Gloria CFR Galați was a

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club based in Galaţi,

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. It was founded in 1932 and dissolved in 1970.

History

The club was founded in 1932 January 1, at the initiative of the railroad workers from Galați, after the merger of ''Șoimii Gloria'' (founded in 1927) with ''CFR''. The initial colours of the jersey's were yellow-blue. The club's initial name was ''Asociația Sportivă și Culturală'' (Cultural and Sports Association). Until 1936 the team plays in the districtual championship after which it promotes to the

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. One year later it qualifies to the

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and after two more seasons, Gloria promotes to the

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. At this level, it manages to play for two seasons, until 1941. In 1942, because of WW II, the championship is interrupted, with the club on the 2nd position of the table. In 1946, after the war, ''Gloria'' missed the chance of a quick come-back to the

, after it lost the play-off against

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, 2–5 overall. During the 1946–1951 period the club plays in the

, and changes its name two times, ''CFR'' (1948) and ''Locomotiva'' (1950). In 1951 it relegates, but manages to come back in 1955, only to relegate at the end of the season. From now forward, the role of this old club weekends gradually as new clubs appear with superior organizational structure. In 1957, the club came back to its traditional name of ''Gloria CFR'', but with no big success, not being able to pass the

where it was seen almost regularly, until 1970, after which it disappears. Great players: J. Lăpușneanu,

Justin Apostol Justin Apostol (14 September 1921 – 31 January 1991) was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. International career Justin Apostol played three games at international level for Romania, including two matches at the 1948 Balkan Cu ...

, E. Prasler, Șt. Cucula, M. Rădulescu, I. Bodea, Șt. Cârjan, Guță Tănase, C. Comșa, M. Tudose, Zapis I, Zapis II, Ivanov, Ad. Popa, C. Voroncovchi. In 1988 the name of ''Gloria CFR'' reappears after Dunărea CSU Galaţi is renamed (with no relations with the old club), but only until 1994 when its renamed again, to ''FC Constant'', and in 1995 back to ''Dunărea Galați''.

Honours

Liga I The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

: :*Winners (0):, ''Best finnish:'' 10th 1939–40

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 ...

: :*Winners (1): 1938–39

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 ...

: :*Winners (0): :*Runners-up (1): 1936–37

Notable players

*Alexandru Tănase *Manole Rădulescu *Jean Lăpușneanu *Justin Apostol *Adrian Oprea *Adrian Bontea *Haralambie Antohi *Adalbert Demeny *Andrei Szutor *Aurel Horotan *Constantin Surugiu *Constantin Jarca *Constantin Bărbulescu *Ernest Prassler *Gheorghe Ionescu *Gheorghe Iordăchescu *Ioan Bodea *Ioan Kiss *Ştefan Cucula *Ştefan Milea *Ştefan Zapis *Teofil Topa *Tiberiu Kocsiardy *Victor Mihăilescu *Victor Pancoff *Victor Setel *Mircea Tudose *Ladislau Strock 3 *Nicolae Găman *Octavian Comşa Association football clubs established in 1932 Association football clubs disestablished in 1970 Defunct football clubs in Romania Football clubs in Galați County Liga I clubs Liga II clubs Sport in Galați 1932 establishments in Romania 1970 disestablishments in Romania {{romania-sport-stub