FC Argeș Pitești

Asociația Clubul Sportiv Campionii Fotbal Club Argeș, commonly known as FC Argeș Pitești (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈardʒeʃ piˈteʃtʲ]), Argeș Pitești or simply FC Argeș, is a Romanian professional football club based in Pitești, Argeș County, that competes in the Liga II.

This article is about the original club. For the fan-owned phoenix team founded in 2013 and dissolved in 2016, see FC Argeș 1953 Pitești.

FC Argeș Pitești
Full nameAsociația Clubul Sportiv Campionii Fotbal Club Argeș
Nickname(s)
  • Vulturii violeți (The Violet Eagles)
  • Alb-violeții (The White-Violets)
  • Trupa din Trivale (The Trivale Squad)
  • Urmașii lui Dobrin (Dobrin's Heirs)
Short nameFC Argeș
Founded6 August 1953 (1953-08-06)
as Dinamo Pitești
GroundOrășenesc
Capacity10,000
ChairmanDaniel Stanciu
Head coachEugen Neagoe
LeagueLiga II
2022–23Liga I, 14th of 16
(relegated via play-outs)
WebsiteClub website

The team was originally founded as Dinamo Pitești in 1953, and made its top flight debut in the 1961–62 season. In 1967, it changed its name to Argeș Pitești. The club's most successful period was in the 1970s, when it won the national title twice. Three-time Romanian Footballer of the Year award recipient Nicolae Dobrin was the most important member of the squad during that period, which turned him into a club icon over the years.

FC Argeș amassed over 40 seasons in the Liga I, and traditionally plays its home matches at Nicolae Dobrin Stadium, which is currently under reconstruction.

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