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{{short description|Romanian football club}}
{{distinguish|AFC Câmpulung Muscel}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = ARO Muscelul Câmpulung
| image = ACS_ARO_Muscelul_Câmpulung_logo.png
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| fullname = Asociația Club Sportiv ARO Muscelul Câmpulung
| short name = Muscelul
| nickname = ''Muscelenii'' (The People from Muscel)
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1947}} as ''Muscelul Câmpulung'' {{Start date and age|df=yes|2007}} as ''Sporting Câmpulung'' {{Start date and age|df=yes|2012}} as ''CN Dinicu Golescu'' {{Start date and age|df=yes|2019}} as ''AF Muscelul Câmpulung''
| ground = [[Muscelul Stadium|Muscelul]] / Dragoslavele
| capacity = 6,000 (3,000 seated) / 1,000
| owner = Câmpulung Municipality
| chairman = Cristian Vlad
| manager = Alin Popescu
| league = [[Liga III]]
| season = [[2024–25 Liga III#Seria VIII|2024–25]]
| position = Liga III, Seria VIII, 8th
| website = https://aromuscel.ro/
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'''Asociația Club Sportiv ARO Muscelul Câmpulung''', commonly known as '''Muscelul Câmpulung''', is a [[Romania]]n professional football club based in [[Câmpulung]], [[Argeș County]] and currently playing in the [[Liga III]], the 3rd tier of the [[Romanian football league system]].

The club has known glory during the communist era when, under the ownership of [[ARO (company)|ARO]], played constantly at the level of second or third league. The collapse of the off-road cars manufacturer has seriously affected the team which went bankrupt in the early 2000s. After the [[bankruptcy]] of ARO in 2003, the club was refounded several times, firstly in 2007 as ''Sporting Câmpulung'', then in 2012 as ''CN Dinicu Golescu'' (named after the high school from the town), but at its best, the team played in the [[Liga III]], but was dissolved again in 2016. In the summer of 2019, after three years of inactivity, the club was refounded again, this time as ''Academia de Fotbal Muscelul Câmpulung''.

==History==
The club was founded in 1947 as ''Muscelul Câmpulung'' and played for sixteen years in the Regional Championship. Muscelul, coached by [[Ion Lăpușneanu|Jean Lăpușneanu]], promoted in [[Liga III|Divizia C]] at the end of the [[1962–63 Regional Championship|1962–63 season]] after finishing as runners-up in the [[Liga IV Argeș#Argeș Regional Championship|Argeș Regional Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bibliotecadeva.eu/periodice/sportulpop/1963/07/sportul_popular_1963_07_4273.pdf|title=Campionatele regiunilor...|trans-title=Regional championships...|access-date=8 October 2022|publisher=Sportul|date=16 July 1963|page=5|via=digital.bibliotecadeva.eu|archive-date=9 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709211016/http://www.bibliotecadeva.eu/periodice/sportulpop/1963/07/sportul_popular_1963_07_4273.pdf|url-status=live}}{{in lang|ro}}</ref>

Muscelul finished last in the [[1963–64 Divizia C|1963–64 season]], spared from relegation due to the expansion of the Third Division. Followed three more seasons in the third tier of Romanian football in which was ranked ninth in [[1964–65 Divizia C|1964–65 season]], eleventh in [[1965–66 Divizia C|1965–66]] and thirteenth in 1966–67, thus relegating in the Regional Championship.

Muscelul finished second in the 1967–68 season of the [[Liga IV Argeș#Argeș Regional Championship|Argeș Regional Championship]] and promoted to [[Divizia C]]. After finished eleventh in [[1968–69 Divizia C|1968–69 season]] in the Third Division, the club was renamed as ''Unirea Câmpulung'' for [[1969–70 Divizia C|1969–70 season]], but relegated after was ranked fifteen in the 4th series.

Following relegation, the club reverted to Muscelul name went on to won the [[1970–71 County Championship#Argeș County|1970–71 Argeș County Championship]] made a quick comeback to Divizia C. Their stay in Third Division was short-lived, as immediately relegated back to the [[Liga IV|County Championship]] after finished thirteenth at the end of the [[1971–72 Divizia C|1971–72 season]].

The first time they played in [[Liga II|Divizia B]] was in the [[1977–78 Divizia B|1977–78]] season when they barely avoided relegation, in the following one they finished on the 9th place and in [[1979–80 Divizia B|1979–80]] they relegated back to [[Liga III|Divizia C]] after finishing on the 15th place.<ref name=wesport>{{cite web | url = https://welovesport.ro/stiri/fotbal-vintage-oblemenco-si-dobrin-au-reusit-impreuna-o-promovare-2489 | title = Oblemenco și Dobrin au reușit împreună o promovare | publisher = Welovesport.ro | trans-title = Oblemenco and Dobrin managed a promotion together | language = Romanian | date = 7 July 2020 | access-date = 12 April 2023 | archive-date = 12 April 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230412084230/https://welovesport.ro/stiri/fotbal-vintage-oblemenco-si-dobrin-au-reusit-impreuna-o-promovare-2489 | url-status = live }}</ref> They came back to [[Liga II|Divizia B]] football in the [[1985–86 Divizia B|1985–86]] season but relegated by the end of it.<ref name=wesport/>

In the 1994–95 Divizia C season the team finished on the second place, behind [[CS Minerul Motru|Minerul Motru]] so in order to promote to [[Liga II|Divizia B]] they had to participate in a play-off against ICIM Brașov but before it, coach Nicolae Tănăsescu was replaced with former Romanian internationals [[Ion Oblemenco]] and [[Nicolae Dobrin]], the first as head coach and the latter as technical director.<ref name=wesport/> The play-off was played in a single leg and ARO won it with 1–0, the only goal of the game being scored by Sergiu Coman, the team used being: Heroiu – Jitaru, Gorgonaru, Dumitrescu, Durdun – Ioniță, S. Din (I. Bădescu), Eftimie, Cl. Mutu – Butaru (Procorodie), S. Coman.<ref name=wesport/> Shortly after the promotion Oblemenco and Dobrin left the club, also the team's goalkeeper, Laurențiu Heroiu was killed after being stabbed in a bar, however the team spent 9 seasons in [[Liga II|Divizia B]] before relegating in 2004, a period in which their biggest performance was with coach [[Ionel Augustin]] when they earned the second place in the [[1999–2000 Divizia B|1999–2000]] season.<ref name=wesport/>

In the summer of 2019, after three years of inactivity, the club was refounded again, this time as ''Academia de Fotbal Muscelul Câmpulung'', former Romanian international [[Gheorghe Mihali]] was named as manager and [[Roberto Ayza]] was one of the first transfers realized by the new entity<ref>{{cite web|title=Gică Mihali a semnat cu Academia Muscelul Câmpulung. Cine-l însoțește în aventura din Liga 4 Argeș|trans-title=Gică Mihali signed with Academia Muscelul Câmpulung. Who follows him in the Liga 4 Argeș adventure|url=https://gazetasportului.ro/2019/07/10/gica-mihali-a-semnat-cu-academia-muscelul-campulung-cine-l-insoteste-in-aventura-din-liga-4-arges/|publisher=gazetasportului.ro|access-date=13 July 2019|archive-date=13 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713113105/https://gazetasportului.ro/2019/07/10/gica-mihali-a-semnat-cu-academia-muscelul-campulung-cine-l-insoteste-in-aventura-din-liga-4-arges/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=S-a răzgândit! Roberto Ayza nu se mai retrage acum. Echipa cu care a semnat brazilianul|trans-title=He changed his mind! Roberto Ayza is not retiring now. The team that signed the Brazilian|url=http://liga2.prosport.ro/seria-1/bursa-transferurilor/s-a-razgandit-roberto-ayza-nu-se-mai-retrage-acum-echipa-cu-care-a-semnat-brazilianul-18233254|publisher=liga2.prosport.ro|access-date=13 July 2019|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030171511/https://liga2.prosport.ro/seria-1/bursa-transferurilor/s-a-razgandit-roberto-ayza-nu-se-mai-retrage-acum-echipa-cu-care-a-semnat-brazilianul-18233254|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by [[Iulian Tameș]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://evenimentulmuscelean.ro/2019/09/13/academia-muscelul-campulung-anunta-ca-presedintele-eduard-bina-si-iulian-tames-au-ajuns-la-un-acord/|title=Academia Muscelul Câmpulung anunță că președintele Eduard Bînă și Iulian Tameș au ajuns la un acord|trans-title=Academia Muscelul Câmpulung announces that the president Eduard Bînă and Iulian Tameş have reached an agreement|access-date=3 September 2022|publisher=evenimentulmuscelean.ro|archive-date=3 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903193656/https://evenimentulmuscelean.ro/2019/09/13/academia-muscelul-campulung-anunta-ca-presedintele-eduard-bina-si-iulian-tames-au-ajuns-la-un-acord/|url-status=live}}{{in lang|ro}}</ref> and [[Iulian Vladu]] among others. However, the [[2019–20 Liga IV Argeș|2019–20 season]] was suspended in March 2020, due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in Romania]] with Muscelul finishing in third place.

[[File:Academia Muscelul Câmpulung logo.png|130px|thumbnail|right|Inter Câmpulung logo]]
In the summer of 2020, it was renamed as ''Inter Câmpulung'' and finished the [[2020–21 Liga IV#Argeș County|2020–21 short season]] third in Group B of the [[Liga IV Argeș|Liga IV Argeș County]]. In the [[2021-22 Liga IV#Argeș County|next season]], ''Muscelenii'' fought for promotion, finishing in second place one point behind [[CS Rucăr]].

In 2022, the club was renamed again, this time as '''ARO Muscelul Câmpulung'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://evenimentulmuscelean.ro/2022/08/30/inter-campulung-a-devenit-aro-muscelul-campulung/|title=Inter Câmpulung a devenit ARO Muscelul Câmpulung|trans-title=Inter Câmpulung became ARO Muscelul Câmpulung|access-date=3 September 2022|publisher=evenimentulmuscelean.ro|archive-date=3 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903193656/https://evenimentulmuscelean.ro/2022/08/30/inter-campulung-a-devenit-aro-muscelul-campulung/|url-status=live}}{{in lang|ro}}</ref>

==Honours==
*'''[[Liga III]]'''
**'''Winners (2):''' [[1976–77 Divizia C|1976–77]], [[1984–85 Divizia C|1984–85]]
**Runners-up (4): [[1981–82 Divizia C|1981–82]], [[1983–84 Divizia C|1983–84]], [[1986–87 Divizia C|1986–87]], [[1994–95 Divizia C|1994–95]]
*'''[[Liga IV Argeș|Liga IV – Argeș County]]'''
**'''Winners (6):''' [[1970–71 County Championship#Argeș County|1970–71]], 1972–73, 1992–93, 1993–94, [[2013–14 Liga IV Argeș|2013–14]], [[2022–23 Liga IV|2022–23]]
**Runners-up (1): [[2021–22 Liga IV#Argeș County|2021–22]]
*'''[[Liga IV Argeș#Argeș Regional Championship|Argeș Regional Championship]]'''
**'''Winners (1):''' 1960–61
**Runners-up (2): 1962–63, 1967–68

==Players==
===First team squad===
{{updated|10 September 2024}}

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=ROU|pos=GK|name=Ianis Drăghici}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=ROU|pos=DF|name=Rareș Grecu}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=ROU|pos=DF|name=Denis Răduță}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=ROU|pos=DF|name=Laurențiu Robu}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=ROU|pos=DF|name=Cosmin Gîtlan|other=[[Captain (association football)|Vice-Captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=[[Cristian Balgiu]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=ROU|pos=DF|name=Antonio Burnaz}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Denis Pia}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Bobi Grancea}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Gabriel Jenaru|other=[[Captain (association football)|3rd captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Mario Durdun}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=ROU|pos=GK|name=Vlad Cîrstea}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Mario Pănoiu}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Dragoș Troană}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ROU|pos=FW|name=Darius Șerban}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Luis Bunel}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ROU|pos=DF|name=Ionuț Mihăescu}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Ianis Răuță}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Vlad Tudor}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Mihai Moșoiu}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Claudiu Pleșa}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ROU|pos=FW|name=Albert Jarcă|other=on loan from [[FCSB]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ROU|pos=DF|name=Ionuț Giuroiu}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=Mário Maeda}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ROU|pos=MF|name=Andrei Chivulescu}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs end}}

==Club officials==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Board of directors===
{| class="toccolours"
|-
! style="background:#87CEEB;color:#000000;border:1px solid #000000;" |Role
! style="background:#87CEEB;color:#000000;border:1px solid #000000;" |Name
|-
| Owner
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Câmpulung Municipality
|-
| President
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Zaharia Nițu
|-
| Executive President
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Cristian Vlad
|-
| Sporting Director
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Corneliu Sorescu
|-
| Secretary
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Gabriel Bălan
|-
| Press officer
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Bogdan Burhan
|}
{{col-2}}

===Current technical staff===
{| class="toccolours"
|-
! style="background:#87CEEB;color:#000000;border:1px solid #000000;" |Role
! style="background:#87CEEB;color:#000000;border:1px solid #000000;" |Name
|-
| Manager
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Alin Popescu
|-
| Assistant coach
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Marius Tomozei]]
|-
| Goalkeeping coach
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Constantin Bădan
|-
| Club doctor
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Marius Pitulan
|-
| Kinetotherapist
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Claudiu Crețu
|-
| Storeman
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Gheorghe Geană
|}
{{col-end}}

==League history==

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{{col-2}}
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! style="background:#87CEEB;color:#000000;border:1px solid #000000;" |Season
! style="background:#87CEEB;color:#000000;border:1px solid #000000;" |Tier
! style="background:#87CEEB;color:#000000;border:1px solid #000000;" |Division
! style="background:#87CEEB;color:#000000;border:1px solid #000000;" |Place
! style="background:#87CEEB;color:#000000;border:1px solid #000000;" |Notes
! style="background:#87CEEB;color:#000000;border:1px solid #000000;" |Cupa României
|-
| [[2024–25 Liga III#Seria VIII|2024–25]] || '''3''' || [[Liga III]] (Seria VIII) || 8th || ||
|-
| [[2023–24 Liga III#Seria 4|2023–24]] || '''3''' || Liga III (Seria IV) || 8th || ||
|-
| [[2022–23 Liga IV#Argeș County|2022–23]] || '''4''' || [[Liga IV]] ([[Liga IV Argeș|AG]]) || align=center bgcolor=gold| '''1st''' '''(C)''' || Promoted ||
|-
| [[2021–22 Liga IV#Argeș County|2021–22]] || '''4''' || Liga IV ([[Liga IV Argeș|AG]]) || align=center bgcolor=silver| 2nd || ||
|-
| [[2020–21 Liga IV#Argeș County|2020–21]] || '''4''' || Liga IV ([[Liga IV Argeș|AG]]) (Group B) || align=center bgcolor=#BF8D5B| 3rd || ||
|-
| [[2019–20 Liga IV Argeș|2019–20]] || '''4''' || Liga IV ([[Liga IV Argeș|AG]]) || align=center bgcolor=#BF8D5B| 3rd || ||
|-
| 2016–19
| align=center colspan=5| ''Not active''
|-
| [[2015–16 Liga III|2015–16]] || '''3''' || [[Liga III]] (Seria III) ||5th || Disbanded ||Third round
|-
| [[2014–15 Liga III|2014–15]] || '''3''' || Liga III (Seria III) || 13th || ||
|-
| [[2013–14 Liga IV#Argeș County|2013–14]] || '''4''' || [[Liga IV]] ([[Liga IV Argeș|AG]]) || align=center bgcolor=gold| '''1st''' '''(C)''' || Promoted ||
|-
| [[2012–13 Liga IV#Argeș County|2012–13]] || '''4''' || Liga IV ([[Liga IV Argeș|AG]]) || 7th || ||
|-
| 2009–12
| align=center colspan=5| ''Not active''
|-
| [[2008–09 Liga III|2008–09]] || '''3''' || [[Liga III]] (Seria IV) || 4th || Disbanded ||
|-
| [[2007–08 Liga IV#Argeș County|2007–08]] || '''4''' || [[Liga IV]] ([[Liga IV Argeș|AG]]) || 4th || ||
|-
| 2004–07
| align=center colspan=5| ''Not active''
|}
{{col-2}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! style="background:#87CEEB;color:#000000;border:1px solid #000000;" |Season
! style="background:#87CEEB;color:#000000;border:1px solid #000000;" |Tier
! style="background:#87CEEB;color:#000000;border:1px solid #000000;" |Division
! style="background:#87CEEB;color:#000000;border:1px solid #000000;" |Place
! style="background:#87CEEB;color:#000000;border:1px solid #000000;" |Notes
! style="background:#87CEEB;color:#000000;border:1px solid #000000;" |Cupa României
|-
| [[2003–04 Divizia B|2003–04]] || '''2''' || [[Divizia B]] (Seria II) || align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC| '''16th''' || Relegated ||
|-
| [[2002–03 Divizia B|2002–03]] || '''2''' || Divizia B (Seria II) || 10th || ||
|-
| [[2001–02 Divizia B|2001–02]] || '''2''' || Divizia B (Seria I) || 9th || ||[[2001–02 Cupa României|Round of 32]]
|-
| [[2000–01 Divizia B|2000–01]] || '''2''' || Divizia B (Seria I) || 11th || ||
|-
| [[1999–2000 Divizia B|1999–00]] || '''2''' || Divizia B (Seria II) || align=center bgcolor=silver| 2nd || ||
|-
| [[1998–99 Divizia B|1998–99]] || '''2''' || Divizia B (Seria II) || align=center bgcolor=#BF8D5B| 3rd || ||
|-
| [[1997–98 Divizia B|1997–98]] || '''2''' || Divizia B (Seria II) || 8th || ||
|-
| [[1996–97 Divizia B|1996–97]] || '''2''' || Divizia B (Seria II) || 12th || ||
|-
| [[1995–96 Divizia B|1995–96]] || '''2''' || Divizia B (Seria I) || 11th || ||
|-
| [[1994–95 Divizia C|1994–95]] || '''3''' || [[Divizia C]] (Seria III) || align=center bgcolor=silver| '''2nd''' || Promoted ||
|-
| [[1993–94 Divizia D#Argeș County|1993–94]] || '''4''' || [[Divizia D]] ([[Liga IV Argeș|AG]]) || align=center bgcolor=gold| '''1st''' '''(C)''' || Promoted || [[1993–94 Cupa României|Round of 16]]
|-
| [[1992–93 Divizia D#Argeș County|1992–93]] || '''4''' || Divizia D ([[Liga IV Argeș|AG]]) || align=center bgcolor=gold| '''1st''' '''(C)''' || ||
|-
| [[1991–92 Divizia C|1991–92]] || '''3''' || [[Divizia C]] (Seria VII) || align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC| '''6th''' || Relegated||
|-
| [[1990–91 Divizia C|1990–91]] || '''3''' || Divizia C (Seria VII) || 7th || ||
|-
| [[1989–90 Divizia C|1989–90]] || '''3''' || Divizia C (Seria VII) || 8th || ||
|}
{{col-end}}

==Former managers==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Ștefan Stănculescu]] (1956–1957)
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Ion Barbu (footballer, born 1938)|Ion Barbu]] (1974–1976)
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Vasile Copil]] (1977–1978)
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Constantin Ștefan (footballer, born 1939)|Constantin Ștefan]] (1978–1979)
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Ion Oblemenco]] (1995)
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Ionel Augustin]] (1997–2002)
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Constantin Stancu]] (2008–2009)
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Gheorghe Mihali]] (2019)
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Emil Dică]] (2020)
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Gheorghe Ene]]
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Ion Lăpușneanu]]
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Nicolae Tănăsescu]]
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Radu Jercan]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Vasile Stan]]
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Ion Barbu (footballer, born 1938)|Ion Barbu]]
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{facebook|aromuscelulcâmpulung}}

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