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| Full name | Fotbal Club Municipal Dunărea Galați | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 asFC Galați | ||
| Dissolved | 2014 | ||
| Ground | Nicolae Rainea | ||
| Capacity | 23,000 | ||
Dunărea Galați was a Romanian professionalfootball club fromGalați,Galați County, south-east Romania, founded in 1970. The club was dissolved in 2014.[1]
The club was founded in 1970, took the place ofOțelul Galați inDivizia B[2] and has played for 5 seasons in theLiga I.
For a brief period, it was Galați's main team, but after the rise ofOțelul in the 1980s, it is seen only in theLiga II and theLiga III.
They were supposed to be relegated toLiga III at the end of the 2007–08 season, but they managed to maintain their second league position due to the withdrawal ofFCM Câmpina.
The2009–10 season started well, the team reaching the Round of 32 of theRomanian Cup, being eliminated by cup holdersCFR Cluj. They finished 11th in the league table.
| Name[3] | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| FC Galați | 1970–1975 | |
| FCM Galați | 1975–1982 | Merged withCSU Galați, the former Politehnica Galați. |
| Dunărea CSU Galați | 1982–1988 | |
| Știința NAVROM Galați | 1988–1991 | |
| Dunărea Romport Galați | 1991–1992 | Merged with Gloria CFR Galați (1986), no connection withGloria CFR Galați. |
| FCM Dunărea Galați | 1992–2014 |
Constantin Teașcă (1971–1973)Ștefan Coidum (1974–1975) Gheorghe Nuțescu (1975–1976)Alexandru Tănase (1976–1977)Gheorghe Constantin (1977–1978)Constantin Teașcă (1979–1981)Marcel Pigulea (1984–1985)Spiridon Niculescu (1985–1986)Spiridon Niculescu (1994)Viorel Ion (2004–2005)Liviu Ciobotariu (2006–2007)Spiridon Niculescu (2007–2008)Viorel Tănase (2009–2011)Eugen Baștină (2012)Octavian Grigore (2013)Costel Enache (2014)
