Sport Club Popești-Leordeni, commonly known as SC Popești-Leordeni, or simply as Popești-Leordeni, is a
Romanianfootballclub based in
Popești-Leordeni,
Ilfov County. Founded in 2011 as CS Popești-Leordeni the club situated near
Bucharest merged in 2013 with the newly promoted club in the
Liga IIIGloria Cornești, being enrolled directly in the third tier, under the name of Gloria Popești-Leordeni.
History
Sport Club Popești-Leordeni was founded in 2011 under the name of CS Popești-Leordeni, in order to continue the football tradition in town after the dissolution of more known
Inter Gaz București and of Viscofil Popești-Leordeni. After a first year in which the team succeeded to promote from
Liga V to
Liga IV, followed two years in a row in the fourth tier, but the white and reds missed the
Liga III promotion play-off. Eventually, the club found another solution and in 2013 merged with newly promoted club Gloria Cornești, which was absorbed by CS, the new entity being named Gloria Popești-Leordeni.[1]
In 2016 Gloria Popești-Leordeni was renamed as SC Popești-Leordeni.[2]
Grounds
In the first year of existence, SC Popești-Leordeni played its home matches on Viscofil Stadium, in
Popești-Leordeni, with a capacity of 3,000 people, then moving on
Inter Gaz Stadium, after its renovation. Inter Gaz Stadium has a capacity of 1,000 seats and was the home ground of defunct
Inter Gaz București.[1]
Sport Club Popești-Leordeni, commonly known as SC Popești-Leordeni, or simply as Popești-Leordeni, is a
Romanianfootballclub based in
Popești-Leordeni,
Ilfov County. Founded in 2011 as CS Popești-Leordeni the club situated near
Bucharest merged in 2013 with the newly promoted club in the
Liga IIIGloria Cornești, being enrolled directly in the third tier, under the name of Gloria Popești-Leordeni.
History
Sport Club Popești-Leordeni was founded in 2011 under the name of CS Popești-Leordeni, in order to continue the football tradition in town after the dissolution of more known
Inter Gaz București and of Viscofil Popești-Leordeni. After a first year in which the team succeeded to promote from
Liga V to
Liga IV, followed two years in a row in the fourth tier, but the white and reds missed the
Liga III promotion play-off. Eventually, the club found another solution and in 2013 merged with newly promoted club Gloria Cornești, which was absorbed by CS, the new entity being named Gloria Popești-Leordeni.[1]
In 2016 Gloria Popești-Leordeni was renamed as SC Popești-Leordeni.[2]
Grounds
In the first year of existence, SC Popești-Leordeni played its home matches on Viscofil Stadium, in
Popești-Leordeni, with a capacity of 3,000 people, then moving on
Inter Gaz Stadium, after its renovation. Inter Gaz Stadium has a capacity of 1,000 seats and was the home ground of defunct
Inter Gaz București.[1]