FC Olt Scornicești

FC Olt Scornicești
Full name Fotbal Club Olt Scornicești
Short name Olt Scornicești
Founded 1973 (1973)
Ground Stadionul Viitorul
Capacity 18,000
League Liga IV
2017–18 Liga IV, Olt County, 10th
Website Club website

FC Olt Scornicești is a football club based in Scornicești, Olt County in southern Romania. Founded in 1973, it soon became one of the best teams from a rural area. It currently plays in the Liga IV.

Chronology of names

Name [1] Period
Viitorul Scornicești 1973–1978
FC Scornicești 1978–1980
FC Olt Scornicești 1980–1990
CS Olt 90 Scornicești 1990–1994
FC Olt Scornicești 1994–present

History

The club represented the home village of former dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, arguably receiving "extra help" to reach Divizia A and remain there. In 1974 promoted in Divizia C, 1978 in Divizia B and then, after only one year they reached the first division. It is well known an episode from the last round of the 1978–1979 Divizia B season, when to succeed promotion on goal difference, they defeated Electrodul Slatina with 18–0, it also says that at that game, Dumitru Dragomir, the president of the club at that time, brought out both teams from the showers on the field to score a few more goals, that after he misunderstood the result of the other match.[2] However, after the fall of the communist regime, the club lost its main support and was excluded from championship, the same thing happened with the other clubs which were supported by the communist regime, like Victoria București (police team) or Flacăra Moreni (securitate team) since then, FC Olt did not manage to play at a higher level than Liga II.

Honours

  • Liga III:
    • Winners (2): 1977–78, 1990–91

Notable managers

References

  1. ↑ RomanianSoccer.ro, (r). "Evolutia denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor". www.romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mitica a intors-o ca la Scornicesti! - FCSTEAUA.RO". www.fcsteaua.ro. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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