F.C. Romania
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| Full name | Football Club Romania | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Wolves[1] | ||
| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Ground | Cheshunt Stadium, Cheshunt | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 (424 seated)[2] | ||
| League | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division | ||
| 2023–24 | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, 5th of 19 | ||
| Website | http://www.fcromania.com | ||
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Football Club Romania is a football club based in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England. The club are members of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and groundshare at Cheshunt's Theobalds Lane.
History
The club was established in August 2006 by Ionuţ Vintilă, an immigrant from Romania, with the team name reflecting the Romanian immigrant background of most of the team.[1] They started in Sunday league football, initially playing in the Sunday London Weekend League. After winning their division at the first attempt, the club switched to Saturday football, joining the Essex Business Houses League in 2008.[3] In 2010 they joined Division One (Central and East) of the Middlesex County League. After finishing as runners-up in their first season in the division, they were promoted to the Premier Division. In 2011–12 the club finished as runners-up in the Premier Division,[4] but were unable to be promoted due to ground grading regulations.[3]
In 2012–13 the club entered the FA Vase for the first time, beating Tring Athletic in the first qualifying round, before losing 7–0 at Hoddesdon Town in the next round.[5] In the same season the club finished second in the Premier Division for a second successive season and were promoted to the Essex Senior League after a groundsharing agreement with Cheshunt allowed them to meet the ground grading regulations. The season also saw them win the Middlesex County League's Open Cup with a 3–1 win over Bratham in the final.[3] In 2014–15 the club entered the FA Cup for the first time, reaching the second qualifying round, where they lost to Sutton United.
The 2017–18 season saw FC Romania finish third in the Essex Senior League. After Shaw Lane folded, they were promoted to the South Central Division of the Isthmian League as part of the league readjustments.
Ground
The club originally played on Hackney Marshes, before moving to the Low Hall Recreation Ground in Walthamstow when they moved up to the Essex Business Houses League.[3] When the club joined the Middlesex County League they began playing at Leyton Sports Centre.[3] In 2012 the club began groundsharing at the Cheshunt Stadium.[3]
First team squad
- As of 26 November 2020[6]
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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| President |  Ion Vintilă
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| Vice-President | Dragoș Grigore
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| Vice-President | Dan Agape
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| Vice-President | Alexandru Vlad
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| Chairman | Alexandru Vlad
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| Secretary |  Terry Cecil
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| Coaching staff | |
| Manager | Ion Vintilă
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| Assistant Manager |  Rob Pattwell
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| Director of Football |  George Georgiou
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Honours
- Middlesex County League
- Open Cup winners 2012–13
Records
- Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2014–15, 2017–18[5]
- Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2015–16[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b FA Cup debutants FC Romania eye Sutton United upset BBC Sport, 26 September 2014
- ^ Cheshunt Non-League Club Directory
- ^ a b c d e f History of FC Romania F.C. Romania
- ^ Premier Division: League Table Mitoo
- ^ a b c FC Romania at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Team". FC Romania. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
External links
- Football clubs in England
- Football clubs in Hertfordshire
- 2006 establishments in England
- Association football clubs established in 2006
- Romanian diaspora
- Diaspora sports clubs in the United Kingdom
- Essex Business Houses Football League
- Middlesex County Football League
- Essex Senior Football League
- Isthmian League