AFC Unirea Slobozia
Asociația Fotbal Club Unirea 04 Slobozia, (Romanian pronunciation: [uˈnire̯a sloboˈzi.a]), commonly known as AFC Unirea Slobozia or simply as Unirea Slobozia, is a Romanian football club based in Slobozia, Ialomița County, currently playing in the Liga III. Unirea was founded in 1955, then re-founded in 2004, being for almost all its history a classic Liga III team. Unirea had seven seasons spent in the second tier, Liga II, in the early 1990s and between 2012 and 2015, when "the yellow and blues" also obtained the best rank, a 3rd place, just behind two top-flight regular clubs, Poli Iași and Rapid.
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Full name | Asociația Fotbal Club Unirea 04 Slobozia | |||
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Nickname(s) | Galben-Albaștrii (The Yellow and Blues) | |||
Short name | Unirea | |||
Founded | 1955 as Unirea Slobozia 2004 as Unirea 04 Slobozia | |||
Ground | 1 Mai | |||
Capacity | 6,000 | |||
Owner | Slobozia Municipality | |||
Chairman | Ilie Lemnaru | |||
Manager | Adrian Mihalcea | |||
League | Liga II | |||
2019–20 | Liga III, Seria II, 1st (promoted) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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History
Founded in 1955, Unirea Slobozia was for almost all its history a classic Liga III team. The club promoted for the first time in the Liga II in 1989.In the early 2000s the club encountered financial problems and was dissolved, being re-founded in 2004 as Unirea 04 Slobozia. The new entity also reached the second tier of the Romanian football league system and spent three seasons, between 2012 and 2015, "the yellow and blues" obtaining their best rank ever, a 3rd place, just behind two top-flight regular clubs, Politehnica Iași and Rapid București.
Honours
- Winners (2): 1969–70, 1997–98
Players
First team squad
- As of 12 January 2020
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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Club officials
Board of directors
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Current technical staff
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League history
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Notable managers
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