CS Universitatea II Craiova

Universitatea II Craiova

Full name	U Craiova 1948 Club Sportiv II[1]
Nickname(s)	Satelitul (The Satellite)
Short name	U II Craiova, Univ II Craiova
Founded	2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Ground	Extensiv
Capacity	7,000
Owners	Mihai Rotaru (95%) Adrian Andrici (5%)
Chairman	Mihai Rotaru
Manager	Corneliu Papură
League	Liga III
2022–23	Liga III, Seria VI, 6th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Active departments of CS Universitatea Craiova
Football Football B Men's Basketball Women's Handball Men's Volleyball Women's Volleyball Boxing Athletics Badminton Bridge Chess Fencing Judo Karate Table tennis Wrestling

U Craiova 1948 Club Sportiv II, commonly known as Universitatea II Craiova (Romanian pronunciation: [universiˈtate̯a kraˈjova]), U II Craiovais the reserve squad of Romanian first league side, CS Universitatea Craiova.

History

The team was founded in the summer of 2014 from the desire of having a second senior squad where the players who finished the youth academy could be accommodated with the level of seniors, in the idea of being subsequently promoted to the first squad. The team was enrolled in the Liga IV – Dolj County where it was crowned as champion after just one season, winning the league, then the playoff tournament.^[2][3] The team qualified for the Liga III promotion play-off where they won without any problems, 12–0 on aggregate against Pandurii Cerneți, Mehedinți County champions.^[4]

After promotion, the satellite was managed by former Craiova players as Bogdan Vrăjitoarea, Corneliu Papură or Dragoș Bon and obtained following rankings: 2015–16 – 12th of 15, 2016–17 – 11th of 15 and 2017–18 – 5th of 15.

Grounds

Complexul Sportiv Ion Oblemenco

In the first season of its existence Universitatea II Craiova played all the home matches on the second ground from the Ion Oblemenco Sports Complex, near Ion Oblemeco Stadium.

Stadionul Oltenia

The promotion to Liga III was corroborated with the demolition of the stadium, fact that determined the move of the first squad from Ion Oblemenco Stadium to Extensiv Stadium and the move of the second team from Ion Oblemenco Sports Complex to Oltenia Stadium in Ișalnița, with a capacity of 2,000 seats.^[5]

Stadionul Extensiv

In 2016 CS Universitatea Craiova moved its official home matches to Municipal Stadium in Drobeta-Turnu Severin, action that caused the move of the satellite from Ișalnița back to Craiova, this time on Extensiv Stadium with a capacity of 7,000 seats.

On 10 November 2017 the reconstructed Ion Oblemenco Stadium was inaugurated with a friendly match between CS Universitatea Craiova and SK Slavia Prague. After this event, the first squad moved back to Ion Oblemenco Stadium and the second team remained for its official matches on Extensiv Stadium.

Honours

Leagues

• Liga IV – Dolj County
  • Winners (1): 2014–15

Cups

• Cupa României – Dolj County
  • Winners (1): 2014–15

Players

Second team squad

As of 14 January 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ROU Robert Rusu 2 DF  ROU Bogdan Brășfăleanu (Captain) 3 MF  ROU Mihai Lepădătescu 6 MF  ROU Răzvan Domnu 7 MF  ROU Cosmin Stana 8 MF  ROU Dragoș Găină 9 FW  ROU Albert Vancea 10 MF  ROU Mirel Neață 11 FW  ROU Daniel Bană 12 GK  ROU Matei Goga 14 MF  ROU Rareș Tomșa 16 DF  ROU Răzvan Nițuică

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  ROU David Barbu 18 DF  ROU Mario Ene 19 MF  ROU Mihai Ninaci 20 DF  ROU Ionuț Mitrache 21 MF  ROU Sebastian Dan 22 GK  ROU Matei Vancea 29 MF  ROU Patrick Rădulescu 30 MF  ROU David Vancea 31 GK  ROU Alexandru Glodean 36 DF  ROU Florin Gașpar 41 MF  ROU Federico Cîrpici

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Club officials

Board of directors Role Name Owners[6] Adrian Andrici (85%) Mihai Rotaru (10%) Laviniu Beze (5%) President Board Adrian Andrici President Sorin Cârțu Executive President Marian Copilu General Manager Marcel Popescu General Director Ovidiu Costeșin Image Director Gheorghe Craioveanu Marketing & Sales Director Sabin Hera Judicial Department Aurel Fleancu Youth Centre Manager Lucian Pretorian Team Manager Emil Pieleanu Ticketing Department Dumitru Airini Responsibles for Order and Safety Florin Cîrstea Communications Department Răzvan Iova Press Officer Andrei Coadă-Nicolaescu Store Manager Claudia Trancă Last updated: 23 January 2022 Source:[7]

Current technical staff Role Name Manager Corneliu Papură Assistant manager Bogdan Vrăjitoarea U19 Manager Nelu Petrișor U17 Manager Daniel Mogoşanu Club Doctor Claudiu Stamatescu Masseur Aurel Tufan Storemen Dan Crețu Ion Dinu Dan Izvoranu GK Coach Silvian Ciucă Fitness Coach Robert Gheorghe Last updated: 8 March 2022 Source: Technical staff

League history

Notable former players

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or played in a fully professional league.

Notable former managers

References

External links

• Official website
• CS Universitatea II Craiova on Facebook