# FCM Bacău

Asociația Sportivă a Suporterilor FCM 1950 Bacău (also known as ASS FCM 1950 Bacău, FCM 1950 Bacău or FCM Bacău) was a Romanian football club based in Bacău, Bacău County, Moldavia. Founded in 1950 as Dinamo Bacău, the club spent 42 seasons in the top-flight of the Romanian football, winning a Romanian League Cup and qualifying for European competitions such as the Cup Winners' Cup and the Intertoto Cup.
In the early 2010s, the club entered in a shadowy cone due to the conflict between the team's owner, Dumitru Sechelariu (former mayor of Bacău) and the newly elected mayor, who chose to retire the public financing of the team and to sustain SC Bacău. Health problems, and subsequently, the premature death of Dumitru Sechelariu in early 2013, multiplied the existing financial problems of the club. This caused FCM Bacău to withdraw from the beginning of the 2013–14 Liga III season, before dissolving later on.
In 2017, the Supporters Association of FCM Bacău, supported by Sergiu Sechelariu, brother of Dumitru and legal owner of the "FCM 1950 Bacău brand", started a collaboration with Gauss Bacău (former SC Bacău) team also left in the meantime without financing by the municipality, but the collaboration broken in the summer of 2018 and after a year of inactivity, the fans (supported again by Sechelariu's brother) started a new project named ASS FCM 1950 Bacău and enrolled the senior squad in the Liga IV.

## History
### Early years (1950–1992)

FCM Bacău was founded in 1950 as Dinamo Bacău under the Ministry of Internal Affairs with other clubs which bore the name "Dinamo". Its management decided to separate from the ministry, renaming it Sport Club Bacău and adding athletics and tennis.
The team first appeared in Romania's first league during the 1956 season, after which they were then relegated to the second division. Returning to Divizia A, they finished fifth in 1968–69 and qualified for the Fairs Cities' Cup (the precursor of the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Europa League). At the time, Bacău's roster included Emerich Dembrovschi, Nicolae Vătafu, Petre Băluță, Artistică Ghiță, and Daniel Ene. Bacău advanced to the second round against Skeid Fotball, which had eliminated West Germany's 1860 Munich. Bacău advanced again, defeating the Scottish club Kilmarnock F.C. In the quarter-finals, Bacău played Arsenal F.C. club.
After making the quarterfinals of the Fairs Cities' Cup, the băcăuanii also did well in the domestic championship; at the end of the 1972–73 season, SC Bacău (the club's name from 1970 to 1990) finished in fourth place (the best in club history). Sport Club played well in the Cupa României, where, after the Romanian Revolution, they reached the final at the end of the 1990–91 season before losing 2–1 to Universitatea Craiova. Universitatea Craiova was also the winner of Divizia A that season, which allowed the yellow-and-blues to qualify for the second and final time in a European competition (the UEFA Cup). FC Bacău was drawn to meet Werder Bremen, which would defeat AS Monaco 2–0 in the Cup Winners' Cup. Werder Bremen was a tall, strong, cosmopolitan squad; FC Bacău was a little-known team with serious financial problems.

### Sechelariu era (1992–2014)

| Name | Years |
| Dinamo Bacău | 1950–1970 |
| Sport Club Bacău | 1970–1990 |
| FC Bacău | 1990–1992 |
| Selena Bacău | 1992–1995 |
| AS Bacău | 1995–1997 |
| FCM Bacău | 1997–2014 |
| Inactive | 2014–2019 |
| FCM Bacău | 2019–2020 |
From 1992 to 2006, the team remained in Divizia A as Selena, AS and FCM; Dumitru Sechelariu was its owner. It was a period of relative growth; the team finished 11th in 1995–96 (when they won 5–1 at Steaua Stadium), fifth in 1996–97, 10th in 1997–98, fifth in 1998–99, and eighth in 1999–2000. They were relegated in the summer of 2001 after a relegation play-off against Farul Constanța. The 2001–02 season began with high hopes, great investments and a 4–2 win against Dinamo București before a sixth place. After 2002, FCM Bacău was in the lower part of the tables and was relegated to Liga II at the end of the 2005–06 season. Sechelariu referred to FCM Bacău as "my child", "dear", but also "disabled".
At the end of the 2006–07 season, the team finished in fifth place; in the following season, they were one step away from relegation to the third tier. For the 2009–10 season, the team focused on promotion to Liga I; due to financial problems and misunderstandings between Dumitru Sechelariu and the municipal council, FCM was relegated to Liga III after forfeiting two matches.
The municipality of Bacău registered the team for the following season in Liga III as SCM Bacău. On 9 June 2010, it was announced that a new club would be developed by the municipality; Sechelariu became a minority shareholder. The new management of the yellow-and-blues decided to change their name to SC FCM Bacău SA and terminate the contracts of former AS FCM Bacău players. FCM Bacău was promoted to Liga II in 2011, finishing seventh the following season. Before the next season, the players left the club for financial reasons (most for FC Botoșani) and Sechelariu transferred the club entirely to the municipality. With the team facing relegation to the third league, the municipality decided to stop investing in the club and re-direct public financing to CS Mesagerul Bacău (which would be renamed SC Bacău). After Sechelariu's declining health and death in early 2013, the club withdrew from the league at the start of the season and was dissolved.

### Supporters, the last hope (2017–2020)

The Supporters Association of FCM Bacău, supported by Sergiu Sechelariu (Dumitru's brother and owner of the FCM 1950 Bacău brand), began a collaboration with Gauss Bacău (the former SC Bacău) in 2017. The collaboration broke down during the summer of 2018; after a year of inactivity, fans (supported again by Sergiu Sechelariu) began the ASS FCM 1950 Bacău. They enrolled the senior squad in Liga IV, but the team was again dissolved at the end of the 2019–20 season.

## Grounds

Until 1966 FCM Bacău (named Dinamo Bacău) used to play its home matches on Steaua Roșie Stadium, with a capacity of 5,000 people, but moved subsequently on the Municipal Stadium in Bacău, with a capacity of 17,500 seats. Seen as a coquettish stadium of the country, especially during Sechelariu's era, when the owner of the team Dumitru Sechelariu renovated and modernized it and assured the installation of a floodlight system. Between 2001 and 2004, the stadium was named as Dumitru Sechelariu, after the name of the eccentric businessman, mayor of Bacău and owner of FCM. The death of Sechelariu meant the death of football from Bacău, after FCM, the stadium was also abandoned, being the victim of an unsuccessful modernization project. The stadium which is situated in the center of the city and was only some time ago the home of FCM is now a ruin.
After the re-foundation as ASS FCM Bacău, the club has to play its home matches on Baza Sportivă Nautică Șerbănești, with a capacity of only 200 people.

## Support

FCM Bacău has many supporters in Bacău and especially in Bacău County. The ultras groups of FCM Bacău are known as Taurii furioși, Best and Ultra Boys. The three groups merged in 2010 and form FCM 1950 Bacău, group that developed subsequently in an association that managed to bring back to life the club from the city of George Bacovia. In the past were also another ultras groups such as RSB, Prima-Linie or FRT Bacău.
FCM Bacău fans have an intense rivalry with the supporters of Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, which are known under the name of Urșii carpatini.

### Rivalries

The most important rivalry for FCM Bacău is the one against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț. This match is known as the Derby of Moldavia or Il Classico. Over time, FCM had important rivalries with other teams, such as Steaua București, Dinamo București or Rapid București, as well as some regional ones and even local, for example against SC Bacău.

## Honours
### Leagues

* Liga I
** Best finish: 4th 1972–73
* Liga II
** Winners (4): 1955, 1966–67, 1974–75, 1994–95
** Runners-up (3): 1954, 1957–58, 1964–65
* Liga III
** Winners (1): 2010–11
* Liga IV – Bacău County
** Runners-up (1): 2019–20

### Cups

* Cupa României
** Runners-up (1): 1990–91
* Cupa Ligii:
** Winners (1): 1998

## European record

| Competition | S | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | – 11 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – 2 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | – 13 |

## Records and statistics
### Biggest victories and defeats

    As of 24 November 2019'

### Longest Streaks

    As of 24 November 2019'

#### Scoring and Conceding
## League history

| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Cupa României |
| 2019–20 | 4 | Liga IV (BC) | | |
| 2013–14 | 3 | Liga III (Seria I) | 12th (R) | |
| 2012–13 | 2 | Liga II (Seria I) | 14th (R) | |
| 2011–12 | 2 | Liga II (Seria I) | 7th | Round of 32 |
| 2010–11 | 3 | Liga III (Seria I) | 1st (C, P) | |
| 2009–10 | 2 | Liga II (Seria I) | 12th (R) | Round of 32 |
| 2008–09 | 2 | Liga II (Seria I) | 6th | Round of 32 |
| 2007–08 | 2 | Liga II (Seria I) | 14th | Round of 32 |
| 2006–07 | 2 | Liga II (Seria I) | 5th | Round of 32 |
| 2005–06 | 1 | Divizia A | 16th (R) | Round of 16 |
| 2004–05 | 1 | Divizia A | 12th | Round of 16 |
| 2003–04 | 1 | Divizia A | 13th | Round of 32 |
| 2002–03 | 1 | Divizia A | 12th | Quarter-finals |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Cupa României |
| 2001–02 | 1 | Divizia A | 6th | Round of 16 |
| 2000–01 | 1 | Divizia A | 14th | Round of 16 |
| 1999–00 | 1 | Divizia A | 7th | Quarter-finals |
| 1998–99 | 1 | Divizia A | 5th | Semi-finals |
| 1997–98 | 1 | Divizia A | 10th | Quarter-finals |
| 1996–97 | 1 | Divizia A | 5th | Round of 32 |
| 1995–96 | 1 | Divizia A | 11th | Round of 32 |
| 1994–95 | 2 | Divizia B (Seria I) | 1st (C, P) | |
| 1993–94 | 2 | Divizia B (Seria I) | 7th | Quarter-finals |
| 1992–93 | 1 | Divizia A | 17th (R) | Round of 16 |
| 1991–92 | 1 | Divizia A | 14th | Round of 32 |
| 1990–91 | 1 | Divizia A | 15th | Final |
| 1989–90 | 1 | Divizia A | 15th | Round of 32 |

## Notable former players

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or more than 100 caps for FCM Bacău.

### Romania

* Vasile Alexandru
* Florian Ambru
* Ștefan Apostol
* Vasile Ardeleanu
* Sorin Avram
* Eugen Baciu
* Dragu Bădin
* Valentin Bădoi
* Daniel Bogdan
* Radu Ciobanu
* Cristian Ciocoiu
* Corneliu Codreanu
* Narcis Coman
* Mircea Constantinescu
* Andrei Cristea
* Marius Croitoru
* Cătălin Cursaru
* Daniel David
* Emerich Dembrovschi
* Marius Doboș
* Gheorghe Ene
* Florin Ganea
* Dudu Georgescu
* Dorin Goian
* Viorel Ignătescu
* Silviu Iorgulescu
* Vasile Jercălău
* Ionuț Mihălăchioaie
* Lică Movilă
* Vlad Munteanu
* Lică Nunweiller
* Nicolae Oaidă
* Florin Petcu
* Cornel Popa
* Cristian Popovici
* Florin Prunea
* Narcis Răducan
* Răzvan Raț
* Vasile Simionaș
* Vasile Șoiman
* Costel Solomon
* Marian Tănasă
* Ion Țîrcovnicu
* Sorin Trofin

### Moldova

* Alexei Scala
* Iurie Scala

## Notable former managers

* Florian Ambru
* Gheorghe Constantin
* Nicolae Dumitru
* Florin Halagian
* Traian Ionescu
* Valeriu Neagu
* Mircea Nedelcu
* Angelo Niculescu
* Constantin Teașcă
* Costel Orac
* Gheorghe Poenaru
* Cristian Popovici
* Constantin Rădulescu
* Andrei Sepci
* Nicolae Vătafu