FC Florești

Florești
Full nameFotbal Club Florești
Founded2003 (2003)
GroundDinamo Stadium
Capacity5,000
ChairmanSergiu Litra
LeagueLiga 1
2024–25Super Liga, 8th of 8 (relegated)

Fotbal Club Florești is a Moldovan professional football club based in Florești. They currently play in Group B of Liga 1, the second tier of Moldovan football, after getting relegated from the Super Liga in the 2024-25 season.

History

Florești were founded in 2002. They played in the third tier until they were promoted in 2017.[1][2] In 2019, they were promoted to the top division.[3] They spent two seasons in the first tier, before suffering relegation in the 2021–22 season.[4][5]

Stadium

The club played their home matches at the Stadionul Izvoare in Florești before they were promoted to the top division, after which they played at the Dinamo Stadium in Bender.[6]

Honours

Current squad

As of 1 May 2024[7]

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  MDA Maxim Bardis
2 DF  MDA Nichita Levcenco
3 DF  MDA Serghei Svinarenco
5 DF  MDA Oleg Gavriușen
6 DF  MDA Ivan Voropai
7 MF  MDA Alexandru Suvorov
9 DF  MDA Mihail Tipac
11 FW  MDA Daniel Muntean
12 GK  MDA Stanislav Ivanov
17 MF  MDA Artiom Bilinschii
19 DF  TUR Berkant Yaylan
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  MDA Alexandru Osipov
22 FW  MDA Nichita Picus
23 DF  MDA Vladislav Boico
27 FW  USA Peter Massaquoi
30 DF  MDA Igor Bondarenco
31 DF  MDA Danila Ignatov (on loan from Sheriff Tiraspol)
44 FW  MDA Nichita Susuncov
55 DF  MDA Vladimir Covcenco
90 MF  MDA Nikita Kholodov
DF  MDA Roman Novicov (on loan from Sheriff Tiraspol)

League history

Season League Cup Ref
Tier Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pts
2017 3rd ↑ 1st 18 14 2 2 57 19 44 1st preliminary round [2]
2018 2nd 2nd 22 12 4 6 40 27 40 Round of 16 [8]
2019 ↑ 1st 28 22 3 3 71 29 69 Second round [3]
2020–21 1st 7th 36 9 5 22 37 85 32 Quarter-finals [4]
2021–22 ↓ 8th 28 0 0 28 12 88 −6[a] Quarter-finals [5]
2022–23 2nd ↑ 2nd 22 15 1 6 43 19 43 Round of 16
2023–24 1st 7th 14 3 1 10 18 33 10 Round of 16
2nd ↑ 1st 10 7 2 1 21 6 23
2024–25 1st ↓ 8th 14 0 1 13 0 59 1 Round of 16
2nd 6th 10 0 0 10 3 54 −3
  1. ^ Florești were deducted 6 points in the 2021–22 season. They were also excluded from the league during the winter break, with the remaining nine fixtures awarded 0–3 against them.

References

  1. ^ ""Флорешты"" [Florești]. FootballFacts (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Moldova 2017". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Moldova 2019". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Moldova 2020/21". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Moldova 2021/22". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Юрий Грошев - главный тренер ФК "Флорешть". Команда будет принимать матчи в Бендерах". Moldfootball.com (in Russian). 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  7. ^ "FC Floreşti squad". WorldFootball.net. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  8. ^ "Moldova 2018". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.