Clubul Sportiv Gloria Ultra, also known as Gloria Ultra, or just Gloria and formerly known as Rapid Brodoc is a Romanian football club based in Dorohoi, Botoșani County, which currently plays in Liga III, the third tier of Romanian football.
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| Full name | Clubul Sportiv Gloria Ultra | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Păunii (The Peacocks) Dorohoienii (The people from Dorohoi) | ||
| Short name | Gloria | ||
| Founded | 1987 as Rapid Brodoc 2016 as Rapid Brodoc (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Municipal | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Owners | Stero Dorohoi Municipality | ||
| Chairman | Răzvan Zetu | ||
| Manager | Florin Croitoru | ||
| League | Liga III | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga III, Seria I, 8th | ||
| Website | https://gloriaultra.ro/ | ||
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History
editThe club was originally founded in 1987 as Rapid Brodoc and played in the Vaslui County Championships until 1992 when was disbanded.[1]
In 2016, the local businessman Cezar Bahrim decided to reactivate the football club from Brodoc and enrolled the team in Liga V – Vaslui County, the fifth tier of the Romanian football league system, finishing on 4th place in the Series II, and 4th in the Series A of Liga V play-offs.[1][2][3]
Rapid Brodoc promoted to Liga IV – Vaslui County at the end of the 2017–18 season. Rapid finished 2nd in Series I and reached the final of the fifth league, where lost to FC Vulturești 1–3.[4][5]
The club finished in the top places, but with no success, until in the 2021–22 season when the club won the league, and beating Sportul Onești and promoted to Liga III[6][7]
In their first 2 seasons in Liga III the club finished in 7th place, respectively 8th place.
The club withdrew from Liga III, due to financial problems, but the club decided to not withdraw anymore from the league.[8][7]
The club was also moved from Brodoc, to Dorohoi and was renamed to Gloria Ultra.[9]
Grounds
editSince 2024, Gloria Ultra plays its home matches on Municipal Stadium in Dorohoi, Botoșani County, arena that has a capacity of 2,000 seats and was used in the past as the home ground of local teams Cristalul Dorohoi, Fulgerul Dorohoi, FCM Dorohoi or Inter Dorohoi, but was also the home ground of various teams such as FC Botoșani II or Dante Botoșani.
Until 2024, the club was known as Rapid Brodoc and used to play its home matches on Brodoc Ground or on Vaslui Municipal Stadium, after its promotion to Liga III.
Honours
edit- Winners (1): 2021–22
Players
editFirst team squad
edit- As of 10 September 2024[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
editLeague history
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References
edit- ^ a b "Un nou Rapid își face loc pe harta fotbalistică a țării" [A new Rapid is making its way onto the football map of the country] (in Romanian). frf.ro. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Liga 5, Seria II Vaslui Est, sezon 2016/2017" [League 5, Series II Vaslui East, 2016/2017 season] (in Romanian). frf-ajf.ro. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Liga 5 - mini PlayOff A, sezon 2016/2017" [League 5 - mini PlayOff A, 2016/2017 season] (in Romanian). frf-ajf.ro. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Liga 5 - Vaslui I Vest, sezon 2017/2018" [League 5 - Vaslui I West, 2017/2018 season] (in Romanian). frf-ajf.ro. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "FC Vulturești, campioanã în Liga 5" [FC Vulturești, champion in League 5] (in Romanian). vremeanoua.ro. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ Nouă, Vremea (June 26, 2022). "Rapid Brodoc a promovat în Liga 3! Fuziunea dintre Brodoc si CSM Vaslui prinde contur".
- ^ a b Sion, Dan (June 7, 2022). "AS Sportul Onești- Rapid Brodoc, în "barajul" de promovare în Liga a III-a".
- ^ Stîngă, Răzvan (July 5, 2024). "Loc liber în Liga 3! O echipă s-a retras".
- ^ "Dorohoiul va fi reprezentată în Liga a III-a de Gloria Ultra - Monitorul de Botoșani".
- ^ "Squad 2021-2022" (in Romanian). gloriaultra.ro. Retrieved 4 December 2024.