FCV Farul Constanța

F.C. Farul Constanţa

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Full name	Fotbal Club Farul Constanţa
Nickname(s)	Marinarii (The Sailors) Rechinii (The Sharks)
Founded	1949
Ground	Farul
Capacity	15,520
Owner	Giani Nedelcu
Chairman	Marcel Lică
Manager	Marius Şumudică
League	Liga II
2008-09	Liga I, 16th (Relegated)
Website	http://www.fcfarul.ro/
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FC Farul Constanţa is a professional football club from Constanţa, Romania. Established in 1949, Farul is currently competing in Liga 2 (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, unfortunately lost, 0-1, to FC Dinamo Bucureşti.

In Romanian farul means "the lighthouse".

Farul Constanţa are also a well-known rugby union team, who hosted the first Heineken Cup rugby match.

History

In 1949, the two football clubs of Constanţa, 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 1 and the semi-finals of the Balkans Cup, and winning Liga 2 four times.

The best positions of Farul Constanta in Liga 1

• in 1959-60, the 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
• in 1962-63, the 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
• in 1966-67, the 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
• in 1969-70, the 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
• in 1993-94, the 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
• in 2004-05, the 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

Club's milestones

• 1949: year of establishment;
• 1955: first match in Divizia A: Dinamo Bucureşti - Farul 1-6
• 1957: Farul Stadium was built
• 1966: first international cup final: Rapid Bucureşti - Farul 3-0, 3-5
• 1995: first participation in UEFA
• 1999: 1000th match in the Divizia A: Foresta Fălticeni - Farul 2-7
• 2005: Romanian Cup playoffs: Dinamo - Farul 1-0
• 2006: UEFA Intertoto Cup playoffs: AJ Auxerre - Farul 4-1 0-1

Honours

Domestic

Liga I:

• Winners (0):, Best finnish: 4th 1959–60, 1966–67

Liga II:

• Winners (5): 1954, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1980–81, 1987–88
• Runners-up (2): 1979–80, 2000-01

Romanian Cup:

• Winners (0):
• Runners-up (1): 2004–05

European

Balkans Cup:

• Winners (0):
• Runners-up (1): 1964–66

UEFA Intertoto Cup:

• Winners (0):
• Runners-up (1): 2006

Current squad

As of July, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	GK	ROU	Adrian Vlas
12	GK	ROU	Radu Sardescu
5	DF	POR	Diogo Silva
—	DF	ROU	Cristian Şchiopu
2	DF	ROU	Cosmin Pascovici
16	DF	ROU	Vasile Păcuraru
17	MF	SEN	Gaston Mendy
19	MF	LBR	Ben Teekloh
20	MF	SRB	Dejan Rusmir
6	MF	ROU	Bogdan Andone
23	MF	ROU	Florin Pătraşcu

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
91	MF	ROU	Cosmin Matei
10	MF	ROU	Vasilica Cristocea
14	MF	POR	Diogo Andrade
24	FW	NGA	Kehinde Fatai
15	FW	NGA	Abdurarazak Mansur
32	FW	ROU	Lucian Parvu
13	FW	POR	Chico Fernandes
88	FW	ROU	Daniel Florea
9	FW	ROU	Marius Ene
11	FW	ROU	Tibor Moldovan

Notable players

see also Category:Farul Constanţa players

The most famous player that played for Farul is of course Romanian legend Gheorghe Hagi (1982-1983).

• Goalkeepers: Dan Ştefănescu, Gheorghe Niţu, Cristian Munteanu, Eugen Nae George Curcă, Adrian Vlas
• Defernders: Alexandru Popovici, Dumitru Antonescu, Constantin Mareş, Dumitru Nistor, Surian Borali, Iosif Vigu, Ion Moldovan, Cristian Petcu, Cristian Abăluţă, Gabriel Vochin, Valeriu Răchită, Gheorghe Barbu, Cristian Şchiopu, Cosmin Paşcovici
• Midfielders: Constantin Koszka, Vasile Mănăilă, Constantin Bârbora, Gheorghe Hagi, Mihai Stere, Cristian Mustacă, Petre Buduru, Ştefan Hoffmeister, Dănuţ Moisescu, Dănuţ Moisescu, Ionuţ Bădescu, Vasilică Cristocea, Marian Aliuţă, Bănică Oprea, Bogdan Andone, Stelian Carabaş, Ianis Zicu, Adrian Senin
• Strikers: Aurel Rădulescu, Pavel Peniu, Petre Grigoraş, Marin Tufan, Tiberiu Kallo, Ilie Ologu, Mircea Sasu, Alexandru Badea, Constantin Mărculescu, Dumitru Caraman, Emanoil Haşotti, Constantin Iancu, Marian Popa, Bogdan Mara, Cicerone Manolache, Gheorghe Butoiu, Liviu Mihai, Ioan Ciosescu, Mihai Guriţă, Tibor Moldovan

1994 Squad

Trainer: Gh. Constantin - Fl. Marin

Gh.Nitu

V.Manaila

M.Dinu

Al.Popovici

Ghisan

Gh.Barbu

G.Toma

Butoiu

B.Oprea

Gh.Ciurea

P.Grigoras

reserves:

Cr.Munteanu

S.Carabas

Ad.Pitu

Placinta

D.Serban

Axinciuc

Club officials

Boardroom

• Owner: Gheorghe Bosânceanu
• Honour president: Marios N. Lefkaritis
• Chief Executive: Florin Chiforeanu
• Director Marketing: Mihai-Gabriel Diaconescu
• Director Juridic: Valentina Petre
• Press Officer: Marian Bocai

Management

• Manager: Lucian Marinof
• Tehnic Director: Cristian Cămui
• Assistant Manager 1: Cristian Mustacă
• Assistant Manager 2: Cristian Cămui
• Goalkeeping Coach: Ion Răuţă
• Club Doctor: Liviu Muja
• Fitness Coach: Gheorghe Avram
• Masseurs: Paul Ciocănescu, Valentin Constantin
• Second Team Coach: Lucian Marinof

Youth centre staff

• Youth Centre Manager: Petre Comăniţă
• Group Coaches: Vasile Mănăilă, Mugur Corlăţeanu, Marian Florea, Gheorghe Butoiu, Eugen Savoilă, Mihai Turcu, Constantin Mareş, Ionel Melenco, Sevastian Iovănescu, Constantin Gârjoabă

External links

• FC Farul Constanta - Official site