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CSA Steaua București Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua București, commonly known as CSA Steaua București () or simply Steaua, is a major multi-sports club based in Bucharest and run by the Ministry of National Defence. It is one of the most successful clubs in Roma ...
sport club, based in
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. The club competes in Liga Națională, the top tier of Romanian basketball. Being part of one of Romania's biggest sports clubs, famous especially for its
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, Steaua's basketball club enjoyed plenty of success over the years, but also disappointments. Many of the last few years have been spent in the second division, including the previous season. In 2008, BC Steaua merged with BC Targoviste, thus changing its name again, this time to , and taking over Târgoviște's place in the Liga Națională. In 2013, the team merged with CSM Bucharest and became .


History

After the Romanian Revolution, Baschet Club Steaua București was the first basketball club in Romania to turn private. However, after only a few years it went bankrupt, and CSA Steaua operated only a youth club for basketball, under the name of Clubul Sportiv Școlar Steaua București. In 2008, Steaua merged with BC Târgoviște and played again in the first division, under the name BC Steaua București. Turning on the new page in club's history, with Mladen Jojic as head coach, Steaua decided to compete in Divizia B with young team and mostly Romanian players, with the average age of 21. The team eventually returned to the highest level in Romania. In 2011, the team reached the Romanian Cup Final, which was the first time in a long time that the team played for a trophy. In 2013, the team merged with CSM Bucharest and a new team name was found in CSM Steaua Bucharest. In the 2015–16 season, the newly formed team would make its debut in Europe through the Eurocup.


Fans

Steaua Bucuresti sports sections are famous by large
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database. With the biggest crown size in Romania, mostly dedicated to football and basketball club. Currently Steaua's supporters are not led by a single group. The tendency nowadays is to form several small groups who play their own part. The most important part of them are located in the Peluza Nord (North End), some others taking their place in the Peluza Sud (South End). Because of different attitudes towards the team and the game (PS are usually tougher and more severe in which regards the game and often not so patient), there have lately been quite a few conflicts between the two. The groups at the PS (''Ultras, Glas, Vacarm, Stil Ostil, Banda Ultra, Era, Outlaws, Hunters, South Boys'') even officially ceased activity for a while because of conflicts like these with the more numerous PN. Groups inside ''Peluza Nord'' include ''Tineretului Korp, Titan Boys, Nucleo, Gruppo Tei, Skins Berceni, Insurgenții, Armata 47, Ultras Colentina, Gruppo Voluntari Est, Roosters''. It is rather difficult to assign Steaua fans a certain style. They are described by the typical Italian style, common in different respects to all Romanian groups of fans, with many choreographies, banners, flags, doubleholders and flags swinging in the air.


Achievements

* Romanian Championship **Winners: (21): 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 * Euroleague **Third place (1):
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Season by season


Current roster


Notable players

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Head coaches


Arenas

Steaua București plays its home national domestic league games at the 2,000-seat Sala Mihai Viteazul. They play their home European league games at the 5,300 seat Sala Polivalentă.Arena: SALA POLIVALENTA.
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References


External links


Official CSA Steaua website

Club websiteFIBA Europe Cup 2017 profileEurobasket.com CSA Steaua Page
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