AFC Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele

Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele
Full name Asociația Fotbal Club Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele
Short name Turris-Oltul
Founded 1965 (1965)
as Voința Saelele
Ground Municipal
Capacity 2,000
Chairman Mădălin Ioniță
Manager Erik Lincar
League Liga III
2017–18 Liga III, Seria III, 3rd

AFC Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele, commonly known as Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele, or simply Turris-Oltul, is a Romanian professional football club based in Turnu Măgurele, Teleorman County.

The team was founded as Voința Saelele in 1965 and was originally based in Saelele, Teleorman County. The club played only at amateur level, Liga IV and Liga V, until 2017 when it won Liga IV – Teleorman County and the promotion play-off against CS Strehaia ensuring its first Liga III presence. In the summer of the same year the club was moved from Saelele to Turnu Măgurele and changed its name in Voința Turnu Măgurele, then in the summer of 2018 in Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele.

History

Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele was founded in 1965 as Voința Saelele and played for almost all its history at county level, Liga IV and Liga V. Voința won for the first time Divizia D at the end of the 2003–04 season, but withdrew from the third tier before the start of the new campaign, selling its place to Petrolul Videle.[1] At the end of 2016–17 Liga IV season, the team was crowned the champion of Teleorman County and went to the promotion play-off match where they defeated Mehedinți County champions, CS Strehaia, 12-2 on aggregate and promoted to Liga III for the first time in the history of the club.[1]

In the summer of 2017 Voința changed its ownership and moved its headquarters from Saelele to Turnu Măgurele, also changing its name from Voința Saelele to Voința Turnu Măgurele.[2] After a strong campaign of transfers and rebranding, Voința has set as its goal a promotion to Liga II, but finally was ranked only 3rd, after Petrolul Ploiești and FCM Alexandria.[3] In the summer of 2018 the club moved also its home ground to Turnu Măgurele and was renamed again, this time as Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele, a name much closer to the football past of the city, this being actually the first name used by the old football club, Dunărea Turris Turnu Măgurele.[4]

Turris-Oltul is the third football team in the history of Turnu Măgurele, after Dunărea Turris and Sporting.

Grounds

Stadionul Comunal

Between 1965 and 2018, when the club was known as Voința Saelele or Voința Turnu Măgurele, played its home matches on Comunal Stadium, from Saelele, Teleorman County with a capacity of 1,000.

Stadionul Municipal

From 2018 Turris-Oltul plays its home matches on Municipal Stadium, with a capacity of 2,000 people. Between 2017 and 2018 the stadium was completely renovated with an investment of 3 million€.[5][6]

Chronology of names

Name Period
Voința Saelele 1965–2017
Voința Turnu Măgurele 2017–2018
Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele 2018–present

Honours

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
2 Romania DF Alexandru Dan
3 Romania DF Victor Pantelimon
4 Romania DF Bogdan Matei
5 Romania DF Alexandru Sălcianu
6 Romania DF Florinel Mitrea
7 Romania FW Alexandru Fotescu
8 Romania MF Mihnea Vlad (on loan from Dinamo)
9 Romania MF Mario Mihai (on loan from FCSB)
10 Romania FW Claudiu Dragu
12 Romania GK Ionuț Poiană
14 Romania DF Claudiu Juncănaru
No. Position Player
16 Romania FW Alexandru Dincă
17 Romania MF Alin Pencea
18 Romania MF Marius Pahonțu
19 Romania MF Marian Constantinescu (Captain)
20 Romania MF Gabriel Mărioara
22 Romania MF Cristian Balgiu (on loan from Concordia)
23 Romania DF Cornel Suciu
25 Romania DF Ionuț Moldovan
26 Romania DF Cătălin Savin
30 Romania MF Liviu Băjenaru
33 Romania GK Dragoș Dumitrescu

Club officials

References

  1. 1 2 "Voința Saelele a promovat în Liga a III-a" [Voința Saelele promoted to Liga III]. ziarulteleormanul.ro. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Oficial, Vointa Saelele a devenit Vointa Turnu Magurele" [Officially, Voința Saelele became Voința Turnu Măgurele]. teresport.ro. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Vointa Turnu Magurele s-a despartit de mai multi jucatori la finalul acestui sezon" [Vointa Turnu Magurele fired more players at the end of this season]. teresport.ro. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Cu un nou nume, un nou antrenor şi 13 achiziţii importante, echipa din Turnu Măgurele visează la promovare. Lincar: "Oricine vrea să facă performanţă are infrastructura necesară aici"" [With a new name, a new coach and 13 important transfers, the team from Turnu Magurele dreams of promotion. Lincar: "Anyone who is wanting to do performance has the necessary infrastructure here"]. liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Cum arată noul stadion al echipei Voinţa Turnu Măgurele, controlată de fiul lui Liviu Dragnea. digi24.ro (in Romanian)
  6. ↑ A fost inaugurat Stadionul Municipal Turnu Măgurele (Teleorman), făcut cu bani de la buget. sport.hotnews.ro (in Romanian)
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