Foresta Fălticeni (also known as Foresta Suceava) was a Romanian professional football club from Fălticeni, Suceava County, Romania, founded in 1954 as Avântul Fălticeni and subsequently dissolved in 2003.
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| Full name | Foresta Fălticeni | ||
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| Founded | 1954 | ||
| Dissolved | 2003 | ||
| Ground | Areni, Suceava Nada Florilor, Fălticeni | ||
| Capacity | 12,500 10,000 | ||
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History
editThe club was founded in 1954 in Fălticeni under the name of Avântul Fălticeni.
Foresta was the first team representing Divizia C that played in a Romanian Cup final which was lost with 0–6 against Steaua București at the end of the 1966–67 season.[1][2]
In 1997, the club was moved to Suceava after it won the promotion to the Divizia A for the first time in history. The main reason for the move was the inadequate state of Foresta's stadium in Fălticeni, which was both small and had a cracked stand. Another reason for the move was, that the main team in the city, CSM Suceava had failed to achieve any notable performances during the previous decade.
During the 3 seasons it spent in the Divizia A, a notable match was played against Dinamo București in which Dinamo was leading with 4–0 in the 70th minute, only to see Foresta turn the tables on them and win 5–4 in the end. The man of those 20 minutes was Robert Niţă who scored 2 goals.
Before it was dissolved in 2003 it moved back to Fălticeni to play the last matches in its history there.[3][4][5]
Honours
edit- Best finish: 13th 2000–01
- Winners (0):
- Runners-up (1): 1966–67
Chronology of names
edit| Name[6] | Period |
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| Avântul Fălticeni | 1954–1956 |
| Recolta Fălticeni | 1956 |
| Energia Fălticeni | 1957 |
| Foresta Fălticeni | 1957–1982 |
| Chimia Fălticeni | 1982–1989 |
| Foresta Fălticeni | 1989–1997 |
| Foresta Suceava | 1997–2002 |
| Foresta Fălticeni | 2003 |
Former managers
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Gheorghe Albu (1958–1959)- Iosif Lengheriu (1966–1967)
- Marin Barbu (1997)
- Marian Bondrea (1998–1999)
- Marin Barbu (1999–2001)
- Ionel Iuga
- Nicolae Babeti
- Vasile Florea
- Nicolae Constantin
- Cristian Antoniu
- Cornel Anton
- Ion Buzoianu
- Constantin Jamaischi
References
edit- ^ "Performanţă istorică! Hermannstadt e prima echipă din Liga 2 calificată în finala Cupei României, după 36 de ani" [Historical performance! Hermannstadt is the first team in Liga 2 to qualify for the Romanian Cup final, after 36 years] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "80 de ani de suprize. O istorie a echipelor din ligile inferioare care au jucat finala Cupei României" [80 years of surprises. A history of the teams from the lower leagues that played the Romanian Cup final] (in Romanian). Theplaymaker.ro. 13 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Romania – List of Foundation Dates". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Dinamo – Foresta: 4–5". Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-06-06 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Foresta Suceava – statistics". www.romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ "Evoluția denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor" [Evolution of the names over the years]. romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.(in Romanian)