Asociația Club Sportiv Unirea Bascov, commonly known as Unirea Bascov, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bascov, Argeș County and currently playing in the Liga IV.
History The club was founded in 2007 as AS Valea Ursului and competed in Liga V – Argeș County, the fifth tier of Romanian football.
After finishing 2nd in the 2010–11 season of the Center 1 Series, 1st place was claimed the following season, earning promotion to Liga IV – Argeș County. The first two seasons in the fourth tier resulted in a 4th-place finish in the 2012–13 season and a 2nd-place finish in the 2013–14 season.
In 2014, the team merged with AS Bascov to form Unirea Bascov. Led by coach Alin Lipa in the 2014–15 season, Unirea Bascov won the county championship but missed out on promotion to Liga III after a 2–4 aggregate defeat to FC Aninoasa, the champion of Dâmbovița County.
A 2nd-place finish followed in the 2015–16 season. Under coach Alin Chița, the county championship was won for the second time in the 2016–17 season. Unfortunately, promotion was missed again after a 1–4 aggregate loss to FC Avrig, the champion of Sibiu County.
Unirea Bascov finally secured promotion to Liga III in the 2017–18 season. Coached by former FC Argeș striker Adrian Dulcea, the club achieved a historic treble by winning the Liga IV – Argeș County title, the promotion play-off to Liga III, and the Romanian Cup county phase.
In Liga III, Unirea Bascov finished 9th in the 2018–19 season and 7th in the 2019–20 season, which was interrupted on 9 March 2020 after 16 rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The club followed up with a 4th-place finish in the 2020–21 season and another 4th place in the 2021–22 season, both in the regular season and the series play-off. In the 2022–23 season, the team finished 6th in the regular season and 5th overall.
In the summer of 2023, Adrian Dulcea left the team after six years to take on the role of coach for Romania's U-18 national team. Marius Stoica was appointed as the new coach but was replaced in November by Cosmin Năstăsie, who guided Unirea Bascov to a 7th-place finish in the regular season and 5th overall in the sixth series of the 2023–24 season.
Honours Leagues Liga IV – Argeș County Winners (3): 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18 Runners-up (2): 2013–14, 2015–16
Liga V – Argeș County Winners (1): 2011–12 Runners-up (1): 2010–11
Cups Cupa României – Argeș County Winners (3): 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18
Players
First team squad
Out on loan
Club officials
Board of directors
RoleName Owner Bascov Commune President Dan Pirciu Vice-President Ionuț Toroabă Sporting director George Mogîrdău
Current technical staff
RoleName Manager Cosmin Năstăsie Assistant coach Alexandru Neagu Goalkeeping coach Riccardo Gallo
League history
SeasonTier DivisionPlaceNotesCupa României 2025–26 3 Liga III (Seria VI) TBD 2024–25 3 Liga III (Seria VIII) 3rd 2023–24 3 Liga III (Seria VI) 5th 2022–23 3 Liga III (Seria IV) 5th 2021–22 3 Liga III (Seria IV) 4th 2020–21 3 Liga III (Seria VI) 4th Second round 2019–20 3 Liga III (Seria III) 7th First round 2018–19 3 Liga III (Seria III) 9th Second round
SeasonTier DivisionPlaceNotesCupa României 2017–18 4 Liga IV (AG) 1st (C) Promoted 2017–18 4 Liga IV (AG) 1st (C) Promoted 2016–17 4 Liga IV (AG) 1st (C) Second round 2015–16 4 Liga IV (AG) 2nd 2014–15 4 Liga IV (AG) 1st (C) Third round 2013–14 4 Liga IV (AG) 2nd 2012–13 4 Liga IV (AG) 4th 2011–12 5 Liga V (AG) 1st (C) Promoted
Former managers
Adrian Neaga (2013) Adrian Dulcea (2017–2023) Marius Stoica (2023) Cosmin Năstăsie (2023–)
References
External links
FRF-AJF Profile