Fotbal Club Gloria Buzău (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡlori.a buˈzəw]), commonly known as Gloria Buzău or simply as Buzău, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Buzău, Buzău County, that competes in the Liga I.
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Gloria Buzău | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Roș-albaștrii (The Red and Blues) Formația din Crâng (The Squad from Crâng) | |||
| Short name | Gloria | |||
| Founded | 25 August 2016 as FC Buzău | |||
| Ground | Municipal | |||
| Capacity | 12,321 | |||
| Owners | Buzău Municipality (40%) Buzău County County Council (40%) TV Buzău Trust Campus (20%) | |||
| General director | Costin Stanciu | |||
| Head coach | Andrei Prepeliță | |||
| League | Liga I | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga II, 4th of 20 (promoted) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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The club was originally founded on 25 August 2016, following the dissolution of FC Gloria Buzău. FC Buzău promoted to the Liga I in 2024.
Known as "The Squad from Crâng," the team plays its home matches at the Municipal Stadium in Buzău, which has a capacity of 12,321 seats.
History
editEstablishment
editAfter the bankruptcy of FC Gloria Buzău, businessman Ionel Turturică founded a new club, FC Buzău, which was enrolled in the Liga V – Buzău County.[1] After only one season, the new club, which also had players with many matches played for FC Gloria Buzău, promoted to Liga IV with a total of 63 points, 7 points ahead the second place.[2]
In the summer of 2017 FC Buzău was renamed as SCM Gloria Buzău, as part of the city new sports club SCM Gloria Buzău, and at the end of the 2017–18 season promoted again, this time in the Liga III.[3]
In the 2018–19 season of Liga III SCM Gloria managed to promote for the third consecutive year, this time in the Liga II, after winning the first series of the third tier, series in which they had tough matches against teams such as Oțelul Galați, Foresta Suceava, Bucovina Rădăuți or Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, under these conditions "the red and blues" suffered their first defeat only in the last round, having the best run of all the series winners.[4]
After two seasons in the Liga II ended with middle table rankings, SCM Gloria Buzău was renamed again as FC Buzău, in order to get a Liga I licence, provided that SCM Gloria was a public entity, but FC Buzău is a public-private partnership, a partnership that is legally eligible for a top-flight licence.[5]
In the summer of 2022, the club received the rights to use the name Gloria Buzău non-commercially.[6]
Ground
editThe club plays its home matches on Municipal Stadium from Buzău, with a capacity of 12,321 seats. Municipal Stadium was opened in 1942, is located in the Crâng park, hence the nickname Crâng (Grove). The arena was renovated several times since its opening ceremony (1971–1976, 2005–2007, 2008). The last renovations works were made in the summer of 2018 when the pitch of the stadium was changed.
Support
editFC Buzău has many supporters in Buzău and especially in Buzău County. The ultras group of Gloria it is known as "Peluza Crâng".[7]
Honours
editDomestic
editLeagues
edit- Liga IV – Buzău County
- Winners (1): 2017–18
- Liga V – Buzău County
- Winners (1): 2016–17
Players
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of 30 July 2024[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
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Board of directorsedit
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Current technical staffedit
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Notable former players
editThe footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or significant caps for CS Mioveni.
Former managers
editIlie Stan (2019–2021)
League history
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References
edit- ^ "S-a înființat FC Buzău" [FC Buzău was founded]. tvbuzau.ro. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Liga a V-a, Seria I, sezon 2016–2017" [Liga a V-a, Seria I, season 2016–2017]. frf-ajf.ro. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Moda "reîncarnării" a ajuns și la Buzău. Reînvie și Gloria. "Am reușit, numele nu va dispărea!"" [The fashion of "reincarnation" has reached Buzau. Gloria also revives. "We have succeeded, the name will not disappear!"]. libertatea.ro. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Promovarea SCM Gloria în Liga a III-a, sărbătorită împreună cu fanii" [Promotion of SCM Gloria in the Third League, celebrated with fans]. adevarul.ro. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ FC Buzău are conducere administrativă! Consiliul Județean și Local și-au ales reprezentanții în AGA și Consiliul Director al clubului care îi ia locul în Liga 2 echipei SCM Gloria Buzău. Ce buget va avea Archived 2021-06-27 at the Wayback Machine. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ OFICIAL | Gloria Buzău a revenit la viață și e ca și nouă, la 6 ani distanță după ce FRF o spulbera cu sancțiuni în urma implicării în aranjamente pentru pariuri! În noul sezon de Liga 2 nu va mai juca FC Buzău Archived 2022-06-30 at the Wayback Machine. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ "FOTBAL: Peluza Crang va fi prezenta sămbata in Crâng" [FOOTBALL: Peluza Crâng will be present in the Crâng]. buzau.net. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "GLORIA BUZAU" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Retrieved 23 July 2024.