CSA Steaua București (basketball)

Steaua București (Basketball) is the basketball section of CSA Steaua București sport club, based in Bucharest, Romania. The club competes in Liga Națională, the top tier of Romanian basketball.

Steaua București
Steaua București logo
NicknameMilitarii
(The Army Men)
Roș-Albaștrii
(The Red and Blues)
LeaguesLiga Națională
Founded1952 (1952)
History
List
  • CSA Steaua București
    (1952–1996)
    Steaua-Erbașu București
    (1996–1998)
    CSA Steaua București
    (1998–2009)
    Steaua Turabo București
    (2009–2012)
    CSA Steaua București
    (2012–2013)
    Steaua CSM EximBank
    (2013–2018)
    Steaua București
    (2018-present)
ArenaMihai Viteazu
Polyvalent Hall
Capacity2,000
5,300
LocationBucharest, Romania
PresidentVirgil Stănescu
Team managerAdrian Voinescu
Head coachEugen Ilie
Championships21 Romanian Leagues
Active departments of CSA Steaua
AthleticsBasketballBoxingCanoe & Kayak
CyclingEquestrianFencingFootball
GymnasticsHandballHockeyJudo
KarateKenpōMotorcyclingPentathlon
RowingRugbySamboShooting
SwimmingTaekwondo WTFTable tennisTennis
VolleyballWater PoloWeightliftingWrestling

Being part of one of Romania's biggest sports clubs, famous especially for its football team, Steaua's basketball club enjoyed plenty of success over the years, but also disappointments. Many of the last few years have been spent in the second division, including the previous season. In 2008, BC Steaua merged with BC Targoviste, thus changing its name again, this time to BC Steaua Turabo București, and taking over Târgoviște's place in the Liga Națională. In 2013, the team merged with CSM Bucharest and became Steaua CSM.[1]

History

After the Romanian Revolution, Baschet Club Steaua București was the first basketball club in Romania to turn private. However, after only a few years it went bankrupt, and CSA Steaua operated only a youth club for basketball, under the name of Clubul Sportiv Școlar Steaua București.

In 2008, Steaua merged with BC Târgoviște and played again in the first division, under the name BC Steaua București.[1] Turning on the new page in club's history, with Mladen Jojic as head coach, Steaua decided to compete in Divizia B with young team and mostly Romanian players, with the average age of 21.

The team eventually returned to the highest level in Romania. In 2011, the team reached the Romanian Cup Final, which was the first time in a long time that the team played for a trophy.

In 2013, the team merged with CSM Bucharest and a new team name was found in CSM Steaua Bucharest.[1]

In the 2015–16 season, the newly formed team would make its debut in Europe through the Eurocup.[1]

Fans

Steaua Bucuresti sports sections are famous by large fans database. With the biggest crown size in Romania, mostly dedicated to football and basketball club.

Currently Steaua's supporters are not led by a single group. The tendency nowadays is to form several small groups who play their own part. The most important part of them are located in the Peluza Nord (North End), some others taking their place in the Peluza Sud (South End). Because of different attitudes towards the team and the game (PS are usually tougher and more severe in which regards the game and often not so patient), there have lately been quite a few conflicts between the two. The groups at the PS (Ultras, Glas, Vacarm, Stil Ostil, Banda Ultra, Era, Outlaws, Hunters, South Boys) even officially ceased activity for a while because of conflicts like these with the more numerous PN. Groups inside Peluza Nord include Tineretului Korp, Titan Boys, Nucleo, Gruppo Tei, Skins Berceni, Insurgenții, Armata 47, Ultras Colentina, Gruppo Voluntari Est, Roosters.

It is rather difficult to assign Steaua fans a certain style. They are described by the typical Italian style, common in different respects to all Romanian groups of fans, with many choreographies, banners, flags, double holders and flags swinging in the air.

Achievements
  • Romanian Championship
    • Winners: (21): 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991
  • Euroleague
    • Third place (1): 1961

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Romanian Cup European competitions
2009–10 1 Liga Națională 7th
2010–11 1 Liga Națională 4th Runner-up 2 Eurocup
RS
3–3
2011–12 Did not play
2012–13 2 Liga I 1st
2013–14 1 Liga Națională 9th
2014–15 1 Liga Națională 4th
2015–16 1 Liga Națională 3rd
2016–17 1 Liga Națională 2nd Semifinalist 2 FIBA Europe CupRS1–5
2017–18 1 Liga Națională 2nd Semifinalist 2 FIBA Europe CupQR20–2
2018–19 1 Liga Națională 2 FIBA Europe CupRS1–5

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Steaua București roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
F/C 1 Romania Sparlac, Vladimir Ioan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 17 – (2005-11-17)17 November 2005
F/C 2 United States Farr, James 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 30 – (1992-11-02)2 November 1992
SG 3 United States Jackson, K. J. 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1998-03-27)27 March 1998
G 4 Romania Harangus, Alexandru 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 22 – (2001-03-04)4 March 2001
PG 7 Romania Mandisodza, Robin 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 20 – (2003-07-26)26 July 2003
G/F 9 Romania Stan, Albert-Mark 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2004-06-01)1 June 2004
C 14 Nigeria Olisemeka, Peter 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1991-12-09)9 December 1991
F 17 Romania Girbea, Tudor 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1998-10-16)16 October 1998
PG 23 Croatia Vragović, Karlo 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 34 – (1989-05-13)13 May 1989
PF 30 Serbia Cvetinović, Nikola 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1988-12-19)19 December 1988
F 44 Serbia Djuric, Zarko 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 34 – (1989-08-28)28 August 1989
SF 51 Croatia Konjević, Davor 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1990-12-18)18 December 1990
Head coach
  • Romania Eugen Ilie
Assistant coach(es)
  • Romania Zoltan Safar
  • Romania Valentin Boian
  • Romania Cătălin Burlacu
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2 March 2022

Notable players

Head coaches

Arenas

Steaua București plays its home national domestic league games at the 2,000-seat Sala Mihai Viteazul. They play their home European league games at the 5,300 seat Sala Polivalentă.[2]

References
  1. "Clbu profile: Steaua CSM EximBank Bucharest". Eurocup Basketball. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015.
  2. Arena: SALA POLIVALENTA.
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