FC Hermannstadt

Asociația Fotbal Club Hermannstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁmanʃtat]), commonly known as FC Hermannstadt, Hermannstadt or familiarly as Sibiu (Romanian pronunciation: [siˈbiw]), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Sibiu, Sibiu County, which competes in the Liga II.

Not to be confused with FC Sibiu.
Hermannstadt
Full nameAsociația Fotbal Club Hermannstadt
Nickname(s)Roș-negrii (The Red and Blacks)
Sibienii (The Sibiu People)
Founded29 July 2015 (2015-07-29)[1]
GroundMunicipal
Capacity14,000
OwnerSibiu Municipality
ChairmanDănuț Coman
ManagerMarius Măldărășanu
LeagueLiga II
2020–21Liga I, 14th of 16 (relegated via play-offs)
WebsiteClub website

The team was established in 2015 and introduced in the fourth league, with Hermannstadt being the equivalent of the city's name in the German language. Roș-negrii achieved successive promotions and in 2018 reached the Liga I, the highest level of the Romanian football league system. In the same year, they also played a Cupa României final, which they lost 0–2 to Universitatea Craiova.

History

Founding and back-to-back promotions (2015–present)
FC Hermannstadt badges throughout time

AFC Hermannstadt was founded in 2015 to continue the long tradition of football in Sibiu, started in 1913 by Șoimii Sibiu and continued through other teams such as Societatea Gimnastică Sibiu (Hermannstädter Turnverein - HATV, which was founded in 1862 and the football section in 1919), Inter Sibiu, FC Sibiu or Voința Sibiu. Even if Hermannstadt is not officially the successor of any of these clubs, it is currently the only representative of Sibiu in the first three leagues.

Immediately after the 2015 founding, FC Hermannstadt was enrolled in the Liga IV. They finished on the first place in the table and subsequently qualified for the Liga III promotion play-off.[2] The club won the phase without major difficulties, 6–1 on aggregate against the champion of Gorj County, Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești.[3] Sibienii were also winners of Liga III's Seria V in the next season and promoted to the Liga II, the second level of the Romanian football league system.[4]

Hermannstadt played its first Liga II match on 5 August 2017, a 3–0 home victory over CS Balotești.[5] They finished the campaign as runners-up, and thus achieved promotion to the Liga I after only three years of existence.[6] The club also managed a very notable performance in the Cupa României, being the first in 36 years to reach the final despite not playing in the top league.[7] Hermannstadt upset four Liga I teams en route to the last game of the competition: Voluntari, Juventus București, FCSB and Gaz Metan Mediaș respectively. They lost the final 0–2 to Universitatea Craiova, on 27 May 2018.[8]

On 21 July 2018, Hermannstadt won its first ever Liga I match after Ștefan Blănaru scored the only goal of the opening fixture against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe.[9]

Ground

The Stadionul Municipal was demolished in Mai 2018 and was rebuilt. After several delays the rebuilt of the successor was successfully terminated in December 2019. Since then, the Stadtionul Municipal is the home stadium of FC Hermannstadt.[10]

Support

Hermannstadt has been enjoying the support of local fans since its early days, with the average home attendance in the 2016–17 Liga III season being between 4,000 and 5,000, the highest in that competition.[4]

The team also has an ultras group, named D'acii, which appeared for the first time at a match against ASU Politehnica Timișoara in September 2017.[11] Their name is a pun on the words dacii ("the Dacians") and d-aci—a contraction of de aci—meaning "from here".

Rivalries

Hermannstadt has a local rivalry with Gaz Metan Mediaș, referred to as the "Derby of Sibiu County".

Honours

Leagues

Cups

Players

First team squad
As of 8 March 2022[12]

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 Pop
3 DF  ROU Alex Negrea
4 DF  ROU Ionuț Stoica (Captain)
6 MF  ROU Paul Antoche
7 MF  ROU Petrișor Petrescu (Vice-Captain)
8 MF  GHA Baba Alhassan
9 FW  ROU Ioan Hora
10 MF  ROU Ionuț Năstăsie
11 DF  ROU Bogdan Jica (on loan from Gaz Metan)
12 GK  BUL Plamen Iliev
13 FW  ROU Cosmin Bucuroiu
14 MF  JPN Sota Mino
16 DF  GHA Saeed Issah
18 MF  ROU Loren Niță
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  ROU Gheorghe Tomșa (on loan from CFR Cluj)
22 GK  ROU Călin Grecu
23 DF  ROU Florin Bejan
25 DF  ROU Raul Opruț
27 MF  ROU Gabriel Șerban
28 FW  ROU Valentin Buhăcianu
29 MF  ROU Ciprian Biceanu
30 FW  ROU Daniel Paraschiv (on loan from CFR Cluj)
31 GK  ROU Vlad Muțiu
51 MF  ROU Alexandru Oroian
77 FW  ROU Andrei Blejdea
93 MF  ROU Călin Popescu
96 MF  ROU Silviu Balaure
98 DF  ROU Alexandru Pantea (on loan from FCSB)

Reserves and academy

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
81 DF  ROU Benjamin Hanzu
No. Pos. Nation Player
92 FW  NED Stanley Elbers

Club officials

Statistics and records

League history

References
  1. "ASOCIATIA FOTBAL CLUB HERMANNSTADT, SIBIU" (in Romanian). Pagini Aurii. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. "F.C Hermannstadt Sibiu" (in Romanian). Asociația Județeană de Fotbal Sibiu. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. "FC Hermannstadt a defilat la Cărbunești și va juca în Liga a III-a în noul sezon. Întăriri masive pentru sibieni" [FC Hermannstadt won by a big difference at Cărbunești and will play in the Liga III next season. New transfers for the Sibiu People] (in Romanian). SbSport.ro. 26 June 2016.
  4. "Fotbalul renaşte ca Pasărea Phoenix la Sibiu! Clubul cu 19 conducători vrea să devină o legendă: "Acum e un proiect mult mai bine organizat"" [Football comes back to life like the Phoenix bird in Sibiu! The club with 19 managers wants to become a legend: "This time is a better organized project"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 19 May 2017.
  5. "Debut perfect pentru AFC Hermannstadt la primul meci în Liga 2. Sibienii au trecut cu scor de neprezentare de CS Baloteşti şi au avut şi două goluri anulate" [Perfect debut for AFC Hermannstadt at their first Liga 2 match. Sibienii easily surpassed CS Baloteşti and also had two goals canceled] (in Romanian). ProSport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  6. "AFC Hermannstadt a promovat în Liga I după 1-1 cu Chindia; Echipa din Târgovişte va juca la baraj" [AFC Hermannstadt promoted to Liga I after 1–1 with Chindia; the Târgoviște-based team will participate in the promotion play-off] (in Romanian). News.ro. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  7. "AFC Hermannstadt intră în istorie " Ce s-a întâmplat în precedentele 14 finale de Cupa României în care au evoluat formații din eșaloanele inferioare" [AFC Hermannstadt makes history " What happened in the previous 14 finals involving teams from the lower leagues]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. "Toată lumea știe, Cupa-i în Bănie!" [Everyone knows, the Cup is in Bănie!] (in Romanian). CS Universitatea Craiova. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  9. "Hermannstadt - Sepsi OSK 1-0. Nou-promovata a triumfat la debutul în Liga 1. Blănaru a decis partida" [Hermannstadt - Sepsi OSK 1–0. The newly promoted team prevailed at its Liga 1 debut. Blănaru decided the match] (in Romanian). ProSport. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  10. Hermannstadt pleacă din Sibiu!
  11. "Liga 2 / FC Hermannstadt - ASU Poli Timişoara: Galerie pentru lider" [Liga 2 / FC Hermannstadt - ASU Poli Timișoara: Support for the leader] (in Romanian). Tribuna. 7 September 2017.
  12. "Echipa" [Squad] (in Romanian). FC Hermannstadt. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  13. "Top management".
  14. "Echipa I".
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