| Full name | AS Brăilița 1928 Franco-Româna Brăila | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1928; 97 years ago (1928) 2022; 3 years ago (2022) (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Stadionul Progresul, Brăila | ||
| Capacity | 2000 | ||
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Franco-Româna Brăila (AS Brăilița) is a football team from Brăila, Romania.
History
Their best performance was reaching the Quarter-finals in Cupa României in 1935–36 season when they lost with 6–4 against Unirea Tricolor București.
Franco-Româna Brăila second team was founded in 1940 and was called AS Brăilița.
Brăilița was also the neighbourhood and name of the stadium. The stadium was like a small English stadium looking same with the famous Highbury, but in a smaller size.
Even they won twice Divizia B they never promoted in Divizia A, because they could not manage to win the Promotion play-off.
The biggest rival in their history was another local team Dacia Unirea Brăila. Franco-Româna Brăila was in the shadow of the rival team in all of their history.
After they fold in 1948, another team was created in Brăila to replace them, a team called Progresul Brăila.
On 3 September 2022 the team was reestablished as AS Brăilița 1928 Franco-Româna. The team will perform only in Brăila County competitions.
Honours
Quarter-finals in Cupa României (1): 1935–36
References
- "Echipa braileană Franco-Română Brăila – anul 1938". 14 March 2014.
- "Echipa braileană Franco-Română Brăila – anul 1938". 14 March 2014.
- "Evolutia denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor".
- "Romania - List of Second Division Final Tables".
- "Echipa braileană Franco-Română Brăila – anul 1938". 14 March 2014.
- "Divizia B - Istorie - statistics".
- "Franco Româna Brăila - statistica ultimelor meciuri din Cupa României".
Literature
- Hardy Grüne (2000), Enzyklopädie der europäischen Fußballvereine (in German) (1. ed.), Kassel: AGON Sportverlag, p. 337, ISBN 3-89784-163-0