FC Bârlad explained

Clubname:	FC Bârlad
Fullname:	Fotbal Club Bârlad
Short Name:	Bârlad
Nickname:	Bârlădenii (The People from Bârlăd)
Founded:	1951 as Dinamo Bârlad
Dissolved:	2009
Ground:	Stadionul Fepa 74
Capacity:	2,000

Fotbal Club Bârlad, commonly known as FC Bârlad, was a Romanian professional football club from Bârlad, Vaslui County, founded in 1951 and dissolved in 2009.

History

The team was founded in 1951 as Dinamo Bârlad, being one of the subsidiary teams of Dinamo București under the tutelage of Miliția, and played in Bârlad Regional Championship. Dinamo won twice the regional championship, in 1951 and 1952 seasons, but lost every time the promotion to second division. In 1954, the second division team Dinamo Turnu Măgurele was moved to Bârlad and was absorbed into Dinamo Bârlad.^{[1] [2]}

The team played the next seasons in Divizia B, in which was ranked 8th (1954 and 1955), 10th (1956) and 6th (1957–58). Also, Dinamo reached the first round proper of Cupa României in 1955 season, losing 0–2 in front of Flacăra Ploiești. The lineup was composed of: Pahonțu – Fekete, Malinovski, Fiam – Apostolache, Bencze – Ionescu, Slumski, Iacob, Ciungu and Cioboată.^[3]

In 1958, the club was taken over by the Bârlad Bearings Enterprise (Întreprinderea de Rulmenți Bârlad) and was renamed as Rulmentul Bârlad.^[2] Followed three more seasons in Divizia B finishing 10th (1958–59), 12th (1959–60) and 14th (1960–61), relegating after seven years in the second division.

In 2007, Bârlădenii won the Liga IV – Vaslui County and promoted to Liga III after a promotion play-off against champions of Liga IV – Botoșani County, Avântul Albești (2–0 at Pașcani).^[4]

Ground

See main article: Stadionul Fepa 74. The club played its home matches on Fepa 74 Stadium in Bârlad, with a capacity of 2,000 people.

Honours

Liga IV – Vaslui County

• Winners (4): 1990–91, 1992–93, 1996–97, 2006–07

Former players

• Bogdan Ghiceanu
• Sorin Ungurianu
• Alin Abuzătoaie
• Ionuț Plăcintă

Former managers

• Costinel Botez

League history

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Notes	Cupa României
	3	Liga III (Seriae I)	align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC	17th	Relegated
	3	Liga III (Seria I)	6th

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Notes	Cupa României
	4	Liga IV (VS)	align=center bgcolor=gold	1st (C)	Promoted
	3	Liga III (Seria I)	align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC	10th	Relegated

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pânza de păianjen!** Cum a înființat Dinamo cooperativa de aranjamente!. The spider's web!** How Dinamo established the arrangements cooperative!. 29 March 2024. prosport.ro. 29 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240329214421/https://www.prosport.ro/sport-life/panza-de-paianjen-cum-a-infiintat-dinamo-cooperativa-de-aranjamente-8267844. live.
2. Web site: Evoluția denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor. Evolution of team names over the years. 27 March 2024. romaniansoccer.ro. 9 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171009104123/http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/stiri/16668/evolutia-denumirilor-echipelor-de-a-lungul-anilor.htm. live.
3. Web site: Cupa R. P. R. la fotbal, competiție a marilor surprize. The R.P.R. Football Cup, a competition of great surprises. 29 March 2024. bibliotecadeva.eu. Sportul Popular. 5. 29 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240329093642/http://www.bibliotecadeva.eu/periodice/sportulpop/1955/10/sportul_popular_1955_10_2707.pdf. live.
4. Web site: Adversarele Cetății Suceava din Seria I (I). 5 July 2007. Opponents of Cetatea Suceava from Series I (I). 6 December 2020. crainou.ro. 1 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231201145003/https://www.crainou.ro/2007/07/05/adversarele-cetatii-suceava-din-seria-i-i/. live.