FC Botoşani

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FC Botoşani

Full name	Fotbal Club Botoşani
Nickname(s)	FC Botoşani
Founded	2001
Ground	Municipal, Botoşani (Capacity: 10,600)
Chairman	Valeriu Iftime
Head Coach	Leontin Grozavu
League	Liga II
2008-09	Liga II, Seria I, 5th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Contents 1 History 1.1 The teams from Divizia C 1.2 The 1980s 1.3 Recent years 1.4 The seasons in Divizia B 2 Colours and badge 3 Stadium 4 Supporters 5 Squad 5.1 Current squad 2008/09 6 Staff 7 External links

[edit] History

[edit] The teams from Divizia C

[edit] The 1980s

In summer 1979, CS Botoşani was promoted to Divizia B, and after end of the 1979/1980 season, they obtained the highest position (3rd); that had heretofore not been reached by any football team from Botoşani. After that performance, the team declined, occupying places in the middle of the league, reaching in the ending of '80s near relegation. CS Botoşani remained in Divizia B for 11th seasons, the most seasons spent by a football team from Botoşani, after that at the ending of 1989/1990 season the team was relegated to Divizia C.

[edit] Recent years

The new Fotbal Club Botoşani was founded in 2001 by Mr. Salavastru and it is now the only team that represents the city of Botoşani in the Romanian Divizia B. The first participation of the new club was in Divizia C, Serie I. This happened in 2001, after the foundation of the club. In their first season FC Botoşani missed the promotion in the Divizia B, occuping the second place after the ending of 2001/2002 regular season. The finish of the next season found the team in the sixth place, and then, the team obtained the promotion in the summer of 2004 year. In 2005 the president of Administration Council, Valeriu Iftimie, take over the main projects of the club after the French example. In this way the first team plays in Divizia B, the second team, formed with youngsters, plays in third league. Also, the club has a Centre for children and youths who are prepared for the future of the first team.

[edit] The seasons in Divizia B

FC Botoşani participed in the second division of the Romanian football for two seasons until now. In the 2004/2005 season, the team engaged the 8th place, and now the team is on the 4th place after Ceahlǎul Piatra-Neamţ, Forex Braşov and FC Braşov. Since 2005/2006 sezon, the matches of FC Botoşani are transmitted live on the radio. For the first time in Botoşani, games are broadcast on Radio AS wherever a match is being played. Until the beginning of the season, not even a radio station transmitted live, complete and indifferently of the appointed place an official match played by FC Botoşani.

[edit] Colours and badge

The FC Botoşani colours are red, white and blue. The home kit was generally white with a bit of red, but there are matches when the colour of the kit is blue.

[edit] Stadium

FC Botoşani plays its home matches at the Municipal Stadium located near the centre of the city.

[edit] Supporters

The fans of FC Botoşani are organized under the name of "ULTAS BOTOSANI" and "BTPRIDE"

[edit] Squad

[edit] Current squad 2008/09

The numbers are established according to the official website: www.fcbotosani.ro

As of October 6 2008

No. Position Player 1 GK Ovidiu Cherecheş 3 DF Paul Papp 4 DF Sebastian Such 5 MF Alexandru Ciornei 7 FW Adrian Caragea 8 FW Seydou Kone 9 FW Bogdan Ghiceanu 10 MF Gabriel Vasvari 11 MF Alexandru Pleniceanu 12 GK Vasile Prisacă 13 DF Cosmin Aldea 15 MF Alexandru Vrabie 16 MF Marius Ştefoi 17 MF Marius Nicodim

No. Position Player 18 DF Cosmin Renţea 19 DF Andrei Patache 20 DF Florin Acsinte 21 MF Adrian Boroştean 22 FW Ayres Cerqueira Simao 23 GK Alin Bordeanu 24 DF Răzvan Tincu 25 MF Alexandru Balaban 26 MF Souleymane Keita 27 MF Derra Hamadou 28 FW Mircea Vechiu DF Ibrahim Kano MF Florinel Ursu

[edit] Staff

Manager	Cristi Popovici
Assistant manager	Marius Gireada
Goalkeeping coach	Vasile Prisaca
Massage therapist	Silviu-Mihai Siminiciuc
Kinetotherapist	Ionuţ Brânzei

[edit] External links

• FC Botoşani Official Site
• FC Botoşani Fan Site

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