SC Popești-Leordeni
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.
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| Full name | Sport Club Popești-Leordeni | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Alb-roșii (The White and Red) | ||
| Short name | Popești-Leordeni | ||
| Founded | 2011 as CS Popești-Leordeni | ||
| Ground | Inter Gaz | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Owner | Popești-Leordeni Town | ||
| Chairman | Valentin Boiangiu | ||
| Manager | Valentin Ivan | ||
| League | Liga III | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga III, Seria IV, 2nd | ||
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History
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 years in a row 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
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
| Name | Period |
| CS Popești-Leordeni | 2011–2013 |
| Gloria Popești-Leordeni | 2013–2016 |
| SC Popești-Leordeni | 2016–present |
Honours
- Liga III
- Liga IV – Ilfov County
- Runners-up (1): 2012–13
- Liga V – Ilfov County
- Winners (1): 2011–12
- Cupa României – Ilfov County
- Winners (1): 2012–13
Players
First-team squad
- As of 6 September 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Club officials
Board of directors
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Current technical staff
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League history
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Notable former managers
References
- "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.
- "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.