FC Gloria Buzău
Asociaţia Sportivă Fotbal Club Buzău (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡlori.a buˈzəw]), coloquially known as Gloria Buzău, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Buzău, Buzău County, that competes in the Liga II.
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| Full name | Asociaţia Sportivă Fotbal Club Buzău | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Roș-albaștrii (The Red and Blues) Formația din Crâng (The Squad from Crâng) | |||
| Short name | Gloria | |||
| Founded | 25 August 2016 as FC Buzău | |||
| Ground | Municipal | |||
| Capacity | 12,321 | |||
| Owners | Buzău Municipality (40%) Buzău County County Council (40%) TV Buzău Trust Campus (20%) | |||
| General director | Costin Stanciu | |||
| Head coach | Andrei Prepeliță | |||
| League | Liga II | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga II, 5th of 20 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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"The Squad from Crâng" plays its home matches on Municipal Stadium from Buzău, with a capacity of 12,321 seats.
History
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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
In the summer of 2022, the club regained its old records, history and brand and was renamed FC Gloria Buzău.[6]
Ground
The club plays its home matches on Municipal Stadium from Buzău, with a capacity of 12,321 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.
Support
Gloria Buzău has many supporters in Buzău and especially in Buzău County. The ultras group of Gloria it is known as "Peluza Crâng".[7]
Honours
Leagues
- Liga III
- Winners (3): 2018–19
- Liga IV – Buzău County
- Winners (1): 2017–18
- Liga V – Buzău County
- Winners (1): 2016–17
Players
First-team squad
- As of 3 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players under contract
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Out on loan
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Club officials
Board of directors
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Current technical staff
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Notable former players
The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or significant caps for CS Mioveni.
- Romania
Valentin Alexandru- Cristian Balgiu
- Alexandru Bourceanu
- Dorin Burlacu
- Cristian Ciobanu
- Claudiu Ionescu
- Alexandru Munteanu
- Ciprian Petre
- Relu Stoian
- Daniel Vîrtej
- Argentina
Pablo Gaitán
Notable former managers
- Cristian Pustai
- Ilie Stan
League history
References
- "S-a înființat FC Buzău" [FC Buzău was founded]. tvbuzau.ro. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- 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)
- OFICIAL | Gloria Buzău a revenit la viață și e ca și nouă, la 6 ani distanță după ce FRF o spulbera cu sancțiuni în urma implicării în aranjamente pentru pariuri! În noul sezon de Liga 2 nu va mai juca FC Buzău. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
- "FOTBAL: Peluza Crang va fi prezenta sămbata in Crâng" [FOOTBALL: Peluza Crâng will be present in the Crâng]. buzau.net. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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