2020–21 FC Viitorul Constanța season
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| 2020–21 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Gheorghe Popescu | |||
| Manager | Rubén de la Barrera (until 30 November) Mircea Rednic (until 5 April) Cătălin Anghel (from 6 April) | |||
| Stadium | Stadionul Viitorul (Ovidiu) | |||
| Liga I | 10th | |||
| Cupa României | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Luckassen Andrei Ciobanu (9 each) All: Kevin Luckassen Andrei Ciobanu (9 each) | |||
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The 2020–21 season was the 12th and final professional football season in Viitorul Constanța's existence, and the ninth in the top-flight of Romanian football. Viitorul competed in Liga I and in the Cupa României.
Previous season positions[edit]
| Competition | Position | |
|---|---|---|
 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round |
 | Liga I | 7th |
| | Cupa României | Round of 32 |
| | Supercupa României | Winner |
Season overview[edit]
July[edit]
On 6 July 2020 Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă returned from loan at Universitatea Cluj. Cosmin was one of the main players at Universitatea Cluj and ASU Politehnica Timișoara, where he played 88 games. He was also called up at the Romania national under-21 football team for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8 match against Denmark national under-21 football team.[1]
George Ganea, Virgil Ghiță, Andrei Ciobanu and Carlo Casap were called up to the Romania national under-21 football team for a friendly match against FC Farul Constanța held at Mogoșoaia, on 6 August.[2]
On 31 July 2020 the club announced that they signed the Spanish player Victor Fernández Satue.[3]
August[edit]
On 6 August 2020 George Ganea scored two goals for Romania national under-21 football team in a friendly match against FC Farul Constanța. Virgil Ghiță, Andrei Ciobanu, and Carlo Casap were in the first XI.
On 7 August 2020 FC Viitorul Constanța appointed Rubén Alfonso de la Barrera Fernández as the new team manager and Francisco Ruiz Beltrán, Pere Romeu Sunyer, and Iván Peñaranda Llauradó as assistant managers. They were presented in a press conference alongside the club president, Gheorghe Popescu and sporting director, Zoltán Iasko.[4]
On 10 August 2020 Rubén Alfonso de la Barrera Fernández led the first training session at FC Viitorul Constanța. On the same day, Alexandru Mățan and Valentin Cojocaru returned from the loan at FC Voluntari.[5]
On 12 August 2020 FC Viitorul Constanța and KS Cracovia agreed to transfer Rivaldinho to the Polish club for a fee of €300,000.[6]
On 17 August 2020 Louis Munteanu presented the team's new official logo and Nike home kit for the next season.[7] That day, FC Viitorul Constanța announced that they signed the Spanish player Ángel Martínez who had played for Asteras Tripolis. FC Viitorul Constanța appointed Jarkko Tuomisto as the new Goalkeeping Coach for the team. As Goalkeeping Coach he led CSD Independiente del Valle to the title of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.[8]
On 18 August 2020 FC Viitorul Constanța announced that Vlad Achim's contract had expired and that he was being released. FC Dinamo București later announced that they signed Achim.[9]
On 22 August 2020 the club announced that they signed the Dutch–Ghanaian player Kevin Luckassen.[10]
On 23 August 2020 Viitorul drew 1–1 against UTA Arad at home. Gabriel Iancu scored a goal.
On 24 August 2020 the Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy and FC Viitorul Constanța signed a partnership with ACS Victoria Delta Tulcea.[11]
On 25 August 2020 Louis Munteanu, Alexi Pitu, Darius Grosu and Constantin Grameni were called up to the Romania national under-19 football team for a friendly match against FC Voluntari held at Buftea, on 7 September.[12]
On 27 August 2020 the Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy and FC Viitorul Constanța signed a partnership with CS Medgidia.[13] That day the club also announced that they signed the player Alin Dobrosavlevici.[14]
Gabriel Iancu was called up to the Romania national football team for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League games against Northern Ireland and Austria on 4 and 7 September 2020 respectively.[15]
George Ganea, Virgil Ghiță, Andrei Ciobanu, Alexandru Mățan, Radu Boboc and Carlo Casap were called up to the Romania national under-21 football team for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8 match against to the Finland national under-21 football team in 4 September 2020 and to the Malta national under-21 football team in 8 September 2020.[16]
On 30 August 2020 the match against FCSB was lost 3-0. On the same day, Viitorul reached an agreement with AFC Chindia Târgoviște to loan Tiberiu Căpușă, Marco Dulca and Paul Iacob for one season.[17]
September[edit]
On 1 September 2020 the club announced that they signed the Spanish player Josemi Castañeda.[18]
On 4 September 2020 Andrei Ciobanu scored one goal for the Romania national under-21 football team in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8 match against the Finland national under-21 football team. Virgil Ghiță, George Ganea and Radu Boboc were in the first XI. Alexandru Mățan entered as a substitute.
On 5 September 2020 Louis Munteanu scored one goal for the Romania national under-19 football team in a friendly match against FC Voluntari. Darius Grosu was in the first XI. Constantin Grameni and Alexi Pitu entered as substitutes.
On 7 September 2020 Gabriel Iancu entered as substitute for Romania national football team in the UEFA Nations League match against the Austria national football team.
On 8 September 2020 in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8 match against the Finland national under-21 football team, Virgil Ghiță and Carlo Casap were in the first XI. Alexandru Mățan and Andrei Ciobanu entered as substitutes.
On 14 September 2020 the match against CS Universitatea Craiova was lost 1-4. Kevin Luckassen scored his first goal for FC Viitorul Constanța.
On 19 September 2020 Viitorul drew 1–1 away against Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe. Andrei Ciobanu scored for Viitorul.
On 23 September 2020 the club announced that they signed the Spanish player Jon Gaztañaga. Gaztañaga was a product of Real Sociedad's youth system. Gaztañaga was picked by the Spain under-17 team for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship. He started as a stopper in the final against France, which ended with a 4–0 triumph.[19] On the same day FC Viitorul and Andrei Ciobanu, Radu Boboc, Alexandru Mățan, Carlo Casap and George Ganea reached an agreement to extend the players' contracts for another four seasons through to 2024[20] and Gabriel Iancu for a further two seasons through to 2022.[21]
Romario Benzar joined FC Viitorul on 24 September on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[22] Benzar started playing football in the Gheorghe Hagi Academy and made his debut for fellow team Viitorul Constanța in 2010. He won the Liga I in 2016–17. Benzar plays for the Romania national team. That day FC Viitorul and Ștefan Bodișteanu also reached an agreement to extend the player's contract for a further two seasons through to 2022 and Alexandru Georgescu for a further five seasons through to 2025.[23] Viitorul had reached an agreement with FC Farul Constanța to loan Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă for one season.
On 25 September 2020 FC Viitorul and Damien Dussaut reached an agreement to extend the player's contract for a further two seasons through to 2022 and Cătălin Căbuz for a further three seasons through to 2023.[24]
On 26 September 2020 Viitorul won 4–1 home against Astra Giurgiu. Gabriel Iancu made two goals, Kevin Luckassen and Alexandru Mățan scored for Viitorul. On the same day FC Viitorul Constanța and ACF Fiorentina reached an agreement to transfer Louis Munteanu to the Italian club for a fee of €2,000,000.[25]
On 29 September 2020 the club announced that they signed the Romanian player Adrian Stoian. Stoian was picked by the Romania national football team in 2018.
On 8 September 2020 in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8 match against to the Finland national under-21 football team, Virgil Ghiță and Carlo Casap were in the first XI. Alexandru Mățan and Andrei Ciobanu entered as substitutes.
October[edit]
On 4 October 2020 Viitorul drew 1–1 away against CFR Cluj. Kevin Luckassen scored for Viitorul. His goal was the 400th goal in Viitorul Constanța's existence in the top-flight of Romanian football.
On 5 October 2020 the club announced that they signed the Cape Verdean player Ely Fernandes.[26]
On 6 October 2020 FC Viitorul and Bradley de Nooijer reached an agreement to extend the player's contract for a further three seasons.[27]
On 8 October 2020 Gabriel Iancu entered as substitute for Romania national football team in the UEFA Euro 2020 Play-Off match against to the Iceland national football team.
On 9 October 2020 in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8 match against to the Ukraine national under-21 football team, Virgil Ghiță, Alexandru Mățan and Andrei Ciobanu were in the first XI. Radu Boboc entered as a substitute.
On 11 October 2020 Gabriel Iancu was in the first XI for Romania national football team in the UEFA Nations League match against the Norway national football team.
On 13 October 2020 in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8 match against the Malta national under-21 football team, George Ganea, Alexandru Mățan and Andrei Ciobanu were in the first XI. George Ganea and Alexandru Mățan scored for Romania national under-21 football team.
On 14 October 2020 Gabriel Iancu entered as a substitute for Romania national football team in the UEFA Nations League match against to the Austria national football team.
On 19 October 2020 Viitorul won 2–0 away against FC Voluntari. Kevin Luckassen and Carlo Casap scored for Viitorul.
On 25 October 2020 Viitorul drew 2–2 against FC Argeș Pitești at home. Andrei Ciobanu and Jon Gaztañaga scored for Viitorul.
November[edit]
On 1 November 2020 Viitorul won 3–0 away against Politehnica Iași. Alin Dobrosavlevici scored his first goal for Viitorul. The match was awarded to Viitorul because Politehnica's stadium wasn't able to provide the conditions.
On 8 November 2020 won 2–1 home against FC Dinamo București. Alin Dobrosavlevici and Kevin Luckassen scored for Viitorul.
On 17 November 2020 Romania national under-21 football team drew 1–1 against in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8 match against to the Denmark national under-21 football team. Alexandru Mățan and Radu Boboc were in the first XI. Carlo Casap was also called.
On 21 November 2020 the match against Academica Clinceni was lost 1-0.
On 28 November 2020 the match against FC Dinamo București was lost 3-0.
On 30 November 2020 the technical staff (Rubén Alfonso de la Barrera Fernández, Francisco Ruiz Beltrán, Pere Romeu Sunyer, Iván Peñaranda Llauradó, Jarkko Tuomisto and Antonio Camacho) was sacked due to poor results.[28]
December[edit]
On 1 December 2020 FC Viitorul Constanța appointed Mircea Rednic as the new manager for the team , Alecsandru Popovici and Sorin Rădoi as assistant managers, Ștefan Preda as goalkeeping coach and Andrei Antoce as fitness coach. Mircea Rednic managed teams such as FC Rapid București, FC Dinamo București, Khazar Lankaran FK, KAA Gent, Royal Excel Mouscron and Standard Liège. He last managed Politehnica Iași. Alecsandru Popovici was manager for ARO Câmpulung and assistant manager for FC Viitorul Constanța. Sorin Rădoi is a former player who played for FC Viitorul Constanța and was assistant manager for FC Viitorul Constanța. Ștefan Preda was goalkeeping coach for FCSB and FC Viitorul Constanța. As goalkeeper Preda got three caps for the national team, and was in the squad for the 1994 World Cup. Andrei Antoce was fitness coach for Politehnica II Iaşi.
On 12 December 2020 Viitorul drew 1–1 away against AFC Chindia Târgoviște. Gabriel Iancu scored for Viitorul.
On 15 December 2020 the match against FC Botoșani was lost 1-2. Kevin Luckassen scored a goal for FC Viitorul Constanța.
On 19 December 2020 the match against Gaz Metan Mediaș was lost 1-0.
January[edit]
On 6 January 2021 the club announced that they signed Latvian forward Valērijs Šabala. After loan stints in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Latvia, on 4 August 2017 Šabala signed a two-year contract with I liga side Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.[29] He became the top scorer of the 2018–19 I liga season, scoring 12 goals. Šabala was a member of all international youth teams and made his debut for the Latvia national football team on 24 May 2013 in a friendly match against Qatar.[30] In the next match he scored his first goals for the national team, scoring twice in a friendly match against Turkey,[31] becoming the youngest ever international goal scorer for Latvia. His first official qualifier match was the 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[32]
On 10 January 2021 the club. won 2–1 home against FC Hermannstadt. Kevin Luckassen and Andrei Ciobanu scored for Viitorul.
On 11 January 2021 the club announced that they signed the Macedonian player David Babunski. Born in Skopje, Babunski joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2006, aged 12, after starring at UDA Gramenet.
On 13 January 2021 Gabriel Iancu, captain of FC Viitorul Constanța at the time, signed for the Russian club FC Akhmat Grozny for a reported fee of €500,000.
On 15 January 2021 Viitorul drew 0–0 away against UTA Arad.
On 19 January 2021 the club drew 2–2 against FCSB at home. Cosmin Matei and Ely Fernandes scored for Viitorul.
On 23 January 2021 Viitorul drew 1–1 away against FC Universitatea Craiova. Andrei Artean scored for Viitorul.
On 24 January 2021 the club announced that they signed Răzvan Grădinaru.
On 26 January 2021 the club drew 3–3 against Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe at home. Andrei Ciobanu and Kevin Luckassen scored for Viitorul.
On 31 January 2021 Viitorul drew 1–1 away against Astra Giurgiu. George Ganea scored for Viitorul.
February[edit]
On 1 February 2021 Kevin Luckassen, FC Viitorul Constanța's top goal scorer at the time, signed for the Turkish club Kayserispor for a reported fee of €800,000.
On 4 February, the match against CFR Cluj was lost 2-1. Alin Dobrosavlevici scored for Viitorul.
Artur Crăciun joined FC Viitorul on 6 February 2021 on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[33]
On 8 February 2021 the club announced that they signed Jô Santos.
On 8 February 2021 the match against FC Voluntari was lost 0-1.
On 12 February 2021 Viitorul had reached an agreement with FC Vorskla Poltava to loan Bradley de Nooijer for one season. In the same day, the match against FC Argeș Pitești was lost 1-0.
On 17 February 2021 Luca Andronache and Ștefan Bodișteanu scored two goals for Romania national under-18 football team in a friendly match against FC Viitorul II Constanța. Luca Andronache scored one goal for Romania national under-18 football team in a friendly match against FCSB U18, too.
On 19 February 2021 the club announced that they signed Juvhel Tsoumou.
On 26 February 2021 FC Viitorul won 5–0 away against FC Dinamo București. Jô Santos, George Ganea, Andrei Ciobanu and Juvhel Tsoumou scored for Viitorul.
March[edit]
On 4 March 2021 the club announced that they signed Marquinhos Pedroso.
On 6 March 2021 Viitorul drew 1–1 against Academica Clinceni at home. Juvhel Tsoumou scored for Viitorul.
On 13 March 2021 Viitorul drew 0–0 against FC Hermannstadt.
On 15 March 2021 George Ganea, Radu Boboc and Andrei Ciobanu were called up for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship from 24 to 30 March 2021.[34]
On 17 March 2021 Viitorul drew 0–0 against AFC Chindia Târgoviște at home.
On 19 March 2021 Juvhel Tsoumou was called by the Congo national football team for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Senegal and Guinea-Bissau on 22 and 30 March respectively.[34]
On 24 March 2021 Andrei Ciobanu scored one goal for Romania national under-21 football team in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship match against Netherlands national under-21 football team. George Ganea and Radu Boboc were in the first XI.
On 26 March 2021 FC Viitorul won 1–0 against FC Argeș Pitești in a friendly match. Luca Andronache scored for Viitorul.
On 27 March 2021 Andrei Ciobanu, George Ganea and Radu Boboc played for Romania national under-21 football team in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship match against Hungary national under-21 football team.
On 30 March 2021 Andrei Ciobanu and Radu Boboc played for Romania national under-21 football team in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship match against Germany national under-21 football team.
April[edit]
On 4 April 2021 the club lost the match against FC Botoșani 1-0.
On 8 April 2021 the match against FC Politehnica Iași was lost 1-2.Juvhel Tsoumou scored for Viitorul. In the same day, Mircea Rednic and Andrei Antoce were sacked due to poor results.
On 6 April 2021 FC Viitorul Constanța appointed Cătălin Anghel as the new team manage. He had worked as head coach for CSO Ovidiu, Săgeata Năvodari and Viitorul Constanța.Cristian Sava was appointed as assistant manager and Ștefan Anghel as fitness coach.
On 12 April 2021 the match against Gaz Metan Mediaș was lost 0-2.
On 16 April the club lost the match against UTA Arad 1-0.
On 20 April the club won the match against Gaz Metan Mediaș 1-0. Andrei Ciobanu scored for Viitorul.
On 26 April the club lost the match against FC Voluntari 1-0.
On 29 April Viitorul won 3–0 away against Politehnica Iași. Jô Santos and Andrei Ciobanu scored for Viitorul.
May[edit]
On 2 May, Viitorul lost the match against FC Dinamo București. Jô Santos scored for Viitorul.
On 5 May 2021 Viitorul drew 0–0 against FC Hermannstadt.
On 9 May Viitorul won 1–0 home against FC Argeș Pitești. Andrei Artean scored for Viitorul.
On 14 May Viitorul won 2–0 away against AFC Chindia Târgoviște. Jô Santos and Aurelian Chițu scored for Viitorul.
On 19 May Viitorul won 1–0 home against AFC Astra Giurgiu. Aurelian Chițu scored for Viitorul.
On 27 May Viitorul won 3–2 away against AFC Chindia Târgoviște. Andrei Artean, Ely Fernandes and Juvhel Tsoumou scored for Viitorul.
On 30 May, Viitorul lost the match against Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe.
Club officials[edit]
Management[edit]
| Current technical staff[edit]
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Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 12 | Valentin Cojocaru | | GK | 1 October 1995 | Apollon Limassol | 2018 | |||
| 34 | Cătălin Căbuz | | GK | 18 June 1996 | Academy | 2009 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 3 | Marquinhos Pedroso |  | DF | 4 October 1993 | Botev Plovdiv | 2021 | |||
| 4 | Damien Dussaut |   | DF | 8 November 1994 | FC Dinamo București | 2019 | |||
| 5 | Sebastian Mladen | | DF | 11 December 1991 | F.C. Südtirol | 2017 | |||
| 6 | Romario Benzar | | DF | 26 March 1992 | Lecce | 2020 | |||
| 15 | Alexandru Georgescu | | DF | 10 July 2001 | Academy | 2010 | |||
| 21 | Alin Dobrosavlevici | | DF | 24 October 1994 | Hermannstadt | 2020 | |||
| 23 | Virgil Ghiță | | DF | 4 June 1998 | Academy | 2011 | |||
| 42 | Gabriel Buta | | DF | 29 January 2002 | Academy | 2019 | |||
| 77 | Radu Boboc | | DF | 24 July 1999 | Academy | 2013 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 8 | Carlo Casap | | MF | 29 December 1998 | Academy | 2017 | |||
| 10 | David Babunski |  | MF | 1 March 1994 | FC Botoșani | 2021 | |||
| 13 | Cosmin Matei | | MF | 30 September 1991 | Gençlerbirliği S.K. | 2019 | |||
| 14 | Roberto Mălăele | | MF | 29 March 2003 | Academy | 2016 | |||
| 17 | Andrei Ciobanu | | MF | 18 January 1998 | Academy | 2010 | |||
| 18 | Andrei Artean | | MF | 14 August 1993 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 2018 | |||
| 22 | Florian Haită | | MF | 29 October 2000 | Academy | 2018 | |||
| 24 | Constantin Grameni | | MF | 18 January 2002 | Academy | 2019 | |||
| 27 | Ely Fernandes |  | FW / MF | 4 November 1990 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2020 | |||
| 28 | Jon Gaztañaga |  | MF | 28 June 1991 | AEL Limassol | 2020 | |||
| 30 | Răzvan Grădinaru | | MF | 23 August 1995 | FC Voluntari | 2021 | |||
| 35 | Nicolas Popescu | | MF | 2 January 2003 | Academy | 2018 | |||
| 66 | Josemi Castañeda | | MF | 26 February 1998 | Las Palmas Atlético | 2020 | |||
| 98 | Răzvan Matiș | | MF | 25 January 2001 | Academy | 2015 | |||
| 99 | Ștefan Bodișteanu |  | MF | 1 February 2003 | Academy | 2015 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 7 | George Ganea | | FW | 26 May 1999 | CFR Cluj | 2019 | |||
| 11 | Jô Santos | | FW | 31 March 1991 | Hermannstadt | 2021 | |||
| 19 | Juvhel Tsoumou |  | FW | 27 December 1990 | Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 2021 | |||
| 25 | Aurelian Chițu | | FW | 25 March 1991 | Daejeon Hana Citizen FC | 2020 | |||
| 49 | Luca Andronache | | FW | 26 July 2003 | Academy,previously from FCSB II | 2019 | |||
| 80 | Alexi Pitu | | FW | 5 June 2002 | Academy | 2010 | |||
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
Out[edit]
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | |||||||
| 2 April 2020 | FW |  Jacques Zoua | 28 | AS Futuro de Mimboman | Free | [50] | |
| 10 June 2020 | MF | Alexandru Iulian Stoica | 22 | FC Farul Constanța | Free | previously on loan | [51] |
| 24 June 2020 | GK | Alexandru Buzbuchi | 26 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Free | [52] | |
| 28 June 2020 | DF | Cristian Ganea | 28 | Athletic Bilbao | Free | Loan return, later signed by  Aris | [53] |
| 9 July 2020 | MF | Malcom Edjouma | 23 |  K.S.V. Roeselare | Free | [54] | |
| 24 July 2020 | FW | Dimciu Halep | 20 | FCSB II | Free | previously on loan at Farul Constanța | [55] |
| 4 August 2020 | MF | Cosmin Bîrnoi | 22 | FC Farul Constanța | Free | [56] | |
| 12 August 2020 | FW | Rivaldinho | 25 |  KS Cracovia | €300,000 | [6] | |
| 18 August 2020 | DF | Szabolcs Kilyén | 22 |  Vasas SC Budapest | Free | previously on loan at Dinamo București | [57] |
| 18 August 2020 | MF | Vlad Achim | 31 | FC Dinamo București | Free | [9] | |
| 8 September 2020 | MF | Andrei Tîrcoveanu | 23 | FC Botoșani | Free | previously on loan at Concordia Chiajna | [58] |
| 26 September 2020 | FW | Louis Munteanu | 18 |  Fiorentina Primavera | €2,000,000 | [59] | |
| Winter | |||||||
| 19 December 2020 | MF | Adrian Stoian | 29 | Ascoli | Free | [60] | |
| 28 December 2020 | DF | Ángel Martínez | 29 | PAS Lamia 1964 | Free | [61] | |
| 6 January 2021 | MF | Victor Fernández Satue | 22 | FC Botoșani | Free | [62] | |
| 13 January 2021 | FW | Gabriel Iancu | 26 |  Akhmat Grozny | €500,000 | [63] | |
| 1 February 2021 | FW |  Kevin Luckassen | 27 |  Kayserispor | €800,000 | [64] | |
| 8 March 2021 | MF | Alexandru Mățan | 21 |  Columbus Crew SC | €1,500,000 | [65] | |
| 9 March 2021 | DF | Artur Crăciun | 22 | Budapest Honvéd | Free | loan return, later signed by Sfântul Gheorghe | |
| 29 March 2021 | FW |  Valērijs Šabala | 26 | GKS Bełchatów | Free | ||
Loans in[edit]
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2020 | RB | Romario Benzar | 28 | Lecce | Free | until the end of the 2020–21 season | [66] |
| 6 February 2021 | DF | Artur Crăciun | 23 | Budapest Honvéd | Free | until the end of the 2020–21 season | [67] |
Loans out[edit]
Retired players[edit]
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Friendly matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 26 March 2021 Friendly | FC Argeș Pitești | 0-1 | Viitorul Constanța | Buftea, Romania |
| EEST (UTC+3) |
| Stadium: Buftea National Football Center Referee: Sergiu Anton (Bucharest), Petruța Iugulescu (Târgoviște) and Cătălina Nan (Alexandria - Teleorman) |
Competitions[edit]
Win Draw Loss
Liga I[edit]
Regular season[edit]
Table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 33 | Qualification for the Play-out round |
| 12 | Voluntari | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 32 | |
| 13 | Viitorul Constanța | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 31 | |
| 14 | Dinamo București | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 27 | |
| 15 | Hermannstadt | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 26 |
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.[68]
Results by round[edit]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
| 23 August 2020 1 | Viitorul Constanța | 1–1 | UTA Arad | Ovidiu |
| 15:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 0 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest), Bogdan Gheorghe (Bucharst), Ferencz Tunyogi (Zalău) |
| 30 August 2020 2 | FCSB | 3–0 | Viitorul Constanța | Bucharest |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
| Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 0 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Arad),Octavian Șovre (Satu Mare),Sebastian Gheorghe (Suceava) |
| 14 September 2020 3 | Viitorul Constanța | 1–4 | CS Universitatea Craiova | Ovidiu |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest), Marius Nicoară (Drobeta Tr. Severin - Mehedinți), Andrei Constantinescu (Bucharest) |
| 19 September 2020 4 | Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe | 1–1 | Viitorul Constanța | Sfântu Gheorghe |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Stadionul Municipal (Sfântu Gheorghe) Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova), Octavian Șovre (Satu Mare), Sebastian Gheorghe (Suceava). |
| 26 September 2020 5 | Viitorul Constanța | 4–1 | Astra Giurgiu | Ovidiu |
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
| Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 0 Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Satu Mare), Vasile Marinescu (Bucharest), Ovidiu Artene (Vaslui) |
| 4 October 2020 6 | Viitorul Constanța | 1–1 | CFR Cluj | Ovidiu |
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 0 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest), Mircea Orbuleț (Bucharest), Valentin Avram (Bucharest) |
| 19 October 2020 7 | FC Voluntari | 0-2 | Viitorul Constanța | Voluntari |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu Attendance: 0 Referee: Marian Barbu (Făgăraș - Brașov), George Neacșu (Câmpulung Muscel - Argeș), Andrei Constantinescu (Bucharest) |
| 25 October 2020 8 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–2 | FC Argeș Pitești | Ovidiu |
| 18:45 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrei Moroiță (Ploiești),Radu Ghinguleac (Bucharest), Mircea Grigoriu (Bucharest) |
| 1 November 2020 9 | FC Politehnica Iași | 0-3 (Awarded) | Viitorul Constanța | Iași |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu Attendance: 0 Referee: Horia Mladinovici (Bucharest),Alexandru Cerei (Cluj) and Marius Marchidanu (Brăila) |
| 8 November 2020 10 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–1 | FC Dinamo București | Ovidiu |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 0 Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Satu Mare), Vasile Marinescu (Bucharest) and Ovidiu Artene (Vaslui) |
| 21 November 2020 11 | FC Academica Clinceni | 1-0 | Viitorul Constanța | Clinceni |
| 13:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Stadionul Clinceni Attendance: 0 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Bucharest), Mircea Grigoriu (Bucharest) and Vladimir Urzică (Piatra Neamț) |
| 12 December 2020 13 | AFC Chindia Târgoviște | 1-1 | Viitorul Constanța | Giurgiu |
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Stadionul Marin Anastasovici Attendance: 0 Referee: Horia Mladinovici (Bucharest), Vladimir Urzică (Piatra Neamț) and Alexandru Vodă (Alba Iulia) |
| 15 December 2020 14 | Viitorul Constanța | 1–2 | FC Botoșani | Ovidiu |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 0 Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galați), Valentin Avram (Bucharest) and Andrei Constantinescu (Bucharest) |
| 19 December 2020 15 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 1-0 | Viitorul Constanța | Mediaș |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Stadionul Gaz Metan Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrei Florin (Tg. Mureș), Florin Neacșu (Câmpulung Muscel - Argeș) and Marius Badea (Rm. Vâlcea - Vâlcea) |
| 10 January 2021 12 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–1 | FC Hermannstadt | Ovidiu |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 0 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Bucharest), Radu Ghinguleac (Bucharest) and Mircea Grigoriu (Bucharest) |
| 15 January 2021 16 | UTA Arad | 0-0 | Viitorul Constanța | Arad |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Stadionul Francisc von Neuman Attendance: 0 Referee: Lucian Rusandu (Sf. Gheorghe - Covasna), Imre Bucsi (Sf. Gheorghe - Covasna) and Stelian Slabu (Brașov) |
| 20 January 2020 17 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–2 | FCSB | Ovidiu |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 0 Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Satu Mare), Vasile Marinescu (Bucucharest) și Valentin Avram (Buchatrest) |
| 23 January 2021 18 | CS Universitatea Craiova | 1-1 | Viitorul Constanța | Craiova |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 0 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest), Radu Ghinguleac (Bucharest) and Vladimir Urzică (Piatra Neamț) |
| 26 January 2020 19 | Viitorul Constanța | 3–3 | Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe | Ovidiu |
| 15:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 0 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj-Napoca), Alexandru Cerei (Cluj-Napoca) and Marius Marica (Bistrița-Năsăud) |
| 31 January 2021 20 | Astra Giurgiu | 1-1 | Viitorul Constanța | Giurgiu |
| 14:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Stadionul Marin Anastasovici Attendance: 0 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Arad), Radu Ghinguleac (Bucharest) and Mihăiță Necula (Bucharest) |
| 4 February 2021 21 | CFR Cluj | 2-1 | Viitorul Constanța | Cluj |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 0 Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Satu Mare), Vasile Marinescu (Bucharest) and Ovidiu Artene (Vaslui) |
| 8 February 2020 22 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–1 | FC Voluntari | Ovidiu |
| 17:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 0 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Bucharest), Marius Marica (Bistrița - Bistrița Năsăud) and Florin Neacșu (Câmpulung Muscel - Argeș) |
| 12 February 2021 23 | FC Argeș Pitești | 1-0 | Viitorul Constanța | Pitești |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
| Stadium: Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova), Vasile Marinescu (București) and Adrian Popescu (Craiova) |
| 26 February 2021 25 | FC Dinamo București | 0-5 | Viitorul Constanța | Bucharest |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Stadionul Dinamo Attendance: 0 Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galați), Bogdan Gheorghe (Bucharest) and Marius Badea (Rm. Vâlcea) |
| 26 February 2021 26 | Viitorul Constanța | 1-1 | FC Academica Clinceni | Ovidiu |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 0 Referee: Marian Barbu (Făgăraș - Brașov), Ovidiu Artene (Vaslui) and Mihai Marica (Bistrița - Bistrița Năsăud) |
| 13 March 2021 27 | FC Hermannstadt | 0-0 | Viitorul Constanța | Mediaș |
| 14:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Stadionul Gaz Metan Attendance: 0 Referee: George Găman (Craiova), Daniel Mitruți (Craiova) and Adrian Popescu (Craiova) |
| 17 March 2021 28 | Viitorul Constanța | 1-1 | AFC Chindia Târgoviște | Ovidiu |
| 17:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 0 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest), Vladimir Urzică (Piatra Neamț) ans Mihai Marica (Bistrița) |
| 4 April 2021 29 | FC Botoșani | 1-0 | Viitorul Constanța | Botoșani |
| 15:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Stadionul Municipal (Botoșani) Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova),Daniel Mitruți (Craiova) and Marius Badea (Rm. Vâlcea) |
| 8 April 2021 24 | Viitorul Constanța | 1-2 | FC Politehnica Iași | Ovidiu |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 0 Referee: Marian Barbu (Făgăraș - Brașov), Laszlo Imre Bucsi (Sf. Gheorghe - Covasna) and Marius Marchidanu (Brăila) |
| 12 April 2021 30 | Viitorul Constanța | 0-2 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Ovidiu |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 0 Referee: Florin Andrei (Tg. Mureș), Mircea Orbuleț (Bucharest) and Alexandru Vodă (Alba Iulia) |
Relegation round[edit]
Table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chindia Târgoviște | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 36 | Qualification to European competition play-offs |
| 8 | UTA Arad[a] | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 32[b] | |
| 9 | Gaz Metan Mediaș[c] | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 32[b] | |
| 10 | Viitorul Constanța (M) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 32[b] | Merged with Farul Constanța after qualification to European competition play-offs |
| 11 | Argeș Pitești | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 31[d] | |
| 12 | Dinamo București | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 31[d] | |
| 13 | Voluntari (O) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 28 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Hermannstadt (R) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 26 | |
| 15 | Astra Giurgiu (R) | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 24 | Relegation to 2021–22 Liga II |
| 16 | Politehnica Iași (R) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Points in the regular season; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off (only if needed to decide teams for relegation). (Note: only criteria 4 and 5 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[69]
(M) Merged with another team; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results by round[edit]
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 16 April 2021 1 | UTA Arad | 1-0 | Viitorul Constanța | Arad |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Stadionul Francisc von Neuman Attendance: 0 Referee: Iulian Călin (Ștefănești - Argeș), Daniel Mitruți (Craiova - Dolj) and Adrian Popescu (Craiova - Dolj) |
| 20 April 2021 2 | Viitorul Constanța | 1-0 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Ovidiu |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 0 Referee: George Găman (Craiova - Dolj), Vladimir Urzică (Piatra Neamț) and Ferencz Tunyogi (Zalău - Sălaj) |
| 26 April 2021 3 | FC Voluntari | 1-0 | Viitorul Constanța | Voluntari |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu Attendance: 0 Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Carei - Satu Mare), Mircea Grigoriu (Bucharest) and Ovidiu Artene (Vaslui) |
| 29 April 2021 4 | FC Politehnica Iași | 0-3 | Viitorul Constanța | Iași |
| 14:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu Attendance: 0 Referee: Ionuț Coza (Cernica - Ilfov), Ciprian Danșa (Satu Mare) and Imre Bucsi (Sf. Gheorghe - Covasna) |
| 2 May 2021 5 | Viitorul Constanța | 1–2 | FC Dinamo București | Ovidiu |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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