Club Sportiv Tunari, commonly known as CS Tunari, or simply as Tunari, is a

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based in

Tunari Tunari is a commune in the center of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. Its name means "cannoneers" in Romanian. It is composed of two villages, Dimieni and Tunari. The commune is located in the central part of the county, at a distance of north o ...

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. Founded in 1980, the club situated near

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, was re-branded as CS Tunari in 2004, reaching the

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in 2023, where it currently plays.

History

CS Tunari was founded in 1980 under the name of ''Arsenal Tunari'', the name change occurring in 2004, when they were forced to give up the "Arsenal" name because of copyright. During the same period, a new stadium was constructed in the commune near

and Tunari obtained a place in the third tier in 2009, since then being a constant presence at this level, registering the following rankings: 9th ( 2009–10), 7th (

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), 10th ( 2011–12), 13th (

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), 8th ( 2013–14), 4th ( 2014–15), 12th ( 2015–16), 3rd ( 2016–17), 7th ( 2017–18), 6th ( 2018–19), 4th ( 2019-20), 5th (

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) and 2nd ( 2021-22). Tunari means Gunners in

n and the commune has on its Coat of Arms a cannon, fact that brought the original name, a tribute to

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football club

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and the nickname "The Gunners". In 2018 the club changed its logo and colors choosing a white and red combination instead of red and blue, also adding on the logo the name "Arsenal", but without changing the club name. In 2009, in an interview granted to sport.ro, Lucian Costache, chairman of the club reported how in 1996, when the club was still named Arsenal Tunari, they sent a letter to the English club asking for some original kits, but no answer was ever received. In June 2023 it promoted for the very first time in its history to the

Ground

CS Tunari plays its home matches on the Comunal Stadium in

, with a capacity of 1,000 seats. The stadium was renovated and expanded in 2004 for the sum of 400,000 lei, at that time approximately 84,000

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. In 2017 the stadium was renovated again and the pitch was changed.

Chronology of names

Honours

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*Winners (1):

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*Runners-up (1): 2021–22

Players

First team squad

Out on loan

Club officials

Board of directors

Current technical staff

League history

Notable former managers

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* Ion Ion *

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References

External links

CS Tunari
at soccerway.com
CS Tunari
at liga2.prosport.ro * Association football clubs established in 1980 Football clubs in Ilfov County Liga III clubs Liga IV clubs 1980 establishments in Romania {{Romania-footyclub-stub