CSM Flacăra Moreni
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 was founded in 1922 by English and Dutch engineers from the local oil rig, under the name of Astra Moreni, then being took over by Securitate by involvement of his boss, Tudor Postelnicu, a big fan of the team. As a privileged team of the communist system, Flacăra reached UEFA Cup in 1989 and played against FC Porto. After the fall of communism in 1989, Flacăra was relegated, being considered that their performances were influenced by other factors than the game of football. Currently "the yellow and blues" are playing in the Liga III.
Full name | Club Sportiv Municipal Flacăra Moreni | ||
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Nickname(s) | Lupii de pe Cricov (The Wolves from the Cricov River) Galben-Albaștrii (The Yellow and Blues) Morenarii (The Moreni People) | ||
Short name | Flacăra | ||
Founded | 1922 as Astra Română Moreni | ||
Ground | Flacăra | ||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||
Owner | Moreni Municipality | ||
Chairman | Sergiu Nedelcu | ||
Manager | Gabriel Paraschiv | ||
League | Liga III | ||
2019–20 | Liga III, Seria III, 3rd | ||
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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.
Chronology of names
Name | Period |
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Astra Română Moreni | 1922–1950 |
Partizanul Moreni | 1950 |
Flacăra Moreni | 1951–1975 |
Flacăra-Automecanica Moreni | 1975–1985 |
Flacăra Moreni | 1985–present |
CSM Flacăra Moreni in Europe
Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1989–90 UEFA Cup | First Round | FC Porto | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
Players
First squad players
- As of 1 November 2020
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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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Notable players
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References
- "Istoria Fotbalului Morenar" - Gheorghe Ilinca 2005
- "Fenomenul Flacara Moreni" - Articol ProSport, Andru Nenciu 2015
- www.romaniansoccer.ro