CSA Steaua București (basketball)

This article is about the basketball club. For the sports club, see CSA Steaua București
Steaua CSM EximBank București
Leagues Liga Națională
Eurocup
Founded 1952
Arena Sala Mihai Viteazul
Sala Polivalentă
Arena Capacity 2,000
5,300
Location Bucharest, Romania
Team colors Red, Blue
         
President Virgil Stanescu
Team manager Adrian Voinescu
Head coach Niksa Bavcevic
Championships 21 Romanian Leagues
Website Club home page
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Football

Steaua CSM București, for sponsorships reasons Steaua CSM EximBank Bucharest, is the basketball section of CSA Steaua București sport club, based in Bucharest, Romania.

Being part of one of Romania's biggest sports clubs, famous especially for its football team, Steaua's basketball club enjoyed plenty of success over the years, but also disappointments. Many of the last few years have been spent in the second division, including the previous season. In 2008, BC Steaua merged with BC Targoviste, thus changing its name again, this time to BC Steaua Turabo București, and taking over Târgoviște's place in the Liga Națională. In 2013, the team merged with CSM Bucharest and became Steaua CSM.[1]

History

After the Romanian Revolution, Baschet Club Steaua București was the first basketball club in Romania to turn private. However, after only few years it went bankrupt, and CSA Steaua operated only a youth club for basketball, under the name of Clubul Sportiv Școlar Steaua București.

In 2008, Steaua merged with BC Târgoviște and played again in the first division, under the name BC Steaua București.[1] Turning on the new page in club's history, with Mladen Jojic as head coach, Steaua decided to compete in Divizia B with young team and mostly Romanian players, with the average age of 21.

The team eventually returned to the highest level in Romania. In 2011, the team reached the Romanian Cup Final, which was the first time in a long time that the team played for a trophy.

In 2013, the team merged with CSM Bucharest and a new team name was found in CSM Steaua Bucharest.[1]

In the 2015–16 season, the newly formed team would make it debut in Europe through the Eurocup.[1]

Arenas

Steaua București plays its home national domestic league games at the 2,000 seat Sala Mihai Viteazul. They play their home European league games at the 5,300 seat Sala Polivalentă.[2]

Current roster

Steaua CSM EximBank Bucharest roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 3 United States Troupe, Porter 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 33 – (1983-03-25)25 March 1983
G/F 6 Romania Szijarto, Levente 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 7 Croatia Barać, Pankracije 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
SF 10 Serbia Malešević, Nikola 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 21 – (1994-08-25)25 August 1994
PF 13 United States Amis, Bill 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 28 – (1987-10-25)25 October 1987
PF 14 Romania Nicoara, Titus 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1988-03-25)25 March 1988
C 15 Finland Lee, Gerald 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 28 – (1987-11-23)23 November 1987
PF 20 United States Cooper, Chris 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
C 23 Romania Popa, Bogdan 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
F 33 Ukraine Okovlev, Denis 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
PG 41 Serbia Marinović, Marko 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 33 – (1983-03-15)15 March 1983
Head coach
  • Romania Hristu Sapera

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster Transactions
Updated: 22 July 2015

Fans

Steaua Bucuresti sports sections are famous by large fans database. With the biggest crown size in Romania, mostly dedicated to football and basketball club.

Currently Steaua's supporters are not led by a single group. The tendency nowadays is to form several small groups who play their own part. The most important part of them are located in the Peluza Nord (North End), some others taking their place in the Peluza Sud (South End). Because of different attitudes towards the team and the game (PS are usually tougher and more severe in which regards the game and often not so patient), there have lately been quite a few conflicts between the two. The groups at the PS (Ultras, Glas, Vacarm, Stil Ostil, Banda Ultra, Era, Outlaws, Hunters,South Boys) even officially ceased activity for a while because of conflicts like these with the more numerous PN. Groups inside Peluza Nord include Tineretului Korp, Titan Boys, Nucleo, Gruppo Tei, Skins Berceni, Insurgenții, Armata 47, Ultras Colentina, Gruppo Voluntari Est, Roosters.

It is rather difficult to assign Steaua fans a certain style. They are described by the typical Italian style, common in different respects to all Romanian groups of fans, with lots of choreographies, banners, flags, doubleholders and flags swinging in the air.

Achievements

Notable players

  • Romania Sorin Ardelean
  • Romania Romulus Baciu
  • Romania Gheorghe Barau
  • Romania Sebastian Bota
  • Romania Petre Brănișteanu
  • Romania Virgil Căpușan
  • Romania Costel Cernat
  • Romania Ion Cimpoiaș
  • Romania Gheorghe Câmpeanu
  • Romania Mircea Câmpeanu
  • Romania Mircea Cristescu
  • Romania Petru Czmor
  • Romania Mihai Dimancea
  • Romania Ion Dinescu

  • Romania Marius Doba
  • Romania Dorin Dumitru
  • Romania Mihai Eordogh
  • Romania Florentin Ermurache
  • Romania Alexandru Fodor
  • Romania Andrei Folbert
  • Romania Valeriu Gheorghe
  • Romania Petre Gradișteanu
  • Romania Paul Helcioiu
  • Romania Viorel Ion
  • Romania Cezar Ioneci
  • Romania Constantin Mircea
  • Romania Andrei Molnar
  • Romania Liviu Nagy

  • Romania Eugen Neagu
  • Romania Mihai Nedef
  • Romania Teodor Nedelea
  • Romania Anton Netolitzchi
  • Romania Emil Niculescu
  • Romania Dragoș Nosievici
  • Romania Armand Novacek
  • Romania Gheorghe Oczelak
  • Romania Roman Opsitaru
  • Romania Alexandru Panaitescu
  • Romania Constantin Palai
  • Romania Horia Păun
  • Romania Nicolae Pârșu
  • Romania Dan Poleanu

  • Romania Andrei Popa
  • Romania Bogdan Popescu
  • Romania Mircea Posa
  • Romania Gheorghe Radu
  • Romania Bruno Roschnafsky
  • Romania Alin Savu
  • Romania Cornel Săftescu
  • Romania Cătălin Scarlat
  • Romania Titus Tărău
  • Romania Ioan Testiban
  • Romania Constantin Ștefan
  • Romania Andrei Voinescu
  • Romania Vasile Zdrenghea

Notable coaches

Romania Dumitru Lecca

  • Romania Costel Cernat
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Jojić

References

External links

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