FC U Craiova 1948

FCU 1948 Craiova Fotbal Club, commonly known as FC U Craiova 1948 or FC U Craiova, is a Romanian professional football club based in Craiova, Dolj County, which competes in the Liga I.

FC U Craiova
Full nameFCU 1948 Craiova Fotbal Club SA
Nickname(s)
  • Alb-albaștrii (the White-Blues) (the White-Blues)
  • Studenții (the Students)
Short nameFC U
Founded
  • 1991 (1991)
    as FC Universitatea Craiova
  • 2013 (2013)
    as FC U Craiova
  • 2017 (2017)
    as U Craiova 1948
GroundComplex Sportiv Craiova
Capacity30,983
OwnerAdrian Mititelu
ChairmanMarcel Pușcaș
Head coachEugen Trică
LeagueLiga I
2022–23Liga I, 7th of 16
WebsiteClub website

FC U Craiova is—along with CS Universitatea Craiova—one of the entities asserting the history of the original Universitatea Craiova football team, which between 1948 and 1991 won four national titles and five national cups. During the latter year, the sports club dissolved its football department and FC Universitatea Craiova took its berth in the top flight. Generally considered the same entity with the old club, it continued its tradition for the next two decades, but was reorganised several times and retroactively deemed an unofficial successor. In 2012, FC U retired from every competition following their temporary banishment since 2011.

After starting over from the lower leagues, FC U Craiova returned to the Liga I in the 2021–22 season. To the same degree with CS U, FC U claims all the trophies and records of the original club, but according to court orders its only major honour would be the 1992–93 Cupa României. The two sides currently share the Ion Oblemenco stadium.

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