SC Popești-Leordeni

SC Popești-Leordeni

Full name	Sport Club Popești-Leordeni
Nickname(s)	Alb-roșii (The White and Red)
Short name	Popești-Leordeni
Founded	2011; 14 years ago (2011) as CS Popești-Leordeni
Ground	Inter Gaz
Capacity	2,000
Owner	Popești-Leordeni Town
Chairman	Valentin Boiangiu
Manager	Andrei Cristea
League	Liga III
2024–25	Liga III, Seria III, 1st
Home colours Away colours

Sport Club Popești-Leordeni, commonly known as SC Popești-Leordeni, or simply as Popești-Leordeni, is a Romanian football club based in Popești-Leordeni, Ilfov County. Founded in 2011 as CS Popești-Leordeni the club situated near Bucharest merged in 2013 with the newly promoted club in the Liga III Gloria Cornești, being enrolled directly in the third tier, under the name of Gloria Popești-Leordeni.

History

Sport Club Popești-Leordeni was founded in 2011 under the name of CS Popești-Leordeni, in order to continue the football tradition in town after the dissolution of more known Inter Gaz București and of Viscofil Popești-Leordeni. After a first year in which the team succeeded to promote from Liga V to Liga IV, followed two conecutve seasons in the fourth tier, but the white and reds missed the Liga III promotion play-off. Eventually, the club found another solution and in 2013 merged with newly promoted club Gloria Cornești, which was absorbed by CS, the new entity being named Gloria Popești-Leordeni.[1]

In 2016 Gloria Popești-Leordeni was renamed as SC Popești-Leordeni.[2]

Grounds

In the first year of existence, SC Popești-Leordeni played its home matches on Viscofil Stadium, in Popești-Leordeni, with a capacity of 3,000 people, then moving on Inter Gaz Stadium, after its renovation. Inter Gaz Stadium has a capacity of 1,000 seats and was the home ground of defunct Inter Gaz București.[1]

Chronology of names

Name	Period
CS Popești-Leordeni	2011–2013
Gloria Popești-Leordeni	2013–2016
SC Popești-Leordeni	2016–present

Honours

• Liga III
  • Runners-up (3): 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Liga IV – Ilfov County
  • Runners-up (1): 2012–13
• Liga V – Ilfov County
  • Winners (1): 2011–12
• Cupa României – Ilfov County
  • Winners (1): 2012–13

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  ROU Luigi Tudor 4 DF  ROU Nicolae Leafu 5 DF  ROU Ionuț Florea 6 MF  ROU Alexandru Împungerouă 7 FW  ROU Robert Ţângulea 8 MF  ROU Andrei Purice 9 FW  ROU Alexandru Munteanu 10 MF  ROU Leonard Boiangiu 11 MF  ROU Mario Tache 12 GK  ROU Alexandru Mușat 13 DF  ROU Robert Păpălău 14 DF  ROU Alexandru Gheorghe (Captain) 16 MF  ROU Radu Dumitru 17 MF  ROU Denis Marin

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  ROU Gabriel Ilie 19 MF  ROU Aurelian Petrache 20 MF  ROU Claudiu Negoi 21 MF  ROU Luca Pătrășcoiu 22 MF  ROU Rareș Marinescu 25 FW  ROU Mihai Ion 26 MF  ROU Cosmin Olteanu 27 MF  ROU Andrei Moise 30 MF  ROU Nicolae Voican 33 GK  ROU George Isvoranu — GK  ROU Mihnea Korbl — DF  ROU David Dănăilă (on loan from Chiajna) — MF  ROU Marius Vlaicu — FW  ROU Alin Dobre

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

No. Pos. Nation Player

Club officials

Board of directors Role Name Owner Popești-Leordeni Town President Valentin Boiangiu Sporting director Petre Pașculea Delegate Paul Terteleac

Current technical staff Role Name Manager Andrei Cristea Assistant manager Nicușor Dumitru Goalkeeping coach Cristian Popescu Club doctor Cristian Mormenschi Masseur Marian Ionică

League history

Season Tier Division Place Cupa României 2024–25 3 Liga III (Seria III) 1st (C) Play-off round 2023–24 3 Liga III (Seria IV) 2nd 2022–23 3 Liga III (Seria IV) 2nd 2021–22 3 Liga III (Seria III) 2nd turul 3 2020–21 3 Liga III (Seria III) 3rd turul 3 2019–20 3 Liga III (Seria II) 6th turul 4 2018–19 3 Liga III (Seria II) 5th turul 2

Season Tier Division Place Cupa României 2017–18 3 Liga III (Seria III) 5th turul 2 2016–17 3 Liga III (Seria II) 6th turul 4 2015–16 3 Liga III (Seria II) 11th turul 1 2014–15 3 Liga III (Seria II) 7th turul 1 2013–14 3 Liga III (Seria II) 6th turul 1 2012–13 4 Liga IV (IF) 2nd câștigători

Former managers

• Adrian Iencsi (2013)
• Sorin Colceag (2013–2014)
• Viorel Dinu (2016–2019)
• Sorin Colceag (2019–2020)

References

1. "Din Liga a V-a în play-off-ul Ligii a III-a: la Popeşti-Leordeni a reînviat fotbalul" [From Liga V in the Liga III play-off: at Popești-Leordeni the football was revived] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 18 April 2014.
2. "FRF a anunţat sistemul de promovare/retrogradare al Ligii 3. Vezi datele în care sunt programate etapele noului sezon şi ce echipă şi-a schimbat denumirea" [FRF has announced the promotion / relegation system of Liga 3. See the dates in which the rounds of the new season are scheduled and which team has changed its name.] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 26 August 2016.

External links

• SC Popești-Leordeni at soccerway.com
• SC Popești-Leordeni on Facebook