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| Nickname | Militarii (The Army Men) Roș-Albaștrii (The Red and Blues) | ||
| Leagues | Liga Națională | ||
| Founded | 1952; 73 years ago (1952) | ||
| History | List
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| Arena | Mihai Viteazu Polyvalent Hall | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 5,300 | ||
| Location | Bucharest,Romania | ||
| President | Virgil Stănescu | ||
| Team manager | Adrian Voinescu | ||
| Head coach | Andrei Mandache | ||
| Championships | 21Romanian Leagues | ||
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Steaua București (Basketball) is thebasketball section ofCSA Steaua București sport club, based inBucharest,Romania. The club competes inLiga Națională, the top tier of Romanian basketball.
Being part of one of Romania's biggest sports clubs, famous especially for itsfootball team, Steaua's basketball club enjoyed plenty of success over the years, but also disappointments. Many of the last few years have been spent in the second division, including the previous season. In 2008, BC Steaua merged with BC Targoviste, thus changing its name again, this time toBC Steaua Turabo București, and taking over Târgoviște's place in theLiga Națională. In 2013, the team merged withCSM Bucharest and becameSteaua CSM.[1]
After the Romanian Revolution, Baschet Club Steaua București was the first basketball club in Romania to turn private. However, after only a few years it went bankrupt, and CSA Steaua operated only a youth club for basketball, under the name of Clubul Sportiv Școlar Steaua București.
In 2008, Steaua merged with BC Târgoviște and played again in the first division, under the name BC Steaua București.[1] Turning on the new page in club's history, with Mladen Jojic as head coach, Steaua decided to compete in Divizia B with young team and mostly Romanian players, with the average age of 21.
The team eventually returned to the highest level in Romania. In 2011, the team reached the Romanian Cup Final, which was the first time in a long time that the team played for a trophy.
In 2013, the team merged with CSM Bucharest and a new team name was found in CSM Steaua Bucharest.[1]
In the 2015–16 season, the newly formed team would make its debut in Europe through theEurocup.[1]
Steaua Bucharest's basketball games often struggle to attract a large audience, partly due to the club's greater historical and cultural association with its football team, which has a more passionate following. While basketball enjoys popularity in Romania, it competes with other sports and entertainment options for spectators' attention. Despite the lower turnout, the occasional presence of the ultras from Peluza Sud brings an electric atmosphere to the games.[2]
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Romanian Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 2009–10 | 1 | Liga Națională | 7th | ||||
| 2010–11 | 1 | Liga Națională | 4th | Runner-up | 2Eurocup | RS | 3–3 |
| 2011–12 | Did not play | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 2 | Liga I | 1st | ||||
| 2013–14 | 1 | Liga Națională | 9th | ||||
| 2014–15 | 1 | Liga Națională | 4th | ||||
| 2015–16 | 1 | Liga Națională | 3rd | ||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | Liga Națională | 2nd | Semifinalist | 2FIBA Europe Cup | RS | 1–5 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Liga Națională | 2nd | Semifinalist | 2FIBA Europe Cup | QR2 | 0–2 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Liga Națională | 2FIBA Europe Cup | RS | 1–5 | ||
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Gerald Lee
Constantin Herold (1954–1968)Vasile Popescu (1968–1975)Mihai Nedef (1975–1982)Mircea Câmpeanu (1982–1989)Nicolae Pirsu (1989–1994)Dumitru Lecca (1994–1999)Costel Cernat (1999–2004)Radu Costea (2004–2008)
Mladen Jojić (2008–2015) Radu Costea (2015–2016)
Marius Runkauskas (2016–2018)Jukka Toijala (2016–2019)
Saša Ocokoljić (2019–2021)Eugen Ilie (2021–?)Ciprian Enache (2023-2024)
Pedro Monteiro (2024-2025)Andrei Mandache (2025-present)Steaua București plays its home national domestic league games at the 2,000-seatSala Mihai Viteazul. They play their home European league games at the 5,300 seatSala Polivalentă.[3]
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