2023–24 FC Voluntari season

FC Voluntari
2023–24 season
ManagerIlie Poenaru
(until 31 January)
Nicolae Dică
(31 January–12 March)
Florin Pârvu
(from 12 March)
StadiumStadionul Anghel Iordănescu
Liga I15th (relegated)
Cupa RomânieiSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Adam Nemec (9)

All:
Adam Nemec (9)
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was FC Voluntari's 14th season in existence and ninth consecutive in the Liga I. They also competed in the Cupa României.

Players

First-team squad

As of 18 September 2023[1]

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 Romania ROU Octavian Vâlceanu
2 DF Argentina ARG Cristian Paz
4 MF Croatia CRO Ljuban Crepulja
5 DF Moldova MDA Igor Armaș (Captain)
6 MF Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Droppa
7 DF Albania ALB Naser Aliji
8 MF Romania ROU Mihai Răduț
9 FW Romania ROU Andrei Dumiter
10 MF Romania ROU George Merloi
11 FW Romania ROU Daniel Florea
14 MF Portugal POR Marcelo Lopes
16 MF Iceland ISL Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson
17 MF Romania ROU Doru Andrei
19 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Luka Božičković
20 FW Romania ROU Robert Popescu
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Romania ROU Andreas Niță
22 MF Moldova MDA Vadim Rață (4th captain)
23 FW Romania ROU Nicolae Carnat
24 DF Portugal POR Ricardinho (Vice-captain)
25 MF Romania ROU Angelo Cocian
27 DF Romania ROU Radu Boboc
28 DF Romania ROU Vlăduț Andreș
29 FW Romania ROU Eduard Lambrinoc
34 DF Argentina ARG Patricio Matricardi
72 MF Romania ROU Roberto Voican
77 FW Slovakia SVK Adam Nemec (3rd captain)
80 FW Romania ROU Robert Mustacă
88 GK Spain ESP Jesús Fernández
90 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Munteanu
99 FW Romania ROU Andrei Dima

Other players under contract

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
12 GK Romania ROU Victor Rîmniceanu

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
GK Romania ROU Daniel Paraschiv (to Progresul Spartac)
DF Romania ROU Radu Zamfir (to Gloria Buzău)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Mexico MEX Omar Govea (to Monterrey)
MF Romania ROU Florin Bălan (to Gloria Bistrița)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Croatia Ljuban Crepulja Romania Rapid București Free 1 July 2023
MF Romania Angelo Cocian Romania Unirea Dej €15,000 1 July 2023
GK Romania Valentin Mărgărit Romania CSM Focșani Free 11 July 2023
MF Romania Nicolae Carnat Romania Farul Constanța Free 1 September 2023
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Luka Božičković Slovenia Maribor Free 14 September 2023

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

28 June 2023 Friendly GKS Katowice Poland 0–1 Romania Voluntari
13:00
30 June 2023 Friendly Ruch Chorzow Poland 0–0 Romania Voluntari
18:00
4 Jul 2023 Friendly Voluntari Romania 0–3 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
18:00

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Liga I 17 July 2023 9 March 2024 Matchday 1 15th 39 8 14 17 42 59 −17 020.51
Cupa României 29 August 2023 17 April 2024 Round of 16 Semi-finals 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 033.33
Total 45 10 17 18 48 64 −16 022.22

Source: Soccerway

Liga I

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
12 Politehnica Iași 30 7 12 11 33 44 −11 33 Qualification to play-out round
13 FC U Craiova 30 9 4 17 43 50 −7 31
14 Dinamo București 30 8 5 17 22 41 −19 29
15 Voluntari 30 6 10 14 31 49 −18 28
16 Botoșani 30 3 12 15 30 52 −22 21
Source: [1], Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.[2]


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
19 6 6 7 26 32  −6 24 3 2 4 12 15  −3 3 4 3 14 17  −3

Last updated: 9 December 2023.
Source: Superliga

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHA
ResultWLWWLLDLLLDDDLWDWDW
Position486246791213131313141313
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2023. Source: Superliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

17 July 2023 1 Voluntari 2–1 Botoșani Voluntari
18:30 EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
Referee: Cătălin Buşi
22 July 2023 2 Farul Constanța 4–1 Voluntari Ovidiu
18:15 EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul
Referee: Ionuţ Coza
31 July 2023 3 Petrolul Ploiești 0–2 Voluntari Ploiești
18:30 EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium
7 August 2023 4 Voluntari 2–1 Rapid București Voluntari
21:30 EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
11 August 2023 5 U Craiova 1948 3–1 Voluntari Craiova
20:30 EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
19 August 2023 6 Voluntari 2–3 Dinamo București Voluntari
21:45 EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
25 August 2023 7 Oțelul Galați 2–2 Voluntari Galați
18:30 EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadionul Oțelul
2 September 2023 8 Voluntari 1–4 CFR Cluj Voluntari
19:00 EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
17 September 2023 9 Hermannstadt 3–1 Voluntari Sibiu
17:00 EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Sibiu
23 September 2023 10 Voluntari 1–2 Politehnica Iași Voluntari
14:30 EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
30 September 2023 11 UTA Arad 0–0 Voluntari Arad
14:30 EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadionul Francisc von Neuman
7 October 2023 12 Voluntari 0–0 Universitatea Craiova Voluntari
18:45 EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
22 October 2023 13 FCSB 0–0 Voluntari Bucharest
21:00 EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Arena Națională
27 October 2023 14 Voluntari 0–2 Sepsi OSK Voluntari
17:30 EEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
Referee: Horia Mladinovici
5 November 2023 15 Universitatea Cluj 1–2 Voluntari Cluj-Napoca
15:00 EET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Cluj Arena
Referee: Cătălin Popa
12 November 2023 16 Botoșani 3–3 Voluntari Botoșani
13:30 EET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadionul Municipal
Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs
25 November 2023 17 Voluntari 4–2 Farul Constanța Voluntari
17:30 EET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
1 December 2023 18 Voluntari 0–0 Petrolul Ploiești Voluntari
17:00 EET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
Referee: George Găman
9 December 2023 19 Rapid București 1–2 Voluntari Bucharest
20:45 EET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadionul Rapid-Giulești
Referee: Iulian Călin
15 December 2023 20 Voluntari v U Craiova 1948 Voluntari
17:00 EET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
22 December 2023 21 Dinamo București v Voluntari Bucharest
18:30 EET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadionul Dinamo
20 January 2024 22 Voluntari v Oțelul Galați Voluntari
--:-- EET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
27 January 2024 23 CFR Cluj v Voluntari Cluj-Napoca
--:-- EET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
3 February 2024 24 Voluntari v Hermannstadt Voluntari
--:-- EET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
10 February 2024 25 Politehnica Iași v Voluntari Iași
--:-- EET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu
17 February 2024 26 Voluntari v UTA Arad Voluntari
--:-- EET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
24 February 2024 27 Universitatea Craiova v Voluntari Craiova
--:-- EET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
28 February 2024 28 Voluntari v FCSB Voluntari
--:-- EET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
2 March 2024 29 Sepsi OSK v Voluntari Sfântu Gheorghe
--:-- EET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadionul Sepsi Arena
9 March 2024 30 Voluntari v Universitatea Cluj Voluntari
--:-- EET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

Cupa României

29 August 2023 Play-off round 1599 Șelimbăr 1–2 Voluntari Cisnădie
17:30 EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadionul Măgura
Referee: Sorin Vădana

Group stage

26 September 2023 1 Voluntari 2–0 Farul Constanța Voluntari
18:30 EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan
1 November 2023 2 CS Tunari 1–1 Voluntari Tunari
15:00 EET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadionul Comunal
Referee: Lucian Ruşandu
5 December 2023 3 UTA Arad 0–0 Voluntari Oradea
19:00 EET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadionul Iuliu Bodola
Referee: István Kovács

References

  1. ^ "FC VOLUNTARI" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.