CS Concordia Chiajna

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.

Concordia Chiajna
Full nameClubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna
Nickname(s)Vulturii verzi
(The Green Eagles)
Short nameChiajna
Founded1957 (1957)
GroundConcordia
Capacity5,123
OwnerChiajna Commune
ChairmanCristian Tănase
Head coachErik Lincar
LeagueLiga II
2022–23Liga II, 9th of 20
WebsiteClub website

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
Chart showing the progress of Concordia's finishes in the national leagues from 2005 to 2017.

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
As of 4 October 2023[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Romania ROU Mihai Ciontoș
2 DF Romania ROU Laurențiu Corbu
3 DF Romania ROU Florin Achim
4 DF Romania ROU Denis Ispas
5 MF Romania ROU Rareș Lazăr
6 DF Romania ROU Alexandru Stănică
7 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Dulca
9 FW Romania ROU Adrian Bălan
10 MF Romania ROU Romario Moise
11 MF Romania ROU Gabriel Torje
12 GK Romania ROU Denis Oncescu (on loan from Dinamo București)
15 MF Romania ROU Andreas Burcea
18 DF Brazil BRA Gerson
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Romania ROU Cătălin Cocoş
20 MF Romania ROU Cosmin Tucaliuc (on loan from Farul Constanța)
21 DF Romania ROU Florin Dumbravă
22 DF Romania ROU Paul Pîrvulescu
23 DF Romania ROU Mario Iordan
24 FW Romania ROU Alexandru Pop
28 MF Romania ROU Dorin Codrea (Captain)
30 DF Romania ROU Gabriel Tamaș (Vice-captain)
52 DF Brazil BRA Romário Pires (3rd captain)
80 MF Romania ROU Giovani Ghimfuș
94 MF Romania ROU Cătălin Hlistei
99 GK Romania ROU Yanis Stanciu
— FW Romania ROU Adrian Popa

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Romania ROU Radu Simion (on loan to Pucioasa)
— DF Romania ROU Leonard Alexandrescu (on loan to Progresul Spartac)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Romania ROU Raoul Cristea (on loan to SCM Zalău)
— FW Romania ROU Florentin Puiu (on loan to Tunari)

Club officials

League history

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.

Notable former managers

References
  1. Administrator. "Cu 17 nume noi în lot, Chiajna speră în salvarea de la retrogradare". Archived from the original on 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  2. Florin. "Concordia şi Ilie Stan s-au despărţit pe cale amiabilă". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  3. "Echipa" [Squad] (in Romanian). CS Concordia Chiajna. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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