FC Farul Constanța

FC Farul Constanţa is a Romanian football club from Constanţa. He plays since 2009 in the second- highest Romanian Football League, the League II The club also has a rugby department, which has already participated in the Heineken Cup.

History

Farul Constanta was founded in 1949 as Locomotiva Constanţa, as the two clubs Dezrobirea Constanta Constanta and PCA merged. Locomotiva took the place of PCA in Divizia B, the second division of Romania. In the 1955 season Locomotiva first played in Divizia A, but immediately rose again.

In 1957, the Farul Stadium was built in Constanta. Thereafter, the Association changed its name in 1958 Farul Constanta ( German: Lighthouse ) and during the same year, again in the Divizia A. In the 1959/60 season Farul reached his best to date final placement with the 4th Place. In the following season the team got down, but managed in 1962 the chances of promotion. In the 1960s Farul succeeded three times a place in the top 6: 1962 /63 1966/67 and 1969 / 70th 1966 Farul reached the final of the Balkans Cup for club teams, but lost in the final against Rapid Bucharest.

In 1972 the club changed its name to FC Constanţa. After the descent 1978, the FC Constanţa played for ten years - except for a two-year interlude from 1981 to 1983 in Divizia A - in Divizia B. Only in 1988 succeeded after changing the association's name in FC Farul Constanta promotion to the Divizia A.

After the descent 2000, the immediate resurgence followed under coach Petre Grigoraş after FCM Bacau could be defeated in the relegation games. In 2005 Farul celebrated the biggest success in their history: in addition to the 5th place in the Divizia A, the team reached the Romanian Cup final, but lost narrowly to Dinamo Bucharest. From 1958 until his descent to the 2008/ 09 season the club entered a total of 39 years at the highest Romanian league.

The re-emergence should be taken with the new financial backer Giani Nedelcu and new coach Marius Şumudică who signed a two year contract on 6 July 2009, in attack. A first release Şumudicăs after the 1:4 defeat away October 3, 2009 against FC Botosani was withdrawn shortly afterwards, but after the 0-1 defeat on 14 November 2009 at CSM Râmnicu Sarat the coach had his chair at Farul final clear and was replaced by Gheorghe Butoiu. End of December 2009 took over Ştefan Stoica as coach, but was dismissed already 3 April 2010 and replaced by interim coach again Butoiu. At the end of the season Farul had built up such a large debt that he was about to resolution.

In August 2010, the 64 -year-old Ioan Sdrobiş could be required as a head coach. But five months later he released 22 January 2011 on his contract because the club lacked the necessary financial support to pay the players' salaries and put together a competitive team. His successor was up to the end of the season Gheorghe Butoiu, who was already skipped in the past as interim coach. In June 2011, handed Marian Diaconescu, the former club president, his office to the former referee Marcel Lică who had this already clothed between 2002 and 2004. Beginning of July 2011 took Giani Nedelcu, the patron of the association, with Marian Pană a new head coach, who signed a one year contract, the club already but left again in the direction of CS Mioveni on 1 December 2011. On January 9, 2012, Viorel Tănase who had three days earlier terminated at Premier League rivals Dunărea Galaţi, presented as the new coach.

Achievements

• Romanian Cup finalist: 2005
• Finalist in the Balkan Cup: 1966
• Finalist in the UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2006

Known player

• Romania Marian Aliuţă
• Romania Dumitru Antonescu
• Romania Iosif Bükössy
• Romania Gheorghe Butoiu
• Romania Vasilică Cristocea
• Romania George Curcă
• Romania Petre Grigoraş
• Romania Gheorghe Hagi
• Romania Constantin Koszka
• Romania Liviu Mihai
• Romania Vasile Mănăilă
• Romania Tibor Moldovan
• Romania Cosmin Paşcovici
• Romania Cristian Schiopu
• Romania Adrian Senin
• Romania Marin Tufan
• Romania Adrian Vlas
• Romania Gabriel Vochin
• Romania Dorel Zamfir
• Romania Ianis Zicu

Former coach

• Romania Augustin Botescu ( 1960-1962 )
• Romania Petre Steinbach ( 1962 to 1964 )
• Romania Virgil Mărdărescu ( 1964 to summer 1968)
• Romania Robert Cosmoc (Summer 1968-1969 )
• Romania Bazil Marian (1969 )
• Romania Emanoil Haşoti ( 1970-1975, 1980-1983, 1988-1989, 1990-1991 )
• Romania Dumitru Antonescu ( 1983-1985 )
• Romania Petre Grigoraş ( to 2002, 2004 to November 2005)
• Romania Viorel Hizo (2002 to 2003)
• Romania Marian Dinu (November 2005)
• Romania Lucian Marinof ( November 2005-December 2005 13 April 2009 to June 2009 )
• Germany Wolfgang Frank (January 2006)
• Serbia Momčilo Vukotić ( early 2006 to September 2006)
• Romania Ion Marin ( September 2006 to November 2006, 26 November 2007 to 13 April 2009)
• Romania Basarab Panduru (November 2006 -June 2007)
• Romania Constantin Gache (11 June 2007 to 26 November 2007)
• Romania Marius Şumudică (6 July 2009 to 14 November 2009)
• Romania Gheorghe Butoiu (14 November 2009 until end of December 2009, April 2010-August 2010, January 2011-July 2011 )
• Romania Ştefan Stoica ( end of December 2009 to 3 April 2010)
• Romania Ioan Sdrobiş (August 2010 to 22 January 2011)
• Romania Marian Pană ( beginning of July 2011 to 1 December 2011)
• Romania Viorel Tănase (10th January 2012 to April 2012 )
• Romania Ion Barbu ( April 2012-September 2012 )
• Romania Alin Artimon ( September 2012-April 2013 )
• Romania Ion Răuţă ( April 2013-November 2013 )
• Romania Ştefan Petcu ( since November 2013)