CSM Flacăra Moreni

Flacăra Moreni
Full nameClub Sportiv Municipal
Flacăra Moreni
NicknamesLupii de pe Cricov
(The Wolves from the
Cricov River)
Galben-Albaștrii
(The Yellow and Blues)
Morenarii
(The Moreni People)
Short nameFlacăra
Founded1922 (1922)
as Astra-Română Moreni
GroundFlacăra
Capacity10,000
OwnerMoreni Municipality
ChairmanSergiu Nedelcu
ManagerCristinel Țermure
LeagueLiga III
2025–26Liga III, Seria II, 3rd
Websitehttps://flacaramoreni.com/

Club Sportiv Municipal Flacăra Moreni, (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈflakəra moˈrenʲ]), commonly known as Flacăra Moreni or simply as Flacăra, is a Romanian football club based in Moreni, Dâmbovița County currently playing in the Liga III.

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 working at the local oil facilities of the Astra Română refinery, under the name Astra Română Moreni, with the aim of encouraging workers and employees to practise sport. In 1950, the club was renamed Partizanul Moreni, before adopting the name Flacăra Moreni one year later.[1]

Following a merger with local rivals Automecanica Moreni in 1977, the club competed as Flacăra Automecanica Moreni, before returning to the name Flacăra Moreni in 1985.[1]

Flacăra spent most of its history in Divizia B and Divizia C, but earned promotion to Divizia A in 1986. The club achieved its greatest domestic performance in the 1988–89 season, finishing fourth and qualifying for the 1989–90 UEFA Cup. In its only European campaign, Flacăra was eliminated in the first round by FC Porto, losing 4–1 on aggregate.[2]

Following the Romanian Revolution, Flacăra declined rapidly, being relegated from Divizia A in 1990 and later dropping through the lower divisions. After relegation from Divizia B in 1995, the club spent more than a decade in the third tier before falling to Liga IV in 2007. Flacăra gradually rebuilt and returned to Liga III in 2016 after defeating Voința Crevedia in the promotion play-off, remaining a regular third-tier side during the following years.[3][4] The club was relegated on sporting merit at the end of the 2024–25 season, but retained its place in Liga III after the Romanian Football Federation filled vacancies in the competition.[5] In 2025–26, Flacăra recovered strongly, finishing first in its regular-season series and qualifying for the promotion play-off under head coach Cristi Țermure, although it ultimately remained in Liga III for the 2026–27 season.[6]

Flacăra Moreni in 2017
Flacăra Moreni supporters during the 2016 promotion play-off against Voința Crevedia.

Chronology of names

Name Period
Astra Română Moreni1922–1950
Partizanul Moreni1950
Flacăra Moreni1951–1975
Flacăra-Automecanica Moreni1975–1985
Flacăra Moreni1985–present

Honours

Leagues

Liga I

Liga II

Liga III

Liga IV – Dâmbovița County

Cups

Cupa României – Dâmbovița County

  • Winners (1): 2014–15

European

UEFA Cup

Flacăra Moreni in Europe

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1989–90 UEFA Cup First Round Portugal 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

Club officials

League history

Notable players

Former managers

References

  1. 1 2 Mihai Ionescu & George Tudoran, Fotbal de la A la Z, Editura Sport-Turism, 1984.
  2. ↑ "Memorialul puterii, episodul 3: Flacăra Moreni" [Memorial of power, episode 3: Flacăra Moreni] (in Romanian). welovesport.ro. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Flacăra Moreni poate reveni în Liga 3 după nouă ani" (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "SERIA A III-A | Două nou promovate, Flacăra Moreni şi FCM Alexandria au ajuns pe podiumul seriei" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Componența Ligii 3 și seriile din ediția 2025–2026 – Un nou format competițional" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "SUPERSCORE LIGA 3 | Campion cu FCSB, acum aprinde Flacăra la Moreni" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 28 April 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
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