FC Universitatea Craiova
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova |
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| Nickname(s) |
Studenţii (The Students) Campioana unei mari iubiri (The Champion of a Great Love) |
| Short name | FC U Craiova |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Dissolved | 2014 |
| Website | Club home page |
Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova (Romanian pronunciation: [universiˈtate̯a kraˈjova]; University of Craiova Football Club), commonly known as Universitatea Craiova, was a Romanian professional football club based in Craiova, Dolj County. The club was disaffiliated by the Romanian Football Federation on 14 May 2012, following their temporary exclusion since 20 July 2011, after breaking the regulations by addressing civil justice in a labor dispute with coach Victor Piţurcă.
The club retired from the competition after 22 matches of the 2013–14 Liga II season. FC Universitatea Craiova is not currently a member of the Romanian Football Federation; the court confirmed that the 2012 disafiiliation was legal.
In September 2014, the club has officially gone bankrupt after a decision from a Court.
The football history in the city of Craiova began in the year 1921, when the first teams were founded: Craiovan Craiova and Rovine Griviţa Craiova.
In the year 1940, the two teams from Craiova merged, resulting in one of the most successful Romanian football teams in 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 latter would become one of the most popular and successful teams from Romania.
In the 1982–83 season, the team recorded their most notable continental performance in its history. Under the management of Constantin Oţet and Nicolae Ivan, Universitatea Craiova reached the semifinals of the UEFA Cup, after defeating some of the best known clubs in European football, such as AC Fiorentina (runners-up in Italian Serie A), Girondins Bordeaux (France), and FC Kaiserslautern (Germany). In the first European semi final ever played by a Romanian club, Universitatea encountered Benfica (Portugal), two times European champions and three times European Cup finalists. After two draws, the Portuguese side advanced to the final on away goals.
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