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FCSB ( romanian pronunciation : [ fet͡ʃeseˌbe ] ), normally known as Steaua, is a romanian master football club based in Bucharest. It has spent its integral history in the romanian highest tier, the Liga I. The original FC Steaua București team was part of the namesake CSA Steaua București sports club and belonged to the Ministry of National Defence. In 1998, the club and facilities were separated from the sports club and taken over by a group of shareholders in a post-Ceaușescu denationalization schema, allegedly leading to one of the shareholders acquiring full ownership five years later. however, CSA Steaua București sued the football club in 2011, claiming that this was a modern entity ; the two have since been in a legal conflict regarding the ownership of the Steaua sword and honor, which resulted in multiple court cases and the storm change of the name of FC Steaua București to FC FCSB in early 2017. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] domestically, the club has won Liga I 26 times, Cupa României 24 times, Cupa Ligii 2 times, and Supercupa României 6 times—all rival records. internationally, they have won the european Cup and European Super Cup, both in 1986. They reached the european Cup final examination once again in 1989, when they were defeated by A.C. Milan. Throughout their history, the Roș-albaștrii besides played the final of the Intercontinental Cup, the quarter-finals of the european Cup Winners ‘ Cup and the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. FCSB ‘s home crunch is Arena Națională, having moved here from the Ministry of National Defence -owned Stadionul Ghencea. Initially, the club played in the colors of the romanian tricolor —blue, yellow, and red—but yellow soon lost its importance and the team became associated with the red and blue colors. recently, some kits have begun reintegrating the scandalmongering color. The cabaret has a long-standing competition with neighboring Dinamo București, with matches between the two being normally referred to as the “ Eternal Derby “ or the “ romanian Derby ” .
history
Period
Name
1947–1948
ASA București
1948–1950
CSCA București
1950–1961
CCA București
1961–1998
CSA Steaua București
1998–2003
AFC Steaua București
2003–2017
FC Steaua București
2017–present 0000
FCSB
ASA București ( Asociația Sportivă a Armatei București – “ Army Sports Association ” ) was founded on 7 June 1947 at the first step of several officers of the romanian Royal House. The administration took plaza following a rule signed by General Mihail Lascăr, High Commander of the romanian Royal Army. It was formed as a sports society with seven initial sections, including football, coached by Coloman Braun-Bogdan. [ 4 ] ASA was renamed CSCA ( Clubul Sportiv Central al Armatei – “ Central Sports Club of the Army ” ) in 1948 and CCA ( Casa Centrală a Armatei – “ Central House of the Army ” ) in 1950. [ 4 ] In 1949, CSCA won its first trophy, the Cupa României, defeating CSU Cluj 2–1 in the final examination. Under the name of CCA, the clubhouse managed to win three Championship titles in a rowing in 1951, 1952 and 1953, along with its beginning Championship–Cup double in 1951. During the 1950s, the alleged “ CCA Golden Team ” became nationally celebrated. [ 5 ] In 1956, the Romania national team ( composed entirely of CCA players ) played Yugoslavia in Belgrade and won 1–0. In the lapp year, CCA, coached by Ilie Savu, became the first romanian team to participate in a tournament in England, where it achieved noteworthy results against the likes of Luton Town, Arsenal, Sheffield Wednesday and Wolverhampton Wanderers. [ 6 ] At the end of 1961, CCA changed its name once again to CSA Steaua București ( Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua – “ Army Sports Club Steaua ” ). The club ‘s new name translated to The Star and was adopted because of the presence of a red leading, a symbol of most east european Army clubs, on its crown. A poor people time period of about two decades followed in which the baseball club claimed merely three championships ( 1967–68, 1975–76, 1977–78 ). rather, the team won nine national cup trophies, for which matter it gained the nickname of “ cup specialists ”. [ 7 ] besides during this period, on 9 April 1974 Steaua ‘s prime, Stadionul Ghencea, was inaugurated with a friendly meet against OFK Belgrade. [ 8 ]
Steaua with the UEFA european Champions Clubs ‘ Cup in 1986 .
The champion team of 1989 Under the leadership of coaches Emerich Jenei and Anghel Iordănescu, Steaua had an impressive backing political campaign in the 1984–85 season, which it won after a six-year better. Subsequently, Steaua became the first romanian club to reach a european Cup final, which it ultimately won against Barcelona on penalties ( 2–0 thanks to goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam saving all four penalties taken by the Spaniards ), after a scoreless guide. Steaua therefore became the first easterly european team to claim the claim of european champions. An extra european Super Cup was won in 1987 against Dynamo Kyiv. Steaua remained at the top of european football for the rest of the ten, managing one more european Cup semi-final in 1987–88 and one more european Cup final in 1989 ( lost 4–0 to Milan ). notably, this was in addition to its four extra national titles ( 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, [ note 1 ] 1988–89 ) and four home cups ( 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89 ). furthermore, from June 1986 to September 1989, Steaua ran a record 104-match undefeated streak in the championship, setting a world record for that time and a european one still standing. [ 9 ] The romanian Revolution led the nation towards a free open market and, subsequently, respective players of the 1980s team left for other clubs in the West. After a unretentive pull-back, a quick recovery followed and Steaua managed a six consecutive championship streak between 1992–93 and 1997–98 to equalize the 1920s performance of Chinezul Timișoara [ 10 ] and besides three more cups in 1995–96, 1996–97 and 1998–99. At an international grade, the club besides managed to reach the UEFA Champions League group stage three years in a row between 1994–95 and 1996–97. In 1998, the football club separated from CSA Steaua and changed its name to FC Steaua București, [ 11 ] being led by romanian businessman Viorel Păunescu. Păunescu performed ill as a president and soon the club was plunged into debt. [ 12 ] George Becali, another businessman, was offered the position of vice-president in the hope that Becali would invest money in the golf club. In 2003, Becali allegedly managed to gain control condition over the clubhouse by turning it from non-profit to a public share party. [ 13 ] Because of his controversial fictional character, he has been challenged by the majority of Steaua fans. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The team qualified for the UEFA Cup group stage in the 2004–05 season and became the first romanian team to make it to the European football spring since 1993 ( besides Steaua ‘s operation ). The next season, Steaua reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 2005–06, where it was eliminated by Middlesbrough thanks to a last-minute finish. Steaua thereafter qualified for the follow Champions League seasons after a ten-year collapse, and in 2007–08 Steaua again reached the group stage of the Champions League. nationally, the club won two titles—in 2004–05 and 2005–06 —and the Supercupa României in 2006, the latter being the club ‘s fiftieth trophy in its 59-year history. [ 18 ] In 2013, Steaua won its twenty-fourth national title, and besides subsequently reached the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage. It repeated the early performance in each of the adjacent two years, being awarded the backing in 2014 and 2015. After the Ministry of National Defense sued the clubhouse, [ 19 ] claim that the romanian Army were the true owners of the Steaua logo, colours, honours and name, [ 20 ] the Executive Committee of the Romanian Football Federation approved an application to modify the name of the clubhouse from “ FC Steaua București ” to “ FC FCSB ” on 30 March 2017, [ 21 ] [ 22 ] following more judiciary sentences. CSA Steaua București had previously announced they would refound their football department in the summer of the like year. [ 23 ] however, owner Becali announced that his team would retain the original honours and UEFA coefficient, and was besides aspirant of recovering the identify in the about future. [ 24 ] between 2016 and 2019, FCSB finished each time as runner-up in the league, thus becoming the first clubhouse in Romania to do then for four back-to-back years. [ 25 ] On 5 July 2019, yet another unfavorable rule was handed out against the team. According to it, CSA Steaua would be the rightful entity to assert the honors up until 2003, however, the decisiveness is not authoritative. [ 26 ]
Crest and colours
During its first gear season, 1947–48, Steaua wore scandalmongering and red striped shirts with amobarbital sodium shorts, to symbolize Romania ‘s trichromatic masthead. [ 27 ] Starting with the following season and with the Army ‘s change of identity from the Royal Army to the People ‘s Army, the yellow was gradually given up, so that the official colors remained, improving to this day, the crimson and the blue. As communists assumed sum operate of the country on 30 December 1947, [ 28 ] the Royal Army was transformed into the People ‘s Army and ASA mechanically with it. Being inspired by the Red Army, the raw Ministry of Defence decided to create a crest for the club, along with the change of name to CSCA, consisting in an A-labeled loss star ( symbol of the Red Army ) on a gloomy phonograph record. Two years former, the change of name to CCA fetch with it a raw crest consist of the lapp crimson star topology labeled CCA surrounded by a pennant of laurel. The all-present ace motif on the cap finally had its saying over the new name of Steaua as up 1961. It was opted for a badge which, redesigned, remains up to this day the club ‘s symbol : the crimson and blue striped background with a golden star in the center, to symbolize to Romanian tricolor flag. The human body for the emblem was redesigned in 1974, once the team moved to Stadionul Ghencea. Following the romanian Revolution, the Army decided to break all links to the defunct communist regimen, therefore, in 1991, CSA Steaua had a end change of cap with an eagle besides introduce on the Ministry of Defence coat of arms and besides on Romania ‘s. As FC Steaua appeared in 1998, the club added two yellow stars on top of the CSA Steaua badge signifying its 20 titles of champions won, along with the Fotbal Club stipulation. In 2003, the new Board of Administration campaign by George Becali decided to change the crest, which was a restitution to the honest-to-god emblem of 1974–1991, redesigned with the two yellow stars on top. The club started to use acronym of the name FCSB before the official switch of the diagnose in 2017. Steaua has never had a standard play kit. however, the most widely used throughout time was the combination of crimson shirts, blue shorts and red socks. early variants have been all-red, all-blue and besides shirts in vertical crimson and gloomy stripes during the 1960s and 1970s. other kit out colours have very rarely been used. Exceptions were the 1986 european Cup Final in which Steaua tire, for the only meter in their history, an all-white kit, the 1999–00 off kit ( yellow and red ), the 2005–06 third kit ( yellow and total darkness ), the 2008–2010 aside kit ( a nuance of neon yellow-green ), the 2010–12 and 2014–16 away kit ( all-yellow ), the 2012–14 away kit ( all-sky gloomy or sky blue shirts with dark navy bluing shorts and socks ). For the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons, the away kit out was all-white. For the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons the away kit was internal-combustion engine amobarbital sodium with a blue shade on sleeves. For the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons, the kit is all-white again. The Ministry of National Defense sued Steaua in 2011, claiming that the romanian Army were the true owners of the Steaua logo, among others. [ 20 ] The Supreme Court found in the army ‘s favor, and on 3 December 2014 stripped the football club of its badge. [ 20 ] Steaua were forced to play their future home game, against CSM Studențesc Iași, without it on the stadium scoreboard. [ 20 ] A modern badge was unveiled in January 2015, an eight-sided star containing the letters “ FCSB ”, which would finally become the official appoint of the club in 2017. [ 29 ]
Its kit is manufactured by Nike, who have held the narrow since 2002, after a long partnership with Adidas. [ 30 ] First team shirt sponsors have been City Insurance since 2013. [ 31 ] previous sponsors include Ford, [ 32 ] Castrol, Philips, CBS, Bancorex ( initially BRCE ), Dialog ( presently Orange ), BCR, RAFO, and CitiFinancial. [ 33 ]
stadium
Steaua played the first three matches in its history at the defunct Venus stadium. Opened in 1931, the venue had previously been in the property of Venus București, a club disbanded in 1949. [ 34 ] After that land ‘s destruction through decree of the Communist government, Steaua played its home matches at any one of Bucharest ‘s three largest multi-use stadium : ANEF, Republicii ( built in 1926 and demolished in 1984 to make room for the erecting of the Casa Poporului ) and 23 August ( built in 1953 ). Of these two, 23 August ( late renamed Național ) was by and large used when two matches between Bucharest clubs were scheduled in the like matchday or for important european matches, while Republicii for regular matches in the championship. From 1974 to 2015, Steaua played its home matches at the Stadionul Ghencea, a football stadium situated in South-Western Bucharest. Part of Complexul Sportiv Steaua, it was inaugurated on 9 April 1974 when Steaua played a friendly match against OFK Beograd, [ 8 ] at which clock time it was the first football-only stadium ever built in Communist Romania, with no track & field facilities. The stadium was built through order of the Ministry of National Defence inside a erstwhile military base and was long used by CSA Steaua. The original capacity was 30,000 on benches. A general renovation occurred in 1991 ; this included install seats, which dropped the capability to 28,365. [ 35 ] After a second renovation in 2006, [ 36 ] Ghencea was able to host UEFA Champions League events, being a ‘Category 3 ‘ arena according to the UEFA categorization system. [ 37 ] The Romania national team was besides a tenant for numerous fixtures. [ 38 ] From 2011, Steaua played european games and its most significant domestic games at the newly constructed Arena Națională, and from March 2015, played entirely at the Arena Națională. [ 39 ]
support
Peluza Nord in 2011 stage dancing at thein 2011
Peluza Nord in 2008 in 2008
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Steaua has the largest number of supporters of any team in Romania. A sketch conducted in June 2007 suggested that the cabaret accounts for approximately 42 % of all Romanian football lovers, far greater than the teams ranked second gear and third, Dinamo București, with 12 %, and Rapid București, with 9 %. [ 40 ] The largest concentration of fans are in Bucharest, notably in areas adjacent to the stadium, covering the hale southern half of Bucharest, a city geographically divided by the Dâmbovița River. [ 41 ] besides, the golf club has an important fan establish inside the country, where several towns are renowned for counting huge majorities of Steaua supporters, and outside the borders, among romanian emigrants. The Steaua Ultras drift began in 1995, when the bases of Armata Ultra ( AU ), the first Ultras group from Bucharest ( and second in Romania after Politehnica Timișoara ‘s Commando Viola Ultra Curva Sud ), [ 42 ] were set. The group promptly reached an impressive number of members, but, in 2001, they dissolved due to internal problems. Steaua ‘s supporters then divided into several groups, some of them being located at the Peluza Nord ( “ North end ” – Titan Boys, Nucleo, Insurgenții 1998, Skins 1996, Combat, Tornado 47, Armata 47 Vest ), while some early ones taking their place at the Peluza Sud ( “ South end ” – Vacarm, Glas, E.R.A., Hunters, Outlaws, Shadows, Roosters, T.K., Tinerii Sudiști ). several important groups such as Stil Ostil, Ultras, Banda Ultra’ and South Boys retired from attending Steaua ‘s matches ascribable to the club ‘s constant abuses towards them and, chiefly, to the current possession of Steaua. [ 43 ] More recently, as of 2006, the supporters have formed their own official association, called AISS ( Asociația Independentă a Suporterilor Steliști – “ Steaua Supporters ‘ Independent Association ” ). AISS was formed as a legal entity with its state goals of “ protecting the interests and trope of Steaua supporters ”, ampere well as “ identifying and promoting the club ‘s perennial values ”. [ 44 ] Steaua ‘s Peluza Nord and Peluza Sud fan groups nobelium longer support the current team, as a signboard of protest. The Peluza Sud have alternatively started to attend the matches of CSA Steaua. however, an on-line poll conducted by Sport.ro in 2017 has shown that of the 120,000 voters, 95 % consider FCSB to hold the real Steaua identity. [ 45 ]
Rivalries
Steaua ‘s most crucial competition is the one against Dinamo București. Eternul derby ( “ The Eternal Derby ” ) has been the leading romanian football meet since 1948, as Steaua and Dinamo are the two most successful football teams in the nation. There have been more than 150 matches played thus far between Steaua and Dinamo in the Romanian League, the romanian Cup and besides the romanian Supercup. [ 46 ] With 44 titles combined ( Steaua – 26 ; Dinamo – 18 ), the two sides have won 36 more than the third-most successful Liga I club, Venus București. [ 47 ] It is besides a match between the early clubs of the romanian Army ( Steaua ) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs ( Dinamo ). respective clashes between different factions of supporters have frequently occurred and inactive occur inside and outside the stadium. The flower was reached before a couple kick-off in 1997, when Dinamo ‘s fans set a sector of Stadionul Ghencea ‘s Peluza Sud, where they were assigned, on fire. [ 48 ] On 16 August 2016, during Steaua ‘s Champions League play-off 0–5 loss to Manchester City, clandestine Dinamo fans displayed a huge message saying Doar Dinamo București ( “ only Dinamo Bucharest ” ), which was labelled one of the biggest pranks in football history. [ 49 ] Between October 1991 and April 2000, Steaua counted 19 undefeated official matches in presence of their rivals, both in the championship and the cup. barely equally well, a period of 17 years and 7 months has been recorded in which Dinamo did not manage to win away against Steaua in the domestic league. [ 50 ] The second-most important competition was with Rapid București, often called Bucharest derby. several matches throughout the years between Steaua and Rapid have besides ended in serious clashes between fans. [ citation needed ] The conflict has become even fiercer after Steaua outpassed Rapid in an all-Romanian quarter-final of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup. The local sports newspapers said that the two teams were linked up in this quarter-final by the line of the number 41 tramcar which links the Ghencea Stadium to the Valentin Stănescu Stadium. Milder and historic rivalries are besides with non-Bucharest-based teams, such as CFR Cluj, Universitatea Craiova, Politehnica Timișoara, Petrolul Ploiești, Universitatea Cluj and a holocene one with Astra Giurgiu. [ 51 ]
ownership and finances
Steaua has previously been known as the club of the romanian Army, which founded it in 1947 as a sports company. [ 4 ] The Army continues to own the sports club, named CSA Steaua București. The football department, however, separated and turned private in 1998, owned and financed by a non-profit organization called AFC Steaua București, chaired by businessman Viorel Păunescu. [ 11 ] In January 2003, the team allegedly turned public under the leadership of investor and early politician George Becali, who had already purchased 51 % of the society ‘s shares and by and by on acquired the rest to become the owner of the club. At present, Becali has no official links with FCSB, as he gradually renounced his shares. however, the facts that the current shareholders, that include respective nephews of his, [ 52 ] are people loyal to him and that he is still in charge of FCSB are obvious. [ 53 ] An unofficial explanation for this situation is represented by the heavy come of unpaid taxes added up by the former government party, AFC Steaua București, whose payment towards the tax authority was avoided this way by transferring its assets to the new-formed company, with the old association going on elimination bankruptcy. [ 54 ] George “ Gigi ” Becali is a highly controversial figure at FCSB, whose affair in the life of the cabaret and the team has often been described as authoritarian and dictatorial by both the media and the fans. [ 55 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ]
democratic acculturation
As Steaua is presently the most democratic football team in Romania, [ 40 ] a dependable number of musicians or television and film directors have inspired themselves from ideas linked to the Ghencea-based club. popular reference point, however, appeared entirely after the romanian Revolution, as earlier, mass-media programmes were by and large being controlled by the early communist government. The 2002 Romanian film Furia depicts scenes in which Steaua and Dinamo gangs of supporters are fighting on the streets after a direct equal between the two sides. [ 56 ] Prima television receiver drollery picture Mondenii frequently airs sketches parodying Steaua owner George Becali, the players and other representatives around the club. [ 57 ] Pro television series La bloc aired an episode in which characters Nelu and Costel are displayed as representing Steaua in a park set match against two other neighbours representing Dinamo. [ citation needed ] several early examples from music can be attributed as Steaua-related. Apart from club anthems played throughout clock time by Marcel Pavel, Bere Gratis, Gaz pe Foc, an album was released in 2006 as a compilation by Mircea Vintilă, Chicanos, Bogdan Dima and respective other artists. [ 58 ] Delikt and Ultras are two erstwhile hip hop bands whose members ranked the defunct Armata Ultra ‘ brigade and would always show up displaying sports fan materials. besides, Voltaj, in their song ‘MSD2 ‘, make reference point to the fans in the line “ Poți să fii câine sau poți fi stelist “ ( “ You can be a frank [ 59 ] or you can be a Steaua fan ” ). [ 60 ] One of the most celebrated pop-culture references about the club is the association with Scooter ‘s sung Maria, first sung spontaneously in 2003 by the fans in Peluza Nord after the team would score. Ever since, it has been adopted as an unofficial cabaret anthem and is being played at the stadium at every equal, sung in concert by the supporters. however, the song is beginning to lose popularity, chiefly because it has become excessively commercial and many fans do not feel bonded with it any more. [ 61 ]
Honours
Note: As of June 2018, UEFA and LPF regard FC FCSB as the sequel of historic FC Steaua București and attribute all honours since 1947 to this entity. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] however, the possession of the many trophies won between 1947 and 2003 is disputed, with the restarted football department of former parent club CSA Steaua besides claiming them [ 64 ] following legal disputes between the two organisations. [ 65 ] [ 66 ] [ 67 ] In July 2019, CSA Steaua won a first court decision regarding the phonograph record challenge. however, the rule is not definitive. [ 68 ] [ 69 ] In June 2021, the Bucharest Court of Appeal decided that CSA Steaua only holds the record from 1947-1998 ( and not from 1947 to 2003 ). however, FC FCSB has the right to appeal within 30 days. [ 70 ]
domestic
Leagues
Cups
International
Rankings
Players
First team police squad
- As of 7 September 2021[75][76]
eminence : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
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celebrated players throughout history
For a list of the baseball club ‘s most important players throughout time, see List of FC Steaua București players
golf club officials
Statistics and records
Steaua presently boasts itself with the most impressive lineage in Romania. With 72 seasons spent in Liga I, they are one of only two teams to have played alone in the first national league, along with Dinamo București ( 71 seasons ). At the lapp meter, the clubhouse is the current phonograph record holder for the number of national championships ( 26 ), national cups ( 24 ), national ace cups ( 6 ) and the national league cup ( 2 ). between 1993 and 1998, its run of six consecutive national titles won equaled the one of Chinezul Timișoara from the 1920s. internationally, it is the only romanian clubhouse to have won continental trophies ( the European Champions Cup in 1986 and the European Super Cup in 1986 ) and to have played in the final of the european Cup ( in 1986 and 1989 ). For three years and three months ( June 1986 – September 1989 ), Steaua counted a number of 104 unbeaten matches in the league, establishing, at that moment, a global record and a european one however standing. [ 79 ] besides inside the national league, the club counted 112 matches between November 1989 and August 1996 of indomitability at Stadionul Ghencea in Liga I. Its run of 17-straight wins in 1988 is another record, peer to the one held by Dinamo as of one year late. [ 80 ] Tudorel Stoica is the player with the most appearances for Steaua in Liga I, a record improbable to be broken in the nearby future, as none of the current players have entered the top-ten so far. The golf club ‘s all-time top scorekeeper in the league is Anghel Iordănescu with 146 goals, a record that besides looks solid, out of the same reason as above-mentioned. other records are presently owned by erstwhile players such as Dorinel Munteanu ( most home caps – 134 ) or Gheorghe Hagi ( most goals scored for Romania – 35 ; most appearances of a romanian player in the european cup – 93 ). [ 81 ]
european cups all-time statistics
As of 29 July 2021
noteworthy coaches
The follow coaches have all won at least one major trophy with Steaua București : [ 82 ]
- Table correct as of 31 August 2020
References
- ^ Steaua București gave up the trophy in 1990 .
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