SC Popești-Leordeni

SC Popești-Leordeni
Full name	Sport Club Popești-Leordeni
Nickname(s)	Alb-roșii; (The White and Red)
Short name	Popești-Leordeni
Founded	2011; 13 years ago; as CS Popești-Leordeni
Ground	Inter Gaz
Capacity	2,000
Owner	Popești-Leordeni Town
Chairman	Valentin Boiangiu
Manager	Andrei Cristea
League	Liga III
2023–24	Liga III, Seria IV, 2nd
Home colours	Away colours

Sport Club Popești-Leordeni, commonly known as SC Popești-Leordeni, or simply as Popești-Leordeni, is a Romanian football club based in Popești-Leordeni, Ilfov County. Founded in 2011 as CS Popești-Leordeni the club situated near Bucharest merged in 2013 with the newly promoted club in the Liga III Gloria Cornești, being enrolled directly in the third tier, under the name of Gloria Popești-Leordeni.

History

Sport Club Popești-Leordeni was founded in 2011 under the name of CS Popești-Leordeni, in order to continue the football tradition in town after the dissolution of more known Inter Gaz București and of Viscofil Popești-Leordeni. After a first year in which the team succeeded to promote from Liga V to Liga IV, followed two conecutve seasons in the fourth tier, but the white and reds missed the Liga III promotion play-off. Eventually, the club found another solution and in 2013 merged with newly promoted club Gloria Cornești, which was absorbed by CS, the new entity being named Gloria Popești-Leordeni.^[1]

In 2016 Gloria Popești-Leordeni was renamed as SC Popești-Leordeni.^[2]

Grounds

In the first year of existence, SC Popești-Leordeni played its home matches on Viscofil Stadium, in Popești-Leordeni, with a capacity of 3,000 people, then moving on Inter Gaz Stadium, after its renovation. Inter Gaz Stadium has a capacity of 1,000 seats and was the home ground of defunct Inter Gaz București.^[1]

Chronology of names

Name	Period
CS Popești-Leordeni	2011–2013
Gloria Popești-Leordeni	2013–2016
SC Popești-Leordeni	2016–present

Honours

Liga III
- Runners-up (3): 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Liga IV – Ilfov County
- Runners-up (1): 2012–13
Liga V – Ilfov County
- Winners (1): 2011–12
Cupa României – Ilfov County
- Winners (1): 2012–13

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 September 2023

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	ROU	Christian Coman (on loan from Voluntari II)
2	DF	ROU	Cazimir Drăgan
3	DF	ROU	Alexandru Păun
4	DF	ROU	Vlad Motroc (Vice-Captain)
5	DF	ROU	Ionuț Florea
6	MF	ROU	Mihai Sima
7	MF	ROU	Alexandru Ivan
8	DF	ROU	Antonio Burnaz
9	FW	ROU	Eugen Nica
10	MF	ROU	Vlad Ghineț
11	FW	ROU	Andrei Craiu
12	GK	ROU	Rareș Oprea
13	DF	ROU	Alexandru Anghel
14	MF	ROU	Marius Vlaicu


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	TUR	Onur Kaplan
16	FW	ROU	Andrei Ohaci (on loan from Progresul Spartac)
17	MF	ROU	Antonio Trandafirescu
18	MF	ROU	Leonard Boiangiu
20	MF	ROU	Marian Mihai
21	FW	ROU	Ionuț Tudorache
22	MF	ROU	George Apostol
23	DF	ROU	Mihai Lolescu
24	MF	ROU	Patrick Anghel
25	MF	ROU	Mario Șutru
27	DF	ROU	Darius Neculăiță
90	GK	ROU	Andrei Voican

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Club officials

Board of directors

Role	Name
Owner	Popești-Leordeni Town
President	Valentin Boiangiu
Sporting director	Petre Pașculea
Delegate	Paul Terteleac

Current technical staff

Role	Name
Manager	Andrei Cristea
Assistant manager	Nicușor Dumitru
Goalkeeping coach	Cristian Popescu
Club doctor	Cristian Mormenschi
Masseur	Marian Ionică

League history

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Cupa României
2024–25	3	Liga III (Seria III)	TBD	Play-off round
2023–24	3	Liga III (Seria IV)	2nd
2022–23	3	Liga III (Seria IV)	2nd
2021–22	3	Liga III (Seria III)	2nd	turul 3
2020–21	3	Liga III (Seria III)	3rd	turul 3
2019–20	3	Liga III (Seria II)	6th	turul 4
2018–19	3	Liga III (Seria II)	5th	turul 2

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Cupa României
2017–18	3	Liga III (Seria III)	5th	turul 2
2016–17	3	Liga III (Seria II)	6th	turul 4
2015–16	3	Liga III (Seria II)	11th	turul 1
2014–15	3	Liga III (Seria II)	7th	turul 1
2013–14	3	Liga III (Seria II)	6th	turul 1
2012–13	4	Liga IV (IF)	2nd	câștigători

Former managers

Adrian Iencsi (2013)
Sorin Colceag (2013–2014)
Viorel Dinu (2016–2019)
Sorin Colceag (2019–2020)

References

^ ^a ^b "Din Liga a V-a în play-off-ul Ligii a III-a: la Popeşti-Leordeni a reînviat fotbalul" [From Liga V in the Liga III play-off: at Popești-Leordeni the football was revived] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 18 April 2014.
^ "FRF a anunţat sistemul de promovare/retrogradare al Ligii 3. Vezi datele în care sunt programate etapele noului sezon şi ce echipă şi-a schimbat denumirea" [FRF has announced the promotion / relegation system of Liga 3. See the dates in which the rounds of the new season are scheduled and which team has changed its name.] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 26 August 2016.

External links

SC Popești-Leordeni at soccerway.com
SC Popești-Leordeni on Facebook

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[POP-1] "Din Liga a V-a în play-off-ul Ligii a III-a: la Popeşti-Leordeni a reînviat fotbalul" [From Liga V in the Liga III play-off: at Popești-Leordeni the football was revived] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 18 April 2014.

[2] "FRF a anunţat sistemul de promovare/retrogradare al Ligii 3. Vezi datele în care sunt programate etapele noului sezon şi ce echipă şi-a schimbat denumirea" [FRF has announced the promotion / relegation system of Liga 3. See the dates in which the rounds of the new season are scheduled and which team has changed its name.] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 26 August 2016.

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