SSC Farul Constanța

Farul Constanța

Full name

Suporter Spirit Club Farul Constanța

Nickname(s)

Marinarii (The Sailors)
Rechinii (The Sharks)

Founded

1949 (1949) as Locomotiva PCA Constanța
2016 (2016)
as SSC Farul Constanța

Ground

Farul

Capacity

15,520

Owner

Farul Supporters Association

Chairman

Marcel Lică

Manager

Petre Grigoraș

League

Liga III

2016–17

Liga IV, Constanța County, 1st (promoted)

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Suporter Spirit Club Farul Constanța (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈfarul konˈstant͡sa]), commonly known as Farul Constanța, or simply as Farul, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Constanța, Constanța County. Established in 1949, it is currently playing in the Liga III.^[1]

Farul is a Romanian word which translates as "the Lighthouse". In the summer of 2016, the team was declared bankrupt and excluded from the Liga III, after it had withdrew from Liga II earlier that summer. In an attempt to save Farul, supporters refounded the club and enrolled it in the fourth division.^[2]^[3]

Farul Constanța are also a well-known rugby union team.

History

In 1949, the two football clubs of Constanța, Dezrobirea Constanța and PCA Constanța (Porturi Comunicații Ape), were merged to create a new team, Locomotiva PCA Constanța, that played in the Divizia B (the 2nd League). After the 1954 edition, the team promoted for the first time to the 1st League (Divizia A), and in 1958, the team's name was changed from Locomotiva to Farul Constanța.

Notably, the 2004–05 Divizia A 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 București.

Its best achievements are reaching the fourth place in Liga I and the final of the Balkans Cup, and also winning Liga II five times along the history.

Best positions in Liga I

1959–60, 4th place: Horia Ghibănescu, Nicolae Botescu, Grigore Ciuncan, Lucrețiu Florescu, Gheorghe Corneanu, Gheorghe Toma, Petre Comăniță, Mircea Bibere, Eugen Pană, Gheorghe Datcu, Vasile Stancu, Constantin Moroianu, Ion Ciosescu, Paul Niculescu, Dumitru Sever, Iacob Olaru, Ștefan Nunu – squad; Iosif Lengheriu – head coach; Foti Foti – President
1962–63, 5th place: Horia Ghibănescu, Constantin Manciu, Firică, Octavian Brânzei, Lucrețiu Florescu, Martin Graef, Mihai Stoica, Constantin Pleșa, Vasile Buzea, Ion Vasilescu, Nicolae Neacșu, Constantin Tâlvescu, Constantin Moroianu, Iosif Bukossy, Ion Ciosescu, Ștefan Nunu, Constantin Dinulescu, Constantin Mănescu, Ilie Ologu, Vasile Dumbravă; Augustin Botescu – head coach; Foti Foti – President
1966–67, 4th place: Vasile Utu, Constantin Tâlvescu, Constantin Manciu, Marin Georgescu, Constantin Koszka, Martin Graef, Suliman Etem, Cicerone Manolache, Constantin Pleșa, Dumitru Antonescu, Ilie Ologu, Marin Tufan, Constantin Iancu, Tiberiu Kallo, Ion Zamfir, Dumitru Caraman, Iosif Bukossy, Constantin Mareș, Vasile Dumbravă – squad; Vintilă Mărdărescu – head coach; Foti Foti – President
1969–70, 6th place: Dan Ștefănescu, Gheorghe Popa, Petre Botea, Dumitru Popescu, Dumitru Tănase, Vasile Stancu, Constantin Tâlvescu, Constantin Mareș, Dumitru Antonescu, Mihai Stoica, Constantin Koszka, Constantin Pleșa, Ilhan Mustafa, Mircea Sasu, Sorin Avram, Marin Tufan, Tiberiu Kallo, Ilie Ologu, Nicolae Constantinescu, Alexandru Badea, Dumitru Caraman; Bazil Marian – Lucrețiu Florescu, Emanoil Hașotti – Robert Cosmoc – coaches; E. Monacu – President
1993–94, 6th place: Gheorghe Nițu, Stelian Carabaș, Tiberiu Curt, Alexandru Popovici, Florian Călin, Gheorghe Barbu, Marian Dinu, Gheorghe Ciurea, Marian Popa, Cătălin Plăcintă, Dennis Șerban, Arghir, Gheorghe Butoiu, Bănică Oprea; Gheorghe Constantin, Constantin Gache, Florin Marin – head coaches; Petre Buduru – President
2004–05, 5th place: George Curcă, Adrian Vlas, Ion Barbu, Răzvan Farmache, Laurențiu Florea, Sorin Mocanu, Cosmin Pașcovici, Adrian Senin, Cristian Șchiopu, Iulian Apostol, Vasilică Cristocea, Robert Iacob, Dinu Todoran, George Ușurelu, Claudiu Voiculeț, Mihai Baicu, Radu Doicaru, Mihai Guriță, Liviu Mihai; Petre Grigoraș – head coach; Gheorghe Bosânceanu – President

Chronology of names

Name ^[4]	Period	Notes
Locomotiva PCA Constanța	1949–1953	Merged between Dezrobirea Constanța and PCA Constanța (Porturi Comunicații Ape).
Locomotiva Constanța	1953–1958
Farul Constanța	1958–1972
FC Constanța	1972–1988
Farul Constanța	1988–present

Milestones

1949: Year of establishment after the merge of Dezrobirea and PCA (Porturi Comunicații Ape).
1955: First match in Divizia A: Dinamo București 4–1 Farul Constanța
1957: Farul Stadium was built.
1966: Balkans Cup Final: Rapid București – Farul Constanța 3–0, 3–5 ^[5]
1995: First participation in UEFA Intertoto Cup
1999: 1000th match in the Divizia A: Foresta Fălticeni 2–0 Farul Constanța ^[6]
2005: 2005 Cupa României Final: Dinamo București 1–0 Farul Constanța
2006: UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round: Auxerre – Farul Constanța 4–1, 0–1

European Record

Competition	S	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA Intertoto Cup	2	11	6	3	2	15	14	+ 1
Total	2	11	6	3	2	15	14	+ 1

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Season	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1995	Group stage (8)	Serbia and Montenegro	Bečej		2–1	1st place
		Poland	Pogoń Szczecin	2–1
		France	Cannes		0–0
		Belarus	Dnepr	2–0
	Round of 16	Netherlands	Heerenveen		0–4	0–4
2006	First round	Republic of Macedonia	FK Pobeda	2–0	2–2	4–2
	Second round	Bulgaria	PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2–1	1–1	3–2
	Third round	France	AJ Auxerre	1–0	1–4	2–4

Current squad

As of 22 May 2017

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Vladimir Neagu
2	DF	Bogdan Meleandră
3	DF	Ion Barbu
4	DF	Cosmin Dimofte
5	MF	Ionuț Florea
6	DF	Florin Nițescu
7	FW	Alexandru Grigoraș
8	MF	Daniel Ochia
9	FW	Alin Mazilu
10	DF	Daniel Popa
11	FW	Dorel Zaharia
12	GK	Raúl González
14	DF	Tudor Țăranu

No.	Position	Player
15	DF	Iulian Răvoiu
16	DF	David Matei
17	DF	Ionuț Iacob
18	MF	Asan Ergut
19	MF	Ionuț Măgureanu
20	MF	Vasile Șicu
21	DF	Constantin Bumbac
22	GK	Eduard Istrate
23	MF	Inocențiu Pavlicu
29	MF	Vlad Suciu
77	DF	Florin Pătrașcu (Captain)
80	MF	Robert Neagoe
87	MF	Edis Mândră

Club officials

Board of directors

Role	Name
Owner	Farul Supporters Association
Honorary President	Ion Răuță
Executive President	Marcel Lică
Image Director	Sorin Tufan
Marketing Director	Radu Lefca
Sporting Director	Costel Uda

Current technical staff

Role	Name
Technical Director	Viorel Farcaș
Manager	Petre Grigoraș
Assistant Manager	Ion Barbu
Goalkeeping Coach	Gheorghe Mina

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Liga II

Winners (5): 1954, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1980–81, 1987–88

Runners-up (2): 1979–80, 2000–01

Liga IV-Constanța County

Winners (1): 2016–17

Cups

Romanian Cup

Runners-up (1): 2004–05

European

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Runners-up (1): 2006

Balkans Cup

Runners-up (1): 1964–66

References

↑ "FC Farul nu va juca în Liga 3 și intră în faliment!". liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
↑ "Se pune cruce pe FC Farul Constanța?". 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
↑ "SSC Farul va lupta să recupereze palmaresul și emblema: „FC Farul a fost condamnat la moarte”". 3 September 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
↑ RomanianSoccer.ro, (r). "Evolutia denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor". Retrieved 11 February 2017.
↑ "Balkan Cup 1960-69". Retrieved 11 February 2017.
↑ "Romania 1998/99". Rsssf.com. 7 October 1999. Retrieved 2011-10-22.

External links

Official website

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