In 1991, promptly after the CS Universitatea Craiova sports club dissolved its football department, "Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova" took its place in the first division. It was generally considered the same entity with the old club, and continued its tradition for the next two decades, but was reorganised multiple times and retroactively deemed an unofficial successor. FC U's only major honour would be the 1992–93 Cupa României, although it also claims the four national titles and five national cups won between 1948 and 1991.