Fotbal Club Elpis Constanța, commonly known as Elpis Constanța, or simply as Elpis, is a Romanian professional
football
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club
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
* ...
based in
Constanța
Constanța (, , ) is a city in the Dobruja Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Romania. A port city, it is the capital of Constanța County and the country's Cities in Romania, fourth largest city and principal port on the Black ...
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Constanța County
Constanța () is a Counties of Romania, county (județ) of Romania on the Bulgaria–Romania border, border with Bulgaria, in the Dobruja region. Its capital city is also named Constanța.
Demographics
In 2021, it had a population of 655,997 ...
. It plays in the
Liga IV
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History
The team was founded in 1915, being one of the oldest clubs in Romania. The first field was located on the banks of the Black Sea by the Greek Church. The team played in the first three national leagues of Romania until 1957, when the club dissolved.
42 years after the club was disbanded, in 1999, the club reappears in Constanta as a private club under the leadership on Anton Hiropedi, as a club who wants to develop the young talents.
After two finals lost in Cupa Danone, in 2002 and 2003, finally in 2004 the club wins the trophy.
Next year the club wins the national championship, youth league, defeating Gloria Arad in the final with 1-0.
The colors of the team are blue and black.
Honors
; Danone Cup
:Winners(1): 2004
:Runners-up(2): 2002, 2003
;Youth League
:Champions(1): 2005
References
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Football in Romania