Steaua București (Basketball) is the
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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 Sports club, multi-sports club based in Bucharest and run by the Ministry of National Defence of Romania, Ministry of National D ...
sport club, based in
Bucharest
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,
Romania
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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
football team
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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 Bucharest's basketball games often struggle to attract a large audience, partly due to the club's greater historical and cultural association with its football team, which has a more passionate following. While basketball enjoys popularity in Romania, it competes with other sports and entertainment options for spectators' attention. Despite the lower turnout, the occasional presence of the ultras from Peluza Sud brings an electric atmosphere to the games.
Achievements
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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
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Euroleague
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**Third place (1):
1961
Events January
* January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union.
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
Season by season
Current roster
Notable players
*
Ronnie Harrell (born 1996)
*
Gerald Lee
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 website
FIBA Europe Cup 2017 profile
Eurobasket.com CSA Steaua Page
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1952 establishments in Romania
Basketball teams established in 1952
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Basketball teams in Romania