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Concordia Chiajna
Full nameClubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna
Nickname(s)Vulturii (The Eagles)
Short nameChiajna
Founded1957; 67 years ago (1957)
GroundConcordia
Capacity5,123
OwnerChiajna Commune
ChairmanCristian Tănase
ManagerEugen Trică
LeagueLiga II
2021–22Liga II, 5th of 20
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Clubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna, commonly known as Concordia Chiajna, is a Romanian professional football club based in Chiajna, Ilfov County, which competes in the Liga II.

Founded in 1957, the team's best period was between 2011 and 2019, when it amassed eight participations in the highest tier of the Romanian league system, the Liga I. Concordia was also runner-up of the short-lived Cupa Ligii in the 2015–16 campaign.

The club plays its home matches on the namesake Stadionul Concordia, which has artificial turf and can hold 5,123 persons.

History

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

The club from Ilfov County was founded in 1957 by the inhabitants of the Chiajna commune, and over time, the team was also called GAC Chiajna, AS Chiajna and ILF Militari, while the team was sponsored by Întreprinderea de Legume-Fructe Militari.

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 22 October 2022[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
1 GK France FRA Thomas Chesneau
2 DF Romania ROU Radu Simion
3 DF Romania ROU Leonard Alexandrescu
4 DF Romania ROU Alexandru Stănică
5 MF Romania ROU Giovani Ghimfuș
6 DF Romania ROU Raul Palmeș (Captain)
7 FW Albania ALB Azdren Llullaku
8 MF Romania ROU Paul Pațurcă
9 FW Romania ROU Albert Voinea
11 MF Romania ROU Mihai Constantinescu (on loan from Petrolul)
12 GK Slovakia SVK Martin Chudý
15 MF Romania ROU Andreas Burcea
17 MF Denmark DEN Sammy Skytte
18 MF Poland POL Adrian Cierpka
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Romania ROU Adrian Voicu
20 MF Romania ROU Claudiu Negoi (on loan from Pro Sport)
21 MF Romania ROU Vlad Mihalcea
22 MF Romania ROU George Călințaru
23 DF Croatia CRO Luka Marić
24 FW Romania ROU Raul Rusescu
25 MF Moldova MDA Evgheni Oancea
27 FW Senegal SEN Mediop Ndiaye
28 MF Romania ROU Dorin Codrea
30 MF Romania ROU Robert Mustacă (on loan from Farul)
31 DF Romania ROU Ionuț Catrina
80 DF Romania ROU Sorin Bușu
99 GK Romania ROU Alex Duță

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
— MF Romania ROU Florentin Puiu (on loan to Metalul Buzău)
— FW Romania ROU Costin Ciucureanu (on loan to Viitorul Ianca)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Romania ROU Cătălin Cocoş (on loan to Afumați)

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.

For a list of all former and current CS Concordia Chiajna players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:CS Concordia Chiajna players.

Notable former managers

For a list of all former and current CS Concordia Chiajna managers with a Wikipedia article, see Category:CS Concordia Chiajna 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 24 August 2022.
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