Foresta Fălticeni (also known as ''Foresta Suceava'') was a

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n professional

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from

Fălticeni Fălticeni (; ''german: Foltischeni; hu, Falticsén;'' he, פלטיצ'ן yi, פאלטישאן) is a town in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Western Moldavia. Fălticeni is the second largest urba ...

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, founded in 1954 as ''Avântul Fălticeni'' and subsequently dissolved in 2003.

History

The club was founded in 1954 in

under the name of ''Avântul Fălticeni''. Foresta was the first team representing

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 ...

that played in a

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final which was lost with 0–6 against Steaua București at the end of the 1966–67 season. In 1997, the club was moved to

Suceava Suceava () is the largest urban settlement and the seat town ( ro, oraș reședință de județ) of Suceava County, situated in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania, and at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central and Eastern E ...

after it won the promotion to the

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for the first time in history. The main reason for the move was the inadequate state of Foresta's stadium in Fălticeni, which was both small and had a cracked stand. Another reason for the move was, that the main team in the city,

CSM Suceava CSM Suceava, full name Clubul Sportiv Municipal Suceava, was a sports club from Suceava, Romania. It is notable for its football team which played one season in the Divizia A, the highest Romanian league at that time. History CSM Suceava was fo ...

had failed to achieve any notable performances during the previous decade. During the 3 seasons it spent in the

, a notable match was played against

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in which Dinamo was leading with 4–0 in the 70th minute, only to see Foresta turn the tables on them and win 5–4 in the end. The man of those 20 minutes was

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who scored 2 goals. Before it was dissolved in 2003 it moved back to

to play the last matches in its history there.

Chronology of names

Notable managers

Ionel Iuga Ionel is a Romanian masculine given name. People named Ionel *Ionel Augustin (born 1955), retired Romanian footballer * Ionel Averian (born 1976), Romanian sprint canoeist * Ionel Constantin (born 1963), Romanian sprint canoeist *Ionel Dănciule ...

* Nicolae Babeti * Vasile Florea *

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Marin Barbu Marin Barbu (born 27 September 1958) is a Romanian football coach and former footballer. During his football career, Marin Barbu played, among others, for Steaua București and FCM Brașov. He left his position as head coach of Dunărea Giurg ...

Honours

Liga I The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

: :*Winners (0):, ''Best finnish:'' 13th 2000–01

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), sp ...

: :*Winners (2): 1996–97, 1999–00 :*Runners-up (1): 1995–96

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 ...

: :*Winners (5):

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

, 1973–74, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1994–95 :*Runners-up (3): 1968–69, 1979–80, 1980–81

: :*Winners (0): :*Runners-up (1): 1966–67

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Foresta Falticeni Association football clubs established in 1954 Association football clubs disestablished in 2003 Defunct football clubs in Romania Football clubs in Suceava County Liga I clubs Liga II clubs 1954 establishments in Romania 2003 disestablishments in Romania