AFC Progresul Bucureşti

AFC Progresul Bucureşti

Full name	Fotbal Club Progresul Bucureşti
Nickname(s)	Bancarii (Bankers) Frizerii (Barbers) Cavalerii frunzei de platan (The Knights of Sycamore Leaf)
Short name	Progresul Bucureşti
Founded	1944 as BNR Bucureşti
Ground	Stadionul Electroaparataj (Capacity: 100)
League	Liga IV
2008-09	Liga II, Seria I, 15th (Relegated)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Fotbal Club Progresul Bucureşti (previously named Fotbal Club Național Bucureşti) is a Romanian football club from Bucharest, founded in 1944. The team spent the majority of its history in the top-flight, but in 2009 experienced great financial problems, and was demoted to the fourth-tier league, Liga IV.

History

The team won the Romanian Cup in 1960 and played another 4 finals in 1958, 1997, 2003 and 2006.

One of the club's biggest successes was the elimination of Serbian side Partizan Belgrade in the UEFA Cup competition in the late 1990s.

Surprisingly, the club was relegated to the Liga II at the end of the 2006-07 season, finishing 16th out of 18 teams.

In April 2009 the club was kicked out of the championship because of financial reasons and will start the 2009-10 season in the Liga IV. Prior to this, only a few days before, they were kicked out from the Cotroceni Stadium by BNR, because of debts.

The club started the 2009-10 season in the Liga IV, using players from the `91 and `92 youth squads.

Honours

Liga I:

• Winners (0):
• Runners-up (3): 1995-96, 1996-97, 2001-02

Liga II:

• Winners (5): 1954, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1991–92
• Runners-up (6): 1953, 1956, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1985–86, 1986–87

Liga III:

• Winners (2): 1946-47, 1989–90
• Runners-up (1): 1988–89

Romanian Cup:

• Winners (1): 1959–60
• Runners-up (4): 1957–58, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2005–06

AFC Progresul Bucureşti in Europe

Main article: AFC Progresul Bucureşti in Europe

Competition	S	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup	1	4	2	0	2	12	5	+ 7
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup	2	12	4	4	4	10	10	0
UEFA Intertoto Cup	1	6	4	0	2	12	8	+ 4
Total	4	22	10	4	8	34	23	+ 11

Current squad

October 26, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Victor Alecu 4 DF Nicolae Ovidiu 13 DF Marian Groner 17 DF George Ionescu 3 DF Daniel Stoian 6 DF Costel Lazăr 18 DF Bogdan-Mihai Alecu 14 MF Marius Năstase 26 MF Daniel Barțan 19 MF Robert Lică 16 MF Petrică Ghiță

No. Position Player 8 MF Aurel Badea 20 MF Alexandru Mihăilă 5 MF Alexandru Iliuță 15 MF Alex Harșu 10 FW Sorin Gheorghiu 11 FW Ovidiu Dumitrescu 21 FW Viorel Niculae 27 FW Mihai Nițu 2 FW Claudiu Pană 9 FW Alexa Astrenie

Photo Gallery

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  Old Logo

Notable players

• Nicolae Oaida
• Liviu Ciobotariu
• Aurel Mandoiu
• Petre Mândru
• Marian Giron
• Valeriu Soare
• Răzvan Lucescu
• Bogdan Vintilă
• Adrian Constantinescu
• Paul Manta
• Romulus Bealcu
• Florin Carstea
• Marin Dună
• Tinel Petre
• Ovidiu Petre
• Dan Potocianu
• Cristian Sapunaru
• Ovidiu Herea
• Dudu Georgescu
• Aurel Beldeanu
• Radu Niculescu
• Petre Marin
• Viorel Mateianu
• Gabriel Raksi
• Titus Ozon
• Michael Thwaite
• Jonathan McKain
• Emilian Tevi
• Sorin Colceag
• Milen Radukanov

External links

• Official Site
• Fans Website