CSA Steaua București (football)
Steaua | ||||
Capacity | 31,254 | |||
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Owner | Ministry of National Defence | |||
Chairman | Ștefan Bichir | |||
Manager | Daniel Oprița | |||
League | Liga II | |||
2022–23 | Liga II, 2nd of 20 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua București (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈste̯awa bukuˈreʃtʲ]), commonly known as Steaua București, or simply as Steaua, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest. It is one of the sporting sections of the namesake CSA Steaua București and competes in the Liga II.
In 2017, the parent club reactivated its football section and entered it into the 2017–18 season of Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. According to the club's records and the latest Romanian court orders (July 2019[1] and June 2021[2]) it is the most successful football club in Romania, with national records for winning the domestic trophies, plus the European Cup in 1986 and European Super Cup in 1987.[3] However, ownership of the titles is disputed between two entities,[4][5][6] with agencies such as UEFA and LPF attributing all of the original club history to the other club, FCSB.[7][8]
They play their home matches at the new
The club has a long-standing rivalry with neighbouring Dinamo București, with matches between the two being commonly referred to as "the Eternal Derby", "the Romanian Derby", or "the Great Derby".
History
ASA București (Asociația Sportivă a Armatei București – "Army Sports Association") was founded on 7 June 1947 at the initiative of several officers of the Romanian Royal House. The establishment took place following a decree signed by General
Name | Period |
Asociația Sportivă a Armatei (ASA) București | 1947–1948 |
Clubul Sportiv Central al Armatei (CSCA) București | 1948–1950 |
Casa Centrală a Armatei (CCA) București | 1950–1961 |
Clubul Sportiv al Armatei (CSA) Steaua București | 1961–1998 |
Asociația Fotbal Club (AFC) Steaua București | 1998–2003 |
Clubul Sportiv al Armatei (CSA) Steaua București | 2017–present |
In 1949, CSCA won its first trophy, the
At the end of 1961, CCA changed its name once again to
Under the leadership of coaches
The
AFC Steaua
In 1998, Steaua's football section separated from CSA Steaua and changed its name to AFC Steaua București
Subsequently, even though the club managed to win five national championships and to qualify for the UEFA Champions League four times, it became increasingly associated with Becali's controversial character, infamous for his homophobia,[19] xenophobia, misogyny, racism,[20] tax evasion[21] and even imprisonments.[22] Apart from this, the club also moved from the historical Stadionul Ghencea to the newly built Arena Națională.
Steaua vs FCSB lawsuit
In December 2014, following legal action from former parent club CSA Steaua, the Becali-backed club lost its right to use the "Steaua" trademark, its use having never been approved by CSA Steaua București.[23] The club which had acted as Steaua throughout this time was summoned to change their name and logo;[24] presently, they are officially called SC FC FCSB SA and continue to play in Liga I. A further ongoing trial was initiated by CSA Steaua, claiming FC FCSB must pay almost 37 million Euros as compensation for having unlawfully used the Steaua brand from 2003.[25] In July 2019, the judgement was made in favour of CSA Steaua, subject to appeal.[1]
According to comments made by Constantin Danilescu (a former Steaua employee who worked for the club until 1999), during the 1998 separation CSA Steaua did not relinquish ownership of the team's name, honours or brand, as was believed until 2017. The club only allowed the non-profit it partnered with to use these elements, but the non-profit never had any right to sell them, placing doubt over the claims of FCSB to titles won before the takeover by Becali.[26]
New start in Liga IV
Having legally reclaimed the football team, CSA Steaua București reactivated its football section and entered it to
In April 2018, Steaua București played a home league fixture against
The team reached the promotion play-offs in their first two seasons but lost each time.
Crest and colours
ASA București was founded by the Royal Army on 7 June 1947. During its first season, 1947–48, Steaua wore yellow and red striped shirts with blue shorts, to symbolize Romania's tricolour flag.[31]
Starting with the following season and with the Army's change of identity from the Royal Army to the People's Army, the yellow was gradually given up, so that the official colours remained, up to this day, the red and the blue.
Following the
As FC Steaua appeared in 1998, the club added two yellow stars on top of the CSA Steaua badge signifying its 20 titles of champions won, along with the Fotbal Club specification.
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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1947–1976 | None | None |
1976–1988 | Adidas | |
1988–1990 | Ford | |
1990–1991 | Castrol | |
1991–1994 | Philips | |
1994 | CBS | |
1995 | BRCE
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1996–1997 | Bancorex | |
1997–1999 | Dialog
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2000–2002 | BCR | |
2002–2003 | Nike | None |
2017–2018 | Joma | BetArena |
2018–2019 | Joma / Jako | GoBet1 |
2019–2021 | Joma | None |
20212 | Get's Bet, Porotherm (Wienerberger) & International Alexander Holding | |
2021–present | Adidas |
- 1. ^ Partner of Superbet
- 2. [1] Just for a few matches (pre-season friendlies, 1 cup match and the first 4 league games of the 2021-22 season)
Grounds
Location | 35, Bulevardul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania |
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Owner | Ministry of National Defence |
Capacity | 31,254 |
Opened | July 2021 |
Steaua played the first three matches in its history at the defunct
From 1974 to 2003, Steaua played its home matches at the
The original capacity was 30,000 on benches. A general renovation occurred in 1991; this included installing seats, which dropped the capacity to 28,365.
The
Support
Present day
While ultra groups stopped attending matches around the time of the Court's demand that FCSB doesn't have the rights to be Steaua, regular spectators (citizens) continued their presence at Arena Națională matches and now form the majority of the FCSB support, mostly at important European fixtures but also with Universitatea Craiova, CFR Cluj and Dinamo Bucharest.[citation needed]
Ever since the Court's decision in 2014, Peluza Sud has fully adopted the reopened football team of Steaua București and represents a constant presence for the Liga IV matches.
More recently, as of 2017, the supporters have formed their own official association, called AS47 (Asociația Steliștilor 1947 – Steaua Supporters' Association 1947), as a legal entity with its stated goals of 'reoffering Steaua and its supporters their true meaning, in harmony with the club's original values'.[33]
During the 2017-18 season, while playing in the 4th Romanian division, Steaua's home match against Rapid achieved a national record, with an audience of 36.277 spectators.[34]
Rivalries
Steaua's most important rivalry is the one against
The second-most important rivalry is with Rapid București. Several matches throughout the years between Steaua and Rapid have also ended in serious clashes between fans.[38] The conflict has become even fiercer after FCSB (then believed to be Steaua) outpassed Rapid in an all-Romanian quarter-final of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup. The local sports newspapers said that the two teams were linked up in this quarter-final by the line of the number 41 tram which links the Ghencea Stadium to the Valentin Stănescu Stadium.
Milder and historical rivalries are also with non-Bucharest-based teams, such as
Friendships
As Steaua is the most popular club in Romania, there are, besides
The club is also popular outside the borders, notably between Romanian emigrants. The Valencian Community in Spain accounts for an important number of supporters, being the most important area for this matter.
Steaua fans are also maintaining good relations with the fans of
Honours
Note: As of June 2018, UEFA and LPF regard FC FCSB as the continuation of historic FC Steaua and attribute all honours since 1947 to that entity.[7][8] However, the ownership of the many trophies won between 1947 and 2003 is disputed, with the restarted football department of former parent club CSA Steaua also claiming them[40] following legal disputes between the two organisations.[4][41][26] In July 2019, CSA Steaua won a first court decision regarding the record dispute. However, the ruling is not definitive.[1][42] CSA Steaua won another court decision against FC FCSB in June 2021. This ruling is not definitive but it has an enforceable title.[citation needed] According to the June 2021 court decision, CSA Steaua has all honours until 1998.[43]
Domestic
Leagues
- Liga I / Divizia A
- Liga III
- Winners (1): 2020–21
- Liga IV – Bucharest
- Winners (1): 2019–20
- Runners-up (2): 2018–19
- Winners (1):
Cups
- Cupa României
- Cupa României – Bucharest
- Winners (2): 2018–19, 2019–20
- Runners-up (1): 2017–18
- Supercupa României
International
- UEFA Champions League / European Cup
- UEFA Super Cup / European Super Cup
- Winners (1): 1986
- Intercontinental Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1986
Players
First team squad
- As of 13 January 2024[45]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired numbers
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On 7 July 2021, Steaua retired the number 7 at the inauguration match of the new
Club officials
Board of administration
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Current technical staff
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See also
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External links
- CSASteaua.ro (in Romanian)
- Steaua TV
- AS47.ro