Maccabi Bucuresti
Encyclopedia
Maccabi or Macabi Bucureşti, later known as Ciocanul, was a Romania
n sport club, representing the Jewish community
, akin to the famous Hakoah Vienna. Named after the Maccabees
and centering on football
competitions, it was the first Jewish side to send a player, the goalkeeper Samuel Zauber
, to the FIFA World Cup
(at its 1930 edition
in Uruguay
).
of Greater Romania
established distinctive football sides (another such example was Elpis Constanţa, which was owned by a Greek-Romanian
businessman). In 1925, a women's seven-a-side handball
team was inaugurated as a branch of the Maccabi club, but, like all Romanian teams of the time, only played exhibition game
s (usually, as a prelude to competitive football matches).
Before the 1940-1941 season, at a time when Romania adopted antisemitic policies, the club was expelled from official competitions. It reemerged in 1945 at the end of World War II
and kept its name before merging with another club to form Ciocanul.
As Ciocanul, the club played in two seasons in Divizia A
. In May 1948, it merged with Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti
, to create the present-day major Romanian club Dinamo, which was administrated by the Ministry of the Interior. During the 1947-1948 season they remained two separate clubs: Dinamo A (Ciocanul) and Dinamo B (Unirea-Tricolor).
Norberto Höfling Solomon Segal
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Liga II
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Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n sport club, representing the Jewish community
History of the Jews in Romania
The history of Jews in Romania concerns the Jews of Romania and of Romanian origins, from their first mention on what is nowadays Romanian territory....
, akin to the famous Hakoah Vienna. Named after the Maccabees
Maccabees
The Maccabees were a Jewish rebel army who took control of Judea, which had been a client state of the Seleucid Empire. They founded the Hasmonean dynasty, which ruled from 164 BCE to 63 BCE, reasserting the Jewish religion, expanding the boundaries of the Land of Israel and reducing the influence...
and centering on football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
competitions, it was the first Jewish side to send a player, the goalkeeper Samuel Zauber
Samuel Zauber
Samuel Zauber was a Romanian association football player who was on the Romanian national football team for the first ever FIFA World Cup in 1930.- International :...
, to the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
(at its 1930 edition
1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
).
History
Maccabi Bucureşti was founded in 1919 by a Jewish entrepreneur at a time when representatives of the ethnic minoritiesMinorities of Romania
Officially, 10.5% of Romania's population is represented by minorities . The principal minorities in Romania are Hungarians and Roma people, with a declining German population and smaller numbers of Poles in Bucovina...
of Greater Romania
Greater Romania
The Greater Romania generally refers to the territory of Romania in the years between the First World War and the Second World War, the largest geographical extent of Romania up to that time and its largest peacetime extent ever ; more precisely, it refers to the territory of the Kingdom of...
established distinctive football sides (another such example was Elpis Constanţa, which was owned by a Greek-Romanian
Greeks in Romania
There has been a Greek presence in Romania for at least 27 centuries. At times, as during the Phanariote era, this presence has amounted to hegemony; at other times , the Greeks have simply been one among the many ethnic minorities in Romania.-Ancient and Medieval Period:The Greek presence in what...
businessman). In 1925, a women's seven-a-side handball
Field handball
Field handball was the original form of what is now team handball and was played at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin....
team was inaugurated as a branch of the Maccabi club, but, like all Romanian teams of the time, only played exhibition game
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
s (usually, as a prelude to competitive football matches).
Before the 1940-1941 season, at a time when Romania adopted antisemitic policies, the club was expelled from official competitions. It reemerged in 1945 at the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and kept its name before merging with another club to form Ciocanul.
As Ciocanul, the club played in two seasons in Divizia A
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
. In May 1948, it merged with Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti
FC Unirea Tricolor Bucuresti
Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti was a Romanian football club from Bucharest, south-east Romania, founded in 1926 when two clubs, Unirea and Tricolor merged.-History :It was one of the famous inter-war clubs in Romania....
, to create the present-day major Romanian club Dinamo, which was administrated by the Ministry of the Interior. During the 1947-1948 season they remained two separate clubs: Dinamo A (Ciocanul) and Dinamo B (Unirea-Tricolor).
Notable players
D. Bacinski Carol Bartha Iuliu Farkas Gheorghe Constantinescu-Grecu Angelo Niculescu Caius Novac Ion Şiclovan Samuel ZauberSamuel Zauber
Samuel Zauber was a Romanian association football player who was on the Romanian national football team for the first ever FIFA World Cup in 1930.- International :...
Norberto Höfling Solomon Segal
Honours
Liga ILiga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
:
- Winners (0):, Best finnish: 7th 1946–47
Liga II
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
:
- Winners (1): 1934–35
- Runners-up (1): 1938–39