Știința Bacău was a

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located in

Bacău Bacău ( , , ; hu, Bákó; la, Bacovia) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. At the 2016 national estimation it had a population of 196,883, making it the 12th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of ...

, founded in 1965 and dissolved in 1975. The team represented the football section of the

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CS Știința Bacău, which also include

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, men's handball,

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and men's

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sections. The short ten years history of the team was a rich one in memories and successful achievements, advancing quickly from the city championship to

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History

The Bacău Pedagogical Institute football team was founded in August 1965 by the young coach Corneliu Costinescu. Starting from the city championship, the representative of Bacău students occupied the 1st place at the end of the 1965–66 season, advancing in Bacău Regional Championship. The students repeat the performance of the first year, taking the 1st place in the 1966–67 season of the Bacău Regional Championship and qualify to

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in third division, losing to SUT Galați (1–2 at Galați and 1–1 at Bacău). Știința won the second season in the Regional Championship finishing 1st and managed to promoted directly, as the promotion play-off was not held, due to the expansion of

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. In the 1968–69 season, Știința won the Series I of Divizia C, two points ahead of runners-up

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and finish 2nd in the

, held at

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, promoting to

. The team that take part in the play-off matches included: Enăchiuc, Tacalete - goalkeepers, Boiangiu, Constantin, Cornel Ciocoiu, Corobană, Tascu - defenders, Rotaru, Lucrețiu Avram, Ilarion, Mărgășoiu - midfielders, Mihalache, Pelea, Buterez, Sdrobiș, Popescu, Popovici, Bălan - forwards. In 1975, Știința Bacău and CAROM Onești merged, the first one being absorbed by the second one. After the merge, CAROM was moved to Borzești, a village (now part of

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) and renamed as

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Honours

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*Best finish 3rd: 1973–74

*Winners (1): 1968–69 Bacău Regional Championship *Winners (2): 1966–67, 1967–68

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stiinta Bacau Defunct football clubs in Romania Association football clubs established in 1965 1965 establishments in Romania Association football clubs disestablished in 1975 1975 disestablishments in Romania