AFC Metalul Buzău

AFC Metalul Buzău
Full name Asociația Fotbal Club Metalul Buzău
Nickname(s) Buzoienii
(The People from Buzău)
Short name Metalul
Founded 1954 (1954)
as AS Metalul Buzău
1982 (1982) (refounded)
Ground Cornel Negoescu
Capacity 3,000
Owner Buzău County Council
Mircea Benga
Chairman Gheorghe Guiu
Manager Valentin Stan
League Liga III
2017–18 Liga III, Seria II, 5th
Website Club website

AFC Metalul Buzău, commonly known as Metalul Buzău, is a Romanian professional football club based in Buzău, Romania, founded in 1954. Currently the team plays in Liga III.

History

Name Period
AS Metalul Buzău 1954–1996
Metalcord Buzău 1996–2007
AS Metalul Buzău 2007–2013
AFC Metalul Buzău 2013–present

AFC Metalul Buzău was founded in 1954 as AS Metalul Buzău and was set up by the trade union of IUT Buzău. From the first season to the 1966 season, the team evolved into the county championship and in autumn of 66, the city of Buzău returned with a team in Divizia C, this team was Metalul.

In 1971, through a reorganization of the football from Buzău, Gloria Buzău was formed and taking a part of Metalul's players and the place in Divizia C, Gloria succeeded in the 1971–72 Divizia C season to occupy the 1st place in the series and after a play-off match at Ploiești to promote in Divizia B.

At the insistence of the workers from the IUT factory, in 1982 the football team was re-established. At that time Steaua Săhăteni, a small team from Buzău County played in Divizia C. Buzoienii merged with the team from Săhăteni and took its place in Liga III.

In 1996, following the association with CORD Buzău, Metalul became Metalcord Buzău. The last edition in which the team from Buzău evolved in the Liga III under this name was 2005–06 Divizia C season.

In the summer of 2007, the club returned to its former name AS Metalul Buzău and participated annually in the Buzău County Championship, the equivalent of the Liga IV in the Romanian football system.

The team was taken over in 2013 by the company Revicom Oil, changing its name in AFC Metalul Buzău.[1]

At the end of 2016–17 Metalul won Liga IV-Buzău County and the promotion play-off match against CS Amara 9-2 on aggregate and promoted back to Liga III after 10 years of absence.[2]

Stadium

The club plays its home matches on Cornel Negoescu Stadium from Buzău.

Rivalries

Although it is the oldest active football club in the Buzău County, Metalul has always lived in the shadow of Gloria Buzău, thus becoming the main rival.

Honours

Leagues

Current squad

As of 16 September 2018

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 Costel Toader
2 Romania DF Andrei Grăjdan
3 Romania DF Stelian Mișilăricu
4 Romania DF George Badea
5 Romania DF Ion Spătaru
6 Romania DF Mădălin Răileanu (on loan from Astra)
7 Romania MF Cătălin Bardaș
8 Romania MF Dan Stan
9 Romania FW Alin Iacob
10 Romania MF Marian Manea
11 Romania DF Patrick Benga
No. Position Player
12 Romania GK Răzvan Popescu
14 Romania DF Ion Mihai
15 Romania MF Stepan Nedelcu
16 Romania DF Gabriel Mihăescu
17 Romania MF Sorin Ispir
18 Romania FW Ionuț Radu
19 Romania DF Ștefan Păun
23 Romania DF Mircea Popescu (on loan from Astra)
25 Romania MF Valentin Lungoci (Captain)
27 Romania MF Daniel Mihai

Club officials

References

  1. ↑ Metalul Buzău-History
  2. ↑ Metalul a promovat oficial în „C”. Neagu face promisiuni în privința viitorului echipei
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