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Andrei Burcă
Andrei Andonie Burcă (; born 15 April 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Yunnan Yukun and the Romania national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also be deployed as a left-back. Burcă began his career in the lower divisions with his hometown clubs Aerostar Bacău and SC Bacău, before signing for top flight team Botoșani in 2016. Three years later, his good display earned him a transfer to defending champions CFR Cluj. He aided to four domestic trophies during his spell in Cluj-Napoca, and in 2023 moved abroad to Saudi club Al-Okhdood. Burcă made his full international debut for Romania in September 2019, starting in a 3–2 UEFA Nations League victory over Austria. He represented the country in the Euro 2024. Club career Early career / Botoșani Burcă started his senior career with hometown club Aerostar Bacău, and then moved to neighbouring SC Bacău in 2013. He made his debut in the second tier of the Romanian l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CFR Cluj
Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ) or simply CFR, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I. Founded as ''Kolozsvári Vasutas Sport Club'' in 1907, when Transylvania was part of Austria-Hungary, the club's current name is an acronym for ''Căile Ferate Române'' ("Romanian Railways"). Before its promotion to Liga I in 2004–05 Divizia A, 2004, CFR Cluj primarily competed in the Romanian football league system, lower divisions. Since then, the club has increasingly relied on List of foreign Liga I players, foreign players to achieve success. In the 2005–06 Divizia A, 2005–06 season, CFR participated in its first UEFA, European competition, the UEFA Intertoto Cup, Intertoto Cup, finishing as runners-up. With substantial financial backing from former owner Árpád Pászkány, the club won its first national championship in the 2007–08 Liga I, 2007–08 sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade (). Located in the Someșul Mic river valley, the city is considered the unofficial capital of the Historical regions of Romania, historical province of Transylvania. For some decades prior to the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, it was the official capital of the Grand Principality of Transylvania. , 286,598 inhabitants live in the city. The Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area had a population of 411,379 people, while the population of the peri-urbanisation, peri-urban area is approximately 420,000. According to a 2007 estimate, the city hosted an average population of over 20,000 students and other non-residents each year from 2004 to 2007. The city spreads out from St. Michael's Church, Cluj-Napoca, St. Michael's Church in Unirii Square, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SK Slavia Prague
Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional association football, football football team, club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in the Czech Republic since its independence in 1993. They play in the Czech First League, the top division in the Czech Republic. They play the Prague derby with AC Sparta Prague, Sparta Prague, the most prominent rivalry in Czech football. Slavia has won 22 league titles, 11 Czech cups, and the Mitropa Cup in 1938. The club has won eight league titles since the foundation of the Czech league in 1993. They have also reached the semi-finals of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup and qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in their history. In 2019, Slavia reached the quarter-finals of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League and also qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries, top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a Round-robin tournament, round robin league phase to qualify for the double-legged knockout rounds, and a single-leg final. It is the most-watched club competition in the world and the third most-watched football competition overall, behind only the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations. Introduced 1955–56 European Cup, in 1955 as the European Champion Clubs' Cup (), and commonly known as the European Cup, it was initially a straigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 UEFA Champions League Qualifying Phase And Play-off Round
The 2019–20 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 25 June and ended on 28 August 2019. A total of 53 teams compete in the qualifying system of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, which includes the qualifying phase and the play-off round, with 43 teams in Champions Path and 10 teams in League Path. The six winners in the play-off round (four from Champions Path, two from League Path) advanced to the group stage, to join the 26 teams that enter in the group stage. Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses). Teams Champions Path The Champions Path includes all league champions which do not qualify directly for the group stage, and consists of the following rounds: *Preliminary round (4 teams playing one-legged semi-finals and final): 4 teams which enter in this round. *First qualifying round (32 teams): 31 teams which enter in this round, and 1 winner of the preliminary round. *Second qualifying round (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ACS Foresta Suceava
Asociația Club Sportiv Foresta Suceava, commonly known as Foresta Suceava or simply as Foresta, was a professional Association football, football football team, club from Romania, based in Suceava, Suceava County and founded in 1946 as Locomotiva Ițcani. Previously, the club changed its name to A.S. C.F.R. Ițcani as well. At the end of the 2017–2018 season finished 18th out of 20 teams and were relegated to the third league. They have last played in Liga III, Seria I, withdrawing on March 5, 2024, because of financial problems and unpaid debts. History Foresta Suceava was founded as ''Rapid CFR Suceava'' to continue the football tradition in the city of Suceava after the dissolution of FC Cetatea Suceava, CSM Suceava (Bucovina Suceava) and Foresta Fălticeni, NC Foresta Suceava. In the 2011–2012 season the club managed to win Liga III and as such to gain promotion to Liga II. Thus, since the 2011–2012 season, Rapid CFR Suceava has played in Liga II, the second tier of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazeta Sporturilor
Gazeta Sporturilor () is a Romanian sports website, originally founded in 1924 as a daily newspaper. It was the third-oldest daily newspaper in Europe, with 99 years of uninterrupted publication, before issuing its last edition on 31 October 2023. Gazeta Sporturilor focuses primarily on association football, but also covers most sports events related to Romania, as well as the most important international sports news. It is owned by Ringier Sportal S.R.L, a joint venture of Ringier Romania S.R.L., and the Bulgarian Sportal Media Group. Between 2008 and 2014, a related television channel named GSP TV was aired. History The newspaper was founded in 1924, even though it did not appear during the Communist period, when it was replaced by the ''Sportul'' newspaper, published by the Romanian Communist Party. In 1990, ''Gazeta Sporturilor'' was re-established, being one of the first privatised newspapers in the country. The headquarters is in Bucharest. On 25 July 2008, GSP TV and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higher Education
Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools. ''Higher education'' is taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate education, while vocational education beyond secondary education is known as ''further education'' in the United Kingdom, or included under the category of ''continuing education'' in the United States. Tertiary education generally culminates in the receipt of Academic certificate, certificates, diplomas, or academic degrees. Higher education represents levels 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the ISCED#2011 version, 2011 version of the International Standard Classification of Education structure. Tertiary education at a nondegree level is sometimes referred to as further education or continuing education as distinct from higher education. UNESCO stated that tertiary education focu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 Liga II
The 2015–16 Liga II was the 76th season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 29 August. The 28 teams were divided in two series (with 14 teams each). The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament. The first six teams from each series played a play-off for promotion to Liga I. Because of switching to a system with just one series of 22 teams from next season, there will be 11 teams relegated from Liga II this year. After the regular season, the last two teams in each series relegated to Liga III; the last 3 teams in each play-out pool also relegated, while the 3rd placed teams in the play-out faced off in a game that determined the 11th relegated team. Team changes At the end of 2014–15 season, Voluntari from Seria I and Poli Timișoara from Seria II were promoted to Liga I. Four teams were relegated to Liga III: Unirea Slobozia and Săgeata Năvodari (Seria I), Olt Slatina and Fortuna Poiana Câmpina (Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Politehnica Iași (2010)
Asociația Club Sportiv Municipal Politehnica Iași (), commonly known as Politehnica Iași or simply Poli Iași, is a Romanian professional Association football, football Club (organization), club based in the city of Iași, Iași County, that competes in the Liga II. The team was formed as ''ACSMU Politehnica Iași'' in 2010, following the dissolution of the original FC Politehnica Iași (1945), FC Politehnica Iași the same year. Because it was created by merging Tricolorul Breaza with ''Navobi Iași'' and started to play directly from the Liga II, the club is not generally considered to hold the record of the old entity. Between 2011 and 2016, the team was rebranded ''CSM Studențesc Iași'', but returned to the name of Politehnica afterwards. It made its Liga I debut in the 2012–13 Liga I, 2012–13 season, and equalled the best result of its predecessor by finishing sixth in the 2017–18 Liga I, 2017–18 Liga I season. Politehnica Iași plays in white and blue Kit (as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga II
The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07 football season. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sponsored by Casa Pariurilor, a betting company under the official name Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor. Format Since its inception in 1934, Liga II has had between 2 and 9 parallel divisions, with clubs divided based on geographic regions. But since the 2016–17 Liga II, 2016-17 Liga II, it changed to one group of 20 teams. Currently, the top six teams goes in the promotion play-off, in which the top 2 teams get promoted and the next 2 play a promotion play-off against teams from Liga I. In the play-out, there are 2 groups, 7th, 10th, 11th, etc. in group 1, 8th, 9th, 12th, etc. in group 2. the bottom 2 teams from each group gets relegated and the 3rd worst places in the 2 groups play each other home and away to decide the last tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ACS Gauss Bacău
Asociația Club Sportiv Gauss Bacău, commonly known as Gauss Bacău (), or simply as Gauss, is a Romanian football club based in Bacău, Bacău County. Founded in 2006 under the name of ''Mesagerul Bacău'', the club promoted to Liga III in 2010, then being bought by Municipality of Bacău and changed its name in ''SC Bacău''. Under this name, the club obtained its best rankings, promoting in the second tier and obtaining at its best a 4th place. In 2016 the Municipality retired its financial support and Sport Club withdrew from the second league, then being bought by Cristian Postolache and merging with his club, Gauss Răcăciuni, changing its name in Gauss Bacău and therefore signing up for the Liga III. History First years and ascension Gauss Bacău was founded in 2006 under the name of ''Mesagerul Bacău'', project started at the initiative of a group of football lovers, a group of friends who used to play five-a-side football and decided to play at a more organized le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
