# 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.

## 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 conecutve seasons 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.
In 2016 Gloria Popești-Leordeni was renamed as SC Popești-Leordeni.

## 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.

## Chronology of names

| Name | Period |
| CS Popești-Leordeni | 2011–2013 |
| Gloria Popești-Leordeni | 2013–2016 |
| SC Popești-Leordeni | 2016–present |

## Honours

* Liga III
** Runners-up (3): 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
* 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 10 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | ROU | Luigi Tudor |
| 4 | DF | ROU | Nicolae Leafu |
| 5 | DF | ROU | Ionuț Florea |
| 6 | MF | ROU | Alexandru Împungerouă |
| 7 | FW | ROU | Robert Ţângulea |
| 8 | MF | ROU | Andrei Purice |
| 9 | FW | ROU | Alexandru Munteanu |
| 10 | MF | ROU | Leonard Boiangiu |
| 11 | MF | ROU | Mario Tache |
| 12 | GK | ROU | Alexandru Mușat |
| 13 | DF | ROU | Robert Păpălău |
| 14 | DF | ROU | Alexandru Gheorghe (Captain) |
| 16 | MF | ROU | Radu Dumitru |
| 17 | MF | ROU | Denis Marin |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | ROU | Gabriel Ilie |
| 19 | MF | ROU | Aurelian Petrache |
| 20 | MF | ROU | Claudiu Negoi |
| 21 | MF | ROU | Luca Pătrășcoiu |
| 22 | MF | ROU | Rareș Marinescu |
| 25 | FW | ROU | Mihai Ion |
| 26 | MF | ROU | Cosmin Olteanu |
| 27 | MF | ROU | Andrei Moise |
| 30 | MF | ROU | Nicolae Voican |
| 33 | GK | ROU | George Isvoranu |
| — | GK | ROU | Mihnea Korbl |
| — | DF | ROU | David Dănăilă (on loan from Chiajna) |
| — | MF | ROU | Marius Vlaicu |
| — | FW | ROU | Alin Dobre |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |

## League history

| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Cupa României |
| 2024–25 | 3 | Liga III (Seria III) | TBD | Play-off round |
| 2023–24 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IV) | 2nd | |
| 2022–23 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IV) | 2nd | |
| 2021–22 | 3 | Liga III (Seria III) | 2nd | turul 3 |
| 2020–21 | 3 | Liga III (Seria III) | 3rd | turul 3 |
| 2019–20 | 3 | Liga III (Seria II) | 6th | turul 4 |
| 2018–19 | 3 | Liga III (Seria II) | 5th | turul 2 |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Cupa României |
| 2017–18 | 3 | Liga III (Seria III) | 5th | turul 2 |
| 2016–17 | 3 | Liga III (Seria II) | 6th | turul 4 |
| 2015–16 | 3 | Liga III (Seria II) | 11th | turul 1 |
| 2014–15 | 3 | Liga III (Seria II) | 7th | turul 1 |
| 2013–14 | 3 | Liga III (Seria II) | 6th | turul 1 |
| 2012–13 | 4 | Liga IV (IF) | 2nd | câștigători |

## Former managers

* Adrian Iencsi (2013)
* Sorin Colceag (2013–2014)
* Viorel Dinu (2016–2019)
* Sorin Colceag (2019–2020)