AFC Metalul Buzău, commonly known as Metalul Buzău, is a

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n professional football

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based in

Buzău The city of Buzău (formerly spelled ''Buzeu'' or ''Buzĕu''; ) is the county seat of Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Carp ...

, founded in 1954. Currently the team plays in

Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 t ...

History

AFC Metalul Buzău was founded in 1954 as ''AS Metalul Buzău'' and was set up by the trade union of IUT Buzău. From the first season to the 1966 season, the team evolved into the county championship and in autumn of 66, the city of

returned with a team in

Divizia C The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 t ...

, this team was Metalul. In 1971, through a reorganization of the football from

, Gloria Buzău was formed and taking a part of Metalul's players and the place in

, Gloria succeeded in the

1971–72 Divizia C The 1971–72 Divizia C was the 16th season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. Team changes To Divizia C Relegated from Divizia B * Metrom Brașov * Flacăra Moreni * UM Timișoara * Vagonul Arad Promoted ...

season to occupy the 1st place in the series and after a play-off match at

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to promote in

Divizia B 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. It is currently sponsored by Casa Pariurilor, a betting c ...

. At the insistence of the workers from the IUT factory, in 1982 the football team was re-established. At that time Steaua Săhăteni, a small team from

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played in

. ''Buzoienii'' merged with the team from Săhăteni and took its place in

. In 1996, following the association with CORD Buzău, Metalul became ''Metalcord Buzău''. The last edition in which the team from

evolved in the

under this name was 2005–06 Divizia C season. In the summer of 2007, the club returned to its former name ''AS Metalul Buzău'' and participated annually in the Buzău County Championship, the equivalent of the

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in the

n football system. The team was taken over in 2013 by the company Revicom Oil, changing its name in AFC Metalul Buzău. At the end of 2016–17 Metalul won

and the promotion play-off match against CS Amara 9–2 on aggregate and promoted back to

after 10 years of absence.Metalul a promovat oficial în „C”. Neagu face promisiuni în privința viitorului echipei
/ref> In the 2019-2020, Metalul achieved the club's best performance in Cupa României when reached Round of 16, after winning against Avântul Zărnești (3-0 by FA decision; 2nd Round),

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(3-2 after pen.; 3rd Round),

CSM Focșani Clubul Sportiv Municipal Focșani, commonly known as CSM Focșani, or simply Focșani, is a Romanian professional football club from Focşani, Vrancea County, founded in 1953 as ''Spartac Focșani''. History The club was founded in 1953 as ' ...

(1-0 a.e.t.; 4th Round),

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(1-0; Round of 32) and losing to Politehnica Iași (0-3; Round of 16).

Stadium

The club plays its home matches on Metalul Stadium from

Rivalries

Although it is the oldest active football club in the

, Metalul has always lived in the shadow of Gloria Buzău, thus becoming their rivals.

Honours

*Winners (1): 2022–23 Liga IV – Buzău County *Winners (5): 1981–82, 2002–03, 2004–05, 1989–90, 2016–17 *Runners-up (1): 2015–16 Ploiești Regional Championship *Winners (1): 1965–66

Players

First team squad

Out on loan

Club officials

Board of directors

Current technical staff

League history

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Metalul Buzău Football clubs in Buzău County Sport in Buzău Association football clubs established in 1954 Liga III clubs Liga IV clubs 1954 establishments in Romania