CS Gloria Albești explained

Clubname:Gloria Albești
Fullname:Clubul Sportiv Gloria Albești
Short Name:Gloria Albești
Ground:Central
Capacity:1,000
Owner:Albești Commune
Chairman:Irinel Resmeriță
Manager:Vasile Enache
Season:2023–24
Position:Liga V, Constanța County, 3rd
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Clubul Sportiv Gloria Albești, commonly known as Gloria Albești, is Romanian football club based in Albești, Constanța County and currently playing in the Liga VConstanța County, the fifth tier of the Romanian football league system.

History

Gloria Albești was founded in 1974 and initially played in the Mangalia City Championship. In the next forty-six years, the club played constantly at the Constanța County Championship level.[1]

Gloria earn the promotion to Third Division at the end of the 2019–20 season, when was declared the county champion and the representative of Constanța County at the promotion play-off to Liga III being the only team from the top four that complied with the conditions imposed by the medical protocol after the season was suspended in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania.[2] Due to the fact that the winner of Liga IV – Tulcea County, Pescărușul Sarichioi, did not participate in the play-off, Gloria Albești and CSM Râmnicu Sărat, the winner of Liga IV – Buzău County, played a decisive match 0–0 at Oțelul Stadium in Galați. The team led by Ionel Melenco was composed among others: David Gârniță, Rareș Micu – Răzvan Arteni, Ilie Ionuț (cpt.), Adelin Cristea, Alexandru Boț, Cornel Ciobanu, Adrian Moga, Ciprian Loloț, Mihai Zugravu, Vasile Șicu, Marian Canțur, Valentin Găiceanu, Daniel Simion, Tănase Halep and Marius Busuioc.[3] [4]

The 2020–21 season saw the debut of Gloria in Liga III. Ionel Melenco was sacked after the first part of the season, being replaced with Vasile Enache, who led the team to finish the season on eighth place.[5]

In the following season, the team of the small commune from the South-East of Romania, after missing the qualification in the play-off in the last round finished first in the play-out, fifth in the general ranking of the Series II.

Honours

Liga IV – Constanța County

Club officials

Board of directors

RoleName
Owner Albești Commune
President Irinel Resmeriță

Current technical staff

RoleName
Manager Vasile Enache
Assistant manager Gabriel Dinică

League history

SeasonTier DivisionPlaceNotesCupa României
2023–24 5 Liga V (CT) TBD
3 Liga III (Seria III) align=center bgcolor=#BF8D5B3rd Withdrew
3 Liga III (Seria III) 5th
3 Liga III (Seria III) 8th
4 Liga IV (CT) align=center bgcolor=gold1st (C) Promoted
SeasonTier DivisionPlaceNotesCupa României
4 Liga IV (CT) 4th
4 Liga IV (CT) 9th
4 Liga IV (CT) 7th
2015–16 5 Liga V (CT) align=center bgcolor=#BF8D5B3rd Promoted

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Părintele echipei de fotbal din Albești ar putea fi rudă cu o cunoscută cântăreaţă din România. The father of the football team from Albești could be related to a well-known singer from Romania. 21 October 2022. ziuaconstanta.ro. 8 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108201211/https://www.ziuaconstanta.ro/stiri/sport/nea-iorgu-este-sufletul-formatiei-parintele-echipei-de-fotbal-din-albesti-ar-putea-fi-ruda-cu-o-cunoscuta-cantareata-din-romania-472462.html. live.
  2. Web site: Echipa de pe locul 3 din Liga 4 Constanța a fost desemnată campioană. Cum a fost posibil și ce adversare va avea la barajul pentru Liga 3. The 3rd place team from Liga 4 Constanța was designated champion. How it was possible and what opponent will he have in the play-off for Liga 3. 21 October 2022. liga2.prosport.ro. 11 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811044203/https://liga2.prosport.ro/liga-4/locul-3-din-liga-4-constanta-a-fost-desemnata-campioana-de-ajf-cum-a-fost-posibil-si-ce-adversare-va-avea-la-barajul-pentru-liga-3-19139760. live.
  3. Web site: Gloria Albești a obținut în premieră promovarea în Liga a 3-a. Gloria Albești achieved promotion in the 3rd League for the first time. 21 October 2022. ziuaconstanta.ro. 8 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108201802/https://www.ziuaconstanta.ro/stiri/sport/gloria-albesti-a-obtinut-in-premiera-promovarea-in-liga-a-3-a-725504.html. live.
  4. Web site: Gloria Albești a promovat în Liga a 3-a. Gloria Albești promoted to the 3rd League. 21 October 2022. telegrafonline.ro. 8 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108202141/https://www.telegrafonline.ro/gloria-albesti-a-promovat-in-liga-a-3a.
  5. Web site: Mișcări de trupe la Gloria Albești. Troop movements at Gloria Albești. 21 October 2022. focuspress.ro. 8 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108202344/https://focuspress.ro/miscari-de-trupe-la-gloria-albesti/.