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Daniel Bîrligea
George Daniel Bîrligea (; born 19 April 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club FCSB and the Romania national team. Raised in Italy from age 12, Bîrligea started his senior career with Serie C club Teramo in 2020. Two years later, he returned to his native country at defending champions CFR Cluj. In 2024, he transferred to domestic rivals FCSB for an initial fee of €2 million. At international level, Bîrligea made his full debut for Romania in October 2023, in a 4–0 UEFA Euro qualifier win over Andorra. The next year, he was selected in the squad for Euro 2024. Club career Early career / Teramo Born in Brăila, Bîrligea spent part of his childhood in Constanța, where he started practising young football with local club Metalul. He also trained at the Gheorghe Hagi Academy, before returning to his native city at Luceafărul Brăila. Bîrligea relocated again at age 12, moving abroad to Italy with his mother and elder sister ... [...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] |
US Catanzaro 1929
Unione Sportiva Catanzaro 1929, or simply Catanzaro, is a professional football club based in Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy, that competes in Serie B, the second tier of the Italian football, following a 17-year absence. The club was initially formed with the merger of two local clubs in 1927 before being officially founded in 1929. Since then, the club has primarily competed in the lower divisions of the national competitions and has been re-founded twice, once in 2006 and again in 2011, both for financial reasons. Since its foundation, the official colours of the club have been red and yellow. The team has used these colours predominantly in their kits, frequently playing in either all-red kits with yellow trims or in red and yellow stripes. The club's official emblem is the golden eagle, in honour of the city's coat of arms. The team plays its home matches at the Stadio Nicola Ceravolo, which was built in 1919 and is the oldest sports facility in Calabria. In its history, Cata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CSC Dumbrăvița
Clubul Sportiv Comunal Dumbrăvița, commonly known as CSC Dumbrăvița, FC Dumbrăvița, or simply as Dumbrăvița, is a Romanian football club based in Dumbrăvița, Timiș County, which competes in the Liga III. Founded in 2008, CSC Dumbrăvița played at the amateur level until 2018, when it promoted to the Liga III. The geographic positioning of Dumbrăvița, located near the city of Timișoara, resulted in a 168% population growth between the 2002 and 2011, and subsequently led to a significant increase in the economic strength of the commune in the recent years. In the summer of 2022, the club achieved promotion for the first time to the Liga II. The team plays its home matches at the Stadionul Ștefan Dobay, which is named after the most notable footballer born in Dumbrăvița. History CSC Dumbrăvița was founded in 2008, somewhat as a result of the commune's economic development over the last 20 years. Enrolled in the Liga IV, Timiș County series, on the place of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three. Origin The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wicket#Dismissing a batsman, wickets with three consecutive delivery (cricket), deliveries. Fans held a collection for Stephenson, and presented him with a hat bought with the proceeds. The term was used in print for the first time in 1865 in the Essex Chronicle, ''Chelmsford Chronicle''. The term was eventually adopted by many other sports including hockey, association football, Formula 1 racing, rugby, and water polo. Use Bat and ball games Baseball In the past, the term was occasionally used to describe when a player strikeout, struck out three times in a baseball game, and the term ''golden sombrero'' was more commonly used when a player struck out four times in a game. In recent years, hat trick has been more often used to describe w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 Cupa României
The 2022–23 Cupa României was the 85th season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. The winner qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League The 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League was the third season of the UEFA Europa Conference League, Europe's tertiary club association football, football tournament organised by UEFA. The 2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final, final was .... It was the first season in which the Round of 16 was replaced by a play-off, immediately followed by a group stage, in which the best 8 teams from Liga 1 were qualified directly. Group stage The draw was held on 30 September 2022. The teams that finished 1st and 2nd in each group qualified for the Quarter-Finals. Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Bracket Quarter-finals The matches were played on 4, 5 and 6 April 2023. Semi-finals The matches were played on 26 and 27 April 2023. Final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cupa României
The Cupa României () is a Association football, football cup competition for List of football clubs in Romania, Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34 Cupa României, 1933–34, except during World War II. It is the Romania, country's main cup competition, being open to all clubs affiliated with the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to. Currently, the winner of the competition is granted a place in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers and plays the Supercupa României. Most finals have been held at the Stadionul Național (1953), Stadionul Național (formerly known as "23 August"), and occasionally at other stadiums in Bucharest. During the construction of the Arena Națională, new Stadionul Național, the final was staged each year in a different major city of the country. In 2007, the final was held in Timișoara at the Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu, Dan Păltinișanu stadium, this bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Universitatea Cluj
Asociația Sportivă Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply U Cluj, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I. 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 has played six Cupa României finals under four names, and won the trophy in the 1964–65 Cupa României, 1964–65 season after a 2–1 defeat of FC Argeș Pitești, 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 Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj University of Medicin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cluj Derby
The Cluj derby () refers to football matches between CFR Cluj and Universitatea Cluj, the most popular clubs in the Romanian region of Transylvania. Background and history The Early derbies in the Antebellum Period The Cluj Derby began two decades before the two teams met in the format they are today. The regions known as Transylvania (including Crisana and Maramures) and Banat, on either side of the Mures river, were part of the Kingdom of Hungary within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The first match in the town of Cluj(then named Kolozsvar, because Transylvania was part of Austria-Hungary) was between Kolozsvar Athletic Club (KAC) which established a football section in 1904 and KKAS (the Kolozsvar Commercial Academy Students' Sporting Circle, founded in 1905). They vied for the Eastern regional championship, the champion would play in a final against the winner in the Budapest group which had 11 teams. In 1907 Kolozsvari Torna Club (Sporting Club of Cluj) was founded as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 Liga I
The 2021–22 Liga I (also known as Casa Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons) was the 104th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season started on 15 July 2021 and ended in May 2022. It was the seventh to take place since the play-off/play-out format has been introduced, and CFR Cluj was four-time defending champion. After the conclusion of the regular season, teams were divided according to their place to enter either the championship play-offs or the relegation play-outs. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FCV Farul Constanța
FCV Farul Constanța (), commonly known as Farul Constanța or simply as Farul, is a Romanian professional Association football, football Club (organization), club based in the city of Constanța, Constanța County, that competes in the Liga I. ''Farul'' translates as "the Lighthouse" in Romanian language, Romanian, alluding to the fact that the city is situated on the Black Sea coast. Established in 1920 as ''SPM Constanța'', the team had spent over 40 seasons in the first league before merging with FC Viitorul Constanța, Viitorul Constanța in 2021. The highest position it achieved prior to the merger was fourth place on three occasions, and it also played a Cupa României final in 2005 Cupa României Final, 2005. Farul won its first Liga I title at the end of the 2022–23 SuperLiga, 2022–23 season, or the second overall if Viitorul's record is considered. Farul Constanța is known for its Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy, academy, which was inherited from Gheorghe Hagi, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CS Universitatea Craiova
U Craiova 1948 Club Sportiv, commonly known as Universitatea Craiova (), CS U Craiova, or simply U Craiova, is a Romanian professional football club based in Craiova, Dolj County. It competes in the Liga I, the top tier of the Romanian league system. Initially founded in 1948 as the football section of the ''CSU Craiova'' sports club, it was part of the club until 1991, when its birth in the league championship was taken by FC U Craiova following privatisation. Between 1948 and 1991, Universitatea had won four national titles and five national cups. In the next two decades, FC U was reorganised several times and disaffiliated, which led to it being retroactively deemed an unofficial successor to the old entity. In 2013, the sports club reinstated its football department, which asserts the history and trophies of the original Universitatea Craiova. They have since been backed up by several court orders and the Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal, but the record remains subject of l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudiu Petrila
Claudiu Adrian Mihai Petrila (born 7 November 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București. Club career Born in Sânnicolau Român, Bihor County, Petrila started his football career with LPS Bihorul Oradea. At age 14, he was loaned out along with other players from his age group to fourth division side FC Hidișelu de Sus, where he debuted as a senior. He then had an unsuccessful trial with Sampdoria in Italy, before moving to the academy of Liga I club CFR Cluj. On 8 December 2018, manager Toni Conceição handed 18-year-old Petrila his professional debut for CFR in a 2–2 league draw with Gaz Metan Mediaș. He scored his first goal on 23 August 2020, in a 2–1 away victory over Academica Clinceni. After making six appearances in the 2020–21 Liga I, he was sent on loan to Sepsi OSK for the remainder of the season, where he totalled five goals from 26 games in all competitions. Upon his retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
