CSM Flacăra Moreni

Romanian football club

Football club

Flacăra Moreni

Full name

Club Sportiv Municipal
Flacăra Moreni

Nickname(s)

Lupii de pe Cricov
(The Wolves from the
Cricov River)
Galben-Albaștrii
(The Yellow and Blues)
Morenarii
(The Moreni People)

Short name

Flacăra

Founded

1922; 102 years ago (1922)
as Astra-Română Moreni

Ground

Flacăra

Capacity

10,000

Owner

Moreni Municipality

Chairman

Sergiu Nedelcu

Manager

Gabriel Paraschiv

League

Liga III

2022–23

Liga III, Seria IV, 3rd

Home colours

Away colours

Club Sportiv Municipal Flacăra Moreni, (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈflakəra moˈrenʲ]), commonly known as Flacăra Moreni or simply as Flacăra, is a Romanian football club based in Moreni, Dâmbovița County.

The team was founded by English and Dutch engineers from the local oil rig as Astra-Română Moreni in 1922. During the communist period, Flacăra was taken over by the Securitate with the involvement of director Tudor Postelnicu, who had previously worked as an iron lathe operator in the city.

In the 1988–89 season, the club finished fourth in the top flight and earned a place in the UEFA Cup. Flacăra lost 1–4 to Porto on aggregate in the first round, and at the end of that campaign was relegated as a result of the fall of communism. It has since only played in the lower leagues.

History

The club was founded in 1922 by English and Dutch engineers from the local oil rig of Astra Română refinery under the name of Astra Română Moreni to encourage the workers and employees to practice sports. In 1950 changed its name to Partizanul Moreni as in 1951 to Flacăra Moreni.^[1]

After a merger with the local rival Automecanica Moreni in the year 1977 it was called Flacăra Automecanica Moreni, but in 1985 changed again to Flacăra Moreni.^[1]

Flacăra Moreni mostly played in the Divizia B and the Divizia C, but in the year 1986 they were promoted to Divizia A. In the 1988–89 season they finished in 4th place. This meant qualification in the following season for the UEFA Cup, in which Flacăra Moreni in the first round was eliminated against FC Porto 4–1 on aggregate.^[2]

In the 1990–91 season, Flacăra were relegated from Divizia A. After the relegation from the Divizia B in 1995 and from Divizia C in 2007 Flacăra played in the Liga IV. Flacăra were promoted to the Liga III for the 2016-17 season.

Chronology of names

Name	Period
Astra Română Moreni	1922–1950
Partizanul Moreni	1950
Flacăra Moreni	1951–1975
Flacăra-Automecanica Moreni	1975–1985
Flacăra Moreni	1985–present

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Liga I

Best Finish 4th 1988–89

Liga II

Winners (1): 1985–86
Runners-up (1): 1951

Liga III

Winners (6): 1946–47, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1983–84
Runners-up (2): 1977–78, 2000–01

Liga IV – Dâmbovița County

Winners (1): 2015–16
Runners-up (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15

Cups

Cupa României – Dâmbovița County

Winners (1): 2014–15

European

UEFA Cup

First round: 1989–90

Flacăra Moreni in Europe

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1989–90 UEFA Cup	First Round	FC Porto	1–2	0–2	1–4

Players

First team squad

As of 6 September 2023

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	ROU	Adrian Godinac
3	DF	ROU	Dragoș Cernea (Captain)
7	FW	ROU	Andrei Iliescu
8	MF	ROU	Ionuț Neacșu
9	FW	ROU	Bogdan Oancea
10	MF	ROU	Iulian Drăgan
11	MF	ROU	Ionuț Zaharia
12	GK	ROU	Denis Duță
13	FW	ROU	Marius Vasile
14	MF	ROU	Gabriel Negrea
15	FW	ROU	Claudiu Niculăescu
16	MF	ROU	Bogdan Negrea


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ROU	Adrian Terec
18	DF	ROU	Marian Niță
19	DF	ROU	Gabriel Prundaru
20	DF	ROU	Alexandru Oaie
21	MF	ROU	Andrei Neagu
22	MF	ROU	Adrian Predescu
23	MF	ROU	Richard Țilică
24	DF	ROU	Alexandru Băltăreț
25	MF	ROU	David Ghebos
26	DF	ROU	Antonio Ristea
30	GK	ROU	Andrei Crăciun
99	GK	ROU	Flaviu Budoiu

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

Board of directors

Role	Name
Owner	Moreni Municipality
President	Sergiu Nedelcu
Sporting director	Augustin Voinea
Delegate	Vasile Petre

Current technical staff

Role	Name
Manager	Gabriel Paraschiv
Assistant manager	George Preda
Club Doctor	Manuela Popescu

League history

Season	Tier	Division	Place
2023–24	3	Liga III (Seria IV)	TBD
2022–23	3	Liga III (Seria IV)	3rd
2021–22	3	Liga III (Seria IV)	6th
2020–21	3	Liga III (Seria VI)	7th
2019–20	3	Liga III (Seria III)	3rd
2018–19	3	Liga III (Seria III)	11th
2017–18	3	Liga III (Seria III)	6th
2016–17	3	Liga III (Seria III)	5th
2015–16	4	Liga IV (DB)	1st (C, P)
2014–15	4	Liga IV (DB)	2nd
2013–14	4	Liga IV (DB)	2nd
2006–07	3	Liga III (Seria III)	17th (R)
2005–06	3	Divizia C (Seria IV)	7th
2004–05	3	Divizia C (Seria IV)	10th
2003–04	3	Divizia C (Seria IV)	10th

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Cupa României
2002–03	3	Divizia C (Seria IV)	5th
2001–02	3	Divizia C (Seria II)	8th
2000–01	3	Divizia C (Seria IV)	2nd
1999–00	3	Divizia C (Seria III)	4th
1998–99	3	Divizia C (Seria III)	18th
1997–98	3	Divizia C (Seria II)	6th
1996–97	3	Divizia C (Seria II)	13th
1995–96	3	Divizia C (Seria II)	9th
1994–95	2	Divizia B (Seria I)	15th (R)
1993–94	2	Divizia B (Seria I)	9th
1992–93	2	Divizia B (Seria I)	4th
1991–92	2	Divizia B (Seria I)	8th
1990–91	2	Divizia B (Seria II)	8th
1989–90	1	Divizia A	16th (R)	Round of 32
1988–89	1	Divizia A	4th	Round of 16

Notable players

Alexandru Badea
Ion Balaur
Teodor Beldie
Florin Bîțică
Iulian Chiriță
Marin Daniel
Marin Dragnea
Gheorghe Dumitrașcu
Dudu Georgescu
Victor Glăvan
Gigi Gorga
Constantin Lala
Ioan Marcu
Dragoș Marasoiu
Ion Mateescu
Iulian Mihăescu
Ion Moldovan
Lică Movilă
Costel Pană
Marian Pană
Gabriel Paraschiv
Beniamin Popescu
George Preda
Dorel Purdea
Daniel Sava
Marian Savu
Nelu Stănescu
Florin Tene
George Timiș
Marcel Tirchinechi
Daniel Tudor
Nistor Văidean
Petre Vasile
Adrian Velicioiu
Gheorghe Viscreanu
Nicolae Viorel

References

^ ^a ^b Mihai Ionescu & George Tudoran, Fotbal de la A la Z – Editura Sport-Turism 1984.
^ "Memorialul puterii, episodul 3: Flacăra Moreni" [Memorial of power, episode 3: Flacăra Moreni]. welovesport.ro. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.(in Romanian)

"Istoria Fotbalului Morenar" - Gheorghe Ilinca 2005
"Fenomenul Flacara Moreni" - Articol ProSport, Andru Nenciu 2015
www.romaniansoccer.ro

External links

CSM Flacăra Moreni on Facebook

2023–24 Liga III

Seria I

Aerostar
Bucovina
CSM Bacău
CSM Vaslui
Darabani
Foresta
FC Bacău
Miroslava
Rapid Brodoc
Șomuz

Seria II

Braniștea
Dacia Unirea
Focșani
Hamangia
Ianca
Liești
Limpeziș
Metalul Buzău
Râmnicu Sărat
Șuțești

Seria III

Afumați
Agricola
Axiopolis
Clinceni
Dunărea Călărași
Fundulea
Gloria Băneasa
Înainte
Recolta
Voluntari II

Seria IV

Seria V

Câmpulung Muscel
Ciucaș
Curița
Kids Tâmpa
KSE
Odorheiu Secuiesc
Olimpic Cetate
Sepsi II
SR Brașov
Zărnești

Seria VI

Bascov
Cetatea
Cozia
Curtișoara
Dăești
Horezu
Potcoava
Râmnicu Vâlcea
Roșiori
Vedița

Seria VII

Seria VIII

Bihor Oradea
Gloria Lunca-Teuz
Ineu
Lipova
Pecica
Peciu Nou
Periam
Phoenix Buziaș
Poli Timișoara
Socodor

Seria IX

Gloria
Industria
Mediaș
Metalurgistul
MSE 1898
Reghin
Ungheni
Unirea Alba Iulia
Universitatea Alba Iulia
Viitorul CJ

Seria X

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1987–88
1988–89
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Liga I

Clubs

2023–24

Former

Competition

Statistics and awards

Associated competitions

Category

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