FC Unirea Alba Iulia

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FC Unirea 2006 Alba Iulia

Full name	Fotbal Club Unirea 2006 Alba Iulia
Short name	Unirea Alba Iulia
Founded	1924 as Unirea Mihai Viteazul Alba Iulia 2006 as FC Unirea 2006 Alba Iulia
Ground	Victoria-Cetate, Alba Iulia, Alba County (Capacity: 18,000)
Chairman	Marian Sarmeş
Manager	Adrian Falub
League	Liga I
2008–09	Liga II, Seria II, 1st (promoted)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Unirea Alba Iulia is a Romanian football team from Alba Iulia, Alba County founded in 1924. They are now playing in Liga I,after promoting from Liga II,Seria II . Among the greatest achievements the team has known, we can mention, a sixth place in the first league, season 2003-2004 and a Romanian Cup semifinale played in 1990-1991. The team colours are black and white, and the team stadium is called Stronghold (Cetate) and has a capacity of 18,000 seats.

Contents 1 History 2 Achievements 3 Stadium 4 Current Squad 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

Unirea Alba Iulia (United Alba Iulia) club was founded in the year 1924. In the beginning the team was called Unirea Mihai Viteazul Alba Iulia (United Michael the Brave Alba Iulia). After ten years, they managed to qualify and play in the second league were they managed to obtain the sixth place. They played in the second league until the year 1939 when they were relegated to the third league. In 1942, they returned to the second league were they played two seasons and then were relegated again. At the end of season 1946-1947 we find the team in the third league in a relegating position. From 1947 until 1970 the team plays in the regional championships, under the level of the first three leagues of Romanian professional football. In the year 1970 the team promotes to the third league. After nine seasons played in the third league, they managed to promote in the second league . In the season 1979-1980 the team finished in the first spot beyond the relegation line. They played another four years in the third league, after that, they promoted in the second league were they played for two years and were relegated again, and after another two years they promoted again. Between the years 1988-2003 they played in the second league . In the season 1993-1994 they placed themselves on the second position at only 7 points behind the first place FC Maramureş Baia Mare.

At the end of the 2002-2003 season of Divizia B, the team, which was renamed in the `90s Apulum Alba Iulia, manages to achieve the promotion to Liga I, where it plays for the very first time in its 80 year history. The coach who led the team was Aurel Şunda.

Having experienced players like Ovidiu Maier, Vasile Jercălău, Dan Găldeanu, Florin Cotora, they confirmed their value and managed to place themselves on the sixth place in the first league . In the next season the team will change a lot of coaches, Stelian Gherman, Alexandru Pelici, Gheorghe Mulţescu, Marcel Rusu, Alin Artimon, in the hope that the team will keep their position in the first league, but without success. After a very weak season in the second league, the team was relegated again, this time to the third league. In the summer of 2006, the management of the club buys a place in the second league from Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea. The team returns to the name of Unirea Alba Iulia (United Alba Iulia) and finishes the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 seasons on 4th.

[edit] Achievements

• Romanian Cup
  • Semi Final 1990-1991

• First League
  • 6th place 2003-2004
  • 14th place 2004-2005

• Second League
  • first place 2002-2003
  • second place 1993-1994

• Third League
  • first place 1978-1979, 1983-1984, 1987-1988
  • second place 1981-1982

[edit] Stadium

The stadium on which the team plays is named Stronghold (Cetate), and it has a capacity of 18,000, from which 7,000 are sitting chairs, and the rest are benches. The stadium was inaugurated in 1982. For the moment the stadium belongs to the Town Hall and the Local Council of Alba Iulia, all investments are done with funds provided by this institutions. The stadium has also a mini-hotel in which the players are accommodated, and also a running track.

[edit] Current Squad

As of 31 January 2009

No. Position Player 1 GK Marius Curileac 2 DF Andrei Poverlovici 3 DF Marius Pistol 4 DF Cosmin Marincean 5 MF Răzvan Dâlbea 6 DF Constantin Bumbac 7 DF Bojan Djordjevic 8 MF Marius Foro 9 FW Ciprian Pepenar 10 MF Ciprian Selagea 11 FW Bobby Verdeş 12 GK Cornel Cernea 14 MF Călin Cristea

No. Position Player 15 FW Sergiu Costea 16 MF Lamine Camara 17 FW Gheorghe Grozav 18 FW Bogdan Cisteian 20 FW Andrei Zăgrean 21 FW Tiberiu Moldovan 22 DF Bogdan Bucurică 25 DF Mircea Rus 26 MF Ionut Balan 28 MF Ioan Grozav 38 GK George Rotaru 88 GK Mihai Lasc

[edit] References

• Romanian Soccer

[edit] External links

Official website

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