AFC Progresul Spartac București
Asociația Fotbal Club Progresul Spartac 1944 București, commonly known as Progresul Spartac București or simply as Progresul Spartac, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest and founded in 2014. Currently the team plays in the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system.
Full name | Asociația Fotbal Club Progresul Spartac 1944 București | ||
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Nickname(s) | Progresiștii (The Progressive People) Bleu-Albaștrii (The Bleu and Blues) | ||
Founded | 16 June 2014[1] | ||
Ground | Progresul Spartac | ||
Capacity | 950 | ||
Owner | Gabriel Rădulescu | ||
Chairman | Andrei Erimia | ||
Manager | Andrei Erimia | ||
League | Liga III | ||
2018–19 | Liga III, Seria II, 3rd | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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History
Founded on 16 June 2014 by a wing of the former club, FC Progresul București, Progresul Spartac București is a club that does not claim the record, logo or the succession of the old entity, despite the fact that it uses some elements of the original brand (bleu and blue colors; the sycamore leaf), called itself "direct descendant of Progresul București" and its objective is "to revive the spirit of Progresul from Cotroceni".[2]
In 2016, at two years after foundation, the team won Liga IV – Bucharest series and qualified for the promotion play-off where it played against Voința Crevedia, Ilfov County champions. After the first leg, played in Bucharest, the Romanian Football Federation declared forfeit in favor of Voința Crevedia, because Progresul Spartac did not have a doctor at the match.[3][4] One week later, in the second leg, played this time in Crevedia, Progresul Spartac overturned the situation, winning with 6–2 and gained promotion in the Liga III.[5]
In the first season of Liga III, Progresiștii were the revelation of the second series where after a tough duel against Farul Constanța and even a 7–0 win against them, Progresul had to see itself defeated in the end and finished the season only on the 2nd place. Next season the bleu and blues were again a hard-to-beat team, winning against the big favourite of the series Rapid București and bringing to the stadium located in the "Sparrow's entry" a second division club, Universitatea Cluj, with the occasion of a round of 32 Romanian Cup match.
Ground
The club plays its home matches on Progresul Spartac Stadium from Bucharest, a stadium with a capacity of 950 seats. The stadium was formerly known as Prefabricate Stadium and is located in the southern part of Bucharest, on the Giurgiului Road, in a zone named "Intrarea Vrabiei" (Sparrow's entry).
Support
Starting with the 2016–17 season, Progresul Spartac is supported by FC Progresul's former fan groups.[6][7] Progresul supporters consider FC Argeș Pitești supporters to be their allies, fans of both teams has the opportunity to support the other during matches.[8]
Honours
- Liga III
- Runners-up (1): 2017–18
- Liga IV – Bucharest
- Winners (1): 2016–17
Players
First team squad
- As of 15 March 2020
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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References
- "ASOCIATIA FOTBAL CLUB PROGRESUL 1944 SPARTAC" [ASOCIATIA FOTBAL CLUB PROGRESUL 1944 SPARTAC]. firme.info. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Despre" [About]. progresulspartac.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Progresul Spartac cere "responsabilitate" din partea presei" [Progress Spartac demands "responsibility" on the part of the press]. prosport.ro. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "COMUNICAT" [PRESS]. progresulspartac.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Am promovat in Liga a 3-a, pe teren" [We promoted in the 3rd League on the pitch]. progresulspartac.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Progresul există?! Patronii de la Progresul Spartac și Progresul București puși față-n față » Care-i urmașa "bancarilor" + Atacuri între cei doi" [Progresul still exist ?! Owners from Progresul Spartac and Progresul București set up face to face »Which is the successor of the" bankers "+ Attacks between the two]. gsp.ro. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Zi de meci la galerie" [Match day in the fan group]. progresulspartac.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "S-a chinuit o repriză cu brăilenii! FC Argeş a câştigat greu cu Dacia Unirea, echipă care a retrogradat matematic după acest eşec" [They were in trouble for one half at Brăila! FC Argeş won hard against Dacia Unirea, team that relegated mathematically after this failure]. liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 6 May 2019.