and by playing its home matches on more than six different stadiums (Autobuzul, Giulești, ICSIM, Mecanica Fină, Metalul, 23 August, Voința, etc.) has only accentuated this state. The 1987–88 season was a disastrous one, one of the darkest in the history of the club. During this season Progresul managed to collect only 14 points, head coach Paul Popescu resigned and left the club, where due to the precarious situation many coaches will be changed: Marin Moraru and Vasile Aelenei (in the first part of the season), Costică Toma and Adrian Rusu (in the second part of the season) and finally Nicolae Lupescu. Twelve players left the Sycamore Park, in their place arriving at least twenty-five, many of them have been promoted from the youth squads, or have returned after completing the military service. Very few of them succeed in the first squad, among the valuable players were Liviu Ciobotariu, Cristian Diaconu, Carol Marina and Valentin Oprea, who have evolved here for five consecutive years, eventually contributing to the return of Progresul in the first division. The series of Divizia B was won in that season by Inter Sibiu; at the other pole of the league – Progresul Vulcan, which after 40 years, relegated to the lower leagues of the Romanian football. Next season, first in the Divizia C after 40 years, was started under the name of Progresul Energia București, with a new chairman, Dan Ionescu, and a new manager, the well-known Paul Popescu. The club from Dr. Staicovici street also reduced the size of the squad, from 38 to 24 players, but unfortunately at the end of the season was ranked only 2nd in its series, after Mecanică Fină București. During the 1989–90 season, the events were going to take a happy turn for "the barbers", the Romanian Revolution has meant changing the situation in the organization of the National Bank of Romania. With the prestigious institution on his side, with Gheorghe Cristoloveanu as the manager and a squad in which the young striker Florin Cârstea will make its debut with style, Progresul won its series with five points ahead second place, Metalul București and promoted back in the second division after two tough seasons. The first season after the promotion was not a great one for "the bleu and blues" who finished only 14th in the second series, but as a plus, Tinel Petre made its debut for