Asociația Club de Fotbal Gloria Bistrița (), commonly known as Gloria Bistrița, or simply as Gloria, was a
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n professional
football
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club
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based in
Bistrița
(; , archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , ) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of 78,877 inhabitants as of 2021 and administers s ...
,
Bistrița-Năsăud County
Bistrița-Năsăud () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Bistrița.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Beszterce-Naszód megye'', and in German language, German as ''Kreis Bistritz-N ...
founded on 6 July 1922 and dissolved in 2015.
History
The club was founded on 6 July 1922 and among the founding staff members there were: Simion Sbârcea as the club's president; Teofil Moldovan as the club's secretary; Ion Bota; Dumitru Hara; Simion Pop; Ioan Archiudean; and others as the club's administration committee members.
Throughout its earlier history, the club had several other names: ''Ceramica Bistrița'' (before
World War II
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), ''CS Bistrița'' (after World War II) and ''Progresul Bistrița'' until 1956, when the old name, Gloria, was readopted.
In the
1954 season, the team participated in the
Liga II
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promotion playoffs but missed on the promotion, in spite of the fact that, at that time, Progresul had on its team future
Romania national team players,
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and
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Munteanu brothers.
Divizia C
The club played in Divizia C (now
Liga III
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) three times. It was promoted for the first time in 1957, then for the second time in the 1963. Gloria played in Divizia C for a third and final time during the
1974–75 season, following a short-lived relegation from Divizia B.
Divizia B
Gloria earned its first Divizia B (now Liga II) promotion in 1958, just one year after they had promoted to Divizia C. They were promoted for a second time to B in 1970, under coach Titi Popescu, and, after the one-year relegation during the
1974–75 season, they finally were promoted for the 3rd time under Gheorghe Nuțescu's reign. The team then played in Divizia B for 15 years, between 1975 and 1990, possessing many valuable players, like Daniel Iftodi, Gheorghe Hurloi, Victor Ciocan, and others.
Promotion in top division and European cups
Gloria earned promotion to the Romanian top league, Divizia A (now
Liga I
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), in 1990 under coach Remus Vlad, and then the team played at that level without interruption until 2011. During this time, the club also gave
Romania
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n football remarkable players such as
Viorel Moldovan
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A former striker, Moldovan most successful years of his career were playing for Neuchâtel Xamax and Grasshoppers between 1996 and 1998 in Switzerland ...
,
Gavril Balint
Gavril Pele "Gabi" Balint (born 3 January 1963) is a Romanian football manager and former player, who was part of the hugely successful Steaua team of the 1980s.
Club career
Born in Sângeorz-Băi, Bistrița, Balint made his Divizia A debut wit ...
,
Lucian Sânmărtean
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,
Ciprian Tătărușanu
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He started his senior career in Romania with ASC Daco-Getica Bucure ...
,
Emilian Dolha
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Dolha started his career with Gloria Bistrița, before represen ...
,
Cristian Coroian
Cristian Ambrozie "Coro" Coroian (born 14 March 1973) is a Romanian retired footballer and manager. He used to play as a forward and almost all his career he played for CFR Cluj and Gloria Bistrița, entering in the hall of fame of these clubs ...
, and others. After beginning somewhat shyly in the top division, in 1993 Gloria finished in fifth place and managed to achieve their premiere qualification for a European international competition, the
UEFA Cup
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. They drew 0–0 with
Maribor
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at home, but were eliminated after a 2–0 defeat on the road in the second leg. In 1994, Gloria Bistrița won the
Romanian Cup
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after defeating
Universitatea Craiova by a score of 1–0. Despite finishing in seventh place, thanks to their cup final win, Gloria qualified for the
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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. They beat the future UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winners
Real Zaragoza
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2–1 in
Bistrița
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, but were eliminated after losing 4–0 at the
Estadio La Romareda
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. After an absence of one season, although having finished in 12th place, Gloria returned to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup after losing 3–1 in the final of the Romanian Cup against league champions
Steaua București. They qualified past the inaugural round after defeating
Valletta FC
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by scores of 2–1 in both legs. In the first round proper, Gloria drew 1–1 in
Bistrița
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against Italian giants
Fiorentina
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, but were eliminated by losing 1–0 in
Florence
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Florence ...
.
In 1997, Gloria made its debut in the
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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. At the group stage, playing in group 10, they finished in fourth place (out of 5 teams), having lost against
Montpellier
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(1–2),
Čukarički Stankom (3–2) and
Groningen
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(4–1) and having won against
Spartak Varna
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(2–1). In 2000, Gloria won
Cupa Ligii
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, 3–1 on penalties, after having drawn 2–2 after extra time against
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. They then failed to qualify for the second round of the 2001 Intertoto Cup after losing 1–0 to
Jazz Pori
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in
Finland
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and winning 2–1 in Bistrița. In 2002, Gloria qualified for the third round for the first time after eliminating
Union Luxembourg
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(2–1 in Bistrița and 0–0 in Luxembourg) and
Teuta Durrës
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(3–0 in Bistrița and 0–1 in Albania), but were eliminated by
Lille
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(2–0 in both legs). In 2003, Gloria Bistrița finished the league season tied on points with FC Brasov in third place, the club's best ever performance, and qualified for the second round of the Intertoto Cup after eliminating
Bangor City
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(0–1 in
Wales
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and 5–2 in Bistrița), but the team was eventually eliminated by
Brescia
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(1–2 in
Italy
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and 1–1 in Bistrița).
In 2005, Gloria earned its best European results ever against
Olympiakos Nicosia
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: 5–0 in
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(its best away European victory) and 11–0 in Bistrița (its best home European victory). In 2007, Gloria finished its business with European competitions. In the 2007 Intertoto Cup, they eliminated
OFK Grbalj
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(2–1 in Bistrița and 1–1 in
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) and
Maccabi Haifa
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(2–0 in Bistrița and 0–2 in
Israel
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, 3–2 on penalties), but then lost the Cup final match (in the Southern-Mediterranean region) against
Atlético Madrid
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. Even though they beat Atlético, 2–1 in Bistrița, they lost 1–0 in
Madrid
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, and so, 2–2 on aggregate, the Spanish prevailed on the
away goals rule
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.
After 2007, Gloria changed its objective, from European competitions to avoiding relegation. In 2011, Gloria was relegated in
Liga II
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after failing to achieve a license for the
next season.
Insolvency
Gloria's funding problems worsened. However, Gloria Bistrița resisted on the pitch, and finished runner-up in the second division, thereby earning promotion to
Liga I
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once again, under the leadership of coach
Nicolae Manea. In the
following
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season, however, Gloria had the worst record in first division, finishing 18th, and were relegated yet again. After the second relegation, Manea left the club to coach
Corona Brașov, taking with him former Gloria strikers,
Cristian Coroian
Cristian Ambrozie "Coro" Coroian (born 14 March 1973) is a Romanian retired footballer and manager. He used to play as a forward and almost all his career he played for CFR Cluj and Gloria Bistrița, entering in the hall of fame of these clubs ...
and
Sandu Negrean
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, as technical director and head coach respectively, with the stated objective of gaining promotion.
On 25 July 2014, Gloria was relegated to Liga III, due to many financial problems, and changed its name from ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrița to Gloria Progresul Bistrița.
On 3 August 2015, the club was relegated to Liga V, due to many financial problems, and went bankrupt.
Successors
After the bankruptcy of ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa, a new club was formed, ''AF Gloria Bistrița'', also known as ''Academia Gloria'', club that wanted to continue the football tradition of Gloria and had also a short term rivalry with
FC Bistrița
FC Bistrița was a Romanian football (soccer), football team from Bistrița, founded in 2013 and dissolved in 2017.
History
After founding, the club entered in the Liga V, Liga V Bistrița-Năsăud County and after one season they won it and prom ...
, another team that wanted to fight for the supremacy in the town. Eventually FC Bistrița won the battle and promoted to
Liga III
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, but due to lack of funds the team retired in the second part of the season and dissolved soon after. The death of the one who led Gloria for decades, Jean Pădureanu, seemed to be the last hammer blow for the football in Bistrița. Academia Gloria was a disputed project from its beginning, the new logo that depicted an ostrich with a ball at its feet has long been challenged by both media and supporters. Even if the team managed to promote from
Liga V
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to
Liga IV
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in its first year, has been stuck to this level for next two. The lack of results, the lack of interest in getting the ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa brand (to become the official successor) and the lack of professionalism at the level of management have removed both supporters and local authorities from this team, which was finally dissolved in the summer of 2018.
In the summer of 2018 when it seemed the situation had already a note of apathy and resignation, ''ACS Dumitra'', a multiple champion of the
Bistrița-Năsăud County
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and also the champion of the last season, announced that it changed its name to ''1. FC Gloria Bistrița''. The new president of the club was named Ioan Horoba, who was also the sporting director of ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa, in Pădureanu's era. In the squad were found players who have been successful with the old club such as:
Sergiu Costin
Sergiu Ioan Viorel Costin (born 21 November 1978) is a Romanian former football player who played as a defender for teams such as Gloria Bistrița, Unirea Dej. Olimpia Satu Mare, Oțelul Galați or Someșul Dej, among others.
Honours Oțelul ...
,
Alin Chibulcutean
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Honours
Armătura Zalău
*Divizia C
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,
Sergiu Mândrean or
Adrian Nalați.Founded on 31 May 2018 under the name of 1. FC Gloria, the team is considered as the unofficial successor of ACF Gloria Bistrița, both by supporters, the media, but also the club itself assuming this status. The team has a similar name, same colors (white and blue), is playing on the same stadium, also having former directors, managers and players of the old club involved in the destiny of the new entity. 1. FC Gloria also announced that in the future would like to buy ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa brand and to become its official successor.
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Stadium
The stadium was inaugurated in 1930 and modernized in 2008. It was called Stadionul Municipal Gloria, before being named after the most important person in the club's history, Jean Pădureanu. The stadium has a total capacity of 7,800 seats.
European record
Statistics by competition
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Former managers
* Augustin Botescu
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(1956)
* Virgil Mărdărescu
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Playing career
Mărdărescu was born on 15 July 1921 in Bucharest, Romani ...
(1961–62)
* Ion Nunweiller
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Club career
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(1981–83)
* Ilie Savu
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Playing career
Born in Cornățelu, ...
(1984–85)
* Constantin Cernăianu (1987–88)
* Remus Vlad
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Club career
Remus Vlad was born 19 January 1946 in Cinciș, Hunedoara County, starting to play junior level football in 195 ...
(1990–92)
* Constantin Cârstea (1992–93)
* Remus Vlad
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Club career
Remus Vlad was born 19 January 1946 in Cinciș, Hunedoara County, starting to play junior level football in 195 ...
(1994)
* Constantin Cârstea (1994–96)
* Remus Vlad
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Club career
Remus Vlad was born 19 January 1946 in Cinciș, Hunedoara County, starting to play junior level football in 195 ...
(1996–97)
* Constantin Cârstea (1997–02)
* Remus Vlad
Remus Vlad (born 19 January 1946) is a Romanian former professional footballer and manager. Vlad played as a defender.
Club career
Remus Vlad was born 19 January 1946 in Cinciș, Hunedoara County, starting to play junior level football in 195 ...
(2002–04)
* Constantin Cârstea (2004–05)
* Ioan Sabău
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Club career
Ioan Sabău, nicknamed ''Moțul'' after the people from Țar ...
(July 2005 – June 2009)
* Sandu Tăbârcă
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1965 births
Living people
Foot ...
(July 2009 – Oct 09)
* Florin Halagian
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(Oct 2009)
* Marian Pană
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(Oct 2009 – Dec 09)
* Marius Șumudică
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Șumudică played as a striker and started out at Sportul Studențesc in 1989, going on to represent five other teams in his native coun ...
(Jan 2010 – May 10)
* Laurențiu Reghecampf
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Playing career Club
Reghecampf was born in Târgoviște and began his ca ...
(June 2010 – Oct 10)
* Nicolae Manea (Oct 2010 – April 2011)
* Florin Halagian
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(April 2011)
* Nicolae Manea (April 2011 – June 2013)
* Sandu Negrean
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& Cristian Coroian
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(June 2013 – June 2014)
* Valer Săsărman
Valer Săsărman (25 August 1969 – 29 August 2021) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a defender. Săsărman started his career at Laminorul Beclean, but played for the rest of it for Gloria Bistrița, appearing in 329 Divi ...
& Dorel Zegrean
Dorel Ioan Zegrean (born 4 December 1969, in Mărișelu) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a defender, whose teams included Gloria Bistriţa, Fortuna Sittard, Naţional București, and BFC Dynamo.
Honours
;Gloria Bistriţa
*Cupa R ...
(June 2014 – August 2015)
Club honours
Domestic
Championships
Liga I
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*Best finish 3rd 2002–03
Liga II
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*Winners (1): 1989–90
*Runners-up (8): 1976–77, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 2011–12
Liga III
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*Winners (3): 1957–58, 1969–70, 1974–75
*Runners-up (1): 1964–65
Cluj Regional Championship
*Winners (5): 1954
Events
January
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, 1956, 1962–63, 1966–67, 1967–68
Cups
Cupa României
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*Winners (1): 1993–94
*Runners-up (1): 1995–96
Cupa Ligii
The Cupa Ligii () was Romania's secondary club football tournament. Like the Cupa României, it was played on a knockout (single elimination) basis.
History
It is unclear when the competition was first created, as there are no official recordi ...
*Winners (1): 2000
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Supercupa României
The Supercupa României () is a Romanian football (soccer), football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest.
The competition started off in 1994 Supe ...
*Runners-up (1): 1994
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European
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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*Runners-up (1): 2007
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Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
Club records in Liga 1
''Club records in Liga 1 dating from the past 20 years''
Longest winning run
* 5 matches, June 10, 1995 – August 19, 1995
Longest unbeaten run
* 7 matches, March 22, 1997 – May 3, 1997
Biggest wins
* 5–0 against Rapid București
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, 1990–91 season
* 5–0 against Jiul Petroșani Jiul may refer to these places in Romania:
* the River Jiu ( + )
** Jiul de Vest
** Jiul de Est
* A village in Țuglui
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, 1990–91 season
* 5–0 against Sportul Studențesc, 1993–94 season
* 6–1 against FC Maramureș, 1994–95 season
* 5–0 against Oțelul Galați, 1996–97 season
* 0–5 against Jiul Petroșani Jiul may refer to these places in Romania:
* the River Jiu ( + )
** Jiul de Vest
** Jiul de Est
* A village in Țuglui
Țuglui is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, ...
, 1997–98 season
* 5–0 against Foresta Suceava
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, 1998–99 season
* 6–1 against Unirea Alba Iulia
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Among the greatest achievements ...
, 2004–05 season
* 5–0 against Politehnica Iași, 2009–10 season
Biggest losses
* 0–6 against Progresul București, 1994–95 season
* 0–6 against UTA Arad
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The team was founded in 1945 ...
, 2002–03 season
* 0–6 against Brașov
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According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...
, 2009–10 season
Most played games
* Victor Ciocan – over 600
Most goals
* Victor Ciocan – 426
References
External links
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