CS Dante Botoșani


Club Sportiv Dante Botoșani, commonly known as Dante Botoșani, or simply as Dante, was a Romanian football club based in Botoșani, Botoșani County. The club was founded in 2002 and played only in amateur leagues until 2020, when it promoted to Liga III.

History

Dante Botoșani was established in 2002 and played only in the amateur leagues until 2020, when it promoted to Liga III, after winning Liga IV Botoșani and the promotion play-off group against Sporting Vaslui and Viitorul Curița. In the first season ever spent at the level of the third tier, Dante was ranked 6th out of 10.
Dante is owned by Victor Mihalachi, a businessman who also held FCM Dorohoi, between 2010 and 2015. The team is considered as the second important club in the Botoșani County, after top-flight side FC Botoșani.

Ground

The second club of Botoșani County, played its home matches on the Municipal Stadium, in Dorohoi, with a capacity of 2,000 seats. Some of their home matches were played on Baza Sportivă Bucecea, based in Bucecea, Botoșani County, a football ground opened in 2022, with a capacity of 500 seats and an artificial turf.

Honours

Liga III
Liga IV – Botoșani County
Liga VBotoșani County
  • Winners : 2018–19
  • Runners-up : 2011–12

League history

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceNotesCupa României
2022–233Liga III 10th Relegated-
2021–223Liga III 1st
2020–213Liga III 6th
2019–204Liga IV 1st 'Promoted
2018–195Liga V 1st 'Promoted

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceNotesCupa României
2017–18U15Youth Level 2nd
2016–17U17Youth Level 1st ''Champion
2015–16U17Youth Level 5th
2014–154Liga IV 15th Relegated