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.

Unirea Slobozia
Full nameAsociația Fotbal Club Unirea 04 Slobozia
Nickname(s)Galben-Albaștrii
(The Yellow and Blues)
Short nameUnirea
Founded1955 (1955)
as Unirea Slobozia
2004 (2004)
as Unirea 04 Slobozia
Ground1 Mai
Capacity6,000
OwnerSlobozia Municipality
ChairmanIlie Lemnaru
ManagerAdrian Mihalcea
LeagueLiga II
2019–20Liga III, Seria II, 1st (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

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

Liga III

Liga IV – Ialomița County

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 FW  ROU Andrei Trucă (on loan from FCSB II)
4 DF  ROU Alexandru Dinu (on loan from FCSB II)
8 MF  ROU Bogdan Danciu
10 MF  ROU Constantin Toma (Captain)
11 MF  ROU Adrian Gherasim
12 GK  ROU Ionuț Poiană
14 DF  ROU Gabriel Lazăr
15 DF  ROU Robert Ghiță (on loan from Viitorul II)
16 MF  ROU Vlad Suciu
17 FW  ROU Cristian Ene
18 MF  ROU Mihai Adăscăliței
19 FW  ROU Adrian Răducă
20 MF  ROU Andrei Comșa
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  ROU Florinel Ibrian (Vice-Captain)
22 MF  ROU Mihăiță Lemnaru
23 MF  ROU Mihăiță Năstase
24 FW  ROU Sabin Moldovan
25 DF  ROU Dumitru Negoiu
27 GK  ROU Ionuț Gurău
— GK  ROU Denis Ciofu (on loan from Politehnica Iași)
— DF  ROU Andrei Trașcu (on loan from Mioveni)
— MF  ROU Marius Ciobanu
— MF  ROU Bogdan Vasile
— MF  CMR Christ Afalna (on loan from Șomuz Fălticeni)
— FW  MLI Sory Diarra (on loan from Petrolul)

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
— DF  ROU Ionuț Ene (to Înainte Modelu)
— DF  ROU Ovidiu Stroie (to Recolta Gheorghe Doja)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ROU Mihai Milotin (to Recolta Gheorghe Doja)

Club officials

League history

Notable managers
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