“University of Craiova 1948” ( roman. FC U Craiova 1948 ) is a Romanian football club from the city of Craiova , in Dolje County in southwestern Romania . The club was founded in 1948 , disbanded in 2014, and played home games at the Yon Oblemenko stadium. The University of Craiova is one of the most titled clubs in Romania, along with Steaua and the Dynamo Bucharest , the first Romanian team to reach the UEFA Cup semi-finals. On July 20, 2011, the club was temporarily expelled from the Romanian Football Federation due to the fact that in violation of the rules of the Federation, it resolved a sports dispute with its former coach Viktor Pitsurca in a civil court. In 2017, the club was revived again and now plays in the third league of Romania .
 Craiova University 1948 | |||
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| Full title | FC U Craiova 1948 | ||
| Nicknames | "Students" ( rum. Studenţii ) "Lions of Bania" ( rum. Leii din Bănie ) | ||
| Based | 1948 , 2017 | ||
| Disbanded | 2014 | ||
| Stadium | Municipal , Drobeta-Turnu Severin | ||
| Capacity | 20 054 | ||
| Site | |||
| Competition | League III Series IV | ||
| 2018/19 | 2nd (League III, Series III) | ||
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Content
Achievements
Note: As of November 2017, the LPF attributes all Universati Craiova trophies won from 1948 to 1991 to the Universitat Craiova CS club . The only major trophy for the University of Craiova 1948 will be the Romanian Cup in the 1992/93 season, although the University of Craiova CS also claims it. In another court order of 2018, it was stated that none of the current clubs have initial titles.
National
League I
- Champion (4): 1973/74 , 1979/80 , 1980/81 , 1990/91
- Silver medalist (5): 1972/73 , 1981/82 , 1982/83 , 1993/94 , 1994/95
Romanian Cup
- Owner (6): 1976/77, 1977/78, 1980/81, 1982/83, 1990/91, 1992/93
- Finalist (5): 1974/75, 1984/85, 1993/94, 1997/98, 1999/2000
International
European Cup
- Quarter Final: 1981/82
UEFA Cup
- Semifinal: 1982/83
Romanian Championship Performance Statistics from 1991/1992 Season
| Season | Rank | Tournament | A place | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | Glasses |
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| 1991/92 | one | League I | four | 34 | 14 | eleven | 9 | 38 | 28 | 39 |
| 1992/93 | 3 | 34 | sixteen | ten | eight | 50 | 36 | 42 | ||
| 1993/94 | 2 | 34 | sixteen | eight | ten | 64 | 46 | 40 | ||
| 1994/95 | 2 | 34 | 21 | five | eight | 83 | 40 | 68 | ||
| 1995/96 | four | 34 | 17 | 6 | eleven | 45 | thirty | 57 | ||
| 1996/97 | eleven | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 52 | 43 | ||
| 1997/98 | eight | 34 | 15 | four | 15 | 65 | 46 | 49 | ||
| 1998/99 | 13 | 34 | eleven | 6 | 17 | 43 | 50 | 39 | ||
| 1999/00 | 13 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 41 | 46 | ||
| 2000/01 | eight | thirty | eleven | eight | eleven | 34 | 38 | 41 | ||
| 2001/02 | 7 | thirty | 12 | eight | ten | 40 | 35 | 44 | ||
| 2002/03 | 7 | thirty | 12 | eight | ten | 36 | 37 | 44 | ||
| 2003/04 | four | thirty | eleven | eleven | eight | 38 | 34 | 44 | ||
| 2004/05 | sixteen | thirty | four | eight | 18 | 24 | 54 | 20 | ||
| 2005/06 | 2 | League II (Series II) | one | thirty | 20 | four | 6 | 43 | sixteen | 62 |
| 2006/07 | one | League I | 9 | 34 | 12 | 12 | ten | 39 | 43 | 48 |
| 2007/08 | 9 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 48 | 43 | ||
| 2008/09 | 7 | 34 | 15 | eleven | eight | 44 | 25 | 56 | ||
| 2009/10 | 13 | 34 | eleven | 3 | 20 | 44 | 52 | 36 | ||
| 2010/11 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 48 | thirty | ||
| 2013/14 | 2 | League II (Series II) | 12 | 22 | four | five | 13 | 9 | 39 | 17 |
| ten | one | 3 | 6 | five | 20 | 6 | ||||
| 2017/18 | four | League IV | one | |||||||
| 2018/19 | 3 | League III (Series III) | 2 | thirty | nineteen | five | 6 | 70 | 25 | 62 |
Famous Players
- Rodion Cametaru
- Victor Pitsurke
- Christian Kivu
- Florin Shoava
- Valeriu Bordyanu
- Cosmin Barqueuan
- Cosmin Motsi
- Lucian Dobre
See also
- Craiova University
- University of Craiova KS