CSM Flacăra Moreni
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| Full name | Club Sportiv Municipal Flacăra Moreni | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Lupii de pe Cricov (The Wolves from the Cricov River) Galben-Albaștrii (The Yellow and Blues) Morenarii (The Moreni People) | ||
| Short name | Flacăra | ||
| Founded | 1922 asAstra-Română Moreni | ||
| Ground | Flacăra | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Owner | Moreni Municipality | ||
| Chairman | Sergiu Nedelcu | ||
| Manager | Gabriel Paraschiv | ||
| League | Liga III | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga III, Seria IV, 6th | ||
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Club Sportiv Municipal Flacăra Moreni,(Romanian pronunciation:[ˈflakəramoˈrenʲ]), commonly known asFlacăra Morenior simply asFlacăra,is a Romanianfootballclubbased inMoreni,Dâmbovița County.
The team was founded by English and Dutch engineers from the local oil rig asAstra-Română Moreniin 1922. During thecommunist period,Flacăra was taken over by theSecuritatewith the involvement of directorTudor Postelnicu,who had previously worked as an iron lathe operator in the city.
In the1988–89 season,the club finished fourth in thetop flightand earned a place in theUEFA Cup.Flacăra lost 1–4 toPortoon aggregate in thefirst round,and at the end ofthat campaignwas relegated as a result of thefall of communism.It has since only played in thelower leagues.
History
[edit]The club was founded in 1922 by English and Dutch engineers from the local oil rig ofAstra Română refineryunder the name of Astra Română Moreni to encourage the workers and employees to practice sports. In 1950 changed its name to Partizanul Moreni as in 1951 to Flacăra Moreni.[1]
After a merger with the local rival Automecanica Moreni in the year 1977 it was called Flacăra Automecanica Moreni, but in 1985 changed again to Flacăra Moreni.[1]
Flacăra Moreni mostly played in theDivizia Band theDivizia C,but in the year 1986 they were promoted toDivizia A.In the1988–89 seasonthey finished in 4th place. This meant qualification in thefollowing seasonfor theUEFA Cup,in which Flacăra Moreni in the first round was eliminated againstFC Porto4–1 on aggregate.[2]
In the1990–91 season,Flacăra were relegated from Divizia A. After the relegation from theDivizia Bin 1995 and fromDivizia Cin 2007 Flacăra played in theLiga IV.Flacăra were promoted to theLiga IIIfor the 2016–17 season.
Chronology of names
[edit]| Name | Period |
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| Astra Română Moreni | 1922–1950 |
| Partizanul Moreni | 1950 |
| Flacăra Moreni | 1951–1975 |
| Flacăra-Automecanica Moreni | 1975–1985 |
| Flacăra Moreni | 1985–present |
Honours
[edit]Domestic
[edit]Leagues
[edit]- Best Finish 4th1988–89
Cups
[edit]Cupa României–Dâmbovița County
- Winners (1):2014–15
European
[edit]- First round:1989–90
Flacăra Moreni in Europe
[edit]| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1989–90 UEFA Cup | First Round |  FC Porto
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1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
Players
[edit]First team squad
[edit]- As of 6 September 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
[edit]
Board of directors[edit]
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Current technical staff[edit]
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League history
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Notable players
[edit]
Alexandru Badea- Ion Balaur
- Teodor Beldie
- Florin Bîțică
- Iulian Chiriță
- Marin Daniel
- Marin Dragnea
- Gheorghe Dumitrașcu
- Dudu Georgescu
- Victor Glăvan
- Gigi Gorga
- Constantin Lala
- Ioan Marcu
- Dragoș Marasoiu
- Ion Mateescu
- Iulian Mihăescu
- Ion Moldovan
- Lică Movilă
- Costel Pană
- Marian Pană
- Gabriel Paraschiv
- Beniamin Popescu
- George Preda
- Dorel Purdea
- Daniel Sava
- Marian Savu
- Nelu Stănescu
- Florin Tene
- George Timiș
- Marcel Tirchinechi
- Daniel Tudor
- Nistor Văidean
- Petre Vasile
- Adrian Velicioiu
- Gheorghe Viscreanu
- Nicolae Viorel
Former managers
[edit]- Gheorghe Petrescu(1956–1960)
- Constantin Marinescu(1962–1964)
- Iosif Lengheriu(1971–1973)
- Nicolae Tătaru(1977–1980)
- Traian Ivănescu(1985–1986)
- Alexandru Moldovan(1986)
- Ion Nunweiller(1986–1989)
- Spiridon Niculescu(1990)
- Mircea Dridea(1990–1991)
- Marin Ion(1991–1992)
- Constantin Moldoveanu(1994–1995)
References
[edit]- ^abMihai Ionescu & George Tudoran, Fotbal de la A la Z – Editura Sport-Turism 1984.
- ^"Memorialul puterii, episodul 3: Flacăra Moreni"[Memorial of power, episode 3: Flacăra Moreni]. welovesport.ro. 16 June 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 26 March 2024.Retrieved26 March2024.(in Romanian)
- "Istoria Fotbalului Morenar" - Gheorghe Ilinca 2005
- "Fenomenul Flacara Moreni"- Articol ProSport, Andru Nenciu 2015
- www.romaniansoccer.ro
