Cupa României

The Cupa României (English: Romanian Cup) is a football competition which has been held annually since 1933–34, except during World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to. Currently, the winner of the competition is granted a place in the play-off round of the Europa League. The cup is sponsored by the Timișoreana beer brand, hence the name Cupa României Timișoreana.

Most finals have been held at the Stadionul Național (formerly known as "23 August"), and occasionally at other stadiums in Bucharest. During the construction of the new Stadionul Național, the final was staged each year in a different major city of the country. In 2007, the final was held in Timișoara at the Dan Păltinișanu stadium, this being the second occasion when the last game was played outside Bucharest (the first occurrence took place in 1989, when Brașov hosted the event). Then, the next three finals were staged in Piatra Neamț, Târgu Jiu, Iași and again in Brașov.

FC Astra Giurgiu

Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu is a Romanian professional football club from Giurgiu, Romania. They were founded in 1921, in Ploiești and spent the vast majority of their history in the lower leagues. Only after 1990, when the club was taken under the ownership of Ioan Niculae, did it begin to achieve lasting success, starting with the first season of Liga I in 1998–99. They are currently playing in the country's top league, Liga I.

Dracii Negrii qualified for the very first time in its history to the UEFA Europa League at the end of the 2012–13 Liga I season, after it finished 4th in the table.

Astra Giurgiu was known as Astra Ploiești until September 2012, when it was moved from Ploiești to Giurgiu, by its owner, Ioan Niculae.

The traditional colours of the team are white and black.

History

Early years

Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română (Astra-Română Sports Club) was founded on 18 September 1921 by the "Astra-Română" Society, an oil-company owned by Henri Deterding and based in Prahova. Initially, the club consisted of several football sides based in towns from the entire county. The players of these teams were workers of the company.

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Voluntari

Voluntari (Romanian pronunciation: [volunˈtarʲ]) is a town in Ilfov county, Romania. It is located at a distance of 1 km from the northern border of Bucharest (2 km from the National Road) and is thus frequently viewed as a suburb of Bucharest.

The population is 42,944 inhabitants according to the 2011 census, with an ethnic composition, among those for whom data are available, of 94.8% Romanians, 1.3% Romani, 0.9% Chinese, 0.5% Turks and 2.5% of other ethnic groups.

The low price of land, the proximity to the city of Bucharest and the easy and reliable access to both the railway network and the road network have allowed a steady development of industrial and commercial facilities, especially in the light industry and import/export commerce. The town's output estimate increased by over 25% between 2001 and 2005. Even with such high development rates, many residents remain unemployed or commute to Bucharest. Voluntari contains a shopping centre known as Jolie Ville Galleria, a Metro Cash and Carry hypermarket as well as the headquarters of Vodafone Romania.

FC Voluntari

FC Voluntari is a Romanian professional football club from Voluntari, Ilfov County, Romania, founded in 2010. In 2015, the team promoted to Liga I for the first time in their history.

History

Early years

On the 2012–13 season of Liga IV, they finished second and promoted to the next league Liga III. This time they won the 2013–14 Liga III and promoted again to the next level Liga II. On Liga II they did a good run, defeating Romanian football legends team like Farul Constanța and CF Brăila, also they qualified to the promotion play-offs to Liga I from the first place.

Major leagues

At the end of 2014–15 Liga II, they won the promotion play-offs and promoted for the first time in the club history to the first romanian league. The greatest performance in their short history. They debuted with a draw against CSMS Iași.

Stadium

The club plays its home matches on Stadionul Dinamo in Bucureşti, because their stadium, Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu, is under renovation.

Current squad

As of 14 February 2016