FCV Farul Constanța
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Farul Constanţa | ||
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| 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 | Club website | ||
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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
- Winners (0):
- Runners-up (1): 2004–05
European
- Winners (0):
- Runners-up (1): 1964–66
- 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.
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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