CSU Craiova
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| Full name | Clubul Sportiv Universitatea Craiova |
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| Short name | CS U Craiova |
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| Ground | Extensiv |
| Capacity | 7,000 |
| Owner | Mihai Rotaru |
| General manager | Marcel Popescu |
| Manager | Gheorghe Mulțescu |
| League | Liga I |
| 2016–17 | Liga I, 5th |
| Website | Club home page |
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Clubul Sportiv Universitatea Craiova (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌklubul sporˈtiv universiˈtate̯a kraˈjova]; University of Craiova Sports Club), commonly known as either Universitatea Craiova or CS U Craiova, is a Romanian sports club based in Craiova, Dolj County. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Liga I, the top tier of the Romanian football league system.
Founded in 1948 at the initiative of a group of students and professors, and refounded in 2013, Universitatea Craiova has won 4 national titles and 6 national cups. On the European stage, the club's best performance is reaching the semi-finals of the 1982–83 UEFA Cup.
"The Students" traditionally played their home matches at the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, which was demolished and replaced by a new stadium expected to open in 2017.
The football history in the city of Craiova began in the year 1921, when the first teams were founded: Craiovan Craiova and Rovine Grivița Craiova. In the 1940, the two teams merged, resulting in one of the most successful Romanian clubs of the Interwar period, FC Craiova, which was also the first team from the city to win the Romanian football championship, in the 1942–43 season. However, the title was not officialized by the Romanian Football Federation, because of World War II.
Finally, in 1948, Universitatea Craiova took life at the initiative of a group of students and professors, a team which would later become one of the most popular and successful teams of Romania.
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