AS Viitorul Vaslui explained

Clubname:Viitorul Vaslui
Fullname:Asociația Sportivă Viitorul Vaslui
Short Name:Viitorul
Nickname:Vasluienii (The People from Vaslui)
Founded:1976
as Inter Moara Grecilor
Dissolved:1990
Ground:Stadionul Municipal (Vaslui)
Capacity:9,240

Asociația Sportivă Viitorul Vaslui, commonly known as Viitorul Vaslui, was a Romanian football club based in Vaslui, Vaslui County founded in 1976 and dissolved in 1990.[1] Their main rival it was Mecanica Vaslui, a club who which was founded as Viitorul but who dropped this name in 1983.

History

The club was founded in 1976, in the commune of Moara Grecilor, near to Vaslui, under the name of Inter Moara Grecilor and played at the county level until 1983. Renamed as Inter Vaslui, the club promoted to Divizia C winning Vaslui County Championship at the end of the 1982–83 season. The team included players such as Ion Anton, Costel Măgureanu, Neculai Genovel, Sorin Manea, Dan Băbăscu, Constantin Gavriluță among others.

Inter finished in an honorable eighth place in the first season in third division, followed by fifth place in the 1984–85 season. The second place from 1985–86 season predicted the promotion from next season. With former Rapid București player Constantin Dinu as new head coach, Inter won the series II of Divizia C promoting for the first time in the second division.

In Divizia B, Inter lasted only one season, finishing in 15th place tied on points with CS Botoșani and FEPA 74 Bârlad it was relegated at goal difference.[2] However, the next season, the club was renamed as Viitorul Vaslui, and promoted back to second division winning the Series II of Divizia C.[3] Viitorul relegated again after was finished in last place in Series I of Divizia B at the end of 1989–90 season.[4]

The club was disbanded in the summer of 1990 due to the lack of funds.

Honours

Liga III

Liga IV – Vaslui County

League history

Season Tier Division Place Notes Cupa României
2 Divizia B (Seria I) align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC18th Relegated
3 Divizia C (Seria II) align=center bgcolor=gold1st (C) Promoted
2 Divizia B (Seria I) align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC15th Relegated
3 Divizia C (Seria II) align=center bgcolor=gold1st (C) Promoted
Season Tier Division Place Notes Cupa României
3 Divizia C (Seria II) align=center bgcolor=silver2nd
3 Divizia C (Seria II) 5th
3 Divizia C (Seria II) 8th
4 County Championship (VS) align=center bgcolor=gold1st (C) Promoted

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inter Vaslui: Prima echipã de profesioniști. 11 January 2012 . Inter Vaslui: The first professional team. 6 December 2022. vremeanoua.ro. 5 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221205151422/https://www.vremeanoua.ro/inter-vaslui-prima-echipa-de-profesionisti/. live.
  2. Web site: Divizia B - Season 1987-88 - Edition 48. 6 December 2022. romaniansoccer.ro. 15 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221115233047/https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/divizia_b/tables/1987_88.shtml. live.
  3. Web site: Obiectiv atins. Objective achieved. 6 December 2022. istoria-fotbalului-vaslui.blogspot.com. 6 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221206213323/http://istoria-fotbalului-vaslui.blogspot.com/2013/04/obiectiv-atins.html. live.
  4. Web site: Divizia B - Season 1989-90 - Edition 50. 6 December 2022. romaniansoccer.ro. 6 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221206214027/https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/divizia_b/tables/1989_90.shtml. live.