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Concordia Chiajna
Full nameClubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna
Nickname(s)Vulturii verzi(The Green Eagles)
Ilfovenii(The People fromIlfov County)
Short nameChiajna
Founded1957;67 years ago(1957)
GroundConcordia
Capacity5,123
OwnerChiajna Commune
ChairmanCristian Tănase
Head coachLiță Dumitru(caretaker)
LeagueLiga II
2023–24Liga II, 10th of 20
Websitehttp:// csconcordia.ro/
Current season

Clubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna,commonly known asConcordia Chiajna,is a Romanian professionalfootballclubbased inChiajna,Ilfov County,which competes in theLiga II.

Founded in 1957, the team's best period was between 2011 and 2019, when it amassed eight participations in the highest tier of theRomanian league system,theLiga I.Concordia was also runner-up of the short-livedCupa Ligiiin the2015–16 campaign.

The club plays its home matches on the namesakeStadionul Concordia,which hasartificial turfand can hold 5,123 persons.

History

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Chart showing the progress of Concordia's finishes in the national leagues from 2005 to 2017.

The club fromIlfov Countywas founded in 1957 by the inhabitants of theChiajnacommune, and over time, the team was also calledGAC Chiajna,AS ChiajnaandILF Militari,while the team was sponsored byÎntreprinderea de Legume-Fructe Militari.

Concordia had struggled its entire existence in thelower leagues of Romania,until 2007 when it earned promotion to theLiga IIfor the first time. It finished second behindCeahlăul Piatra Neamțin the2010–11 Liga II season,earning promotion to theLiga I.

In the first half ofits debut seasonin Liga I, Concordia failed to impress, and never left the relegation places. During mid-season,Laurențiu Reghecampfwas brought as manager, and he changed almost the entire squad, bringing 17 new players.[1]The team started winning matches, and among its victims were bigger names likeOțelul Galaţi,Rapid Bucureștiand eventual championsCFR Cluj.As a result, the club climbed outside the relegation zone and finished the season in the first half of the table (ninth place). Because of this impressive results, after the season, Reghecampf was named manager atFC Steaua București.His place at Concordia was taken byIlie Stan.

Under his spell, Concordia maintained its place in the upper half of the standings for the first half of the2012–13 season.But in the second half the team failed to find the same rhythm and after six consecutive losses, Concordia entered the battle to avoid relegation. With a total of 16 games in a row without a win, Concordia finished the season on the 15th spot, similar with a relegation toLiga IIafter two years in the first division. At the end of the season, Ilie Stan resigned, alongside his entire technical team.[2]

Ionuț Chirilăreplaced Stan as the head coach of the team. Concordia Chiajna successfully remained in the first division, playing a promotion/relegation play-off with Rapid București. The play-off was played on 13 July 2013 and won by Rapid 2–1, after extra-time. The FRF decision was contested by Concordia at theCourt of Arbitration for Sport.On 2 August, CAS decided that Concordia Chiajna should play inLiga Iand Rapid be relegated to second division. The results of the matches played by Rapid with Viitorul and Vaslui were canceled.

Honours

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League

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Cups

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Players

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First team squad

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As of 3 October 2024[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK RomaniaROU Octavian Vâlceanu(Vice-captain)
2 MF RomaniaROU Dragoș Manolache
3 DF UkraineUKR Yevgeniy Tsymbalyuk
4 DF RomaniaROU Andrei Marc(4th captain)
5 MF RomaniaROU Rareș Lazăr(3rd captain)
6 DF RomaniaROU Marian Dragomir
7 MF RomaniaROU Andreas Burcea
8 MF ArgentinaARG Jonathan Rodríguez
9 FW RomaniaROU Adrian Bălan(Captain)
11 FW RomaniaROU Adrian Petre
12 GK RomaniaROU Ștefan Fara
15 MF RomaniaROU Aurelian Ciuciulete
17 FW MoldovaMDA Alexandru Boiciuc
18 DF Central African RepublicCTA Dylan Mboumbouni
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF RomaniaROU Giovani Petcu
20 MF North MacedoniaMKD Petar Petkovski
21 DF RomaniaROU Florin Dumbravă
22 DF RomaniaROU Adrian Iancu
23 FW RomaniaROU Robert Ion
24 MF RomaniaROU Mihai Neicuțescu
25 DF RomaniaROU Alexandru Misarăș
27 MF RomaniaROU Vlad Prejmerean
28 DF Republic of IrelandIRL Josh Okpolokpo
29 DF RomaniaROU David Alexe(on loan fromFCSB)
31 DF RomaniaROU Mihai Dobrescu
80 MF RomaniaROU Giovani Ghimfuș
94 MF RomaniaROU Darius Mocanu
— GK RomaniaROU Yanis Stanciu

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF RomaniaROU David Dănăilă(on loan toPopești-Leordeni)
— MF RomaniaROU Ionuț Voicu(on loan to Progresul Fundulea)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW RomaniaROU Ionuț Catrina(on loan toTunari)
— FW RomaniaROU Mario Iordan(on loan toProgresul Spartac)

Club officials

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League history

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Notable former players

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The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or more than 75 caps for CS Concordia Chiajna.

For a list of all former and current CS Concordia Chiajna players with a Wikipedia article, seeCategory:CS Concordia Chiajna players.
Romania
Albania
Argentina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Italy
Jordan
Nigeria
Tunisia
Ukraine

Notable former managers

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For a list of all former and current CS Concordia Chiajna managers with a Wikipedia article, seeCategory:CS Concordia Chiajna managers.

References

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  1. ^Administrator."Cu 17 nume noi în lot, Chiajna speră în salvarea de la retrogradare".Archived fromthe originalon 2019-01-22.Retrieved2012-06-08.
  2. ^Florin."Concordia şi Ilie Stan s-au despărţit pe cale amiabilă".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-06.Retrieved2013-06-02.
  3. ^"Echipa"[Squad] (in Romanian). CS Concordia Chiajna.Retrieved24 August2022.
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