2018–19 FC Viitorul Constanța season
2018–19 season | |||
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Chairman | Pavel Peniu | ||
Manager | Gheorghe Hagi | ||
Stadium | Viitorul | ||
Liga I | 3rd | ||
Cupa României | Winners | ||
Europa League | 2nd qualifying round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Ianis Hagi (10) All: Ianis Hagi (14) | ||
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The 2018–19 season was the 10th season of competitive football by Viitorul Constanța, and the 7th consecutive in the Liga I. Viitorul Constanța competed in the Liga I, Cupa României and Europa League. The club won their first Romanian Cup on 25 May 2019, defeating Astra Giurgiu in the final.
Season overview
[edit]Background
[edit]Previous season positions
[edit]Competition | Position | |
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UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | |
UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | |
Liga I | 4th | |
Cupa României | Round of 16 |
Players
[edit]Squad information
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In:
Out:
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Preseason and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss
20 June 2018 | Viitorul Constanța | 5–0 | | Ovidiu, Romania |
EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Viitorul |
24 June 2018 | Viitorul Constanța | 7–0 | | Kielce, Poland |
EEST (UTC+3) |
27 June 2018 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–0 | | Kielce, Poland |
27 June 2018 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–4 | | Kielce, Poland |
EEST (UTC+3) |
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30 June 2018 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–1 | | Kielce, Poland |
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30 June 2018 | Viitorul Constanța | 3–2 | | Kielce, Poland |
EEST (UTC+3) |
4 July 2018 | Legia Warsaw | 5–2 | | Warsaw, Poland |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Polish Army Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Warsaw) |
5 July 2018 | Viitorul Constanța | 3–1 | | Warka, Poland |
EEST (UTC+3) |
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8 September 2018 | Dunărea Călărași | 2–1 | | Călărași, Romania |
EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Ion Comșa |
13 October 2018 | Viitorul Constanța | 1–0 | | Ovidiu, Romania |
EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Viitorul |
15 November 2018 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–2 | | Razgrad,Bulgaria |
EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ludogorets Arena |
14 January 2019 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–1 | | Belek, Turkey |
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Stadium: Rixos Belek |
17 January 2019 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–2 | | Belek, Turkey |
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Stadium: Belis Belek |
17 January 2019 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–5 | | Belek, Turkey |
Stadium: Sueno Belek |
21 January 2019 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–1 | | Belek, Turkey |
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Stadium: Sueno Belek |
24 January 2019 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–3 | | Belek, Turkey |
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Stadium: Sueno Belek |
24 January 2019 | Viitorul Constanța | 1–2 | | Belek, Turkey |
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Stadium: Sueno Belek |
16 February 2019 | Viitorul Constanța | 4–0 | | Ovidiu, Romania |
EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Complexul Academiei Hagi |
23 March 2019 | Viitorul Constanța | 3–0 | | Ovidiu, Romania |
EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Viitorul Referee: Antonio Pascu |
Competitions
[edit]Win Draw Loss
Liga I
[edit]The Liga I fixture list was announced on 5 July 2018.
Regular season
[edit]Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | Universitatea Craiova | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 45 | Qualification for the Championship round |
4 | Astra Giurgiu | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 42 | |
5 | Viitorul Constanța | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 38 | |
6 | Sepsi OSK | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 37 | |
7 | Botoșani | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 36 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.[1]
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
21 July 2018 1 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–1 | Dunărea Călărași | Ovidiu |
EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Viitorul |
28 July 2018 2 | Concordia Chiajna | 1–1 | Viitorul Constanța | Chiajna |
EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Concordia |
4 August 2018 3 | Viitorul Constanta | 0–2 | Fc Voluntari | Ovidiu |
EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Viitorul |
11 August 2018 4 | Dinamo București | 1–0 | Viitorul Constanța | Bucharest |
EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Dinamo |
18 August 2018 5 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–0 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Ovidiu |
EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Viitorul |
26 August 2018 6 | Viitorul Constanța | 1–4 | FCSB | Ovidiu |
21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Ghiță Mățan Vînă Houri |
Filip Coman Nedelcu Man Popescu Qaka Júnior Morais D. Benzar Rusescu |
Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 4,500 Referee: István Kovács Assistant referees: Vasile Marinescu, Ovidiu Artene Fourth official: Florin Andrei |
1 September 2018 7 | CFR Cluj | 1–2 | Viitorul Constanța | Cluj-Napoca |
EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu |
15 September 2018 8 | Viitorul Constanța | 1–0 | Hermannstadt Sibiu | Ovidiu |
EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Viitorul |
22 September 2018 9 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–0 | Viitorul Constanța | Craiova |
EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Ion Oblemenco |
29 September 2018 10 | Viitorul Constanța | 1–0 | Astra Giurgiu | Ovidiu |
EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Viitorul |
6 October 2018 11 | Politehnica Iași | 1–2 | Viitorul Constanța | Iași |
EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu |
20 October 2018 12 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–3 | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | Ovidiu |
EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Viitorul |
27 October 2018 13 | Botoșani | 1–2 | Viitorul Constanța | Botoșani |
EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Municipal |
3 November 2018 14 | Dunărea Călărași | 0–1 | Viitorul Constanța | Călărași |
EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Ion Comșa |
10 November 2018 15 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–0 | Concordia Chiajna | Ovidiu |
EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Viitorul |
25 November 2018 16 | Voluntari | 1–2 | Viitorul Constanța | Voluntari |
EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu |
2 December 2018 17 | Viitorul Constanța | 4–1 | Dinamo București | Ovidiu |
EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Viitorul |
5 December 2018 18 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2–2 | Viitorul Constanța | Mediaș |
EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Gaz Metan |
10 December 2018 19 | FCSB | 2–0 | Viitorul Constanța | Pitești |
20:00 EEST (UTC+02) | Nedelcu Tănase Filip Júnior Morais |
Achim Ghiță |
Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Marius Avram Assistant referees: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu, Marius Nicoară Fourth official: Andrei Florin Chivulete |
15 December 2018 20 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | Ovidiu |
EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Viitorul |
20 December 2018 21 | Hermannstadt Sibiu | 1–0 | Viitorul Constanța | Cluj |
EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu |
2 February 2019 22 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–0 | Universitatea Craiova | Ovidiu |
EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Viitorul |
9 February 2019 23 | Astra Giurgiu | 3–0 | Viitorul Constanța | Giurgiu |
EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Marin Anastasovici |
16 February 2019 24 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–1 | Politehnica Iași | Ovidiu |
EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Viitorul |
23 February 2019 25 | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | 0–0 | Viitorul Constanța | Sfântu Gheorghe |
EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Municipal |
Championship round
[edit]Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | CFR Cluj (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 50 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | FCSB | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Viitorul Constanța | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 39 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
4 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 36 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
5 | Astra Giurgiu | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 27 | |
6 | Sepsi OSK | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 6 and 7 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[2]
(C) Champions
Position by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
11 March 2019 1 | FCSB | 1–2 | Viitorul Constanța | Bucharest |
20:30 EEST (UTC+02) | Bălașa Coman Filip Benzar Coman |
Calcan Mladen Hagi Artean Vînă |
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 8,783 Referee: Radu Petrescu Assistant referees: Alexandru Cerei, Ciprian Florin Danşa Fourth official: Marian Barbu |
15 March 2019 2 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | Ovidiu |
Alexandru Păun |
Stadium: Viitorul |
29 March 2019 3 | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | 0–0 | Viitorul Constanța | Sfântu Gheorghe |
Stadium: Municipal |
5 April 2019 4 | Astra Giurgiu | 1–4 | Viitorul Constanța | Giurgiu |
Alibec |
Ganea Casap |
Stadium: Marin Anastasovici |
12 April 2019 5 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–1 | Universitatea Craiova | Ovidiu |
Hagi |
Bărbuț |
Stadium: Viitorul |
21 April 2019 6 | Viitorul Constanța | 1–1 | FCSB | Ovidiu |
Summary | Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Marius Avram |
29 April 2019 7 | CFR Cluj | 3–1 | Viitorul Constanța | Cluj-Napoca |
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Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova), Ovidiu Artene (Vaslui) și Adrian Popescu (Craiova) |
3 May 2019 8 | Viitorul Constanța | 3–1 | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | Ovidiu |
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Stadium: Viitorul Referee: Marian Barbu (Făgăraș-Brașov), Daniel Mitruți (Craiova-Dolj), Alexandru Vodă (Alba Iulia-Alba) |
10 May 2019 9 | Viitorul Constanța | 3–0 | Astra Giurgiu | Ovidiu |
Stadium: Viitorul Referee: Andrei Antonie (București), George Neacșu (Câmpulung Muscel – Argeș), Marius Marchidanu (Brăila) |
18 May 2019 10 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–2 | Viitorul Constanța | Craiova |
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Stadium: Ion Oblemenco |
Cupa României
[edit]Round of 32
[edit]26 September 2018 | Concordia Chiajna | 0–3 | Viitorul Constanța | Chiajna |
Ghiță |
Stadium: Concordia |
Round of 16
[edit]30 October 2018 | Politehnica Iași | 2–2 (3–5 p) | Viitorul Constanța | Iași |
EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu | ||
Penalties | ||||
Platini Qaka Bădic N'Dongala |
I.Hagi A.Ciobanu V.Achim Casap Houri |
Quarter-finals
[edit]26 February 2019 | Hermannstadt Sibiu | 2–3 | Viitorul Constanța | Pitești |
EET (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin |
Semi-finals
[edit]4 April 2019 1 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–2 | Viitorul Constanța | Craiova |
EEST (UTC+3) | Bancu |
Houri Rivaldinho |
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj-Napoca) |
25 April 2019 2 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–0 (4–1 agg.) | Universitatea Craiova | Ovidiu |
19:45 EET (UTC+2) | Summary |
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Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Radu Pettrescu |
Final
[edit]25 May 2019 Final | Astra Giurgiu | 1–2 | Viitorul Constanța | Ploiești |
Alibec |
Ghiță Eric |
Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 11,968 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Bucharest) |
UEFA Europa League
[edit]After finishing fourth in the 2017-18 Liga I, Viitorul Constanța entered the Europa League at the first qualifying round.
First qualifying round
[edit]12 July 2018 1st Leg | Racing FC | 0–2 | | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City[note 1] |
20:00 | Report | Attendance: 1,383[3] |
19 July 2018 2nd Leg | Viitorul Constanța | 0–0 (2–0 agg.) | | Stadionul Viitorul, Ovidiu |
17:00 (18:00 EEST) | Report |
Second qualifying round
[edit]21 July 2018 1st Leg | Viitorul Constanța | 2–2 | | Stadionul Viitorul, Ovidiu |
17:00 (18:00 EEST) | Drăguș Artean |
Report | Foor Matavž Linssen |
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
21 August 2018 2nd Leg | Vitesse | 3–1 (5–3 agg.) | | GelreDome, Arnhem |
17:00 (21:00 EEST) | Matavž Büttner Linssen Beerens |
Report | De Nooijer Houri Drăguș |
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland) |
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Position | Name | Liga I | Cupa României | Europa League | Total |
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1 | MF | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
2 | FW | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
3 | MF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
3 | FW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
FW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
DF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
4 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
5 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Clean sheets
[edit]- As of 2019
Rank | Name | Liga I | Cupa României | Europa League | Total |
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1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]- As of 2019
- Most yellow cards:
Sebastian Mladen(11 cards)
- Most red cards:
Tudor Băluță(2 cards)
UEFA Club rankings
[edit]Rank | Team | Points | Mvmnt |
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252 | 4.040 | ||
253 | 4.040 | ||
254 | 4.000 | ||
255 | 4.000 | ||
256 | 4.000 | ||
257 | 4.000 | ||
258 | 4.000 | ||
259 | 3.350 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Racing FC played their home matches at Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, instead of their regular stadium Stade Achille Hammerel, Luxembourg City.
References
[edit]- ^ "Liga I 2017/2018 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "FRF – Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF) (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. page 29-30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Summary UEFA Europa League – Round 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2018.