FC U Craiova 1948

For the other club which claims the record of the original Universitatea Craiova and is recognised by LPF, a Romanian football governing body, to be its successor, see CS Universitatea Craiova. For other uses, see Universitatea Craiova.

FC U Craiova
Full nameFCU 1948 Craiova Fotbal Club SA
Nickname(s)
  • Alb-albaștrii (the White-Blues) (the White-Blues)
  • Studenții (the Students)
  • Juveții (the Oltenia People)
  • Leii din Bănie (the Craiova Lions)
Short nameFC U
Founded
  • 1991; 33 years ago (1991)
    as FC Universitatea Craiova
  • 2013; 11 years ago (2013)
    as FC U Craiova
  • 2017; 7 years ago (2017)
    as U Craiova 1948
GroundComplex Sportiv Craiova
Capacity30,983
OwnerAdrian Mititelu
ChairmanAdrian Mititelu
Head coachMarius Croitoru
LeagueLiga II
2023–24Liga I, 16th of 16 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

FCU 1948 Craiova Fotbal Club, commonly known as FC U Craiova 1948 or simply FC U Craiova, is a Romanian professional football club based in Craiova, Dolj County, that competes in the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian league system.

FC U Craiova is—along with CS Universitatea Craiova—one of the two 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, FC U continued its tradition for the next two decades, but was reorganised several times and retroactively deemed an unofficial successor. In 2012, it 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.[note 1] The two sides currently share the Ion Oblemenco Stadium.

  1. ^ "Informare cu privire la palmaresul CS Universitatea Craiova" [Information about the records of CS U] (in Romanian). LPF.ro. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Marcel Popescu vrea Cupa la Craiova după 25 de ani: "În faza asta nu mai există bun şi rău"" [Marcel Popescu wants the Cup in Craiova after 25 years: "At this point there is no good or bad"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. ^ "S-a întors circul în Bănie! Șefii lui CS U Craiova râd de rivala FC U și de Peluza Sud înaintea duelului de vineri din Liga a 3-a " A venit și replica lui Mititelu" [The show returns to Bănie! CS U Craiova's officials make fun of rival FC U and Peluza Sud before the Liga 3 match on Friday " Mititelu also replied]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.


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