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AFC Metalul Buzău
Full nameAsociația Fotbal Club Metalul Buzău
Nickname(s)Buzoienii
(The People from Buzău)
Short nameMetalul
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)
as AS Metalul Buzău
GroundMetalul
Capacity1,573
OwnerBuzău County Council
Mircea Benga
ChairmanGheorghe Guiu
ManagerValentin Stan
LeagueLiga III
2022–23Liga III, Seria II, 1st
Websitewww.metalulbuzau.ro

AFC Metalul Buzău, commonly known as Metalul Buzău, is a Romanian professional football club based in Buzău, Romania, founded in 1954. Currently the team plays in Liga III.

History

Name Period
Metalul Buzău 1954–1996
Metalcord Buzău 1996–2007
Metalul Buzău 2007–present

AFC Metalul Buzău was founded in 1954 as AS Metalul Buzău and was set up by the trade union of IUT Buzău. From the first season to the 1966 season, the team evolved into the county championship and in autumn of 66, the city of Buzău returned with a team in Divizia C, this team was Metalul.

In 1971, through a reorganization of the football from Buzău, Gloria Buzău was formed and taking a part of Metalul's players and the place in Divizia C, Gloria succeeded in the 1971–72 Divizia C season to occupy the 1st place in the series and after a play-off match at Ploiești to promote in Divizia B.

At the insistence of the workers from the IUT factory, in 1982 the football team was re-established. At that time Steaua Săhăteni, a small team from Buzău County played in Divizia C. Buzoienii merged with the team from Săhăteni and took its place in Liga III.

In 1996, following the association with CORD Buzău, Metalul became Metalcord Buzău. The last edition in which the team from Buzău evolved in the Liga III under this name was 2005–06 Divizia C season.

In the summer of 2007, the club returned to its former name AS Metalul Buzău and participated annually in the Buzău County Championship, the equivalent of the Liga IV in the Romanian football system.

The team was taken over in 2013 by the company Revicom Oil, changing its name in AFC Metalul Buzău.[1]

At the end of 2016–17 Metalul won Liga IV-Buzău County and the promotion play-off match against CS Amara 9–2 on aggregate and promoted back to Liga III after 10 years of absence.[2]

In the 2019-2020, Metalul achieved the club's best performance in Cupa României when reached Round of 16, after winning against Avântul Zărnești (3-0 by FA decision; 2nd Round), SCM Gloria Buzău (3-2 after pen.; 3rd Round), CSM Focșani (1-0 a.e.t.; 4th Round), FK Miercurea Ciuc (1-0; Round of 32) and losing to Politehnica Iași (0-3; Round of 16).

Stadium

The club plays its home matches on Metalul Stadium from Buzău.

Rivalries

Although it is the oldest active football club in the Buzău County, Metalul has always lived in the shadow of Gloria Buzău, thus becoming their rivals.

Honours

Liga III

Liga IV – Buzău County

Ploiești Regional Championship

  • Winners (1): 1965–66

Players

First team squad

As of 19 January 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Romania ROU Dănuț Mihăescu
3 DF Romania ROU Daniel Mihai
5 DF Romania ROU Ion Spătaru
6 DF Romania ROU Andrei Ceaușu
7 FW Romania ROU Cristian Onțel
8 MF Romania ROU Dan Stan
10 MF Romania ROU Marius Tudorică
11 FW Romania ROU Sabin Moldovan
13 DF Romania ROU Sebastian Ghinga (Captain)
15 DF Romania ROU Stefan Nedelcu-Zisu
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Romania ROU Antonio Marcu (on loan from U Cluj)
19 DF Romania ROU Ștefan Păun
23 MF Romania ROU Robert Dumitru (on loan from Voluntari)
25 GK Romania ROU Iulian Dinu
77 FW Romania ROU Nicolas Antone (on loan from Kids Tâmpa)
99 FW Romania ROU Cătălin Bardaș
DF Romania ROU Patrick Benga
MF Romania ROU Rafael Manea
DF Romania ROU Bogdan Manole
MF Romania ROU Alexandru Șaim-Tudor
DF Romania ROU Alberto Olaru

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Club officials

League history

References