ACS Unirea Bascov
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| Full name | Asociația Club Sportiv Unirea Bascov | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Urșii (The Bears) | ||
| Short name | Bascov | ||
| Founded | 2007 as AS Valea Ursului | ||
| Ground | Comunal | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 (400 seated) | ||
| Owner | Bascov Commune | ||
| Chairman | Daniel Pirciu | ||
| Manager | Cosmin Năstăsie | ||
| League | Liga III | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga III, Seria VI, 5th | ||
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Asociația Club Sportiv Unirea Bascov, commonly known as Unirea Bascov, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bascov, Argeș County and currently playing in the Liga III.
History
[edit]The club was founded in 2007 as AS Valea Ursului and competed in Liga V – Argeș County, the fifth tier of Romanian football.
After finishing 2nd in the 2010–11 season of the Center 1 Series, 1st place was claimed the following season, earning promotion to Liga IV – Argeș County. The first two seasons in the fourth tier resulted in a 4th-place finish in the 2012–13 season and a 2nd-place finish in the 2013–14 season.
In 2014, the team merged with AS Bascov to form Unirea Bascov. Led by coach Alin Lipa in the 2014–15 season, Unirea Bascov won the county championship but missed out on promotion to Liga III after a 2–4 aggregate defeat to FC Aninoasa, the champion of Dâmbovița County.[1]
A 2nd-place finish followed in the 2015–16 season. Under coach Alin Chița, the county championship was won for the second time in the 2016–17 season. Unfortunately, promotion was missed again after a 1–4 aggregate loss to FC Avrig, the champion of Sibiu County.[2]
Unirea Bascov finally secured promotion to Liga III in the 2017–18 season. Coached by former FC Argeș striker Adrian Dulcea, the club achieved a historic treble by winning the Liga IV – Argeș County title, the promotion play-off to Liga III, and the Romanian Cup county phase.[3]
In Liga III, Unirea Bascov finished 9th in the 2018–19 season and 7th in the 2019–20 season, which was interrupted on 9 March 2020 after 16 rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The club followed up with a 4th-place finish in the 2020–21 season and another 4th place in the 2021–22 season, both in the regular season and the series play-off. In the 2022–23 season, the team finished 6th in the regular season and 5th overall.
In the summer of 2023, Adrian Dulcea left the team after six years to take on the role of coach for Romania's U-18 national team.[4] Marius Stoica was appointed as the new coach[5] but was replaced in November by Cosmin Năstăsie, who guided Unirea Bascov to a 7th-place finish in the regular season and 5th overall in the sixth series of the 2023–24 season.
Honours
[edit]Leagues
[edit]- Winners (1): 2011–12
- Runners-up (1): 2010–11
Cups
[edit]- Winners (3): 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18
Players
[edit]First team squad
[edit]- As of 10 September 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
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
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Board of directors[edit]
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Current technical staff[edit]
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League history
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Former managers
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Adrian Neaga (2013)- Adrian Dulcea (2017–2023)
- Marius Stoica (2023)
- Cosmin Năstăsie (2023–)
References
[edit]- ^ "FC Aninoasa a câștigat și la Valea Ursului și a promovat. Bascovul a ratat revenirea în Liga 3" [FC Aninoasa also won at Valea Ursului and promoted. Bascov missed the return to Liga 3] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "FC Avrig a promovat în Liga 3 după o dublă victorie cu Unirea Bascov. Sinteticul nu i-a ajutat pe argeșeni" [FC Avrig promoted to Liga 3 after a double victory with Unirea Bascov. The synthetic did not help the people from Argeș] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 26 June 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Triplă istorică pentru Unirea Bascov" [Historic triple for Unirea Bascov] (in Romanian). frf.ro. 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Adrian Dulcea este noul selecționer al reprezentativei U18 a României" [Adrian Dulcea is the new coach of the Romanian U18 national team] (in Romanian). frf.ro. 28 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Unirea Bascov are un nou antrenor. Marius Stoica, numit în locul lui Adrian Dulcea" [Unirea Bascov has a new coach. Marius Stoica, appointed to replace Adrian Dulcea] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 21 June 2023. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.