Club Sportiv Tunari, commonly known as CS Tunari, or simply as Tunari, is a Romanianfootballclub based in Tunari, Ilfov County. Founded in 1992 the club situated near Bucharest was re-branded as CS Tunari in 2004, reaching the Liga III in 2009, where it plays since then.
History
CS Tunari was founded in 1992 under the name of Arsenal Tunari, then being re-organized in 2004, when gave up the "Arsenal" name because of copyright.[1] In the same period in the commune near Bucharest was built a new stadium and Tunari promoted in the third tier in 2009, since then being a constant presence at this level, registering the following rankings: 9th (2009–10), 7th (2010–11), 10th (2011–12), 13th (2012–13), 8th (2013–14), 4th (2014–15), 12th (2015–16), 3rd (2016–17), 7th (2017–18) and 6th (2018–19)
2019-20 Liga III 4th.
Tunari means Gunners in Romanian and the commune has on its Coat of Arms a cannon, fact that brought the original name, a tribute to English football club Arsenal F.C. and the nickname "The Gunners". In 2018 the club changed its logo and colors choosing a white and red combination instead of red and blue, also adding on the logo the name "Arsenal", but without changing the club name. In 2009, in an interview granted to sport.ro, Lucian Costache, chairman of the club reported how in 1996, when the club was still named Arsenal Tunari, they sent a letter to the English club asking for some original kits, but no answer was ever sent.[2]
Ground
CS Tunari plays its home matches on the Comunal Stadium in Tunari, with a capacity of 1,000 seats. The stadium was renovated and expanded in 2004 for the sum of 400,000 lei, at that time approximately 84,000 €.[1] In 2017 the stadium was renovated again and the pitch was changed.[3]
