CSM Flacăra Moreni

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.

Flacăra Moreni
Full nameClub 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 nameFlacăra
Founded1922 (1922)
as Astra-Română Moreni
GroundFlacăra
Capacity10,000
OwnerMoreni Municipality
ChairmanSergiu Nedelcu
ManagerGabriel Paraschiv
LeagueLiga III
2021–22Liga III – Seria VI, 6th

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 the that campaign was relegated as a result of the fall of communism. It has since only played in the lower leagues.

History

Flacăra Moreni was founded in 1922 under the name of Astra Moreni. In 1951 its name changed to Flacăra Moreni. 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. 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 season 1988/89 they finished in fourth 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. In the 1990/91 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.

Flacăra Moreni in 2017
Flacăra Moreni supporters during the 2016 promotion match against Voința Crevedia.

Chronology of names
Name Period
Astra Română Moreni1922–1950
Partizanul Moreni1950
Flacăra Moreni1951–1975
Flacăra-Automecanica Moreni1975–1985
Flacăra Moreni1985–present

Honours

Leagues

Liga I

Liga II

Liga III

Liga IV – Dâmbovița County

Cups

Cupa României – Dâmbovița County

  • Winners (1): 2014–15

European

UEFA Cup

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 squad players
As of 6 September 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  ROU Ionuț Pandalache
2 DF  ROU Adrian Godinac
3 DF  ROU Dragoș Cernea (Captain)
4 DF  ROU Eugen Matei (Vice-Captain)
5 DF  ROU Viorel Vîrtej
6 DF  ROU Gabriel Ilie
7 FW  ROU Andrei Iliescu
8 MF  ROU Ionuț Neacșu
9 FW  ROU Bogdan Oancea
10 MF  ROU Iulian Drăgan
11 MF  ROU Andrei Neagu
12 GK  ROU Mihai Ștefan
13 FW  ROU Marius Vasile
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  ROU Gabriel Negrea
15 FW  ROU Claudiu Niculăescu
16 MF  ROU Bogdan Negrea
17 MF  ROU Flavius Nicolae
18 DF  ROU Marian Niță
19 DF  ROU Gabriel Prundaru
20 DF  ROU Alexandru Oaie
22 MF  ROU Adrian Predescu
23 DF  ROU Alexandru Băltăreț
24 MF  ROU Flavius Cîrlan
25 MF  ROU Andrei Săvescu
26 DF  ROU Andrei Ionescu
30 GK  ROU Andrei Crăciun

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

League history

Notable players

References
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