CSO Viitorul Darabani

Viitorul Darabani
Full nameClubul Sportiv Orășenesc Viitorul Darabani
Nickname(s)Dărăbănenii
(The People from Darabani)
Short nameDarabani
Founded1968; 57 years ago (1968)
as Sănătatea Darabani
2019; 6 years ago (2019)
as Sporting Darabani
GroundChirică Pușcașu
Capacity1,000
OwnerDarabani Town
ChairmanDan Dănilă
ManagerRadu Cașuba
LeagueLiga V
2023–24Liga III, Seria I, 10th (excluded)

Clubul Sportiv Orășenesc Viitorul Darabani, commonly known as Viitorul Darabani, is a Romanian professional football club based in Darabani, Botoșani County. The club last competed in the 2022–23 Liga III season before being excluded for two no-shows.[1][2]

The club has evolved throughout its existence under the names of Sănătatea Darabani, Recolta Darabani, CS Darabani and Sporting Darabani. The current name was adopted in the summer of 2022 after the club won the promotion to Liga III.[3][4]

History

The team from the northernmost town of the country was founded in 1968 as Sănătatea Darabani and played mostly in the Botoșani County Championship.

Sănătatea won the County Championship in the 1981–82 season, losing the promotion to third division in front of Zimbrul Suceava, the winner of Suceava County Championship.[5]

In the 2016–17 season, under the leadership of Radu Cașuba, Sănătatea promoted for the first time in third division winning the Liga IV – Botoșani County and the promotion play-off against Viitorul Curița, the winner of Liga IV – Bacău County (1–0 at home and 4–3 away).[6][7][8]

In the first season in Liga III, Sănătatea avoided relegation from 12th place, but went down after finished 15th in the 2018–19 season, relegated after two years in the third division.

After the relegation, the club was reorganized in the fifth league as Sporting Darabani being the in the 7th place of the North Series when the league was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

Sporting Darabani won the Liga IV – Botoșani County in 2021–22 season, then obtain a 6–4 victory on aggregate against Flacăra Erbiceni, the winner of Liga IV – Iași County in the promotion play-off, promoted to Liga III.[10][4]

Honours

Liga IV – Botoșani County

Cupa României – Botoșani County

  • Winners (2): 2006–07, 2021–22

League history

References

  1. ^ "Lotul echipei CSO Viitorul Darabani pentru noul sezon al Ligii a III-a. E cea mai tânără echipă din serie" [The batch of the CSO Viitorul Darabani team for the new season of the League III. It is the youngest team in the series]. topbt.ro. 19 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.(in Romanian)
  2. ^ "Prima echipă exclusă din campionat în sezonul 2023-2024. Cum se modifică clasamentul în Seria 1 a Ligii 3 după decizia FRF" [The first team excluded from the championship in the 2023-2024 season. How the standings change in Series 1 of League 3 after the FRF decision]. liga2.prosport.ro. 5 October 2023. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.(in Romanian)
  3. ^ "Votul lor contează la fel // Special GSP: Superreportaj cu cea mai nordică echipă din fotbalul românesc: "Toți se plâng când trebuie să vină aici" » Ce spune președintele despre alegerile FRF" [Their vote counts the same // Special GSP: Super report with the northernmost team in Romanian football: "Everyone complains when they have to come here" » What the president says about the FRF elections]. gsp.ro. 10 April 2018. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.(in Romanian)
  4. ^ a b "Sporting Darabani a promovat în Liga a III-a!" [Sporting Darabani promoted to Liga III!]. frf.ro. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.(in Romanian)
  5. ^ "Remember, fotbalul dărăbănean, file de poveste" [Remember, Darabani football, story pages]. darabaneni.ro. 11 November 2010. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022.(in Romanian)
  6. ^ "ACS Sănătatea Darabani, campioana județului Botoșani!" [ACS Sănătatea Darabani, the champion of Botoșani county!]. darabaneni.ro. 11 June 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2024.(in Romanian)
  7. ^ "Sănătatea a promovat după un meci de infarct" [Sănătatea promoted after a heart attack match]. monitorulbt.ro. 15 June 2017. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.(in Romanian)
  8. ^ "ACS Sănătatea Darabani a promovat în Liga a 3-a" [ACS Sănătatea Darabani promoted to the 3rd League]. btbd.ro. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.(in Romanian)
  9. ^ "Liga a V-a Givova, Nord, sezon 2019/2020" [League V Givova, North, 2019/2020 season]. frf-ajf.ro. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2024.(in Romanian)
  10. ^ "ACS Sporting Darabani este noua campioană județeană" [ACS Sporting Darabani is the new county champion]. frf.ro. 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2024.(in Romanian)