FC Progresul București

AS FC 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
Founded 1944 as BNR Bucureşti
Ground Stadionul Prefabricate
Capacity 100
League Liga IV
2012–13 Liga IV, Seria I Bucharest, 7th
Website Club home page

Fotbal Club Progresul Bucureşti (previously named Fotbal Club Național Bucureşti) is a Romanian football club from Bucharest, founded in 1944.

It played for 32 seasons in the Liga I, being ranked 15th in the Liga I All-Time Table.

In 2009 it experienced great financial problems, and was demoted to the Fourth League, the Liga IV, where it still plays today.

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. It finished on the following positions: 7th in 2010, 8th in 2011, 10th in 2012 and 7th in 2013.

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

European record

Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup 14202125+ 7
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 21244410100
UEFA Intertoto Cup 16402128+ 4
Total 4 22 10 4 8 34 23 + 11

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Romania GK Victor Alecu
4 Romania DF Nicolae Ovidiu
13 Romania DF Marian Groner
17 Romania DF George Ionescu
3 Romania DF Daniel Stoian
6 Romania DF Costel Lazăr
15 Romania DF Bogdan-Mihai Alecu
14 Romania MF Marius Năstase
26 Romania MF Daniel Barțan
19 Romania MF Robert Lică
16 Romania MF Petrică Ghiță
No. Position Player
8 Romania MF Aurel Badea
20 Romania MF Alexandru Mihăilă
5 Romania MF Alexandru Iliuță
18 Romania MF Alex Harșu
10 Romania FW Sorin Gheorghiu
11 Romania FW Ovidiu Dumitrescu
21 Romania FW Viorel Niculae
27 Romania FW Mihai Nițu
2 Romania FW Claudiu Pană
9 Romania FW Alexa Astrenie

Photo Gallery

Notable players

External links