CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (men's basketball)
| U-Banca Transilvania Cluj-Napoca | |||
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| Nickname |
Șepcile roșii (The Red Caps) Studenții (The Students) Alb-Negrii (The White and Blacks) |
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| Leagues |
Liga Națională FIBA Europe Cup |
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| Founded | 1947 | ||
| Arena |
Polyvalent Hall Horia Demian |
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| Capacity | 7,308 2,525 |
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| Location | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | ||
| Team colors | White, Black |
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| President | Marius Bojiță | ||
| Vice-president(s) | Nicolae Tarcea Mircea Cristescu |
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| Head coach | Mihai Silvășan | ||
| Championships |
5 Romanian Leagues 2 Romanian Cup 2 Romanian Supercup |
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| Website | Official website | ||
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CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca is a Romanian professional basketball club based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The club, for sponsorship reason under the name U-Banca Transilvania Cluj-Napoca, competes in the Liga Națională. As other sports teams that were initially part of the parent sports club, U Cluj, for historical reasons, the club still keeps the name U (short form of Universitatea) in its name.
Whilst the parent sports club, U Cluj was founded in 1919, the basketball team was founded in 1947 and played for the first time in the Romanian Championship in 1966. Since then, U Cluj was a constant presence in the Romanian First Division, with their best performances being recorded in the 1990s, when they won three Romanian Championships.
During its history, the team had different names. Since 1990, the main sponsor's name is usually added to the name of the parent sports club, U Cluj. This resulted in a change of name every time the main sponsor was changed. Previous names of the team were: U, Ştiinţa, Ştiinţa IMF, U Metalul Rosu, U Fimaro, U SM Invest, U Sanex, and U Carbochim.
In the 2012-2013 season, U Mobitelco Cluj Napoca finished on 7th place (20 wins - 10 losses) and qualify for the Play-Off. Here the team played the first round against CSM Oradea but lost with 3-1. Also the team played the Romanian Cup final, but lost against CS Gaz Metan Medias with the score 62-76. At the end of that season the coach and all the foreign players left the team.
U-BT Cluj plays its home games in the main Sports hall from Cluj-Napoca, Sala Polivalentă, that currently accommodates 7,308 spectators or in Horia Demian Sports Hall, with a capacity of 2,525 spectators.
The team's logo used until the 2015–16 season
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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