F.C. Romania

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FC Romania
FC Romania logo.png
Full nameFootball Club Romania
Nickname(s)The Wolves [1]
Founded2006
GroundTheobalds Lane, Cheshunt
Capacity3,174 [2]
OwnerIonuţ Vintilă
ChairmanJohn Saunders
ManagerIonuţ Vintilă
League Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division
2023–24 Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, 5th of 19
Website Club website

Football Club Romania is a football club based in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England. The club are members of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and groundshare at Cheshunt's Theobalds Lane.

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History

The club was established in August 2006 by Ionuţ Vintilă, an immigrant from Romania, with the team name reflecting the Romanian immigrant background of most of the team. [1] They started in Sunday league football, initially playing in the Sunday London Weekend League. After winning their division at the first attempt, the club switched to Saturday football, joining the Essex Business Houses League in 2008. [3] In 2010 they joined Division One (Central and East) of the Middlesex County League. After finishing as runners-up in their first season in the division, they were promoted to the Premier Division. In 2011–12 the club finished as runners-up in the Premier Division, [4] but were unable to be promoted due to ground grading regulations. [3]

In 2012–13 the club entered the FA Vase for the first time, beating Tring Athletic in the first qualifying round, before losing 7–0 at Hoddesdon Town in the next round. [5] In the same season the club finished second in the Premier Division for a second successive season and were promoted to the Essex Senior League after a groundsharing agreement with Cheshunt allowed them to meet the ground grading regulations. The season also saw them win the Middlesex County League's Open Cup with a 3–1 win over Bratham in the final. [3] In 2014–15 the club entered the FA Cup for the first time, reaching the second qualifying round, where they lost to Sutton United.

The 2017–18 season saw FC Romania win the Essex Senior League's Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy, beating Takeley 1–0 in the final. [6] The club also finished third in the league, and after Shaw Lane folded, they were promoted to the South Central Division of the Isthmian League as part of the league readjustments. At the end of the 2020–21 season, which was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were transferred to Division One Central of the Southern League.

Following a takeover of the club at the start of the 2022–23 season, John Mackie and Terry Spillane were appointed joint-managers, the first managers of the club since it was founded other than Vintilă. However, Mackie left after a month, and Spillane soon after. The club were near to collapsed but Vintilă re-purchased the club in February 2023 and appointed himself as manager, but was unable to save the club from relegation after the league deducted 3 points for ineligible player in November 2022 against Hadley at past regime, as they finished bottom of Division One Central and were relegated to the Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League.

Ground

The club originally played on Hackney Marshes, before moving to the Low Hall Recreation Ground in Walthamstow when they moved up to the Essex Business Houses League. [3] When the club joined the Middlesex County League they began playing at Leyton Sports Centre. [3] In 2012 the club began ground sharing at Theobalds Lane. [3]

Management and support staff

As of 18 September 2023
RoleName
Manager Flag of Romania.svg Ionuţ Vintilă
Assistant Manager Flag of Cyprus.svg George Georgiou
First Team Coach Flag of England.svg Henri Jackson
Goalkeeper Coach Flag of Romania.svg Bogdan Scorici
Director of Football Flag of Cyprus.svg George Georgiou
Physiotherapist Flag of England.svg Imran Rehman

Managerial history

Officials

As of 1 July 2023
RoleName
OwnerIonuţ Vintilă
ChairmanJohn Saunders
Club SecretaryDarren Bacon
Welfare OfficerGeorge Georgiou
Head of CommunicationsBarbara Saunders
Head of MarketingHenri Jackson
Club PhotographerScott Lear

Honours

Records

Affiliated clubs

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 FA Cup debutants FC Romania eye Sutton United upset BBC Sport, 26 September 2014
  2. ↑ Cheshunt Non-League Club Directory
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 History of FC Romania F.C. Romania
  4. ↑ Premier Division: League Table Archived 18 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Mitoo
  5. 1 2 3 FC Romania at the Football Club History Database
  6. ↑ FC Romania lift Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy Essex Senior League

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