AFC Dacia Unirea Brăila
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Asociația Fotbal Club 1919 Dacia Unirea Brăila, commonly known as Dacia Unirea Brăila, is a Romanian football club based in the city of Brăila, Brăila County, which competes in the Liga III.[1]
Founded in 1919, among the team's best performances are a sixth-place
The players of Dacia Unirea are nicknamed "the White and Blues" or "the Lions of Cosmoc" (Leii lui Cosmoc), and their home games have been hosted by the
History
Dacia Brăila was founded in 1919 around the same time with another team, Unirea. Until 1928, when the two merge their collective and Dacia Unirea appears, each separately participated in the regional championship.[4]
In November 1929 Dacia Unirea had the following base team: Padimatopol (Căpreanu), Stanciu, Vasiliu, Leo (Săvulescu), Fritz, Grigoriou, Anastasios, Leșu, I. Goldenberg, Teodorescu (Frătescu, Cavada, Geller, Munteanu). In the 1929–30 season the team won the regional tournament and qualified for the national championship tournament. In the quarter-finals they were eliminated by Juventus Bucharest, the team that won the championship that year.
Afterwards, Dacia Unirea played in the
During the war it activated in the
Hard times (1950–1965)
After 1949, when both teams (Dacia Unirea Brăila and Franco-Româna Brăila) disappear from all the divisional levels, the football in Brăila sees itself in crises, and not being able to get out of it, despite a few attempts to reorganize. Starting with 1953 the situation improves, the club is refounded and changes names successively: Metalul (1953–1956), Energia (1956–57), Dinamo (1957–58), Industria Sârmei (1958–59), C.S.M. (1960–61), Progresul (1962–63), Laminorul (1963–64), Constructorul (1964–65), again Progresul (1965–1975), FC Brăila (1975–1980), FCM Progresul (1980–1991), Dacia Unirea (1991–2006) and finally CF Brăila starting with the 2006–07 season. Taking into consideration these historical conditions, with a lot of problems in the organisation department, the participation in the divisional system after 1953 is as it follows: 10 times in Liga III (1956–1959, 1963–64, 1967–68, 1999–2001, 2007–2010), 41 times in Liga II (1953, 1954, 1960–1963, 1964–1967, 1968–1990, 1994–1999, 2001–2007, 2010 – present) and 4 times in Liga I (1990–1994).
Dacia Unirea, ascension (1965–1994)
The team that succeeded to bring Brăila back to the
In the 1992–93 season the team qualified in the
Decline of football (1994–2006)
Early years of football (1919-1950)
Period | Name |
1919–1928 | Dacia Brăila |
1928–1936 | Dacia Unirea Brăila |
1936–1938 | Dacia Unirea Ignatz Goldenberg Brăila |
1938–1939 | Dacia Unirea Brăila |
1939–1944 | FC Brăila |
1946–1947 | Dacia Unirea Brăila |
1948–1949 | Progresul Brăila |
1953–1955 | Metalul Brăila |
1955–1956 | Energia Brăila |
1960–1962 | CSM Brăila |
1962–1963 | Progresul Brăila |
1963–1964 | Laminorul Brăila |
1964–1965 | Constructorul Brăila |
1965–1975 | Progresul Brăila |
1975–1980 | FC Brăila |
1980–1991 | FCM Progresul Brăila |
1991–2006 | Dacia Unirea Brăila |
2006–2015 | CF Brăila |
2015–present | Dacia Unirea Brăila |
Four years after the relegations from the
Reformation (2006–2015)
At the end of the
The 2008–09 season meant some serious reorganisation, SC CONCIVIA SA became the owner of the team,
The 2009–10 season has started with a lot of promise. During the summer,
At half season, coach Vasile Darie was replaced with Daniel Timofte and the season ended with the victory and the promotion to the Liga II, and to top it all, Nelu Bucă finished 1st in the goalscorers ranking, with 25 goals.[6][7]
Brăila started poorly the
The second half of the championship was more productive, CF Brăila managing to raise 17 more points, totaling 21 in the end, but not enough to avoid relegation, finishing next to last in the
CF Brăila had an excellent run in the first half of the
Return to Dacia Unirea name (2015–present)
In 2015, the club decided to return to its first name, Dacia Unirea.[13]
Stadium
Dacia Unirea Brăila plays its home matches at the
The stadium was opened on 21 August 1974 and was built on the ground of the old Vasile Roaită Stadium, a small stadium that had only one stand.[16]
The original capacity was 30,000 on benches. A general renovation occurred in 2008. This included installing seats, which dropped the capacity to 20,154, making the 10th stadium in the country, by capacity. (List of football stadiums in Romania)
European record
Competition | S | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Balkans Cup | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – 1 |
Total | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – 1 |
Honours
Leagues
Cups
- Romanian Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1992–93
- Runners-up (1):
Other Performances
- Appearances in Liga I: 6
- Best finish in Liga I: 6th in 1991–92
- The most successful team from Brăila County
- Semi-finalist of 1992–93, Balkans Cup
Players
First team squad
- As of 6 September 2023[17]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
Board of directors
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Current technical staff
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Statistics
Up to and including the end of the 2012–13 season
Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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In Liga I (6 seasons) | 138 | 178 | 54 | 30 | 94 | 193 | 328 |
In Liga II (49 seasons) | 1476 | 1464 | 631 | 262 | 581 | 2081 | 1912 |
In Liga III (11 seasons) | 378 | 296 | 165 | 48 | 83 | 602 | 316 |
Notable managers
League history
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References
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- ^ "1992–1993 Romanian Cup Final on". Romaniansoccer.ro.
- ^ "Istoria echipei 1922–2010 on". Cfbraila.ro. Archived from the original on 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Soare junior, preşedintele CF Dunărea, a cumpărat acţiuni la "Concivia"". Obiectivbr.ro.
- ^ "Rankings on frf.ro". Frfotbal.ro. 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Rankings and goalscoreres on". Liga2.ro.
- ^ ""Ciobi", prezentat oficial". Liga2.ro. 30 September 2010.
- ^ "Ceahlaul – Braila 4–0". Frfotbal.ro.
- ^ "2010/11 half season stadings on frf.ro". Frfotbal.ro.
- ^ "2010/11 liga 2 stadings on frf.ro". Frfotbal.ro. 4 June 2011.
- ^ "2010/11 CF Brăila rămâne în Liga 2 pe locul Unirii Urziceni". Liga2.prosport.ro. 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Speranţe pentru un viitor mai bun în fotbalul brăilean. CF Brăila ia o denumire "istorică" şi anunţă ca are sprijinul Consiliului Judeţean şi Local". liga2.ro. 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Stadionul Municipal Brăila". Virtualglobetrotting.com. 16 June 2008.
- ^ "Capacitate Stadionul Municipal Brăila". Worldstadiums.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Istoria Stadionului Municipal Brăila". Forum.cfbraila.ro. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Echipa" [Squad] (in Romanian). AFC Dacia Unirea Brăila. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
External links
- Official website
- AFC Dacia Unirea Brăila on Facebook