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Unirea was founded in the summer of 2021 by taking over Farul Constanța's berth in the second league; the move was approved after Farul left the spot open as a result of its merger with

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side Viitorul Constanța.

History

Unirea Constanța was established in the summer of 2021 on the ashes of the former Farul Constanța entity, its berth in the league championship remaining unused after the merger between Farul and Viitorul Constanța. Unirea Constanța unveiled itself as "the team of the South Coast", with local businessman Altay Nuredin being the man who ensures the financing. Unirea built its squad around former Farul players that did not enter the

project, and started to play its matches in

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. It seems that the club's plan for the 2022 summer is to rename itself ''Marina Mangalia'' and subsequently move to

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for its home matches, in order to be considered a successor club of Callatis Mangalia.

Association with FCSB (2021 - 2023)

During the first season of activity, after a series of disappointing results, the club was taken over by ''Vasile Geambazi'',

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owner's nephew, and Unirea became the satellite of the

team. Mathematically relegated at the end of the season, but kept in the second tier of Romanian football due to the financial problems faced by

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and

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, Unirea Constanța moved to

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and started the rebranding process to become FCSB A Clinceni. In the 2022-2023 season, ''Unirea'' is coached by Dacian Nastai and the team's squad is almost exclusively made up of players on loan from

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The fall of Unirea

After

decided not to continue the Unirea Constanta project, the team's owner, Vasile Geambazi, announced that he wants to finish this season and that he is searching for young talents who wants to play for the rest of the season.

Support

After the merger of the two teams, a group of supporters of the Farul Constanta chose to continue to support the team from the 2nd league, so the fans were divided into two camps.

Grounds

Unirea Constanța plays its home matches on Clinceni Stadium in Cinceni,

, with a capacity of 4.500 seats, former home of

. Formerly, ''Unirea'' played home matches in

, Constanta County on Sparta Stadium.

Players

First team squad

Out on loan

Club officials

Board of directors

Current technical staff

League history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Unirea Constanța Association football clubs established in 2021 Association football clubs disestablished in 2023 Sport in Constanța Football clubs in Constanța County Liga II clubs 2021 establishments in Romania