CS Concordia Chiajna

Concordia Chiajna
Full name	Clubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna
Nickname(s)	Vulturii verzi; (The Green Eagles)
Short name	Chiajna
Founded	1957; 67 years ago
Ground	Concordia
Capacity	5,123
Owner	Chiajna Commune
Chairman	Cristian Tănase
Head coach	Ilie Poenaru
League	Liga II
2022–23	Liga II, 9th of 20
Website	Club website
	Current season

Clubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna, commonly known as Concordia Chiajna, is a Romanian professional football club based in Chiajna, Ilfov County, which competes in the Liga II.

Founded in 1957, the team's best period was between 2011 and 2019, when it amassed eight participations in the highest tier of the Romanian league system, the Liga I. Concordia was also runner-up of the short-lived Cupa Ligii in the 2015–16 campaign.

The club plays its home matches on the namesake

Stadionul Concordia, which has artificial turf

and can hold 5,123 persons.

History

The club from Ilfov County was founded in 1957 by the inhabitants of the Chiajna commune, and over time, the team was also called GAC Chiajna, AS Chiajna and ILF Militari, while the team was sponsored by Întreprinderea de Legume-Fructe Militari.

Concordia had struggled its entire existence in the lower leagues of Romania, until 2007 when it earned promotion to the Liga II for the first time. It finished second behind Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț in the 2010–11 Liga II season, earning promotion to the Liga I.

In the first half of its debut season in Liga I, Concordia failed to impress, and never left the relegation places. During mid-season, Laurențiu Reghecampf was brought as manager, and he changed almost the entire squad, bringing 17 new players.^[1] The team started winning matches, and among its victims were bigger names like Oțelul Galaţi, Rapid București and eventual champions CFR Cluj. As a result, the club climbed outside the relegation zone and finished the season in the first half of the table (ninth place). Because of this impressive results, after the season, Reghecampf was named manager at FC Steaua București. His place at Concordia was taken by Ilie Stan.

Under his spell, Concordia maintained its place in the upper half of the standings for the first half of the 2012–13 season. But in the second half the team failed to find the same rhythm and after six consecutive losses, Concordia entered the battle to avoid relegation. With a total of 16 games in a row without a win, Concordia finished the season on the 15th spot, similar with a relegation to Liga II after two years in the first division. At the end of the season, Ilie Stan resigned, alongside his entire technical team.^[2]

Ionuț Chirilă replaced Stan as the head coach of the team. Concordia Chiajna successfully remained in the first division, playing a promotion/relegation play-off with Rapid București. The play-off was played on 13 July 2013 and won by Rapid 2–1, after extra-time. The FRF decision was contested by Concordia at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. On 2 August, CAS decided that Concordia Chiajna should play in Liga I and Rapid be relegated to second division. The results of the matches played by Rapid with Viitorul and Vaslui were canceled.

Honours

League

Liga II
- Runners-up:
  2010–11
Liga III
- Winners:
  2006–07

Cups

Cupa Ligii
- Runners-up: 2015–16

Players

First team squad

As of 19 March 2024^[3]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ROU	Aleksander Mitrović
2	DF	ROU	Laurențiu Corbu
3	DF	ROU	Constantin Dima
4	DF	ROU	Denis Ispas
5	MF	ROU	Rareș Lazăr
6	DF	ROU	Alexandru Stănică (3rd captain)
7	DF	ROU	Claudiu Belu
8	MF	ROU	George Gogescu (on loan from FCSB)
9	FW	ROU	Adrian Bălan (4th captain)
10	MF	ROU	Romario Moise
11	MF	ROU	Gabriel Torje (Captain)
12	GK	ROU	Denis Oncescu (on loan from Dinamo București)
15	MF	ROU	Andreas Burcea
18	DF	BRA	Gerson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	ROU	Cătălin Cocoş
20	MF	ROU	Cosmin Tucaliuc (on loan from Farul Constanța)
21	DF	ROU	Florin Dumbravă
22	DF	ROU	Paul Pîrvulescu
23	FW	ROU	Mario Iordan
24	MF	ROU	Iulian Roșu
25	MF	CRO	Mario Vrdoljak
27	DF	ROU	Adrian Scarlatache
28	MF	ROU	Dorin Codrea (Vice-captain)
29	FW	ROU	Claudiu Dragu
31	DF	ROU	Adrian Iancu
33	GK	ROU	David Dincă (on loan from Farul Constanța)
80	MF	ROU	Giovani Ghimfuș
94	MF	ROU	Cătălin Hlistei

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ROU	Alexandru Duță (on loan to Dacia Unirea Brăila)
—	DF	ROU	Radu Simion (on loan to Pucioasa)
—	MF	ROU	Ionuț Voicu (on loan to Progresul Fundulea)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ROU	Ionuț Catrina (on loan to Viitorul Ianca)
—	FW	ROU	Raoul Cristea (on loan to SCM Zalău)
—	FW	ROU	Florentin Puiu (on loan to Metalul Buzău)

Club officials

Board of directors

Role	Name
Owner	Chiajna Commune
Honorary President	Liță Dumitru
President	Cristian Tănase
Board Member	Mircea Minea
Economic Director	Monica Deculescu
Marketing Director	Radu Birlică
Youth Center Director	Costel Orac
Sporting Director	Gabriel Tamaș
Chief Scout	Cristian Bălașa
Secretary	Dumitru Mihalache
Responsible for Order and Safety	Cristian Ficleanu
Press Officer	Florin Petrescu

Current technical staff

Role	Name
Head coach	Ilie Poenaru
Assistant coach	Marin Dună
Goalkeeping coach	Florin Matache
Kinetotherapist	Andrei Popa
Club Doctors	Mamour Kane Romeo Popescu
Masseurs	Dumitru Tiberari Iulian Creangă
Storemen	Victor Cristea Ilie Tache

League history

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Cupa României
2023–24	2	Liga II	TBD	Play-off round
2022–23	2	Liga II	8th	Play-off round
2021–22	2	Liga II	5th	Round of 32
2020–21	2	Liga II	13th	Round of 32
2019–20	2	Liga II	16th	Round of 32
2018–19	1	Liga I	14th (R)	Round of 32
2017–18	1	Liga I	11th	Round of 32
2016–17	1	Liga I	11th	Round of 32
2015–16	1	Liga I	11th	Round of 16

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Cupa României
2014–15	1	Liga I	12th	Round of 32
2013–14	1	Liga I	14th	Round of 32
2012–13	1	Liga I	15th	Quarter-finals
2011–12	1	Liga I	9th	Round of 32
2010–11	2	Liga II (Seria I)	2nd (P)	Round of 32
2009–10	2	Liga II (Seria I)	7th	Fourth Round
2008–09	2	Liga II (Seria I)	8th	Fourth Round
2007–08	2	Liga II (Seria I)	5th	Round of 32
2006–07	3	Liga III (Seria III)	1st (C, P)

Notable former players

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or more than 75 caps for CS Concordia Chiajna.