FC Progresul București
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Progresul Bucuresti | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Bancarii | ||
| Founded | 1944 | ||
| Ground | Cotroceni, Bucharest | ||
| Capacity | 14,542 | ||
| Chairman |  Marian Dodu | ||
| Manager | Marius Ṣumudicã | ||
| League | Liga 2 | ||
| 2007-08 | Liga 2, 11th | ||
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FC Progresul Bucureşti is a Romanian football club playing in Liga II. Despite having long resided in the shadow of the three big Bucharest teams (Steaua, Dinamo and Rapid), the club has recently achieved some good results, having thrice finished runners up in the top league (in 1996, 97 and 2002), in each case finishing behind one of its Bucharest rivals.
One of the biggest successes was elimination of Serbian side Partizan Belgrade in UEFA Cup competition in late 1990s.
The team won the Romanian Cup in 1960 and played another 4 finals in 1958, 1997, 2003 and 2006.
The 2004/2005 saw the team leading the league for a while early in the season, and though the form weakened National still managed to finish 4th, only just missing out on the chance to compete in the UEFA Cup to rivals Rapid Bucureşti.The finished 5th in the 2005-2006 season,and surprinsingly relegated to Divizia B at the end of the 2006-07 season,finishing 16th out of 18 teams.As of 2008,they are stuck in mid table.
Other Names:
- 1944-1948 - F.C. B.N.R. Bucharest
- 1948-1950 - F.C. G.M.S.
- 1949-1952 - F.C. Spartac Bank P.R.R.
- 1952-1953 - F.C. Spartac Financial Banking
- 1954-1957 - F.C. Progresul Financial Banking
- 1958-1977 - F.C. Progresul Bucharest
- 1977-1987 - F.C. Progresul Vulcan (after the Vulcan Plant who was sponsoring the team)
- 1987-1988 - F.C. Progresul Vointa (after the Vointa Factory who was sponsoring the team)
- 1988-1989 - F.C. Progresul Energy
- 1989-1991 - F.C. Progresul Eagles IMUC (after the IMUC Plant who was sponsoring the team)
- 1991-1994 - F.C. Progresul Bucharest
- 1994-2007 - F.C. National Bucharest
- 2007-**** - F.C. Progresul Bucharest
Stadium information
- Name - Cotroceni
- City - Bucharest
- Capacity - 14,542
- Inauguration - 1995
- Pitch Size - 105 x 70 metres
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Achievements
Romanian Cup Winner
- 1959-1960 • 1 - 0 with Dinamo Obor Bucureşti
Romanian Cup Runner-Up
- 1957-1958 • 0 - 1 with Ştiinţa Timişoara
- 1996-1997 • 2 - 4 with Steaua Bucureşti
- 2002-2003 • 0 - 1 with FC Dinamo Bucureşti
- 2005-2006 • 0 - 1 with Rapid Bucureşti
Divizia A
- 2nd position: 1955-1956, 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 2001-2002
Famous players
Noted former players
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Famous coaches
José Ramón Alexanko
Walter Zenga- Cristiano Bergodi
- Roberto Landi
Viorel Mateianu- Florin Halagian
- Paul Popescu
- Cosmin Olăroiu
- Sorin Cîrţu
- Dan Petrescu
- Marius Lăcătuş
- Basarab Panduru
- Ion V. Ionescu
- Petre Moldoveanu
- Cornel Drăguşin
- Gheorghe Niculae
External links
- Progresul website
- Site-ul neoficial
- Forumul Suporterilor
- Forumul Progresului pe sport365
- Progresul - Liga 1
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