ACS Rapid CFR Suceava

Rapid CFR Suceava
Full name Asociaţia Club Sportiv Rapid CFR Suceava
Nickname(s) Feroviarii (The Railwaymen)
Founded 1946 (1946)
Ground Areni
Ground Capacity 12,500
Owner Costel Bujoreanu
Ionuş Boghiu
Chairman Bogdan Tudoreanu
Manager Daniel Bălan
League Liga II
2014–15 Liga II, Seria I, 5th
Website Club home page

Rapid CFR Suceava is a professional football club from Romania, based in Suceava and founded in 1946 as Locomotiva Ițcani. Previously, the club changed its name to A.S. C.F.R. Ițcani as well.

They currently play in the Liga II, Seria I in the 2015-16 season after finishing on the 5th place in the same competition, at the end of the 2014-2015 season.

History

Rapid Suceava was founded to continue the football tradition in the city of Suceava after the dissolution of FC Cetatea Suceava, CSM Suceava (Bucovina Suceava) and Foresta Suceava. In the 2011-2012 season the club managed to win Liga III and as such to gain promotion to Liga II. Thus, since the 2011-2012 season A.C.S. C.F.R. Rapid Suceava plays in Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football system.

Rapid started the 2014-2015 Liga II season with exceptional results in the first 5 matches, being able of emerging victorious 3 times and also managing to draw twice, thus at the end of September they topped the Seria I of Liga II on the first places. The most notable performance from those fixtures was the home match against AFC Săgeata Năvodari, a club which previously played in Liga I for the very first time in its history during the 2013-2014 season, when Rapid got twice leaded by their opponents but managed each time to score the equalizers. Mircea Negru and Marius Matei managed to score the goals for Rapid in that respective match.[1] Another remarkable play took place during the 5th fixture of the second tier when Rapid encountered CS Balotești. Rapid was leaded 1-0 until the 88th minute, but only to ultimately turn the tables over CS Balotești in the last minutes with two goals scored by Cătălin Golofca and Sascha Marinkovic. Along with this win, Rapid ascended to the second place in Seria I of Liga II with 11 points after 5 matches.[2]

In the 2014-2015 season the club additionally managed to qualify in the Round of 16 of the domestic cup competition Cupa României following a 1-0 win over Liga I side Gaz Metan Mediaș in the Round of 32 on September 23, 2014.[3] After the Round of 32, Rapid Suceava alongside Dacia Mioveni were the only two football clubs from the second division to qualify in the next phase after both having managed to obtain their qualifications from blowout results with teams higher rated than them from the first tier. Nonetheless, beforehand defeating Gaz Metan Mediaș, Rapid did also win two other domestic cup matches against Liga III sides CS Știința Miroslava (3-0) and FC Cetatea Târgu Neamț (1-0), both away, which made the club obtain a flawless performance with 7 consecutive positive results in both competitions.

Colours and badge

Rapid Suceava uses a similar home kit to that of CFR Cluj, namely a white-burgundy one. During away matches they play wearing a black and blue kit.

Stadium

View of the Areni stadium. The stadium is located in downtown Suceava.

Rapid Suceava plays its home matches on the Areni Stadium. The stadium has a total capacity of 12,500 seats and was opened in 1963 as the Municipal Stadium. Additionally, the stadium was also renovated between the periods 1976-1977, 1980-1982 and 2002 respectively. It is currently ranked 31st in the all time ranking table of stadiums from Romania.[4]

Supporters

The ultras of Rapid Suceava are organised in two galleries: Cavelerii Nordului (the oldest one) and Cohors Dacorum (a new one founded in 2015).

Current squad

As of 20 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 Toma Niga
2 Romania DF Daniel Bălan (Vice-captain)
3 Romania MF Adrian Vornicu
4 Romania DF Cătălin Tăutianu
5 Romania DF Claudiu Velescu
6 Romania DF Ionuţ Mihai
7 Romania MF Cătălin Golofca (on loan from Botoşani)
8 Romania FW Eduard Sandu
9 Romania FW Radu Luţac
10 Romania MF Adrian Gheorghiciuc
11 Romania DF Dorin Semeghin (Captain)
12 Romania GK Jan Turiţă
15 Romania MF Constantin Aeroaiei
No. Position Player
16 Moldova FW Alexandru Boiciuc (on loan from CSMS Iaşi)
17 Romania MF Dragoș Sfrijan
18 Romania DF Paul Mateciuc
20 Romania FW Mircea Negru (Vice-captain)
21 Romania MF Lucian Jitariuc
22 Romania DF George Apostol
23 Romania MF Vasile Dănilă
24 Romania DF Alin Dudea (on loan from Dinamo București)
25 Romania MF Andrei Alecsandru
30 Romania GK Vlad Hînţăscu (on loan from Viitorul)
90 Romania MF Răzvan Bîgu
95 Romania MF Ionuţ Plămadă

Club officials

Board of directors

Role Name
Owner Romania Costel Bujoreanu
Owner Romania Ionuș Boghiu
President Romania Bogdan Tudoreanu
Executive Director Romania Dumitru Moldovan
Sporting Director Romania Mihai Pilat
Organizer of Competitions Romania Neculai Grosu

Current technical staff

Role Name
Manager Romania Daniel Bălan
Assistant Manager Romania Mihai Guriță
Assistant Manager Romania Dorin Semeghin
Masseur Romania Ion Armeanca
Masseur Romania Constantin Bosânceanu
Club Doctor MD Romania Edgar Schächter

League history

Season Wins Draws Losses Points League Place
2004–0511811 41Liga IV7
2005–061947 61Liga IV3
2006–071839 57Liga IV4
2007–082523 77Liga IV1
2008–0914 911 51Liga III 9
2009–1016 31351Liga III 5
2010–119 21529Liga III 12
2011–1219 6363Liga III 1
2012–13761127Liga II 10
2013–14471119Liga II 10
4 (Play-Out)
2014–15107142Liga II 3
5 (Play-Off)
2015–16----Liga II on-going
TBD (Play-Off/Play-Out)

Honours

Liga III

Liga IV Suceava County

  • Winners (1): 2007–08

External links

References

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