CS Otopeni

CS Otopeni was founded in 2001 at the initiative of the local mayor, Silviu Constantin Gheorghe, and played its home matches at Otopeni Stadium. The club competed in the Ilfov County Championship, narrowly missing promotion after finishing 2nd behind Sportul Ciorogârla in the 2001–02 season. However, it secured a place in the third tier after purchasing the spot from Conired Pucioasa. In Divizia C, Otopeni competed in Series III, starting the 2002–03 season with Adrian Dumitru as head coach, who was replaced after nine rounds by Marian Pană, with the team finishing in 8th place. In the following campaign, the White and Blues showed notable improvement, managing a good run in the Cupa României, where they defeated Farul Constanța 3–3 (a.e.t., 4–3 on penalties) before losing 1–5 to Dinamo București in the Round of 16, before going on to win the 2003–04 Divizia C series and earning promotion to Divizia B. Placed in Series II of Divizia B, Otopeni finished 3rd in the 2004–05 season. In the following season, the team reached the Round of 32 in the Cupa României, where it lost 2–5 to Politehnica Timișoara, before finishing 4th in 2005–06. Following a reform of the second tier, which was renamed Liga II and reduced in both the number of teams and series, Otopeni competed in Series I, finishing 7th in the 2006–07 season, and once again reached the Round of 32 in the Cupa României, where it lost 1–4 (a.e.t.) to UTA Arad. In 2008 the team on the outskirts of Bucharest managed the…

Liga II

Runners-up (1): 2007–08 Liga III

Winners (1): 2003–04