Unirea Dej
Full nameFotbal Club Unirea Dej
Nickname(s)Uniriștii
Alb-Albaștrii
(The White and Blues)
Short nameUnirea Dej
Founded1921 (1921)
GroundUnirea
OwnerDej Municipality
ChairmanAdrian Gavriș
Head coachDragoș Militaru
LeagueLiga II
2022–23Liga II, 6th of 20
WebsiteClub website

Fotbal Club Unirea Dej, commonly known as Unirea Dej, is a Romanian professional football club based in Dej, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga II.

It is one of Romania's oldest football teams, founded in 1921, although it never reached the Liga I.

Unirea's home field, Stadionul Unirea, has 5,000 seats. In 2004 Unirea Dej became the reserve team of CFR Cluj, until the summer of 2007. It has an average audience of about 300 fans.

The team coached by Dragoș Militaru finished 9th in the 2021–22 regular season of Liga II. In the play-out, the blue-and-whites achieved five victories and suffered only one defeat, ranking in second place.

History

It is one of Romania's oldest football teams, founded in 1921, although it never reached the Liga I.

Unirea's home field, Stadionul Unirea, has 5,000 seats. In 2004 Unirea Dej became the reserve team of CFR Cluj, until the summer of 2007. It has an average audience of about 300 fans.

Since September 2008 the club has collaborated with AC Milan. The Italian club wishes to build a sports base for young players. "We will be an associated club with AC Milan, and Unirea shorts will have Milan's crest," said a staff member. Eusebiu Şuvagău has been the head coach until summer 2010. He was replaced by Constantin Olariu who left the team in October 2010 being replaced by Ioan Tătăran. When Tătăran became technical director of FC Maramureş Universitar Baia Mare in July 2011, Şuvagău returned as head coach.[1]

In the 2020–21 season, Unirea Dej finished the 9th series of 3rd league in 2nd place and reached the promotion play-off. Unirea defeated Minaur Baia Mare (0–0 at Baia Mare and 3–1 at Dej) and SCM Zalău (0–0 in at home, 1–1 at Zalău) and after 14 years of absence, exactly when the club celebrated 100 years since it was founded, it promoted back to the Liga II.[2]

The team coached by Dragoș Militaru finished 9th in the 2021–22 regular season of Liga II. In the play-out, the blue-and-whites achieved five victories and suffered only one defeat, ranking in second place.

Honours

Liga III

Liga IV – Cluj County

Players

First-team squad

As of 17 October 2023

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 Romania ROU Rareș Pop
5 DF Romania ROU Mihai Kereki (3rd captain)
7 FW Romania ROU Denis Golda
8 MF Romania ROU Victor Stancovici (on loan from FCSB II)
10 FW Romania ROU Florin Blaj (Captain)
13 MF Romania ROU Cristian Chira (on loan from CFR II Cluj;Vice-captain)
15 MF Romania ROU Aurelian Ciuciulete (on loan from FCSB)
18 FW Romania ROU Gabriel Fulga (on loan from FCSB II)
19 DF Romania ROU Denis Roș
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Zanc
21 DF Romania ROU Daniel Pop
30 DF Romania ROU Alexandru Șuteu (on loan from FCSB II)
33 MF Romania ROU Marian Pruteanu (on loan from FCSB II)
39 GK Romania ROU Eusebiu Urian
77 MF Romania ROU Rareș Scocîlcă (on loan from Universitatea Cluj)
80 MF Romania ROU Vlad Stancovici (on loan from FCSB II)
99 MF Romania ROU Adrian Pop
— MF Romania ROU Alexandru Dulca

Out on loan

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

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Club Officials

Notable former players

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or significant caps for FC Unirea Dej.

Romania
Moldova

Notable former managers

League history

References

  1. ↑ "Eusebiu Şuvagău a revenit pe banca Unirii Dej". dejeanul.ro. July 21, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Unirea Dej, promovare dramatică în Liga 2, după ce a marcat în ultima secundă la Zalău. VIDEO / Meciul s-a terminat cu o bătaie generală, urmată de festivitatea de premiere a campioanei" [Unirea Dej, dramatic promotion in Liga 2, after scoring in the last second in Zalău. VIDEO / The match ended with a general fight, followed by the award ceremony of the champion]. liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 31 May 2021.(in Romanian)
  3. ↑ "History & Statistics". romaniansoccer.ro.
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