AFC Unirea Slobozia

Asociația Fotbal Club Unirea 04 Slobozia, (Romanian pronunciation: [uˈnire̯a sloboˈzi.a]), commonly known as AFC Unirea Slobozia or simply as Unirea Slobozia, is a Romanian football club based in Slobozia, Ialomița County, which competes in the Liga II.

Unirea Slobozia
Full nameAsociația Fotbal Club Unirea 04 Slobozia
Nickname(s)Galben-albaștrii
(The Yellow-Blues)
Short nameUnirea
Founded1955 (1955)
as Combil Slobozia
2004 (2004) (refounded)
as Unirea 04 Slobozia
Ground1 Mai
Capacity6,000
OwnerSlobozia Municipality
ChairmanIlie Lemnaru
Head coachAdrian Mihalcea
LeagueLiga II
2022–23Liga II, 11th of 20
Third colours

The team was founded in 1955 and reestablished in 2004, being for the most part of its history a participant in the third tier of the Romanian league system, the Liga III. Unirea Slobozia has also spent several seasons in the Liga II, first in the early 1990s and then between 2012 and 2015, when it also obtained its best ranking in the competition, namely a third place behind top flight regulars Politehnica Iași and Rapid București.

"The Yellow-Blues" play their home games at the Stadionul 1 Mai, which can host 6,000 spectators.

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