FCU 1948 Craiova Fotbal Club, commonly known as FC U Craiova 1948 or simply FC U Craiova, is a Romanian professional football club based in Craiova, Dolj County, that competes in the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian league system.
Ioan Viorel "Ionel" Ganea is a Romanian professional football coach and former player who played as a striker.
The Liga I, also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top football competition, being contested by 16 clubs which take part in a promotion and relegation system with the Liga II. The teams play 30 matches each in the regular season, before entering the championship play-offs or the relegation play-outs according to their position in the regular table.
Eugen Trică is a Romanian football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Gaston Xavier Mendy is a Senegalese former footballer who played as a defender.
Florin Constantin Costea is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as a striker, currently sporting director of Liga I club FC U Craiova.
Ionel Tersinio Gane is a Romanian football coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Romania national team.
Léo Lacroix is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Arabian club Al-Jabalain.
The 2019–20 Liga I was the 102nd season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs, which began in July 2019 and was scheduled to end in June 2020. Suspended in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania, the season resumed on 13 June and effectively ended on 5 August. It was the fifth season to take place since the play-off/play-out rule had been introduced.
Gabriel Carlos Compagnucci is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right midfielder for Belgrano.
Gheorghe Barbu was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward and midfielder. After he ended his playing career he worked as a manager, mainly at teams from the Romanian lower leagues, with a short spell in the first league at Universitatea Cluj. Barbu died in his sleep on 31 October 2021 at age 53.
The 2021–22 Liga I was the 104th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season started on 15 July 2021 and ended in May 2022. It was the seventh to take place since the play-off/play-out format has been introduced, and CFR Cluj was four-time defending champion.
Adrian Mihai Gîdea is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga II club Bihor Oradea.
Yassine Bahassa is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot club Nea Salamis.
Constantin Dragoș Albu is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Gloria Buzău, on loan from Liga II club FC U Craiova.
The 2022–23 Liga I was the 105th season of the SuperLiga, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season started on 16 July 2022 and ended in May 2023. It was the eighth season to take place since the play-off/play-out format has been introduced. Farul Constanța claimed the title, ending the five season domination of the Transylvanian side CFR Cluj.
The 2023–24 season was the 75th year in their history of Dinamo București and their first season back in the Liga I since the 2021–22 season following their promotion from the Liga II in the previous season. The club also competed in the Cupa României.
The 2024–25 season is the 80th season in the history of FC UTA Arad, and the club's fifth consecutive season in Liga I. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Cupa României.
