FC Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Sportul Studenţesc București |
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| Nickname(s) |
Gașca nebună (The Crazy Gang) Studenții (The Students) |
| Founded | 11 February 1916 as Sporting Club Universitar Studențesc |
| Ground | Agronomia |
| Capacity | 10,020 |
| Owner | Vasile Şiman |
| Manager | Ionuţ Mazilu |
| League | Liga IV |
| 2015–16 | Liga IV, Bucharest, 4th |
| Website | Club home page |
FC Sportul Studenţesc, commonly referred to as Sportul is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest, that plays in Liga IV. Founded in 1916, Sportul Studenţesc is one of the oldest Romanian clubs still active. The club's best European performance came in the 1979–80 Balkans Cup, when it won the trophy, defeating Yugoslavian side NK Rijeka in the final. The club made it to the Balkans Cup final on one other occasion, in 1976 Balkans Cup, when it lost to another Yugoslavian side, Dinamo Zagreb. In the UEFA Cup, Sportul Studenţesc's most notable performance came in the 1987–88 season, when the club reached the Third Round.
Domestically, Sportul Studenţesc's best league performance was a second-place finish in the 1985–86 season, just behind (back then) European Champions, Steaua Bucuresti. In the Romanian Cup, Sportul Studenţesc made it to the final on three occasions, in 1938–1939, 1942–1943, and 1978–1979 losing all three matches to Rapid Bucuresti, CFR Turnu Severin, and Steaua Bucuresti, respectively.
Sportul is known for their beautiful play-style and young squads. During the past ten years they have promoted more players to the highest level football than any other club in Europe, apart from Ajax.
Currently, the team plays in the Romanian Liga IV.
On February 11, 1916 "Sporting Club Universitar Studenţesc" was born, as an initiative of a group of professors and students. At the beginning, football, athletics and tennis were the club's only three departments. The president was professor Traian Lalescu, the world famous mathematician.
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