Full name | Clubul Sportiv Municipal Flacăra Moreni |
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Nickname(s) |
Lupii de pe Cricov (The Wolves from the Cricov River) Galben-Albaștrii (The Yellow and Blues) |
Short name | Flacăra Moreni |
Founded | 1932 as Astra Română Moreni |
Ground | Flacăra |
Capacity | 10,000 |
Owner | Moreni Municipality |
Manager | Gabriel Paraschiv |
League | Liga III |
2015–16 | Liga IV, Dâmbovița County, 1st (promoted) |
Flacăra Moreni is a Romanian football club from Moreni. It currently plays in the Liga III.
Flacăra Moreni was created in 1932 under the name Astra Moreni. In 1951 its name changed 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 season 1988/89 they finished in fourth 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 Flacăra were relegated from Divizia A.
After the relegation from the Divizia C in 2005 Flacăra played in the Liga IV. Flacăra were promoted to the Liga III for the 2016-17 season.
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