AFC Progresul Fundulea
| Full name | Asociația Fotbal Club Progresul Fundulea | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Fundulenii (The People from Fundulea) | ||
| Short name | Fundulea | ||
| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Ground | Progresul | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| Owner | Fundulea Town | ||
| Chairman | Mihai Neagu | ||
| Manager | Costin Lazăr | ||
| League | Liga III | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga III, Seria III, 9th | ||
| Website | https://progresulfundulea.ro/ | ||
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Asociația Fotbal Club Progresul Fundulea, also known as Progresul Fundulea or simply Fundulea, is a Romanian football club based in Fundulea, Călărași County. The club currently plays in Liga III, the third tier of Romanian football league system, following promotion at the end of the 2022–23 season.
History
[edit]Founded in 2002, Progresul Fundulea spent its entire history competing in the Călărași County championships, the fourth and fifth tiers of Romanian football.
Progresul earned promotion to Liga III at the end of the 2022–23 season, after winning Liga IV – Călărași County and defeating LPS HD Clinceni, winners of Liga IV – Ilfov County, 4–1 on aggregate.[1][2][3]
In its debut season in Liga III, Progresul, under the leadership of coach Augustin Călin,[4] finished 9th in Series III in both the regular season and the play-out, and was relegated back to the fourth division. However, Fundulenii were spared from relegation due to the withdrawal of other teams.[5]
Honours
[edit]Cupa României – Călărași County
- Winners (1): 2021–22
Former managers
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Augustin Călin (2023–2024)- Costin Lazăr (2024–)
References
[edit]- ^ "Progresul Fundulea, campioană județeană!" [Progresul Fundulea, county champion!] (in Romanian). arenamedia.ro. 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Progresul Fundulea a promovat în Liga 3!" [Progresul Fundulea promoted to League 3!] (in Romanian). arenamedia.ro. 24 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Meciurile retur ale barajului de promovare în Liga 3" [The return matches of the promotion play-off in League 3] (in Romanian). 24 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Progresul Fundulea, altă formație din Liga 3 care a schimbat antrenorul. A debutat deja cu noul "principal" și a înregistrat un eșec drastic" [Progresul Fundulea, another team in League 3 that changed their coach. They have already debuted with the new "main" and have recorded a drastic failure] (in Romanian). 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025.
- ^ "11 cluburi care vor completa din locurile vacante pentru noul sezon de Liga 3" [11 clubs that will fill the vacancies for the new League 3 season] (in Romanian). 5 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025.