AFC Unirea Slobozia

Asociația Fotbal Club Unirea 04 Slobozia, (Romanian pronunciation: [uˈnire̯a sloboˈzi.a]), commonly known as AFC Unirea Slobozia or simply as Unirea Slobozia, is a Romanian football club based in Slobozia, Ialomița County, which competes in the Liga II.

Unirea Slobozia
Full nameAsociația Fotbal Club Unirea 04 Slobozia
Nickname(s)Galben-albaștrii
(The Yellow-Blues)
Dragonii
(The Dragons)
Short nameUnirea
Founded1955 (1955)
as Unirea Slobozia
Ground1 Mai
Capacity6,000
OwnerSlobozia Municipality
ChairmanIlie Lemnaru
ManagerCostel Enache
LeagueLiga II
2021–22Liga II, 6th of 20

The team was founded in 1955 and reestablished in 2004, being for the most part of its history a participant in the third tier of the Romanian league system, the Liga III. Unirea Slobozia has also spent several seasons in the Liga II, first in the early 1990s and then between 2012 and 2015, when it also obtained its best ranking in the competition, namely a third place behind top flight regulars Politehnica Iași and Rapid București.

"The Yellow-Blues" play their home games at the Stadionul 1 Mai, which can host 6,000 spectators.

History

Founded in 1955, Unirea Slobozia has been for most of its history a classic Liga III team, as it only promoted to the Liga II for the first time in 1989. In the early 2000s, the club encountered financial isses and was dissolved, being refounded in 2004 as AFC Unirea 04 Slobozia.

The new entity also reached the second tier of the Romanian football league system, where it spent three years between 2012 and 2015. In the 2013–14 season, the team obtained a third place in its series, behind top flight regulars Politehnica Iași and Rapid București

Since the start of the 2020–21 campaign, Unirea Slobozia has been again competing in the Liga II.

Honours

Liga III

Liga IV – Ialomița County

Players

First team squad
As of 24 December 2022

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 Mario Contra
2 MF  ROU Andrei Dorobanțu
4 DF  ROU Ionuț Dinu
7 FW  ROU Denis Golda
8 MF  ROU Ionuț Coadă
10 MF  ROU Constantin Toma (Captain)
11 MF  ROU Robert Silaghi (on loan from CFR II Cluj)
12 GK  ROU Ștefan Ciupercă
13 MF  ROU Vlad Prejmerean (on loan from Petrolul)
14 DF  ROU Gabriel Lazăr
15 MF  ROU Viorel Gîrbăcea
18 DF  ROU Ciprian Perju
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  ROU Ciprian Rus
20 MF  CMR Serges Ekollo
21 DF  ROU Florinel Ibrian (Vice-captain)
22 MF  ROU Mihăiță Lemnaru
24 FW  ROU Christo Bolohan
30 GK  ROU George Păduraru
36 MF  ROU Alin Boțogan (on loan from Petrolul)
77 FW  ISR Ben Levy
98 FW  CMR Christ Afalna
— MF  ROU Robert Mustacă (on loan from Farul)
— FW  NGA Nsima Peter
— MF  ROU Denis Bujor (on loan from Farul)

Out on loan

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

League history

Notable managers
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