U Craiova 1948, commonly known as FC U Craiova 1948 or FC U Craiova, is a Romanian professional football club based in Craiova, Dolj County, which competes in the Liga I. It 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, when the sports club dissolved its football department, FC Universitatea Craiova took its place in the top flight. Generally considered the same entity with the old club, it continued its tradition for the next two decades, but was reorganised several times and retroactively deemed an unofficial successor. In 2012, FC U retired from every competition following their temporary banishment since 2011. After starting over from the lower leagues in 2017, FC U 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 Universitatea Craiova, but according to court orders its only major honour would be the 1992–93 Cupa României.{{refn|group=note|As of November 2017, LPF attributes all Universitatea Craiova trophies won between 1948 and 1991 to the CS Universitatea Craiova entity. FC U's only major trophy would be the 1992–93 Cupa României, although it is also claimed by CS U. Another court order from 2018 suggested that neither of the current clubs actually hold the original honours.<ref name="court_2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-3/s-a-intors-circul-in-banie-sefii-lui-cs-u-craiova-rad-de-rivala-fc-u-si-de-peluza-sud-inaintea-duelului-de-vineri-din-liga-a-3-a-a-venit-si-replica-lui-mititelu-552068.html|title=S-a întors circul în Bănie! Șefii lui CS U Craiova râd de rivala FC U și de Peluza Sud înaintea duelului de vineri din Liga a 3-a " A venit și replica lui Mititelu|trans-title=The show returns to Bănie! CS U Craiova's officials make fun of rival FC U and Peluza Sud' before the Liga 3 match on Friday " Mititelu also replied|newspaper=Gazeta Sporturilor|language=ro|date=1 November 2018|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref>}} The two sides currently share the Complex Sportiv Craiova stadium. History FC Universitatea Craiova in the 1990s and 2000s In 1991, Universitatea Craiova conquered its last national title and Romanian Cup, under the management of Sorin Cârțu. However, in the same year, the CS Universitatea Craiova sports club dissolved its football section and Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova continued its tradition until the early 2010s (until 1994, the club was still controlled by the Ministry of National Education). After disappointing results in the 1991–92 European Cup and 1992–93 UEFA Cup campaigns