CS Concordia Chiajna explained

Clubname:Concordia Chiajna
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Fullname:Clubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna
Nickname:Vulturii verzi
(The Green Eagles)
Short Name:Chiajna
Ground:Concordia
Capacity:5,123
Owner:Chiajna Commune
Chairman:Cristian Tănase
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Ilie Poenaru
League:Liga II
Season:2023–24
Position:Liga II, 10th of 20
Website:http://www.csconcordia.ro/
Current:2023–24 CS Concordia Chiajna season
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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.[1] 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.[2]

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

Cups

Players

First team squad

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Out on loan

Club officials

Board of directors

RoleName
Owner Chiajna Commune
Honorary President Liță Dumitru
President Cristian Tănase
Board Member Mircea Minea
Economic Director Monica Deculescu
Marketing Director Radu Birlică
Youth Center Director Costel Orac
Sporting Director Gabriel Tamaș
Chief Scout Cristian Bălașa
Secretary Dumitru Mihalache
Responsible for Order and Safety Cristian Ficleanu
Press Officer Florin Petrescu

Current technical staff

RoleName
Head coach Ilie Poenaru
Assistant coach Marin Dună
Goalkeeping coach Florin Matache
Kinetotherapist Andrei Popa
Club Doctors Mamour Kane
Romeo Popescu
Masseurs Dumitru Tiberari
Iulian Creangă
Storemen Victor Cristea
Ilie Tache

League history

Season Tier Division Place Cupa României
2 TBD TBD
2 Liga II 12th Play-off round
2 Liga II 8th Play-off round
2 Liga II 5th Round of 32
2 Liga II 13th Round of 32
2 Liga II 16th Round of 32
1 align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC14th (R) Round of 32
1 Liga I 11th Round of 32
1 Liga I 11th Round of 32
1 Liga I 11th Round of 16
Season Tier Division Place Cupa României
1 12th Round of 32
1 Liga I 14th Round of 32
1 Liga I 15th Quarter-finals
1 Liga I 9th Round of 32
2 Liga II (Seria I) align=center bgcolor=silver2nd (P) Round of 32
2 Liga II (Seria I) 7th Fourth Round
2 Liga II (Seria I) 8th Fourth Round
2 Liga II (Seria I) 5th Round of 32
3 Liga III (Seria III) align=center bgcolor=gold1st (C, P)

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
Albania
Argentina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Italy
Jordan
Nigeria
Tunisia
Ukraine

Notable former managers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cu 17 nume noi în lot, Chiajna speră în salvarea de la retrogradare. Administrator. 2012-06-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20190122195550/https://www.csconcordia.ro/acasa/487-cu-17-nume-noi-in-lot-chiajna-sper-in-salvarea-de-la-retrogradare.html. 2019-01-22. dead.
  2. Web site: Concordia şi Ilie Stan s-au despărţit pe cale amiabilă. Florin. 2013-06-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306031702/http://csconcordia.ro/acasa/712-concordia-i-ilie-stan-s-au-desprit-pe-cale-amiabil.html. 2016-03-06. dead.
  3. Web site: Echipa. Squad. CS Concordia Chiajna. ro. 24 August 2022.