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Fotbal Club Astra II, commonly known as Astra II Ploiești (), Astra II Giurgiu, or simply as Astra II, is the reserve squad of
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n second league side,
Astra Giurgiu Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spent th ...
. The team was founded in 2013 to serve as a "launch pad" to the first team, for the young players from the club's youth center.


History


The first Astra II

The history of Astra's satellite started in fact before 2013, more exactly in 2010, when
Ioan Niculae Ioan Niculae (born 19 July 1954) is a Romanian businessman, best known for his ownership of InterAgro and the Astra Giurgiu football club. In August 2018, his net worth was estimated at $700 million. Overview He is the owner of the Inter ...
the owner of
Astra Giurgiu Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spent th ...
(at that time Astra Ploiești) bought Dunărea Giurgiu, club founded in 1963 and member of the
Liga II The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...
at that time. After the transaction, Dunărea was renamed as ''Astra II Giurgiu'' becoming the reserve squad of Astra Ploiești. In the summer of 2012 the club was dissolved after the owner decided to cut back on expense, then the first Astra II was re-founded in the summer of 2013 as Dunărea Giurgiu, the original name of the club.


Ploiești-Giurgiu route

In September 2012, the first team was moved from
Ploiești Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest. The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Blejoi commu ...
to
Giurgiu Giurgiu (; bg, Гюргево) is a city in southern Romania. The seat of Giurgiu County, it lies in the historical region of Muntenia. It is situated amongst mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city ...
and renamed as
Astra Giurgiu Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spent th ...
. One year later appeared again the idea of a second team, which was founded in the summer of 2013 as FC Astra II. The move of the first team was only for the official matches, the youth academy and the training were still conducted in
Ploiești Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest. The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Blejoi commu ...
, such that the new reserve team established its camp at
Ciorani Ciorani is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. As of 2011, its population was 6,720. It is composed of two villages, Cioranii de Jos and Cioranii de Sus; the former is the administrative centre. The commune is located in the southeas ...
,
Prahova County Prahova County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 762,886 and the population density was 161/km². It is Romania's third mos ...
, 40 km away from
Ploiești Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest. The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Blejoi commu ...
. ''Astra II Ciorani'', as it was commonly known at that time, promoted to
Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 t ...
at the end of the
2013–14 Liga IV The 2013–14 Liga IV was the 72nd season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The champions of each county association play against one from a neighboring county in a play-off match played on a neutral venue. Th ...
season, after winning the Prahova County series and also the promotion play-off match against FC Aninoasa, the winners of
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series. After the promotion Astra II moved to
Ploiești Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest. The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Blejoi commu ...
, on the
Astra Stadium Astra Stadium is a football-only stadium in Ploiești, Romania. It is currently used as the home ground of FC Astra II, the reserves team of Astra Giurgiu, former Astra Ploiești, club that moved in 2012 from Ploiești to Giurgiu. Association ...
and started to be known as Astra II Ploiești, even if in some situations media refers to the team, as Astra II Giurgiu, due to name of the mother club, Astra Giurgiu. In the
Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 t ...
Astra II finished last in the first season and relegated. After one season in the
Liga IV Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia D into Liga IV before the start of play for the 2006–07 season. Current format Liga IV has 42 divisions. The divisions are regionalised a ...
, where it finished 9th of 16, Astra II entered back in the
Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 t ...
at the start of the
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season, taking advantage of the new rule through which the first league teams could enroll their reserve squads directly in the third tier. Further, with managers such as:
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or Adrian Senin, Astra II obtained comfortable results: 10th ( 2016–17) and 4th ( 2017–18). During the 2017–18 season, Astra II had the opportunity to bring back to life the Ploiești derby, against Petrolul Ploiești. The matches ended with two draws, 0–0 on
Ilie Oană Stadium Ilie Oană Stadium ( Romanian: ''Stadionul Ilie Oană'') is a football stadium in Ploiești, Romania. It has been the home ground of Petrolul Ploiești since its inauguration in September 2011, and has a capacity of 15,073 spectators. The stadi ...
and 2–2 on
Astra Stadium Astra Stadium is a football-only stadium in Ploiești, Romania. It is currently used as the home ground of FC Astra II, the reserves team of Astra Giurgiu, former Astra Ploiești, club that moved in 2012 from Ploiești to Giurgiu. Association ...
.


Grounds


Stadionul Marin Anastasovici

In 2010, when the first reserve squad was founded, it played the home matches on Marin Anastasovici Stadium in
Giurgiu Giurgiu (; bg, Гюргево) is a city in southern Romania. The seat of Giurgiu County, it lies in the historical region of Muntenia. It is situated amongst mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city ...
,
Giurgiu County Giurgiu () is a county (''județ'') of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 265,494 and the population density was . * Romanians – over 96% * Roman ...
. From 2012 on this stadium plays its home matches the first squad of the football club,
Astra Giurgiu Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spent th ...
.


Stadionul Ionuț Trandafir

In 2013, after the re-foundation, in the current format, Astra II started to play its home matches on Ionuț Trandafir Stadium in
Ciorani Ciorani is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. As of 2011, its population was 6,720. It is composed of two villages, Cioranii de Jos and Cioranii de Sus; the former is the administrative centre. The commune is located in the southeas ...
,
Prahova County Prahova County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 762,886 and the population density was 161/km². It is Romania's third mos ...
, with a capacity of 1,500 seats.


Stadionul Astra

In 2014 after the promotion to
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, Astra II moved its home matches on
Astra Stadium Astra Stadium is a football-only stadium in Ploiești, Romania. It is currently used as the home ground of FC Astra II, the reserves team of Astra Giurgiu, former Astra Ploiești, club that moved in 2012 from Ploiești to Giurgiu. Association ...
in
Ploiești Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest. The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Blejoi commu ...
,
Prahova County Prahova County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 762,886 and the population density was 161/km². It is Romania's third mos ...
, the former stadium of the mother club,
Astra Giurgiu Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spent th ...
. Astra Stadium has a capacity of 9,000 seats and is still used also by the first squad for training.


Stadionul Conpet

In the autumn of 2018, Astra II started to play some home matches on Conpet Stadium in Strejnicu, with a capacity of 1,732 seats.


Honours


Leagues

* Liga IV – Prahova County **Winners (1): 2013–14


Cups

*
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–
Prahova County Prahova County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 762,886 and the population density was 161/km². It is Romania's third mos ...
**Winners (1): 2013–14


Players


Second team squad


Out on loan


Club officials


Management

* Last updated: 15 March 2020 * Source:


Current technical staff

* Last updated: 15 March 2020 * Source:


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history


References


External links


Official website
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