FC Buzău

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FC Buzău
FC Buzău logo.png
Full nameFotbal Club Buzău
Nickname(s)Roș-alb-albaștrii
(The Red, White and Blues)
Formația din Crâng
(The Squad from Crâng)
Short nameBuzău
Founded25 August 2016; 5 years ago (2016-08-25)
GroundMunicipal
Capacity12,000
OwnersBuzău Municipality (40%)
Buzău County Council (40%)
TV Buzău Trust Campus (20%)
ChairmanMarin Mitran
ManagerCristian Pustai
LeagueLiga II
2020–21Liga II, 12th of 21
WebsiteClub website

Fotbal Club Buzău (Romanian pronunciation: [buˈzəw]), commonly known as FC Buzău or simply as Buzău, is a Romanian football club based in the city of Buzău, Buzău County, which competes in the Liga II.

Founded in the summer of 2016 as FC Buzău, it was renamed SCM Gloria Buzău two years later, simultaneously with its incorporation in the new sports club of the city. "The Squad from Crâng" started playing in the fifth tier and earned three consecutive promotions up to Liga II. In 2021, the team returned to the name of FC Buzău.

In spite of not holding the record of the old Gloria Buzău, local supporters consider it the main club of the city. Like its predecessor, FC Buzău plays its home matches on the 12,000-capacity Municipal Stadium.

History[]

FC Gloria Buzău (1973–2016)[]

Main article: FC Gloria Buzău

FC Gloria Buzău, the original football club of the city, was founded on 16 June 1973, by the Buzău County Local Council, as part of CSM Buzău (Clubul Sportiv Municipal) (En: Municipal Sports Club), the local all-sports association. Gloria absorbed the former team of Buzău, Metalul, whose place it also took in the Divizia C (currently Liga III). With Metalul's players, together with other local footballers (especially from another team, Șoimii), they ranked 1st in their first season of Divizia C. Gloria won the subsequent Divizia B promotion play-off tournament and thus won promotion in their first year of existence.

On 26 May 2016, the Romanian Football Federation fined 14 players and three managers of FC Gloria for match-fixing in the Liga II, in 10 matches between September 2014 and May 2015 and imposed a total ban of 174 months on them.[1] At the end of the 2015–16 Liga II season, Gloria had to face Olimpia Satu Mare in a relegation play-off in June but the club did not compete after it did not have enough players to line up once the bans had come into effect.[2] Along with these developments the club went into bankruptcy after decades of ups and downs, in which the club spent only seven seasons in the top-flight of the Romanian football, where it achieved as a best finish a 5th place.

First years and ascent (2016–present)[]

After the bankruptcy of FC Gloria Buzău, businessman Ionel Turturică founded a new club, FC Buzău, which was enrolled in the Liga V – Buzău County.[3] After only one season, the new club, which also had players with many matches played for FC Gloria Buzău, promoted to Liga IV with a total of 63 points, 7 points ahead the second place.[4]

In the summer of 2017 FC Buzău was renamed as SCM Gloria Buzău, as part of the city new sports club SCM Gloria Buzău, and at the end of the 2017–18 season promoted again, this time in the Liga III.[5]

In the 2018–19 season of Liga III SCM Gloria managed to promote for the third consecutive year, this time in the Liga II, after winning the first series of the third tier, series in which they had tough matches against teams such as Oțelul Galați, Foresta Suceava, Bucovina Rădăuți or Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, under these conditions "the red and blues" suffered their first defeat only in the last round, having the best run of all the series winners.[6]

After two seasons in the Liga II ended with middle table rankings, SCM Gloria Buzău was renamed again as FC Buzău, in order to get a Liga I licence, provided that SCM Gloria was a public entity, but FC Buzău is a public-private partnership, a partnership that is legally eligible for a top-flight licence.[7]

Ground[]

Main article: Stadionul Municipal (Buzău)
Municipal Stadium in 2007.

The club plays its home matches, like its predecessor, FC Gloria Buzău, on Municipal Stadium from Buzău, with a capacity of 12,000 seats. Municipal Stadium was opened in 1942, is located in the Crâng park, hence the nickname Crâng (Grove). The arena was renovated several times since its opening ceremony (1971–1976, 2005–2007, 2008). The last renovations works were made in the summer of 2018 when the pitch of the stadium was changed.[8]

Support[]

FC Buzău has many supporters in Buzău and especially in Buzău County, most of them being in the past the supporters of FC Gloria Buzău. The ultras group of SCM Gloria it is known as "Peluza Crâng".[9]

Rivalries[]

FC Buzău does not have many important rivalries, however, a local one, of little intensity, exist, against Metalul Buzău, the club which was dissolved in 1973 to found FC Gloria Buzău.

Honours[]

Leagues[]

Cups[]

Players[]

First team squad[]

As of 3 February 2022[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF Romania ROU Ciprian Petre (Captain)
4 DF Poland POL Kamil Wiktorski
6 DF Romania ROU Daniel Vîrtej
7 MF Romania ROU Cristian Ciobanu
8 MF Romania ROU Alin Cârstocea
10 MF Romania ROU Paul Pațurcă
11 MF Romania ROU Dragoș Lazăr
12 GK Romania ROU Relu Stoian
13 GK Romania ROU Dragoș Horeboiu
14 MF Uruguay URU Ariel López
16 MF Romania ROU Tudor Oltean (on loan from Gaz Metan)
17 DF Mali MLI Modibo Keïta
20 FW Cameroon CMR Serge Ekollo (on loan from Petrolul)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Romania ROU Bogdan Oteliță
22 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Munteanu
25 DF Romania ROU Radu Zamfir (on loan from Voluntari II)
27 MF Argentina ARG Pablo Gaitán
29 GK Moldova MDA Cristian Avram (on loan from Petrocub)
70 MF Romania ROU Alin Manea
98 FW Romania ROU Adrian Chică-Roșă (on loan from Botoșani)
— DF Romania ROU Robert Sălceanu
— MF Romania ROU Dorin Burlacu
— MF Croatia CRO Dinko Trebotić
— FW Romania ROU Valentin Balint
— FW Romania ROU Mihai Neicuțescu
— FW Uruguay URU Gonzalo Latorre

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Other payers under contract[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Romania ROU Călin Toma
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Romania ROU Sebastian Ghinga

Club officials[]

League history[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sancțiuni fără precedent în fotbalul românesc: 174 de luni de suspendare pentru pariuri!". digisport.ro (in Romanian). 26 May 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Barajul dintre Olimpia şi Gloria Buzău nu se mai dispută. Sătmărenii s-au salvat de la retrogradare fără să joace. Documentul trimis de FRF". liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian). 7 June 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ^ "S-a înființat FC Buzău" [FC Buzău was founded]. tvbuzau.ro. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Liga a V-a, Seria I, sezon 2016–2017" [Liga a V-a, Seria I, season 2016–2017]. frf-ajf.ro. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Moda "reîncarnării" a ajuns și la Buzău. Reînvie și Gloria. "Am reușit, numele nu va dispărea!"" [The fashion of "reincarnation" has reached Buzau. Gloria also revives. "We have succeeded, the name will not disappear!"]. libertatea.ro. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Promovarea SCM Gloria în Liga a III-a, sărbătorită împreună cu fanii" [Promotion of SCM Gloria in the Third League, celebrated with fans]. adevarul.ro. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  7. ^ FC Buzău are conducere administrativă! Consiliul Județean și Local și-au ales reprezentanții în AGA și Consiliul Director al clubului care îi ia locul în Liga 2 echipei SCM Gloria Buzău. Ce buget va avea. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
  8. ^ "Motivul pentru care SCM Gloria Buzău nu va juca pe arena din Crâng în Liga a III-a" [The reason SCM Gloria Buzău will not play in the Crâng arena in the 3rd League]. buzaul-sportiv.ro. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  9. ^ "FOTBAL: Peluza Crang va fi prezenta sămbata in Crâng" [FOOTBALL: Peluza Crâng will be present in the Crâng]. buzau.net. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Cristian Pustai și-a conturat lotul la FC Buzău. Jucătorii rămași de la SCM Gloria și cele 15 achiziții. "S-ar putea să mai apară şi alţii, pentru a îmbunătăţi calitatea lotului"" [Cristian Pustai outlined his team at FC Buzău. The remaining players from SCM Gloria and the 15 acquisitions. "Others may appear to improve the quality of the batch"] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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