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.

SC Popești-Leordeni
Full nameSport Club Popești-Leordeni
Nickname(s)Alb-roșii
(The White and Red)
Short namePopești-Leordeni
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
as CS Popești-Leordeni
GroundInter Gaz
Capacity2,000
OwnerPopești-Leordeni Town
ChairmanValentin Boiangiu
ManagerAndrei Cristea
LeagueLiga III
2023–24Liga III, Seria IV, 2nd

History

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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

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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

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

Honours

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Players

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First-team squad

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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

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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

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League history

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Former managers

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  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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