FC U Craiova 1948

FC U Craiova
Full nameFCU 1948 Craiova Fotbal Club SA
Nickname(s)
  • Alb-albaștrii (the White-Blues) (the White-Blues)
  • Studenții (the Students)
  • Juveții (the Oltenia People)
  • Leii din Bănie (the Craiova Lions)
Short nameFC U
Founded
  • 1991 (1991)
    as FC Universitatea Craiova
  • 2013 (2013)
    as FC U Craiova
  • 2017 (2017)
    as U Craiova 1948
GroundMunicipal / Complex Sportiv Craiova
Capacity20,054 / 30,983
OwnerAdrian Mititelu
ChairmanAdrian Mititelu
Head coachValentin David (caretaker)
LeagueLiga II
2024–25Liga II, 11th of 22
Websitefcuniversitatea.ro

FCU 1948 Craiova Fotbal Club, commonly known as FC U Craiova 1948 or simply FC U Craiova, is a Romanian professional football club based in Craiova, Dolj County, that competes in the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian league system.

FC U Craiova is—along with CS Universitatea Craiova—one of the two entities asserting the history of the original Universitatea Craiova football team, which between 1948 and 1991 won four national titles and five national cups. During the latter year, the sports club dissolved its football department and FC Universitatea Craiova took its berth in the top flight. Generally considered the same entity with the old club, FC U continued its tradition for the next two decades, but was reorganised several times and retroactively deemed an unofficial successor. In 2012, it retired from every competition following their temporary banishment since 2011.

After starting over from the lower leagues, FC U Craiova returned to the Liga I in the 2021–22 season. To the same degree with CS U, FC U claims all the trophies and records of the original club, but according to court orders, its only major honour would be the 1992–93 Cupa României. The two sides currently share the Ion Oblemenco Stadium.