Dunărea Galați was a

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from

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, south-east

, founded in 1970. The club was dissolved in 2014.

History

The club was founded in 1970, took the place of Oțelul Galați in

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and has played for 5 seasons in the

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. For a brief period, it was Galați's main team, but after the rise of Oțelul in the 1980s, it is seen only in the

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and the

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. They were supposed to be relegated to

at the end of the 2007–08 season, but they managed to maintain their second league position due to the withdrawal of

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. The 2009–10 season started well, the team reaching the Round of 32 of the

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, being eliminated by cup holders

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. They finished 11th in the league.

Chronology of names

Honours

: :*Winners (0): :*''Best finish:'' 14th in 1979–80

: :*Winners (4): 1973–74, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1982–83 :*Runners-up (3): 1977–78, 1984–85, 1991–92

: :*Winners (2): 1989–90, 2003–04 :*Runners-up (3): 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91 Liga IV - Galați County: :*Winners (1): 1992–93

References

External links

Dunarea's page at liga2.ro

Dunarea's page at frf.ro
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