FC Zalău
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Zalău | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Zălăuanii (The Zalău People) Gruparea de sub Meseș (The Team Below The Meseș Hill) | ||
| Short name | Zalău | ||
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Dissolved | 2017 | ||
| Ground | Municipal | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| 2016–17 | Liga III, Seria V, 6th | ||
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Fotbal Club Zalău was a Romanian football team from Zalău, Sălaj County, founded in 2005 and dissolved in 2017 after encountered financial problems.
History
FC Zalău was founded in the summer of 2005, in order to continue Zalău's football legacy after the dissolution of Armătura Zalău. The founder and owner of the new team was Ioan Morar, a local businessman, as well as a former business partner of Liviu Olar Pop, the main sponsor of Armătura Zalău.[1][2] The club was enrolled in the Liga IV – Sălaj County (4th tier).
In their first season, under the guidance of Marius Pașca, Zălăuanii won the County Championship, but lost the promotion play-off against Universitatea 1919 Cluj-Napoca, the winner of Divizia D – Cluj County, 0–1 in a match played on neutral ground at the Municipal Stadium in Oradea.[3]
Marius Pașca led the team below the Meseș Hill, in the 2006–07 season, to the second consecutive county title, losing again the promotion play-off 2–3 in front of FC Bihor II Tileagd, the champion of Bihor County, in a match played on neutral ground at the Clujana Stadium in Cluj-Napoca.[4]
FC Zalău was finally promoted at the end of the 2007–08 season. Zălăuanii, with the same Marius Pașca as manager, won the third consecutive County Championship and the promotion play-off, 1–0 on neutral ground at the CUG Stadium in Cluj-Napoca, against Spicul Mocira, the champion of Maramureș County.
FC Zalău played for 9 years at the level of Liga III and even had intentions to promote in the second tier, at some time,[5] but was finally dissolved in the summer of 2017, due to financial problems.[1][6]
Honours
Notable former players
The footballers mentioned below have played at least 1 season for FC Zalău and also played in Liga I for another team.
Former managers
Vasile Jula (2013)- Marius Pașca
References
- ^ a b "INTERVIU: Ioan Morar, fostul președinte de la FC Zalău: " Cei de la Primărie sunt vinovaţi pentru că acest oraş nu mai are echipă măcar în Liga a III-a"" [INTERVIEW: Ioan Morar, former president of FC Zalău: "The Municipality is guilty because this city has no team at least in the third league"]. sportulsalajean.ro. 4 February 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2020.(in Romanian)
- ^ "FC Armatura Zalău, în moarte clinică" [FC Armătura Zalău, in clinical death]. hotnews.ro. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.(in Romanian)
- ^ "Derby de promovare plicticos, adjudecat norocos de clujeni" [Boring promotion derby, awarded lucky by Cluj]. crisana.ro. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2022.(in Romanian)
- ^ "O nouă promovare pentru fotbalul bihorean FC Bihor-Tileagd - FC Zalău 3-2 (2-2)" [A new promotion for Bihor football FC Bihor-Tileagd - FC Zalău 3-2 (2-2)]. crisana.ro. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.(in Romanian)
- ^ "FC Zalău are obiectiv clar pentru retur: Promovarea în Liga a II-a!!!" [FC Zalău has a clear objective for the return: Promotion to the Second League!!!]. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2022.(in Romanian)
- ^ "FC Zalău și Unirea Jucu s-au retras din Liga a III-a și au fost dezafiliate" [FC Zalău and Unirea Jucu withdrew from League III and were disaffiliated]. sportulsalajean.ro. 16 August 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2022.(in Romanian)