FC Unirea Constanța

Asociația Fotbal Club Unirea Constanța (Romanian pronunciation: [uˈnire̯a konˈstantsa]), commonly known as Unirea Constanța, is a Romanian football club based in Techirghiol, Constanța County, currently playing in the Liga II.

Unirea Constanța
Full nameAsociația Fotbal Club
Unirea Constanța
Nickname(s)
  • Alb-albaștrii
    (The White and Blues)
  • Echipa din sudul litoralului
    (The Team From the South Coast)
Short nameUnirea
Founded2021 (2021)
GroundSparta
Capacity2,000
OwnerVasile Geambazi
ChairmanAltay Nuredin
ManagerLeonard Strizu
LeagueLiga II

Unirea was founded in the summer of 2021 by taking over Farul Constanța's berth in the second league; the move was approved after Farul left the spot open as a result of its merger with Liga I side Viitorul Constanța.

History

Unirea Constanța was established in the summer of 2021 on the ashes of the former Farul Constanța entity, its berth in the league championship remaining unused after the merger between Farul and Viitorul Constanța.[1] Unirea Constanța unveiled itself as "the team of the South Coast", with local businessman Altay Nuredin being the man who ensures the financing.

Unirea built its squad around former Farul players that did not enter the Liga I project, and started to play its matches in Techirghiol.[2] It seems that the club's plan for the 2022 summer is to rename itself Marina Mangalia and subsequently move to Mangalia for its home matches, in order to be considered a successor club of Callatis Mangalia.[2]

After the merger of the two teams, a group of supporters of the Farul Constanta chose to continue to support the team from the 2nd league, so the fans were divided into two camps.

Grounds
Main article: Stadionul Sparta (Techirghiol)

Unirea Constanța plays its home matches on Sparta Stadium in Techirghiol, Constanța County, with a capacity of 2,000 seats. Probably, starting with the summer of 2022, the club will move its activity to Central Stadium in Mangalia, with a capacity of 5,000 seats. The move will be possible only in 2022 due to the renovations that must be done at the former stadium of Callatis Mangalia.[2]

Players

First team squad
As of 8 March 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 Mihai Udrea (on loan from FCSB)
2 DF  ROU Radu Cireșoiu (on loan from FCSB II)
3 DF  ROU Alexandru Șuteu (on loan from FCSB II)
4 DF  ROU Paul Coza (on loan from FCSB II)
5 DF  ROU Dan Tălmaciu (on loan from FCSB)
6 MF  ROU Aurelian Ciuciulete (on loan from FCSB)
7 FW  ROU Adrian Niță (on loan from FCSB)
8 MF  ROU Mario Lăcătuș (on loan from FCSB II)
9 FW  ROU Andreas Chirițoiu (on loan from FCSB II)
10 MF  ROU Valentin Mitrache (on loan from FCSB II)
11 FW  ROU Alexandru Bodea (on loan from FCSB II)
12 DF  ROU Alexandru Nicola (on loan from FCSB II)
14 DF  ROU Cătălin Gogor (on loan from FCSB)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  ROU Andrei Bobaru
16 MF  ROU Ștefan Stavrositu (on loan from FCSB II)
17 FW  ROU Andrei Trucă (on loan from FCSB II)
18 MF  ROU Laurențiu Ardelean (Captain), (on loan from FCSB)
19 FW  ROU Robert Tudor (on loan from FCSB II)
20 MF  ROU Robert Jerdea (on loan from Clinceni)
21 GK  ROU Mario Popescu (on loan from FCSB II)
22 FW  ROU Vlad Șerbănescu (on loan from FCSB II)
23 DF  ROU Iulian Carabela
31 GK  ROU Alexandru Tipu
44 DF  ROU Radu Zamfir (on loan from FCSB II)
77 MF  ROU Rareș Trif (on loan from FCSB II)
98 MF  ROU Alexandru Neacșu (on loan from FCSB II)

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

References
  1. "Ianis Zicu, antrenor la Unirea Constanța, echipa care i-a luat locul Farului în Liga 2! Cum se descrie noul club" [Ianis Zicu, coach at Unirea Constanța, the team that took the place of Farului in League 2! How to describe the new club]. digisport.ro. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. "Cine este Unirea Constanța, echipa care îi ia locul Farului în Liga 2! Cum se descrie clubul, unde va juca acasă, publicul țintă și sigla pe care jucătorii o vor purta pe piept" [Who is Unirea Constanța, the team that takes the place of Farul in League 2! How to describe the club, where it will play at home, the target audience and the logo that the players will wear on their chests]. liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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