Gloria Albești
Full nameClubul Sportiv Gloria Albești
Short nameGloria Albești
Founded1974 (1974)
GroundCentral
Capacity1,000
OwnerAlbești Commune
ChairmanIrinel Resmeriță
ManagerVasile Enache
LeagueLiga V
2022–23Liga III, Seria III, 3rd
(withdrew)

Clubul Sportiv Gloria Albești, commonly known as Gloria Albești, is Romanian football club based in Albești, Constanța County and currently playing in the Liga VConstanța County, the fifth tier of the Romanian football league system.

History

Gloria Albești was founded in 1974 and initially played in the Mangalia City Championship. In the next forty-six years, the club played constantly at the Constanța County Championship level.[1]

Gloria earn the promotion to Third Division at the end of the 2019–20 season, when was declared the county champion and the representative of Constanța County at the promotion play-off to Liga III being the only team from the top four that complied with the conditions imposed by the medical protocol after the season was suspended in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania.[2] Due to the fact that the winner of Liga IV – Tulcea County, Pescărușul Sarichioi, did not participate in the play-off, Gloria Albești and CSM Râmnicu Sărat, the winner of Liga IV – Buzău County, played a decisive match 0–0 (4–3 p) at Oțelul Stadium in Galați. The team led by Ionel Melenco was composed among others: David Gârniță, Rareș Micu – Răzvan Arteni, Ilie Ionuț (cpt.), Adelin Cristea, Alexandru Boț, Cornel Ciobanu, Adrian Moga, Ciprian Loloț, Mihai Zugravu, Vasile Șicu, Marian Canțur, Valentin Găiceanu, Daniel Simion, Tănase Halep and Marius Busuioc.[3][4]

The 2020–21 season saw the debut of Gloria in Liga III. Ionel Melenco was sacked after the first part of the season, being replaced with Vasile Enache, who led the team to finish the season on eighth place.[5]

In the following season, the team of the small commune from the South-East of Romania, after missing the qualification in the play-off in the last round finished first in the play-out, fifth in the general ranking of the Series II.

Honours

Liga IV – Constanța County

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 September 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Romania ROU Sebastian Ciuperceanu
GK Romania ROU Costi Rotaru
DF Romania ROU Andrei Florea
DF Romania ROU Horia Marin (on loan from Farul II)
DF Romania ROU Roberto Mărgean
DF Romania ROU Stelian Mișilăricu
DF Romania ROU Răzvan Puiu
DF Romania ROU Adrian Sapioniac
DF Romania ROU Cristian Stoian
MF Romania ROU Marius Anton
MF Romania ROU Dragoș Grigore
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Romania ROU Cristian Ilie
MF Romania ROU Mario Moroianu
MF Romania ROU Dumitru Muzechearu
MF Romania ROU Mihnea Neicu (on loan from CFR II Cluj)
MF Romania ROU Robert Pîslaru
MF Romania ROU Fineas Roată
MF Romania ROU Alexandru Vieru (Captain)
FW Romania ROU Alexandru Muscă
FW Romania ROU Vlad Sandu (on loan from Farul II)
FW Romania ROU Cosmin Zamfir
FW Romania ROU Mihai Zugravu

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

  1. "Părintele echipei de fotbal din Albești ar putea fi rudă cu o cunoscută cântăreaţă din România" [The father of the football team from Albești could be related to a well-known singer from Romania]. ziuaconstanta.ro. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.(in Romanian)
  2. "Echipa de pe locul 3 din Liga 4 Constanța a fost desemnată campioană. Cum a fost posibil și ce adversare va avea la barajul pentru Liga 3" [The 3rd place team from Liga 4 Constanța was designated champion. How it was possible and what opponent will he have in the play-off for Liga 3]. liga2.prosport.ro. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2022.(in Romanian)
  3. "Gloria Albești a obținut în premieră promovarea în Liga a 3-a" [Gloria Albești achieved promotion in the 3rd League for the first time]. ziuaconstanta.ro. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.(in Romanian)
  4. "Gloria Albești a promovat în Liga a 3-a" [Gloria Albești promoted to the 3rd League]. telegrafonline.ro. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.(in Romanian)
  5. "Mișcări de trupe la Gloria Albești" [Troop movements at Gloria Albești]. focuspress.ro. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.(in Romanian)
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