Full name Fotbal Club Voluntari Ground Anghel Iordănescu Owner Voluntari Municipality Location Voluntari, Romania Founded 2010 | Short name Voluntari Ground Capacity 4,600 Manager Dinu Todoran League Liga I Chairman Bogdan Nicolae | |
Nickname(s) Alb-vișinii
(The White and Burgundies) Arena/Stadium Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu | ||
Fotbal Club Voluntari, simply known as Voluntari, is a Romanian professional football club based in Voluntari, Ilfov County.
Contents
- Early years
- Promotion to the first division
- Stadium
- Leagues
- First team squad
- Out on loan
- Second team squad Voluntari II
- Former managers
- References
Founded in 2010 as Inter Voluntari, they have been playing since 2015 in the Liga I, the first tier of the Romanian football league system.
Early years
In the 2012–13 season of Liga IV, they finished second and promoted to the next league Liga III. This time they won the 2013–14 Liga III and promoted again to Liga II. In Liga II they had notable performances against Farul Constanța and CF Brăila. They qualified via the promotion play-offs to Liga I from the first place.
Promotion to the first division
At the end of 2014–15 Liga II season, they were promoted for the first time in their club history to Liga I, via the promotion playoffs. This is currently the greatest achievement in their short history. They debuted with a draw against CSMS Iași. At the end their first season in Liga I they finished 12th and played the relegation play-offs match against UTA Arad. They won on aggregate 3–1 with a victory at home (3–0) and loss away (0–1) which secured the team another season in Liga I.
Stadium
The club plays its home matches at the 4,600-seater Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu in Voluntari.
Leagues
First team squad
As of 27 February 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Second team squad (Voluntari II)
As of 3 March 2017Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.