FC Buzău
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.
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Buzău | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Roș-alb-albaștrii (The Red, White and Blues) Formația din Crâng (The Squad from Crâng) | |||
| Short name | Buzău | |||
| Founded | 25 August 2016 | |||
| Ground | Municipal | |||
| Capacity | 12,000 | |||
| Owners | Buzău Municipality (40%) Buzău County Council (40%) TV Buzău Trust Campus (20%) | |||
| Chairman | Marin Mitran | |||
| Manager | Cristian Pustai | |||
| League | Liga II | |||
| 2020–21 | Liga II, 12th of 21 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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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)
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
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
- Liga III
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- Liga IV – Buzău County
- Winners (1): 2017–18
- Liga V – Buzău County
- Winners (1): 2016–17
Cups
- Cupa României – Buzău County
- Winners (1): 2016–17
- Runners-up (1): 2017–18
Players
First team squad
- As of 8 March 2022[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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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League history
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References
- "Sancțiuni fără precedent în fotbalul românesc: 174 de luni de suspendare pentru pariuri!". digisport.ro (in Romanian). 26 May 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "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.
- "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)
- "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.
- "FOTBAL: Peluza Crang va fi prezenta sămbata in Crâng" [FOOTBALL: Peluza Crâng will be present in the Crâng]. buzau.net. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- "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.