FC Pojorâta

FC Pojorâta
Full nameFotbal Club Pojorâta
Nickname(s)Bucovinenii
(The People from Bucovina)
Founded1950
2017 (refounded)
Dissolved2020
GroundComunal
Capacity1,000
2019–20Liga IV, Suceava County, 4th

Fotbal Club Pojorâta, commonly known as FC Pojorâta, or simply as Pojorâta, was a Romanian football club based in Pojorâta, Suceava County founded in 1950 and dissolved in 2020.. Over time, the club had several names such as Foresta, Voința, Sportul Muncitoresc and Bucovina.[1]

History

Former logo, used until 2013.

Founded in 1950 as Foresta Pojorâta, the club played almost all its existence in the Suceava Regional, District and County Championships.[1]

At the end of the 2012–13 season, the team finished first in Liga IV – Suceava County with 74 points, 17 points ahead of 2nd place and managed to promote for the first time in its history to Liga III, beating Viitorul Târgu Frumos, the Liga IV – Iași County winner, 2–1 after extra time, at Municipal Stadium in Dorohoi. The team led by Dan Mândrilă was composed amongst others by Nicolae Axinte, Petru Rotariu, Gioni Tivodar, Aurel Prundeanu, Vlad Nuțu, Michael Chelariu, Bogdan Botezatu, Ciprian Ioniță, Ion Nemeș, Andrei Irimia, Movileanu, Nicolae Lazăr, Rau, Ilie Cornel, Stroia, Alin Iftimie, Bogdan Jescu and Alexandru Ruxandar.[1][2]

A rebranding operation came along with the promotion, the club changing its name to Bucovina Pojorâta, a tribute to the area where the team originates, Bukovina.

Bucovina promoted to Liga II, for the first time in its history, at the end of the 2014–15 season, The team coached by Dan Mândrilă and composed amongst other players from Puianu, Cristescu, Aurel Prundeanu, Patca, Duțică, Gioni Tivodar, Vârlan, Răzlog, Stănescu, Bolbos, Rus, Colța, Pădurariu, Iuga and Buhăceanu won the Series I of Liga III.[3]

In the summer of 2016, after the relegation from Liga II, the club was dissolved.[4] Then in the summer of 2017, after one year of inactivity, the club was refounded and enrolled in Liga IV – Suceava County.[5]

Honours

Liga III

Liga IV – Suceava County

Liga V – Suceava County

  • Winners (1): 2008–09

References

  1. ^ a b c "Promovare istorică pentru FC Pojorâta" [Historic promotion for FC Pojorâta] (in Romanian). crainou.ro. 29 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ^ "FC Pojorâta este merituoasa campioană a fotbalului județean sucevean" [FC Pojorâta is the deserving champion of Suceava county football] (in Romanian). monitorulsv.ro. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Victorie eroică și promovare istorică pentru Bucovina Pojorâta" [Heroic victory and historic promotion for Bucovina Pojorâta] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Foresta rămâne singura reprezentantă a județului Suceava în primele trei ligi. Pojorâta nu mai are jucători și are şanse minime să continue" [Foresta remains the only representative of Suceava county in the first three leagues. Pojorâta has no more players and has minimal chances to continue] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Bucovina Pojorâta revine în peisajul fotbalistic județean" [Bucovina Pojorâta returns to the county football landscape] (in Romanian). crainou.ro. 23 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.