SC Popești-Leordeni


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 years in a row 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.
In 2016 Gloria Popești-Leordeni was renamed as SC Popești-Leordeni.

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

Honours

First team squad

Club officials

Board of directors

RoleName
Owner Popești-Leordeni Town
President Valentin Boiangiu
Sporting Director Petre Pașculea
Delegate Paul Terteleac

Current technical staff

RoleName
Manager Sorin Colceag
Assistant Manager Nicușor Dumitru
Goalkeeping Coach Cristian Popescu
Club Doctor Cristian Mormenschi
Masseur Marian Ionică

League history

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCupa României
2019–203Liga III 6th
2018–193Liga III 5th
2017–183Liga III 5th
2016–173Liga III 6th

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCupa României
2015–163Liga III 11th
2014–153Liga III 7th
2013–143Liga III 6th
2012–134Liga IV 2nd

Notable former managers