2021–22 FCV Farul Constanța season

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]

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

Previous season positions

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Viitorul Constanța

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Competition Position
  Liga I 10th
  Cupa României Round of 32

Farul Constanța

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Competition Position
  Liga II 7th
  Cupa României Round of 16

Season overview

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June

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Players

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Current squad

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

Transfers

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Players from Farul

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

Players from Viitorul

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Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed in
Damien Dussaut   DF (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 30) 2019
Sebastian Mladen   DF (1991-12-11) 11 December 1991 (age 32) 2017
Alexandru Georgescu   DF (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 23) 2010
Alin Dobrosavlevici   DF (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 30) 2020
Virgil Ghiță   DF (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 26) 2011
Gabriel Buta   DF (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 22) 2019
Radu Boboc   DF (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 25) 2013
Carlo Casap   MF (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25) 2017
Roberto Mălăele   MF (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21) 2016
Andrei Ciobanu   MF (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26) 2010
Andrei Artean   MF (1993-08-14) 14 August 1993 (age 31) 2018
Constantin Grameni   MF (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) 2019
Ely Fernandes   FW / MF (1990-11-04) 4 November 1990 (age 34) 2020
Nicolas Popescu   MF (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) 2018
Josemi Castañeda   MF (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 26) 2020
Ștefan Bodișteanu    MF (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 21) 2015
George Ganea   FW (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 25) 2019
Aurelian Chițu   FW (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 33) 2020
Luca Andronache   FW (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 21) 2019
Alexi Pitu   FW (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 22) 2010
Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
Summer
21 June 2021 GK   Ștefan Mușat 20   CSA Steaua București Free loan return [10]
21 June 2021 GK   Árpád Tordai 24   MOL Fehérvár Free loan return [10]
22 June 2021 GK   Mihai Aioani 21   Chindia Târgoviște Free [11]
24 June 2021 DF   Ionuț Larie 34   Gaz Metan Mediaș Free [12]
24 June 2021 FW   Adrian Petre 23   UTA Arad Free [13]
26 June 2021 DF   Bradley de Nooijer 23   Vorskla Poltava Free loan return
1 July 2021 MF   Romário Pires 32   Hermannstadt Free [14]
7 July 2021 MF   Florin Purece 29   Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Free [15]
9 July 2021 FW   Jefté Betancor 28   FC Voluntari Free [16]
20 July 2021 DF   Vlad Chera 21   CSM Reșița Free loan return
26 July 2021 GK   Laurențiu Brănescu 27   FC Politehnica Iași Free [17]
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF   MKD David Babunski (to  Debreceni VSC)
6 DF   ROU Romario Benzar (loan return to  U.S. Lecce)
3 DF   BRA Marquinhos Pedroso (to  FK Liepāja)
11 FW   BRA Jô Santos (to  Riffa SC)
34 GK   ROU Cătălin Căbuz (to  Chindia Târgoviște)
- MF   ROU Marco Dulca (to  Chindia Târgoviște)
- DF   ROU Paul Iacob (to  Chindia Târgoviște)
- DF   ROU Tiberiu Căpușă (to  Chindia Târgoviște)
19 FW   CGO Juvhel Tsoumou (to  Wydad Casablanca)
30 MF   ROU Răzvan Grădinaru (to  Gaz Metan Mediaș)
28 MF   ESP Jon Gaztañaga (to  Cultural Leonesa)
13 MF   ROU Cosmin Matei (to  FC Dinamo București)
12 GK   ROU Valentin Cojocaru (to  Dnipro-1)
1 GK   ROU Árpád Tordai (to  Mezőkövesdi)
No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF   ROU Vlad Gîsă (to  Unirea Constanța)
5 MF   MDA Ion Cărăruș (to  Unirea Constanța)
7 MF   ROU Florin Bălan (loan return to  FC Voluntari)
8 MF   ROU Paul Antoche ( FC Hermannstadt)
9 FW   ROU Andrei Banyoi (to  Unirea Constanța)
10 MF   ROU Alexandru Stoica (to  Dunărea Călărași)
11 FW   MDA Ilie Damașcan (to  Unirea Constanța)
14 DF   ROU Robert Băjan (to  Unirea Constanța)
16 DF   ROU Ionuț Ursu (to  Unirea Constanța)
17 FW   ROU Simon Măzărache (to  Petrolul Ploiești)
18 FW   ROU Cezar Gherghiceanu (to   CSA Steaua București)
20 FW   ROU Vlad Rusu (to  Viitorul Pandurii Târgu Jiu)
21 GK   ROU Ștefan Fara (loan return to  Dinamo București)
22 DF   ROU Iulian Carabela (to  Unirea Constanța)
23 MF   ROU Antonio Cruceru (to  Unirea Slobozia)
24 DF   ROU Marius Savu (loan return to  Star Sport)
27 MF   ROU Ionuț Pelivan (to  FC Politehnica Iași)
30 MF   ROU Liviu Mihai (to  Unirea Constanța)
33 MF   ROU Robert Silaghi (loan return to  CFR Cluj)
45 MF   ROU Ștefan Rus (to  Unirea Constanța)
77 MF   ROU Cosmin Bîrnoi (to  ASU Politehnica Timișoara)
95 MF   ROU Răzvan Greu (to  Unirea Slobozia)
97 DF   ROU Dan Panait (to  FC Brașov)
98 MF   ROU Darius Ciolacu (to  Unirea Constanța)
- MF   ROU Daniel Nicula (to  Unirea Constanța)
12 GK   MDA Sebastian Agachi (to  FC Bălți)

Loans out

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

Friendly matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

23 June 2021 Corona Brașov   0-2   Farul Constanța Brașov, Romania
EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Metrom Stadium
10 July 2021 Farul Constanța   3-2   Dacia Unirea Brăila Ovidiu, Romania
EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Complexul Academiei Hagi

Competitions

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Liga I

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Regular season

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Table
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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
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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

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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   45+1'
Ganea   57'
Report Filip   65'
Grigore   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   37'
Radu Negru   60'
Adrian Petre   83' (pen.)
Sebastian Mladen   30'
Ionuț Larie   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   24'
Adrian Petre   81'
Enes Sali   85'
Denis Ventúra   17'
Donatas Kazlauskas   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 Iacob  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   19'
Ionuț Burnea   22'
Adrian Scarlatache   35'
Răzvan Ducan   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   71' Constantin Grameni   13' (o.g.)
Risto Radunović   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

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Round of 32

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Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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

Squad statistics

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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

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

Hat-tricks

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

Clean sheets

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

Disciplinary record

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

List of international goals scored by Farul's players

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

Managerial statistics (2021-22 season)

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

See also

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References

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