CS Gloria Ultra

Gloria Ultra
Full nameClubul Sportiv Gloria Ultra
Nickname(s)Păunii (The Peacocks)
Dorohoienii
(The people from Dorohoi)
Short nameGloria
Founded1987; 37 years ago (1987)
as Rapid Brodoc
2016; 8 years ago (2016)
as Rapid Brodoc (refounded)
GroundMunicipal
Capacity2,000
OwnersStero
Dorohoi Municipality
ChairmanRăzvan Zetu
ManagerFlorin Croitoru
LeagueLiga III
2023–24Liga III, Seria I, 8th
Websitehttps://gloriaultra.ro/

Clubul Sportiv Gloria Ultra, also known as Gloria Ultra, or just Gloria and formerly known as Rapid Brodoc is a Romanian football club based in Dorohoi, Botoșani County, which currently plays in Liga III, the third tier of Romanian football.

History

The club was originally founded in 1987 as Rapid Brodoc and played in the Vaslui County Championships until 1992 when was disbanded.[1]

In 2016, the local businessman Cezar Bahrim decided to reactivate the football club from Brodoc and enrolled the team in Liga V – Vaslui County, the fifth tier of the Romanian football league system, finishing on 4th place in the Series II, and 4th in the Series A of Liga V play-offs.[1][2][3]

Rapid Brodoc promoted to Liga IV – Vaslui County at the end of the 2017–18 season. Rapid finished 2nd in Series I and reached the final of the fifth league, where lost to FC Vulturești 1–3.[4][5]

The club finished in the top places, but with no success, until in the 2021–22 season when the club won the league, and beating Sportul Onești and promoted to Liga III[6][7]

In their first 2 seasons in Liga III the club finished in 7th place, respectively 8th place.

The club withdrew from Liga III, due to financial problems, but the club decided to not withdraw anymore from the league.[8][7]

The club was also moved from Brodoc, to Dorohoi and was renamed to Gloria Ultra.[9]

Grounds

Since 2024, Gloria Ultra plays its home matches on Municipal Stadium in Dorohoi, Botoșani County, arena that has a capacity of 2,000 seats and was used in the past as the home ground of local teams Cristalul Dorohoi, Fulgerul Dorohoi, FCM Dorohoi or Inter Dorohoi, but was also the home ground of various teams such as FC Botoșani II or Dante Botoșani.

Until 2024, the club was known as Rapid Brodoc and used to play its home matches on Brodoc Ground or on Vaslui Municipal Stadium, after its promotion to Liga III.

Honours

Liga IV – Vaslui County

Players

First team squad

As of 10 September 2024[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Romania ROU Fabian Prisecăreanu
2 DF Romania ROU Robert Lozniceriu
4 DF Romania ROU Andrei Pintilie
7 MF Romania ROU Sebastian Chelariu
8 MF Romania ROU Gabriel Gugianu
9 FW Cameroon CMR Gabby Batchabi
10 MF Romania ROU Eduard Săvoaia (Captain)
11 FW Romania ROU Sebastian Nechita (on loan from Botoșani)
12 DF Nigeria NGA Michael Governor
13 DF Romania ROU Adrian Cososchi
14 MF Romania ROU Daniel Corniciuc
15 MF Romania ROU Denis Ștefan (on loan from Botoșani)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Romania ROU Ștefan Mihalciuc
20 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Ciuștea
23 DF Romania ROU Răzvan Bighiu (on loan from Botoșani)
25 DF Romania ROU Andrei Ghenici
30 GK Liberia LBR Boison Wynney
34 DF Romania ROU Adrian Răuțu
37 DF Romania ROU Ciprian Șincu-Scripă
44 DF Romania ROU Alexandru Alecsoaei
77 FW Romania ROU Andrei Popovici
92 GK Moldova MDA Cristian Sîrghi
99 FW Romania ROU Iulian Dascălu

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Club officials

League history

References

  1. ^ a b "Un nou Rapid își face loc pe harta fotbalistică a țării" [A new Rapid is making its way onto the football map of the country] (in Romanian). frf.ro. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Liga 5, Seria II Vaslui Est, sezon 2016/2017" [League 5, Series II Vaslui East, 2016/2017 season] (in Romanian). frf-ajf.ro. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Liga 5 - mini PlayOff A, sezon 2016/2017" [League 5 - mini PlayOff A, 2016/2017 season] (in Romanian). frf-ajf.ro. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Liga 5 - Vaslui I Vest, sezon 2017/2018" [League 5 - Vaslui I West, 2017/2018 season] (in Romanian). frf-ajf.ro. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  5. ^ "FC Vulturești, campioanã în Liga 5" [FC Vulturești, champion in League 5] (in Romanian). vremeanoua.ro. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  6. ^ Nouă, Vremea (June 26, 2022). "Rapid Brodoc a promovat în Liga 3! Fuziunea dintre Brodoc si CSM Vaslui prinde contur".
  7. ^ a b Sion, Dan (June 7, 2022). "AS Sportul Onești- Rapid Brodoc, în "barajul" de promovare în Liga a III-a".
  8. ^ Stîngă, Răzvan (July 5, 2024). "Loc liber în Liga 3! O echipă s-a retras".
  9. ^ "Dorohoiul va fi reprezentată în Liga a III-a de Gloria Ultra - Monitorul de Botoșani".
  10. ^ "Squad 2021-2022" (in Romanian). gloriaultra.ro. Retrieved 4 December 2024.