Asociația Club Sportiv Flacăra Horezu, commonly known as Flacăra Horezu, or simply as Flacăra, is a Romanian football club originally from Horezu, Vâlcea County. The team currently competes in Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football.
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| Full name | Asociația Club Sportiv Flacăra Horezu | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Olarii (The Potters) Cocoșii de Hurez (The Roosters of Hurez) | |||
| Short name | Flacăra | |||
| Founded | 1963 as Minerul Horezu | |||
| Ground | Treapt | |||
| Capacity | 500 (200 seated) | |||
| Owner | Horezu Town | |||
| Chairman | Valentin Grigorescu | |||
| Manager | vacant | |||
| League | Liga IV | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga III, Seria VI, 7th (withdrew) | |||
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History
editIn the 2013–14 season, under the guidance of Vasile Ilinca, Flacăra won the Liga IV – Vâlcea County, after finishing 1st in the North Series and defeated Șirineasa in the semi-finals, 5–3 over two legs, and Posada Perișani 2–1 in the county championship final. Flacăra lost the promotion play-off in front of Filiași, the winner of Liga IV – Dolj County, 2–3 at the Municipal Stadium in Drobeta-Turnu Severin.[1][2]
In the following season, Ilinca led the Roosters of Hurez to the second consecutive county title, winning again the North Series, the semi-final against AFC Băbeni and beating Șirineasa in the county league final. In the promotion play-off, after the draw in the 1st leg, 0–0 at Cisnădie, Flacăra lost on Treapt in the 2nd leg 1–2 with Măgura Cisnădie, the winner of Liga IV – Sibiu County.[3][4][5]
The next two seasons saw the ”Potters” continue to challenge for promotion, the team led by Ilinca finished the 2015–16 season on 2nd place one point behind Șirineasa and on 3rd place in the 2016–17 season.
After five years at Flacăra, Ilinca was replaced by Adrian Popa, that at only 28-years assumed the role of player-coach. Flacăra won the Liga IV – Valcea County and promoted to Liga III trashing Rapid Buzescu, the Liga IV – Teleorman County winners, 9–0 on aggregate. The squad was composed among others by Florin Matache, Dorin Hârșu, Samson Nwabueze, Ciprian Dinu, Mircea Șcheau, Dragoș Gheorghescu, Ionuț Vladu, Ștefan Covalschi, Ovidiu Popescu, Gabriel Precup, Adrian Popa, Raul Nistor, Ionuț Simeanu, Radu Georgescu, Adrian Stănică, David Oprescu and Bobi Verdeș.[6][7][8][9]
Chronology of names
edit| Name[10] | Period |
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| Minerul Horezu | 1963–1990 |
| Flacăra Horezu | 1990–1998 |
| Minerul Horezu | 1998–2000 |
| Prelcon Horezu | 2000–2005 |
| Flacăra Horezu | 2005–present |
Honours
edit- Winners (3): 2005–06, 2013–14, 2014–15
Players
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of 16 January 2024
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
editNote: 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
editLeague history
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Notable former players
editThe footballers mentioned below have played at least 1 season for Flacăra and also played in Liga 1 for another team.
References
edit- ^ "Flacăra câștigă titlul în Vâlcea" [Flacăra wins the title in Vâlcea] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 7 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Promovare istorică pentru Filiași" [Historic promotion for Filiasi] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Super-Flacăra a "pârjolit" totul în cale!" [Super-Flacăra "scorched" everything in its path!] (in Romanian). arenavalceana.ro. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Flacăra Horezu, din nou campioana Vâlcii" [Flacăra Horezu, again the champion of the Vălcea] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Flacăra, stinsă de Cisnădie. Vâlcenii au ratat pentru a doua oară consecutiv promovarea și anunță măsuri drastice" [Flacăra, extinguished by Cisnădie. Vâlcenii have missed promotion for the second time in a row and are announcing drastic measures] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "S-a despărțit de CS Afumați și își începe cariera de antrenor la doar 28 de ani. Adrian Popa: "Pe primul loc vor fi seriozitatea și disciplina"" [He broke up with CS Afumați and starts his coaching career at only 28 years old. Adrian Popa: "First place will be seriousness and discipline"] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Flacăra Horezu câștigă și titlul și merge la baraj!" [Flacăra Horezu also wins the title and goes to the dam!] (in Romanian). saptamana.net. 19 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ ""Flacăra a dat recital!" Scor incredibil la Horezu, în meciul de baraj cu Rapid Buzescu!" ["Flacăra gave a recital!" Incredible score in Horezu, in the play-off match with Rapid Buzescu!] (in Romanian). arenavalceana.ro. 19 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Campioana Vâlcii a promovat en-fanfare în Liga a III-a! Flacăra Horezu s-a impus și la Buzescu (1-0)" [The Champion of Vâlcea promoted en fanfare in League III! Flacăra Horezu imposed at Buzescu as well (1-0)] (in Romanian). arenavalceana.ro. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Evoluția denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor" [Evolution of team names over the years] (in Romanian). romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2024.