FC Gloria Buzău
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Asociația Sportivă Fotbal Club Buzău (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡlori.a buˈzəw]), commonly known as Gloria Buzău or simply as Buzău, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Buzău, Buzău County, that competes in the Liga I.
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Full name | Asociația Sportivă Fotbal Club Buzău | |||
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Nickname(s) | Roș-albaștrii (The Red and Blues) Formația din Crâng (The Squad from Crâng) | |||
Short name | Gloria | |||
Founded | 16 June 1973; 51 years ago (1973-06-16) as CSM Buzău 25 August 2016; 7 years ago (2016-08-25) as FC Buzău | |||
Ground | Municipal | |||
Capacity | 12,321 | |||
Owners | Buzău Municipality (40%) Buzău County County Council (40%) TV Buzău Trust Campus (20%) | |||
General director | Costin Stanciu | |||
Head coach | Andrei Prepeliță | |||
League | Liga I | |||
2023–24 | Liga II, 4th of 20 (promoted) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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The club was originally founded on 16 June 1973, and made its first top-flight appearance in the 1978–79 campaign. It achieved its best result in the competition during the 1984–85 season, finishing fifth in the league table. Following the club's dissolution in 2016, Gloria Buzău returned to the Liga I in 2024.
Known as "The Squad from Crâng," the team plays its home matches at the Municipal Stadium in Buzău, which has a capacity of 12,321 seats.