FCV Farul II Constanța, commonly known as Farul II Constanța () or simply Farul II, was the reserve squad of

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n first league side, Farul Constanța.

History

The team was originally founded in 2003, under the name of ''FC Farul II Constanța'' and was enrolled in the

Divizia C The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. It was founded in 1936 and was called Divizia C until 2006. An exception was the seasons 1992–93 to 1996–97, in which the league was call ...

. Farul II played in the third tier until 2010, without notable results, but the main target of the team was tho grew up talented players for the senior squad of Farul. On 21 June 2021,

Gheorghe Hagi Gheorghe Hagi (; born 5 February 1965) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently the owner of Liga I club Farul Constanța. Deployed as an attacking midfielder, Hagi was considered one of the best players in ...

, owner and founder of Viitorul Constanța, Gheorghe Popescu, chairman of Viitorul, and Ciprian Marica, owner of Farul Constanța, announced in a press conference that their teams have merged. The club that would continue in the

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will be Farul, while Viitorul virtually disappeared in the process of merger. Another result of this merge was that Farul II was also refounded and subsequently took

Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. It was founded in 1936 and was called Divizia C until 2006. An exception was the seasons 1992–93 to 1996–97, in which the league was call ...

place from Viitorul II Constanța. Farul II was dissolved in July 2023.

Ground

Farul II Constanța use to play its home matches on

Stadionul Farul Stadionul Gheorghe Hagi (formerly known as the Stadionul Farul) was a multi-purpose stadium in Constanța, which, since its construction in 1954, was the home of the football club Farul Constanța. The stadium was closed in 2022 and demolished i ...

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. Originally known as ''Stadionul 1 Mai'', the stadium was opened in 1955 and had the shape of the letter "U", but subsequently it was expanded with another stand, finally reaching the capacity of 15,520 seats. In 1970, Stadionul Farul became the first stadium in Romania to have floodlights installed. Farul II also played some of its home matches on Viitorul Stadium.

Honours

*Runners-up (1):

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League history

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farul II Constanta * Football clubs in Constanța County Sport in Constanța Association football clubs established in 2003 Liga III clubs 2003 establishments in Romania 2023 disestablishments in Romania Association football clubs disestablished in 2023 Defunct football clubs in Romania