CS Concordia Chiajna

CS Concordia Chiajna
Clubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna, commonly known as Concordia Chiajna, is a Romanian professional football club based in Chiajna, Ilfov County, which competes in the Liga II.
Founded in 1957, the team's best period was between 2011 and 2019, when it amassed eight participations in the highest tier of the Romanian league system, the Liga I. Concordia was also runner-up of the short-lived Cupa Ligii in the 2015–16 campaign.
The club plays its home matches on the namesake Stadionul Concordia, which has artificial turf and can hold 5,123 persons.
History
The club from Ilfov County was founded in 1957 by the inhabitants of the Chiajna commune, and over time, the team was also called GAC Chiajna, AS Chiajna and ILF Militari, while the team was sponsored by Întreprinderea de Legume-Fructe Militari.
Concordia had struggled its entire existence in the lower leagues of Romania, until 2007 when it earned promotion to the Liga II for the first time. It finished second behind Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț in the 2010–11 Liga II season, earning promotion to the Liga I.
In the first half of its debut season in Liga I, Concordia failed to impress, and never left the relegation places. During mid-season, Laurențiu Reghecampf was brought as manager, and he changed almost the entire squad, bringing 17 new players. The team started winning matches, and among its victims were bigger names like Oțelul Galaţi, Rapid București and eventual champions CFR Cluj. As a result, the club climbed outside the relegation zone and finished the season in the first half of the table (ninth place). Because of this impressive results, after the season, Reghecampf was named manager at FC Steaua București. His place at Concordia was taken by Ilie Stan.
Under his spell, Concordia maintained its place in the upper half of the standings for the first half of the 2012–13 season. But in the second half the team failed to find the same rhythm and after six consecutive losses, Concordia entered the battle to avoid relegation. With a total of 16 games in a row without a win, Concordia finished the season on the 15th spot, similar with a relegation to Liga II after two years in the first division. At the end of the season, Ilie Stan resigned, alongside his entire technical team.
Ionuț Chirilă replaced Stan as the head coach of the team. Concordia Chiajna successfully remained in the first division, playing a promotion/relegation play-off with Rapid București. The play-off was played on 13 July 2013 and won by Rapid 2–1, after extra-time. The FRF decision was contested by Concordia at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. On 2 August, CAS decided that Concordia Chiajna should play in Liga I and Rapid be relegated to second division. The results of the matches played by Rapid with Viitorul and Vaslui were canceled.
Honours
League
Liga II
Runners-up: 2010–11
Liga III
Winners: 2006–07
Cups
Cupa Ligii
Runners-up: 2015–16
Players
First team squad
Out on loan
Club officials
Board of directors
Current technical staff
League history
Notable former players
The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or more than 75 caps for CS Concordia Chiajna.
Romania
Alexandru Albu
Paul Batin
Cristian Bălgrădean
Ștefan Bărboianu
Bogdan Bucurică
Claudiu Bumba
Valentin Crețu
Marian Cristescu
Florin Gardoș
Sorin Ghionea
Gabriel Giurgiu
Răzvan Grădinaru
Ovidiu Herea
Adrian Iencsi
Mihai Leca
Vasile Maftei
Iulian Mamele
Andrei Marc
Petre Marin
Cristian Melinte
Adrian Mihalcea
Florin Niță
Silviu Pană
Sorin Paraschiv
Marius Pena
Andrei Prepeliță
Florin Purece
Neluț Roșu
Tiberiu Serediuc
Gabriel Tamaș
Eugen Trică
Bogdan Vintilă
Albania
Azdren Llullaku
Argentina
Nicolás Gorobsov
Brazil
Fernando Boldrin
Wellington
Bulgaria
Yordan Gospodinov
Burkina Faso
Narcisse Bambara
Italy
Alessandro Caparco
Jordan
Tha'er Bawab
Nigeria
Christian Obodo
Michael Odibe
Gomo Onduku
Tunisia
Hamza Younés
Ukraine
Artem Milevskyi
Notable former managers
Adrian Bumbescu
Laurențiu Diniță
Liță Dumitru
Ion Moldovan
Costel Orac
Laurențiu Reghecampf
Emil Săndoi
Ilie Stan
Marius Șumudică
Cornel Țălnar
References
External links
Official website
Club profile on LPF's official website
Multi-sport clubs in Romania
Football clubs in Ilfov County
Chiajna
Sport in Ilfov County
Association football clubs established in 1957
Liga I clubs
Liga II clubs
Liga III clubs
Liga IV clubs
1957 establishments in Romania