ACS Mostiștea Ulmu

Asociația Club Sportiv Mostiștea Ulmu, commonly known as Mostiștea Ulmu, or simply as Ulmu, is a Romanian football club based in Ulmu, Călărași County. Founded in 2005 as Phoenix Ulmu, the club situated on the banks of Mostiștea Lake reached the third tier on four occasions, a 2nd place being their best ranking.

This article is about the football team. For the artificial lake, see Mostiștea.
Mostiștea Ulmu
Full nameAsociația Club Sportiv
Mostiștea Ulmu
Short nameMostiștea, Ulmu
Founded2005 (2005)
Phoenix Ulmu
2016 (2016)
Mostiștea Ulmu
GroundVoința
Capacity2,500
OwnerVasile Tîrșolea
ChairmanGeorge Elexandru
ManagerVlad Ștef
LeagueLiga IV
2020–21Liga III, Seria III, 2nd (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

Mostiștea is currently playing in the Liga III.

History

Mostiștea Ulmu was founded in 2005 as Phoenix Ulmu and promoted for the first time in the Liga III after only one season. Distributed in the second series, Phoenix was ranked only 17th out of 18 and relegated back to Liga IV.[1] In 2010, under the ownership of Vasile Tîrșolea, Phoenix won again Liga IV – Călărași County and after a promotion play-off against Nova Force Giurgiu, Giurgiu County champions, the team from Ulmu advanced again in the third tier.[2]

After a first season in which the team finished 9th and saved from relegation, Phoenix chose to withdraw from the championship during the 2011–12 edition and disappeared for two years from the scene of the Romanian football.[3]

Enrolled in 2013 in the Liga V – Călărași County, fifth tier of the Romanian football league system, Phoenix Ulmu failed to stand out for the next years being ranked 6th and 4th, then was excluded from the league during the 2015–16 season due to financial problems. This second exclusion was also the last for Phoenix which was now officially dissolved.[4][5]

In August 2016, Commune of Ulmu re-founded the football team under the name of Mostiștea Ulmu, name given after the Mostiștea Lake that is in the proximity of the locality.[5] At short time after, the Romanian businessman and ex-owner of the team, Vasile Tîrșolea took the control of the football club and in only three seasons managed to promote the club from Liga V to Liga III, road that included a promotion play-off and a surprising victory against the better rated champion of Bucharest, historic club FC Carmen.[6][7][8]

Grounds

Mostiștea Ulmu plays its home matches on Ulmu Stadium in Ulmu, Călărași County, with a capacity of 1,000 seats. In the past the club also played its home matches on Romprim Stadium in Bucharest, with a capacity of 2,000 seats. In 2020, for a short period, Mostiștea Ulmu plays its home matches on Ion Comșa Stadium in Călărași, with a capacity of 10,400 seats, then moved again, on Voința Sports Base, in Bucharest, with a capacity of 2,500 seats.

Honours

Leagues

Cups

Players

First team squad
As of 1 July 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Romania ROU Valentin Niculae
4 DF Romania ROU Lucian Acasandrei
10 MF Romania ROU Nicușor Romanescu (Captain)
14 FW Romania ROU Ștefan Radu
15 FW Romania ROU Costel Roșu
16 DF Romania ROU Alexandru Gheorghe
20 FW Romania ROU Daniel Stoian
21 MF Romania ROU Saron Chirică
26 MF Romania ROU Marian Mihai
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF Romania ROU Nicolae Leafu
30 DF Romania ROU George Dinu
33 FW Romania ROU Silviu Radu
71 MF Romania ROU Iulian Ilie
86 GK Romania ROU Iulian Răduță
92 GK Romania ROU Teodor Meilă
— DF Romania ROU Antonio Lixandru
— DF Romania ROU Cosmin Mihai
— MF Romania ROU Răzvan Milea

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

Notable former managers

League history

References
  1. "Sezonul 2006-07 clasamente" [Season 2006-07 tables] (in Romanian). romaniansoccer.ro. 12 November 2019.
  2. "Nova Force a pierdut barajul pentru promovarea în Liga a III-a (1-2 cu Phoenix Ulmu)" [Nova Force lost the Liga III promotion play-off (1-2 against Phoenix Ulmu)] (in Romanian). jurnalgiurgiuvean.ro. 21 June 2010.
  3. "Adio! Ulmu s-a retras!" [Farewell! Ulmu withdrew!] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 24 August 2011.
  4. "Clasament Liga a V-a, Seria A, Sezon 2015/2016" [Table Liga V, Seria A, 2015/2016 Season] (in Romanian). frf-ajf.ro. 12 November 2019.
  5. "Comuna Ulmu se mândreşte cu o nouă echipă de fotbal" [Commune of Ulmu is proud of another team] (in Romanian). observatorcl.info. 19 September 2016.
  6. "Mostiştea Ulmu, în 3 ani de la "nicăieri" în L3!" [Mostiştea Ulmu, in three years from „nowhere” to L3!] (in Romanian). arenamedia.ro. 24 June 2019.
  7. "AUDIO – EXCLUSIV / Vasile Târșolea și Ioan Mironaș, finanțatorul și președintele clubului Mostiștea Ulmu, în studioul Sport Total FM" (in Romanian). sptfm.ro. 8 November 2019.
  8. "Mostiștea Ulmu, performera nou-promovată în Liga 3, cu finanțare exclusiv privată" [Mostiștea Ulmu, the most performant newly promoted in the Liga 3, with exclusively private financing] (in Romanian). frf.ro. 12 November 2019.
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