FC Progresul București

Progresul Bucureşti
Full name Fotbal Club Progresul Bucureşti
Nickname(s)
  • Bancarii (Bankers)
  • Frizerii (Barbers)
  • Cavalerii frunzei de platan
    (The Knights of Sycamore Leaf)
Short name Progresul
Founded 1944 (1944) as BNR Bucureşti
Ground Viitorul
Ground Capacity 100
Chairman Tudor Iacov
Manager Dan Păun
League Liga IV
2014–15 Liga IV, Bucharest, Seria I, 6th
Website Club home page

Fotbal Club Progresul Bucureşti (previously named Fotbal Club Național Bucureşti) is a Romanian football club from Bucharest, founded in 1944.

It played for 32 seasons in the Liga I, being ranked 15th in the Liga I All-Time Table.

In 2009 it experienced great financial problems, and was demoted to the Fourth League, the Liga IV, where it still plays today.

Chronology of names

Name [1] Period
B.N.R. Bucureşti 1944–1948
Banca de Stat Bucureşti 1948–1949
Spartac Bucureşti 1950–1954
Progresul Finanţe Bănci Bucureşti 1954–1955
Progresul Bucureşti 1955–1977
Progresul Vulcan Bucureşti 1977–1988
Progresul Energia Bucureşti 1988–1989
Progresul Şoimii Bucureşti 1989–1990
Progresul Bucureşti 1990–1994
FC Naţional Bucureşti 1994–2007
Progresul Bucureşti 2007–present

History

Former logo.

The team won the Romanian Cup in 1960 and played another 4 finals in 1958, 1997, 2003 and 2006.

One of the club's biggest successes was the elimination of Serbian side Partizan Belgrade in the UEFA Cup competition in the late 1990s.

Surprisingly, the club was relegated to the Liga II at the end of the 2006–07 season, finishing 16th out of 18 teams.

In April 2009 the club was kicked out of the 2nd division championship because of financial reasons. Prior to this, only a few days before, they were kicked out from the Cotroceni Stadium by BNR, because of debts.

Starting with the 2009–10 season we see the club playing only in the Liga IV, finishing in the middle of the table each season. Most recently 6th at the end of the 2014–15 season.

European record

Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup 14202125+ 7
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 21244410100
UEFA Intertoto Cup 16402128+ 4
Total 4 22 10 4 8 34 23 + 11

Current squad

As of 02 May 2016

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

No. Position Player
2 Romania MF Claudiu Stanciu
3 Romania DF Paul Toia
4 Romania DF Gabriel Ion
6 Romania MF Costel Lazăr
8 Romania MF Adrian Loghin
9 Romania FW Leonard Boiangiu
10 Romania FW Florin Cîrjan
11 Romania FW Ionuţ Sotir
No. Position Player
15 Romania DF Vladimir Alexandrescu
19 Romania DF Iulian Iodi
21 Romania FW Marian Iancu
26 Romania MF Nicolae Logofătu
28 Romania MF Gigel Coman (captain)
29 Romania DF Florin Pluteanu
32 Romania GK Alexandru Petre
33 Romania GK Mihai Mina

Notable former players

Romania
Romania
Australia
Bulgaria

Famous managers

Honours

Leagues

Liga I

Runners-up (3): 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001–02

Romanian Cup

Winners (1): 1959–60
Runners-up (4): 1957–58, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2005–06

Liga II

Winners (5): 1954, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1991–92
Runners-up (6): 1953, 1956, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1985–86, 1986–87

Liga III

Winners (2): 1946–47, 1989–90
Runners-up (1): 1988–89

Other performances

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/stiri/16668/evolutia-denumirilor-echipelor-de-a-lungul-anilor.htm
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