Fotbal Club Olt Scornicești (Romanian pronunciation: [olt skorniˈt͡ʃeʃtʲ]), commonly known as FC Olt Scornicești, Olt Scornicești or simply as FC Olt, is a Romanian football club based in Scornicești, Olt County, currently playing in the Liga IV – Olt County.
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Olt Scornicești | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Galben-Verzii (The Yellow and Greens) | ||
| Short name | FC Olt | ||
| Founded | 1972 (as Viitorul Scornicești) | ||
| Ground | Viitorul | ||
| Capacity | 13,500 (100 seated) | ||
| Owner | Scornicești Town | ||
| Chairman | Robert Gogot | ||
| Manager | Daniel Popa | ||
| League | Liga IV | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga IV, Olt County, 8th of 14 | ||
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Founded in 1972,[1] it soon became one of the best teams from a rural area, also representing the home village of former dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and arguably receiving "extra help" to reach Divizia A and remain there. After the Romanian Revolution the club was relegated by the Romanian Football Federation and struggled to stay solvent.[2]
History
editThe club was founded in the summer of 1972 as Viitorul Scornicești. The first competition in which the team from Scornicești participated was the 1973–74 Olt County Championship. The first coach was Gabi Stoicescu, former player of the Progresul București and the squad included players such as the goalkeeper Mircea Ciubotea, Petrescu, Radu Gheorghe, Roșca, Sevastian Cârstea, Dima, Trantescu, Bobei, Petre Petre, Voichin, Toma, Pleșa, Chelban, the strikers Ion Vîlceanu, Stîrcu and Lucian Martinescu. Viitorul won the County Championship and, with Costel Duță as the new head coach, promoted to Divizia C after the promotion play-off played against Unirea Băbeni, the Vâlcea county champion, (1–1 at Băbeni an 6–1 at Slatina).[3]
Viitorul started poorly the first season in the third division and after the first part of the season was ranked 15th. Costel Duță was sacked and replaced by Constantin Rotaru. New players are brought to the team such as goalkeeper Ion Anghel from Sportul Studențesc, C. Mincu, Nucu Păun and Gheorghe Șoarece, a player who would become the symbol of the team,[4] from Dinamo Slatina, Lăcătușu and Mehedințu sent by Dinamo București, Gh. Manea and Petre Manea among others. The team finished in 6th place five points away from the relegation zone.
In 1978 promoted to Divizia B and then, after only one year they reached the first division. It is well known an episode from the last round of the 1978–79 Divizia B season, when to succeed promotion on goal difference, they defeated Electrodul Slatina with 18–0, it also says that at that game, Dumitru Dragomir, the president of the club at that time, brought out both teams from the showers on the field to score a few more goals, that after he misunderstood the result of the other match.[5] However, after the fall of the communist regime, the club lost its main support and was excluded from championship, the same thing happened with the other clubs which were supported by the communist regime, like Victoria București (police team) or Flacăra Moreni (securitate team) since then, FC Olt did not manage to play at a higher level than Liga II.
Chronology of names
edit| Name[6] | Period |
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| Viitorul Scornicești | 1972–1978 |
| FC Scornicești | 1978–1980 |
| FC Olt Scornicești | 1980–1990 |
| CS Olt 90 Scornicești | 1990–1994 |
| FC Olt Scornicești | 1994–present |
Honours
edit- Winners (1): 1978–79
- Winners (3): 1973–74, 1995–96, 2002–03
- Runners-up (1): 1994–95
Notable former players
editFormer managers
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Costel Duță (1973–1974)- Dumitru Anescu (1978–1979)
- Dumitru Macri (1979–1980)
- Constantin Ardeleanu (1980–1981)
- Florin Halagian (1981–1984)
- Dumitru Macri (1984)
- Traian Ionescu (1984–1985)
- Ion Oblemenco (1985)
- Gheorghe Constantin (1986–1987)
- Marian Bondrea (1988–1989)
- Cornel Dinu (1989–1990)
- Viorel Turcu (1992–1996)
- Victor Dinuț
- Leonte Ianovschi
- Constantin Stancu
References
edit- ^ "FC Olt Scornicești". romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2010.(in Romanian)
- ^ "Memorialul durerii, episodul 1: FC Olt" [Memorial of power, episode 1: FC Olt] (in Romanian). welovesport.ro. 26 May 2020. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Viitorul Scornicești 1973–1980" (in Romanian). fotbalolt.wordpress.com. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Fotbalist emblematic la FC Olt, Gheorghe Șoarece, omagiat în comuna natală printr-un meci cu Craiova Maxima" [Emblematic football player at FC Olt, Gheorghe Șoarece, honored in his hometown with a match with Craiova Maxima] (in Romanian). gazetanoua.ro. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Mitică a întors-o ca la Scornicești!" [Mitica returned it like Scornicesti!] (in Romanian). fcsteaua.ro. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Evoluția denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor" [Evolution of team names over the years]. romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.(in Romanian)