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{{short description|Romanian football club}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Flacăra Moreni
| image = CSM Flacăra Moreni logo2.png
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| fullname = Club Sportiv Municipal Flacăra Moreni
| nickname = ''Lupii de pe Cricov'' (The Wolves from the Cricov River) ''Galben-Albaștrii'' (The Yellow and Blues) ''Morenarii'' (The Moreni People)
| short name = Flacăra
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1922}} as ''Astra-Română Moreni''
| ground = [[Flacăra Stadium (Moreni)|Flacăra]]
| capacity = 10,000
| owner = Moreni Municipality
| chairman = Sergiu Nedelcu
| manager = [[vacant]]
| league = [[Liga IV]]
| season = [[2024–25 Liga III#Seria V|2024–25]]
| position = Liga III, Seria V, 9th ''(relegated)''
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'''Club Sportiv Municipal Flacăra Moreni''', ({{IPA|ro|ˈflakəra moˈrenʲ}}), commonly known as '''Flacăra Moreni''' or simply as '''Flacăra''', is a Romanian [[Association football|football]] [[Club (organization)|club]] based in [[Moreni]], [[Dâmbovița County]].

The team was founded by English and Dutch engineers from the local oil rig as ''Astra-Română Moreni'' in 1922. During the [[History of Romania#Communist period (1947–1989)|communist period]], Flacăra was taken over by the [[Securitate]] with the involvement of director [[Tudor Postelnicu]], who had previously worked as an iron lathe operator in the city.

In the [[1988–89 Divizia A|1988–89 season]], the club finished fourth in the [[Divizia A|top flight]] and earned a place in the [[UEFA Cup]]. Flacăra lost 1–4 to [[FC Porto|Porto]] on aggregate in the [[1989–90 UEFA Cup#First round|first round]], and at the end of [[1989–90 Divizia A|that campaign]] was relegated as a result of the [[Romanian Revolution|fall of communism]]. It has since only played in the [[Romanian football league system|lower leagues]].

==History==
The club was founded in 1922 by English and Dutch engineers from the local oil rig of [[:ro:Astra Română|Astra Română refinery]] under the name of Astra Română Moreni to encourage the workers and employees to practice sports. In 1950 changed its name to Partizanul Moreni as in 1951 to Flacăra Moreni.<ref name="fotbala-z">Mihai Ionescu & George Tudoran, Fotbal de la A la Z – Editura Sport-Turism 1984.</ref>

After a merger with the local rival Automecanica Moreni in the year 1977 it was called Flacăra Automecanica Moreni, but in 1985 changed again to Flacăra Moreni.<ref name="fotbala-z"/>

Flacăra Moreni mostly played in the [[Divizia B]] and the [[Divizia C]], but in the year 1986 they were promoted to [[Divizia A]]. In the [[1988–89 Divizia A|1988–89 season]] they finished in 4th place. This meant qualification in the [[1989–90 UEFA Cup|following season]] for the [[UEFA Cup]], in which Flacăra Moreni in the first round was eliminated against [[FC Porto]] 4–1 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://welovesport.ro/stiri/fotbal-vintage-memorialul-puterii-episodul-3-flacara-moreni-1991|title=Memorialul puterii, episodul 3: Flacăra Moreni|trans-title=Memorial of power, episode 3: Flacăra Moreni|publisher=welovesport.ro|date=16 June 2020|access-date=26 March 2024|archive-date=26 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326104423/https://welovesport.ro/stiri/fotbal-vintage-memorialul-puterii-episodul-3-flacara-moreni-1991|url-status=live}}{{in lang|ro}}</ref>

In the [[1990–91 Divizia A|1990–91 season]], Flacăra were relegated from Divizia A. After the relegation from the [[Divizia B]] in 1995 and from [[Divizia C]] in 2007 Flacăra played in the [[Liga IV]]. Flacăra were promoted to the [[Liga III]] for the 2016–17 season.
[[File:Flacara Moreni in 2017.jpg|thumb|259x259px|Flacăra Moreni in 2017]]
[[File:Flacara Moreni supporters.jpg|thumb|253x253px|Flacăra Moreni supporters during the 2016 promotion match against Voința Crevedia.]]

==Chronology of names==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align: left;"
|-
! style="background:#FFFF00;color:#0000FF;border:1px solid #0000FF;" | Name
! style="background:#FFFF00;color:#0000FF;border:1px solid #0000FF;" | Period
|-
| ''Astra Română Moreni'' || 1922–1950
|-
| ''Partizanul Moreni'' || 1950
|-
| '''Flacăra Moreni''' || 1951–1975
|-
| ''Flacăra-Automecanica Moreni'' || 1975–1985
|-
| '''Flacăra Moreni''' || 1985–present
|}

==Honours==

===Domestic===

===Leagues===
'''[[Liga I]]'''
*'''Best Finish 4th''' [[1988–89 Divizia A|1988–89]]
'''[[Liga II]]'''
*'''Winners (1):''' [[1985–86 Divizia B|1985–86]]
*Runners-up (1): [[1951 Divizia B|1951]]
'''[[Liga III]]'''
*'''Winners (6):''' [[1946–47 Divizia C|1946–47]], [[1971–72 Divizia C|1971–72]], [[1972–73 Divizia C|1972–73]], [[1975–76 Divizia C|1975–76]], [[1978–79 Divizia C|1978–79]], [[1983–84 Divizia C|1983–84]]
*Runners-up (2): [[1977–78 Divizia C|1977–78]], [[2000–01 Divizia C|2000–01]]
'''[[Liga IV Dâmbovița|Liga IV – Dâmbovița County]]'''
*'''Winners (1):''' [[2015–16 Liga IV#Dâmbovița County|2015–16]]
*Runners-up (3): [[2012–13 Liga IV|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Liga IV#Dâmbovița County|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Liga IV#Dâmbovița County|2014–15]]

===Cups===
'''[[Cupa României]] – [[Dâmbovița County]]'''
*'''Winners (1):''' 2014–15

===European===
'''[[UEFA Cup]]'''
*'''First round:''' [[1989–90 UEFA Cup|1989–90]]

==Flacăra Moreni in Europe==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Season
!Round
!Club
!Home
!Away
![[Two-legged tie|Aggregate]]
|-
| align="left" |[[1989–90 UEFA Cup]]
| align="left" | First Round
| align="left" |{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[F.C. Porto|FC Porto]]
|1–2
|0–2
|1–4
|-
|}

==Players==

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

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat= ROU |pos=GK |name= Flavius Budoiu}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat= ROU |pos=DF |name= Alexandru Dobre}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat= ROU |pos=DF |name= Dragoș Cernea|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat= ROU |pos=DF |name= Ionuț Angheluță}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat= ROU |pos=MF |name= David Ghebos}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat= ROU |pos=MF |name= George Stan}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat= ROU |pos=FW |name= Bogdan Oancea}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat= ROU |pos=MF |name= Iulian Drăgan}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat= ROU |pos=MF |name= Gabriel Negrea|other=[[Captain (association football)|Vice-Captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat= ROU |pos=GK |name= Denis Duță}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat= ROU |pos=FW |name= Marius Vasile}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat= ROU |pos=FW |name= Claudiu Niculăescu}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat= ROU |pos=MF |name= Bogdan Negrea}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat= ROU |pos=MF |name= Adrian Terec}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat= ROU |pos=DF |name= Marian Niță}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat= ROU |pos=DF |name= Gabriel Prundaru}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat= ROU |pos=DF |name= Alexandru Oaie}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat= ROU |pos=MF |name= Andrei Neagu}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat= ROU |pos=MF |name= Richard Țilică}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat= ROU |pos=MF |name= Alexandru Cristescu}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat= ROU |pos=DF |name= Antonio Ristea}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat= ROU |pos=GK |name= Andrei Crăciun}}
{{Fs end}}

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

== Club officials ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-4}}

===Board of directors===

{| class="toccolours"
|-
! style="background:#FFFF00;color:#0000FF;border:1px solid #0000FF;" |Role
! style="background:#FFFF00;color:#0000FF;border:1px solid #0000FF;" |Name
|-
| Owner
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Moreni Municipality
|-
| President
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Sergiu Nedelcu
|-
| Sporting director
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Augustin Voinea
|-
| Delegate
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Vasile Petre
|}
{{col-4}}

=== Current technical staff ===

{| class="toccolours"
|-
! style="background:#FFFF00;color:#0000FF;border:1px solid #0000FF;" |Role
! style="background:#FFFF00;color:#0000FF;border:1px solid #0000FF;" |Name
|-
| Manager
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Gabriel Paraschiv]]
|-
| Assistant coach
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} George Preda
|-
| Goalkeeping coach
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Alexandru Păsărică
|-
| Club Doctor
| {{Flagicon|ROU}} Manuela Popescu
|}
{{col-end}}

==League history==
{{see also|Romanian football league system}}
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{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Season || Tier || Division || Place || [[Cupa României]]
|-
| [[2024–25 Liga III#Seria V|2024–25]] || '''3''' || [[Liga III]] (Seria V) || align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC| '''9th (R)''' ||
|-
| [[2023–24 Liga III#Seria 4|2023–24]] || '''3''' || Liga III (Seria IV) || 6th ||
|-
| [[2022–23 Liga III#Seria 4|2022–23]] || '''3''' || Liga III (Seria IV) || align=center bgcolor=#BF8D5B| 3rd ||
|-
| [[2021–22 Liga III#Seria 4|2021–22]] || '''3''' || Liga III (Seria IV) || 6th ||
|-
| [[2020–21 Liga III#Seria VI|2020–21]] || '''3''' || Liga III (Seria VI) || 7th ||
|-
| [[2019–20 Liga III#Seria III|2019–20]] || '''3''' || Liga III (Seria III) || align=center bgcolor=#BF8D5B| 3rd ||
|-
| [[2018–19 Liga III#Seria III|2018–19]] || '''3''' || Liga III (Seria III) || 11th ||
|-
| [[2017–18 Liga III|2017–18]] || '''3''' || Liga III (Seria III) || 6th ||
|-
| [[2016–17 Liga III|2016–17]] || '''3''' || Liga III (Seria III) || 5th ||
|-
| [[2015–16 Liga IV#Dâmbovița County|2015–16]] || '''4''' || [[Liga IV]] ([[Dâmbovița County|DB]]) || align=center bgcolor=gold| '''1st''' '''(C, P)''' ||
|-
| [[2014–15 Liga IV#Dâmbovița County|2014–15]] || '''4''' || Liga IV ([[Dâmbovița County|DB]]) || align=center bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||
|-
| [[2013–14 Liga IV#Dâmbovița County|2013–14]] || '''4''' || Liga IV ([[Dâmbovița County|DB]]) || align=center bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||
|-
| [[2006–07 Liga III|2006–07]] || '''3''' || Liga III (Seria III) || align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC| '''17th (R)''' ||
|-
| [[2005–06 Divizia C|2005–06]] || '''3''' || [[Divizia C]] (Seria IV) || 7th ||
|-
| [[2004–05 Divizia C|2004–05]] || '''3''' || Divizia C (Seria IV) || 10th ||
|-
| [[2003–04 Divizia C|2003–04]] || '''3''' || Divizia C (Seria IV) || 10th ||
|}
{{col-2}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Season || Tier || Division || Place || [[Cupa României]]
|-
| [[2002–03 Divizia C|2002–03]] || '''3''' || Divizia C (Seria IV) || 5th ||
|-
| [[2001–02 Divizia C|2001–02]] || '''3''' || Divizia C (Seria II) || 8th ||
|-
| [[2000–01 Divizia C|2000–01]] || '''3''' || Divizia C (Seria IV) || align=center bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||
|-
| [[1999–2000 Divizia C|1999–00]] || '''3''' || Divizia C (Seria III) || 4th ||
|-
| [[1998–99 Divizia C|1998–99]] || '''3''' || Divizia C (Seria III) || 18th ||
|-
| [[1997–98 Divizia C|1997–98]] || '''3''' || Divizia C (Seria II) || 6th ||
|-
| [[1996–97 Divizia C|1996–97]] || '''3''' || Divizia C (Seria II) || 13th ||
|-
| [[1995–96 Divizia C|1995–96]] || '''3''' || Divizia C (Seria II) || 9th ||
|-
| [[1994–95 Divizia B|1994–95]] || '''2''' || [[Divizia B]] (Seria I) || align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC| '''15th (R)''' ||
|-
| [[1993–94 Divizia B|1993–94]] || '''2''' || Divizia B (Seria I) || 9th ||
|-
| [[1992–93 Divizia B|1992–93]] || '''2''' || Divizia B (Seria I) || 4th ||
|-
| [[1991–92 Divizia B|1991–92]] || '''2''' || Divizia B (Seria I) || 8th ||
|-
| [[1990–91 Divizia B|1990–91]] || '''2''' || Divizia B (Seria II) || 8th ||
|-
| [[1989–90 Divizia A|1989–90]] || '''1''' || [[Divizia A]] || align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC| '''16th (R)''' || [[1989–90 Cupa României|Round of 32]]
|-
| [[1988–89 Divizia A|1988–89]] || '''1''' || Divizia A || 4th || [[1988–89 Cupa României|Round of 16]]
|}
{{col-end}}

== Notable players ==
{{For|a list of all former and current Flacăra Moreni players with a Wikipedia article|Category:CSM Flacăra Moreni players}}
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Alexandru Badea]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} Ion Balaur
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} Teodor Beldie
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} Florin Bîțică
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Iulian Chiriță]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} Marin Daniel
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Marin Dragnea]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Gheorghe Dumitrașcu]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Dudu Georgescu]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} Victor Glăvan
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} Gigi Gorga
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} Constantin Lala
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Ioan Marcu]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} Dragoș Marasoiu
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Ion Mateescu]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Iulian Mihăescu]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Ion Moldovan]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Lică Movilă]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Costel Pană]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Marian Pană]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Gabriel Paraschiv]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} Beniamin Popescu
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} George Preda
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} Dorel Purdea
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} Daniel Sava
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Marian Savu]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Nelu Stănescu]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Florin Tene]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} George Timiș
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} Marcel Tirchinechi
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Daniel Tudor (footballer)|Daniel Tudor]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Nistor Văidean]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} Petre Vasile
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} Adrian Velicioiu
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Gheorghe Viscreanu]]
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} Nicolae Viorel
{{div col end}}

==Former managers==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Gheorghe Petrescu]] (1956–1960)
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Constantin Marinescu]] (1962–1964)
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Iosif Lengheriu]] (1971–1973)
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Nicolae Tătaru]] (1977–1980)
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Traian Ivănescu]] (1985–1986)
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Alexandru Moldovan]] (1986)
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Ion Nunweiller]] (1986–1989)
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Spiridon Niculescu]] (1990)
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Mircea Dridea]] (1990–1991)
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Marin Ion]] (1991–1992)
* {{Flagicon|ROU}} [[Constantin Moldoveanu]] (1994–1995)
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* "Istoria Fotbalului Morenar" - Gheorghe Ilinca 2005
* "[http://www.prosport.ro/sport-life/special/fenomenul-flacara-moreni-gabi-paraschiv-aprins-scanteia-otelul-imnul-ligii-provocarea-d-gestul-fanilor-au-vopsit-stadionul-cei-1-500-oameni-tribune-marturia-unui-fotbalist-fata-cantarului-14685553 Fenomenul Flacara Moreni]" - Articol ProSport, Andru Nenciu 2015
* [http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/ www.romaniansoccer.ro]

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

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