AFC Metalul Buzău
Full nameAsociația Fotbal Club Metalul Buzău
Nickname(s)Buzoienii
(The People from Buzău)
Short nameMetalul
Founded1954 (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
WebsiteClub website

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 13 December 2023

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 Romania ROU Costel Toader
2 DF Romania ROU Roberto Dumitrică (on loan from Sport Team)
3 DF Romania ROU Daniel Mihai (Captain)
4 DF Romania ROU Alberto Olaru
5 DF Romania ROU Ion Spătaru
6 DF Romania ROU Paulian Banu
7 FW Romania ROU Cătălin Bardaș
8 MF Romania ROU Dan Stan
9 FW Romania ROU Ionuț Pelivan-Lefter (on loan from Farul)
10 MF Romania ROU Marius Tudorică
11 FW Romania ROU Sabin Moldovan
14 DF Romania ROU Andrei Trandafir
15 DF Romania ROU Stefan Nedelcu-Zisu
16 MF Romania ROU Mario Chirpac
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Romania ROU Adrian Olteanu (on loan from FC Bacău)
18 FW Romania ROU Bogdan Ion
19 DF Romania ROU Ștefan Păun
21 mF Romania ROU Alexandru Oancea
22 GK Romania ROU Alberto Câșlariu
23 DF Romania ROU Marian Manea
25 GK Romania ROU Iulian Dinu
28 FW Romania ROU Sergiu Arnăutu
30 MF Romania ROU Ștefan Moraru (on loan from FCSB)
33 DF Romania ROU Bogdan Panaite
70 FW Romania ROU Alin Manea
77 MF Romania ROU Eduard Rusu (on loan from CS Dinamo)
98 MF Romania ROU Saim Tudor
99 FW Romania ROU Claudiu Borțoneanu

Out on loan

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

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

Club officials

League history

References

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