FC Unirea Urziceni

Rangers versus Unirea (1–4) in 2009

Unirea versus Zenit (0–0) in 2010

The first sporting club in Urziceni was a basketball club called "Ialomița". On an improvised pitch at Obor, the football team "Ialomița" played against teams from Ploiești, Buzău, and Slobozia. They also played many games against Germans settled around the local lake, from which they took the name "La Nemți" ("At the Germans'").

In 1976, a new stadium, Tineretului, was inaugurated.

In 1988, the club reached the round-of-sixteen phase of the Cupa României, but lost 3–1 to Corvinul Hunedoara.

Prior to their promotion to Liga II at the end of the 2002–03 season, the club had spent its entire history playing in the lower leagues of the Romanian football league system, mostly in Divizia C and Divizia D.

In 2003, the club was taken over by a new sponsor, Valahorum. At the end of the 2005–06 season, the club finished second in the Seria 2 of the Liga II. Following the play-offs, played against Forex Brașov and Bihor Oradea, at Stadionul Național, the club was promoted to the Liga I for the very first time in its history.

Both of the club's nicknames originated during Dan Petrescu's period with the club.

Urziceni have been associated with Chelsea by the Romanian media after they quickly evolved from a newly promoted team to a title contender under the management of former Chelsea defender Dan Petrescu. His role was seen similar to that of Roman Abramovich, who started to invest massively in Chelsea in 2003, turning them in one of the best teams in Europe. They are therefore also called the Chelsea of Urziceni or the Chelsea of Ialomița.

Dan Petrescu is also responsible for coining the Wolves of Bărăgan nickname. During training sessions and official fixtures, he would call his players "wolves" in order to increase their ferocity. Bărăgan refers to the plain in which the town of Urziceni is located.

Both of these nicknames were rarely used by the Romanian media, which usually referred to the team as Ialomițenii, after the Ialomița County from where the club was based.

Valahorum era logo

Alternative club logo used during 2009–10 UEFA Champions League and 2009-10 UEFA Europa League

Unirea logo since 2016

Unirea Urziceni colors are blue and white. However, the football equipment worn by the "ialomițeni" had over time other than the traditional colors such as orange, green, black or blue. Unirea Urziceni provider of equipment was the Spanish company Joma.[3]

The club crest contained a lion's head, a symbol of power. After the arrival of coach Dan Petrescu, a former player and admirer of Chelsea, the logo has undergone significant changes. Valahorum SA sponsor's name was removed from the emblem, being replaced by the number 1954 which is the year of foundation of the club. Logo design has also been modified so that it resemble as much English team emblem . Hence the nickname Team : Chelsea of Ialomița or Chelsea of Urziceni.

The club played its home matches at the Stadionul Tineretului, which has a capacity of 7,000 seats. They played their European matches at the Steaua Stadium in Bucharest because Stadionul Tineretului didn't met UEFA criteria.