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Dunărea Giurgiu
Full nameSport Club Municipal
Dunărea Giurgiu
Nickname(s)
  • Giurgiuvenii
    (The People from Giurgiu)
  • Acvilele albastre
    (The Blue Eagles)
  • Alb-Albaștrii
    (The White and Blues)
  • Gruparea de la Dunăre
    (The Team near the Danube)
Short nameDunărea
Founded1948; 76 years ago (1948)
2013; 11 years ago (2013) (refounded)
GroundMarin Anastasovici
Capacity8,500
OwnerGiurgiu Municipality
ChairmanMirel Marin
ManagerAndrei Nemțescu
LeagueLiga III
2023–24Liga III, Seria IV, 4th
Home colours Away colours

Sport Club Municipal Dunărea Giurgiu, commonly known as SCM Dunărea Giurgiu or Dunărea Giurgiu, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County and currently playing in the Liga III, the 3rd tier of the Romanian football league system.

The team was founded in 1948 and until the summer of 2010 it was known as FC Dunărea Giurgiu. Then it was renamed Astra II after it was bought by Ioan Niculae, owner of Liga I squad FC Astra Giurgiu. In the summer of 2012 the club was dissolved after its owner decided to cut back on expenses. Then the club was refounded in the summer of 2013 as CSM Dunărea Giurgiu.

History

Founded in 1948, with players from Dragaje and Acvila, two small clubs from Giurgiu, Dunărea played for several years in the districts and regional championships.

In the 1960–61 season, led by Lucian Mititelu, Dunărea won the Bucharest Regional Championship and qualified for promotion play-offs in the second division, but lost the promotion finishing in the 3rd place behind CFR Arad and Carpați Sinaia, in a series in who also played Flacăra Roșie București, Muscelul IMS Câmpulung and Dinamo Craiova. Also, Dunărea reached the first round proper of the Romanian Cup, but lost in front of Progresul București 0–4. The squad of Dunărea during the championship and the play-offs matches was composed of: Cristache Manole, Vasile Gheorghiu, Sandu Drăgănescu, Nicolae Nemțescu, Pepi Iorgulescu, Alexandru Ghiță, Alexandru Pană, Alexandru Albu, Alexandru Iorgulescu, Ion IIiuță, Stan Ștefan (Fane Brînză), Nicu Marinel, Puiu Rotărescu, Constantin Năsturescu, Dumitru Nania, Vasile Ene, Negrilă și Gheorghe Grozea.

In the summer of 1963, the club merged with the newly promoted in Divizia C Victoria Giurgiu and played in the South Series of the third tier, occupied the 2nd place in the 1963–64 season and 3rd in the 1964–65 season.

The two clubs separated in 1965 and the shipyard team was renamed as Dunărea continuing to play in the third division, finishing 5th (1965–66) and 4th (1966–67) in the following two seasons.

After five consecutive seasons in the third tier, Dunărea managed to promoted for the first time in Divizia B at the end of the 1967–68 season winning the South Series after a strong battle with Progresul Brăila. Led by Gheorghe „Gogu" Gîrlea almost the whole season and at the end by Nicolae Nemțescu the squad of Dunărea was composed of: Gică Penescu, Ion Piticu, Ghibănescu, Iacob, Petrișor Lungu, Gore Cristache, Alexandru Ghiță, Sandu Cojocaru, State, Dumitru Ion, Liviu Borțea, Grădinaru, Dumitru Nania, Vasile Mustață, Trăistaru, Anghel, Tudor Constantin, Ilie Emil, Crăciun Clepcea, Constantin Sandu, Budurincă, Marin Stelian, Mănăilă, Pavel Nicolae and Țigănilă.

In the second division, Dunărea successively occupied the following positions in the Series I ranks table: 12th (1968–69), 13th (1969–70), 6th (1970–71), 11th (1971–72), 12th (1972–73), relegating at the end of 1973–74 season after finished 16th in Series II.

Honours

Liga III

Liga IV – Giurgiu County

Players

First team squad

As of 10 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Romania ROU Octavian Stanciu (Captain)
2 DF Romania ROU Andrei Mitrea
3 DF Romania ROU Tiberiu Cazacu
4 DF Romania ROU Cristian Lobonț
5 MF Romania ROU David Anghel
6 MF Romania ROU David Leon
7 MF Romania ROU Marinel Blaga (Vice-Captain)
8 MF Romania ROU Adrian Radu
9 FW Romania ROU Andrei Bălțat
10 MF Romania ROU Răzvan Mizdrescu
11 MF Romania ROU Vlad Șerbănescu
12 GK Guinea GUI Amadou Camara
13 MF Romania ROU Răzvan Anghel
14 MF Romania ROU Luigi Zamfir
15 MF Romania ROU Cristian Ungureanu
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Romania ROU Daniel Gheorghe
17 MF Romania ROU Marius Costache
19 FW Romania ROU Mario Văduva
20 MF Romania ROU Mihai Coșeru
21 MF Romania ROU Tudor Chiriac
23 DF Cameroon CMR Aboubacar Campaore
24 FW Romania ROU Ionuț Pitulice
25 DF Romania ROU Adrian Bălăceanu
30 MF Romania ROU Denis Pașcu
33 FW Romania ROU Daniel Dicianu (on loan from Rapid)
34 MF Romania ROU Octavian Zlate
77 MF Romania ROU Sorin Mănăilă
88 FW Romania ROU Tony Constantin
98 GK Romania ROU Luca Urucu

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Club Officials

Board of directors

Role Name
Owner Romania Giurgiu Municipality
President Romania Mirel Marin
Organizer of Competitions Romania Daniel Ignat
Delegate Romania Marius Marinescu

Current technical staff

Role Name
Manager Romania Andrei Nemțescu
Goalkeeping coach Romania Ștefan Răducu

League history

See also: Romanian football league system
Season Tier Division Place Notes Cupa României
2024–25 3 Liga III (Seria IV) TBD
2023–24 3 Liga III (Seria IV) 4th
2022–23 4 Liga IV (GR) (South Series) 1st (C) Promoted
2021–22 4 Liga IV (GR) (South Series) 2nd Final
2020–21 4 Liga IV (GR) (Zone I) 1st Semi-finals
2019–20 4 Liga IV (GR) (South Series) 3rd
2018–19 4 Liga IV (GR) (South Series) 6th
2017–18 4 Liga IV (GR) (South Series) 2nd Semi-finals
2016–17 4 Liga IV (GR) (South Series) 2nd (C)
2015–16 4 Liga IV (GR) (South Series) 1st Semi-finals
2014–15 4 Liga IV (GR) (South Series) 4th
2013–14 4 Liga IV (GR) (South Series) 2nd Semi-finals
2012–13 2 Liga II (Seria I) 16th Dissolved
2011–12 2 Liga II (Seria I) 11th Round of 16
2010–11 2 Liga II (Seria I) 9th Round of 32
2009–10 2 Liga II (Seria I) 9th Round of 32
2008–09 2 Liga II (Seria I) 11th
2007–08 2 Liga II (Seria I) 7th
Season Tier Division Place Notes Cupa României
2006–07 2 Liga II (Seria I) 9th
2005–06 2 Divizia B (Seria II) 5th
2004–05 3 Divizia C (Seria III) 1st (C) Promoted
2003–04 3 Divizia C (Seria III) 2nd
2002–03 3 Divizia C (Seria III) 4th
2001–02 3 Divizia C (Seria IV) 5th
2000–01 3 Divizia C (Seria IV) 7th
1999–00 3 Divizia C (Seria III) 7th
1998–99 3 Divizia C (Seria II) 10th
1997–98 3 Divizia C (Seria II) 16th
1996–97 3 Divizia C (Seria II) 9th
1995–96 3 Divizia C (Seria II) 6th
1994–95 4 Divizia D (GR) 1st (C) Promoted
1993–94 4 Divizia D (GR) 1st (C)
1991–92 3 Divizia C (Seria VI) 12th Relegated
1990–91 3 Divizia C (Seria V) 13th
1989–90 3 Divizia C (Seria V) 9th

Former managers

References

  1. "FC Astra are echipa și în liga secundă" [FC Astra will have a team in Liga II !]. ziarulprahova.ro. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2010.(in Romanian)
  2. "Astra timp de un an, apoi Inter Giurgiu II" [Astra for a year, then Inter Giurgiu II]. liga2.ro. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010.(in Romanian)
  3. "Dunărea Giurgiu a revenit la viață! Noua echipă a orașului va juca în Liga a V-a!" [Dunărea Giurgiu has come back to life! The new team of the city will play in the 5th League!]. liga2.prosport.ro. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.(in Romanian)
  4. ^ "Dunărea Giurgiu: o istorie alb-albastră" [Dunărea Giurgiu: a white-blue history]. stiridemaine.ro. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.(in Romanian)
  5. "Campionatul de fotbal al județului Prahova: Ediția 1960/1961" [Prahova County Football Championship: 1960/1961 Edition]. ziarulprahova.ro. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.(in Romanian)
  6. ^ Mihai Ionescu & George Tudoran, Fotbal de la A la Z – Editura Sport-Turism 1984.
  7. "O istorie alb-albastră; Dunărea Giurgiu la prima promovare în Divizia B" [A white-blue history; Dunărea Giurgiu at the first promotion in Divizia B]. stiridemaine.ro. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.(in Romanian)

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