Steaua București is a Romanian professional association football club based in Bucharest. The club was formed in Bucharest in 1947 at the initiative of several officers of the Romanian Royal House as Asociația Sportivă a Armatei București, before being renamed as Clubul Sportiv Central al Armatei București in 1948. The club was renamed a third time in 1950 as Casa Centrală a Armatei București and in 1961 as Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua București. The team name was changed last time in 1998 following lobbying from the football department president, Marcel Pușcaș, and new LPF regulations, the football club separated from CSA Steaua București and changed their name for the last time to Fotbal Club Steaua București