FCV Farul II Constanța
Romanian football club
Football club
- Marinarii (The Sailors)
- Rechinii (The Sharks)
- Alb-albaștrii (The White and Blues)
- Constănțenii (The People from Constanța)
- Puștii lui Hagi (Hagi's Kids)
2021; 3 years ago (2021) (refounded)
FCV Farul II Constanța, commonly known as Farul II Constanța (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈfarul konˈstantsa]) or simply Farul II, was the reserve squad of Romanian 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. 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, 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 Liga I 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 place from Viitorul II Constanța. [1][2][3]
Farul II was dissolved in July 2023.[4]
Ground
Farul II Constanța use to play its home matches on Stadionul Farul in Constanța. 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.[5]
In 1970, Stadionul Farul became the first stadium in Romania to have floodlights installed.[6]
Farul II also played some of its home matches on Viitorul Stadium.
Honours
Liga III
- Runners-up (1): 2022–23
League history
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References
- ^ "Viitorul și Farul Constanța au fuzionat. În Liga 1 va juca Farul, antrenor va fi Gheorghe Hagi, iar acționarii echipei sunt Hagi, Ciprian Marica și Zoltan Iasko" [Viitorul and Farul Constanța merged. Farul will play in the Liga I, Gheorghe Hagi will be the coach, and the team's shareholders are Hagi, Ciprian Marica and Zoltan Iasko] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Fuziunea Farul - Viitorul, anunțată oficial! Gică Hagi revine pe bancă. Ce nume va avea noua echipă" [The Farul - Viitorul merger, officially announced! Gica Hagi returns to the bench. What name will the new team have] (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Viitorul și Farul Constanța au fuzionat: Gică Hagi va fi antrenor » Cum arată conducerea, primele transferuri + promisiune pentru un nou stadion" [Viitorul and Farul Constanța merged: Gică Hagi will be the coach »What the management looks like, the first transfers + promise for a new stadium] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Déjà-vu la clubul lui Gheorghe Hagi! Prima echipă a devenit campioana României, a doua, din Liga 3, a fost desființată. Explicația dată de Farul Constanța". Prosport (in Romanian). 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Ce se afla pe locul Stadionului Farul în urmă cu peste 60 de ani" [What was on the place of Farul Stadium 60 years ago] (in Romanian). ziuaconstanta.ro. 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Ce gluma de explicatie! Care ar fi motivul pentru care stadionul Farul nu a fost modernizat pana acum! Arena e o ruina pe care nu se pot juca nici macar meciuri de Liga 3" [A laughable explanation! The alleged reason why the Farul Stadium has not been upgraded yet! The venue is a ruin that can't even host Liga 3 games matches] (in Romanian). sport.ro. 16 June 2018.
External links
- Official website
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FCV Farul Constanța
- Players
- Managers
- League record by opponent
- Europe
- Farul
- Viitorul
- Sparta
