AFC Progresul Bucureşti
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Progresul Bucureşti | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Bancarii (Bankers) Frizerii (Barbers) Cavalerii frunzei de platan (The Knights of Sycamore Leaf) |
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| Short name | Progresul Bucureşti | ||
| Founded | 1944 as BNR Bucureşti | ||
| Ground | Stadionul Electroaparataj (Capacity: 100) |
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| League | Liga IV | ||
| 2008-09 | Liga II, Seria I, 15th (Relegated) | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Fotbal Club Progresul Bucureşti (previously named Fotbal Club Național Bucureşti) is a Romanian football club from Bucharest, founded in 1944. The team spent the majority of its history in the top-flight, but in 2009 experienced great financial problems, and was demoted to the fourth-tier league, Liga IV.
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[edit] History
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 championship because of financial reasons and will start the 2009-10 season in the Liga IV. Prior to this, only a few days before, they were kicked out from the Cotroceni Stadium by BNR, because of debts.
The club started the 2009-10 season in the Liga IV, using players from the `91 and `92 youth squads.
[edit] Honours
[edit] AFC Progresul Bucureşti in Europe
| Competition | S | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | + 7 |
| UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | + 4 |
| Total | 4 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 23 | + 11 |
[edit] Current squad
October 26, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Photo Gallery
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Old Logo
[edit] Notable players
- Marin Dună
- Radu Niculescu
- Petre Marin
- Gabriel Caramarin
- Adrian Pigulea
- Marius Lăcătuş
- Dan Petrescu
- Sabin Ilie
- Adrian Matei
- Nicolae Oaida
- Liviu Ciobotariu
- Aurel Mandoiu
- Petre Mândru
- Marian Giron
- Valeriu Soare
- Răzvan Lucescu
- Bogdan Vintilă
- Adrian Constantinescu
- Paul Manta
- Romulus Bealcu
- Florin Carstea
- Tinel Petre
- Ovidiu Petre
- Dan Potocianu
- Cristian Sapunaru
- Ovidiu Herea
- Dudu Georgescu
- Aurel Beldeanu
- Viorel Mateianu
- Gabriel Raksi
- Titus Ozon
- Michael Thwaite
- Jonathan McKain
- Emilian Tevi
- Sorin Colceag
- Milen Radukanov
- Ion Sburlea
[edit] External links
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