Victoria Bucuresti
Encyclopedia
Victoria Bucureşti is a former Romania
n football club, dissolved right after the Romanian Revolution of 1989
.
and Dinamo Bucureşti
. Between 1986-1989 they finished every year in 3rd place. However, it was a well-known fact during that time that many victories were due to unfair influences over the referees, other teams' players and even officials. This is why in 1990, right after the Revolution, the team was dissolved by the Romanian Football Federation and the club literally disappeared.
, Costel Orac
, Cornel Ţălnar
or Claudiu Vaiscovici) or talents not good enough for the "big 2" (such as Marcel Coras
, Ovidiu Hanganu, Fanel Tara, Pana brothers or Culcear). Many players came from Dinamo (in fact, Victoria's stadium was a training field inside the Dinamo Sport Complex. The Victoria Ground is known now as the "Florea Dumitrache
Field" in honor of the Romanian striker, who played 11 seasons for Dinamo and 7 years for the Romania national football team
).
now
. They were eliminated by Dynamo Dresden
(1-1 in Bucharest and 0-4 in Dresden), a team from former East Germany, where Matthias Sammer
was a young rising star.
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Liga II
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Liga III
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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 football club, dissolved right after the Romanian Revolution of 1989
Romanian Revolution of 1989
The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a series of riots and clashes in December 1989. These were part of the Revolutions of 1989 that occurred in several Warsaw Pact countries...
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History
The club was sponsored by the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs (the "Miliția", Police). In 1985 Victoria played for the first time in the Romanian top division, becoming very fast one of the most important teams, behind SteauaSteaua
The name Steaua may refer to*FC Steaua Bucureşti - the Romanian football club.*CSA Steaua Bucureşti - the Romanian sport club and its sections:*Ice hockey*Basketball*Handball*Rugby union...
and Dinamo Bucureşti
Dinamo Bucuresti
Fotbal Club Dinamo Bucureşti is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest. Dinamo is one of the two most successful football teams in Romania, having won 18 Romanian Liga I titles, 12 Romanian Cups and 1 Romanian Supercup....
. Between 1986-1989 they finished every year in 3rd place. However, it was a well-known fact during that time that many victories were due to unfair influences over the referees, other teams' players and even officials. This is why in 1990, right after the Revolution, the team was dissolved by the Romanian Football Federation and the club literally disappeared.
Players
Victoria was known as a team that enrolled only good players, however not good enough to be enrolled by Steaua or Dinamo. They were either players in their retirement age (such as Ionel AugustinIonel Augustin
-Career:He was born in Bucharest and made his debut in Divizia A with Dinamo Bucureşti in 1975. He spent eleven seasons with Dinamo, winning the league title three years in a row from 1982 through 1984. Midway in the 1985/1986 season, he was transferred to Victoria Bucureşti, where he helped them...
, Costel Orac
Costel Orac
Costel Orac is a Romanian retired football player and currently coach of Liga II team FC Botoşani.-International goals:-External links:*...
, Cornel Ţălnar
Cornel Talnar
Cornel Ţălnar is a retired Romanian football winger and coach. He is currently part of the Dinamo Bucharest's staff.-Playing career:...
or Claudiu Vaiscovici) or talents not good enough for the "big 2" (such as Marcel Coras
Marcel Coras
Marcel Coraş is a retired Romanian football striker.-Career:He was born in Arad and debuted in Divizia A with UTA Arad in 1977. His most successful period was between 1983 and 1988, when he played Sportul Studenţesc and won the league silver medal in 1986. He became top goalscorer of Divizia A in...
, Ovidiu Hanganu, Fanel Tara, Pana brothers or Culcear). Many players came from Dinamo (in fact, Victoria's stadium was a training field inside the Dinamo Sport Complex. The Victoria Ground is known now as the "Florea Dumitrache
Florea Dumitrache
Florea Dumitrache was a Romanian football striker. He was considered one of the best Romanian strikers of all time.-Career:...
Field" in honor of the Romanian striker, who played 11 seasons for Dinamo and 7 years for the Romania national football team
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
).
now
European Cups
Even so, during its short existence, the club reached one quarter final in the UEFA Cup 1988-89UEFA Cup 1988-89
The UEFA Cup 1988-89 was won by Napoli over Stuttgart.It was the fourth season for which English clubs were banned from European competitions as a result of the Heysel disaster in May 1985...
. They were eliminated by Dynamo Dresden
Dynamo Dresden
SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
(1-1 in Bucharest and 0-4 in Dresden), a team from former East Germany, where Matthias Sammer
Matthias Sammer
Matthias Sammer is a retired German football player and coach who is now working as technical director of the DFB . He played as a midfielder, and later in his career as a sweeper....
was a young rising star.
Trivia
- The last president of the club was Dumitru DragomirDumitru DragomirDumitru Dragomir is the president of the Romanian "Professional Football League" since 1996. Before that he was president of Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea, Olt Scorniceşti, FCM Braşov and Victoria Bucureşti. He was also a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies....
, currently the president of the Romanian Football League and a Romanian politician. - Between 1985-1989, Victoria played 4 Romanian Cup semi-finals. They lost every time against Dinamo with 2 goals (2-4 in 1986, 1987, 1988 and 0-2 in 1989). Subsequently, Dinamo always played the final against Steaua, losing it on 3 occasions (1987, 1988 and 1989).
- Although ranked many years as 3rd Romanian team, Victoria never took a single point from Steaua or Dinamo.
Honours
Liga ILiga 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"...
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- Winners (0):, Best finnish: 3rd 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89
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....
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- Winners (1): 1984–85
- Runners-up (1): 1982–83
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:...
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- Winners (2): 1964–65, 1981–82
Victoria Bucureşti in Europe
| Competition | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | |
| Total | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | + 4 |
Notable Players
- Alexandru Custov 1984-1985
- Ioan Marcu 1984-1986
- Ion Marin 1985-1986
- Victor Cojocaru 1987-1989
- Costel Solomon 1987-1989;1989-1990
- Marian Pană 1988-1990
- Ionel Fulga 1988-1989
- Daniel Iftodi 1988-1989
- Fănel Ţîră 1988-1990
- Marcel Coraş 1988-1990
- Marian Damaschin 1988-1989
- Sándor Kulcsár 1988-1990
- Ion Balaur 1987-1988
- Cornel Ţâlnar 1987-1988
- Sorin Cigan 1989-1990
- Costel Orac 1989-1990
Notable Managers
- Ion Nunweiller 1985-1986
- Dumitru Nicolae Nicuşor 1986-1988
- Florin Halagian 1988-1990