FC Ozana Târgu Neamț

Fotbal Club Ozana Târgu Neamț, commonly known as FC Ozana Târgu Neamț, or simply as Ozana Târgu Neamț, is a Romanian football club based in Târgu Neamț, Neamț County and currently is playing in the Liga III.

Ozana Târgu Neamț
Full nameFotbal Club Ozana Târgu Neamț
Short nameFC Ozana
Founded1974 (1974),
as Ozana Târgu Neamț
2006 (2006)
as Cetatea Târgu Neamț
2018 (2018)
as Ozana Târgu Neamț
GroundCetatea
Capacity2,000
OwnerTârgu Neamț Town
ChairmanAndrei Isache
ManagerDaniel Zavate
LeagueLiga I
2019–20Liga III, Seria I, 8th
WebsiteClub website

History

Ozana Târgu Neamț was founded in 1974 and began competing in the Neamț County Championship. After only one year was promoted in Divizia C winning the county championship and promotion play-off against champion of Vaslui County, Avântul Huși ( 2–0 at Huși and 2–1 at Târgu Neamț). The squad of Ozana in the first season was composed of: Floș, Constantinescu — goalkeepers; Croitoru II, Pasat, Axinte, Fodor, Gavriluță — defenders; Meterciuc, Croitoru I, Dascălu, Roman, Dumitraș — midfielders; Ionașcu, Anegroaie, Tulbure, Doru Apetrei, Hritcu — strikers; Mircea Crețu (head coach).[1]

At the end of the season, the newly promoted team would finish in 12th place. In the 1976/1977 season the name of the team would change, and Ozana Târgu Neamț would turn into Cetatea Târgu Neamț. After 18 seasons played in the third stage of the Romanian Championship, Cetatea Târgu Neamț promoted in Divizia B. The season 1994/1995 was to be the brightest year for the team, occupying the fourth place in Divizia B, coming from the position of newly promoted.[2]

Two years later, things were changing, and valuable players starting to leave, seeing the team being relegated to Divizia C. A year later, in 1997, Cetatea Târgu Neamț would be disbanded and Târgu Neamț would be left without the football team.

After a 9-year break Cetatea Târgu Neamț is re-established. From the first season it finished first in Liga IV – Neamț County, with only two defeats that season. After 10 years of waiting, "the white-and-blue men" would return to the third league. In 2016, the club is disbanded for the second time.[3]

In 2018, the club was reestablished under the name of FC Ozana Târgu Neamț by Andrei Isache, Laurențiu Pavel and Cosmin Bocaneț (founding members).[4]

After only one season the team won Liga IV – Neamț County and they promoted to Liga III after a play-off match against Viitorul Liteni, Suceava County.[5][6]

Chronology of names
Name Period
Ozana Târgu Neamț 1974–1976
Cetatea Târgu Neamț 1976–2016
Ozana Târgu Neamț 2018–present

Honours

Liga III:

  • Winners (1): 1993–94

Liga IV – Neamț County

Players

First team squad
As of 15 March 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Romania ROU Ciprian Ivan
5 DF Romania ROU Alexandru Ichim
7 MF Romania ROU Luis Antal
6 MF Romania ROU Andrei Mateiciuc
10 MF Romania ROU Gidea Razvan
11 FW Romania ROU Baisan Lorenzo
13 MF Romania ROU Gabriel Sava (on loan from Vaslui)
12 GK Romania ROU Alexandru Cotună
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Romania ROU Eusebiu Mercaș
17 DF Romania ROU Denis Iftimie (on loan from Poli Iași)
22 FW Romania ROU Alexandru Vavrița
25 MF Romania ROU George Hodorogea
30 DF Romania ROU Ioan Huțanu
77 MF Romania ROU Relu Grigore
91 FW Romania ROU Claudiu Aioanei
— DF Romania ROU Ștefan Rusu (on loan from Poli Iași)
— DF Romania ROU Cezar Tofan

Club officials

League history

References
  1. "Ozana Tg. Neamț în Divizia C" [Ozana Tg. Neamț in Divizia C]. ziartarguneamt.ro. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.(in Romanian)
  2. "Istoria echipei FC Ozana". www.fcozana.ro. Archived from the original on 2019-07-07. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  3. "Cetatea Târgu-Neamț, exclusă din toate competițiile FRF". www.realitateamedia.ro. Archived from the original on 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  4. "Interviu cu Victor Isache". www.ziartarguneamt.ro. Archived from the original on 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  5. "Noua campioană județeană!". www.ziartarguneamt.ro. Archived from the original on 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  6. "Ozana Târgu Neamț a promovat în Liga a III-a". www.mesagerulneamt.ro. Archived from the original on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  7. "History & Statistics". www.romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
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