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FC Florești
Full nameFotbal Club Florești
Founded2003
GroundDinamo Stadium
Capacity5,000
PresidentSergiu Litra
Head CoachNicolai Țurcan
LeagueSuper Liga
2022–23Liga 1, 2nd of 6 (promoted)

Fotbal Club Florești is a Moldovan football club based in Florești, Moldova. They currently play in the Super Liga, the highest level of Moldovan football.

History edit

Florești were founded in 2002. They played in the third tier until they were promoted in 2017.[1][2] In 2019, they were promoted to the top division.[3] They spent two seasons in the first tier, before suffering relegation in the 2021–22 season.[4][5]

Stadium edit

The club played their home matches at the Stadionul Izvoare in Florești before they were promoted to the top division, after which they played at the Dinamo Stadium in Bender.[6]

Honours edit

Current squad edit

As of 5 August 2023[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MDA Maxim Bardis
3 DF   MDA Daniel Muntean
5 DF   TUR Berkant Yaylan
6 DF   MDA Ivan Voropai
7 MF   MDA Alexandru Suvorov
13 GK   MDA Stanislav Ivanov
17 MF   MDA Artiom Bilinschii
21 MF   MDA Alexandru Osipov
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW   MDA Nichita Picus
23 DF   MDA Vladislav Boico
27 FW   USA Peter Massaquoi
30 DF   MDA Igor Bondarenco
31 DF   MDA Danila Ignatov (on loan from Sheriff Tiraspol)
55 DF   MDA Vladimir Covcenco
90 MF   MDA Nikita Kholodov
DF   MDA Roman Novicov (on loan from Sheriff Tiraspol)

Recent seasons edit

Season League Cup Ref
Division Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pts
2017 Divizia B (North) ↑ 1st 18 14 2 2 57 19 44 1st preliminary round [2]
2018 Divizia A 2nd 22 12 4 6 40 27 40 Round of 16 [8]
2019 Divizia A ↑ 1st 28 22 3 3 71 29 69 Second round [3]
2020–21 Divizia Națională 7th 36 9 5 22 37 85 32 Quarter-finals [4]
2021–22 Divizia Națională ↓ 8th 28 0 0 28 12 88 −6[a] Quarter-finals [5]
  1. ^ Florești were deducted 6 points in the 2021–22 season. They were also excluded from the league during the winter break, with the remaining nine fixtures awarded 0–3 against them.

References edit

  1. ^ ""Флорешты"" [Florești]. FootballFacts (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Moldova 2017". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Moldova 2019". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Moldova 2020/21". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Moldova 2021/22". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Юрий Грошев - главный тренер ФК "Флорешть". Команда будет принимать матчи в Бендерах". Moldfootball.com (in Russian). 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  7. ^ "FC Floreşti squad". WorldFootball.net. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  8. ^ "Moldova 2018". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

External links edit