FC Pucioasa

Fotbal Club Pucioasa, commonly known as FC Pucioasa, or simply as Pucioasa, is Romanian football club from Pucioasa, Dâmbovița County. Until June 2018, the club was named as FC Aninoasa and played at Aninoasa. It currently plays in the Liga III.

FC Pucioasa

Full name	Fotbal Club Pucioasa
Nickname(s)	Bombonarii (The Candymakers)
Short name	Pucioasa
Founded	1985; 40 years ago (1985) as FC Aninoasa
Ground	Dumitru Tică Popescu
Capacity	1,000
Owner	Pucioasa Town
Chairman	Cristian Mitrea
Manager	Vasile Bîrdeș
League	Liga III
2023–24	Liga III, Seria IV, 5th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

Former logo, as FC Aninoasa.

The club was founded in 1985 as FC Aninoasa and mostly played in the Liga IV.

The club won Liga IV – Dâmbovița County twice, in 2014 and 2015, but succeeded to promote only the second time, when they won the promotion play-off match against Unirea Bascov, Argeș County champions, 4–2 on aggregate.^[1]

After three mediocre Liga III seasons, in which occupied following places: 11th (2015–16), 12th (2016–17) and 10th (2017–18), commune of Aninoasa decided to withdraw its financial support sending the team down to dissolution. The save came from just 15 kilometers away, from the town of Pucioasa, a town of which teams were dissolved one by one, being absent from the first three leagues for years. The team was moved in the summer of 2018 and changed its name from FC Aninoasa to FC Pucioasa.^[2]

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Liga III

• Winners (1): 2021–22

Liga IV – Dâmbovița County

• Winners (2): 2013–14, 2014–15

Players

First team squad

As of 10 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  ROU Eduard Coman (on loan from Chindia) 3 DF  ROU Daniel Brătucu 4 MF  ROU Costin Iordache 5 DF  ROU Daniel Răuță 6 DF  ROU Narcis Marina (Captain) 7 MF  ROU Alexandru Soare 8 MF  ROU Ionuț Cristea 9 FW  ROU Giani Stere 10 MF  ROU Mihai Enache (on loan from Chindia) 11 MF  ROU Sorin Nicolae (on loan from Chindia) 13 MF  ROU Tiberiu Calofir

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  ROU Valentin Ioniță 17 DF  ROU Ionel Diță 18 MF  ROU Vlăduț Gagiu 19 FW  ROU Alexandru Stoica 20 MF  ROU Cristian Dumitru 21 MF  ROU Mihai Pătulea 27 MF  ROU Ionuț Avram 30 MF  ROU Gabriel Dragnea 77 FW  ROU Andu Paraschivescu 98 MF  ROU Robert Croitoru 99 GK  ROU Răzvan Ghițescu

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

No. Pos. Nation Player

Club officials

Board of directors Role Name Owner Pucioasa Town President Cristian Mitrea General Manager Ion Nicolae Sporting Director Adrian Mitrea Press Officer Adrian Albu

Current technical staff Role Name Manager Vasile Bîrdeș Assistant coach Cosmin Toboșaru Goalkeeping coach Valentin Marian

League history

Season Tier Division Place Cupa României 2024–25 3 Liga III (Seria V) TBD 2023–24 3 Liga III (Seria IV) 5th 2022–23 3 Liga III (Seria IV) 8th 2021–22 3 Liga III (Seria V) 2nd 2020–21 3 Liga III (Seria VI) 6th 2019–20 3 Liga III (Seria III) 12th

Season Tier Division Place Cupa României 2018–19 3 Liga III (Seria III) 6th 2017–18 3 Liga III (Seria III) 10th 2016–17 3 Liga III (Seria III) 12th 2015–16 3 Liga III (Seria III) 11th 2014–15 4 Liga IV (DB) 1st (C, P) 2013–14 4 Liga IV (DB) 1st (C)

References

1. FC Aninoasa a promovat în liga a III-a. adevarul.ro (in Romanian)
2. Clubul din Liga 3 care s-a mutat în altă localitate, şi-a schimbat numele şi visează la promovare. "Vom susţine performanţa". liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)

External links

• Official website Archived 2017-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
• FC Pucioasa on Facebook