Clubul Sportiv Dinamo București, commonly known as CS Dinamo București, or simply as Dinamo, is a Romanian

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based in

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. The team represents the football section of the namesake multi-sport club and competes in

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History

On 14 May 1948, " Unirea Tricolor MAI" — newly entered, in January 1948, under the umbrella of the Communist regime's Internal Affairs Ministry — merged with " Ciocanul București" and formed "Dinamo București", the sporting club representing the above-mentioned institution. The people who contributed at the foundation of the club were the

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and the Jewish brothers Alexandru and Turi Vogl. Until the end of the championship, Dinamo was going to be represented by two teams: "Ciocanul" ("Hammer"), named "Dinamo A" and "Unirea Tricolor MAI", known as "Dinamo B" (this last one relegating, at the end of the football season, into the

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). Starting with 1950, Dinamo A was separated from Dinamo B, the latter being transferred first to Braşov, then to

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, and eventually, in 1958, being moved to

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, where it became

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. The "Dinamo" name was used for the very first time on 1 May 1948. Nevertheless, the real debut of Dinamo was on the

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edition (finishing 8th). Some of the team's players were Ambru,

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, Teodorescu, Șiclovan, Bartha, Sârbu. On 14 July 1948 Dinamo played its first international match against Zidnice (Czechoslovakia): 4 to 1 for the red-whites. 22 August will remain a reference date for Dinamo's football, representing the debut of Dinamo Bucharest in the first national Division. The pioneers were, among others,

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, Lăzăreanu, Farkaș. The team's first coach was

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. At the end of the '48–'49 edition,

retires, dedicating himself to the coaching career rewarded later with great victories with Dinamo and with the national team. In 1950, new football players arrived at Dinamo:

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, Băcuț I. The football team of CS Dinamo București continues its activity through FC Dinamo 1948 after the privatization from 1993. In 2014, Clubul Sportiv Dinamo București, which belongs to Internal Affairs Ministry, established a football academy, in which former legends of the club actively participate. Also, the senior football team was established in 2021 and was enrolled in

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Ground

The team plays its home matches at the Dinamo Stadium, with a capacity of approx. 15,000 people.

Honours

Liga IV Bucharest *Winners (1): 2021–22

Players

First team squad

Out on loan

Club Officials

Board of directors

Current technical staff

League history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dinamo București Liga III clubs Liga IV clubs Association football clubs established in 1948 Football clubs in Bucharest