FC Delta Tulcea

Football began to take root in Tulcea in the early decades of the twentieth century. During this period, numerous matches were played between teams from Tulcea, Sulina, Chilia Nouă, Brăila, and Galați. The outbreak of the Second World War significantly disrupted football activity, but after the conflict ended, the sport experienced a revival in the region through the formation of new clubs, one of them being Stuful Tulcea. The team was associated with the Unitatea de Valorificare a Stufului (lit. 'Reed Exploitation Unit'), an important enterprise operating in the Danube Delta region. Notable players from that era included Ică Hădărian, Nicu Ștefan, Alexandru Cuculaș, Filon Anghel, P. Olaru, Dincă, Suliman, Sukri, Drăgănescu, Milea, the Cavalgiu brothers, Gheorghe Zuca, Paul Ciupercă, Valeriu Balaban, Manu, and Wolf. In the 1965–66 season, Stuful Tulcea won the Dobrogea Regional Championship and secured promotion to Divizia C after a 6–1 aggregate victory in a play-off against Celuloza Călărași, the champions of the Bucharest Region. The team, coached by Ică Hădărian, included players such as Smith, Uță, Zezonov, C. Zaiț, Teodorescu, D. Nicolae, Strâmbeanu, Peceriță, Paul Ciupercă, Rifat, Mahera, Cavalgiu I, Chihodaru, and Hofman. In their debut season in Divizia C, coached by G. Georgescu, Stuful Tulcea competed in the South Series and finished in 12th place. In 1968, the club adopted the name Delta Tulcea, embracing an identity closely tied to the region’s natural symbol,…

Liga II

Winners (1): 2006–07 Liga III

Winners (5): 1970–71, 1971–72, 1976–77, 1984–85, 2005–06 Runners-up (1): 2015–16 Liga IV – Tulcea County

Winners (3): 1994–95, 2004–05, 2013–14