AFC Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele, commonly known as Turris Turnu Măgurele, or simply Turris, was a Romanian professional football club based in Turnu Măgurele, Teleorman County.
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Turnenii (The People from Turnu Măgurele) | ||
| Short name | Turris | ||
| Founded | 1965 (as Voința Saelele) | ||
| Dissolved | 2021 | ||
| Ground | Municipal | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
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The team was founded as Voința Saelele in 1965 and was originally based in Saelele, Teleorman County. The club played only at amateur level, Liga IV and Liga V, until 2017 when it won Liga IV – Teleorman County and the promotion play-off against CS Strehaia ensuring its first Liga III presence. In the summer of the same year the club was moved from Saelele to Turnu Măgurele and changed its name in Voința Turnu Măgurele, then in the summer of 2018 in Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele. The club was dissolved in January 2021.
History
editAFC Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele was founded in 1965 as Voința Saelele and played for almost all its history at county level, Liga IV and Liga V. Voința won for the first time Divizia D at the end of the 2003–04 season, but withdrew from the third tier before the start of the new campaign, selling its place to Petrolul Videle.[1] At the end of 2016–17 Liga IV season, the team was crowned the champion of Teleorman County and went to the promotion play-off match where they defeated Mehedinți County champions, CS Strehaia, 12–2 on aggregate and promoted to Liga III for the first time in the history of the club.[1]
In the summer of 2017 Voința changed its ownership and moved its headquarters from Saelele to Turnu Măgurele, also changing its name from Voința Saelele to Voința Turnu Măgurele.[2] After a strong campaign of transfers and rebranding, Voința has set as its goal a promotion to Liga II, but finally was ranked only 3rd, after Petrolul Ploiești and FCM Alexandria.[3] In the summer of 2018 the club moved also its home ground to Turnu Măgurele and was renamed again, this time as Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele, a name much closer to the football past of the city, this being actually the first name used by the old football club, Dunărea Turris Turnu Măgurele.[4]
Turris-Oltul was the third football team in the history of Turnu Măgurele, after Dunărea Turris and Sporting.
At the end of the 2018–19 season, Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele promoted to Liga II for the first time in its history, after winning the third series of the Liga III, being ranked ahead teams such as FC U Craiova, CSM Alexandria or SR Brașov.[5]
Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele was dissolved in January 2021, after owner Valentin Dragnea, son of former President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, Liviu Dragnea, stopped his financing of the club.[6]
Grounds
editStadionul Comunal
editBetween 1965 and 2018, when the club was known as Voința Saelele or Voința Turnu Măgurele, played its home matches on Comunal Stadium, from Saelele, Teleorman County with a capacity of 1,000.
Stadionul Municipal
editFrom 2018 Turris-Oltul played its home matches on Municipal Stadium, with a capacity of 2,000 people. Between 2017 and 2018 the stadium was completely renovated with an investment of €3 million.[7][8]
Chronology of names
edit| Name | Period |
| Voința Saelele | 1965–2017 |
| Voința Turnu Măgurele | 2017–2018 |
| Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele | 2018–2021 |
Honours
edit- Liga III:
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- Liga IV – Teleorman County
- Winners (2): 2003–04, 2016–17
- Runners-up (1): 2008–09
- Cupa României – Teleorman County
- Runners-up (1): 2016–17
League history
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References
edit- ^ a b "Voința Saelele a promovat în Liga a III-a" [Voința Saelele promoted to Liga III]. ziarulteleormanul.ro. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Oficial, Vointa Saelele a devenit Vointa Turnu Magurele" [Officially, Voința Saelele became Voința Turnu Măgurele]. teresport.ro. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Vointa Turnu Magurele s-a despartit de mai multi jucatori la finalul acestui sezon" [Vointa Turnu Magurele fired more players at the end of this season]. teresport.ro. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Cu un nou nume, un nou antrenor şi 13 achiziţii importante, echipa din Turnu Măgurele visează la promovare. Lincar: "Oricine vrea să facă performanţă are infrastructura necesară aici"" [With a new name, a new coach and 13 important transfers, the team from Turnu Magurele dreams of promotion. Lincar: "Anyone who is wanting to do performance has the necessary infrastructure here"]. liga2.prosport.ro. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Erik Lincar s-a retras oficial din activitatea de fotbalist, la 40 de ani. Momentul ales, meciul de sărbătoare a promovării în Liga 2" [Erik Lincar has officially retired as a footballer, at 40 years old. The chosen moment, the match of the promotion celebration to League 2]. liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Barbu, Sorin (12 February 2021). "OFICIAL | FRF a anunțat că Turris Oltul Turnu Măgurele va juca în ultima ligă a județului Teleorman. Cum a ajuns în această situație fosta echipa patronată de fiul lui Liviu Dragnea". Prosport (in Romanian).
- ^ Cum arată noul stadion al echipei Voinţa Turnu Măgurele, controlată de fiul lui Liviu Dragnea. digi24.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ A fost inaugurat Stadionul Municipal Turnu Măgurele (Teleorman), făcut cu bani de la buget. sport.hotnews.ro (in Romanian)