Fotbal Club Voluntari II, commonly known as FC Voluntari II, or simply as Voluntari II, is the reserve squad of

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n first league side,

FC Voluntari Fotbal Club Voluntari (), commonly known as FC Voluntari or simply Voluntari, is a Romanian professional football club based in Voluntari, Ilfov County, which competes in the Liga I. Founded in 2010, it has been playing since the 2015–16 seas ...

. The squad is currently playing in the

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, after achieving the promotion at the end of the 2014–15 season.

History

The team was founded in the summer of 2014 from the desire of having a second senior squad where the players who finished the youth academy could be accommodated with the level of seniors, in the idea of being subsequently promoted to the first squad. The team was enrolled in the

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–

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where it was crowned as champion after just one season, winning the league, then the playoff tournament. The team qualified for the

promotion play-off where they won without any problems, 9–1 on aggregate against Arsenal Malu,

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champions. After promotion, the second team of FC Voluntari was managed by former notable players such as

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Dinu Todoran Dinu Marius Todoran (born 8 September 1978) is a Romanian Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder for teams such as FC Petrolul Ploiești, Petrolul Ploiești, FCV Fa ...

and obtained following rankings: 2015–16 – 3rd of 14, 2016–17 – 4th of 15, 2017–18 – 7th of 14 and 2018–19 – 10th of 16.

Ground

FC Voluntari II plays its home matches on Gheorghe Dincă Stadium, in

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, with a capacity of 1,500 (700 on seats).

Honours

Liga IV – Ilfov County *Winners (1): 2014–15

Players

Second team squad

Out on loan

Club officials

Board of directors

* Last updated: 7 February 2021 * Source:

Current technical staff

* Last updated: 8 March 2022 * Source: Technical staff
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League history

Notable former players

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or played in a fully professional league. * Cristian Costin *

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* Sorin Ispir * Bogdan Mitache * Răzvan Petrariu * Raphael Stănescu * Vlad Tudorache * Marius Tudorică *

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Notable former managers

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Voluntari II Association football clubs established in 2014 Football clubs in Ilfov County Liga III clubs Liga IV clubs * 2014 establishments in Romania