Asociația Fotbal Club Metalul Buzău, commonly known as Metalul Buzău, is a
Romania
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n professional
football
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club based in the city of
Buzău
Buzău (; formerly spelled ''Buzeu'' or ''Buzĕu'') is a city in the historical region of Muntenia, Romania, and the county seat of Buzău County. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Carp ...
,
Buzău County
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Demographics
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, that competes in the
Liga II
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.
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
Buzău
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returned with a team in
Divizia C
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, this team was Metalul.
In 1971, through a reorganization of the football from
Buzău
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,
Gloria Buzău was formed and taking a part of Metalul's players and the place in
Divizia C
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, Gloria succeeded in the
1971–72 Divizia C
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Team changes
To Divizia C
Relegated from Divizia B
* Metrom Brașov
* Flacăra Moreni
* UM Timișoara
* Vagonul Arad
Promote ...
season to occupy the 1st place in the series and after a play-off match at
Ploiești
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to promote in
Divizia B
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.
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
Buzău County
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Demographics
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played in
Divizia C
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. ''Buzoienii'' merged with the team from
Săhăteni and took its place in
Liga III
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.
In 1996, following the association with CORD Buzău, Metalul became ''Metalcord Buzău''. The last edition in which the team from
Buzău
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evolved in the
Liga III
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under this name was
2005–06 Divizia C
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Team changes
To Divizia C
Relegated from Divizia B
* Ghimbav
* Unirea Focșani
* Politehnica Timișoara
* Building Vânju Mare ...
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
Liga IV
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in the
Romania
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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
Liga IV – Buzău County and the
promotion play-off
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match against CS Amara, the
Ialomița County champion, 9–2 on aggregate and promoted back to
Liga III
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after 10 years of absence.
In the 2019–20 season, Metalul achieved the club's best performance in
Cupa României
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when reached Round of 16, after winning against
Avântul Zărnești (3–0 by FA decision; 2nd Round),
Gloria Buzău (3–2 after
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.; 3rd Round),
CSM Focșani
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(1–0
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Place
* F ...
(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
Buzău
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.
Rivalries
Although it is the oldest active football club in the
Buzău County
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, Metalul has always lived in the shadow of
Gloria Buzău, thus becoming their rivals.
Honours
Liga III
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*Winners (2):
2022–23
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,
2023–24
Divizia D / Liga IV – Buzău County
*Winners (5):
1981–82,
1989–90,
2002–03,
2004–05,
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
Notable former players
The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or significant caps for AFC Metalul Buzău.
;Romania
*
Paul Batin
*
Patrick Benga
*
Sebastian Ghinga
*
Mihai Ion
*
*
Vasile Lazăr
*
Vasilică Mihăeș
*
Andrei Pavel
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*
Ștefan Păun
*
IonuÈ› Radu
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Rad ...
*
Nicola Vasile
League history
References
External links
Official website*
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Football clubs in Buzău County
Sport in Buzău
Association football clubs established in 1954
Liga II clubs
Liga III clubs
Liga IV clubs
1954 establishments in Romania