CS Făurei

CS Făurei

Full name	Clubul Sportiv Făurei
Nickname(s)	Alb-Albaștrii (The White and Blues)
Short name	Făurei
Founded	22 March 2002; 22 years ago (2002-03-22)[1]
Ground	Orășenesc
Capacity	1,000
Owners	Făurei Town
Chairman	Dragoș Scorțeanu
Manager	Alexandru Balaban
League	Liga IV
2023–24	Liga IV, Brăila County, 10th of 10
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Clubul Sportiv Făurei, commonly known as CS Făurei, or simply as Făurei, is a Romanian amateur football club based in Făurei, Brăila County, founded in 2002. The club is currently playing in the Liga IV.

Owner, manager and also player of the team is former Romanian international Bănel Nicoliță.

History

CS Făurei was founded on 22 March 2002 to continue the football tradition in the town, football tradition started by Unirea Făurei, team that had as the best performance two consecutive seasons in the Divizia C, in the early 1990s.^[1]

Făurei is an important railway node in Romania, the 5th in the country according to the number of connections with other localities, of which three double, electrified lines. In the immediate vicinity and partly on its administrative territory is located the largest railway ring in South-Eastern Europe, inaugurated in the 1970s.^[2] Despite its important role in the transportation, Făurei is not an economical force in Romania, being ninth smallest city and the football team was also mainly a fourth tier team, even in the time of communism. After the dissolution of the historical team, Unirea, CS Făurei continued to play in the Liga IV reaching only meteorically Liga III, in the 2000s.

In 2016 Bănel Nicoliță, former player of Steaua București, Saint-Étienne or FC Nantes, among others, who is originally from Făurei, took over the club with the objective to promote back in the Liga III.^[3] After a first season in which "the white and blues" were ranked only 2nd, CS Făurei won Liga IV – Brăila County series, went to the promotion play-off, where after a 7–4 on aggregate against CSU Galați, promoted back in the Liga III, after an absence of 12 years.^[4]

Grounds

Main article: Stadionul Orășenesc (Făurei)

CS Făurei plays its home matches on Orășenesc Stadium in Făurei, Brăila County, with a capacity of 1,000 seats.

Honours

Liga IV – Brăila County

• Winners (2): 2004–05, 2017–18
• Runners-up (1): 2016–17

Cupa României – Brăila County

• Winners (1): 2017–18
• Runners-up (1): 2016–17

Unirea Făurei

Liga IV – Brăila County

• Winners (1): 1989–90

League history

Season Tier Division Place Notes Cupa României 2022–23 4 Liga IV (BR) 8th First Round 2021–22 3 Liga III (Seria II) 9th Relegated First Round 2020–21 3 Liga III (Seria II) 10th 2019–20 3 Liga III (Seria II) 8th Round of 32 2018–19 3 Liga III (Seria II) 8th 2017–18 4 Liga IV (BR) 1st (C) Promoted 2016–17 4 Liga IV (BR) 2nd 2015–16 4 Liga IV (BR) 9th 2014–15 4 Liga IV (BR) 8th

Season Tier Division Place Notes Cupa României 2013–14 4 Liga IV (BR) 5th 2012–13 4 Liga IV (BR) 10th 2011–12 4 Liga IV (BR) 11th 2010–11 4 Liga IV (BR) 9th 2009–10 4 Liga IV (BR) 10th 2008–09 4 Liga IV (BR) 2007–08 4 Liga IV (BR) 3rd 2006–07 4 Liga IV (BR) 5th 2005–06 3 Divizia C (Seria II) 13th Relegated 2004–05 4 Divizia D (BR) 1st (C) Promoted

References

1. "CS Faurei" (in Romanian). frf-ajf.ro. 1 November 2019.
2. "Orasul Faurei" (in Romanian). orasulfaurei.ro. 1 November 2019.
3. "CS FĂUREI - CS MIOVENI 1-5 // VIDEO+FOTO Reportaj din Făurei » Cupa, viața satului: „Pentru 2019 e penibil! Nu putem spune că n-au fost emoții"" (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 1 November 2019.
4. "Bănel Nicoliţă şi-a văzut visul împlinit: CS Făurei a promovat în Liga a III-a" (in Romanian). obiectivbr.ro. 1 November 2019.

External links

• CS Făurei on Facebook
• CS Făurei at AJF Brăila