 and dissolution followed, however supporters and club legends ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Universitatea Cluj
Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply as U Cluj, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I, the first tier of the Romanian league system. Founded in 1919 by doctor Iuliu Hațieganu, Universitatea Cluj has spent more than half of its history in the top flight, but never became national champion. It played five Cupa României finals under four names, and won the trophy in the 1964–65 season after a 2–1 defeat of Dinamo Pitești. Once considered the most important side in the region of Transylvania, its status has been threatened in the 21st century by the success of CFR Cluj, with whom it contests the Cluj derby. Universitatea players and fans are nicknamed ''Șepcile roșii'' ("the Red Caps") after the red berets worn by students of the Cluj University of Medicine. The team traditionally plays in white and black kits, although variations of red, maroo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Academica Clinceni
Club Sportiv LPS HD Clinceni, commonly known as Clinceni and formerly known as ''Academica Clinceni'' is a Romanian amateur football club based in Clinceni, Ilfov County, currently playing in the Liga IV - Ilfov County. In the summer of 2022 former ''Academica Clinceni'' went bankrupt, but the club was refounded as LPS HD (Liceul cu Program Sportiv Helmuth Duckadam) Clinceni. Academica Clinceni was founded in Buftea in 2005, following a merger between two clubs, and enrolled directly in the third division. It promoted to the Liga II at the end of the 2007–08 season, but participated in the competition for only one year after it sold its place and returned to the third tier. After several years Buftea promoted again, but following the withdrawn of their financial support the club had to relocate three times—The first time in 2013, when it was bought by the authorities from Clinceni, also in Ilfov County, one year later when it moved to Pitești, and finally when it returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Chindia Târgoviște
Asociația Fotbal Club Chindia Târgoviște (), commonly known as Chindia Târgoviște or simply Chindia, is a Romanian professional football club based in Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County, which competes in the Liga I. In 2010, as a result of quarrels between the owner of the original team of the city—last known as FCM Târgoviște—and the Târgoviște Municipality, the latter chose to found a new entity in association with former international Gheorghe Popescu and former referee Ion Crăciunescu. The club retained some elements from the now-dissolved FCM, such as the red and blue colour scheme and the "Chindia" name and crest used between 1996 and 2003. ''Micul Ajax'' participated for the first time in the Romanian top flight in the 2019–20 season, and the next year equalled FCM's best result in the competition by finishing seventh. Chindia Târgoviște mainly inherited the local fanbase of the disbanded side, and continued the football history of the city by playing i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CS Concordia Chiajna
Clubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna, commonly known as Concordia Chiajna, is a Romanian professional football club based in Chiajna, Ilfov County, which competes in the Liga II. Founded in 1957, the team's best period was between 2011 and 2019, when it amassed eight participations in the highest tier of the Romanian league system, the Liga I. Concordia was also runner-up of the short-lived Cupa Ligii in the 2015–16 campaign. The club plays its home matches on the namesake Stadionul Concordia, which has artificial turf and can hold 5,123 persons. History The club from Ilfov County was founded in 1957 by the inhabitants of the Chiajna commune, and over time, the team was also called ''GAC Chiajna'', ''AS Chiajna'' and ''ILF Militari'', while the team was sponsored by ''Întreprinderea de Legume-Fructe Militari''. Concordia had struggled its entire existence in the lower leagues of Romania, until 2007 when it earned promotion to the Liga II for the first time. It finished seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Dunărea Călărași
Asociația Fotbal Club Dunărea 2005 Călărași, commonly known as Dunărea Călărași (), is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Călărași, Călărași County. Founded in 1962, ''Valahii'' currently play in the Liga II, after finishing 13th out of 14 at the end of the 2018–19 Liga I season. History Celuloza Călărași (1962–1979) Dunărea Călărași was founded in 1962 as ''Celuloza Călărași'', but it was not the first football club of Călărași. In 1919 football appeared in the city from the Danube banks and ''Ialomița Călărași'' was founded, an amateur club which used to be the main attraction of the Sunday events, the day when everyone enjoyed a well spent time. Over the years a lot of amateur clubs like: ''Tricolorul'', ''Venus'', ''FC'' and ''Energia'' have contributed to the evolution of local football, eventually leading to the creation of the first professional club, Celuloza. Appearing quite late on the stage of the Romanian footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Hermannstadt
Asociația Fotbal Club Hermannstadt (), commonly known as FC Hermannstadt, Hermannstadt or familiarly as Sibiu (), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Sibiu (german: Hermannstadt), Sibiu County, which currently competes in Liga I. The team was established in 2015 and introduced in the fourth division, with ''Hermannstadt'' being the equivalent of the city's name in the standard German language (i.e. Hochdeutsch). ''Roș-negrii'' achieved successive promotions and in 2018 reached the Liga I, the highest level of the Romanian football league system. During the same year, Hermannstadt also played a Cupa României final, which they lost 0–2 to Universitatea Craiova. History AFC Hermannstadt was founded in 2015 to continue the long tradition of football in the city of Sibiu, started in 1913 by Șoimii Sibiu and continued through other teams such as Societatea Gimnastică Sibiu (german: Hermannstädter Turnverein - HATV), Inter Sibiu, FC Sibiu, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Voluntari
Fotbal Club Voluntari (), commonly known as FC Voluntari or simply Voluntari, is a Romanian professional football club based in Voluntari, Ilfov County, which competes in the Liga I. Founded in 2010, it has been playing since the 2015–16 season in the Liga I, the highest tier of the Romanian league system. Voluntari claimed its first major honour the following campaign, after defeating Astra Giurgiu in the penalty shootout of the Cupa României final, and went on to win the Supercupa României the same year. Voluntari's home ground is the Anghel Iordănescu Stadium, which has a capacity of 4,600 people. History Early years FC Voluntari was founded in the summer of 2010 and enrolled directly in the Liga III, after acquiring the berth of Petrolul Berca. During their debut season in the third league, ''Ilfovenii'' finished in sixth place with Romeo Bunică as a head coach, and repeated the performance the next season with Bogdan Andone in charge. The 2012–13 seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
