# CSM Flacăra Moreni

Club Sportiv Municipal Flacăra Moreni, (Romanian pronunciation:), commonly known as Flacăra Moreni or simply as Flacăra, is a Romanian football 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 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 season, the club finished fourth in the top flight and earned a place in the UEFA Cup. Flacăra lost 1–4 to Porto on aggregate in the first round, and at the end of that campaign was relegated as a result of the fall of communism. It has since only played in the lower leagues.

## History

The club was founded in 1922 by English and Dutch engineers from the local oil rig of 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.
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.
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 season they finished in 4th place. This meant qualification in the following season for the UEFA Cup, in which Flacăra Moreni in the first round was eliminated against FC Porto 4–1 on aggregate.
In the 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.

## Chronology of names

| Name | Period |
| Astra Română Moreni | 1922–1950 |
| Partizanul Moreni | 1950 |
| Flacăra Moreni | 1951–1975 |
| Flacăra-Automecanica Moreni | 1975–1985 |
| Flacăra Moreni | 1985–present |

## Honours
### Leagues

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

### Cups

Cupa României – Dâmbovița County
* Winners (1): 2014–15

### European

UEFA Cup
* First round: 1989–90

## Flacăra Moreni in Europe

| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1989–90 UEFA Cup | First Round | FC Porto | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |

## Players
### First team squad

    As of 10 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ROU | Flavius Budoiu |
| 2 | DF | ROU | Alexandru Dobre |
| 3 | DF | ROU | Dragoș Cernea (Captain) |
| 5 | DF | ROU | Ionuț Angheluță |
| 6 | MF | ROU | David Ghebos |
| 8 | MF | ROU | George Stan |
| 9 | FW | ROU | Bogdan Oancea |
| 10 | MF | ROU | Iulian Drăgan |
| 11 | MF | ROU | Gabriel Negrea (Vice-Captain) |
| 12 | GK | ROU | Denis Duță |
| 13 | FW | ROU | Marius Vasile |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | ROU | Claudiu Niculăescu |
| 16 | MF | ROU | Bogdan Negrea |
| 17 | MF | ROU | Adrian Terec |
| 18 | DF | ROU | Marian Niță |
| 19 | DF | ROU | Gabriel Prundaru |
| 20 | DF | ROU | Alexandru Oaie |
| 21 | MF | ROU | Andrei Neagu |
| 23 | MF | ROU | Richard Țilică |
| 25 | MF | ROU | Alexandru Cristescu |
| 26 | DF | ROU | Antonio Ristea |
| 30 | GK | ROU | Andrei Crăciun |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |

## League history

| Season | Tier | Division | Place |
| 2024–25 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | TBD |
| 2023–24 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IV) | 6th |
| 2022–23 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IV) | 3rd |
| 2021–22 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IV) | 6th |
| 2020–21 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VI) | 7th |
| 2019–20 | 3 | Liga III (Seria III) | 3rd |
| 2018–19 | 3 | Liga III (Seria III) | 11th |
| 2017–18 | 3 | Liga III (Seria III) | 6th |
| 2016–17 | 3 | Liga III (Seria III) | 5th |
| 2015–16 | 4 | Liga IV (DB) | 1st (C, P) |
| 2014–15 | 4 | Liga IV (DB) | 2nd |
| 2013–14 | 4 | Liga IV (DB) | 2nd |
| 2006–07 | 3 | Liga III (Seria III) | 17th (R) |
| 2005–06 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria IV) | 7th |
| 2004–05 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria IV) | 10th |
| 2003–04 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria IV) | 10th |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Cupa României |
| 2002–03 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria IV) | 5th | |
| 2001–02 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria II) | 8th | |
| 2000–01 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria IV) | 2nd | |
| 1999–00 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria III) | 4th | |
| 1998–99 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria III) | 18th | |
| 1997–98 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria II) | 6th | |
| 1996–97 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria II) | 13th | |
| 1995–96 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria II) | 9th | |
| 1994–95 | 2 | Divizia B (Seria I) | 15th (R) | |
| 1993–94 | 2 | Divizia B (Seria I) | 9th | |
| 1992–93 | 2 | Divizia B (Seria I) | 4th | |
| 1991–92 | 2 | Divizia B (Seria I) | 8th | |
| 1990–91 | 2 | Divizia B (Seria II) | 8th | |
| 1989–90 | 1 | Divizia A | 16th (R) | Round of 32 |
| 1988–89 | 1 | Divizia A | 4th | Round of 16 |

## Notable players

* Alexandru Badea
* Ion Balaur
* Teodor Beldie
* Florin Bîțică
* Iulian Chiriță
* Marin Daniel
* Marin Dragnea
* Gheorghe Dumitrașcu
* Dudu Georgescu
* Victor Glăvan
* Gigi Gorga
* Constantin Lala
* Ioan Marcu
* Dragoș Marasoiu
* Ion Mateescu
* Iulian Mihăescu
* Ion Moldovan
* Lică Movilă
* Costel Pană
* Marian Pană
* Gabriel Paraschiv
* Beniamin Popescu
* George Preda
* Dorel Purdea
* Daniel Sava
* Marian Savu
* Nelu Stănescu
* Florin Tene
* George Timiș
* Marcel Tirchinechi
* Daniel Tudor
* Nistor Văidean
* Petre Vasile
* Adrian Velicioiu
* Gheorghe Viscreanu
* Nicolae Viorel

## Former managers

* Gheorghe Petrescu (1956–1960)
* Constantin Marinescu (1962–1964)
* Iosif Lengheriu (1971–1973)
* Nicolae Tătaru (1977–1980)
* Traian Ivănescu (1985–1986)
* Alexandru Moldovan (1986)
* Ion Nunweiller (1986–1989)
* Spiridon Niculescu (1990)
* Mircea Dridea (1990–1991)
* Marin Ion (1991–1992)
* Constantin Moldoveanu (1994–1995)