FC Farul Constanta
Encyclopedia
FC Farul Constanţa is a professional football
club from Constanţa
, Romania
. Established in 1949, Farul is currently competing in Liga II
(formerly known as Divizia B),after being relegated at the end of Liga I 2008-09
. The club has yet to win a Romanian title. Notably, the 2004/2005 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 Bucureşti.
In Romanian
farul means "the lighthouse". Farul Constanţa
are also a well-known rugby union
team, which hosted the first Heineken Cup
rugby match.
, Dezrobirea and PCA, 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 was 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 semi-finals of the Balkans Cup
, and winning Liga II
four times.
:
Liga II
:
Romanian Cup
:
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UEFA Intertoto Cup
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(1982-1983).
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club from Constanţa
Constanta
Constanța is the oldest extant city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located in the Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast. It is the capital of Constanța County and the largest city in the region....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. Established in 1949, Farul is currently competing in Liga II
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
(formerly known as Divizia B),after being relegated at the end of Liga I 2008-09
Liga I 2008-09
The 2008–09 Liga I was the 91st season of top-tier football in Romania. It began on 26 July 2008 and ended on 10 June 2009. CFR Cluj were the defending champions.-Team movement from 2007-08:Teams relegated to Liga II at the end of the previous season...
. The club has yet to win a Romanian title. Notably, the 2004/2005 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
Romanian Cup
The Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
final match, which they lost 0-1 to FC Dinamo Bucureşti.
In Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
farul means "the lighthouse". Farul Constanţa
Farul Constanţa (rugby)
Rugby Club Județean Farul Constanța is a Romanian semi-professional rugby union club from Constanța, which will play the 2011 season in Romanian Rugby Championship, the first division of Romanian rugby...
are also a well-known rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team, which hosted the first Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...
rugby match.
History
In 1949, the two football clubs of ConstanţaConstanta
Constanța is the oldest extant city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located in the Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast. It is the capital of Constanța County and the largest city in the region....
, Dezrobirea and PCA, 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 was 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
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
and the semi-finals of the Balkans Cup
Balkans Cup
In 1961, a Balkans Cup for football clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia was introduced. It was played 27 times...
, and winning Liga II
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
four times.
Best positions in Liga I
- 1959–60Divizia A 1959-60-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Gheorghe Constantin - CCA Bucureşti - 20 goals...
, 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 - 1962–63Divizia A 1962-63-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Ion Ionescu - Rapid Bucureşti - 20 goals1 Was dissolved after the first part of the season....
, 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 - 1966–67Divizia A 1966-67-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Ion Oblemenco - Universitatea Craiova - 17 goals...
, 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 - 1969–70Divizia A 1969-70-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Ion Oblemenco - Universitatea Craiova - 19 goals...
, 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 - 1993–94Divizia A 1993-94-League table:|||||rowspan=2|||rowspan=9|-Positions by round:-Results:...
, 6th place: Gheorghe Niţu, Stelian Carabaş, Tiberiu Curt, Alexandru Popovici, Florian Călin, Gheorghe Barbu, Marian Dinu, Gheorghe Ciurea, Marian Popa, Plăcintă, Dennis Şerban, Arghir, Gheorghe Butoiu, Bănică Oprea; Gheorghe Constantin, Constantin Gache, Florin Marin - head coaches; Petre Buduru - President - 2004–05Divizia A 2004-05The 2004-05 season of the Divizia A began in July 2004 and ended in June 2005. Steaua Bucureşti became champions on 11 June 2005.-Promoted:These teams were promoted from the Divizia B at the start of the season:* Politehnica Iaşi...
, 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
Milestones
- 1949: Year of establishment
- 1955: First match in Divizia A: Dinamo Bucureşti–Farul Constanţa 1–6
- 1957: Farul Stadium was built
- 1966: First international cup final: Rapid Bucureşti–Farul Constanţa 3–0, 3–5
- 1995: First participation in UEFAUEFAThe Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
- 1999: 1000th match in the Divizia A: Foresta Fălticeni-Farul Constanţa 2–0
- 2005: Romanian CupRomanian CupThe Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
playoffs: Dinamo Bucureşti–Farul Constanţa 1–0 - 2006: UEFA Intertoto CupUEFA Intertoto CupThe UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
playoffs: Auxerre–Farul Constanţa 4–1, 0–1
Domestic
Liga ILiga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
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- Winners (0):, Best finish: 4th 1959–60, 1966–67
Liga II
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
:
- Winners (5): 1954, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1980–81, 1987–88
- Runners-up (2): 1979–80, 2000-01Divizia B 2000–01The Divizia B 2000-01 season was the 61st season of Divizia B, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. It was the last in this format ....
Romanian Cup
Romanian Cup
The Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
:
- Winners (0):
- Runners-up (1): 2004–05
European
Balkans CupBalkans Cup
In 1961, a Balkans Cup for football clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia was introduced. It was played 27 times...
:
- Winners (0):
- Runners-up (1): 1964–66
UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
:
- Winners (0):
- Runners-up (1): 2006
European record
UEFA Intertoto CupUEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Group stage |  BečejFK Becej FK Bečej Old Gold is a football club based in Bečej, Serbia.-History:FK Bečej qualified for national top league for the first time in 1992, when they won promotion to the 1992–93 First League of FR Yugoslavia, the first season after the break up of former Yugoslavia. They managed to stay clear of... |
2–1 | ||
 Pogoń SzczecinPogon Szczecin MKS Pogoń Szczecin is a Polish professional football club, based in Szczecin, Poland. The club was founded by Poles from Lwów , who had been transferred west after the Soviet annexation of Poland's eastern territories in 1945. The founders of Pogoń Szczecin had previously been supporters of Pogoń... |
2–1 | ||||
 CannesAS Cannes Association Sportive de Cannes Football is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed 1902 as a sports club and currently play in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. Cannes plays its home matches at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin... |
0–0 | ||||
 Dnepr Mogilev |
2–0 | ||||
| Round of 16 |  Heerenveen |
0–4 | |||
| 2006 | First round |  PobedaFK Pobeda FK Pobeda is a football team in the Republic of Macedonia from the city of Prilep. It was founded in 1941 as Goce Delčev and renamed in 1950 to FK Pobeda. The club plays at the Goce Delčev Stadium .... |
2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| Second round |  Lokomotiv PlovdivPFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was founded on July 25, 1926 when two of the oldest Plovdiv clubs - Atletic and Karadzha united into a new club named Sports Club Plovdiv... |
2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Third round | Auxerre AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the... |
1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 |
Current squad
As of January, 2010Notable players
The most famous player that played for Farul is of course Romanian legend Gheorghe HagiGheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi is a former Romanian footballer. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and was regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s and is considered the greatest Romanian footballer of all time...
(1982-1983).
- Goalkeepers: Dan Ştefănescu, Gheorghe Niţu, Cristian MunteanuCristian MunteanuCristian Munteanu is a former Romanian football goalkeeper.-External links:*...
, Eugen NaeEugen NaeEugen Gheorghe Nae is a Romanian former footballer. He is currently goalkeeper coach.- Career :Eugen Nae begun his football career at AS Rocar Bucureşti, where he played between 1995 and 1996....
George CurcăGeorge CurcaGeorge Curcă is a Romanian professional football player who is under contract with FC Dinamo Bucureşti.-External links:*...
, Adrian VlasAdrian VlasAdrian Vlas is a Romanian football player currently unemployed.-External links:*... - Defernders: Alexandru Popovici, Dumitru AntonescuDumitru AntonescuDumitru Antonescu is a Romanian former football player.Antonescu played for FC Farul Constanţa 400 times and scored 12 times. He also made 13 appearances for the Romanian national football team, taking part in their biggest ever victory, 9-0 over Finland.-References:...
, Constantin Mareş, Dumitru Nistor, Surian Borali, Iosif Vigu, Ion MoldovanIon MoldovanIon Moldovan is a retired Romanian football player and currently unemployed as a manager. Because he spent most of his playing time as a player of FC Dinamo Bucharest and during the communist rule of Romania players of Steaua and Dinamo were officers of the Romanian Army or Militia / Police, he...
, Cristian Petcu, Cristian Abăluţă, Gabriel VochinGabriel Vochin-External links:...
, Valeriu RăchităValeriu RachitaValeriu Răchită, is a former Romanian football player and now acts as the manager of the Romanian Liga 1 club Petrolul Ploieşti.-Player:*Petrolul Ploieşti:** Romanian Cup: 1994-95*Steaua Bucureşti:...
, Gheorghe Barbu, Cristian ŞchiopuCristian Schiopu-External links:*...
, Cosmin PaşcoviciCosmin PascoviciCosmin Mihai Paşcovici is a Romanian football player who currently plays for Romanian Liga II side Farul Constanţa. Paşcovici also played for other Liga I clubs like UTA Arad and Dinamo Bucureşti. While playing in the first period at Constanţa, he was considered one of the best defenders in the... - Midfielders: Constantin Koszka, Vasile MănăilăVasile MănăilăVasile Mănăilă is a retired Romanian football player who played as a defender.- Club career :Playing as a youth for Farul Constanţa and making his professional debut as a 17-years old teenager at UTA Arad, Vasile returned to the Constanţa-based team in 1981, playing until the club's relegation to...
, Constantin Bârbora, Gheorghe HagiGheorghe HagiGheorghe Hagi is a former Romanian footballer. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and was regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s and is considered the greatest Romanian footballer of all time...
, Mihai StereMihai StereMihai Stere is a Romanian footballer Midfielder, currently playing for CS Concordia Chiajna in Liga 1.-External links:* *...
, Cristian Mustacă, Petre Buduru, Ştefan Hoffmeister, Dănuţ Moisescu, Dănuţ Moisescu, Ionuţ BădescuIonuţ BădescuIonuț Bădescu is an Romanian footballer currently under contract with Liga I side Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.-External links:*...
, Vasilică CristoceaVasilica CristoceaVasilică Cristocea, is a Romanian football player.-Playing style:Cristocea is a player who is able to link attack and midfield effectively.Originally a left midfielder, he can as well play in the center of behind the forwards...
, Marian AliuţăMarian AliutaMarian Aliuţă is a former Romanian football player.Aliuţă started to play football at Steaua Bucureşti and as soon as he reached the age of 18 is loaned to Steaua Mizil and then to Chindia Târgovişte and Gloria Bistriţa...
, Bănică Oprea, Bogdan AndoneBogdan AndoneBogdan Andone is a Romanian football midfielderHe spent most of his career in Romanian first division, then moved to Hungary and Cyprus...
, Stelian Carabaş, Ianis ZicuIanis ZicuIanis Alin Zicu is a Romanian football midfielder who currently plays for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.- Dinamo Bucureşti :...
, Adrian SeninAdrian SeninAdrian Senin is a Romanian professional football player. He is now currently playing for Unirea Urziceni .-External links:* *... - Strikers: Aurel Rădulescu, Pavel Peniu, Petre GrigoraşPetre GrigoraşPetre Grigoraş is a former Romanian football player and manager. Also known as "Petre Grigoraş, cel mai tare din oraş" , his career as a manager was very appreciated when he led Oţelul Galaţi.-Titles:-External links:*...
, Marin TufanMarin TufanMarin Tufan is a former Romanian football player; he played as a striker for FC Farul Constanţa.- Career :He is the all-time top goalscorer of FC Farul Constanţa, with 62 goals. He played also a huge number of games for his team, 231, and he also was a part of Romanian FIFA World Cup 1970 squad...
, Tiberiu Kallo, Ilie Ologu, Mircea SasuMircea SasuMircea Sasu, , was a Romanian football Striker, who played for Minerul Baia Mare, UT Arad, Dinamo Bucharest, Farul Constanţa in Romania and Fenerbahçe SK in Turkey.-External links:*...
, Alexandru Badea, Constantin Mărculescu, Dumitru Caraman, Emanoil Haşotti, Constantin Iancu, Marian Popa, Bogdan MaraBogdan MaraIon Bogdan Mara is a Romanian footballer who is playing for Greek club Skoda Xanthi.-Inter Sibiu:Mara made his first steps in professional football in Sibiu, at Inter, where he played for two years...
, Cicerone Manolache, Gheorghe ButoiuGheorghe ButoiuGheorghe Butoiu is a Romanian retired football player and former manager of Farul Constanţa.-External links:* at RomanianSoccer.ro...
, Liviu MihaiLiviu MihaiLiviu Mihai is a Romanian professional football player.-External links:*...
, Ioan Ciosescu, Mihai GuriţăMihai GuritaMihai Guriţă is a retired Romanian footballer.-External links:*...
, Tibor MoldovanTibor MoldovanTibor Florian Moldovan is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Gloria Bistriţa.-External links:* at RomanianSoccer.ro...
, Catalin AnghelCatalin AnghelCătălin Constantin Anghel is a former Romanian footballer who currently works as Head coach by FC Viitorul.-Career:Anghel played for Ukrainian First League side FC Stal Alchevsk during the 2003–04 season, and helped the club reach the quarter-finals of the Ukrainian Cup...
Boardroom
- Owner:
Kingdom of Romania Giani Nedelcu - Honour president:
Cyprus Marios N. Lefkaritis - Chief Executive: Kingdom of Romania Florin Chiforeanu
- Director Marketing: Kingdom of Romania Mihai-Gabriel Diaconescu
- Director Juridic: Kingdom of Romania Valentina Petre
- Press Officer: Kingdom of Romania Marian Bocai
Management
- Manager: Kingdom of Romania Lucian Marinof
- Tehnic Director: Kingdom of Romania Cristian Cămui
- Assistant Manager 1: Kingdom of Romania Cristian Mustacă
- Assistant Manager 2: Kingdom of Romania Cristian Cămui
- Goalkeeping Coach: Kingdom of Romania Ion Răuţă
- Club Doctor: Kingdom of Romania Liviu Muja
- Fitness Coach: Kingdom of Romania Gheorghe Avram
- Masseurs: Kingdom of Romania Paul Ciocănescu, Kingdom of Romania Valentin Constantin
- Second Team Coach: Kingdom of Romania Lucian Marinof
Youth centre staff
- Youth Centre Manager: Kingdom of Romania Petre Comăniţă
- Group Coaches: Vasile Mănăilă, Mugur Corlăţeanu, Marian Florea, Gheorghe Butoiu, Eugen Savoilă, Mihai Turcu, Constantin Mareş, Ionel Melenco, Sevastian Iovănescu, Constantin Gârjoabă.