FC Farul Constanța

Farul Constanța
Full name Fotbal Club Farul Constanța
Nickname(s) Marinarii (The Sailors)
Rechinii (The Sharks)
Founded 1949 (1949)
Ground Farul
Ground Capacity 15,520
Owner Giani Nedelcu
Constanţa County Council
Chairman Auraş Braşoveanu
Manager Ion Barbu
League Liga II
2014–15 Liga II, Seria I, 10th
Website Club home page

FC Farul Constanța (Romanian pronunciation: [fe t͡ʃe ˈfarul konˈstant͡sa]) is a professional football club from Constanța, Romania. Established in 1949, Farul is currently competing in the Liga II (formerly known as Divizia B), after being relegated at the end of the 2008–09 Liga I. The club has yet to win a Romanian title. Notably, the 2004–05 Divizia A season brought for Farul some outstanding performances that enabled it to finish the season on the 5th place and reach to its first ever Romanian Cup final match, which they lost 0–1 to FC Dinamo București.

In Romanian farul means "the lighthouse". Farul Constanța are also a well-known rugby union team, which hosted the first Heineken Cup rugby match.

History

In 1949, the two football clubs of Constanţa, Dezrobirea Constanța and PCA Constanța (Porturi Comunicaţii Ape), were merged to create a new team, Locomotiva PCA Constanţa, that played in the Divizia B (the 2nd League). After the 1954 edition, the team promoted for the first time to the 1st League (Divizia A), and in 1958, the team's name was changed from Locomotiva to Farul Constanţa.

Its best achievements are reaching the fourth place in Liga I and the final of the Balkans Cup, and also winning Liga II five times along the history.

Best positions in Liga I

Chronology of names

Name [1] Period Notes
Locomotiva PCA Constanța 1949–1953 Merged between Dezrobirea Constanța and PCA Constanța (Porturi Comunicaţii Ape).
Locomotiva Constanța 1953–1958
Farul Constanța 1958–1972
FC Constanța 1972–1988
Farul Constanța 1988–present

Milestones

European Record

Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2116321514+ 1
Total 2 11 6 3 2 15 14 + 1

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Season Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1995 Group stage (8) Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro Bečej 2–1 1st place
Poland Poland Pogoń Szczecin 2–1
France France Cannes 0–0
Belarus Belarus Dnepr 2–0
Round of 16 Netherlands Netherlands Heerenveen 0–4 0–4
2006 First round Republic of Macedonia Republic of Macedonia FK Pobeda 2–0 2–2 4–2
Second round Bulgaria Bulgaria PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–1 1–1 3–2
Third round France France AJ Auxerre 1–0 1–4 2–4

Current squad

As of 02 April 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Romania GK Răzvan Began (on loan from CFR Cluj)
2 Romania DF Bogdan Meleandră
4 Romania DF Tudor Ţăranu
5 Romania DF Doru Bratu
6 Romania MF Adrian Ionescu
7 Romania MF Cosmin Neagu
9 Romania FW Sorin Chiţu
10 Romania MF Valentin Munteanu (on loan from Pandurii Târgu Jiu)
11 Romania FW Adrian Pătulea
12 Romania GK Răzvan Negrilă (on loan from Pandurii Târgu Jiu)
13 Romania DF Florin Popa
14 Romania MF Marius Tigoianu
15 Romania MF Ninel Corcoveanu
16 Romania MF Alexandru Vlăescu
No. Position Player
17 Romania FW Mihai Zugravu
18 Romania FW Vlad Suciu
20 Romania FW Alexandru Ioniță
21 Romania MF Leonard Manole
22 Romania DF Robert Băjan
23 Romania DF Lucian Murgoci (on loan from Oțelul)
24 Romania MF Adelin Cristea
25 Romania MF Ciprian Milea
27 Romania MF Ovidiu Vezan
28 Romania MF George Pungă
77 Romania DF Florin Pătraşcu (captain)
97 Romania GK Cristian Nanu
98 Romania GK Iulian Dinu

Club officials

Board of directors

Role Name
Owner Romania Giani Nedelcu
Honorary President Cyprus Marios N. Lefkaritis
Executive President Romania Auraş Braşoveanu
Marketing Director Romania Mihai-Gabriel Diaconescu
Judicial Director Romania Valentina Petre
Sporting Director Romania Cosmin Şişcu
Sporting Manager Romania Mihai Guliu
Press Officer Romania Marian Bocai

Current technical staff

As of 25 April 2016.[4]
Role Name
Manager Romania Ion Barbu
Assistant Manager Vacant
Goalkeeping Coach Romania Gheorghe Mina
Club Doctor Romania Liviu Muja
Fitness Coach Romania Gheorghe Avram
Masseur Romania Nicolae Iorga
Second Team Coach Romania Lucian Marinof
Youth Centre Manager Romania Petre Comăniţă

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Liga II

Winners (5): 1954, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1980–81, 1987–88
Runners-up (2): 1979–80, 2000–01

Cups

Romanian Cup

Runners-up (1): 2004–05

European

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Runners-up (1): 2006

Balkans Cup

Runners-up (1): 1964–66

References

External links

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