FC Viitorul Constanța

Viitorul Constanța

Full name	Fotbal Club Viitorul Constanța
Nickname(s)	Puștii lui Hagi (Hagi's Kids)
Short name	Viitorul
Founded	2009; 10 years ago (2009)
Ground	Viitorul
Capacity	4,554
Owner	Gheorghe Hagi
Chairman	Pavel Peniu
Manager	Gheorghe Hagi
League	Liga I
2017–18	Liga I, 4th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Fotbal Club Viitorul Constanța (Romanian pronunciation: [vi.iˈtorul konˈstant͡sa]), commonly known as Viitorul Constanța, or simply as Viitorul, is a Romanian professional football club based in Ovidiu, Constanța County, currently playing in the Liga I.

Founded in 2009 by former Romanian international Gheorghe Hagi, the club is particularly known for promoting young talents from its academy,^[1] hence the nickname "Hagi's Kids". Viitorul had its first major success in 2017, when they became the first club from the region of Dobruja to win the national title.^[2]

The team plays its home matches in blue and black kits at the Stadionul Viitorul, situated a few kilometres north of the city of Constanța.

Contents

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  1 History
  
  
  
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    1.1 Founding and early years (2009–2012)
    
  
  
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    1.2 Ascent in the first league (2012–)
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Youth program
  


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  3 Grounds
  


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  4 Honours
  
  
  
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    4.1 Domestic
    
  
  
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    4.2 Leagues
    
  
  
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    4.3 Cups
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Players
  
  
  
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    5.1 First team squad
    
  
  
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    5.2 Other players under contract
    
  
  
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    5.3 Out on loan
    
  
  
  
  


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  6 Club officials
  
  
  
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    6.1 Management
    
  
  
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    6.2 Current technical staff
    
  
  
  
  


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  7 Records and statistics
  
  
  
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    7.1 European Cups history
    
  
  
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    7.2 European cups all-time statistics
    
  
  
  
  


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  8 References
  


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  9 External links
  

History

Former logo, now used by Viitorul II and youth teams only.

Founding and early years (2009–2012)

Viitorul Constanța was founded in the summer of 2009 and enrolled in the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system, after acquiring the playing rights of CSO Ovidiu. It has been owned since its creation by former Romanian international Gheorghe Hagi.^[1][3]

During the team's first season in Romanian football, they achieved promotion to the 2010–11 Liga II in round 33 after a fierce battle with ACS Berceni towards the end of the campaign. In the 2011–12 Liga II, Viitorul finished second in the standings and were promoted to the top-flight the following season.

Ascent in the first league (2012–)

Viitorul Constanța's players in August 2017.

In the 2012–13 season, Viitorul Constanța made its first appearance in the Liga I in the club's history. With 8 victories, 12 draws, and 13 defeats, they finished 13th place with 36 points thereby avoiding relegation. The club had notable victories against Steaua București (5–2) and Dinamo București (3–2), however, Viitorul continued to be an ever-present in relegation battles for the following two campaigns.

In 2016, Viitorul qualified for the championship play-offs by finishing in the 5th place, thus earning a spot in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League and being drawn against Belgian side Gent. In their first European match, they were defeated 0–5 at the Ghelamco Arena.

On 13 May 2017, Viitorul Constanța managed to win the Liga I after a 1–0 home victory over CFR Cluj; the first major trophy in their history which also ensured qualification for the UEFA Champions League.^[2] With the average age of the squad being 22.2 years, "Hagi's Kids" were the season's youngest league champion in Europe.^[4][5] In the third qualifying round of the Champions League, after a 1–0 win against APOEL at home, Viitorul once again suffered a harsh away defeat (0–4 a.e.t.).

Youth program

Main article: Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy

Viitorul Constanța is best known for developing young players in Romania and possesses the top youth facilities of any club in the country.^[6]

Grounds

Main article: Viitorul Stadium

During 2009–12 Viitorul played its Liga III and Liga II home matches on the old local stadium in Ovidiu. After the promotion to the Liga I it played its first 3 home matches on the Oțelul Stadium in Galați and afterwards it moved on the Farul Stadium in Constanța, with a capacity of 15,500 people all on seats. In the summer of 2013 it moved to play its home matches in Chiajna on the Concordia Stadium. They returned to Ovidiu on the Stadionul Viitorul in the summer of 2015.

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

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  Liga I
  
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    Winners (1): 2016–17
    
  
  


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  Liga II
  
  • Runners-up (1): 2011–12
    
  
  


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  Liga III
  
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    Winners (1): 2009–10
    
  
  

Cups

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  Supercupa României
  
  • Runners-up (1): 2017
    
  
  

Players

First team squad

As of 16 October 2018

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Paul Șerban 2 DF Virgil Ghiță 3 DF Robert Neciu 4 DF Srdjan Luchin 5 MF Sebastian Mladen 6 DF Bradley de Nooijer 7 MF Alexandru Mățan 8 MF Carlo Casap 9 FW Mihai Voduț 10 MF Ianis Hagi (Captain) 11 MF Ionuț Vînă 12 GK Valentin Cojocaru 13 FW Denis Drăguș 15 DF Bogdan Țîru (Vice-Captain) 16 MF Vlad Achim 17 MF Andrei Ciobanu

No. Position Player 18 MF Dani López 19 DF Constantin Dima 21 MF Paul Iacob 22 DF Robert Băjan 25 MF Amir Natkho 26 FW Vlad Chera 27 DF Radu Boboc 30 MF Mailson Lima 31 GK Alexandru Buzbuchi 91 MF Alexi Pitu 93 MF Andrei Artean 96 MF Lyes Houri 97 FW Alexandru Stoica 98 DF Marius Leca 99 MF Tudor Băluță

Other players under contract

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

No. Position Player 23 MF Cosmin Tucaliuc 28 FW Alexandru Pop 29 DF Gabriel Nedelea 35 FW Dimciu Halep

No. Position Player 42 FW Andrei Zete 43 MF Maximilian Popa 48 MF Florian Haita — DF Răzvan Prodan

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player 19 DF Robert Hodorogea (to Voluntari) 32 DF Paul Acasandrei (to Axiopolis Cernavodă) 33 DF Tiberiu Căpușă (to Universitatea Cluj) 34 DF Alexandru Sabangeanu (to Farul Constanța) 36 MF Raul Vidrăsan (to ASU Politehnica Timișoara) 40 FW Cezar Mihalache (to Argeș Pitești) 41 DF Darius Grosu (to Afumați) 44 FW Romeo Bănică (to ASU Politehnica Timișoara) 45 GK Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă (to Universitatea Cluj) 47 MF Andreas Iani (to Farul Constanța) 98 MF Doru Dumitrescu (to Universitatea Cluj) — GK Sebastian Agachi (to Pucioasa) — GK Cătălin Căbuz (to Hermannstadt) — GK Ionuț Gurău (to Gloria Buzău)

No. Position Player — GK Rareș Micu (to Medgidia) — GK Haralambie Mociu (to Medgidia) — GK Rareș Murariu (to ASU Politehnica Timișoara) — GK Árpád Tordai (to Petrolul Ploiești) — DF Mădălin Androne (to Gloria Buzău) — DF Szabolcs Kilyen (to Mioveni) — DF Dan Panait (to Concordia Chiajna) — DF Ciprian Perju (to Afumați) — DF Andrei Rusu (to Medgidia) — DF Nicholas Suflaru (to Medgidia) — MF Giani Gherghiceanu (to Alexandria) — MF Mihai Ene (to Petrolul Ploiești) — MF Robert Grecu (to Petrolul Ploiești) — MF Rareș Oană (to Sporting Liești)

Club officials

Management Role Name Owner Gheorghe Hagi President Pavel Peniu Vice-President Neculai Tănasă Administrator Zoltán Iasko General Director Cristian Bivolaru Economic Director Gheorghe Mega Judicial Department Florin Comșa Organizer of Competitions Decebal Curumi Team Manager Costin Mega Responsible for Order and Safety Constantin Stamate Press Officer Ciprian Mihai Last updated: 13 July 2018 Source: Board of directors (Hagi Academy) Source: Board of directors (Viitorul)

Current technical staff Role Name Manager Gheorghe Hagi Assistant Managers Cătălin Anghel Cristian Sava Alexandru Popovici Sorin Rădoi Goalkeeping Coach Ștefan Preda Fitness Coach Roberto Berruero Club Doctor Shadi Flaha Physiotherapist Paul Ciocănescu Masseurs Cosmin Ghiorghe Daniel Stoian Storeman Ștefan Pețu Last updated: 13 July 2018 Source: Technical staff Source: Medical staff

Records and statistics

European Cups history

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	3Q	Gent	0–0	0–5	0–5
2017–18	UEFA Champions League	3Q	APOEL	1–0	0–4 (a.e.t.)	1–4
	UEFA Europa League	PO	Red Bull Salzburg	1–3	0–4	1–7
2018–19	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Racing FC	0–0	2–0	2–0
		2Q	Vitesse	2–2	1–3	3–5

Notes

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  1Q: First qualifying round


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  2Q: Second qualifying round


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  3Q: Third qualifying round


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  PO: Play-off round

European cups all-time statistics

As of 2 August 2018

Competition	S	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA Europa League	3	8	1	3	4	6	17	−11
UEFA Champions League	1	2	1	0	1	1	4	−3
Total	4	10	2	3	5	7	21	−14

References

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   ^ ^ab "Bucurie fără margini la Ovidiu! Hagi și căpitanul Benzar au ridicat trofeul. Sărbătoare şi la vestiar" [Boundless joy at Ovidiu! Hagi and captain Benzar lifted the trophy. Party in the locker room too] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
   


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   ^ "Gheorghe and Ianis Hagi building the future of Romanian football at Viitorul". ESPN. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
   


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   ^ "ANALIZĂ Viitorul lui Hagi, pe cale de a reuși imposibilul în fotbal. Constănțenii pot deveni sâmbătă cea mai tânără campioană din Europa, cu o medie de vârstă incredibilă!" [Hagi's Viitorul, on the road of managing the impossible in footbal. The Constanța People can become the youngest champion of Europe of Sunday, with an incredible average age!] (in Romanian). Dolce Sport. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
   


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   ^ "Viitorul, cea mai tânără campioană din Europa" [Viitorul, the youngest champion of Europe] (in Romanian). Sibiu 100%. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
   


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   ^ "'Whatever I do, I am still only the son of Hagi'". The Times. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
   

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