CS Făurei

Clubul Sportiv Făurei, commonly known as CS Făurei, or simply as Făurei, is a Romanian amateur football club based in Făurei, Brăila County, founded in 2002. The club is currently playing in the Liga IV.

CS Făurei
Full nameClubul Sportiv Făurei
Nickname(s)Alb-Albaștrii
(The White and Blues)
Short nameFăurei
Founded22 March 2002 (2002-03-22)[1]
GroundOrășenesc
Capacity1,000
OwnersFăurei Town
ChairmanDragoș Scorțeanu
ManagerAlexandru Balaban
LeagueLiga IV
2022–23Liga IV, Brăila County, 8th of 11

Owner, manager and also player of the team is former Romanian international Bănel Nicoliță.

History

CS Făurei was founded on 22 March 2002 to continue the football tradition in the town, football tradition started by Unirea Făurei, team that had as the best performance two consecutive seasons in the Divizia C, in the early 1990s.[1]

Făurei is an important railway node in Romania, the 5th in the country according to the number of connections with other localities, of which three double, electrified lines. In the immediate vicinity and partly on its administrative territory is located the largest railway ring in South-Eastern Europe, inaugurated in the 1970s.[2] Despite its important role in the transportation, Făurei is not an economical force in Romania, being ninth smallest city and the football team was also mainly a fourth tier team, even in the time of communism. After the dissolution of the historical team, Unirea, CS Făurei continued to play in the Liga IV reaching only meteorically Liga III, in the 2000s.

In 2016 Bănel Nicoliță, former player of Steaua București, Saint-Étienne or FC Nantes, among others, who is originally from Făurei, took over the club with the objective to promote back in the Liga III.[3] After a first season in which "the white and blues" were ranked only 2nd, CS Făurei won Liga IV – Brăila County series, went to the promotion play-off, where after a 7–4 on aggregate against CSU Galați, promoted back in the Liga III, after an absence of 12 years.[4]

Grounds
Main article: Stadionul Orășenesc (Făurei)

CS Făurei plays its home matches on Orășenesc Stadium in Făurei, Brăila County, with a capacity of 1,000 seats.

Honours

Liga IV – Brăila County

Cupa României – Brăila County

  • Winners (1): 2017–18
  • Runners-up (1): 2016–17

Unirea Făurei

Liga IV – Brăila County

  • Winners (1): 1989–90

Players

First team squad
As of 6 September 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Romania ROU Florin Stoian
— DF Romania ROU Alexandru Bordei (Captain)
— DF Romania ROU Ionuț Bucătaru
— DF Romania ROU Viorel Cîrnu
— DF Romania ROU Dănuț Crîngașu
— MF Romania ROU Alexandru Balaban
— MF Romania ROU Robert Costea
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Romania ROU Adrian Dunca
— MF Romania ROU Robert Ilie
— MF Romania ROU Cătălin Lakatos
— MF Romania ROU Florin Ștefan
— MF Romania ROU Robert Zainea
— FW Romania ROU Valentin Ivan

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

References
  1. "CS Faurei" (in Romanian). frf-ajf.ro. 1 November 2019.
  2. "Orasul Faurei" (in Romanian). orasulfaurei.ro. 1 November 2019.
  3. "CS FĂUREI - CS MIOVENI 1-5 // VIDEO+FOTO Reportaj din Făurei » Cupa, viața satului: „Pentru 2019 e penibil! Nu putem spune că n-au fost emoții"" (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 1 November 2019.
  4. "Bănel Nicoliţă şi-a văzut visul împlinit: CS Făurei a promovat în Liga a III-a" (in Romanian). obiectivbr.ro. 1 November 2019.
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