Farul Constanța
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| Full name |
Fotbal Club Farul Constanța |
| Nickname(s) |
Marinarii (The Sailors)
Rechinii (The Sharks) |
| Founded |
1949; 75 years ago (1949) |
| Ground |
Farul |
| Ground Capacity |
15,520 |
| Owner |
Giani Nedelcu
Constanţa County Council |
| Chairman |
Auraş Braşoveanu |
| Manager |
Constantin Gache |
| League |
Liga II |
| 2014–15 |
Liga II, Seria I, 10th |
| Website |
Club home page |
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 Current season |
FC Farul Constanța (Romanian pronunciation: [fe t͡ʃe ˈfarul konˈstant͡sa]) is a professional football club from Constanța, Romania. Established in 1949, Farul is currently competing in the Liga II (formerly known as Divizia B), after being relegated at the end of the 2008–09 Liga I. The club has yet to win a Romanian title. Notably, the 2004–05 Divizia A season brought for Farul some outstanding performances that enabled it to finish the season on the 5th place and reach to its first ever Romanian Cup final match, which they lost 0–1 to FC Dinamo București.
In Romanian farul means "the lighthouse". Farul Constanța are also a well-known rugby union team, which hosted the first Heineken Cup rugby match.
History
In 1949, the two football clubs of Constanţa, Dezrobirea Constanța and PCA Constanța (Porturi Comunicaţii Ape), were merged to create a new team, Locomotiva PCA Constanţa, that played in the Divizia B (the 2nd League). After the 1954 edition, the team promoted for the first time to the 1st League (Divizia A), and in 1958, the team's name was changed from Locomotiva to Farul Constanţa.
Its best achievements are reaching the fourth place in Liga I and the final of the Balkans Cup, and also winning Liga II five times along the history.
Best positions in Liga I
- 1959–60, 4th place: Horia Ghibănescu, Nicolae Botescu, Grigore Ciuncan, Lucreţiu Florescu, Gheorghe Corneanu, Gheorghe Toma, Petre Comăniţă, Mircea Bibere, Eugen Pană, Gheorghe Datcu, Vasile Stancu, Constantin Moroianu, Ion Ciosescu, Paul Niculescu, Dumitru Sever, Iacob Olaru, Ştefan Nunu – squad; Iosif Lengheriu – head coach; Foti Foti – President
- 1962–63, 5th place: Horia Ghibănescu, Constantin Manciu, Firică, Octavian Brânzei, Lucreţiu Florescu, Martin Graef, Mihai Stoica, Constantin Pleşa, Vasile Buzea, Ion Vasilescu, Nicolae Neacşu, Constantin Tâlvescu, Constantin Moroianu, Iosif Bukossy, Ion Ciosescu, Ştefan Nunu, Constantin Dinulescu, Constantin Mănescu, Ilie Ologu, Vasile Dumbravă; Augustin Botescu – head coach; Foti Foti – President
- 1966–67, 4th place: Vasile Utu, Constantin Tâlvescu, Constantin Manciu, Marin Georgescu, Constantin Koszka, Martin Graef, Suliman Etem, Cicerone Manolache, Constantin Pleşa, Dumitru Antonescu, Ilie Ologu, Marin Tufan, Constantin Iancu, Tiberiu Kallo, Ion Zamfir, Dumitru Caraman, Iosif Bukossy, Constantin Mareş, Vasile Dumbravă – squad; Vintilă Mărdărescu – head coach; Foti Foti – President
- 1969–70, 6th place: Dan Ştefănescu, Gheorghe Popa, Petre Botea, Dumitru Popescu, Dumitru Tănase, Vasile Stancu, Constantin Tâlvescu, Constantin Mareş, Dumitru Antonescu, Mihai Stoica, Constantin Koszka, Constantin Pleşa, Ilhan Mustafa, Mircea Sasu, Sorin Avram, Marin Tufan, Tiberiu Kallo, Ilie Ologu, Nicolae Constantinescu, Alexandru Badea, Dumitru Caraman; Bazil Marian – Lucreţiu Florescu, Emanoil Haşotti – Robert Cosmoc – coaches; E. Monacu – President
- 1993–94, 6th place: Gheorghe Niţu, Stelian Carabaş, Tiberiu Curt, Alexandru Popovici, Florian Călin, Gheorghe Barbu, Marian Dinu, Gheorghe Ciurea, Marian Popa, Cătălin Plăcintă, Dennis Şerban, Arghir, Gheorghe Butoiu, Bănică Oprea; Gheorghe Constantin, Constantin Gache, Florin Marin – head coaches; Petre Buduru – President
- 2004–05, 5th place: George Curcă, Adrian Vlas, Ion Barbu, Răzvan Farmache, Laurenţiu Florea, Sorin Mocanu, Cosmin Paşcovici, Adrian Senin, Cristian Şchiopu, Iulian Apostol, Vasilică Cristocea, Robert Iacob, Dinu Todoran, George Uşurelu, Claudiu Voiculeţ, Mihai Baicu, Radu Doicaru, Mihai Guriţă, Liviu Mihai; Petre Grigoraş – head coach; Gheorghe Bosânceanu – President
Chronology of names
| Name [1] |
Period |
Notes |
| Locomotiva PCA Constanța |
1949–1953 |
Merged between Dezrobirea Constanța and PCA Constanța (Porturi Comunicaţii Ape). |
| Locomotiva Constanța |
1953–1958 |
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| Farul Constanța |
1958–1972 |
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| FC Constanța |
1972–1988 |
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| Farul Constanța |
1988–present |
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Milestones
European Record
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| Competition |
S |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup |
2 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
14 |
+ 1 |
| Total |
2 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
14 |
+ 1 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Current squad
- As of 11 January 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Club officials
Board of directors
| Role |
Name |
| Owner |
 Giani Nedelcu |
| Honorary President |
 Marios N. Lefkaritis |
| Executive President |
Auraş Braşoveanu |
| Marketing Director |
Mihai-Gabriel Diaconescu |
| Judicial Director |
Valentina Petre |
| Press Officer |
Marian Bocai |
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Current technical staff
- As of 14 July 2015.[4]
| Role |
Name |
| Manager |
Constantin Gache |
| Assistant Manager |
Ion Barbu |
| Goalkeeping Coach |
Gheorghe Mina |
| Club Doctor |
Liviu Muja |
| Fitness Coach |
Gheorghe Avram |
| Masseur |
Nicolae Iorga |
| Second Team Coach |
Lucian Marinof |
| Youth Centre Manager |
Petre Comăniţă |
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Honours
Domestic
Leagues
Liga II
Winners (5): 1954, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1980–81, 1987–88
Runners-up (2): 1979–80, 2000–01
Cups
Romanian Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2004–05
European
UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2006
Balkans Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1964–66
References
External links
Serbia and Montenegro
Poland
France
Belarus
Netherlands
Bulgaria
