SSC Farul Constanța
Full name | Suporter Spirit Club Farul Constanța | ||
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Nickname(s) |
Marinarii (The Sailors) Rechinii (The Sharks) | ||
Founded |
1949 as Locomotiva PCA Constanța 2016 as SSC Farul Constanța | ||
Ground | Farul | ||
Capacity | 15,520 | ||
Owner | Farul Supporters Association | ||
Chairman | Marcel Lică | ||
Manager | Ion Barbu | ||
League | Liga IV | ||
2015–16 | Liga II, Seria I, 5th | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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SSC Farul Constanța (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈfarul konˈstant͡sa]) is a professional football club from Constanța, Romania that was established in 1949. The club is currently inactive after being excluded from Liga III in August 2016.[1]
In Romanian farul means "the lighthouse". Farul Constanța are also a well-known rugby union team, which hosted the first Heineken Cup rugby match.
In the summer of 2016, FC Farul was declared bankruptcy and excluded from Liga III, after the club withdrew from Liga II earlier in that summer. In an attempt to save the team, Farul supporters refounded the club as SSC Farul and enrolled it in Liga IV.[2] [3]
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.
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.
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 [4] | Period | Notes |
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Locomotiva PCA Constanța | 1949–1953 | Merged between Dezrobirea Constanța and PCA Constanța (Porturi Comunicaţii Ape). |
Locomotiva Constanța | 1953–1958 | |
Farul Constanța | 1958–1972 | |
FC Constanța | 1972–1988 | |
Farul Constanța | 1988–present |
Milestones
- 1949: Year of establishment after the merge of Dezrobirea and PCA (Porturi Comunicaţii Ape).
- 1955: First match in Divizia A: Dinamo Bucureşti 4–1 Farul Constanţa
- 1957: Farul Stadium was built.
- 1966: Balkans Cup Final: Rapid Bucureşti – Farul Constanţa 3–0, 3–5 [5]
- 1995: First participation in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- 1999: 1000th match in the Divizia A: Foresta Fălticeni 2–0 Farul Constanţa [6]
- 2005: 2005 Cupa României Final: Dinamo Bucureşti 1–0 Farul Constanţa
- 2006: UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round: Auxerre – Farul Constanţa 4–1, 0–1
European Record
Competition | S | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | + 1 |
Total | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | + 1 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1995 | Group stage (8) | Serbia and Montenegro | Bečej | 2–1 | 1st place | |
Poland | Pogoń Szczecin | 2–1 | ||||
France | Cannes | 0–0 | ||||
Belarus | Dnepr | 2–0 | ||||
Round of 16 | Netherlands | Heerenveen | 0–4 | 0–4 | ||
2006 | First round | Republic of Macedonia | FK Pobeda | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
Second round | Bulgaria | PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
Third round | France | AJ Auxerre | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | |
Current squad
- As of 6 September 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
Board of directors
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Current technical staff
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Honours
Domestic
Leagues
- Winners (5): 1954, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1980–81, 1987–88
- Runners-up (2): 1979–80, 2000–01
Cups
- Runners-up (1): 2004–05
European
- Runners-up (1): 2006
- Runners-up (1): 1964–66
References
- ↑ "FC Farul nu va juca în Liga 3 şi intră în faliment!". liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ http://observator.ro/stiri-din-sport-cruce-pe-fc-farul-constanta-395951.html
- ↑ http://www.ziuaconstanta.ro/stiri/sport/ssc-farul-va-lupta-sa-recupereze-palmaresul-si-emblema-fc-farul-a-fost-condamnat-la-moarte-605716.html
- ↑ http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/stiri/16668/evolutia-denumirilor-echipelor-de-a-lungul-anilor.htm
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/balkanclub60s.html
- ↑ "Romania 1998/99". Rsssf.com. 7 October 1999. Retrieved 2011-10-22.