FC Voluntari
2022–23 season
General directorBogdan Bălănescu
Head coachLiviu Ciobotariu
StadiumStadionul Anghel Iordănescu
Liga I10th
Play-out roundEuropean play-off semi-final
Cupa RomânieiGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Adam Nemec (10)
All:
Adam Nemec (10)

The 2022–23 FC Voluntari season was the club's 13th season in existence and the seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Romanian football. In addition to the domestic league, Voluntari participated in this season's edition of the Cupa României.

Players

As of 26 January 2023[1][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Argentina ARG Cristian Paz
3 DF Ivory Coast CIV Ulrich Meleke
5 DF Moldova MDA Igor Armaș (Captain)
6 MF Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Droppa
7 DF Albania ALB Naser Aliji
8 MF Romania ROU Mihai Răduț
9 FW Moldova MDA Vitalie Damașcan (on loan from Sepsi)
10 MF Romania ROU George Merloi
11 FW Romania ROU Daniel Florea
12 GK Romania ROU Victor Rîmniceanu
13 FW Romania ROU Andrei Dumiter
14 MF Portugal POR Marcelo Lopes
16 MF Iceland ISL Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson
17 MF Romania ROU Doru Andrei
18 MF Cape Verde CPV Hélder Tavares
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Romania ROU Robert Popescu
22 MF Moldova MDA Vadim Rață
23 DF Romania ROU Alexandru Vlad (Vice-captain)
24 DF Portugal POR Ricardinho (3rd captain)
28 DF Romania ROU Vlăduț Andreș
34 DF Argentina ARG Patricio Matricardi
56 GK Romania ROU Daniel Paraschiv
71 GK Romania ROU Mihai Popa
72 MF Romania ROU Roberto Voican
77 FW Slovakia SVK Adam Nemec
80 FW Ivory Coast CIV Aymar Meleke
88 GK Spain ESP Jesús Fernández
90 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Munteanu
98 DF Romania ROU Cristian Costin

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Romania ROU Octavian Vâlceanu (to Petrolul Ploiești)
— DF Romania ROU Radu Zamfir (to Progresul Spartac)
— MF Romania ROU Alexandru Ilie (to Afumați)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Romania ROU Alexandru Stoica (to Afumați)
— MF Mexico MEX Omar Govea (to Monterrey)
— MF Romania ROU Robert Dumitru (to Metalul Buzău)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 July 2022 Friendly Voluntari Romania 1–1 Cyprus Karmiotissa Kielce, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion Kusocińskiego
26 November 2022 Friendly Voluntari Romania 0–0 Romania Petrolul 52 Buftea, Romania
12:00 EET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Baza Sportiva Buftea
7 January 2023 Friendly Mezőkövesd Hungary 1–2 Romania Voluntari Lara, Turkey
15:00 TRT (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Titanic Hotel Spor Kompleks

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Liga I 18 July 2022 13 March 2023 Matchday 1 10th 30 8 10 12 28 32 −4 026.67
Liga I play-out round 17 March 2023 26 May 2023 Matchday 1 European play-off semi-final 10 4 6 0 20 14 +6 040.00
Cupa României 19 October 2022 6 December 2022 Group stage Group stage 3 1 0 2 1 5 −4 033.33
Total 43 13 16 14 49 51 −2 030.23

Source: Soccerway

Liga I

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Petrolul Ploiești 30 11 3 16 28 44 −16 36 Qualification for the Play-out round
9 Universitatea Cluj 30 8 10 12 25 37 −12 34[lower-alpha 1]
10 Voluntari 30 8 10 12 28 32 −4 34[lower-alpha 1]
11 Botoșani 30 7 11 12 29 44 −15 32[lower-alpha 2]
12 Chindia Târgoviște 30 7 11 12 32 42 −10 32[lower-alpha 2]
Source: LPF (in Romanian) Soccerway
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.[3]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head to head points: Universitatea Cluj 4, Voluntari 1
  2. 1 2 Head to head points: Botoșani 6, Chindia 5, Hermannstadt 3

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 8 10 12 28 32  −4 34 5 4 6 13 11  +2 3 6 6 15 21  −6

Source: Liga 1

Results by round

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ResultWLWLDLDLLDWDWDLLWDWDDLLLLLWWDD
Position
Source: Liga 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 1 July 2022.[4]

12 February 2023 25 Voluntari 1–2 FCSB
--:-- EET (UTC+2)
20 February 2023 26 U Craiova 1948 2–1 Voluntari
--:-- EET (UTC+2)
26 February 2023 27 Voluntari 1–0 Universitatea Craiova
--:-- EET (UTC+2)
1 March 2023 28 Mioveni 0–3 Voluntari
--:-- EET (UTC+2)
6 March 2023 29 Voluntari 0–0 Argeș Pitești
--:-- EET (UTC+2)
13 March 2023 30 Chindia Târgovişte 1–1 Voluntari
--:-- EET (UTC+2)

Play-out round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 FC U Craiova 1948 9 4 4 1 13 7 +6 36 Qualification to European competition play-offs
8 Petrolul Ploiești 9 5 1 3 9 9 0 34 ineligible for european competitions  [lower-alpha 1]
9 Voluntari 9 4 5 0 17 11 +6 34 Qualification to European competition play-offs
10 Universitatea Cluj 9 5 1 3 12 9 +3 33
11 Hermannstadt 9 4 3 2 10 7 +3 31
12 Botoșani 9 4 3 2 10 5 +5 31
13 UTA Arad (O) 9 3 3 3 10 9 +1 26 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14 Argeș Pitești (R) 9 3 1 5 10 11 −1 24
15 Chindia Târgoviște (R) 9 2 1 6 7 12 −5 23 Relegation to 2023–24 Liga II
16 Mioveni (R) 9 0 0 9 1 19 −18 11
Source: Soccerway, FRF (in Romanian), LPF (in Romanian)
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.)[5]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Petrolul Ploiești failed to obtain a UEFA licence.
17 March 2023 1 Voluntari 1–1 Hermannstadt Voluntari
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
2 April 2023 2 Argeș Pitești 0–2 Voluntari
--:-- EEST (UTC+3)
8 April 2023 3 Voluntari 1–1 UTA Arad Voluntari
--:-- EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
14 April 2023 4 Universitatea Craiova 3–3 Voluntari
--:-- EEST (UTC+3)
24 April 2023 5 Voluntari 2–2 Petrolul Ploiești Voluntari
--:-- EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
1 May 2023 6 Universitatea Cluj 2–3 Voluntari
--:-- EEST (UTC+3)
5 May 2023 7 Voluntari 2–0 Mioveni Voluntari
--:-- EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
12 May 2023 8 Voluntari 2–0 Botoșani Voluntari
--:-- EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
19 May 2023 9 Chindia Târgoviște 2–2 Voluntari
--:-- EEST (UTC+3)

Cupa României

References

  1. ↑ "Echipa" [Squad] (in Romanian). FC Voluntari. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "FC VOLUNTARI" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Programul complet al etapelor din Superliga 2022–2023". July 2022.
  5. ↑ "FRF - Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF). Romanian Football Federation (in Romanian). pp. 29–30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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