Asociația Fotbal Club Progresul Spartac 1944 București, commonly known as Progresul Spartac București or simply as Progresul Spartac, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest, that competes in the Liga III.
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| Full name | Asociația Fotbal Club Progresul Spartac 1944 București | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Progresiștii (The Progressive People) Bleu-Albaștrii (The Bleu and Blues) Cavalerii frunzei de platan (The Knights of the Sycamore Leaf) | ||
| Founded | 16 June 2014[1] | ||
| Ground | CNAF / Progresul Spartac | ||
| Capacity | 1,600 / 1,030 | ||
| Owner | Gabriel Rădulescu | ||
| Chairman | Radu Mandache | ||
| Head coach | Andrei Erimia | ||
| League | Liga III | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga II, 20th of 20 (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
The club was founded by a wing of the former club, Progresul București, but does not claim the record, logo or the succession of the old entity, despite the fact that it uses some elements of the original brand (bleu and blue colors; the sycamore leaf), called itself "direct descendant of Progresul București" and its objective is "to revive the spirit of Progresul from Cotroceni".[2]
History
editFounded on 16 June 2014 by a wing of the former club, FC Progresul București, Progresul Spartac București is a club that does not claim the record, logo or the succession of the old entity, despite the fact that it uses some elements of the original brand (bleu and blue colors; the sycamore leaf), called itself "direct descendant of Progresul București" and its objective is "to revive the spirit of Progresul from Cotroceni".[3]
In the 2016–17 season, at two years after foundation, the team won Liga IV – Bucharest series and qualified for the promotion play-off where it played against Voința Crevedia, Ilfov County champions. After the first leg, played in Bucharest, the Romanian Football Federation declared forfeit in favor of Voința Crevedia, because Progresul Spartac did not have a doctor at the match.[4][5] One week later, in the second leg, played this time in Crevedia, Progresul Spartac overturned the situation, winning with 6–2 and gained promotion in the Liga III.[6]
In the first season of Liga III, Progresiștii were the revelation of the second series where after a tough duel against Farul Constanța and even a 7–0 win against them, Progresul had to see itself defeated in the end and finished the season only on the 2nd place. Next season the bleu and blues were again a hard-to-beat team, winning against the big favourite of the series Rapid București and bringing to the stadium located in the "Sparrow's entry" a second division club, Universitatea Cluj, with the occasion of a round of 32 Romanian Cup match.[7]
Ground
editWith Progresul Spartac Stadium not being eligible for Liga II matches, the club announced in August 2022 that the team will play its home matches on CNAF Stadium in Buftea, a stadium with a capacity of 1,600 seats.
Alternatively, Progresul could also play on the Clinceni Stadium, arena that was team's home in its first match of the season, while CNAF Stadium will host the home matches of Concordia Chiajna.[8]
Support
editStarting with the 2016–17 season, Progresul Spartac is supported by FC Progresul's former fan groups.[9][10] Progresul supporters consider FC Argeș Pitești supporters to be their allies, fans of both teams has the opportunity to support the other during matches.[11]
Honours
edit- Winners (1): 2016–17
Players
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of 22 March 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Club Officials
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References
edit- ^ "ASOCIATIA FOTBAL CLUB PROGRESUL 1944 SPARTAC" [ASOCIATIA FOTBAL CLUB PROGRESUL 1944 SPARTAC]. firme.info. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Despre" [About]. progresulspartac.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Despre" [About]. progresulspartac.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Progresul Spartac cere "responsabilitate" din partea presei" [Progress Spartac demands "responsibility" on the part of the press]. prosport.ro. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "COMUNICAT" [PRESS]. progresulspartac.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Am promovat in Liga a 3-a, pe teren" [We promoted in the 3rd League on the pitch]. progresulspartac.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Progresul Spartac și Universitatea Cluj-Napoca, "derby-ul pribegiei"" [Progresul Spartac and Universitatea Cluj-Napoca, the "wandering derby"]. romanialibera.ro. Retrieved 18 May 2021.(in Romanian)
- ^ "Baza sportivă" [Sport base] (in Romanian). liga2prosport.ro. 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Progresul există?! Patronii de la Progresul Spartac și Progresul București puși față-n față » Care-i urmașa "bancarilor" + Atacuri între cei doi" [Progresul still exist ?! Owners from Progresul Spartac and Progresul București set up face to face »Which is the successor of the" bankers "+ Attacks between the two]. gsp.ro. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Zi de meci la galerie" [Match day in the fan group]. progresulspartac.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "S-a chinuit o repriză cu brăilenii! FC Argeş a câştigat greu cu Dacia Unirea, echipă care a retrogradat matematic după acest eşec" [They were in trouble for one half at Brăila! FC Argeş won hard against Dacia Unirea, team that relegated mathematically after this failure]. liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 6 May 2019.