Clubul Sportiv Făurei, commonly known as CS Făurei, or simply as Făurei, is a
Romania
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n amateur
football
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club
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Arts, entertainment, and media
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* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
* ...
based in
Făurei
Făurei is a town located in Brăila County, Romania
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,
Brăila County
Brăila County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila.
Demographics
At the 2021 Romanian census, Brăila County had a population of 281,452 (172,533 people in urban areas and 108,919 people in rural ...
, founded in 2002. The club is currently playing in the
Liga IV
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.
Owner, manager and also player of the team is former
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international
Bănel Nicoliță
Bănel Nicoliță (born 7 January 1985) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga IV club CSO Vălenii de Munte.
Club career
Dacia Unirea Brăila and Poli AEK Timișoara
He made his debut in Romanian Divizia B, play ...
.
History
CS Făurei was founded on 22 March 2002 to continue the football tradition in the town, football tradition started by Unirea Făurei, team that had as the best performance two consecutive seasons in the
Divizia C
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, in the early 1990s.
Făurei
Făurei is a town located in Brăila County, Romania
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is an important railway node in
Romania
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, the 5th in the country according to the number of connections with other localities, of which three double, electrified lines. In the immediate vicinity and partly on its administrative territory is located the largest railway ring in South-Eastern Europe, inaugurated in the 1970s. Despite its important role in the transportation, Făurei is not an economical force in Romania, being ninth smallest city and the football team was also mainly a fourth tier team, even in the time of
communism
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. After the dissolution of the historical team, Unirea, CS Făurei continued to play in the
Liga IV
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reaching only meteorically
Liga III
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, in the 2000s.
In 2016
Bănel Nicoliță
Bănel Nicoliță (born 7 January 1985) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga IV club CSO Vălenii de Munte.
Club career
Dacia Unirea Brăila and Poli AEK Timișoara
He made his debut in Romanian Divizia B, play ...
, former player of
Steaua București,
Saint-Étienne
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or
FC Nantes
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, among others, who is originally from Făurei, took over the club with the objective to promote back in the
Liga III
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. After a first season in which "the white and blues" were ranked only 2nd, CS Făurei won
Liga IV
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–
Brăila County
Brăila County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila.
Demographics
At the 2021 Romanian census, Brăila County had a population of 281,452 (172,533 people in urban areas and 108,919 people in rural ...
series, went to the promotion play-off, where after a 7–4 on aggregate against
CSU Galați, promoted back in the
Liga III
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, after an absence of 12 years.
Grounds
CS Făurei plays its home matches on
Orășenesc Stadium in
Făurei
Făurei is a town located in Brăila County, Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Se ...
,
Brăila County
Brăila County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila.
Demographics
At the 2021 Romanian census, Brăila County had a population of 281,452 (172,533 people in urban areas and 108,919 people in rural ...
, with a capacity of 1,000 seats.
Honours
Liga IV – Brăila County
*Winners (2): 2004–05,
2017–18
*Runners-up (1):
2016–17
Cupa României
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–
Brăila County
Brăila County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila.
Demographics
At the 2021 Romanian census, Brăila County had a population of 281,452 (172,533 people in urban areas and 108,919 people in rural ...
*Winners (1): 2017–18
*Runners-up (1): 2016–17
''Unirea Făurei''
Liga IV – Brăila County
*Winners (1): 1989–90
League history
References
External links
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CS Făureiat AJF Brăila
Association football clubs established in 2002
Football clubs in Brăila County
Liga III clubs
Liga IV clubs
2002 establishments in Romania
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