SC Popești-Leordeni

{{short description|Romanian football club}}

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| fullname = Sport Club Popești-Leordeni

| short name = Popești-Leordeni

| nickname = Alb-roșii
(The White and Red)

| founded = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|2011}}
as CS Popești-Leordeni

| ground = Inter Gaz

| capacity = 2,000

| owner = Popești-Leordeni Town

| chairman = Valentin Boiangiu

| manager = Andrei Cristea

| league = Liga III

| season = 2023–24

| position = Liga III, Seria IV, 2nd

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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.{{cite web|url=http://liga2.prosport.ro/liga-3/stiri/din-liga-a-v-a-in-play-off-ul-ligii-a-iii-a-la-popesti-leordeni-a-reinviat-fotbalul-12486952|title=Din Liga a V-a în play-off-ul Ligii a III-a: la Popeşti-Leordeni a reînviat fotbalul|trans-title=From Liga V in the Liga III play-off: at Popești-Leordeni the football was revived|publisher=liga2.prosport.ro|language=Romanian|date=18 April 2014}}

In 2016 Gloria Popești-Leordeni was renamed as SC Popești-Leordeni.{{cite web|url=http://liga2.prosport.ro/seria-1/diverse/frf-a-anuntat-sistemul-de-promovare-retrogradare-al-ligii-3-vezi-datele-in-care-sunt-programate-etapele-noului-sezon-si-ce-echipa-si-a-schimbat-denumirea-15616788|title=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|trans-title=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.|publisher=liga2.prosport.ro|language=Romanian|date=26 August 2016}}

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.

Chronology of names

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style="background:#ed1c24;color:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #000000"|Name

|style="background:#ed1c24;color:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #000000"|Period

align=left|CS Popești-Leordeni

|2011–2013

align=left|Gloria Popești-Leordeni

|2013–2016

align=left|SC Popești-Leordeni

|2016–present

Honours

Players

=First-team squad=

{{updated|10 September 2024}}

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{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=ROU|pos=DF|name=Luigi Tudor}}

{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=ROU|pos=DF|name=Nicolae Leafu}}

{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=ROU|pos=DF|name=Ionuț Florea}}

{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Alexandru Împungerouă}}

{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=ROU|pos=FW|name=Robert Ţângulea}}

{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Andrei Purice}}

{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=ROU|pos=FW|name=Alexandru Munteanu}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Leonard Boiangiu}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Mario Tache}}

{{Fs player|no=12|nat=ROU|pos=GK|name=Alexandru Mușat}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=ROU|pos=DF|name=Robert Păpălău}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ROU|pos=DF|name=Alexandru Gheorghe|other=Captain}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Radu Dumitru}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Denis Marin}}

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{{Fs player|no=18|nat=ROU|pos=DF|name=Gabriel Ilie}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Aurelian Petrache}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Claudiu Negoi}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Luca Pătrășcoiu}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Rareș Marinescu}}

{{Fs player|no=25|nat=ROU|pos=FW|name=Mihai Ion}}

{{Fs player|no=26|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Cosmin Olteanu}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Andrei Moise}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Nicolae Voican}}

{{Fs player|no=33|nat=ROU|pos=GK|name=George Isvoranu}}

{{Fs player|no= |nat=ROU|pos=GK|name=Mihnea Korbl}}

{{Fs player|no= |nat=ROU|pos=DF|name=David Dănăilă|other=on loan from Chiajna}}

{{Fs player|no= |nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Marius Vlaicu}}

{{Fs player|no= |nat=ROU|pos=FW|name=Alin Dobre}}

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=Out on loan=

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Club officials

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=Board of directors=

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style="background:#ed1c24;color:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #000000;" |Role

! style="background:#ed1c24;color:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #000000;" |Name

Owner

| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Popești-Leordeni Town

President

| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Valentin Boiangiu

Sporting director

| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Petre Pașculea

Delegate

| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Paul Terteleac

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= Current technical staff =

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style="background:#ed1c24;color:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #000000;" |Role

! style="background:#ed1c24;color:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #000000;" |Name

Manager

| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Andrei Cristea

Assistant manager

| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Nicușor Dumitru

Goalkeeping coach

| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Cristian Popescu

Club doctor

| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Cristian Mormenschi

Masseur

| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Marian Ionică

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League history

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! Season

TierDivisionPlaceCupa României
2024–253Liga III (Seria III)TBDPlay-off round
2023–243Liga III (Seria IV)align=center bgcolor=silver| 2nd
2022–233Liga III (Seria IV)align=center bgcolor=silver| 2nd
2021–223Liga III (Seria III)align=center bgcolor=silver| 2ndturul 3
2020–213Liga III (Seria III)align=center bgcolor=bronze| 3rdturul 3
2019–203Liga III (Seria II)6thturul 4
2018–193Liga III (Seria II)5thturul 2

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! Season

TierDivisionPlaceCupa României
2017–183Liga III (Seria III)5thturul 2
2016–173Liga III (Seria II)6thturul 4
2015–163Liga III (Seria II)11thturul 1
2014–153Liga III (Seria II)7thturul 1
2013–143Liga III (Seria II)6thturul 1
2012–134Liga IV (IF)align=center bgcolor=silver| 2ndcâștigători

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Former managers

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References

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