Bacău is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. With a population of 136,087, Bacău is the 14th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of Moldavia, at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, and on the Bistrița River. The Ghimeș Pass links Bacău to the region of Transylvania.
Moldovan music is closely related to that of its neighbour and cultural kin, Romania. Moldovan folk is known for swift, complex rhythms, musical improvisation, syncopation and much melodic ornamentation. Pop, hip hop, rock and other modern genres have their own fans in Moldova as well. Modern pop stars include O-Zone, a Romanian and Moldovan band whose "Dragostea din tei" was a major 2004 European hit, guitarist and songwriter Vladimir Pogrebniuc, Natalia Barbu, who is well known in Germany, Romania and Ukraine, and Nelly Ciobanu. The band Flacai became well known in the 1970s across Moldova, turning their hometown of Cahul into an important center of music.
Asociația Sportivă a Suporterilor FCM 1950 Bacău is a Romanian football club based in Bacău, Bacău County. Founded in 1950 as Dinamo Bacău, the club from Moldavia spent 42 seasons in the top-flight of the Romanian football, winning a Romanian League Cup and qualifying for European competitions such as the Cup Winners' Cup and the Intertoto Cup.
Asociația Clubul Sportiv Campionii Fotbal Club Argeș, commonly known as FC Argeș or FCArgeș Pitești, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Pitești, Argeș County, that competes in Liga II.
Ilie Dumitrescu is a Romanian football manager and former professional footballer.
Andrei Cristea is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Vlad Ioan Munteanu is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Ștefan Daniel Radu is a Romanian former footballer who played as a left-back or a centre-back.
Gheorghe Constantin was a Romanian former footballer and coach. Known as The Professor, he was a symbol of Steaua București.
Ștefan Adrian Mardare is a Romanian former footballer who played as a centre-back for teams such as FCM Bacău, FC Vaslui, Rapid București or Unirea Alba Iulia, among others.
Clubul Sportiv Aerostar Bacău, commonly known as Aerostar Bacău or simply as Aerostar, is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Bacău, Bacău County, currently playing in the Liga III.
Cătălin Marcel Cursaru is a retired Romanian footballer.
The 2002–03 season was the first season in the history of Vaslui. In what was their inaugural season as a professional club, Victoria Galaţi moved to Vaslui after an agreement between Marius Stan and the Vaslui Municipality to use the Municipal Stadium. The team also changed the colour of its kit, wearing yellow and green striped jerseys for the first time.
Costel Orac is a Romanian retired footballer and current coach.
Ciobanu is a Romanian surname, common in Romania and Moldova. Notable persons with the surname include:
Lică Nunweiller was a Romanian international football midfielder who played for clubs in Romania and Turkey.
Radu R. Rosetti was a Romanian brigadier general, military historian, librarian, and a titular member of the Romanian Academy.
Gheorghe Poenaru is a Romanian former footballer and manager. As a footballer, Poenaru played mainly as a midfielder for Divizia B and Divizia C teams such as Partizanul Bacău, Aripile Bacău or CSM Borzești, all clubs based in his home county, Bacău.
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.