FC Voluntari

Fotbal Club Voluntari (Romanian pronunciation: [volunˈtarʲ]), commonly known as FC Voluntari or simply Voluntari, is a Romanian professional football club based in Voluntari, Ilfov County, that competes in the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian league system.

Voluntari

Full name	SC Fotbal Club Voluntari SA
Nickname(s)	Voluntărenii (The People from Voluntari) Ilfovenii (The People from Ilfov)
Short name	Voluntari
Founded	26 July 2010; 15 years ago (2010-07-26)[1]
Ground	Anghel Iordănescu
Capacity	4,600
Owner	Voluntari Town
President	Robert Gherghe
Head coach	Florin Pârvu
League	Liga II
2024–25	Liga II, 4th of 22
Website	fcvoluntari.ro
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Founded in 2010, Voluntari played in the Liga I between the 2015–16 season and the 2023–24 seasons. It claimed its first major honour the 2016–17 campaign, after defeating Astra Giurgiu in the penalty shootout of the Cupa României final, and went on to win the Supercupa României the same year.

Voluntari's home ground is the Anghel Iordănescu Stadium, which has a capacity of 4,600 people.

History

Early years

FC Voluntari was founded in the summer of 2010 and enrolled directly in the Liga III, after acquiring the berth of Petrolul Berca.^[2]

During their debut season in the third league, Ilfovenii finished in sixth place with Romeo Bunică as a head coach, and repeated the performance the next season with Bogdan Andone in charge. The 2012–13 season began with poor performances and after five rounds Andone was replaced by Bunică, who led the team to the seventh place.^[3]

Adrian Iencsi led Voluntari to winning the 2013–14 Liga III en fanfare, but despite the Liga II promotion, Iencsi was sacked and replaced for the next year by Ilie Poenaru.^[4] There, they had notable performances against Farul Constanța and CF Brăila, and then qualified to the Liga I from the first place via the promotion play-offs.^{[citation needed]}

Promotion to the first division

Voluntari earned promotion for the first time in their history to Liga I, the highest tier of Romanian football, at the end of the 2014–15 campaign. Its debut season was difficult, as many technical and administrative changes led the club to the relegation zone. Finishing 12th, the team faced a promotion/relegation play-off against UTA Arad, which it won 3–1 on aggregate and maintained its place in the Liga I.^[5]

With experienced players such as Vasile Maftei, Florin Cernat or Laurențiu Marinescu in the starting eleven, Voluntari improved itself in the 2016–17 season, finishing in ninth place and avoiding a second consecutive promotion/relegation play-off. During that year, the club achieved its biggest achievement so far by winning the Cupa României over Astra Giurgiu, being the first major trophy in its brief history.^[6]

Stadium

Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu as seen from the First Stand.

Outside view of the stadium.

The club plays its home matches at the 4,600-seater Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu in Voluntari. Attendances are usually modest, as Voluntari is considered a suburb of Bucharest and many of its citizens are inclined to support clubs from the capital instead.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

• Liga II
  • Winners (1): 2014–15
• Liga III
  • Winners (1): 2013–14

Cups

• Cupa României
  • Winners (1): 2016–17
  • Runners-up (1): 2021–22
• Supercupa României
  • Winners (1): 2017

Players

First-team squad

As of 25 June 2025^[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 3 DF  ROU Ionuț Panțîru 5 DF  MDA Igor Armaș (Captain) 7 MF  ROU Daniel Toma 8 MF  ROU Andrei Pandele 9 FW  ROU Alberto Călin 10 MF  ROU George Merloi (4th captain) 11 MF  ROU Doru Andrei 12 GK  ROU Bogdan Ștefan 14 GK  ROU Eduard Chioveanu 17 DF  ROU Andrei Pițian (3rd captain)

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  ROU Marvin Schieb 20 DF  ROU Alexandru Gîț 23 FW  ROU Nicolae Carnat 26 FW  ROU Denis Bujor 27 DF  ROU Radu Crișan 28 DF  ROU Vlăduț Andreș 30 DF  ROU Alexandru Șuteu 44 MF  ROU Mihael Onișa 77 FW  SVK Adam Nemec (Vice-captain) 98 MF  ROU Remus Guțea

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 — DF  ROU Mario Bărăitaru (to CSM Slatina) — DF  ROU Cătălin Ploeșteanu (to Olimpia Satu Mare)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ROU Alexandru Munteanu (to Popești-Leordeni) — FW  ROU Robert Popescu (to Hermannstadt)

Club officials

Board of directors Role Name Owner Voluntari Town President Robert Gherghe Board President Robert Frunză Vice-president Bogdan Niculaie Economic Director Diana Istrate Sporting director Florin Cernat Technical director Walid Al-Bitar Administrative Director Ionuț Bogaciu Youth Center Manager Ion Moldovan Youth Center Coordinator Cătălin Bârleanu Organizer of Competitions Emil Badea Secretary Florin Verigeanu Responsible for Order and Safety Iulian Ghirie Press Officer Radu Oprișan Last updated: 29 April 2025 Source:[8]

Current technical staff Role Name Head coach Florin Pârvu Assistant coaches Cornel Dobre Dragoș Stroe Goalkeeping coach Florin Tene Fitness coach Vlad Nicoară Club doctor Ovidiu Dontu Kinethotherapist Ionuț Stoica Physiotherapist Dan Sarivan Masseurs Florin Onosă Florin Dragne Storeman Dumitru Radu Last updated: 29 April 2025 Source:[9]

Domestic records and statistics

Season League Pos. Notes National Cup 2025–26 Liga II TBD 2024–25 Liga II 4th Play-off round 2023–24 Liga I 15th Relegated Semi-finals 2022–23 Liga I 9th Group Stage 2021–22 Liga I 4th Runner-up 2020–21 Liga I 13th Releg. PO winner Round of 32 2019–20 Liga I 11th Round of 16 2018–19 Liga I 11th Round of 16

Season League Pos. Notes National Cup 2017–18 Liga I 12th Releg. PO winner Round of 32 2016–17 Liga I 9th Winner 2015–16 Liga I 12th Releg. PO winner Round of 32 2014–15 Liga II (Seria I) 1st (C) Promoted Fifth Round 2013–14 Liga III (Seria II) 1st (C) Promoted Fifth Round 2012–13 Liga III (Seria III) 7th Third Round 2011–12 Liga III (Seria II) 6th Third Round 2010–11 Liga III (Seria II) 6th

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 significant caps for FC Voluntari.

For a list of all former and current FC Voluntari players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FC Voluntari players.

Romania

• Cosmin Achim
• Florin Acsinte
• Ionuț Balaur
• Dragoș Balauru
• Adrian Bălan
• Radu Boboc
• Mircea Bornescu
• Marius Briceag
• Mihai Căpățînă
• Florin Cernat
• Cristian Costin
• Costin Curelea
• Gabriel Deac
• Andrei Dumiter
• Daniel Florea
• Ion Gheorghe
• Petre Ivanovici
• Costin Lazăr
• Vasile Maftei
• Laurențiu Marinescu
• Florin Maxim
• Daniel Novac
• Daniel Pancu
• Mihai Popa
• Mihai Răduț
• Alexandru Răuță
• Victor Rîmniceanu
• Gabriel Tamaș
• Dinu Todoran
• Alexandru Tudorie
• Alexandru Vlad
• Mihai Voduț

Albania

• Naser Aliji

Argentina

• Juan Cascini
• Nicolás Gorobsov
• Patricio Matricardi
• Cristian Paz

Brazil

• Eric

Bulgaria

• Bozhidar Mitrev

Cape Verde

• Hélder Tavares

Czech Republic

• Lukáš Droppa

Croatia

• Ljuban Crepulja
• Hrvoje Spahija

DR Congo

• Wilfred Moke

Greece

• Thanasis Papazoglou

Haiti

• Jean Sony Alcénat

Iceland

• Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson

Ivory Coast

• Ulrich Meleke

Moldova

• Vitalie Damașcan
• Vadim Raţă

Netherlands

• John Goossens

Portugal

• Marcelo Lopes
• Ricardinho

Spain

• Jefté Betancor
• Jesús Fernández
• Pablo de Lucas

Tunisia

• Aïssa Laïdouni

Notable former managers

For a list of all former and current FC Voluntari managers with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FC Voluntari managers.

• Bogdan Andone
• Cristiano Bergodi
• Liviu Ciobotariu
• Adrian Iencsi
• Florin Marin
• Gheorghe Mulțescu
• Claudiu Niculescu
• Ilie Poenaru
• Mihai Teja