CS Concordia Chiajna

Clubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna, commonly known as Concordia Chiajna, is a Romanian professional football club founded in 1957 and based in Chiajna, Ilfov County. The team currently plays in the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system.

Concordia Chiajna
Full nameClubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna
Nickname(s)Vulturii (The Eagles)
Short nameChiajna
Founded1957 (1957)
GroundConcordia
Capacity5,123
OwnerChiajna Commune
ChairmanAuraș Brașoveanu
ManagerClaudiu Niculescu
LeagueLiga II
2019–20Liga II, 16th of 20
WebsiteClub website

History
Chart showing the progress of Concordia's finishes in the national leagues from 2005 to 2017.

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

Cups

Players

First team squad
As of 4 February 2021[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
2 DF  ROU Florin Borța (on loan from CS U Craiova)
4 DF  ROU Alexandru Stănică
5 MF  ROU Lucian Ion
7 MF  ROU Marius Dumitru
8 MF  POR Diogo Rosado (Vice-captain)
9 MF  ROU Cătălin Cocoș
10 FW  ALB Azdren Llullaku
12 DF  ROU Nicușor Fota
13 DF  ROU Cătălin Alexe
14 FW  ROU Andrei Hergheligiu
15 MF  ROU Alexandru Atomei
16 FW  ROU Alexandru Nica
18 MF  ROU Bogdan Piper
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  ROU Ionuț Biceanu
22 DF  ROU Cătălin Oanea
23 MF  ROU Daniel Mihalcea
24 GK  ROU Cezar Lungu
27 DF  ROU Alexandru Cherecheș
29 MF  ROU Costin Ciucureanu
30 MF  ROU Alexandru Lazăr
33 GK  FRA Thomas Chesneau
73 DF  ROU Andrei Marc (Captain)
99 GK  ROU Alexandru Costache
— DF  ROU Bogdan Manole
— MF  ROU Gabriel Deac

Reserves and academy
Main article: CS Concordia II Chiajna

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 Georgian Mișu (to Mostiștea Ulmu)
— GK  ROU Daniel Isvoranu (to CS Tunari)
— DF  ROU Cristian Albu (to UTA Arad)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ROU Andrei Paliu (to Dacia Unirea Brăila)
— MF  ROU Marian Obedeanu (to Mostiștea Ulmu)
— FW  ROU Sergiu Arnăutu (to Petrolul)

Club officials

League history

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.

Notable former managers

References
  1. Administrator. "Cu 17 nume noi în lot, Chiajna speră în salvarea de la retrogradare". Archived from the original on 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  2. Florin. "Concordia şi Ilie Stan s-au despărţit pe cale amiabilă". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  3. "Echipa" [Squad] (in Romanian). CS Concordia Chiajna. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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