FC Voluntari

Fotbal Club Voluntari (Romanian pronunciation: [volunˈtarʲ]), commonly known as FC Voluntari, or simply as Voluntari, is a Romanian professional football club based in Voluntari, Ilfov County.

FC Voluntari
Full nameFotbal Club Voluntari
Nickname(s)Voluntărenii
(The People from Voluntari)
Ilfovenii
(The People from Ilfov)
Short nameVoluntari
Founded26 July 2010 (2010-07-26)
GroundAnghel Iordănescu
Capacity4,600
OwnerVoluntari Town
General managerIoan Andone
ManagerMihai Teja
LeagueLiga I
2018–19Liga I, 11th
WebsiteClub website

Founded on 26 July 2010,[1] they have been playing since the 2015–16 season in the Liga I, the first tier of the Romanian football league system. They claimed their first major honour in 2017, after defeating Astra Giurgiu in the Cupa României final at the penalty shootouts, and went on to win the Supercupa României in the same year.

History

Early years

In the 2012–13 season of the Liga IV, they finished second and promoted to the next league Liga III. This time they won the 2013–14 Liga III and promoted again to Liga II. In Liga II they had notable performances against Farul Constanța and CF Brăila. They qualified via the promotion play-offs to Liga I from the first place.

Promotion to the first division

At the end of the 2014–15 Liga II season, they were promoted for the first time in their club history to Liga I, via the promotion playoffs. The 2015–16 Liga I season was a tough one for FC Voluntari, as many technical and administrative changes took the club to the relegation zone. Finishing 12th, the team faced a promotion/relegation play-off against UTA Arad, 2nd place in Seria II of the 2015–16 Liga II. FC Voluntari won 3–1 on aggregate and remained in Liga I.[2]

With experienced players like Vasile Maftei, Florin Cernat or Laurențiu Marinescu in the lineup, Voluntari improved in the 2016–17 Liga I season, finishing in 9th place and avoiding a second consecutive relegation battle. The biggest achievement for the club was winning the Romanian Cup against Astra Giurgiu, the first major trophy in its short history.[3]

Stadium

The club plays its home matches at the 4,600-seater Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu in Voluntari.

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Cups

Players

First team squad

As of 15 March 2020[4]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Bozhidar Mitrev
2 DF Cosmin Achim
3 DF Igor Armaș
4 DF Mircea Leasă
6 DF Alex Pașcanu ( on loan from CFR Cluj)
7 FW Vlad Morar
8 MF Ion Gheorghe
10 MF Alexandru Mățan (on loan from Viitorul)
11 MF Mihai Căpățînă
12 GK Victor Rîmniceanu
14 DF George Buliga
15 DF Claudiu Belu (on loan from FCSB)
20 FW Cătălin Țîră
21 MF Pablo de Lucas
22 DF Ricardinho
No. Position Player
23 DF Alexandru Vlad
25 MF Nicolás Gorobsov
27 MF Eric
28 DF Ionuț Balaur (Captain)
29 MF Iulian Badea
30 FW Alexandru Tudorie (on loan from Arsenal Tula)
32 DF Milan Kocić
70 FW Marko Simonovski
77 MF Moussa Sanoh (on loan from Gaz Metan)
89 DF Andraž Struna
93 MF Aïssa Laïdouni
95 GK Valentin Cojocaru (on loan from Viitorul)
97 FW Daniel Benzar
98 DF Cristian Costin
99 MF Claudiu Borțoneanu

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
33 GK Alexandru Neacșu (to Viitorul Șelimbăr)
GK Constantin Mihăescu (to Afumați)
No. Position Player
MF Eduard Dogaru (to Mostiștea Ulmu)
FW Alexandru Stoica (to Farul Constanța)

Club officials

Domestic records and statistics

References

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