FC Sportul Studențesc București
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FC Sportul Studențesc, commonly referred to as Sportul, was a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest, that last played at senior level in the Liga IV. Founded in 1916, Sportul Studențesc was one of the oldest Romanian clubs still active.
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Full name | Fotbal Club Sportul Studențesc București | |||
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Nickname(s) | Gașca nebună (The Crazy Gang) Studenții (The Students) Trupa din Regie (The Regie Squad) | |||
Short name | Sportul | |||
Founded | 11 February 1916; 108 years ago (1916-02-11) as Sporting Club Universitar Studențesc | |||
Dissolved | 2017 | |||
Ground | Regie Stadium | |||
Capacity | 10,020 | |||
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The club's best European performance came in the 1979–80 Balkans Cup, when it won the trophy, defeating Yugoslav side NK Rijeka in the final. The club made it to the Balkans Cup final on one other occasion, in 1976, when it lost to another Yugoslav side, Dinamo Zagreb. In the UEFA Cup, Sportul Studențesc's most notable performance came in the 1987–88 season, when the club reached the Third Round.
Domestically, Sportul Studențesc's best league performance was a second-place finish in the 1985–86 season, just behind (back then) European Champions, Steaua București. In the Romanian Cup, Sportul Studenţesc made it to the final on three occasions, in 1938–1939, 1942–1943, and 1978–1979 losing all three matches to Rapid București, CFR Turnu Severin, and Steaua București, respectively.
Currently, the team is active only at youth level.[1]