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 II. 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)
Dragonii
(The Dragons)
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
2020–21Liga II, 15th of 21
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 6 September 2021

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 Ștefan Ciupercă
2 MF  ROU Andrei Dorobanțu
3 DF  ROU Daniel Mihai
4 DF  ROU Alexandru Dinu (on loan from FCSB II)
5 MF  CMR Christ Afalna (on loan from Fălticeni)
6 DF  ROU Andrei Trașcu (on loan from Mioveni)
7 MF  ROU Marius Savu (on loan from Colțea)
8 DF  ROU Ionuț Coadă
9 FW  ROU Alexandru Stoica (on loan from Voluntari)
10 MF  ROU Constantin Toma (Captain)
11 FW  ROU Robert Mustacă (on loan from Farul II)
12 GK  ROU Ionuț Poiană
13 MF  ROU Marius Matei (on loan from Ceahlăul)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  ROU Gabriel Lazăr
16 DF  ROU Vlad Suciu
17 FW  ROU Sebastian Ivan (on loan from Mioveni)
18 DF  ROU Ciprian Perju
19 MF  ROU Dorin Radu (on loan from Voluntari II)
21 DF  ROU Florinel Ibrian (Vice-captain)
22 MF  ROU Mihăiță Lemnaru
23 MF  ROU Antonio Cruceru
24 FW  ROU Christo Bolohan (on loan from FCSB II)
27 GK  ROU Ionuț Gurău
30 DF  ROU Ovidiu Stroie
32 FW  ROU Cosmin Turcu (on loan from Colțea)
95 MF  ROU Răzvan Greu

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
26 MF  ROU Florin Bălan (to Făurei)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ROU Ionuț Negoiu (to Recolta Gheorghe Doja)

Club officials

League history

Notable managers
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