FCM Câmpina was a Romania

Romania

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n football

Football (soccer)

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 team from Poiana Câmpina, Prahova County

Prahova County

Prahova is a county of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploieşti.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 829,945 and the population density was 176/km². It is Romania's most populated county, having a population density double than the country's mean...

 founded in 1936 and dissolved in 2008.

History

The team was founded under the name Astra Câmpina, which was a local factory

Factory

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 that was sponsoring the team. Later the team changed its name to Poiana Câmpina.

Even though the team is now called FCM Câmpina (Municipal Football Club Câmpina), most of its fans still call the team "Poiana" or "Poieniţa", a diminutive. Furthermore FCM Câmpina used to be, for a couple of years, Dinamo Bucharest's second team, and was back then called Dinamo Poiana Câmpina. During this affiliation, football lovers from Câmpina were able to see playing for the local team famous players who were on loan from Dinamo: Ianis Zicu

Ianis Zicu

Ianis Alin Zicu is a Romanian football midfielder who currently plays for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.- Dinamo Bucureşti :...

, Ionel Danciulescu

Ionel Danciulescu

Ionel Daniel Dănciulescu is a Romanian football player. He is currently playing as a striker for Dinamo Bucureşti...

, Vlad Munteanu

Vlad Munteanu

Vlad Munteanu is a Romanian professional football player, currently playing for Concordia Chiajna.-Career:Munteanu came up through his hometown club FCM Bacău. He then moved to Dinamo Bucureşti. He spent six years there appearing in over 90 matches. He also had brief loan spells at Poiana Câmpina...

, Cristian Pulhac

Cristian Pulhac

Cristian Pulhac is a Romanian soccer player who currently plays for Dinamo Bucureşti. He is an offensive left back, his forward runs, pace and precise crosses producing many goals for his teams...

 and others, players that have several selections in the national team.

The most important player to have been developed by FCM Câmpina is Daniel Costescu

Daniel Costescu

Daniel Ştefan Costescu is a Romanian football player. He usually plays as a striker. He played as a central forward due to his well-known strength. He was born on 14 July 1976 in the city of Câmpina, Prahova county. He is 180 cm tall and he weighs 75 kg.He scored 44 goals in 222 matches...

, who played for first division clubs like Petrolul Ploieşti

Petrolul Ploiesti

Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...

, FC Argeş Piteşti

FC Arges Pitesti

FC Argeş Piteşti is a Romanian professional football club from Piteşti, Argeş county.FC Argeş was one of the most successful Romanian clubs in the 1970s, when it won the national championship twice: in 1972 and 1979, and finished twice as runner-up...

 or Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ

Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt

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, scoring 44 goals in 222 matches in the first division, and 21 goals in 67 matches in the second division.

On August 5, 2008, chairman Chiţu announced that the team has been dissolved and he does not wish to play any further part in Câmpina's football, thus destroying a football club with 72 yers of tradition.

Honours

Liga II

Liga II

Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....

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• Winners (0):
• Runners-up (2): 1955, 1961–62

Liga III

Liga III

Liga III is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C into Liga III before the start of the 2006-07 season.-Relegation:...

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• Winners (6): 1946–47, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1993–94, 2004–05
• Runners-up (7): 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1981–82, 1986–87, 1991–92, 2002–03

Notable Players

• Daniel Costescu
• Mihai Barbu
• Valeriu Mieilă
• Szabolcs Szekely
• Gheorghe Voicu
• Cristinel Chiviziu
• Nicolae Oltean
• Lucian Pănescu
• Florin Pamfil
• Eduard Bică
• Cosmin Elisei
• Marian Moise
• Vasile Lupşa
• Ioan Ghidia
• Marian Dragomir
• Octavian Tudor
• Andrei Viţelaru
• Alin Simion
• Victor Lepădatu
• Cristian Corfar
• Ionuţ Ţiclea
• Marius Dumitru
• Eugen Beza
• Constantin Ţopală
• Valentin Ţuriac
• Lucian Cheţan
• Marin Vătavu
• Adrian Iordache
• Szabolcs Perenyi
• Răzvan Pădureţu
• Ianis Zicu
• Bogdan Aldea
• Alexandru Bălţoi
• Adrian Toader
• Claudiu Dumitrescu
• Sorin Iodi
• Alexandru Dedu
• Dorin Semeghin
• Vlad Munteanu
• Cristian Pulhac
• Nicuşor Bănică
• Robert Elek
• Kalle Sone
• Răzvan Avram
• Daniel Chigou
• Robert Danteş