 Under the name "CF Chindia" and led from the bench by its former player, Silviu Dumitrescu, this squad was one of the best that ever played on Eugen Popescu Stadium.Even if probably this team was not as good as Dumitrescu's generation, the promotion achieved in 1996, after 12 years of lower divisions, the style of playing and the composition of the squad, made of local players, won the heart of the supporters and gave to the club a nickname that will last for years, "Micul Ajax" (The Little Ajax).In that squad of Chindia were plyers such as