FC Dinamo București II

Romanian football club

Football club

Dinamo București II

Full name

Fotbal Club Dinamo București II

Nickname(s)

Câinii roșii mici (Little red dogs)

Short name

Dinamo II

Founded

2003

Dissolved

2022

Ground

Dinamo

Capacity

15,032

2021–22

Liga III, Seria IV, 9th (relegated)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Fotbal Club Dinamo București II, commonly known as Dinamo București II (Romanian pronunciation: [diˈnamo bukuˈreʃtʲ]) or simply Dinamo II, was the reserve squad of Romanian football side FC Dinamo București.

History

One of the greatest performances in the history of the club was eliminating first league team Politehnica Timișoara with 3–2 in the sixteenths-finals phase of the 2004–05 Romanian Cup edition. They were eliminated in the next phase of the competition by FC Universitatea Craiova after losing with 3–2.^[1]

From 2007, Dinamo managed to keep its place in the second division, being close to relegation in 2010, when the team finished 15th, only one point above the relegation zone.

Across the years, the team was managed by former big players of the first squad: Ion Moldovan, Ionel Augustin, Dumitru Moraru, Costel Orac, Liviu Ciobotariu, Flavius Stoican, Ion Marin, Florentin Petre or Florin Bratu.

Dinamo II is a launching platform for players from the youth sector of the Bucharest club. During the years, players like Adrian Scarlatache, Ștefan Radu, Adrian Ropotan, Cristian Pulhac, Zié Diabaté, Marius Alexe, Constantin Nica or Nicolae Mitea made their breakthrough in football for the team.

Dinamo II relegated to the third division of Romanian football at the end of the 2012–13 season.

In the sixteenths-finals phase of the Cupa României 2016–17 edition Dinamo II played against their first team, Dinamo București, the game ending with a 2–1 loss for Dinamo II.^[2]^[3]

In the summer of 2017, Dinamo București owner, Ionuț Negoiță retired the team from Liga III and then dissolved it after 14 years of existence.^[4]

On 17 August 2020, only days after Negoiță sold the club to Benel International SA, the Spanish company decided to refound the second team, name it Dinamo B and to register to the Liga III.^[5]

In 2022, after the relegation to the Liga IV, Dinamo II was dissolved.^[6]

Honours

Liga III
- Winners (1): 2006–07

League history

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Cupa României
2021–22	3	Liga III (Seria IV)	9th (R)
2020–21	3	Liga III (Seria IV)	7th
2016–17	3	Liga III (Seria II)	8th (R)	Round of 32
2015–16	3	Liga III (Seria II)	9th
2014–15	3	Liga III (Seria II)	6th
2013–14	3	Liga III (Seria III)	7th
2012–13	2	Liga II (Seria I)	13th (R)
2011–12	2	Liga II (Seria I)	13th

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Cupa României
2010–11	2	Liga II (Seria I)	12th
2009–10	2	Liga II (Seria I)	15th
2008–09	2	Liga II (Seria I)	9th
2007–08	2	Liga II (Seria I)	10th
2006–07	3	Liga III (Seria II)	1st (C, P)
2005–06	2	Liga II (Seria II)	15th (R)
2004–05	2	Divizia B (Seria II)	8th	Round of 16
2003–04	3	Divizia C (Seria III)	4th (P)

References

^ "Romanian Cup 2004-2005 season" (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
^ "Englezii au aflat si ei de anomalia din Romania, Dinamo tocmai a batut-o pe Dinamo in cupa, ce scriu britanicii" (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 27 October 2016.
^ "Cupa Romaniei Dinamo 2 – Dinamo 1 1-2 Calificare grea pentru echipa lui Andone" (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 27 October 2016.
^ "Decizie dură luată în Ştefan cel Mare. Negoiţă a desfiinţat Dinamo II!" (in Romanian). fanatik.ro. 6 October 2018.
^ Adrian Țone (17 August 2020). "Noul patron al FC Dinamo a reînființat echipa a doua a clubului" (in Romanian). Agerpres. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^ "Desființarea echipei secunde" (in Romanian). dinamo1948.club. 3 June 2022.