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

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n professional

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club from

Fălticeni Fălticeni (; ''; ;'' ) is a town in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Western Moldavia. According to the 2021 census, Fălticeni is the third largest urban settlement in the county. It was declared ...

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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 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

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after it won the promotion to the

Divizia A Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

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 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 Dinamo București 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 Robert Niţă who scored 2 goals. Before it was dissolved in 2003 it moved back to

to play the last matches in its history there.

Honours

Liga I Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

: * Best finish: 13th 2000–01

Liga II The Liga 2, most commonly 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 football season. It is currently Sponso ...

*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. 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 ...

*Winners (5):

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

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

Chronology of names

Former managers

* Gheorghe Albu (1958–1959) * Iosif Lengheriu (1966–1967) * Marin Barbu (1997) * Marian Bondrea (1998–1999) * Marin Barbu (1999–2001) * Ionel Iuga * Nicolae Babeti * Vasile Florea * Nicolae Constantin * Cristian Antoniu * Cornel Anton * Ion Buzoianu * Constantin Jamaischi

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