2021–22 FC Farul Constanța season

The 2021–22 season is the 33rd professional football season in Farul Constanța's existence, and the 19th in the top-flight of Romanian football. Farul competes in Liga I and in the Cupa României.On 21 June 2021, Gheorghe Hagi (owner and founder of Viitorul Constanța), Gheorghe Popescu (chairman of Viitorul) and Ciprian Marica(owner of Farul Constanța) announced in a press conference that their teams have merged. The club that would continue in the Liga I will be FCV ('V' from 'Viitorul') Farul. Farul will play in the Liga I on Viitorul's place and its home matches will be disputed on Viitorul Stadium, due to Farul Stadium advance state of degradation.[1][2][3]

Farul Constanța
2021–22 season
PresidentGheorghe Popescu
ManagerGheorghe Hagi
StadiumStadionul Viitorul (Ovidiu)

Previous season positions

Viitorul Constanța
Competition Position
Liga I 10th
Cupa României Round of 32

Farul Constanța
Competition Position
Liga II 7th
Cupa României Round of 16

Season overview

June

On 21 June 2021, Gheorghe Hagi, owner and founder of Viitorul Constanța, Gheorghe Popescu, chairman of Viitorul, and Ciprian Marica, owner of Farul Constanța, announced in a press conference that their teams have merged. The club that would continue in the Liga I will be FCV ('V' from 'Viitorul') Farul. Farul will play its home matches on the Viitorul Stadium, as the old Farul Stadium will be in a rebuilding process.[4][5][6]

On 22 June 2021 the club announced that they signed the Romanian goalkeeper Marian Aioani.

On 24 June 2021 the club announced that they signed the Romanian defender Ionuț Larie. Since making his debut in the first division in 2006, Larie has amassed over 300 matches in the competition for FC Farul Constanța, FC Viitorul Constanța, CFR Cluj, FCSB and Gaz Metan Mediaș, among others. With CFR Cluj he won the Cupa României in 2016.On the dame day, the club announced that they signed the Romanian forward Adrian Petre.

July

On 1 July 2021 the club announced that they signed the Brazilian midfielder Romário Pires. Since making his debut in the first division in 2012, "Romică" Pires has amassed over 100 matches in the competition for Gloria Bistrița, Petrolul Ploiești, Astra Giurgiu and Hermannstadt. With Petrolul Ploiești he won the Cupa României in 2013. His honours also include the Israel State Cup with Maccabi Haifa.

On 5 July FC Farul Constanța and Dnipro-1 agreed to transfer Valentin Cojocaru to the Ukrainian club for a fee of €100,000.

On 7 July the club announced that they signed the Romanian midfielder Florin Purece.He began his senior career in 2009 with UTA Arad, he moved to Concordia Chiajna and went on to make a name for himself at Viitorul Constanța.With Viitorul Constanța he won the 2016–17 Liga I. In 2017, he signed with Hapoel Ra'anana in Israel. After three additional seasons in Poland playing for Termalica Nieciecza, he returned to his native country in 2020. Purece signed a season-long deal at Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe.

On 9 July the club announced that they signed the Spanish forward Jefté Betancor. In last season he was the top-scorer of FC Voluntari.

On 10 July George Ganea scored for Romania in a friendly match against Saudi Arabia.

On 18 July Farul drew 0–0 away against UTA Arad.

On 25 July the club won the match against Gaz Metan Mediaș 2-0. Jefté Betancor and Adrian Petre scored for Viitorul.

On 26 July the club announced that they signed the Romanian goalkeeper Laurențiu Brănescu.Born in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania, Brănescu began his career with the youth academy of local side CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea in 2000. He remained within the club's youth sector until January 2011, when he caught the attention of Serie A side, Juventus Football Club. Brănescu originally was scouted by the Turin-based club during the summer of 2010, but did not officially complete his transfer to Italy until 24 January 2011. On 24 January 2011, Brănescu officially transferred from Râmnicu Vâlcea to Juventus[7] Upon joining the Turin-based club, Brănescu was instantaneously inserted into the club's youth sector, where he quickly established himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper. Along with his regularity in the youth academy, Brănescu also served as Juventus' fourth choice goalkeeper for the 2012-13 Serie A campaign, behind Gianluigi Buffon, Marco Storari and Rubinho, earning 6 first team call-ups during league play, and also was a part of the club's 2012–13 UEFA Champions League roster. He also played for S.S. Juve Stabia (Italy), Virtus Lanciano (Italy), Szombathelyi Haladás (Hungary), Omonia (Cyprus), Dinamo București (Romania) , HNK Gorica (Croatia), Žalgiris Vilnius (Lithuania), Kilmarnock (Scotland) and Politehnica Iași (Romania). He signed a three years contract with Farul.

On 30 July Farul drew 0–0 away against FC Rapid București.

August

On 9 August the club won the match against Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe 1-0. Jefté Betancor scored for Farul.

On 13 August, the match against CFR Cluj was lost 1-0.

On 20 August the club won the match against FC Dinamo București 3-0. Jefté Betancor and George Ganea scored for Farul.

On 27 August Farul drew 0–0 away against FC U Craiova 1948.Adrian Petre and George Ganea scored for Farul.

September

On 13 September Farul won the match against FC Academica Clinceni 5-0. Jefté Betancor , Adrian Petre and Enes Sali scored for Farul. On 13 September that year, Sali became the youngest player to score in the Liga I at 15 years, six months and 21 days, after netting the last goal in a 5–0 defeat of Academica Clinceni.[8]

On 18 September, the match against AFC Chindia Târgoviște was lost 2-0.

On 22 September, the match against Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe was lost 1-0.

On 26 September, Farul won the match against CS Mioveni 2-1. Betancor and Ciobanu scored for Farul.

October

On 3 October, the match against FC Voluntari was lost 1-0.

On 13 October, FC Farul Constanța appointed Radu Paligora as the new doctor of the team. Radu Paligora was doctor at teams such as FCSB, Al Hilal SFC, Ludogorets Razgrad, Al-Wasl F.C. and CFR Cluj.

On 17 October, the match against FC Argeș Pitești was lost 2-1. Jefté Betancor scored for Farul.

On 29 October, the match against FC Botoșani was won 2-0. Damien Dussaut and Adrian Petre scored for Farul.

November

On 4 November, the match against FCSB was lost 1-0.

On 3 November 2021, aged 15, Sali was selected by the Romania national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Iceland and Liechtenstein.[9] Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor later reported that Canada had also approached him for a possible call up.[10]

Sali made his senior debut on 14 November by coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Andrei Ivan in the latter match, and became the youngest European player to appear in a competitive game at 15 years and 264 days (Lucas Knecht holds the record for any player in any match type).[11][12]

On 7 November, the match against CS Universitatea Craiova was won 1-0. Adrian Petre scored for Farul.

Club officials

Players

Current squad


No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Signed in
Goalkeepers
12 Mihai Aioani GK (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 Chindia Târgoviște 2021
31 Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă GK (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 Academy 2013
34 Ștefan Mușat GK (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 Academy 2016
94 Laurențiu Brănescu GK (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 FC Politehnica Iași 2021
Defenders
3 Gabriel Buta DF (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 Academy 2019
4 Damien Dussaut DF (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 FC Dinamo București 2019
5 Sebastian Mladen (2nd C) DF (1991-12-11) 11 December 1991 F.C. Südtirol 2017
6 Bradley de Nooijer DF (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 FC Dordrecht 2017
14 Daniel Bîrzu DF (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 Academy 2009
15 Gabriel Dănuleasa DF (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 Academy 2010
16 Vlad Chera DF (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 CNP Timişoara 2018
17 Ionuț Larie (C) DF (1987-01-16) 16 January 1987 Gaz Metan Mediaș 2021
26 Bogdan Lazăr DF (2003-06-26) 26 June 2003 Academy 2012
21 Alin Dobrosavlevici DF (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 Hermannstadt 2020
23 Virgil Ghiță DF (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 Academy 2011
77 Radu Boboc DF (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 Academy 2013
97 Alexandru Georgescu DF (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 Academy 2010
Midfielders
8 Carlo Casap MF (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 Academy 2017
17 Andrei Ciobanu MF (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 Academy 2010
18 Andrei Artean (3rd C) MF (1993-08-14) 14 August 1993 ACS Poli Timișoara 2018
20 Roberto Mălăele MF (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 Academy 2016
24 Constantin Grameni MF (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 Academy 2019
27 Ely Fernandes FW / MF (1990-11-04) 4 November 1990 Gaz Metan Mediaș 2020
29 Eduard Rădăslăvescu MF (2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 Academy 2012
30 Florin Purece MF (1991-11-06) 6 November 1991 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 2021
32 Romário Pires MF (1989-01-16) 16 January 1989 Hermannstadt 2021
66 Josemi Castañeda MF (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 Las Palmas Atlético 2020
98 Nicolas Popescu MF (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 Academy 2018
99 Ștefan Bodișteanu MF (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 Academy 2015
Forwards
7 George Ganea FW (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 CFR Cluj 2019
9 Adrian Petre FW (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 UTA Arad 2021
10 Jefté Betancor FW (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 FC Voluntari 2021
22 Luca Andronache FW (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 FCSB II 2019
25 Aurelian Chițu FW (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 Daejeon Hana Citizen FC 2020
28 Enes Sali FW (2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 Academy 2018
80 Alexi Pitu FW (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 Academy 2010

Players from Farul
Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed in
Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă GK (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 2020

Players from Viitorul
Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed in
Damien Dussaut DF (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 2019
Sebastian Mladen DF (1991-12-11) 11 December 1991 2017
Alexandru Georgescu DF (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 2010
Alin Dobrosavlevici DF (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 2020
Virgil Ghiță DF (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 2011
Gabriel Buta DF (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 2019
Radu Boboc DF (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 2013
Carlo Casap MF (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 2017
Roberto Mălăele MF (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 2016
Andrei Ciobanu MF (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 2010
Andrei Artean MF (1993-08-14) 14 August 1993 2018
Constantin Grameni MF (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 2019
Ely Fernandes FW / MF (1990-11-04) 4 November 1990 2020
Nicolas Popescu MF (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 2018
Josemi Castañeda MF (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 2020
Ștefan Bodișteanu MF (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 2015
George Ganea FW (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 2019
Aurelian Chițu FW (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 2020
Luca Andronache FW (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 2019
Alexi Pitu FW (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 2010

In
Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
Summer
21 June 2021 GK Ștefan Mușat 20 CSA Steaua București Free loan return [13]
21 June 2021 GK Árpád Tordai 24 MOL Fehérvár Free loan return [14]
22 June 2021 GK Mihai Aioani 21 Chindia Târgoviște Free [15]
24 June 2021 DF Ionuț Larie 34 Gaz Metan Mediaș Free [16]
24 June 2021 FW Adrian Petre 23 UTA Arad Free [17]
26 June 2021 DF Bradley de Nooijer 23 Vorskla Poltava Free loan return
1 July 2021 MF Romário Pires 32 Hermannstadt Free [18]
7 July 2021 MF Florin Purece 29 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Free [19]
9 July 2021 FW Jefté Betancor 28 FC Voluntari Free [20]
20 July 2021 DF Vlad Chera 21 CSM Reșița Free loan return
26 July 2021 GK Laurențiu Brănescu 27 FC Politehnica Iași Free [21]

Out
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF  MKD David Babunski (to Debreceni VSC)
6 DF  ROU Romario Benzar (loan return to U.S. Lecce)
3 DF  BRA Marquinhos Pedroso (to FK Liepāja)
11 FW  BRA Jô Santos (to Riffa SC)
34 GK  ROU Cătălin Căbuz (to Chindia Târgoviște)
- MF  ROU Marco Dulca (to Chindia Târgoviște)
- DF  ROU Paul Iacob (to Chindia Târgoviște)
- DF  ROU Tiberiu Căpușă (to Chindia Târgoviște)
19 FW  CGO Juvhel Tsoumou (to Wydad Casablanca)
30 MF  ROU Răzvan Grădinaru (to Gaz Metan Mediaș)
28 MF  ESP Jon Gaztañaga (to Cultural Leonesa)
13 MF  ROU Cosmin Matei (to FC Dinamo București)
12 GK  ROU Valentin Cojocaru (to Dnipro-1)
1 GK  ROU Árpád Tordai (to Mezőkövesdi)
No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  ROU Vlad Gîsă (to Unirea Constanța)
5 MF  MDA Ion Cărăruș (to Unirea Constanța)
7 MF  ROU Florin Bălan (loan return to FC Voluntari)
8 MF  ROU Paul Antoche (FC Hermannstadt)
9 FW  ROU Andrei Banyoi (to Unirea Constanța)
10 MF  ROU Alexandru Stoica (to Dunărea Călărași)
11 FW  MDA Ilie Damașcan (to Unirea Constanța)
14 DF  ROU Robert Băjan (to Unirea Constanța)
16 DF  ROU Ionuț Ursu (to Unirea Constanța)
17 FW  ROU Simon Măzărache (to Petrolul Ploiești)
18 FW  ROU Cezar Gherghiceanu (to CSA Steaua București)
20 FW  ROU Vlad Rusu (to Viitorul Pandurii Târgu Jiu)
21 GK  ROU Ștefan Fara (loan return to Dinamo București)
22 DF  ROU Iulian Carabela (to Unirea Constanța)
23 MF  ROU Antonio Cruceru (to Unirea Slobozia)
24 DF  ROU Marius Savu (loan return to Star Sport)
27 MF  ROU Ionuț Pelivan (to FC Politehnica Iași)
30 MF  ROU Liviu Mihai (to Unirea Constanța)
33 MF  ROU Robert Silaghi (loan return to CFR Cluj)
45 MF  ROU Ștefan Rus (to Unirea Constanța)
77 MF  ROU Cosmin Bîrnoi (to ASU Politehnica Timișoara)
95 MF  ROU Răzvan Greu (to Unirea Slobozia)
97 DF  ROU Dan Panait (to FC Brașov)
98 MF  ROU Darius Ciolacu (to Unirea Constanța)
- MF  ROU Daniel Nicula (to Unirea Constanța)
12 GK  MDA Sebastian Agachi (to FC Bălți)

Loans out
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF  ROU Florian Haită (on loan to FC Universitatea Cluj)
- MF  ROU Răzvan Matiș (on loan to Chindia Târgoviște)
- FW  ROU Robert Mustacă (on loan to Unirea Slobozia)
- FW  ROU Andrei Vîlea (on loan to Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț)
- DF  ROU Antonio Vlad (on loan to CS Hunedoara, previously on loan at CSA Steaua București)
- FW  ROU Alexandru Pop (on loan to Unirea Dej, previously on loan at FC Universitatea Cluj)
- MF  ROU Cosmin Tucaliuc (on loan to CS Mioveni, previously on loan at FC Buzău)
- DF  ROU Darius Mureșan (on loan to Unirea Constanța , previously on loan at Aerostar Bacău)
- DF  ROU Marius Leca (on loan to Unirea Constanța)
- DF  ROU Gabriel Nedelea (on loan to ASC Oțelul Galați, previously on loan at FC Buzău)
- MF  ROU Alexandru Negrean (on loan to FC Brașov, previously on loan at FC Universitatea Cluj)
- MF  ROU Răzvan Iorga (on loan to FC Brașov)
- DF  ROU Claudiu Zamfirescu (on loan to Metalul Buzău)
- MF  ROU Cosmin Tucaliuc (on loan to Petrolul Ploiești, previously on loan at CS Mioveni)
- DF  ROU Darius Grosu (on loan to Metaloglobus)
- DF  ROU Marius Leca (on loan to FC Dunărea Călărași, previously on loan at Unirea Constanța)

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 June 2021 Corona Brașov 0-2 Farul Constanța Brașov, Romania
EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Metrom Stadium
26 June 2021 FC Rapid București 1-1 Farul Constanța Brașov, Romania
EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Stadionul Silviu Ploeșteanu
30 June 2021 CS Mioveni 0-1 Farul Constanța Brașov, Romania
EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Stadionul Silviu Ploeșteanu
30 June 2021 Chindia Târgoviște 2-1 Farul Constanța Ghimbav, Romania
EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Campo Verde
3 July 2021 Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc 1-1 Farul Constanța Ghimbav, Romania
EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Campo Verde
3 July 2021 FC Petrolul Ploiești 1-0 Farul Constanța Brașov, Romania
EEST (UTC+3)
  • Ilie David 75'
 Stadium: Stadionul Silviu Ploeșteanu
10 July 2021 Farul Constanța 3-2 Dacia Unirea Brăila Ovidiu, Romania
EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Complexul Academiei Hagi
10 July 2021 Farul Constanța 1-1 Cherno More Varna Ovidiu, Romania
EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul (Ovidiu)
23 July 2021 Farul Constanța 4-0 Dacia Unirea Brăila Ovidiu, Romania
EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Complexul Academiei Hagi
5 September 2021 Galatasaray 1-3 Farul Constanța Istanbul, Turkey
11:00 CEST
8 October 2021 Farul Constanța 2-0 Unirea Slobozia Ovidiu, Romania
EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul (Ovidiu)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Liga I
Main article: 2020–21 Liga I
Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 6 8 55 29 +26 54 Qualification for the Play-off round
4 Argeș Pitești 30 14 6 10 28 22 +6 48
5 Farul Constanța 30 14 6 10 42 21 +21 48
6 Voluntari 30 13 8 9 31 27 +4 47
7 Botoșani 30 11 13 6 33 28 +5 46 Qualification for the Play-out round
Source: LPF (in Romanian) Soccerway
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.[22]
Results by round
Round123456789101112131415
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultDWDWLWDWLWLLLWW
Position776555545368887
Updated to match(es) played on 2021. Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
19 July 2021 (2021-07-19) 1 UTA Arad 0-0 Farul Constanța Arad
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Stadionul Francisc von Neuman
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest) , Sebastian Gheorghe (Suceava) and Andrei Constantinescu (Bucharest)
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 2 Farul Constanța 2-0 Gaz Metan Mediaș Ovidiu
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Viitorul
Referee: Marian Barbu (Făgăraș - Brașov) , Vladimir Urzică (Piatra Neamț) and Imre Bucsi (Sf. Gheorghe - Covasna)
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 3 Rapid București 0-0 Farul Constanța Bucharest
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Arena Națională
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Arad) , Radu Ghinguleac (Bucharest) and Sebastian Gheorghe (Suceava)
9 August 2021 (2021-08-09) 4 Farul Constanța 1–0 Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe Ovidiu
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galați) , Marius Badea (Rm. Vâlcea) and Ferencz Tunyoki (Zalău)
13 August 2021 (2021-08-13) 5 CFR Cluj 1-0 Farul Constanța Cluj
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova) , Radu Ghinguleac (Bucharest) and Daniel Mitruți (Craiova)
20 August 2021 6 Farul Constanța 3–0 FC Dinamo București Ovidiu
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) Betancor 12', 53'
De Nooijer  45+1'
Ganea 57'		 Report Filip  65'
Grigore  82'		 Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: George Cătălin Găman (Craiova)
28 August 2021 7 FC U Craiova 1948 1–1 Farul Constanța Craiova
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Claudiu Bălan 48'
Benjamin Van Durmen  37'
Radu Negru  60'		 Adrian Petre 83' (pen.)
Sebastian Mladen  30'
Ionuț Larie  90+3'		 Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
Referee: Ionuț Coza (Cernica - Ilfov) , Ferencz Tunyogi (Zalău - Sălaj) and Marius Badea (Rm. Vâlcea - Vâlcea)
13 September 2021 8 Farul Constanța 5–0 Academica Clinceni Ovidiu
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Betancor 6', 45', 57'
Andrei Artean  24'
Adrian Petre 81'
Enes Sali 85'		 Denis Ventúra  17'
Donatas Kazlauskas  70'		 Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul
Referee: Cătălin Popa (Argeș - Pitești) , George Neacșu (Câmpulung Muscel - Argeș) and Laszlo Bucsi (Sf. Gheorghe - Covasna)
18 September 2021 9 Chindia Târgoviște 2–0 Farul Constanța Ploiești
14:00 EEST (UTC+3) Daniel Popa 40' 84'
Paul Iacob 90+3'		 Alin Dobrosavlevici 70' Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest) , Vladimir Urzică (Piatra Neamț) and Andrei Constantinescu (Bucharest)
26 September 2021 10 Farul Constanța 2–1 CS Mioveni Ovidiu
16:30 EEST (UTC+3) Betancor 16'
Andrei Ciobanu 90+2'
Alexi Pitu 32'		 Bogdan Rusu 86'
Lucian Dumitriu  19'
Ionuț Burnea  22'
Adrian Scarlatache  35'
Răzvan Ducan  90+1'		 Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul
Referee: Sorin Costreie (Buftea - Ilfov) , Sebastian Gheorghe (Suceava) and Alexandru Vodă (Alba-Iulia)
3 October 2021 11 FC Voluntari 1–0 Farul Constanța Voluntari
16:30 EEST (UTC+3) Ion Gheorghe 65' Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
Referee: Cătălin Popa (Pitești - Argeș) , Vladimir Urzică (Piatra Neamț) and Marius Marchidanu (Brăila)
17 October 2021 12 Argeș Pitești 2–1 Farul Constanța Pitești
14:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova) , Daniel Mitruți (Craiova) and Vlad Bârleanu (Bucharest)
4 November 2021 13 Farul Constanța 0–1 FCSB Ovidiu
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) Virgil Ghiță  71' Constantin Grameni 13' (o.g.)
Risto Radunović  45'		 Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul
Referee: Ionuț Coza (Cernica - Ilfov) , Valentin Dumitru (Gherghița - Prahova) and Ionuț Bobe (Videle - Teleorman)
29 October 2021 14 FC Botoșani 0–2 Farul Constanța Botoșani
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Stadionul Municipal (Botoșani)
Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Satu Mare) , Vasile Marinescu (Bucharest) and Ovidiu Artene (Vaslui)
7 November 2021 15 Farul Constanța 1–0 CS Universitatea Craiova Ovidiu
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest) , Vladimir Urzică (Piatra Neamț) and Andrei Constantinescu (București)

Cupa României
Main article: 2021–22 Cupa României

Round of 32
22 October 2021 (2021-10-22) Farul Constanța 0-1 Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe Ovidiu
EEST (UTC+3) Bogdan Mitrea 51' (pen.) Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 0

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No.PosPlayerLiga ICupa României Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
5MF Sebastian Mladen 12010 130
6DF Bradley de Nooijer 14000 140
20MF Roberto Mălăele 1000 10
17DF Ionuț Larie 15010 160
9FW Adrian Petre 13510 145
77DF Darius Grosu 1000 10
21DF Alin Dobrosavlevici 7010 80
25FW Aurelian Chițu 10010 110
30MF Florin Purece 9000 90
4DF Damien Dussaut 13010 140
52MF Romário Pires 11010 120
15DF Alexandru Georgescu 2000 20
10FW Jefté Betancor 15910 169
66MF Josemi Castañeda 2000 20
24MF Constantin Grameni 9000 90
15DF Gabriel Dănuleasa 1000 10
3DF Gabriel Buta 3010 40
22FW Luca Andronache 2000 20
99FW Ștefan Bodișteanu 2010 30
80FW Alexi Pitu 15000 150
98MF Nicolas Popescu 3000 30
12GK Marian Aioani 12000 120
23DF Virgil Ghiță 11010 120
18MF Andrei Artean 11010 120
11MF Andrei Ciobanu 11100 111
28MF Enes Sali 8110 91
2DF Radu Boboc 6010 70
7FW George Ganea 12100 121
29MF Eduard Rădăslăvescu 4010 50
94GK Laurențiu Brănescu 0010 10
27MF Ely Fernandes 4010 50
Players transferred out during the season
1GK Árpád Tordai 3000 30

Squad statistics
Liga I Cupa României
Games played151
Games won70
Games drawn30
Games lost51
Goals scored180
Goals conceded91
Goal difference+9-1
Clean sheets80
Goal by Substitute50
Total shots128–
Shots on target50–
Corners71–
Players used2516
Offsides40–
Fouls suffered175–
Fouls committed211–
Yellow cards212
Red cards10

Goalscorers
R No. Pos. Nation Name Liga I Cupa României Total
1 10 FW Jefté Betancor 9 0 9
2 9 FW Adrian Petre 5 0 5
3 7 FW George Ganea 1 0 1
28 FW Enes Sali 1 0 1
11 MF Andrei Ciobanu 1 0 1
4 DF Damien Dussaut 1 0 1

Hat-tricks
PlayerAgainstResultDateCompetition
Jefté Betancor Academica Clinceni 5–0 (H) 13 September 2021 Liga I

Clean sheets


Rank Name Liga I Cupa României Total Games played
1 Marian Aioani 5 0 0 12
2 Árpád Tordai 3 0 0 3
3 Laurențiu Brănescu 0 0 0 1
Total 6 0 0 13

Disciplinary record
As of 2021
Number Position Nation Name Liga I Cupa României Total
     
4 DF Damien Dussaut 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
5 DF Sebastian Mladen 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
6 DF Bradley de Nooijer 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
32 MF Romário Pires 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
21 DF Alin Dobrosavlevici 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
97 DF Alexandru Georgescu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
80 FW Alexi Pitu 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
66 MF Josemi Castañeda 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 MF Andrei Ciobanu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 DF Ionuț Larie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 MF Andrei Artean 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 DF Virgil Ghiță 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 FW George Ganea 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

List of international goals scored by Farul's players
#DateTeamOpponentPlayerScoreResultCompetition
1.10 July 2021RomaniaSaudi ArabiaGeorge Ganea1–01–1Friendly
2.3 August 2021Romania U19Israel U19Luca Andronache1–02–0Friendly
3.2–0
4.5 September 2021Romania U17Czech Republic U17Enes Sali2–13–1Syrenka Cup (Friendly)
5.5 September 2021Romania U19Bosnia and Herzegovina U19Ștefan Bodișteanu3–15–1Friendly
6.7 October 2021Romania U19Cyprus U19Ștefan Bodișteanu1–02–0Friendly
7.7 October 2021Romania U20Czech Republic U20Eduard Rădăslăvescu2–12–1U-20 Friendly Tournament
8.26 October 2021Romania U17San Marino U17Enes Sali4–05–02022 UEFA EURO U-17 qualification
9.10 November 2021Romania U19Latvia U19Ștefan Bodișteanu1–01–02022 UEFA Under-19 qualification
10.10 November 2021Romania U20Poland U20Eduard Rădăslăvescu1–02–1U-20 Friendly Tournament
11.13 November 2021Romania U19San Marino U19Ștefan Bodișteanu4–05–02022 UEFA Under-19 qualification
12.16 November 2021Romania U19Turkey U19Ștefan Bodișteanu1–01–42022 UEFA Under-19 qualification

Managerial statistics (2021-22 season)
Manager From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD
Gheorghe Hagi 21 July 2021 Present 15 7 3 5 18 9 046.67

See also

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