2021–22 FCV Farul Constanța season

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Farul Constanța
2021–22 season
PresidentGheorghe Popescu
ManagerGheorghe Hagi
StadiumStadionul Viitorul (Ovidiu)

The 2021–22 season is the 33rd professional football season in Farul Constanța's existence, and the 19th in the top-flight of Romanian football. Farul competes in Liga I and in the Cupa României.On 21 June 2021, Gheorghe Hagi (owner and founder of Viitorul Constanța), Gheorghe Popescu (chairman of Viitorul) and Ciprian Marica (owner of Farul Constanța) announced in a press conference that their teams have merged. The club that would continue in the Liga I will be FCV ('V' from 'Viitorul') Farul. Farul will play in the Liga I on Viitorul's place and its home matches will be disputed on Viitorul Stadium, due to Farul Stadium advance state of degradation.[1][2][3]

Previous season positions[edit]

Viitorul Constanța[edit]

Competition Position
Romania Liga I 10th
Romania Cupa României Round of 32

Farul Constanța[edit]

Competition Position
Romania Liga II 7th
Romania Cupa României Round of 16

Season overview[edit]

June[edit]

On 21 June 2021, Gheorghe Hagi, owner and founder of Viitorul Constanța, Gheorghe Popescu, chairman of Viitorul, and Ciprian Marica, owner of Farul Constanța, announced in a press conference that their teams have merged. The club that would continue in the Liga I will be FCV ('V' from 'Viitorul') Farul. Farul will play its home matches on the Viitorul Stadium, as the old Farul Stadium will be in a rebuilding process.[1][2][3]

On 22 June 2021 the club announced that they signed the Romanian goalkeeper Marian Aioani.

On 24 June 2021 the club announced that they signed the Romanian defender Ionuț Larie. Since making his debut in the first division in 2006, Larie has amassed over 300 matches in the competition for FC Farul Constanța, FC Viitorul Constanța, CFR Cluj, FCSB and Gaz Metan Mediaș, among others. With CFR Cluj he won the Cupa României in 2016.On the dame day, the club announced that they signed the Romanian forward Adrian Petre.

July[edit]

On 1 July 2021 the club announced that they signed the Brazilian midfielder Romário Pires. Since making his debut in the first division in 2012, "Romică" Pires has amassed over 100 matches in the competition for Gloria Bistrița, Petrolul Ploiești, Astra Giurgiu and Hermannstadt. With Petrolul Ploiești he won the Cupa României in 2013. His honours also include the Israel State Cup with Maccabi Haifa.

On 5 July FC Farul Constanța and Dnipro-1 agreed to transfer Valentin Cojocaru to the Ukrainian club for a fee of €100,000.

On 7 July the club announced that they signed the Romanian midfielder Florin Purece.He began his senior career in 2009 with UTA Arad, he moved to Concordia Chiajna and went on to make a name for himself at Viitorul Constanța.With Viitorul Constanța he won the 2016–17 Liga I. In 2017, he signed with Hapoel Ra'anana in Israel. After three additional seasons in Poland playing for Termalica Nieciecza, he returned to his native country in 2020. Purece signed a season-long deal at Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe.

On 9 July the club announced that they signed the Spanish forward Jefté Betancor. In last season he was the top-scorer of FC Voluntari.

On 10 July George Ganea scored for Romania in a friendly match against Saudi Arabia.

On 18 July Farul drew 0–0 away against UTA Arad.

On 25 July the club won the match against Gaz Metan Mediaș 2-0. Jefté Betancor and Adrian Petre scored for Viitorul.

On 26 July the club announced that they signed the Romanian goalkeeper Laurențiu Brănescu.Born in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania, Brănescu began his career with the youth academy of local side CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea in 2000. He remained within the club's youth sector until January 2011, when he caught the attention of Serie A side, Juventus Football Club. Brănescu originally was scouted by the Turin-based club during the summer of 2010, but did not officially complete his transfer to Italy until 24 January 2011. On 24 January 2011, Brănescu officially transferred from Râmnicu Vâlcea to Juventus[4] Upon joining the Turin-based club, Brănescu was instantaneously inserted into the club's youth sector, where he quickly established himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper. Along with his regularity in the youth academy, Brănescu also served as Juventus' fourth choice goalkeeper for the 2012-13 Serie A campaign, behind Gianluigi Buffon, Marco Storari and Rubinho, earning 6 first team call-ups during league play, and also was a part of the club's 2012–13 UEFA Champions League roster. He also played for S.S. Juve Stabia (Italy), Virtus Lanciano (Italy), Szombathelyi Haladás (Hungary), Omonia (Cyprus), Dinamo București (Romania), HNK Gorica (Croatia), Žalgiris Vilnius (Lithuania), Kilmarnock (Scotland) and Politehnica Iași (Romania). He signed a three years contract with Farul.

On 30 July Farul drew 0–0 away against FC Rapid București.

August[edit]

On 9 August the club won the match against Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe 1-0. Jefté Betancor scored for Farul.

On 13 August, the match against CFR Cluj was lost 1-0.

On 20 August the club won the match against FC Dinamo București 3-0. Jefté Betancor and George Ganea scored for Farul.

On 27 August Farul drew 0–0 away against FC U Craiova 1948.Adrian Petre and George Ganea scored for Farul.

September[edit]

On 13 September Farul won the match against FC Academica Clinceni 5-0. Jefté Betancor , Adrian Petre and Enes Sali scored for Farul. On 13 September that year, Sali became the youngest player to score in the Liga I at 15 years, six months and 21 days, after netting the last goal in a 5–0 defeat of Academica Clinceni.[5]

On 18 September, the match against AFC Chindia Târgoviște was lost 2-0.

On 22 September, the match against Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe was lost 1-0.

On 26 September, Farul won the match against CS Mioveni 2-1. Betancor and Ciobanu scored for Farul.

October[edit]

On 3 October, the match against FC Voluntari was lost 1-0.

On 13 October, FC Farul Constanța appointed Radu Paligora as the new doctor of the team. Radu Paligora was doctor at teams such as FCSB, Al Hilal SFC, Ludogorets Razgrad, Al-Wasl F.C. and CFR Cluj.

On 17 October, the match against FC Argeș Pitești was lost 2-1. Jefté Betancor scored for Farul.

On 29 October, the match against FC Botoșani was won 2-0. Damien Dussaut and Adrian Petre scored for Farul.

November[edit]

On 4 November, the match against FCSB was lost 1-0.

On 3 November 2021, aged 15, Sali was selected by the Romania national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Iceland and Liechtenstein.[6] Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor later reported that Canada had also approached him for a possible call up.[7]

Sali made his senior debut on 14 November by coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Andrei Ivan in the latter match, and became the youngest European player to appear in a competitive game at 15 years and 264 days (Lucas Knecht holds the record for any player in any match type).[8][9]

On 7 November, the match against CS Universitatea Craiova was won 1-0. Adrian Petre scored for Farul.

Club officials[edit]

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Signed in
Goalkeepers
12 Mihai Aioani Romania GK (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 (age 24) Chindia Târgoviște 2021
31 Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă Romania GK (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 26) Academy 2013
34 Ștefan Mușat Romania GK (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23) Academy 2016
94 Laurențiu Brănescu Romania GK (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 (age 30) FC Politehnica Iași 2021
Defenders
3 Gabriel Buta Romania DF (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 22) Academy 2019
4 Damien Dussaut France DF (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 29) FC Dinamo București 2019
5 Sebastian Mladen (2nd C) Romania DF (1991-12-11) 11 December 1991 (age 32) F.C. Südtirol 2017
6 Bradley de Nooijer Netherlands DF (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 26) FC Dordrecht 2017
14 Daniel Bîrzu Romania DF (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 21) Academy 2009
15 Gabriel Dănuleasa Romania DF (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 20) Academy 2010
16 Vlad Chera Romania DF (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 23) CNP Timişoara 2018
17 Ionuț Larie (C) Romania DF (1987-01-16) 16 January 1987 (age 37) Gaz Metan Mediaș 2021
26 Bogdan Lazăr Romania DF (2003-06-26) 26 June 2003 (age 20) Academy 2012
21 Alin Dobrosavlevici Romania DF (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 29) Hermannstadt 2020
23 Virgil Ghiță Romania DF (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 25) Academy 2011
77 Radu Boboc Romania DF (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 24) Academy 2013
97 Alexandru Georgescu Romania DF (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 22) Academy 2010
Midfielders
8 Carlo Casap Romania MF (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25) Academy 2017
17 Andrei Ciobanu Romania MF (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26) Academy 2010
18 Andrei Artean (3rd C) Romania MF (1993-08-14) 14 August 1993 (age 30) ACS Poli Timișoara 2018
20 Roberto Mălăele Romania MF (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21) Academy 2016
24 Constantin Grameni Romania MF (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) Academy 2019
27 Ely Fernandes Cape Verde FW / MF (1990-11-04) 4 November 1990 (age 33) Gaz Metan Mediaș 2020
29 Eduard Rădăslăvescu Romania MF (2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 19) Academy 2012
30 Florin Purece Romania MF (1991-11-06) 6 November 1991 (age 32) Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 2021
32 Romário Pires Brazil MF (1989-01-16) 16 January 1989 (age 35) Hermannstadt 2021
66 Josemi Castañeda Spain MF (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 26) Las Palmas Atlético 2020
98 Nicolas Popescu Romania MF (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) Academy 2018
99 Ștefan Bodișteanu Romania Moldova MF (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 21) Academy 2015
Forwards
7 George Ganea Romania FW (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 24) CFR Cluj 2019
9 Adrian Petre Romania FW (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 26) UTA Arad 2021
10 Jefté Betancor Spain FW (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 30) FC Voluntari 2021
22 Luca Andronache Romania FW (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 20) FCSB II 2019
25 Aurelian Chițu Romania FW (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 33) Daejeon Hana Citizen FC 2020
28 Enes Sali Romania Canada FW (2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 (age 18) Academy 2018
80 Alexi Pitu Romania FW (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 21) Academy 2010

Transfers[edit]

Players from Farul[edit]

Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed in
Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă Romania GK (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 26) 2020

Players from Viitorul[edit]

Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed in
Damien Dussaut France DF (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 29) 2019
Sebastian Mladen Romania DF (1991-12-11) 11 December 1991 (age 32) 2017
Alexandru Georgescu Romania DF (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 22) 2010
Alin Dobrosavlevici Romania DF (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 29) 2020
Virgil Ghiță Romania DF (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 25) 2011
Gabriel Buta Romania DF (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 22) 2019
Radu Boboc Romania DF (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 24) 2013
Carlo Casap Romania MF (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25) 2017
Roberto Mălăele Romania MF (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21) 2016
Andrei Ciobanu Romania MF (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26) 2010
Andrei Artean Romania MF (1993-08-14) 14 August 1993 (age 30) 2018
Constantin Grameni Romania MF (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) 2019
Ely Fernandes Cape Verde FW / MF (1990-11-04) 4 November 1990 (age 33) 2020
Nicolas Popescu Romania MF (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) 2018
Josemi Castañeda Spain MF (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 26) 2020
Ștefan Bodișteanu RomaniaMoldova MF (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 21) 2015
George Ganea Romania FW (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 24) 2019
Aurelian Chițu Romania FW (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 33) 2020
Luca Andronache Romania FW (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 20) 2019
Alexi Pitu Romania FW (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 21) 2010

In[edit]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
Summer
21 June 2021 GK Romania Ștefan Mușat 20 Romania CSA Steaua București Free loan return [10]
21 June 2021 GK Romania Árpád Tordai 24 Hungary MOL Fehérvár Free loan return [10]
22 June 2021 GK Romania Mihai Aioani 21 Romania Chindia Târgoviște Free [11]
24 June 2021 DF Romania Ionuț Larie 34 Romania Gaz Metan Mediaș Free [12]
24 June 2021 FW Romania Adrian Petre 23 Romania UTA Arad Free [13]
26 June 2021 DF Netherlands Bradley de Nooijer 23 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava Free loan return
1 July 2021 MF Brazil Romário Pires 32 Romania Hermannstadt Free [14]
7 July 2021 MF Romania Florin Purece 29 Romania Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Free [15]
9 July 2021 FW Spain Jefté Betancor 28 Romania FC Voluntari Free [16]
20 July 2021 DF Romania Vlad Chera 21 Romania CSM Reșița Free loan return
26 July 2021 GK Romania Laurențiu Brănescu 27 Romania FC Politehnica Iași Free [17]

Out[edit]

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF North Macedonia MKD David Babunski (to HungaryDebreceni VSC)
6 DF Romania ROU Romario Benzar (loan return to ItalyU.S. Lecce)
3 DF Brazil BRA Marquinhos Pedroso (to LatviaFK Liepāja)
11 FW Brazil BRA Jô Santos (to BahrainRiffa SC)
34 GK Romania ROU Cătălin Căbuz (to RomaniaChindia Târgoviște)
- MF Romania ROU Marco Dulca (to RomaniaChindia Târgoviște)
- DF Romania ROU Paul Iacob (to RomaniaChindia Târgoviște)
- DF Romania ROU Tiberiu Căpușă (to RomaniaChindia Târgoviște)
19 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Juvhel Tsoumou (to MoroccoWydad Casablanca)
30 MF Romania ROU Răzvan Grădinaru (to RomaniaGaz Metan Mediaș)
28 MF Spain ESP Jon Gaztañaga (to SpainCultural Leonesa)
13 MF Romania ROU Cosmin Matei (to RomaniaFC Dinamo București)
12 GK Romania ROU Valentin Cojocaru (to UkraineDnipro-1)
1 GK Romania ROU Árpád Tordai (to HungaryMezőkövesdi)
No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Romania ROU Vlad Gîsă (to RomaniaUnirea Constanța)
5 MF Moldova MDA Ion Cărăruș (to RomaniaUnirea Constanța)
7 MF Romania ROU Florin Bălan (loan return to RomaniaFC Voluntari)
8 MF Romania ROU Paul Antoche (RomaniaFC Hermannstadt)
9 FW Romania ROU Andrei Banyoi (to RomaniaUnirea Constanța)
10 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Stoica (to RomaniaDunărea Călărași)
11 FW Moldova MDA Ilie Damașcan (to RomaniaUnirea Constanța)
14 DF Romania ROU Robert Băjan (to RomaniaUnirea Constanța)
16 DF Romania ROU Ionuț Ursu (to RomaniaUnirea Constanța)
17 FW Romania ROU Simon Măzărache (to RomaniaPetrolul Ploiești)
18 FW Romania ROU Cezar Gherghiceanu (to Romania CSA Steaua București)
20 FW Romania ROU Vlad Rusu (to RomaniaViitorul Pandurii Târgu Jiu)
21 GK Romania ROU Ștefan Fara (loan return to RomaniaDinamo București)
22 DF Romania ROU Iulian Carabela (to RomaniaUnirea Constanța)
23 MF Romania ROU Antonio Cruceru (to RomaniaUnirea Slobozia)
24 DF Romania ROU Marius Savu (loan return to RomaniaStar Sport)
27 MF Romania ROU Ionuț Pelivan (to RomaniaFC Politehnica Iași)
30 MF Romania ROU Liviu Mihai (to RomaniaUnirea Constanța)
33 MF Romania ROU Robert Silaghi (loan return to RomaniaCFR Cluj)
45 MF Romania ROU Ștefan Rus (to RomaniaUnirea Constanța)
77 MF Romania ROU Cosmin Bîrnoi (to RomaniaASU Politehnica Timișoara)
95 MF Romania ROU Răzvan Greu (to RomaniaUnirea Slobozia)
97 DF Romania ROU Dan Panait (to RomaniaFC Brașov)
98 MF Romania ROU Darius Ciolacu (to RomaniaUnirea Constanța)
- MF Romania ROU Daniel Nicula (to RomaniaUnirea Constanța)
12 GK Moldova MDA Sebastian Agachi (to MoldovaFC Bălți)

Loans out[edit]

No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF Romania ROU Florian Haită (on loan to RomaniaFC Universitatea Cluj)
- MF Romania ROU Răzvan Matiș (on loan to RomaniaChindia Târgoviște)
- FW Romania ROU Robert Mustacă (on loan to RomaniaUnirea Slobozia)
- FW Romania ROU Andrei Vîlea (on loan to RomaniaCeahlăul Piatra Neamț)
- DF Romania ROU Antonio Vlad (on loan to RomaniaCS Hunedoara, previously on loan at CSA Steaua București)
- FW Romania ROU Alexandru Pop (on loan to RomaniaUnirea Dej, previously on loan at FC Universitatea Cluj)
- MF Romania ROU Cosmin Tucaliuc (on loan to RomaniaCS Mioveni, previously on loan at FC Buzău)
- DF Romania ROU Darius Mureșan (on loan to RomaniaUnirea Constanța , previously on loan at Aerostar Bacău)
- DF Romania ROU Marius Leca (on loan to RomaniaUnirea Constanța)
- DF Romania ROU Gabriel Nedelea (on loan to RomaniaASC Oțelul Galați, previously on loan at FC Buzău)
- MF Romania ROU Alexandru Negrean (on loan to RomaniaFC Brașov, previously on loan at FC Universitatea Cluj)
- MF Romania ROU Răzvan Iorga (on loan to RomaniaFC Brașov)
- DF Romania ROU Claudiu Zamfirescu (on loan to RomaniaMetalul Buzău)
- MF Romania ROU Cosmin Tucaliuc (on loan to RomaniaPetrolul Ploiești, previously on loan at CS Mioveni)
- DF Romania ROU Darius Grosu (on loan to Romania Metaloglobus)
- DF Romania ROU Marius Leca (on loan to RomaniaFC Dunărea Călărași, previously on loan at Unirea Constanța)

Friendly matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 June 2021 Corona Brașov Romania 0-2 Romania Farul Constanța Brașov, Romania
EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Metrom Stadium

Competitions[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Liga I[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 6 8 55 29 +26 54 Qualification for the Play-off round
4 Argeș Pitești 30 14 6 10 28 22 +6 48
5 Farul Constanța 30 14 6 10 42 21 +21 48
6 Voluntari 30 13 8 9 31 27 +4 47
7 Botoșani 30 11 13 6 33 28 +5 46 Qualification for the Play-out round
Source: LPF (in Romanian) Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.[18]


Results by round[edit]
Round123456789101112131415
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultDWDWLWDWLWLLLWW
Position776555545368887
Updated to match(es) played on 2021. Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

19 July 2021 (2021-07-19) 1 UTA Arad 0-0 Farul Constanța Arad
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Stadionul Francisc von Neuman
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest), Sebastian Gheorghe (Suceava) and Andrei Constantinescu (Bucharest)
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 2 Farul Constanța 2-0 Gaz Metan Mediaș Ovidiu
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Viitorul
Referee: Marian Barbu (Făgăraș - Brașov), Vladimir Urzică (Piatra Neamț) and Imre Bucsi (Sf. Gheorghe - Covasna)
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 3 Rapid București 0-0 Farul Constanța Bucharest
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Arena Națională
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Arad), Radu Ghinguleac (Bucharest) and Sebastian Gheorghe (Suceava)
9 August 2021 (2021-08-09) 4 Farul Constanța 1–0 Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe Ovidiu
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galați), Marius Badea (Rm. Vâlcea) and Ferencz Tunyoki (Zalău)
13 August 2021 (2021-08-13) 5 CFR Cluj 1-0 Farul Constanța Cluj
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova), Radu Ghinguleac (Bucharest) and Daniel Mitruți (Craiova)
20 August 2021 6 Farul Constanța 3–0 FC Dinamo București Ovidiu
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) Betancor 12', 53'
De Nooijer Yellow card 45+1'
Ganea 57'
Report Filip Yellow card 65'
Grigore Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: George Cătălin Găman (Craiova)
28 August 2021 7 FC U Craiova 1948 1–1 Farul Constanța Craiova
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Claudiu Bălan 48'
Benjamin Van Durmen Yellow card 37'
Radu Negru Yellow card 60'
Adrian Petre 83' (pen.)
Sebastian Mladen Yellow card 30'
Ionuț Larie Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
Referee: Ionuț Coza (Cernica - Ilfov), Ferencz Tunyogi (Zalău - Sălaj) and Marius Badea (Rm. Vâlcea - Vâlcea)
13 September 2021 8 Farul Constanța 5–0 Academica Clinceni Ovidiu
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Betancor 6', 45', 57'
Andrei Artean Yellow card 24'
Adrian Petre 81'
Enes Sali 85'
Denis Ventúra Yellow card 17'
Donatas Kazlauskas Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul
Referee: Cătălin Popa (Argeș - Pitești), George Neacșu (Câmpulung Muscel - Argeș) and Laszlo Bucsi (Sf. Gheorghe - Covasna)
18 September 2021 9 Chindia Târgoviște 2–0 Farul Constanța Ploiești
14:00 EEST (UTC+3) Daniel Popa 40' 84'
Paul IacobYellow card 90+3'
Alin Dobrosavlevici 70' Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest), Vladimir Urzică (Piatra Neamț) and Andrei Constantinescu (Bucharest)
26 September 2021 10 Farul Constanța 2–1 CS Mioveni Ovidiu
16:30 EEST (UTC+3) Betancor 16'
Andrei Ciobanu 90+2'
Alexi Pitu 32'
Bogdan Rusu 86'
Lucian Dumitriu Yellow card 19'
Ionuț Burnea Yellow card 22'
Adrian Scarlatache Yellow card 35'
Răzvan Ducan Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul
Referee: Sorin Costreie (Buftea - Ilfov), Sebastian Gheorghe (Suceava) and Alexandru Vodă (Alba-Iulia)
3 October 2021 11 FC Voluntari 1–0 Farul Constanța Voluntari
16:30 EEST (UTC+3) Ion Gheorghe 65' Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
Referee: Cătălin Popa (Pitești - Argeș), Vladimir Urzică (Piatra Neamț) and Marius Marchidanu (Brăila)
17 October 2021 12 Argeș Pitești 2–1 Farul Constanța Pitești
14:30 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova), Daniel Mitruți (Craiova) and Vlad Bârleanu (Bucharest)
4 November 2021 13 Farul Constanța 0–1 FCSB Ovidiu
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) Virgil Ghiță Yellow card 71' Constantin Grameni 13' (o.g.)
Risto Radunović Yellow card 45'
Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul
Referee: Ionuț Coza (Cernica - Ilfov), Valentin Dumitru (Gherghița - Prahova) and Ionuț Bobe (Videle - Teleorman)
29 October 2021 14 FC Botoșani 0–2 Farul Constanța Botoșani
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Stadionul Municipal (Botoșani)
Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Satu Mare), Vasile Marinescu (Bucharest) and Ovidiu Artene (Vaslui)
7 November 2021 15 Farul Constanța 1–0 CS Universitatea Craiova Ovidiu
17:30 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest), Vladimir Urzică (Piatra Neamț) and Andrei Constantinescu (București)

Cupa României[edit]

Round of 32[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos Player Liga I Cupa României Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
5 MF Romania Sebastian Mladen 12 0 1 0 13 0
6 DF Netherlands Bradley de Nooijer 14 0 0 0 14 0
20 MF Romania Roberto Mălăele 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 DF Romania Ionuț Larie 15 0 1 0 16 0
9 FW Romania Adrian Petre 13 5 1 0 14 5
77 DF Romania Darius Grosu 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 DF Romania Alin Dobrosavlevici 7 0 1 0 8 0
25 FW Romania Aurelian Chițu 10 0 1 0 11 0
30 MF Romania Florin Purece 9 0 0 0 9 0
4 DF France Damien Dussaut 13 0 1 0 14 0
52 MF Brazil Romário Pires 11 0 1 0 12 0
15 DF Romania Alexandru Georgescu 2 0 0 0 2 0
10 FW Spain Jefté Betancor 15 9 1 0 16 9
66 MF Spain Josemi Castañeda 2 0 0 0 2 0
24 MF Romania Constantin Grameni 9 0 0 0 9 0
15 DF Romania Gabriel Dănuleasa 1 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Romania Gabriel Buta 3 0 1 0 4 0
22 FW Romania Luca Andronache 2 0 0 0 2 0
99 FW Romania Ștefan Bodișteanu 2 0 1 0 3 0
80 FW Romania Alexi Pitu 15 0 0 0 15 0
98 MF Romania Nicolas Popescu 3 0 0 0 3 0
12 GK Romania Marian Aioani 12 0 0 0 12 0
23 DF Romania Virgil Ghiță 11 0 1 0 12 0
18 MF Romania Andrei Artean 11 0 1 0 12 0
11 MF Romania Andrei Ciobanu 11 1 0 0 11 1
28 MF Romania Enes Sali 8 1 1 0 9 1
2 DF Romania Radu Boboc 6 0 1 0 7 0
7 FW Romania George Ganea 12 1 0 0 12 1
29 MF Romania Eduard Rădăslăvescu 4 0 1 0 5 0
94 GK Romania Laurențiu Brănescu 0 0 1 0 1 0
27 MF Cape Verde Ely Fernandes 4 0 1 0 5 0
Players transferred out during the season
1 GK Romania Árpád Tordai 3 0 0 0 3 0

Squad statistics[edit]

Liga I Cupa României
Games played 15 1
Games won 7 0
Games drawn 3 0
Games lost 5 1
Goals scored 18 0
Goals conceded 9 1
Goal difference +9 -1
Clean sheets 8 0
Goal by Substitute 5 0
Total shots 128
Shots on target 50
Corners 71
Players used 25 16
Offsides 40
Fouls suffered 175
Fouls committed 211
Yellow cards 21 2
Red cards 1 0

Goalscorers[edit]

R No. Pos. Nation Name Liga I Cupa României Total
1 10 FW Spain Jefté Betancor 9 0 9
2 9 FW Romania Adrian Petre 5 0 5
3 7 FW Romania George Ganea 1 0 1
28 FW Romania Enes Sali 1 0 1
11 MF Romania Andrei Ciobanu 1 0 1
4 DF France Damien Dussaut 1 0 1

Hat-tricks[edit]

Player Against Result Date Competition
Spain Jefté Betancor Academica Clinceni 5–0 (H) 13 September 2021 Liga I

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank Name Liga I Cupa României Total Games played
1 Romania Marian Aioani 5 0 0 12
2 Romania Árpád Tordai 3 0 0 3
3 Romania Laurențiu Brănescu 0 0 0 1
Total 6 0 0 13

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 2021
Number Position Nation Name Liga I Cupa României Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
4 DF France Damien Dussaut 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
5 DF Romania Sebastian Mladen 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
6 DF Netherlands Bradley de Nooijer 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
32 MF Brazil Romário Pires 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
21 DF Romania Alin Dobrosavlevici 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
97 DF Romania Alexandru Georgescu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
80 FW Romania Alexi Pitu 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
66 MF Spain Josemi Castañeda 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 MF Romania Andrei Ciobanu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 DF Romania Ionuț Larie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 MF Romania Andrei Artean 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 DF Romania Virgil Ghiță 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 FW Romania George Ganea 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

List of international goals scored by Farul's players[edit]

# Date Team Opponent Player Score Result Competition
1. 10 July 2021 RomaniaRomania Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia George Ganea 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2. 3 August 2021 RomaniaRomania U19 IsraelIsrael U19 Luca Andronache 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3. 2–0
4. 5 September 2021 RomaniaRomania U17 Czech RepublicCzech Republic U17 Enes Sali 2–1 3–1 Syrenka Cup (Friendly)
5. 5 September 2021 RomaniaRomania U19 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina U19 Ștefan Bodișteanu 3–1 5–1 Friendly
6. 7 October 2021 RomaniaRomania U19 CyprusCyprus U19 Ștefan Bodișteanu 1–0 2–0 Friendly
7. 7 October 2021 RomaniaRomania U20 Czech RepublicCzech Republic U20 Eduard Rădăslăvescu 2–1 2–1 U-20 Friendly Tournament
8. 26 October 2021 RomaniaRomania U17 San MarinoSan Marino U17 Enes Sali 4–0 5–0 2022 UEFA EURO U-17 qualification
9. 10 November 2021 RomaniaRomania U19 LatviaLatvia U19 Ștefan Bodișteanu 1–0 1–0 2022 UEFA Under-19 qualification
10. 10 November 2021 RomaniaRomania U20 PolandPoland U20 Eduard Rădăslăvescu 1–0 2–1 U-20 Friendly Tournament
11. 13 November 2021 RomaniaRomania U19 San MarinoSan Marino U19 Ștefan Bodișteanu 4–0 5–0 2022 UEFA Under-19 qualification
12. 16 November 2021 RomaniaRomania U19 TurkeyTurkey U19 Ștefan Bodișteanu 1–0 1–4 2022 UEFA Under-19 qualification

Managerial statistics (2021-22 season)[edit]

Manager From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD
Romania Gheorghe Hagi 21 July 2021 Present 15 7 3 5 18 9 046.67

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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