Flacăra Moreni
Full nameClub Sportiv Municipal
Flacăra Moreni
Nickname(s)Lupii de pe Cricov
(The Wolves from the
Cricov River)
Galben-Albaștrii
(The Yellow and Blues)
Morenarii
(The Moreni People)
Short nameFlacăra
Founded1922 (1922)
as Astra-Română Moreni
GroundFlacăra
Capacity10,000
OwnerMoreni Municipality
ChairmanSergiu Nedelcu
ManagerGabriel Paraschiv
LeagueLiga III
2022–23Liga III, Seria IV, 3rd

Club Sportiv Municipal Flacăra Moreni, (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈflakəra moˈrenʲ]), commonly known as Flacăra Moreni or simply as Flacăra, is a Romanian football club based in Moreni, Dâmbovița County.

The team was founded by English and Dutch engineers from the local oil rig as Astra-Română Moreni in 1922. During the communist period, Flacăra was taken over by the Securitate with the involvement of director Tudor Postelnicu, who had previously worked as an iron lathe operator in the city.

In the 1988–89 season, the club finished fourth in the top flight and earned a place in the UEFA Cup. Flacăra lost 1–4 to Porto on aggregate in the first round, and at the end of that campaign was relegated as a result of the fall of communism. It has since only played in the lower leagues.

History

Flacăra Moreni was founded in 1922 under the name of Astra Moreni. In 1951 its name changed to Flacăra Moreni. 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. Flacăra Moreni mostly played in the Divizia B and the Divizia C, but in the year 1986 they were promoted to Divizia A. In the season 1988/89 they finished in fourth place. This meant qualification in the following season for the UEFA Cup, in which Flacăra Moreni in the first round was eliminated against FC Porto 4-1 on aggregate. In the 1990/91 Flacăra were relegated from Divizia A. After the relegation from the Divizia B in 1995 and from Divizia C in 2007 Flacăra played in the Liga IV. Flacăra were promoted to the Liga III for the 2016-17 season.

Flacăra Moreni in 2017
Flacăra Moreni supporters during the 2016 promotion match against Voința Crevedia.

Chronology of names

Name Period
Astra Română Moreni1922–1950
Partizanul Moreni1950
Flacăra Moreni1951–1975
Flacăra-Automecanica Moreni1975–1985
Flacăra Moreni1985–present

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Liga I

Liga II

Liga III

Liga IV – Dâmbovița County

Cups

Cupa României – Dâmbovița County

  • Winners (1): 2014–15

European

UEFA Cup

Flacăra Moreni in Europe

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1989–90 UEFA Cup First Round Portugal FC Porto 1–2 0–2 1–4

Players

First team squad

As of 6 September 2023

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 DF Romania ROU Adrian Godinac
3 DF Romania ROU Dragoș Cernea (Captain)
7 FW Romania ROU Andrei Iliescu
8 MF Romania ROU Ionuț Neacșu
9 FW Romania ROU Bogdan Oancea
10 MF Romania ROU Iulian Drăgan
11 MF Romania ROU Ionuț Zaharia
12 GK Romania ROU Denis Duță
13 FW Romania ROU Marius Vasile
14 MF Romania ROU Gabriel Negrea
15 FW Romania ROU Claudiu Niculăescu
16 MF Romania ROU Bogdan Negrea
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Romania ROU Adrian Terec
18 DF Romania ROU Marian Niță
19 DF Romania ROU Gabriel Prundaru
20 DF Romania ROU Alexandru Oaie
21 MF Romania ROU Andrei Neagu
22 MF Romania ROU Adrian Predescu
23 MF Romania ROU Richard Țilică
24 DF Romania ROU Alexandru Băltăreț
25 MF Romania ROU David Ghebos
26 DF Romania ROU Antonio Ristea
30 GK Romania ROU Andrei Crăciun
99 GK Romania ROU Flaviu Budoiu

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

Club officials

League history

Notable players

References

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