ACS FC Dinamo București

ACS FC Dinamo
Full nameAsociația Club Sportiv Fotbal Club Dinamo București
Nickname(s)Dinamo Badea
Short nameDinamo
Founded2017 (2017)
GroundRomprim
Capacity2,500
OwnerNicolae Badea
ChairmanDănuț Lupu
Managervacant
LeagueLiga III
2024–25Liga III, Seria V, 7th

Asociația Club Sportiv Fotbal Club Dinamo București, also known as ACS FC Dinamo București or just ACS FC Dinamo is a Romanian football club based in Bucharest, which currently plays in the Liga III, the third tier of Romanian football.

History

In March 2013, Nicolae Badea sold FC Dinamo București to businessman Ionuț Negoiță, with the company that managed the club, "ACS Dinamo București", retaining a 7.03% stake in the new company founded by Negoiță.[1][2] Four years later, in the summer of 2017, Badea decided to enroll ACS Dinamo București in Liga IV Bucharest, with Marin Dragnea as head coach. The team finished 4th in the regular season and secured 3rd place after the play-off round of the 2017–18 season.[3][4]

During the 2018–19 season, the team again ranked 4th in both the regular season and the play-offs. The squad featured former top-flight players Dacian Varga and Cristian Pulhac, with Emil Ursu on the technical bench.[5] In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic suspended the competition, leaving the team in 7th place in the 2019–20 season. The team finished 8th in the 2021–22 season, the first full campaign after the pandemic.[6]

The 2022–23 season saw Andrei Cristea, a former Dinamo București player, take charge. The team topped the regular-season standings but ultimately finished 2nd behind former Liga I side Daco-Getica București.[7][8]

In the following season, under Claudiu Ionescu, ACS Dinamo finished 3rd in the regular season behind Progresul 2005 București and CSU Știința București. However, the team excelled in the play-offs, overtaking both rivals to finish 1st. Their campaign culminated in a thrilling promotion play-off against CSL Ștefănești, the Ilfov County champions, which ACS Dinamo won 6–5 on aggregate, scoring the decisive goal in extra time.[9][10][11]

In the 2024–25 Liga III season, ACS Dinamo began with Mihai Iosif as head coach,[12] but he was replaced in December following a modest run in Series V.[13] Răzvan Lupu, the son of club chairman and former top-flight player Dănuț Lupu, took over. The team ended the regular season in 9th place and climbed to 7th after the play-out round, narrowly avoiding relegation by two points.[14]

Honours

Liga IV – Bucharest

Players

First team squad

As of 10 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Romania ROU Alexandru Gabor
4 DF Romania ROU Bogdan Manole
5 MF Romania ROU Valentin Andrei (Vice-Captain)
6 MF Romania ROU Antonio Chifor
7 MF Romania ROU Cristian Onțel
8 MF Romania ROU Marian Târșa
9 FW Romania ROU Marius Dumitru
10 MF Romania ROU Mihai Topală
12 GK Moldova MDA Ianoș Brînză (Captain)
13 DF Romania ROU Andrei Vlad
15 DF Romania ROU David Liță
16 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Despa
17 DF Romania ROU Claudiu Decher
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Romania ROU David Iordache
19 MF Romania ROU Christo Bolohan
20 DF Romania ROU Marian Ilie
21 MF Romania ROU Robert Ghizdeanu
22 DF Romania ROU Albert Lăutaru
23 DF Romania ROU Robert Bratu
29 FW Romania ROU Radu Dobrescu
31 MF Romania ROU Liviu Gheorghe
32 MF Romania ROU Denis Minciu
77 MF Romania ROU Andrei Stanciu
88 DF Romania ROU Aris Oprea
97 MF Romania ROU Denis Despa
99 MF Romania ROU Eric Săvulescu

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Club officials

League and Cup history

References

  1. ^ "Ionuț Negoiță este noul acționar majoritar de la Dinamo" [Ionuț Negoiță is the new majority shareholder of Dinamo] (in Romanian). ziarulring.ro. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Cât valorează marca Fotbal Club Dinamo? Exemplul celor de la Rapid, folosit de rivalii din „Ștefan cel Mare". Incursiune ProSport în actele secrete în care este menționată cota de piață a patrimoniului roș-albilor" [How much is the Football Club Dinamo brand worth? The example of those from Rapid, used by rivals from "Ștefan cel Mare". ProSport raid in the secret documents in which the market share of the red-white heritage is mentioned] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 16 June 2024. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Nicolae Badea înfiinţează o nouă echipă Dinamo, care va fi înscrisă în Liga a IV-a" [Nicolae Badea is founding a new Dinamo team, which will be registered in the 4th League] (in Romanian). news.ro. 15 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Nebunia cuprinde și Dinamo. Echipa lui Badea, înscrisă în Liga 4, se proclamă cea autentică: „Noi suntem adevăratul Dinamo. Avem sigla și palmaresul". Clubul din Liga 1, al lui Negoiță, ar fi un impostor" [The madness also includes Dinamo. Badea's team, registered in League 4, proclaims itself the authentic one: "We are the real Dinamo. We have the logo and the track record". Negoiță's League 1 club would be an impostor] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Dacian Varga și Cristi Pulhac, debut pentru CS FC Dinamo, în Liga 4! Unul dintre ei a reușit „dubla" și a scos un penalty" [Dacian Varga and Cristi Pulhac, debut for CS FC Dinamo, in Liga 4! One of them managed the "double" and took a penalty] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 25 April 2019. Archived from the original on 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Liga 4, sezon 2021/2022" [League 4, 2021/2022 season] (in Romanian). frf-ajf.ro. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Andrei Cristea are planuri mari la ACS FC Dinamo: buget "de Liga 2". Obiectivul imediat" [Andrei Cristea has big plans at ACS FC Dinamo: "Liga 2" budget. Immediate objective] (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 13 June 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Visul lui Nicolae Badea, spulberat » ACS FC Dinamo, antrenată de Andrei Cristea, blocată în Liga 4 de Daco-Getica și de Lorena Balaci" [Nicolae Badea's dream shattered » ACS FC Dinamo, coached by Andrei Cristea, blocked in League 4 by Daco-Getica and Lorena Balaci] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 3 June 2023. Archived from the original on 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  9. ^ "ACS FC Dinamo, echipa lui Nicolae Badea, a promovat" [ACS FC Dinamo, Nicolae Badea's team, has promoted] (in Romanian). oficiuldestiri.ro. 24 June 2024. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  10. ^ "CS FC Dinamo, echipa lui Nicolae Badea și Dănuț Lupu, este campioana Bucureștiului! 135 de goluri pentru promovarea în Liga 3" [CS FC Dinamo, the team of Nicolae Badea and Dănuț Lupu, is the champion of Bucharest! 135 goals for promotion to League 3] (in Romanian). sport.ro. 2 June 2024. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  11. ^ "CS FC Dinamo, echipa lui Nicolae Badea, a încheiat campionatul cu 119 goluri înscrise și a debutat în play-off-ul de promovare!" [CS FC Dinamo, Nicolae Badea's team, finished the championship with 119 goals scored and debuted in the promotion play-off!] (in Romanian). sport.ro. 23 May 2024. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Rapidistul Mihai Iosif, antrenor la Dinamo a lui Nicolae Badea, nou-promovată în Liga 3" [The Rapid man Mihai Iosif, coach at Nicolae Badea’s Dinamo, newly promoted to Liga 3] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 6 July 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Dinamoviștii l-au dat afară! „Divorț" chiar în prag de Crăciun: „E mai bine așa"" [The Dinamo men kicked him out! ‘Divorce’ right on the eve of Christmas: ‘It’s better this way] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 24 December 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Decizia radicală luată de Nicolae Badea: ce se întâmplă cu ACS FC Dinamo, formația condusă de Dănuț Lupu și fiul său" [The radical decision made by Nicolae Badea: what happens to ACS FC Dinamo, the team led by Dănuț Lupu and his son] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 25 July 2025. Archived from the original on 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.