FC Hermannstadt

FC Hermannstadt
Full name Asociația Fotbal Club Hermannstadt
Nickname(s) Sibienii (The Sibiu People)
Founded 29 July 2015 (2015-07-29)[1]
Ground Trans-Sil (temporary)
Municipal
Capacity 8,200 / 14,200
Owner Sibiu Municipality
Chairman Teodor Birț
Manager Vasile Miriuță
League Liga I
2017–18 Liga II, 2nd (promoted)
Website Club website

Asociația Fotbal Club Hermannstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁmanʃtat]), commonly known as FC Hermannstadt, Hermannstadt or familiarly as Sibiu (Romanian pronunciation: [siˈbiw]), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Sibiu, Sibiu County, currently playing in the Liga I.

The team was established in 2015 and introduced in the fourth league, with Hermannstadt being the equivalent of the city's name in the German language. Sibienii achieved successive promotions and in 2018 reached the Liga I, the highest level of the Romanian football league system. In the same year, they also played a Cupa României final, which they lost to Universitatea Craiova.

Hermannstadt's home ground is the Municipal stadium, which has a capacity of 14,200 and was previously used by several other clubs in the city. However, the club currently plays its home games on the Trans-Sil Stadium, in Târgu Mureş, because its own stadium is under rehabilitation works, in order to receive homologation for the Liga I. (The works shall be completed during the first half of the season.)[2]

Hermannstadt's kits are manufactured by Andu, a Romanian sportswear brand from Sibiu, which also produces CSU Sibiu's kits.[3]

History

Founding and back-to-back promotions (2015–present)

FC Hermannstadt logos during history

AFC Hermannstadt was founded in 2015 to continue the long tradition of football in Sibiu, started in 1913 by Șoimii Sibiu and continued through other teams such as Societatea Gimnastică Sibiu, Inter Sibiu, FC Sibiu or Voința Sibiu. Even if Hermannstadt is not officially the successor of any of these clubs, it is the only representative of Sibiu in the first three leagues.

Immediately after the 2015 founding, FC Hermannstadt was enrolled in the Liga IV. They finished on the first place in the table and subsequently qualified for the Liga III promotion play-off.[4] The club won the phase without major difficulties, 6–1 on aggregate against the champion of Gorj County, Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești.[5] Sibienii were also winners of Liga III's Seria V in the next season and promoted to the Liga II, the second level of the Romanian football league system.[6]

Hermannstadt played its first Liga II match on 5 August 2017, a 3–0 home victory over CS Balotești.[7] They finished the campaign as runner-ups, and thus achieved promotion to the Liga I after only three years of existence.[8] The club also managed a very notable performance in the Cupa României, being the first in 36 years to reach the final despite not playing in the top league.[9] Hermannstadt upset four Liga I teams en route to the last game of the competition: Voluntari, Juventus București, FCSB and Gaz Metan Mediaș respectively. They lost the final 0–2 to Universitatea Craiova, on 27 May 2018.[10]

Hermannstadt won its first ever Liga I match against Sepsi OSK, score 1-0, after Ștefan Blănaru's goal. The match was played in Târgu Mureș instead of Sibiu, due to the stadium not getting modernized on time.

Stadium

Stadionul Municipal

The club's stadium is Stadionul Municipal from Sibiu, with a capacity of 14,200 seats. At the end of the season after which Hermannstadt assured its promotion to Liga I, Stadionul Municipal entered a wide process of modernization, which included demolition and rebuilding of the second stand and both ends, a complete replacement of the pitch and the mounting of a floodlight installation.[11]

Support

Hermannstadt has been enjoying the support of fans since its early days, with the average home attendance in the 2016–17 Liga III season being between 4,000 and 5,000, the highest in that competition.[6]

The team also has an ultras group, named Dacii ("the Dacians"), which appeared for the first time at a match against ASU Politehnica Timișoara in September 2017.[12]

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Cups

Players

First team squad

As of 27 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 Cătălin Căbuz (on loan from Viitorul)
2 Spain DF Biel Company
3 Romania DF Claudiu Pamfile
4 Romania DF Ionuț Stoica
5 Romania MF Răzvan Dâlbea (Captain)
6 Romania DF Cătălin Pârvulescu
7 Romania MF Petrișor Petrescu
8 Romania MF Alexandru Curtean
9 Republic of the Congo FW Juvhel Tsoumou
10 Greece MF Bruno Chalkiadakis
11 Bolivia FW Luis Alí
12 Romania GK Toma Niga
No. Position Player
14 Romania FW Andrei Hergheligiu
16 Republic of Macedonia FW Besart Abdurahimi
17 Romania MF Daniel Tătar
23 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Jordan Nkololo
25 Montenegro DF Nemanja Mijušković
30 Romania DF Alexandru Dandea
44 Romania MF Lucian Dumitriu
67 Estonia MF Ilja Antonov
77 Romania MF Tiberiu Serediuc
89 Romania FW Ștefan Blănaru
90 Romania FW Bogdan Rusu
96 Romania GK Răzvan Began

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
— Romania MF George Monea (to Ripensia Timișoara)
No. Position Player
— Romania MF Radu Necșulescu (to Metalurgistul Cugir)

Second team squad (Hermannstadt II)

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 Angel Baumann
2 Romania DF Bogdan Popescu
4 Romania MF Paul Hodea
5 Romania MF Adrian Hăprian
7 Romania MF Andrei Pop
9 Romania FW Ilie Solomon
10 Romania FW Andrei Stanciu
11 Romania MF Cătălin Tineiu
12 Romania GK Raul Băilă
13 Romania GK Dragoș Ciorgoveanu
14 Romania DF Daniel Groza
17 Romania DF Radu Criștiu (Captain)
No. Position Player
20 Romania MF Claudiu Giura
31 Romania DF Robert Bratu
32 Romania DF Paul Bordean
89 Romania MF Lucian Scarlat
99 Romania FW Gheorghe Morariu
— Romania DF Andrei Iovan
— Romania DF Răzvan Lungu
— Romania MF Cristian Bruslea
— Romania MF Andrei Câmpean
— Romania MF Alexandru Preda
— Romania MF Ruben Sumanariu

Club officials

Statistics and records

League history

Season League Pos. Notes
2015–16 Liga IV (Sibiu County) 1 Promoted
2016–17 Liga III (Seria V) 1 Promoted
2017–18 Liga II 2 Promoted
2018–19 Liga I TBD TBD

References

  1. ↑ "ASOCIATIA FOTBAL CLUB HERMANNSTADT, SIBIU" (in Romanian). Pagini Aurii. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Stefan Dobre (15 July 2018). "E oficial: FC Hermannstadt debutează în Liga I la Tg. Mureș" [It's official: FC Hermannstadt will make its debut in the Liga I at Tg. Mureş] (in Romanian). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  3. ↑ https://www.oradesibiu.ro/2017/09/23/povestea-de-succes-numita-andu-afacerea-de-familie-din-sibiu-este-acum-brand-national/
  4. ↑ "F.C Hermannstadt Sibiu" (in Romanian). Asociația Județeană de Fotbal Sibiu. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "FC Hermannstadt a defilat la Cărbunești și va juca în Liga a III-a în noul sezon. Întăriri masive pentru sibieni" [FC Hermannstadt won by a big difference at Cărbunești and will play in the Liga III next season. New transfers for the Sibiu People] (in Romanian). SbSport.ro. 26 June 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Fotbalul renaşte ca Pasărea Phoenix la Sibiu! Clubul cu 19 conducători vrea să devină o legendă: "Acum e un proiect mult mai bine organizat"" [Football comes back to life like the Phoenix bird in Sibiu! The club with 19 managers wants to become a legend: "This time is a better organized project"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 19 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Debut perfect pentru AFC Hermannstadt la primul meci în Liga 2. Sibienii au trecut cu scor de neprezentare de CS Baloteşti şi au avut şi două goluri anulate" [Perfect debut for AFC Hermannstadt at their first Liga 2 match. Sibienii easily surpassed CS Baloteşti and also had two goals canceled] (in Romanian). ProSport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "AFC Hermannstadt a promovat în Liga I după 1-1 cu Chindia; Echipa din Târgovişte va juca la baraj" [AFC Hermannstadt promoted to Liga I after 1–1 with Chindia; the Târgoviște-based team will participate in the promotion play-off] (in Romanian). News.ro. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "AFC Hermannstadt intră în istorie » Ce s-a întâmplat în precedentele 14 finale de Cupa României în care au evoluat formații din eșaloanele inferioare" [AFC Hermannstadt makes history » What happened in the previous 14 finals involving teams from the lower leagues]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Toată lumea știe, Cupa-i în Bănie!" [Everyone knows, the Cup is in Bănie!] (in Romanian). CS Universitatea Craiova. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "A început demolarea stadionului din Sibiu! Care e termenul de finalizare, unde se joacă în Liga 1 şi ce se face cu betonul şi pământul de la vechea construcţie" [The demolition of the Sibiu Stadium started! What is the deadline for finishing, where will play the team in the Liga I and what will be done with the concrete and the soil from the old construction] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  12. ↑ Liga 2 / FC Hermannstadt - ASU Poli Timişoara: Galerie pentru lider. tribuna.ro (in Romanian)
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