FC Voluntari II

Fotbal Club Voluntari II, commonly known as FC Voluntari II, or simply as Voluntari II, is the reserve squad of Romanian first league side, FC Voluntari. The squad is currently playing in the Liga III, after achieving the promotion at the end of the 2014–15 season.

Voluntari II
Full nameFotbal Club Voluntari II
Nickname(s)Voluntărenii
(The People from Voluntari)
Short nameVoluntari II
Founded2014 (2014)
GroundGheorghe Dincă
Capacity1,500 (700 seated)
OwnerVoluntari Town
ChairmanRobert Frunză
ManagerDinu Todoran
LeagueLiga III
2022–23Liga III, Seria III, 7th
WebsiteClub website

History

The team was founded in the summer of 2014 from the desire of having a second senior squad where the players who finished the youth academy could be accommodated with the level of seniors, in the idea of being subsequently promoted to the first squad. The team was enrolled in the Liga IVIlfov County where it was crowned as champion after just one season, winning the league, then the playoff tournament.[1] The team qualified for the Liga III promotion play-off where they won without any problems, 9–1 on aggregate against Arsenal Malu, Giurgiu County champions.[2]

After promotion, the second team of FC Voluntari was managed by former notable players such as Tiberiu Bălan, Cosmin Bărcăuan or Dinu Todoran and obtained following rankings: 2015–16 – 3rd of 14, 2016–17 – 4th of 15, 2017–18 – 7th of 14 and 2018–19 – 10th of 16.

Ground

FC Voluntari II plays its home matches on Gheorghe Dincă Stadium, in Voluntari, with a capacity of 1,500 (700 on seats).

Honours

Liga IV – Ilfov County

Players

Second team squad

As of 20 December 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
1 GK Romania ROU Matei Licșor
2 DF Romania ROU Nicholas Tudor
5 DF Romania ROU Oktay Özkara (Captain)
6 DF Romania ROU Lucian Coman
8 MF Romania ROU Călin Tudose
9 MF Romania ROU Răzvan Nicolae
12 GK Romania ROU Christian Coman
14 DF Romania ROU Bogdan Dragomir
15 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Mihai
18 MF Romania ROU Toma Abrudean
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Romania ROU Alin Lazăr
22 DF Romania ROU Alexandru Trifan
23 MF Romania ROU Cătălin Ploeșteanu
24 DF Romania ROU Cătălin Hîldan
27 MF Romania ROU Iulian Ilie
33 GK Romania ROU Adrian Ghiță
80 MF Romania ROU David Stăiculescu
98 MF Romania ROU Mihail Licsandru
99 DF Romania ROU Darius Mihai

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
GK Romania ROU Sergiu Bălănică (to Blejoi)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Romania ROU Radu Zamfir (to Progresul Spartac)

Club officials

League history

Notable former players

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or played in a fully professional league.

Notable former managers

References

  1. "Liga IV clasament" [Liga IV table]. frf-ajf.ro. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. "Arsenal Malu, "umilită" de FC Voluntari şi de arbitrul Chivulete în manşa tur a barajului pentru promovarea în Liga a III-a" [Arsenal Malu, "humiliated" by FC Voluntari and referee Chivulete in the opening round of the play-off for promotion to the third league]. informatiadegiurgiu.ro. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. Board of directors
  4. Technical staff
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