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.

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; 102 years ago (1922)
as Astra-Română Moreni
GroundFlacăra
Capacity10,000
OwnerMoreni Municipality
ChairmanSergiu Nedelcu
ManagerGabriel Paraschiv
LeagueLiga III
2023–24Liga III, Seria IV, 6th

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

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The club was founded in 1922 by English and Dutch engineers from the local oil rig of Astra Română refinery under 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 the Divizia B and the Divizia C, but in the year 1986 they were promoted to Divizia A. In the 1988–89 season they finished in 4th 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.[2]

In the 1990–91 season, 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

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Name Period
Astra Română Moreni 1922–1950
Partizanul Moreni 1950
Flacăra Moreni 1951–1975
Flacăra-Automecanica Moreni 1975–1985
Flacăra Moreni 1985–present

Honours

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Domestic

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Leagues

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Liga I

Liga II

Liga III

Liga IV – Dâmbovița County

Cups

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Cupa RomânieiDâmbovița County

  • Winners (1): 2014–15

European

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UEFA Cup

Flacăra Moreni in Europe

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

Players

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First team squad

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

Out on loan

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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

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League history

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Notable players

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Former managers

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References

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  1. ^ a b Mihai Ionescu & George Tudoran, Fotbal de la A la Z – Editura Sport-Turism 1984.
  2. ^ "Memorialul puterii, episodul 3: Flacăra Moreni" [Memorial of power, episode 3: Flacăra Moreni]. welovesport.ro. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.(in Romanian)
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