AFC Câmpulung Muscel
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| Full name | Asociația Fotbal Club Câmpulung Muscel 2022 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Muscelenii (The People from Muscel) | ||
| Short name | Muscel | ||
| Founded | 1978 as CS Rucăr | ||
| Ground | Muscelul | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 (3,000 seated) | ||
| Owner | Cristian Ciolan | ||
| Chairman | Costin Ghiță | ||
| Head coach | Sorin Colceag | ||
| League | Liga II | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga III, Seria V, 1st (promoted via play-offs) | ||
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Asociația Fotbal Club Câmpulung Muscel 2022, also known as AFC Câmpulung Muscel, or just Câmpulung Muscel, is a Romanian professional football club based in Câmpulung, Argeș County, which competes in the Liga II.
Founded in 1978 as CS Rucăr, the club was moved to Câmpulung in 2022 and changed its name to Muscelul Câmpulung Elite after the promotion from 2021–22 season.[1]
One of the most important Romanian players in the recent years, Dan Nistor has played at the beginning of his career at the club when the club was named AS Rucăr.
History
[edit]AFC Câmpulung Muscel was founded in 1978 as CS Rucăr and played mostly in the Argeș County Championships.
In the 2009–10 Liga IV season, guided by Mihai Poștoacă and with players like Adrian Tănase, Robert Craioveanu, Alin Lipă among others, CS Rucăr finished in 2nd place, two points behind Atletic Bradu.[2]
One season later, with the former captain of Farul Constanța, Alecsandru Popovici,[3] in the position of head coach, the team from the north of Argeș County won the Liga IV – Argeș County secured promotion to Liga III beating Sevișul Șelimbăr, the winner of Liga IV – Sibiu County, 2–1 in the promotion play-off at the Complex Sportiv Hidro in Râmnicu Vâlcea.[4][5]
Faced with financial problems, the club withdrew from Liga III and continued to play in the fourth league, finishing the 2011–12 season as runners-up, four points behind SCM Pitești.[6]
Rucăr continued to play in Liga IV – Argeș County, but could not get very important results; 5th (2012–13), 13th (2013–14), 9th (2014–15), 11th (2015–16) and 13th (2016–17). Rucăr were eventually withdrew from the fourth league after encountered financial problems.
Followed two seasons in the North Series of Liga V – Argeș County; after 10th-finish in the first season, the club managed to promoted back to the fourth league, finishing 1st in the 2018–19 season.[7]
In the 2019–20 Liga IV season, Rucăr were 6th in league table when the season was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania. The team did not participate in the 2020–21 short season, due to the medical expenses needed to comply with the medical protocol imposed by the Romanian Football Federation.
Rucăr started the 2021–22 season with Bogdan Simion as head coach but replaced him for the second part of the season with Valentin Cocoș, who led the club finish 1st, one point ahead of Inter Câmpulung. The club secured promotion to the third league by defeating Dunărea Calafat, Dolj County winner, 2–1 on aggregate (1–1 at Calafat and 1–0 at Rucăr). The squad included, among others, Adrian Tănase, Valentin Vălimăreanu, Flavius Cataramă, Cristian Tănase, Marian Ciorciovel, Gabriel Jenaru, Gabriel Neacșu, Georgian Jenaru, Fernando Dobre, Andrei Pătrănoiu and Ioan Marinescu.[8][9][10]
| Name | Period |
| CS Rucăr | 1978–2022 |
| Muscelul Câmpulung Elite | 2022–2023 |
| AFC Câmpulung Muscel | 2023–present |
After earning promotion to Liga III, the club was relocated to Câmpulung and renamed Muscelul Câmpulung Elite. Also, Alecsandru Popovici was appointed as the new head coach for the 2022–23 season.[1][11] However, after a disappointing start, earning only four points in four matches, he was dismissed and replaced by Vasile Slăninoiu as player-coach. Slăninoiu led the team to a 9th-place finish in the first stage and 8th after the play-out round, barely avoiding relegation after being deducted three points following their withdrawal from the field in a match against Unirea Bascov.[12][13]
In 2023, the club was renamed again, this time as AFC Câmpulung Muscel 2022.[14]
Ground
[edit]AFC Câmpulung Muscel plays its home matches at Muscelul Stadium, a multi-use stadium in Câmpulung. The stadium is also used by ARO Muscelul Câmpulung. It holds 6,000 people, of which 3,000 are on seats.[15] It was opened in the 1940s and was renovated, most recently in 2008.
Honours
[edit]- Winners (1): 2023–24
- Winners (1): 2018–19
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of 1 February 2025[16]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
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League history
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Două cluburi din Liga 3 și-au schimbat denumirea, unul chiar și sediul social. Câmpulung va avea echipă la nivel național, în timp ce Coloneștiul a trecut de la privat la public!" [Two clubs in League 3 have changed their name, one even changed its registered office. Câmpulung will have a team at the national level, while Colonești has gone from private to public!] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 8 August 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Nume grele la CS Rucăr" [Heavy names at CS Rucăr] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Alexandru Popovici e noul antrenor al CS Rucăr" [Alexandru Popovici is the new coach of CS Rucăr]. liga2.prosport.ro. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.(in Romanian)
- ^ "CS Rucăr e noua campioană a Argeșului!" [CS Rucăr is the new champion of Argeș!]. liga2.prosport.ro. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2024.(in Romanian)
- ^ "Sevișul Șelimbăr a pierdut barajul pentru promovarea în liga 3" [Sevișul Șelimbăr lost the dam for promotion to league 3]. oradesibiu.ro. 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.(in Romanian)
- ^ "CS Rucăr a renunțat la Liga 3" [CS Rucăr quit at League 3]. liga2.prosport.ro. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.(in Romanian)
- ^ "Este oficial! CS Rucăr va evolua în Liga a patra" [It's official! CS Rucăr will play in the fourth League]. evenimentulmuscelean.ro. 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2024.(in Romanian)
- ^ "CS Rucăr, campioana județului Argeș" [CS Rucăr, Argeș county champion] (in Romanian). evenimentulmuscelean.ro. 14 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Baraj Liga 3 / Dunărea Calafat – CS Rucăr, 1-1, în meciul tur" [Dam League 3 / Dunărea Calafat – CS Rucăr, 1-1, in the round match] (in Romanian). gds.ro. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "CS Rucăr se impune cu 1-0 în fața Dunării Calafat și promovează în cel de-al treilea eșalon fotbalistic al țării" [CS Rucăr wins 1-0 against Dunărea Calafat and promotes to the third football echelon of the country] (in Romanian). arges-sport.ro. 26 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Alecsandru Popovici s-a întors în fotbalul muscelean. Alături de "Sendy" a venit și Gică Butoiu, cel mai bun produs al fotbalului muscelean din toate timpurile" [Alecsandru Popovici is back in Muscel football. Along with "Sendy" came Gică Butoiu, the best product of Muscel football of all time] (in Romanian). informatiademuscel.ro. 18 August 2022. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Schimbări de antrenori pe bandă rulantă în Liga 3. Abia a trecut etapa a 4-a, dar ACS Muscelul Câmpulung Elite și-a demis și ea "principalul". UPDATE: Un jucător din lot, numit în funcție" [Coach changes on the conveyor belt in League 3. The 4th stage has barely passed, but ACS Muscelul Câmpulung Elite has also dismissed its "main coach". UPDATE: A player from the team, appointed to the position] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 1 October 2022. Archived from the original on 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "ACS Muscelul Câmpulung Elite, ca și retrogradată din Liga 3 după ce și-a aflat sancțiunile din partea FRF în urma retragerii de pe teren din jocul cu Unirea Bascov. Amenda colosală primită și puncte scăzute din clasament" [ACS Muscelul Câmpulung Elite, as well as relegated from Liga 3 after learning of its sanctions from the FRF following its withdrawal from the field in the game with Unirea Bascov. The colossal fine received and points deducted from the standings] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 11 April 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "ACS Muscelul Câmpulung Elite începe noul sezon de Liga 3 cu altă denumire. Cele trei echipe din Argeș prezente în campionat, dintre care două din Câmpulung, puse de FRF să joace în trei serii!" [ACS Muscelul Câmpulung Elite starts the new Liga 3 season with a different name. The three teams from Argeș present in the championship, of which two from Câmpulung, put by the FRF to play in three series!] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 25 August 2023. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Stadionul este atât de degradat încât gradenele riscă să se prăbușească în lipsa consolidării. Se pregătește un proiect de reabilitare" [The stadium is so degraded that the stands risk collapsing if not reinforced. A rehabilitation project is being prepared] (in Romanian). evenimentulmuscelean.ro. 28 July 2022. Archived from the original on 1 February 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Echipa" [Squad] (in Romanian). lpf2.ro. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- AFC Câmpulung Muscel at frf-ajf.ro
- AFC Câmpulung Muscel at liga2.prosport.ro