AFC Dacia Unirea Brăila

Early years of football (1919–1950)

Dacia Brăila was founded in 1919 around the same time as another local team, Unirea. Until 1928, when the two clubs merged to form Dacia Unirea, each competed separately in the regional championship. In November 1929 Dacia Unirea had the following base team: Padimatopol (Căpreanu), Stanciu, Vasiliu, Leo (Săvulescu), Fritz, Grigoriou, Anastasios, Leșu, I. Goldenberg, Teodorescu (Frătescu, Cavada, Geller, Munteanu). In the 1929–30 season the team won the regional tournament and qualified for the national championship tournament. In the quarter-finals they were eliminated by Juventus București, the team that won the championship that year. Dacia Unirea later played in Divizia B between 1934–1937 and 1938–1940, and in Divizia A in 1937–38 and 1940–41. During this period, the club underwent several name changes: DUIG (Dacia Unirea Ignatz Goldenberg) in 1937, Dacia Unirea in 1938, and FC Brăila in 1940. During the war, the team competed in the Cupa Eroilor. After the war, it reverted to its traditional name Dacia Unirea, participating for one season in Divizia C in 1946–47 before disappearing from all divisional levels. Some notable players from this era include I. Goldenberg, N. Stanciu, Hagiopol, Saramet, Weiss, Cavadia, Bonațiu, V. Pop, Negrescu, Drăghicescu, Pascalide, and D. Stanciu.

Hard times (1950–1965)

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Statistics Up to and including the end of the 2012–13 season

Leagues

Liga II Winners (2): 1934–35, 1989–90 Runners-up (6): 1935–36, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1988–89, 1994–95, 1995–96 Liga III Winners (3): 1963–64, 2000–01, 2009–10 Runners-up (3): 1957–58, 1967–68, 2020–21

Cups

Cupa României Runners-up (1): 1992–93