ACS Unirea Bascov

Unirea Bascov
Full name	Asociația Club Sportiv; Unirea Bascov
Nickname(s)	Urșii; (The Bears)
Short name	Bascov
Founded	2007; 17 years ago; as AS Valea Ursului
Ground	Comunal
Capacity	2,000 (400 seated)
Owner	Bascov Commune
Chairman	Daniel Pirciu
Manager	Marius Stoica
League	Liga III
2022–23	Liga III, Seria IV, 5th
Home colours	Away colours

Asociația Club Sportiv Unirea Bascov, commonly known as Unirea Bascov, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bascov, Argeș County and currently playing in the Liga III.

History edit

The club was founded in 2007 as AS Valea Ursului. In 2014, the team merged with AS Bascov to form Unirea Bascov.

In the 2014–15 season, led by coach Alin Lipa, the team won the county championship, but missed the promotion in Liga III, after being defeated 4–2 on aggregate by FC Aninoasa, the champion of Dâmbovița County.^[1]

After a 2nd place in the 2015–16 season, in 2016–17 season, the bears, with Alin Chița on the bench, won for the second time the county championship, but lost again the promotion 4–1 on aggregate in front of FC Avrig, the champion of Sibiu County.^[2]

Unirea Bascov, gained access to the third league in 2017–18 season, when has managed a historic triple for a Liga IV club, the team coached by FC Argeș former striker, Adrian Dulcea, won the Liga IV – Argeș County, the promotion play-off to Liga III and Romanian Cup county phase.^[3]

Honours edit

Leagues edit

Liga IV – Argeș County

Winners (3): 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
Runners-up (2): 2013–14, 2015–16

Liga V – Argeș County

Winners (1): 2011–12

Cups edit

Cupa României – Argeș County
- Winners (3): 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 16 January 2024

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ROU	Gabriel Puică (Captain)
3	DF	ROU	Andrei Nițu
4	DF	ROU	Andrei Linte
6	DF	ROU	Alexandru Dumitrache (Vice-Captain)
7	FW	ROU	Adrian Albulescu
8	MF	ROU	Marian Obedeanu
9	FW	ROU	Alexandru Bodea
10	MF	ROU	Andrei Ionică
11	MF	ROU	Darius Ciurea
13	DF	ROU	Ionuț Doinea
16	DF	ROU	Mario Dobre


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ROU	Sebastian Chircioagă
18	MF	MAR	Walid Aït-Mammar
19	DF	ROU	Mihai Tănase
20	MF	ROU	Alexandru Neagu
21	FW	ROU	David Maria
22	DF	ROU	Alexandru Fulga
23	MF	ROU	Alexandru Ionescu
24	DF	ROU	Ionuț Mihăescu
25	MF	ROU	Mario Constantin
26	MF	ROU	Daniel Drugan
—	GK	ROU	Florin Bănuță
—	GK	ROU	Aurelian Păun

Out on loan edit

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ROU	Roberto Mitrache (to Sporting Roșiori)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Club officials edit

Board of directors edit

Role	Name
Owner	Bascov Commune
President	Dan Pirciu
Vice-President	Ionuț Toroabă
Sporting director	George Mogîrdău

Current technical staff edit

Role	Name
Manager	Marius Stoica
Assistant manager	Iulian Crivac

League history edit

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Notes	Cupa României
2023–24	3	Liga III (Seria VI)	TBD
2022–23	3	Liga III (Seria IV)	5th
2021–22	3	Liga III (Seria IV)	4th
2020–21	3	Liga III (Seria VI)	4th		Second round
2019–20	3	Liga III (Seria III)	7th		First round
2018–19	3	Liga III (Seria III)	9th		Second round
2017–18	4	Liga IV (AG)	1st (C)	Promoted

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Notes	Cupa României
2016–17	4	Liga IV (AG)	1st (C)		Second round
2015–16	4	Liga IV (AG)	2nd
2014–15	4	Liga IV (AG)	1st (C)		Third round
2013–14	4	Liga IV (AG)	2nd
2012–13	4	Liga IV (AG)	4th
2011–12	5	Liga V (AG)	1st (C)	Promoted

References edit

^ "FC Aninoasa a câștigat și la Valea Ursului și a promovat. Bascovul a ratat revenirea în Liga 3" [FC Aninoasa also won at Valea Ursului and promoted. Bascov missed the return to Liga 3]. liga2.prosport.ro. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2021.(in Romanian)
^ "VIDEO / FC Avrig a promovat în Liga 3 după o dublă victorie cu Unirea Bascov. Sinteticul nu i-a ajutat pe argeșeni" [VIDEO / FC Avrig promoted to Liga 3 after a double victory with Unirea Bascov. The synthetic did not help the people from Argeș]. liga2.prosport.ro. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.(in Romanian)
^ "Triplă istorică pentru Unirea Bascov" [Historic triple for Unirea Bascov]. www.frf.ro. Archived from the original on 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-07-11.

External links edit

[1] "FC Aninoasa a câștigat și la Valea Ursului și a promovat. Bascovul a ratat revenirea în Liga 3" [FC Aninoasa also won at Valea Ursului and promoted. Bascov missed the return to Liga 3]. liga2.prosport.ro. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2021.(in Romanian)

[2] "VIDEO / FC Avrig a promovat în Liga 3 după o dublă victorie cu Unirea Bascov. Sinteticul nu i-a ajutat pe argeșeni" [VIDEO / FC Avrig promoted to Liga 3 after a double victory with Unirea Bascov. The synthetic did not help the people from Argeș]. liga2.prosport.ro. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.(in Romanian)

[3] "Triplă istorică pentru Unirea Bascov" [Historic triple for Unirea Bascov]. www.frf.ro. Archived from the original on 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-07-11.

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