The club won 2015–16 Liga IV-Argeș County and then the promotion play-off match against Recolta Stoicănești, Olt County champion, with the score of 5–2, but they couldn't join Liga III due to lack of funds and then dissolved the senior team. [12] Then Pitești Municipality has shown the intention to buy FC Argeș's brand and the fans have also announced that they support this initiative. [13] Rebirth and return to Liga I (2017–present)[edit] On 16 June 2017, the Municipality of Pitești bought FC Argeș's brand for 550, 000 RON. [14] As a result of this association, the brand was transferred to SCM Pitești's football section, [15] newly promoted to the second division, and the team came back to life four years after it was declared bankrupt. After promotion, the team spent 3 years in the second league.
Asociația Clubul Sportiv Campionii Fotbal Club Argeș, commonly known as FC Argeș or Argeș Pitești (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈardʒeʃ piˈteʃtʲ]), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Pitești, Argeș County, which competes in the Liga I. The team was originally founded as Dinamo Pitești in 1953, and made its Romanian top tier debut in the 1961–62 season. In 1967, it changed its name to Argeș Pitești. The most successful period of "the White-Violets" was in the 1970s, when they won the national title twice.
The team promoted at Liga III after only one season and remained at that level until 2017 when they promoted to Liga II. [11] The supporters of FC Argeș encouraged the team until the very end, then after the bankruptcy they founded FC Argeș 1953 Piteşti, a phoenix club fully owned by FC Argeș supporters.
Joita (min 83) and Tămaş for Crișul). In front of over 17, 000 spectators, in the final round, although he had the title in his pocket, FC Argeș defeated Dinamo București, on 23 August Stadium, with the score of 3–2, through the goals scored by: Jercan (min 45), C. Radu I (min 55), Frățilă (min 89), respectively Lucescu (min 17) and Dumitrache (min 61) for Dinamo. [2] Following their 1972 Divizia A title, FC Argeș played in European Champion Clubs Cup. In the first round, the team from Pitești eliminated without big problems, 6–0 on aggregate, Aris Bonnevoie from Luxembourg, but then in the second round fate have brought them in their way Real Madrid, a team with 6 European Champion Clubs Cups at that moment and with big players like: Pirri, Ignacio Zoco, Santillana and Amancio, the coach was legendary Miguel Muñoz and president was Santiago Bernabéu himself.
Three-time Romanian Footballer of the Year winner Nicolae Dobrin was part of the squad during that period, which turned him into a symbol of the club over the years. FC Argeș has amassed over 40 seasons in the first league, and traditionally plays its home matches at the Nicolae Dobrin Stadium, which has a capacity of 15, 000 seats. History[edit] Founding and early years (1953–1967)[edit] On August 6, 1953, an order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs settled the birthday of Dinamo Pitești, the current formation FC Argeș, the name being taken after the older sister from Bucharest, Dinamo București.
This last presence in European Cups it was due to a formidable generation, the second most talented after the Dobrin's generation. This FC Argeș team had players like: Adrian Mutu, Bogdan Vintilă, Valentin Năstase, Iulian Crivac, Constantin Schumacher or Constantin Barbu. [8] FC Argeș continued its good seasons finishing 4th in 1999, than on 5th place in 2000 and 2001. Than from 2002 the team was a constant presence in the second half of the leaderboard, finishing in the best case on 10th place.
The second part was extraordinary, FC Argeș being defeated only twice (0–2, at home against Steagul Roșu Brașov and 0–1, at Cluj-Napoca, against CFR). There were followed by 9 games without defeats, in which Halagian played the big card several times. Thus, in the match against Politehnica Iași, he played in each half with a different line of midfielders, to everyone's surprise, to force the victory and to have fresh players until the end. In the penultimate stage (21 June 1972), at Pitești, FC Argeș defeated Crişul Oradea, becoming champion of Romania for the first time in its history, with one round before the end of the championship. The team played very offensive and ambitious, with an inspired Dobrin at the helm. The score was 4–1 (3–1) for "the White-Violets", through the goals scored by Dobrin (min 25 and 43), Prepurgel (min 28), M.
The well-known sports journalist Laurențiu Dumitrescu wrote in Sportul newspaper, "... it was also in the autumn of 78 Dobrin's team, the team of that great talented player, who has been playing for more than 15 years with the 10 number shirt, the capable player – even at 31 years old – to decide any match in our championship (examples of testimonies: the matches against FC Baia Mare, on their own ground, and Steaua, away) to score goals of great spectacularity. When Dobrin was absent, intervened Iovănescu, an offensive midfielder who had an exceptional season, perhaps the best of his career, and he also took the role of puncher when the striker, Radu II, was injured. But was also Stancu's part of championship, who became at only 22 years old, the mature leader of the defense, defense which combines the experience of Ivan II with Cârstea's strength and the ambition of Mihai Zamfir.
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The best ranking in club's history until then was followed only by a 12th place in 1969, a 10th place in 1970 and a 9th place in 1971. FC Argeș's 1971–72 campaign squad. Then in the 1971–72 Divizia A season nothing announced the great final success of "the White-Violets". In the first round the team had a bad debut, with a defeat (1–4) at SC Bacău and the tension within the team led to the dismissal of coach Titus Ozon, in his place was promoted a young coach, Florin Halagian, a former player of Dinamo Pitești.
This bad period ended with the second relegation in the club's history, this time after 13 years, at the end of the 2006–07 Liga I season. The team promoted back after only one season in Liga II. The "Romanian Calciopoli" and Bankruptcy (2009–2013)[edit] "The White-Violet Eagles" finished 8th at their first season after the promotion, a season with good results and a solid style of playing. Than on June 8, 2009 a news would shock the world of the Romanian football, FC Argeș was relegated in Liga II, after National Anti-corruption Division, found that the owner of the team from that period, Cornel Penescu, tried to bribe more referees to "help" the team winning. This case was named by the press "Penescu Case" or the "Romanian Calciopoli". [9] After Cornel Penescu's arrest, his son, Andrei Penescu led the club, but the funding was practically non-existent and the club struggled to survive even in Liga II, finishing in the second half of the table.
[4] After the game in Sportul newspaper, the well-known sports journalist Ioan Chirilă wrote, "The championship final, expected with an extraordinary interest, which massively diminished the number of spectators on all the other grounds, ended with the deserved victory of the Pitești people after a high-tension game, in which the thirst for victory of Dinamo's players and supporters received a veto from Dobrin, who offered to the audience and the viewers I do not know what number's game of his life, being the player who dominated the field from all points of view.
Then on July 26, 2013 it was announced that FC Argeș is bankrupt without any chance of rescue. [10] SCM Pitești and supporters' club (2013–2017)[edit] After the bankruptcy of FC Argeș, people of Pitești have tried to bring football back to life. The first project was SCM Pitești, a project initiated by Pitești Municipality which created a football section at SCM, the Sporting Club of the Municipality, in 2011, with 2 years before the end of FC Argeș, anticipating the bankruptcy of the club led at that time by Penescu's son, a club full of debts and with no future.
Relegated in Liga II and with financial problems FC Argeș was taken over by Dacia, whose director was Constantin Stroe, who paid the debts. The club promoted back in 1994, finished 8th in 1995 and was again at 5 points away from relegation in 1996. Than in the next season the team comeback in the middle of the table. [7] 1997–98 Divizia A season was the last peak of FC Argeș's history. The team finished 3rd and qualified for 1998–99 UEFA Cup where they eliminated teams like Dynamo Baku and İstanbulspor but were eliminated without problems by Celta de Vigo 0–8 on aggregate.
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