FC Voluntari II

Voluntari II
Full name	Fotbal Club Voluntari II
Nickname(s)	Voluntărenii; (The People from Voluntari)
Short name	Voluntari II
Founded	2014
Dissolved	2024
Ground	Gheorghe Dincă
Capacity	1,500 (700 seated)
2023–24	Liga III, Seria III, 10th (relegated)
Website	https://www.fcvoluntari.com/
Home colours	Away colours

Fotbal Club Voluntari II, commonly known as FC Voluntari II, or simply as Voluntari II, was the reserve squad of Romanian first league side, FC Voluntari. The squad last played in the Liga III, after achieving the promotion at the end of the 2014–15 season.

History

The team was founded in the summer of 2014 from the desire of having a second senior squad where the players who finished the youth academy could be accommodated with the level of seniors, in the idea of being subsequently promoted to the first squad. The team was enrolled in the Liga IV – Ilfov County where it was crowned as champion after just one season, winning the league, then the playoff tournament.^[1] The team qualified for the Liga III promotion play-off where they won without any problems, 9–1 on aggregate against Arsenal Malu, Giurgiu County champions.^[2]

After promotion, the second team of FC Voluntari was managed by former notable players such as Tiberiu Bălan, Cosmin Bărcăuan or Dinu Todoran and obtained following rankings: 2015–16 – 3rd of 14, 2016–17 – 4th of 15, 2017–18 – 7th of 14 and 2018–19 – 10th of 16.

Ground

FC Voluntari II played its home matches on Gheorghe Dincă Stadium, in Voluntari, with a capacity of 1,500 (700 on seats).

Honours

Liga IV – Ilfov County

Winners (1): 2014–15

League history

Season	Tier	Division	Place
2023–24	3	Liga III (Seria III)	10th (R)
2022–23	3	Liga III (Seria III)	7th
2021–22	3	Liga III (Seria III)	6th
2020–21	3	Liga III (Seria IV)	6th
2019–20	3	Liga III (Seria III)	10th

Season	Tier	Division	Place
2018–19	3	Liga III (Seria III)	10th
2017–18	3	Liga III (Seria II)	7th
2016–17	3	Liga III (Seria III)	4th
2015–16	3	Liga III (Seria III)	3rd
2014–15	4	Liga IV (IF)	1st (C, P)

Notable former players

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or played in a fully professional league.

Former managers

Octavian Chihaia (2016)
Dinu Todoran (2017–2018)
Cosmin Bărcăuan (2018)
Tiberiu Bălan (2018)
Dinu Todoran (2020)
Dinu Todoran (2021–2024)

References

^ "Liga IV clasament" [Liga IV table]. frf-ajf.ro. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "Arsenal Malu, "umilită" de FC Voluntari şi de arbitrul Chivulete în manşa tur a barajului pentru promovarea în Liga a III-a" [Arsenal Malu, "humiliated" by FC Voluntari and referee Chivulete in the opening round of the play-off for promotion to the third league]. informatiadegiurgiu.ro. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

External links

[1] "Liga IV clasament" [Liga IV table]. frf-ajf.ro. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[2] "Arsenal Malu, "umilită" de FC Voluntari şi de arbitrul Chivulete în manşa tur a barajului pentru promovarea în Liga a III-a" [Arsenal Malu, "humiliated" by FC Voluntari and referee Chivulete in the opening round of the play-off for promotion to the third league]. informatiadegiurgiu.ro. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

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