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Hermannstadt

Full name	Asociația Fotbal Club Hermannstadt
Nickname(s)	Roș-negrii (The Red and Blacks) Sibienii (The Sibiu People)
Founded	29 July 2015; 9 years ago (2015-07-29)
Ground	Municipal
Capacity	12,363
Owner	Sibiu Municipality
Chairman	Daniel Niculae
Head coach	Marius Măldărășanu
League	Liga I
2023–24	Liga I, 9th of 16
Website	https://fchermannstadt.ro/
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Asociația Fotbal Club Hermannstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁmanʃtat]), commonly known as FC Hermannstadt, Hermannstadt, or familiarly as Sibiu (Romanian pronunciation: [siˈbiw]), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Sibiu (German: Hermannstadt), Sibiu County, that competes in the Liga I.

The team was established in 2015 and introduced in the fourth division, with Hermannstadt being the equivalent of the city's name in the standard German language (i.e. Hochdeutsch). Roș-negrii achieved successive promotions and in 2018 reached the Liga I, the highest level of the Romanian football league system.

During the same year, Hermannstadt also played a Cupa României final, which they lost 0–2 to Universitatea Craiova.

History

AFC Hermannstadt was founded in 2015 to continue the long tradition of football in the city of Sibiu, started in 1913 by Șoimii Sibiu and continued through other teams such as Societatea Gimnastică Sibiu (German: Hermannstädter Turnverein - HATV), Inter Sibiu, FC Sibiu, or Voința Sibiu. Even if Hermannstadt is not a "legal" successor to any of these clubs, we can consider it a moral one, as it is currently the only representative of Sibiu in the first three leagues. Hermannstadt is the equivalent of the city's name in the German language, which has sometimes stirred controversy.

Immediately after the 2015 founding, the club was enrolled in the Liga IV. It finished first in the league table and subsequently qualified for the Liga III promotion play-offs. Hermannstadt won the phase without major difficulties, after 6–1 on aggregate against the champion of Gorj County, Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești. Sibienii were also winners of the Liga III – Seria V in the next season and promoted to the Liga II, the second level of the Romanian league system.

Hermannstadt played its first Liga II match on 5 August 2017, a 3–0 home victory over CS Balotești. It finished the campaign as runner-up, and thus achieved promotion to the Liga I after only three years of existence. The club also managed a notable performance in the Cupa României, being the first in 36 years to reach the final despite not playing in the top flight. Hermannstadt upset four Liga I teams en route to the last game of the competition—Voluntari, Juventus București, FCSB and county rival Gaz Metan Mediaș, respectively. It lost the final 0–2 to Universitatea Craiova, on 27 May 2018.

On 21 July 2018, Hermannstadt won its first ever Liga I match after Ștefan Blănaru scored the only goal of the opening fixture against Sepsi OSK.

Ground

Hermannstadt's home ground, Stadionul Municipal, was built in 1927 and previously used by several other teams from the city. Its demolition started in 2018 to make room for a modern stadium, with Hermannstadt having since played matches at the Stadionul Gaz Metan in Mediaș.

Support

In its beginnings, Hermannstadt enjoyed the interest of about 4,000 fans. The team also has an ultras group, named D'acii, which appeared for the first time at a match against ASU Politehnica Timișoara in September 2017. Their name is a pun on the words dacii ("the Dacians") and d-aci, a contraction of de aici (meaning "from here").

Rivalries

Hermannstadt had a local rivalry with Gaz Metan Mediaș, referred to as the "Derby of Sibiu County".

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

• Liga II
  • Runners-up (2): 2017–18, 2021–22
• Liga III
  • Winners (1): 2016–17
• Liga IV – Sibiu County
  • Winners (1): 2015–16

Cups

• Cupa României
  • Runners-up (1): 2017–18

Players

First-team squad

As of 13 September 2024

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 2 DF  LUX Vahid Selimović 4 DF  ROU Ionuț Stoica (Captain) 5 DF  ROU Florin Bejan (Vice-captain) 6 MF  GAM Kalifa Kujabi 7 FW  ROU Ianis Stoica 8 MF  ITA Alessandro Murgia (on loan from SPAL) 9 FW  ROU Aurelian Chițu 10 FW  ROU Cristian Neguț 11 FW  ROU Sergiu Buș 15 DF  POR Tiago Gonçalves 16 FW  ROU Jovan Marković (on loan from Universitatea Craiova) 17 MF  ROU Dragoș Iancu 20 MF  ROU Ianis Gândilă 22 GK  ROU Ionuț Pop

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  ROU Ianis Mihart 24 MF  BUL Antoni Ivanov 25 GK  ROU Cătălin Căbuz 27 DF  ROU Valerică Găman (3rd captain) 29 MF  ROU Ciprian Biceanu 30 DF  GHA Nana Antwi (on loan from FCSB) 31 GK  ROU Vlad Muțiu 33 MF  ROU Alexandru Luca 45 FW  ROU Robert Popescu (on loan from Voluntari) 51 MF  ROU Alexandru Oroian 66 DF  ROU Tiberiu Căpușă 77 MF  ROU Ronaldo Deaconu 96 MF  ROU Silviu Balaure

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 21 DF  ROU Răzvan Călugăr (to Unirea Alba Iulia) 32 GK  ROU Călin Grecu (to Sănătatea Cluj) 97 MF  ROU Alexandru Jipa (to Gloria Buzău) 98 DF  ROU Kevin Ciubotaru (to Unirea Ungheni)

No. Pos. Nation Player 99 DF  GHA Saeed Issah (to Metaloglobus București) — MF  ROU Luca Mitrică (to Progresul Spartac) — MF  GHA Emmanuel Ayinie (to 1599 Șelimbăr)

Club officials

Board of directors Role Name Owner Sibiu Municipality President Claudiu Rotar Executive President Daniel Niculae Board members Ștefan Băcilă Claudiu Rotar Sporting director Radu Neguț Head of Youth Development Dorin Zotincă Team Manager Dănuț Perjă Responsible for Order and Safety Valentin Bisericescu Press Officer Cosmin Călinescu Last updated: 12 November 2024 Source:

Current technical staff Role Name Head coach Marius Măldărășanu Assistant coaches Valentin Negru Laurențiu Costache Goalkeeping coach Florin Berța Fitness coaches Sergiu Coc Cosmin Corovei Kinetotherapist George Halmaghi Club doctor Cosmin Marincă Masseur Mircea Fățan Last updated: 1 July 2024 Source:

Notable former players

Romania

• Claudiu Belu
• Ștefan Blănaru
• Mihai Butean
• Andrei Cordea
• Alexandru Curtean
• Răzvan Dâlbea
• Alexandru Dandea
• Lucian Dumitriu
• Gabriel Iancu
• Srdjan Luchin
• Alexandru Mățel
• Ionuț Năstăsie
• Raul Opruț
• Petrișor Petrescu
• Alexandru Răuță
• Bogdan Rusu
• Daniel Tătar

Brazil

• Jô Santos
• Romário Pires

Bulgaria

• Plamen Iliev

Congo

• Juvhel Tsoumou

Croatia

• Gabriel Debeljuh
• Karlo Letica

Côte d'Ivoire

• Ousmane Viera

Ghana

• Baba Alhassan

Japan

• Sota Mino

Portugal

• Cristiano
• David Caiado
• Yazalde

Switzerland

• Goran Karanović

Notable former managers

• Rubén Albés
• Liviu Ciobotariu
• Costel Enache
• Vasile Miriuță
• Eugen Neagoe
• Alexandru Pelici

Statistics and records

League history

References

1. "ASOCIATIA FOTBAL CLUB HERMANNSTADT, SIBIU" (in Romanian). Pagini Aurii. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
2. "Fotbal cosmopolit la Sibiu: Nu era suficient FC Hermannstadt, există și CS Sion!" [Cosmopolitan football in Sibiu: FC Hermannstadt was not enough, there is also CS Sion!] (in Romanian). Justitiarul. 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
3. "F.C Hermannstadt Sibiu" (in Romanian). Asociația Județeană de Fotbal Sibiu. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
4. "FC Hermannstadt a defilat la Cărbunești și va juca în Liga a III-a în noul sezon. Întăriri masive pentru sibieni" [FC Hermannstadt won by a big difference at Cărbunești and will play in the Liga III next season. New transfers for the Sibiu People] (in Romanian). SbSport.ro. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
5. "Fotbalul renaşte ca Pasărea Phoenix la Sibiu! Clubul cu 19 conducători vrea să devină o legendă: "Acum e un proiect mult mai bine organizat"" [Football comes back to life like the Phoenix bird in Sibiu! The club with 19 managers wants to become a legend: "This time is a better organized project"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
6. "Debut perfect pentru AFC Hermannstadt la primul meci în Liga 2. Sibienii au trecut cu scor de neprezentare de CS Baloteşti şi au avut şi două goluri anulate" [Perfect debut for AFC Hermannstadt at their first Liga 2 match. Sibienii easily surpassed CS Baloteşti and also had two goals canceled] (in Romanian). ProSport. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
7. "AFC Hermannstadt a promovat în Liga I după 1-1 cu Chindia; Echipa din Târgovişte va juca la baraj" [AFC Hermannstadt promoted to Liga I after 1–1 with Chindia; the Târgoviște-based team will participate in the promotion play-off] (in Romanian). News.ro. 13 May 2018. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
8. "AFC Hermannstadt intră în istorie " Ce s-a întâmplat în precedentele 14 finale de Cupa României în care au evoluat formații din eșaloanele inferioare" [AFC Hermannstadt makes history " What happened in the previous 14 finals involving teams from the lower leagues]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
9. "Toată lumea știe, Cupa-i în Bănie!" [Everyone knows, the Cup is in Bănie!] (in Romanian). CS Universitatea Craiova. 27 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
10. "Hermannstadt - Sepsi OSK 1-0. Nou-promovata a triumfat la debutul în Liga 1. Blănaru a decis partida" [Hermannstadt - Sepsi OSK 1–0. The newly promoted team prevailed at its Liga 1 debut. Blănaru decided the match] (in Romanian). ProSport. 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
11. "Hermannstadt pleacă din Sibiu!". Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
12. "Liga 2 / FC Hermannstadt - ASU Poli Timişoara: Galerie pentru lider" [Liga 2 / FC Hermannstadt - ASU Poli Timișoara: Support for the leader] (in Romanian). Tribuna. 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
13. "Echipa" [Team]. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
14. "AFC HERMANNSTADT" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
15. "Top management". Archived from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
16. "Echipa I".

External links

• Official website
• FC Hermannstadt on Facebook
• FC Hermannstadt's channel on YouTube
• Club profile on UEFA's official website
• Club profile on LPF's official website

• FC Hermannstadt
• Association football clubs established in 2015
• Football clubs in Sibiu County
• Liga I clubs
• Liga II clubs
• Liga III clubs
• Liga IV clubs
• 2015 establishments in Romania