SCM Dunărea Giurgiu

For the reserve squad of Astra Giurgiu, see FC Astra II.
Dunărea
Full nameSport Club Municipal
Dunărea Giurgiu
Nicknames
  • Giurgiuvenii
    (The People from Giurgiu)
  • Acvilele albastre
    (The Blue Eagles)
  • Alb-albaștrii
    (The White and Blues)
  • Gruparea de la Dunăre
    (The Danube Group)
Short nameDunărea Giurgiu
Founded1948 (1948)
2013 (2013) (refounded)
GroundMarin Anastasovici
Capacity8,500
OwnerGiurgiu Municipality
ChairmanMirel Marin
Head coachBogdan Vintilă
LeagueLiga III
2024–25Liga III, Seria IV, 9th

Sport Club Municipal Dunărea Giurgiu, commonly known as SCM Dunărea Giurgiu or Dunărea Giurgiu, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County and currently playing in the Liga III, the 3rd tier of the Romanian football league system.

The team was founded in 1948 and until the summer of 2010 it was known as FC Dunărea Giurgiu. Then it was renamed Astra II after it was bought by Ioan Niculae, owner of Liga I squad FC Astra Giurgiu.[1][2] In the summer of 2012 the club was dissolved after its owner decided to cut back on expenses. Then the club was refounded in the summer of 2013 as CSM Dunărea Giurgiu.[3]

History

Founded in 1948, with players from Dragaje and Acvila, two small clubs from Giurgiu, Dunărea played for several years in the districts and regional championships.[4]

In the 1960–61 season, led by Lucian Mititelu, Dunărea won the Bucharest Regional Championship and qualified for promotion play-offs in the second division, but lost the promotion finishing in the 3rd place behind CFR Arad and Carpați Sinaia, in a series in who also played Flacăra Roșie București, Muscelul IMS Câmpulung and Dinamo Craiova.[5] Also, Dunărea reached the first round proper of the Romanian Cup, but lost in front of Progresul București 0–4. The squad of Dunărea during the championship and the play-offs matches was composed of: Manole, Gheorghiu, Drăgănescu, Nemțescu, Iorgulescu, Ghiță, Pană, Albu, IIiuță, Stan, Nicu, Rotărescu, Năsturescu, Nania, Grozea, Negrilă and Vasile Ene.[4]

In the summer of 1963, the club merged with Victoria Giurgiu, newly promoted to Divizia C, and played in the South Series of the third tier, finishing 2nd in the 1963–64 season and 3rd in the 1964–65 season.[6] The two clubs separated in 1965, and the shipyard team was renamed Dunărea, continuing to compete in the third division, where it finished 5th in 1965–66 and 4th in 1966–67.[6][7] After five consecutive seasons in the third tier, Dunărea managed to promote for the first time to Divizia B at the end of the 1967–68 season, winning the South Series after a strong battle with Progresul Brăila. Led by Gheorghe Gîrlea for most of the season and by Nicolae Nemțescu towards the end, the Dunărea squad included Penescu, Piticu, Ghibănescu, Iacob, Lungu, Cristache, Ghiță, Cojocaru, State, D. Ion, Borțea, Grădinaru, Nania, Mustață, Trăistaru, Anghel, Constantin, E. Ilie, Clepcea, C. Sandu, Budurincă, Marin, Mănăilă, P. Nicolae, and Țigănilă.[8][9]

In the second division, Dunărea successively occupied 12th in 1968–69 season, and during the same campaign the team also reached the Round of 32 in the Cupa României, drawing 2–2 after extra time at home against Rapid București but being eliminated because the regulations stated that, in case of a draw, the away team advanced.[10] This was followed by 13th in 1969–70, 6th in 1970–71, 11th in 1971–72, and 12th in 1972–73, before being relegated at the end of the 1973–74 season after finishing 16th in Series II. Dunărea spent only one season in the third division, earning a quick promotion by winning Series V of the 1974–75 Divizia C under coach Tinel Popescu. Renamed FCM Giurgiu (Fotbal Club Muncitoresc, “Workers’ Football Club”), the team had a solid 1975–76 season, finishing 6th, followed by 10th in 1976–77, 11th in 1977–78, 10th in 1978–79, and last place in 1979–80, which resulted in relegation at the end of the season.[6][11]

The team was refounded in the summer of 2013 under the multisport club Sport Club Municipal Dunărea Giurgiu and competed under the leadership of former player Constantin Sandu in the South Series of Liga IV – Giurgiu County,[3] finishing 2nd in the 2013–14 season and losing 0–2 in the championship semifinals to Petrolul Roata Cartojani. In the following seasons, Dunărea ranked 4th in 2014–15 and 1st in 2015–16, with Marcel Abăluță as head coach, but was eliminated in the semifinals after a 1–1 draw and a 5–6 penalty loss to Avântul Florești.[12]

In the 2016–17 season, the team finished 2nd and, after defeating Petrolul Roata de Jos 2–1 in the semifinals, Dunărea won the county title by beating CS Mihai Bravu 2–0 in the final, qualifying for the promotion play-off to Liga III, where they lost 2–3 on aggregate (2–2 at home and 0–1 away) to Agricola Borcea, the Călărași County champions.[13]

Dunărea Giurgiu appointed Andrei Nemțescu as head coach in July 2022 for the 2022–23 season. Under his leadership, the team finished first in the South Series, qualifying for the championship play-offs, where they defeated Singureni 2–0 in the semifinals and Viitorul Tântava 2–0 in the final, winning the Giurgiu County Liga IV title. They secured promotion to Liga III after the play-off against Bărăganul Ciulnița, the Ialomița County champions, with a 1–1 away draw and a 6–1 home victory. The squad included, among others, Stancu, Mitrea, Calea, Blaga, Popescu, Lungu, Matache, Cazaciuc, Florescu, Țangulea, Mizdrescu, Diceanu, Bălțat, G. Gheorghe, Arpetin, Constantinescu, and Pasăre.[14][15][16]

In the 2023–24 Liga III season, Dunărea finished 4th in both the regular season and the play-off round of Series IV,[17] while in the 2024–25 season they ranked 6th in the regular season and 9th in the play-out round, being spared from relegation due to the withdrawal of other teams and appointing Bogdan Vintilă as the new head coach.[18]

Honours

Liga III

Liga IV – Giurgiu County

Players

First team squad

As of 10 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ROU Octavian Stanciu (Captain)
2 DF  ROU Andrei Mitrea
3 DF  ROU Tiberiu Cazacu
4 DF  ROU Cristian Lobonț
5 MF  ROU David Anghel
6 MF  ROU David Leon
7 MF  ROU Marinel Blaga (Vice-Captain)
8 MF  ROU Adrian Radu
9 FW  ROU Andrei Bălțat
10 MF  ROU Răzvan Mizdrescu
11 MF  ROU Vlad Șerbănescu
12 GK  GUI Amadou Camara
13 MF  ROU Răzvan Anghel
14 MF  ROU Luigi Zamfir
15 MF  ROU Cristian Ungureanu
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  ROU Daniel Gheorghe
17 MF  ROU Marius Costache
19 FW  ROU Mario Văduva
20 MF  ROU Mihai Coșeru
21 MF  ROU Tudor Chiriac
23 DF  CMR Aboubacar Campaore
24 FW  ROU Ionuț Pitulice
25 DF  ROU Adrian Bălăceanu
30 MF  ROU Denis Pașcu
33 FW  ROU Daniel Dicianu (on loan from Rapid)
34 MF  ROU Octavian Zlate
77 MF  ROU Sorin Mănăilă
88 FW  ROU Tony Constantin
98 GK  ROU Luca Urucu

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Club Officials

Former managers

League and Cup history

See also: Romanian football league system

References

  1. ^ "FC Astra are echipa și în liga secundă" [FC Astra will have a team in Liga II !] (in Romanian). ziarulprahova.ro. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Astra timp de un an, apoi Inter Giurgiu II" [Astra for a year, then Inter Giurgiu II] (in Romanian). liga2.ro. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Dunărea Giurgiu a revenit la viață! Noua echipă a orașului va juca în Liga a V-a!" [Dunărea Giurgiu has come back to life! The new team of the city will play in the 5th League!] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Dunărea Giurgiu: o istorie alb-albastră" [Dunărea Giurgiu: a white-blue history] (in Romanian). stiridemaine.ro. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Campionatul de fotbal al județului Prahova: Ediția 1960/1961" [Prahova County Football Championship: 1960/1961 Edition] (in Romanian). ziarulprahova.ro. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Ionescu, Mihai; Tudoran, George (1984). Fotbal de la A la Z. Editura Sport-Turism. p. 145-146.
  7. ^ "Liga 3 clasamente" [Liga 3 tables]. romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. ^ "O istorie alb-albastră; Dunărea Giurgiu la prima promovare în Divizia B" [A white-blue history; Dunărea Giurgiu at the first promotion in Divizia B] (in Romanian). stiridemaine.ro. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Au promovat în Divizia Națională B" [They promoted to National Division B] (PDF) (in Romanian). Fotbal. 20 June 1968. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025 – via bibliotecadeva.ro.
  10. ^ "5 echipe din Divizia A eliminate din Cupa României" [5 teams from Division A eliminated from the Romanian Cup] (PDF) (in Romanian). Sportul. 6 March 1969. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025 – via bibliotecadeva.ro.
  11. ^ "Liga 2 clasamente" [Liga 2 tables]. romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Avântul e în finală! Floreștiul o „execută" pe CSM Dunărea la penaltiuri" [Avântul is in the final! Florești "executes" CSM Dunărea on penalties] (in Romanian). informatiadegiurgiu.ro. Archived from the original on 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  13. ^ "Dunărea Giurgiu a câștigat play-off-ul și este campioana județului în Liga a IV-a" [Dunărea Giurgiu won the play-off and is the county champion in the 4th League] (in Romanian). opiniagiurgiu.ro. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Andrei Nemțescu numit "principal" la Dunărea Giurgiu" [Andrei Nemțescu named "main" at Dunărea Giurgiu] (in Romanian). progresulspartac.com. 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 30 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Liga IV-a: După 6 ani, Dunărea Giurgiu este din nou "regina" județului Giurgiu, la fotbal!" [League IV: After 6 years, Dunărea Giurgiu is again the "queen" of Giurgiu county, in football!] (in Romanian). jurnalgiurgiuvean.ro. 11 June 2023. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Atmosferă superbă pe caniculă la Dunărea Giurgiu – Bărăganul Ciulnița, scor 6-1. Giurgiuvenii au promovat în Liga 3" [Superb atmosphere in the heat at Dunărea Giurgiu – Bărăganul Ciulnița, score 6-1. The Giurgiu team has promoted to League 3] (in Romanian). ziarulimpact.ro. 25 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  17. ^ "„Dunărea Giurgiu" a încheiat sezonul 2023-2024 al Ligii a III-a, pe locul 4!" ["Dunărea Giurgiu" ended the 2023-2024 season of Liga III in 4th place!] (in Romanian). jurnalgiurgiuvean.ro. 25 May 2024. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  18. ^ "CSM Dunărea Giurgiu, continuă în liga 3 cu obiectivul "menținerea în eșalonul terț"!" [CSM Dunărea Giurgiu continues in League 3 with the objective of "maintaining in the third tier"!] (in Romanian). burnastv.ro. 18 July 2025. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.