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)[1]
GroundAnghel Iordănescu
Capacity4,600
OwnerVoluntari Town
General managerIoan Andone
ManagerMihai Teja
LeagueLiga I
2019–20Liga I, 11th of 14
WebsiteClub website

Founded in 2010, 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 18 August 2020[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ROU Cosmin Achim
3 DF  MDA Igor Armaș
8 MF  ROU Ion Gheorghe
11 MF  ROU Mihai Căpățînă
12 GK  ROU Victor Rîmniceanu
14 DF  ROU George Buliga
22 DF  POR Ricardinho
23 DF  ROU Alexandru Vlad
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  BRA Eric
28 DF  ROU Ionuț Balaur (Captain)
29 MF  ROU Iulian Badea
32 DF  SVN Milan Kocić
98 DF  ROU Cristian Costin
99 MF  ROU Claudiu Borțoneanu
— MF  ROU Răzvan Grădinaru

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player|
4 DF  ROU Mircea Leasă (to Politehnica Iași)
33 GK  ROU Alexandru Neacșu (to Viitorul Șelimbăr)
— GK  ROU Constantin Mihăescu (to Afumați)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ROU Eduard Dogaru (to Mostiștea Ulmu)
— FW  ROU Alexandru Stoica (to Farul Constanța)

Club officials

Domestic records and statistics
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References
  1. FOTBAL CLUB VOLUNTARI SA. termene.ro (in Romanian)
  2. "Liga 1: UTA invinge FC Voluntari in returul barajului, dar ilfovenii raman in prima liga". ziare.com.
  3. "FC Voluntari – Astra 1–1 (5–3 d.l.d). Minunea din Ilfov! Claudiu Niculescu, performanță istorică în finala Cupei României". www.digisport.ro.
  4. "Echipa" [Squad] (in Romanian). FC Voluntari. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  5. Board of directors
  6. Technical staff
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