FCV Farul Constanța
FCV Farul ConstanÈ›a (), commonly known as Farul ConstanÈ›a or simply as Farul, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of ConstanÈ›a, ConstanÈ›a County, which currently plays in the Liga I. ''Farul'' is a Romanian word which translates as "the Lighthouse", alluding the fact that ConstanÈ›a is the largest port on the Black Sea coast. Established in 1920 as ''SPM ConstanÈ›a'', the team has spent over 40 seasons in the first league, the highest position it achieved being fourth place on three occasions, last time at the end of the 1973–74 season. It also played one Cupa României final in 2005, which it lost 0–1 to Dinamo BucureÈ™ti. Farul has produced several talented players, the most notable of them being Gheorghe Hagi, the joint top goalscorer of the Romania national team; he currently holds shares in the company and is also in charge of the senior team. "The White and Blues" play their home games on the Viitorul Stadium in Ovidiu, since their tr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant even ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cupa României
The Cupa României ( en, Romanian Cup) is a Association football, football cup competition for List of football clubs in Romania, Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34 Cupa României, 1933–34, except during World War II. It is the Romania, country's main cup competition, being open to all clubs affiliated with the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to. Currently, the winner of the competition is granted a place in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers and plays the Supercupa României. Most finals have been held at the Stadionul NaÈ›ional (1953), Stadionul NaÈ›ional (formerly known as "23 August"), and occasionally at other stadiums in Bucharest. During the construction of the Arena NaÈ›ională, new Stadionul NaÈ›ional, the final was staged each year in a different major city of the country. In 2007, the final was held in TimiÈ™oara at the Stadionul Dan PăltiniÈ™anu, Dan Pălt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eugen Mladin
Eugen Mladin (born 22 June 1921) was a Romanian footballer and manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o .... References Romanian footballers Romanian football managers FC Steaua BucureÈ™ti players FC Steaua BucureÈ™ti managers FC Universitatea Cluj managers FC Politehnica TimiÈ™oara managers FC UTA Arad managers FC ArgeÈ™ PiteÈ™ti managers FCV Farul ConstanÈ›a managers 1921 births Year of death missing CSM Jiul PetroÈ™ani managers Association footballers not categorized by position {{Romania-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FC UTA Arad
AsociaÈ›ia Fotbal Club UTA Arad (), commonly known as UTA Arad or simply UTA, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Arad, Arad County, which competes in the Liga I. The UTA acronym stands for ''Uzina Textilă Arad'' ("Textiles Factory of Arad"). Founded in 1945 as ''IT Arad'', the team has won six national titles and two Cupa României. Domestically, UTA is one of the most successful Romanian sides of the 20th century, sharing with Chinezul TimiÈ™oara the record for the most title wins outside Bucharest. This earned UTA the nickname of ''Campioana Provinciei'' ("the Provincial Champion"), which it lost at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season when newcomer CFR Cluj claimed its seventh Liga I trophy. UTA Arad's decline started with a relegation to the second division in 1979, and it appeared sparringly in the top flight before being dissolved in 2014. A new entity started its way back to the top from the Liga IV, the fourth level of the Romanian league ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FC Rapid București
Fotbal Club Rapid 1923, commonly known as Rapid BucureÈ™ti () or simply as Rapid, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest, which competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1923 by employees of the GriviÈ›a workshops as ''AsociaÈ›ia Culturală È™i Sportivă CFR'' ("CFR Cultural and Sports Association"). Domestically, Rapid BucureÈ™ti is one of the most successful clubs in the country, having won three national titles, 13 Cupa României and four Supercupa României. Internationally, its highest achievements are reaching the quarter-finals of the 1972–73 Cup Winners' Cup and of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup, and the final of the 1940 Mitropa Cup, the latter not being played because of the Second World War. Recently, the club was declared bankrupt in 2016, but was refounded and managed to return to the top flight in 2021. From 1939, Rapid played its home matches in burgundy and white kits at the Valentin Stănescu Stadium. The old arena was replaced with the new ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FC Politehnica Timișoara
Fotbal Club Politehnica TimiÈ™oara (), commonly known as Politehnica TimiÈ™oara or simply Poli TimiÈ™oara, was a Romanian football club from TimiÈ™oara, TimiÈ™ County, established in 1921 and dissolved in 2012. During its existence, the team won two Cupa României trophies and was twice runner-up in the Liga I. It amassed 49 seasons in the latter competition. Named after and initially run by the Polytechnic University of TimiÈ™oara, the club was founded in 1921 by mathematician Traian Lalescu. After two decades spent in the regional leagues, Politehnica promoted to the top flight in 1948. It claimed its first trophy in the 1957–58 season, when it defeated Progresul BucureÈ™ti in the national cup final. Internationally, "the White-Violets" made their European debut in the 1978–79 UEFA Cup, when they went past MTK Hungária in the first round. Politehnica obtained its highest result in the national championship after finishing second in the 2008–09 Liga I. It repeated th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1955 Divizia A
The 1955 Divizia A was the thirty-eighth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. Teams League table Results Top goalscorers Champion squad See also * 1955 Divizia B References {{1955–56 in European football (UEFA) Liga I seasons Romania Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ... 1 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FCM Bacău
AsociaÈ›ia Sportivă a Suporterilor FCM 1950 Bacău, commonly known as ASS FCM 1950 Bacău, FCM 1950 Bacău or simply as FCM Bacău, is a Romanian football club based in Bacău, Bacău County. Founded in 1950 as ''Dinamo Bacău'', the club from Moldavia spent 42 seasons in the top-flight of the Romanian football, winning a Romanian League Cup and qualifying for European competitions such as Cup Winners' Cup or 2 times. In the early 2010s, the club entered in a shadowy cone, due to the conflict between the team's owner, Dumitru Sechelariu (former mayor of Bacău) and the newly elected mayor, who chose to retire the public financing of the team and to sustain SC Bacău. Health problems and subsequently the premature death of Dumitru Sechelariu in the early 2013 multiplied the existing financial problems of the club, then at the start of the 2013–14 Liga III season, "the Mad Bulls" withdrew from championship and were dissolved. In 2017, the Supporters Association of FCM BacÄ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liga II
The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sponsored by Casa Pariurilor, a betting company with the official name Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor. Format Divisions Since its inception in 1934, Liga II had between 2 and 9 parallel divisions, with clubs divided based on geographic regions. Generally, Seria I included eastern teams while Seria II included western sides, although clubs near the center of the country are allowed to choose in which series they will compete. The first six teams from each series participate in a play-off for potential promotion to Liga I. The teams placed from 7th to 12th will play a relegation play-off, where the last two teams are relegated to Liga III. The first team in each series will be promoted at the end of the season to the Liga I, and the teams in 12th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CS Portul Constanța
Club Sportiv Portul ConstanÈ›a, commonly known as Portul ConstanÈ›a, or simply as Portul, is a Romanian amateur football club based in ConstanÈ›a, ConstanÈ›a County, founded in 1930 and re-founded in 1949. The club is currently playing in the Liga IV. Chronology of names Honours Liga III *Winners (4): 1946–47, 1966–67, 1990–91, 2004–05 *Runners-up (6): 1964–65, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1999–00, 2000–01 Liga IV – ConstanÈ›a County *Winners (1): 1998–99 Notable former players The footballers mentioned below have played at least 1 season for Portul ConstanÈ›a and also played in Liga I for another team. * Iosif Bükössy * Dumitru Caraman * Mugurel Cornățeanu * Constantin Koszka * Ștefan Petcu Notable Managers * Vasile Luban * Daniel Rădulescu * Iosif Bükössy Iosif Bükössy (12 August 1936 – 30 October 2006) was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward. After he retired from playing football he worked mainly at F ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stadionul Farul
Stadionul Farul is a multi-purpose stadium in ConstanÈ›a, Romania. It was used mostly for football matches and until 2022 was the home ground of Farul ConstanÈ›a. The stadium had also functions as an athletics arena, with track and field athletics facilities. The stadium was closed in 2022 and is proposed for demolition, also a new stadium is in plan to be built, on the same site. In 1970, Stadionul Farul was the first stadium in Romania to host a floodlit football match. The stadium has played host to the Romania national football team, in the World Cup 2006 Qualification, UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. The stadium is currently in bad condition. Many of the seats in the stands are missing or are damaged. In general, the stadium is in need of renovation. In 2016, Farul returned to play in the facility. It is maintained in an operating condition, but there are currently no plans to renew or renovate the stadium. In 2018, supporters of Farul have ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ovidiu
Ovidiu (, historical name: ''Canara'', tr, Kanara) is a town situated a few kilometres north of ConstanÈ›a in ConstanÈ›a County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Ovidiu is quite small, with a population of around 12,000, and many wealthy inhabitants of ConstanÈ›a retire there. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program. In 1930, the town was renamed ''Ovidiu'' after the Roman poet Ovid ( lat, Ovidius). He was supposedly buried on a nearby small island (also called ''Ovidiu'') in the Siutghiol Lake. Administration The town of Ovidiu administers the villages of Poiana (historical names: ''CocoÈ™ul'' - until 1964, tr, Horozlar - until 1926) and Culmea. The latter was established in 2011 by legally separating from Ovidiu two territorially distinct communities, Social Group Culmea and Social Group Nazarcea. Sport The stadium of FC Viitorul ConstanÈ›a is located in Ovidiu. Demographics At the 2011 census, Ovidiu had 11,240 Romanians ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |