FC Olt Slatina
Encyclopedia
Football Club Olt Slatina is a Romania
n football club based in Slatina
, Olt County
. Founded in 2009, the team won promotion to the Liga II
, the second tier of the Romanian football league system
, during the 2010–11 season
.
. The team was promoted to the Liga III
in 2010, having won the 2009–10 Liga IV Olt County Championship with maximum of points. The following year, they won the promotion to the Liga II
. Doubts over the club's future emerged in June 2011 when the municipal council withdrew its funding. "Yes, the team is dying," said chairman Minel Prina. "He [the mayor] made this sacrifice for Alro Slatina to promote to the Liga I, all of the money went there." Players were told that they were free to join other clubs while negotiations over a potential merger took place. The club's future was secured on 20 July 2011 when it was announced that it would be taken over by investors from Olt County, changing the club from publicly run to private. "As promised to the mayor, the team will remain in Olt County, but must be converted from public to private," said Prina.
In August 2011, the club merged with FC Piatra Olt and a new club was created, Football Club Olt Slatina.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n football club based in Slatina
Slatina, Romania
Slatina is the capital city of Olt county, Romania, on the river Olt.The city administers one village, Cireaşov.-History:The town of Slatina was first mentioned on January 20, 1368 in an official document issued by Vladislav I Vlaicu, Prince of Wallachia. The document stated that merchants from...
, Olt County
Olt County
Olt is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia . The capital city is Slatina.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 489,274 and the population density was 89/km²....
. Founded in 2009, the team won promotion to the 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....
, the second tier of the Romanian football league system
Romanian football league system
The Romanian football league system refers to the system in Romanian club football that consists of several football leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation.-Liga I:...
, during the 2010–11 season
2010–11 Liga III
The 2010–11 Liga III season was the 55th season of the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. The season started on August 27, 2010 and ended on June 3, 2011.The winners of each series promoted to the 2011–12 Liga II....
.
History
The club was founded in the summer of 2009, with financial support being provided by the municipality of SlatinaSlatina, Romania
Slatina is the capital city of Olt county, Romania, on the river Olt.The city administers one village, Cireaşov.-History:The town of Slatina was first mentioned on January 20, 1368 in an official document issued by Vladislav I Vlaicu, Prince of Wallachia. The document stated that merchants from...
. The team was promoted to the 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:...
in 2010, having won the 2009–10 Liga IV Olt County Championship with maximum of points. The following year, they won the promotion to the 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....
. Doubts over the club's future emerged in June 2011 when the municipal council withdrew its funding. "Yes, the team is dying," said chairman Minel Prina. "He [the mayor] made this sacrifice for Alro Slatina to promote to the Liga I, all of the money went there." Players were told that they were free to join other clubs while negotiations over a potential merger took place. The club's future was secured on 20 July 2011 when it was announced that it would be taken over by investors from Olt County, changing the club from publicly run to private. "As promised to the mayor, the team will remain in Olt County, but must be converted from public to private," said Prina.
In August 2011, the club merged with FC Piatra Olt and a new club was created, Football Club Olt Slatina.
Honours
- Liga IIILiga IIILiga 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:...
- Winners: 2010–11
- Liga IVLiga IVLiga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia D into Liga IV before the start of play for the 2006-07 season.- Current format :...
- Winners: 2009–10