FC Victoria Branesti
Encyclopedia
Victoria Brăneşti is a Romania
n professional football club
from Brăneşti
, Ilfov County
, Romania, playing in Liga II
.
commune and played its entire history in the lower leagues of the Romanian football system.
The ascension of the club practically began in 2007 after the premiere promotion to Liga III
.
After a first season in which Victoria's objective was to avoid relegation, and succeeded, finishing 8th, came the 2008–09 season where at the end the team celebrated a historic promotion to Liga II
.
Like any new promoted team, the objective for the 2009–10 season was to finish as high in the table as possible.
The club exceeded all expectations by finishing 1st in the series, and promoted for the very first time in history to Liga I
. This was a fantastic performance, the club succeeding, in only four years, to ascend from Liga IV
to Liga I
.
Brăneşti became the smallest locality
to have ever played in Liga I, with only 8,531 inhabitants, beating the previous record which belonged to Scorniceşti
.
, which has a capacity of 3,000 seats.
The Liga I macthes were played on the Municipal Stadium in Buzău, because their did not meet the requirements for the first division.
:
Liga III
:
Liga IV
:
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...
n professional football club
Football team
A football team is the collective name given to a group of players selected together in the various team sports known as football.Such teams could be selected to play in an against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an All-star team or even selected as a...
from Brăneşti
Branesti, Ilfov
Brăneşti is a commune in the far east of Ilfov County, Romania. Its name is derived from Bran, a Romanian name, and the suffix -eşti. It is composed of four villages: Brăneşti, Islaz, Pasărea and Vadu Anei....
, Ilfov County
Ilfov County
Ilfov is the county that surrounds Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It used to be largely rural, but after the fall of communism, many of the county's villages and communes developed into high-income commuter towns, which act like suburbs or satellites of Bucharest...
, Romania, playing 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....
.
History
The football team was founded in 1968 by football-loving people from the BrăneştiBranesti, Ilfov
Brăneşti is a commune in the far east of Ilfov County, Romania. Its name is derived from Bran, a Romanian name, and the suffix -eşti. It is composed of four villages: Brăneşti, Islaz, Pasărea and Vadu Anei....
commune and played its entire history in the lower leagues of the Romanian football system.
The ascension of the club practically began in 2007 after the premiere promotion to Liga III
Liga III
Liga III is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C into Liga III before the start of the 2006-07 season.-Relegation:...
.
After a first season in which Victoria's objective was to avoid relegation, and succeeded, finishing 8th, came the 2008–09 season where at the end the team celebrated a historic promotion to 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....
.
Like any new promoted team, the objective for the 2009–10 season was to finish as high in the table as possible.
The club exceeded all expectations by finishing 1st in the series, and promoted for the very first time in history to 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"...
. This was a fantastic performance, the club succeeding, in only four years, to ascend from Liga IV
Liga IV
Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia D into Liga IV before the start of play for the 2006-07 season.- Current format :...
to 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"...
.
Brăneşti became the smallest locality
Locality
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to have ever played in Liga I, with only 8,531 inhabitants, beating the previous record which belonged to Scorniceşti
Scornicesti
Scornicești is a town in Olt County, Romania with a population of 12,802. The town administers 13 villages and has a total area of 170 km², being the locality with the largest area in the county of Olt, surpassing even its capital...
.
Stadium
Victoria plays it home matches on the Cătălin Hîldan StadiumStadionul Cătălin Hîldan
Cătălin Hîldan Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Brăneşti. It is the home ground of Victoria Brăneşti. It holds 2,500 people, all on seats.It is named after Cătălin Hîldan the former Dinamo Bucharest player.-Link:...
, which has a capacity of 3,000 seats.
The Liga I macthes were played on the Municipal Stadium in Buzău, because their did not meet the requirements for the first division.
Honours
Liga IILiga 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 (1): 2009–102009–10 Liga IIThe 2009–10 Liga II season is the 70th season of Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season started on August 15, 2009 and will end on June 5, 2010.-Seria I:||rowspan=9 style="background-color:white;"|...
Liga III
Liga III
Liga III is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C into Liga III before the start of the 2006-07 season.-Relegation:...
:
- Winners (1): 2008–09
Liga IV
Liga IV
Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia D into Liga IV before the start of play for the 2006-07 season.- Current format :...
:
- Winners (1): 2006–07