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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 coloursAway coloursFotbal 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.
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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
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- Winners (0):
- Runners-up (3): 1995-96, 1996-97, 2001-02
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- 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
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- Winners (2): 1946-47, 1989–90
- Runners-up (1): 1988–89
Romanian Cup:
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- 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 EuropeCompetition 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
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
Categories:- FC Progresul Bucureşti
- Association football clubs established in 1944
- Romanian football clubs
- Sport in Bucharest
- Liga I clubs
- Liga II clubs
- Romanian football club stubs
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