Clubul Sportiv Universitatea "Dunărea de Jos" Galați commonly known as CS Universitatea "Dunărea de Jos" Galați, or simply as CSU Galați, was a Romanian
football
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club based in
Galați
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,
Galați County
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History
Historically Galați is part of Moldavia. In 1858, it was represented by Alexandru Ioan Cuza at the ''ad hoc Divan'' at Iași, in the wa ...
who was founded in 1953, re-founded in 1967 and 2017 and finally dissolved in 2020. In 1976, CSU played the
Cupa României Final, but lost 0–1 against
Steaua București.
History
Știința Galați was founded in 1953 as a football section within the
multi-sports club
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with the same name.
In 1961, the team is promoted in
Divizia B
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where is playing until 1965 when gives up its place in the
Divizia B
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to
Oțelul Galați.
In 1967 was refounded, under the name of Politehnica Galați and took the place of
Siderurgistul Galați
Siderurgistul Galați was a football club based in Galaţi, Galați County, Romania. It was founded in 1955 and dissolved in 1967.
History
In 1955 Dinamo Galați is founded and in 1961 the club was renamed CSO Galați, and one year later rena ...
in
Divizia B
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.
In 1972, the club changes its name to CSU Galați and after four years it has achieved the best performance in the club's history, qualifying in the final of the
1975–1976 season of Cupa României as a
Divizia B
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team, where it lost in front of Steaua București.
[ Because that year Steaua București also won the ]Divizia A
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championship, CSU Galați represented Romania in the European Cup Winners' Cup
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, being eliminated by the Portuguese team Boavista Porto.
In 1982 is merged with FCM Galați to form Dunărea CSU Galați.
In the summer of 2017 CSU Galați was refounded and after two season in Liga IV – Galați County was promoted in Liga III
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.
In 2020, during the winter break, CSU Galați withdrew from Liga III
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and was dissolved again.
Honours
Leagues
*Liga II
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**Runners-up (2): 1967–68, 1968–69
*Liga III
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**Winners (1): 1979–80
**Runners-up (1): 1978–79
* Liga IV – Galați County
**Winners (2): 2017–18, 2018–19
Cups
*Cupa României
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**Runners-up (1): 1975–76
*Cupa României
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– Galați County
Galați () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Moldavia region, with the capital city at Galați.
History
Historically Galați is part of Moldavia. In 1858, it was represented by Alexandru Ioan Cuza at the ''ad hoc Divan'' at Iași, in the wa ...
**Winners (2): 2017–18, 2018–19
European record
European Cup Winners' Cup
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*UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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** First round (1) : 1976–77
League
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Sports
* Sports league
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history
References
External links
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Defunct football clubs in Romania
Football clubs in Galați County
Association football clubs established in 1953
Association football clubs disestablished in 2020
Liga II clubs
Liga III clubs
Liga IV clubs
University and college association football clubs
1953 establishments in Romania
2020 disestablishments in Romania