Steaua București (Basketball) is the basketball section of CSA Steaua București sport club, based in Bucharest, Romania. The club competes in Liga Națională, the top tier of Romanian basketball.
Being part of one of Romania's biggest sports clubs, famous especially for its football 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 to , and taking over Târgoviște's place in the Liga Națională. In 2013, the team merged with CSM Bucharest and became .
History Following the Romanian Revolution, Baschet Club Steaua București became the first privately owned basketball club in Romania. The club declared bankruptcy a few years later, while CSA Steaua continued its basketball activity only at youth level under the name Clubul Sportiv Școlar Steaua București.
In 2008, Steaua merged with BC Târgoviște and returned to the first division under the name BC Steaua București. Under head coach Mladen Jojic, the club focused on competing in Divizia B with a young squad composed primarily of Romanian players, with an average age of 21.
The team eventually returned to the top tier of Romanian basketball. In 2011, Steaua reached the Romanian Cup final, marking the club's first appearance in a major final in several years.
In 2013, the club merged with CSM Bucharest and adopted the name CSM Steaua Bucharest.
During the 2015–16 season, the newly formed team made its European debut in the Eurocup.
Fans
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.
Achievements Romanian Championship Winners: (21): 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 Euroleague Third place (1): 1961
Season by season SeasonTierLeagueRomanian Cup European competitions 2009–101 Liga Națională 7th 2010–111 Liga Națională 4th Runner-up 2 Eurocup 2011–12 Did not play 2012–132 Liga I 1st 2013–141 Liga Națională 9th 2014–151 Liga Națională 4th 2015–161 Liga Națională 3rd 2016–171 Liga Națională 2nd Semifinalist 2 FIBA Europe Cup 1–5 2017–181 Liga Națională 2nd Semifinalist 2 FIBA Europe Cup 0–2 2018–191 Liga Națională 2 FIBA Europe Cup 1–5
Current roster
Notable players
Ronnie Harrell (born 1996) Gerald Lee
Head coaches
Arenas Steaua București plays its home national domestic league games at the 2,000-seat Sala Mihai Viteazul. They play their home European league games at the 5,300 seat Sala Polivalentă.Arena: SALA POLIVALENTA.
References
External links Official CSA Steaua website Club website FIBA Europe Cup 2017 profile Eurobasket.com CSA Steaua Page