CF Braila
Encyclopedia
Clubul de Fotbal Brăila is a Romania
n professional football club
from Brăila
, founded in 1922.
They currently play in the Liga II
, Seria I in the 2010–2011 season after finishing 1st in the Liga III
, Seria I in the 2009–2010 season.
Amnong the club's best performances are one Romanian Cup
final
in the 1992–93 season and a 6th place finish in the top division
of the Romanian football league system
in the 1991–92 season.
In November 1929 Dacia Unirea had the following base team: Padimatopol (Căpreanu), Stanciu, Vasiliu, Leo (Săvulescu), Fritz, Grigoriou, Anastasios, Leşu, I. Goldenberg, Teodorescu (Frătescu, Cavada, Geller, Munteanu). In the 1929–1930 season the team won the regional tournament and qualified for the national championship tournament. In the quarter-finals they were eliminated by Juventus Bucharest, the team that won the championship that year.
Afterwards, Dacia Unirea played in the Divizia B between the years 1934–1937, 1938–1940 and in the Divizia A between the years 1937–1938, 1940–1941, the name of the team and of the club changing a few times: D.U.I.G. (Dacia Unirea Ignatz Goldenberg) in 1937, Dacia Unirea in 1938 and FC Brăila in 1940.
During the war it activated in the Cupa Eroilor. After the war, the club changed its name back to the traditional "Dacia Unirea", and participated at only one season of the Divizia C, in the season 1946–1947, after which it disappeared from all divisional levels. We can mention a part of the players who played in that period: I. Goldenberg, N. Stanciu, Hagiopol, Saramet, Weiss, Cavadia, Bonaţiu, V. Pop, Negrescu, Drăghicescu, Pascalide, D. Stanciu.
(1956–1959, 1963–1964, 1967–1968, 1999–2001, 2007–2010), 41 times in Liga II
(1953, 1954, 1960–1963, 1964–1967, 1968–1990, 1994–1999, 2001–2007, 2010–Present) and 4 times in Liga I
(1990–1994).
The team that succeeded to bring Brăila back to the Divizia A, after half a century, in 1990, had the following players: C. Brătianu I, I. Dinu - V. Brătianu II, Vasile Darie, Gh. Negoiţă, Cristea Rusu, Minciu Sandu - M. Anton, A. Marin, Muscă, N. Pascu, M. Petrache, N. Rădulescu, A. Stamate, Titirişcă - Cujbă, Drăgoi, E. Popescu, Vio. Radu, M. Săvescu, M. Ivan. Coach: Bujor Hălmageanu
.
In the 1992–1993 season the team qualified in the Cupa României final (its best performance so far), coach Ioan Sdrobiş (who came at half season to replace Gheorghe Mulţescu
) had at his service the following players: C. Brătianu I, Hăisan, Nicoloff - G. Baciu, Adrian Baldovin, V. Brătianu II, Vasile Darie, Gh. Negoiţă, Tudorel Pelin
, Sandu Minciu - Burleanu, Drăgoi, Jica, M. Lazăr, Matincă, Măstăcan, M. Petrache, Titirişcă - Cujbă, Dochia, C. Luca, Marcadonatu, Maşcu, Arben Minga
, Marius Şumudică
. Coaches who were in charge of the team worth mentioning: I. Economu, Viorel Mateianu
, Ionel Iuga, Dumitru Nicolae
"Nicuşor", C. Oţet, Dumitru Dumitriu III, V. Dridea II. Special merits go to committed chairmans who obtained great results in charge of the club, especially to Octavian Ulman.
Four years after the relegations from the Divizia A came that from the Divizia B (in 1999), the tear between the club and Insula Mare a Brăilei (its main sponsor) having disastrous consequences. Actually, prior to that, the main event that triggered the fall happened during the 1994–1995 season. Fighting at the time with Selena Bacău for the promotion to the Divizia A, the team from Brăila
was stopped by a corruption case at a game with FC Politehnica Iaşi
, in which, in exchange for a sum of money, the team from Dealul Copoului should have conceded the game. The case was highly mediated, ending up with arrests, Ilie Trifina (Dacia Unirea's competition organiser) and Leonard Cănănău (journalist from Iaşi
, ex football player). Dacia Unirea ended up with a 8 point penalty, and being forbidden to participate at the qualification knock-out for the promotion to the Divizia A. The team succeeded to make a come back to the Divizia B in 2001.
During the 2001–2007 period the team made 6 consecutive appearances in the Divizia B, but at the end of the 2006–2007
CF Brăila was relegated to the Liga III
. Their best performance during this period was the acceding to the Cupa României quarter-finals in the 2004–2005 season, where they lost to Dinamo Bucureşti 1-0 at Stadionul Dinamo and 2-0 at Stadionul Municipal
. In the sixteenths phase Dacia Unirea won against Rapid Bucureşti (coached at the time by Răzvan Lucescu
) at Stadionul Municipal
, goal scored by Romeo Buteseacă and in the eighths phase of the competition they passed by FC Unirea Alba Iulia
with 2-0, goals scored by Romeo Buteseacă and Cristian Dicu. Players who had a great contribution to this performance, among others, are: Marius Mindileac, Iulian Olteanu - Laurenţiu Ivan, Gheorghe Rădulescu, Valentin Stan, Victor Olenic, Tudorel Pelin
, Nicolae Ciocea - Daniel Pleşa, Dumitru Horovei, Mihalache Basalîc, Cristian Dicu - Romeo Buteseacă, Marius Matei
, Paul Sorin Bogdan. We also have to mention Bănel Nicoliţă
, who played at Dacia Unirea until 2004 and where he made his debut.
The 2008/09 season meant some serious reorganisation, SC CONCIVIA SA became the owner of the team, and the objective was the promotion to the Liga II
. But in the end, the club finished 8th the Championship, and it seemed that Liga II
was further than was thought.
The 2009/10 season has started with a lot of promise. During the summer, Gheorghe Mulţescu
was appointed advisor with the transfers, and a lot of promising players were bought. At the end of the first half of the championship, the club sees itsfelf on the top of the table, 1st, in the run with Politehnica II Iaşi
, Petrotub Roman and CS Panciu for the promotion.
At half season, coach Vasile Darie was replaced with Daniel Timofte
and the season ended with the victory and the promotion to the Liga II
of our favorite team, and to top it all, Nelu Bucă finished 1st in the Top goalscorers ranking, with 25 goals.
Brăila started poorly the 2010/11 season
, by being eliminated from the Romanian Cup
in the 4th Round
by Unirea Slobozia and by being last in the championship after 5 rounds, with only 1 point. After round 5 of the championship, Gheorghe Bunea Stancu
replaced Daniel Timofte
with Liviu Ciobotariu
., but brought Timofte back after round 10 of the championship, after the disaster at Piatra Neamţ, 0-4 with Ceahlăul, thus concluding Ciobotariu's charge in front of our club, and like Timofte, with only 1 point obtained in five matches. Timofte's return had no success, the club ranking last at the end of the first half of the championship, with only 4 points in 15 rounds.
The second half of the championship was more productive, CF Brăila managing to raise 17 more points, totaling 21 in the end, but not enough to evoid relegation, finishing next to last in the series
. But all was not lost, because Unirea Urziceni withdrew from the 2011–12 Liga II
season, this meaning that our club could play in its place.
season, ranking 5th during the winter brake, just 3 points behing the 2nd placed team, Săgeata Năvodari.
, Brăila
, which has a capacity of 20,000.
The stadium was opened on August 21, 1974 and was built on the ground of the old Vasile Roaită Stadium, a small stadium that had only one stand.
In the summer of 2008 it was partially renovated, ending up with the mounting of 8,000 seats on the 1st and 2nd stand.
It's the 10th stadium in the country, by capacity (List of football stadiums in Romania).
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Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n professional football club
Football team
A football team is the collective name given to a group of players selected together in the various team sports known as football.Such teams could be selected to play in an against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an All-star team or even selected as a...
from Brăila
Braila
Brăila is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County, in the close vicinity of Galaţi.According to the 2002 Romanian census there were 216,292 people living within the city of Brăila, making it the 10th most populous city in Romania.-History:A...
, founded in 1922.
They currently play in the Liga II
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
, Seria I in the 2010–2011 season after finishing 1st in the Liga III
Liga III
Liga III is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C into Liga III before the start of the 2006-07 season.-Relegation:...
, Seria I in the 2009–2010 season.
Amnong the club's best performances are one Romanian Cup
Romanian Cup
The Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
final
1993 Cupa României Final
The 1993 Cupa României Final was the 55th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 26 June 1993 and was contested between Divizia A sides Universitatea Craiova and Dacia Unirea Brăila. The cup was won by Universitatea...
in the 1992–93 season and a 6th place finish in the top division
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
of the Romanian football league system
Romanian football league system
The Romanian football league system refers to the system in Romanian club football that consists of several football leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation.-Liga I:...
in the 1991–92 season.
Dacia Unirea Brăila
Dacia Brăila was founded in 1922 around the same time with another team, Unirea. Until 1928, when the two merge their collective and Dacia Unirea appears, each separately participated in the regional championship.In November 1929 Dacia Unirea had the following base team: Padimatopol (Căpreanu), Stanciu, Vasiliu, Leo (Săvulescu), Fritz, Grigoriou, Anastasios, Leşu, I. Goldenberg, Teodorescu (Frătescu, Cavada, Geller, Munteanu). In the 1929–1930 season the team won the regional tournament and qualified for the national championship tournament. In the quarter-finals they were eliminated by Juventus Bucharest, the team that won the championship that year.
Afterwards, Dacia Unirea played in the Divizia B between the years 1934–1937, 1938–1940 and in the Divizia A between the years 1937–1938, 1940–1941, the name of the team and of the club changing a few times: D.U.I.G. (Dacia Unirea Ignatz Goldenberg) in 1937, Dacia Unirea in 1938 and FC Brăila in 1940.
During the war it activated in the Cupa Eroilor. After the war, the club changed its name back to the traditional "Dacia Unirea", and participated at only one season of the Divizia C, in the season 1946–1947, after which it disappeared from all divisional levels. We can mention a part of the players who played in that period: I. Goldenberg, N. Stanciu, Hagiopol, Saramet, Weiss, Cavadia, Bonaţiu, V. Pop, Negrescu, Drăghicescu, Pascalide, D. Stanciu.
CF Brăila
After 1949, when both teams (Dacia Unirea Brăila and Franco-Română Brăila) disappear from all the divisional levels, the football in Brăila sees itself in crises, and not being able to get out of it, despite a few attempts to reorganize. Starting with 1953 the situation improves, the club is refounded and changes names successively: Metalul (1953–1956), Energia (1956–1957), Dinamo (1957–1958), Industria Sârmei (1958–1959), C.S.M. (1960–1961), Progresul (1962–1963), Laminorul (1963–1965), Constructorul (1965–1966), again Progresul (1967–1975), FC Brăila (1975–1980), FCM Progresul (1980–1991), Dacia Unirea (1991–2006) and finally CF Brăila starting with the 2006–2007 season. Taking into consideration these historical conditions, with a lot of problems in the organisation department, the participation in the divisional system after 1953 is as it follows: 10 times in Liga IIILiga III
Liga III is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C into Liga III before the start of the 2006-07 season.-Relegation:...
(1956–1959, 1963–1964, 1967–1968, 1999–2001, 2007–2010), 41 times in Liga II
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
(1953, 1954, 1960–1963, 1964–1967, 1968–1990, 1994–1999, 2001–2007, 2010–Present) and 4 times in Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
(1990–1994).
The team that succeeded to bring Brăila back to the Divizia A, after half a century, in 1990, had the following players: C. Brătianu I, I. Dinu - V. Brătianu II, Vasile Darie, Gh. Negoiţă, Cristea Rusu, Minciu Sandu - M. Anton, A. Marin, Muscă, N. Pascu, M. Petrache, N. Rădulescu, A. Stamate, Titirişcă - Cujbă, Drăgoi, E. Popescu, Vio. Radu, M. Săvescu, M. Ivan. Coach: Bujor Hălmageanu
Bujor Halmageanu
Bujor Hălmageanu is a Romanian retired footballer and manager. He competed for his country at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, where Romania reached the quarter-finals.-References:...
.
In the 1992–1993 season the team qualified in the Cupa României final (its best performance so far), coach Ioan Sdrobiş (who came at half season to replace Gheorghe Mulţescu
Gheorghe Multescu
Gheorghe "Gigi" Mulţescu is a former football player, who coached several teams both in Turkey and Romania.Mulţescu managed several clubs in Turkey, including Adanaspor, Gaziantepspor and Samsunspor....
) had at his service the following players: C. Brătianu I, Hăisan, Nicoloff - G. Baciu, Adrian Baldovin, V. Brătianu II, Vasile Darie, Gh. Negoiţă, Tudorel Pelin
Tudorel Pelin
Tudorel Pelin is a retired Romanian football player.-References:*...
, Sandu Minciu - Burleanu, Drăgoi, Jica, M. Lazăr, Matincă, Măstăcan, M. Petrache, Titirişcă - Cujbă, Dochia, C. Luca, Marcadonatu, Maşcu, Arben Minga
Arben Minga
Arben Minga was an Albanian footballer, who played as a centre-forward and a central defender. He was known as Beni i madh...
, Marius Şumudică
Marius Şumudică
Marius "Şumi" Şumudică is a Romanian former football player and current manager of FC Braşov.-External links:* at RomanianSoccer.ro*...
. Coaches who were in charge of the team worth mentioning: I. Economu, Viorel Mateianu
Viorel Mateianu
Viorel Mateianu was a Romanian football player and coach.Mateianu was born in Lipăneşti, Prahova and died in Bucharest....
, Ionel Iuga, Dumitru Nicolae
Dumitru Nicolae
Dumitru Nicolae "Nicuşor" was a Romanian striker and manager. As coach Nicolae, was champion of Romania with Dinamo on four occasions , a Romanian Cup in 1984, and went on to guide them to European Cup semi-finals in 1984.-External links:*...
"Nicuşor", C. Oţet, Dumitru Dumitriu III, V. Dridea II. Special merits go to committed chairmans who obtained great results in charge of the club, especially to Octavian Ulman.
Four years after the relegations from the Divizia A came that from the Divizia B (in 1999), the tear between the club and Insula Mare a Brăilei (its main sponsor) having disastrous consequences. Actually, prior to that, the main event that triggered the fall happened during the 1994–1995 season. Fighting at the time with Selena Bacău for the promotion to the Divizia A, the team from Brăila
Braila
Brăila is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County, in the close vicinity of Galaţi.According to the 2002 Romanian census there were 216,292 people living within the city of Brăila, making it the 10th most populous city in Romania.-History:A...
was stopped by a corruption case at a game with FC Politehnica Iaşi
FC Politehnica Iasi
Fotbal Club Politehnica Iaşi was a football club from Iaşi, Romania. Its colours were blue and white. Its home stadium was the Emil Alexandrescu Stadium. It was founded in 1945 and dissolved in 2010.-History:...
, in which, in exchange for a sum of money, the team from Dealul Copoului should have conceded the game. The case was highly mediated, ending up with arrests, Ilie Trifina (Dacia Unirea's competition organiser) and Leonard Cănănău (journalist from Iaşi
Iasi
Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...
, ex football player). Dacia Unirea ended up with a 8 point penalty, and being forbidden to participate at the qualification knock-out for the promotion to the Divizia A. The team succeeded to make a come back to the Divizia B in 2001.
During the 2001–2007 period the team made 6 consecutive appearances in the Divizia B, but at the end of the 2006–2007
Liga II 2006-07
The Liga II 2006-07 season was the 67th season of Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. It was the first in the new format...
CF Brăila was relegated to the Liga III
Liga III
Liga III is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C into Liga III before the start of the 2006-07 season.-Relegation:...
. Their best performance during this period was the acceding to the Cupa României quarter-finals in the 2004–2005 season, where they lost to Dinamo Bucureşti 1-0 at Stadionul Dinamo and 2-0 at Stadionul Municipal
Stadionul Municipal (Braila)
Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Brăila. It is the home ground of CF Brăila. It holds 20,000 people.The stadium was opened on August 21, 1974 and was built on the ground of the old Vasile Roaită Stadium, a small stadium that had only one stand.In the summer of 2008 it was partially...
. In the sixteenths phase Dacia Unirea won against Rapid Bucureşti (coached at the time by Răzvan Lucescu
Razvan Lucescu
Răzvan Lucescu is a Romanian former football goalkeeper and currently the manager of Rapid Bucharest. He is the son of football player and manager Mircea Lucescu.-1987–2003:...
) at Stadionul Municipal
Stadionul Municipal (Braila)
Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Brăila. It is the home ground of CF Brăila. It holds 20,000 people.The stadium was opened on August 21, 1974 and was built on the ground of the old Vasile Roaită Stadium, a small stadium that had only one stand.In the summer of 2008 it was partially...
, goal scored by Romeo Buteseacă and in the eighths phase of the competition they passed by FC Unirea Alba Iulia
FC Unirea Alba Iulia
Unirea Alba Iulia is a Romanian football team from Alba Iulia, Alba County, founded in 1924. They are currently playing in Liga II, Seria II. Among the greatest achievements the team has known, is a sixth place in the first league, season 2003-2004 and a Romanian Cup semifinal played in 1990-1991...
with 2-0, goals scored by Romeo Buteseacă and Cristian Dicu. Players who had a great contribution to this performance, among others, are: Marius Mindileac, Iulian Olteanu - Laurenţiu Ivan, Gheorghe Rădulescu, Valentin Stan, Victor Olenic, Tudorel Pelin
Tudorel Pelin
Tudorel Pelin is a retired Romanian football player.-References:*...
, Nicolae Ciocea - Daniel Pleşa, Dumitru Horovei, Mihalache Basalîc, Cristian Dicu - Romeo Buteseacă, Marius Matei
Marius Matei
Marius Matei , is a Romanian football player currently FC Botosani.-External links:*...
, Paul Sorin Bogdan. We also have to mention Bănel Nicoliţă
Banel Nicolita
Bănel Nicoliță, is a Romanian football player currently playing for Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne. Nicoliță is nicknamed Jardel after the famous Mário Jardel of Brazil. He can play as a right or left winger, and is known for his electrifying pace.-Brăila and Politehnica Timişoara:He made his debut in...
, who played at Dacia Unirea until 2004 and where he made his debut.
The 2008/09 season meant some serious reorganisation, SC CONCIVIA SA became the owner of the team, and the objective was the promotion to the Liga II
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
. But in the end, the club finished 8th the Championship, and it seemed that Liga II
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
was further than was thought.
The 2009/10 season has started with a lot of promise. During the summer, Gheorghe Mulţescu
Gheorghe Multescu
Gheorghe "Gigi" Mulţescu is a former football player, who coached several teams both in Turkey and Romania.Mulţescu managed several clubs in Turkey, including Adanaspor, Gaziantepspor and Samsunspor....
was appointed advisor with the transfers, and a lot of promising players were bought. At the end of the first half of the championship, the club sees itsfelf on the top of the table, 1st, in the run with Politehnica II Iaşi
FC Politehnica Iasi
Fotbal Club Politehnica Iaşi was a football club from Iaşi, Romania. Its colours were blue and white. Its home stadium was the Emil Alexandrescu Stadium. It was founded in 1945 and dissolved in 2010.-History:...
, Petrotub Roman and CS Panciu for the promotion.
At half season, coach Vasile Darie was replaced with Daniel Timofte
Daniel Timofte
Daniel Timofte is a retired Romanian football midfielder and is currently a coach. He is today a legend in Samsun and remains a fan favourite.-Club career:...
and the season ended with the victory and the promotion to the Liga II
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
of our favorite team, and to top it all, Nelu Bucă finished 1st in the Top goalscorers ranking, with 25 goals.
Brăila started poorly the 2010/11 season
2010–11 Liga II
The 2010–11 Liga II is the 71st season of Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. It began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 4 June 2011....
, by being eliminated from the Romanian Cup
Romanian Cup
The Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
in the 4th Round
2010–11 Cupa României
The 2010–11 Cupa României is the seventy-third season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament. It began on 17 July 2010 with the matches of the first round. For the third consecutive season, CFR Cluj were the defending champions...
by Unirea Slobozia and by being last in the championship after 5 rounds, with only 1 point. After round 5 of the championship, Gheorghe Bunea Stancu
Gheorghe Bunea Stancu
Gheorghe Bunea Stancu is a Romanian politician, member of the Partidul Social Democrat , the President of the Consiliul Local Judeţean Brăila and also President of CF Brăila.-References:...
replaced Daniel Timofte
Daniel Timofte
Daniel Timofte is a retired Romanian football midfielder and is currently a coach. He is today a legend in Samsun and remains a fan favourite.-Club career:...
with Liviu Ciobotariu
Liviu Ciobotariu
Liviu Ciobotariu is a retired Romanian football defender and current manager. From July 2011, he is the manager of Dinamo Bucureşti.- Playing career :...
., but brought Timofte back after round 10 of the championship, after the disaster at Piatra Neamţ, 0-4 with Ceahlăul, thus concluding Ciobotariu's charge in front of our club, and like Timofte, with only 1 point obtained in five matches. Timofte's return had no success, the club ranking last at the end of the first half of the championship, with only 4 points in 15 rounds.
The second half of the championship was more productive, CF Brăila managing to raise 17 more points, totaling 21 in the end, but not enough to evoid relegation, finishing next to last in the series
2010–11 Liga II
The 2010–11 Liga II is the 71st season of Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. It began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 4 June 2011....
. But all was not lost, because Unirea Urziceni withdrew from the 2011–12 Liga II
2011–12 Liga II
The 2011–12 Liga II is the 72nd season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The league structure have two series of 16 teams each. The first two teams in each series will promote and the last five in each series will relegate...
season, this meaning that our club could play in its place.
2011/12 season
CF Brăila had an excelent run in the first half of the 2011–12 Liga II2011–12 Liga II
The 2011–12 Liga II is the 72nd season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The league structure have two series of 16 teams each. The first two teams in each series will promote and the last five in each series will relegate...
season, ranking 5th during the winter brake, just 3 points behing the 2nd placed team, Săgeata Năvodari.
Stadium
CF Brăila plays its home matches at the Municipal StadiumStadionul Municipal (Braila)
Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Brăila. It is the home ground of CF Brăila. It holds 20,000 people.The stadium was opened on August 21, 1974 and was built on the ground of the old Vasile Roaită Stadium, a small stadium that had only one stand.In the summer of 2008 it was partially...
, Brăila
Braila
Brăila is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County, in the close vicinity of Galaţi.According to the 2002 Romanian census there were 216,292 people living within the city of Brăila, making it the 10th most populous city in Romania.-History:A...
, which has a capacity of 20,000.
The stadium was opened on August 21, 1974 and was built on the ground of the old Vasile Roaită Stadium, a small stadium that had only one stand.
In the summer of 2008 it was partially renovated, ending up with the mounting of 8,000 seats on the 1st and 2nd stand.
It's the 10th stadium in the country, by capacity (List of football stadiums in Romania).
Current squad
As of September 10, 2010Domestic
The most successful team from Brăila CountyBraila County
Brăila is a county of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila.- Demographics :In 2002, Brăila had a population of 373,174 and the population density was 78/km².*Romanians – 98%*Romas, Russians, Lipovans, Aromanians and others....
.
- Liga ILiga ILiga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
: - Best finish: 6th in 1991–92Divizia A 1991-92-League table:-Positions by round:-Results:...
- Liga IILiga IILiga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
: - Winners (2): 1934–351934–35 Divizia BThe 1934–35 Divizia B was the first season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.The champions of each of the five series qualified to a play-off round...
, 1989–901989–90 Divizia BThe 1989–90 Divizia B season was the 50th season of the Divizia B, the second tier of the Romanian football league system.The winner of each of the 3 series of the Divizia B was promoted to the 1990–91 Divizia A.-Seria I:# Progresul Brăila 48p... - Runners-up (6): 1935–36, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1988–89, 1994–95, 1995–96
- Liga IIILiga IIILiga III is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C into Liga III before the start of the 2006-07 season.-Relegation:...
: - Winners (3): 1963–64, 2000–01, 2009–10
- Runners-up (2): 1957–58, 1967–68
- Romanian CupRomanian CupThe Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
: - Runners-up (1): 1992–931993 Cupa României FinalThe 1993 Cupa României Final was the 55th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 26 June 1993 and was contested between Divizia A sides Universitatea Craiova and Dacia Unirea Brăila. The cup was won by Universitatea...
Statistics
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|align=left|In Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
(6 seasons)
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|align=left|In Liga II
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
(46 seasons)
|1427||1380||589||249||542||1971||1790
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|align=left|In Liga III
Liga III
Liga III is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C into Liga III before the start of the 2006-07 season.-Relegation:...
(11 seasons)
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