ACS ARO Muscelul Câmpulung

ARO Muscelul Câmpulung
Full name	Asociația Club Sportiv ARO Muscelul Câmpulung
Nickname(s)	Muscelenii; (The People from Muscel)
Short name	Muscelul
Founded	1947; 77 years ago; as Muscelul Câmpulung; 2007; 17 years ago; as Sporting Câmpulung; 2012; 12 years ago; as CN Dinicu Golescu; 2019; 5 years ago; as AF Muscelul Câmpulung
Ground	Muscelul
Capacity	6,000
Owner	Câmpulung Municipality
Chairman	Bogdan Drăgănescu
Manager	Ovidiu Tică
League	Liga IV
2021–22	Liga IV, Argeș County, 2nd
Home colours	Away colours

Asociația Club Sportiv ARO Muscelul Câmpulung, commonly known as Muscelul Câmpulung, is a Romanian professional football club based in Câmpulung, Argeș County and currently playing in the Liga IV – Argeș County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system.

The club has known glory during the communist era when, under the ownership of ARO, played constantly at the level of second or third league. The collapse of the off-road cars manufacturer has seriously affected the team which went bankrupt in the early 2000s. After the bankruptcy of ARO in 2003, the club was refounded several times, firstly in 2007 as Sporting Câmpulung, then in 2012 as CN Dinicu Golescu (named after the high school from the town), but at its best, the team played in the Liga III, but was dissolved again in 2016. In the summer of 2019, after three years of inactivity, the club was refounded again, this time as Academia de Fotbal Muscelul Câmpulung.

History

The club was founded in 1947 as Muscelul Câmpulung and played for sixteen years in the Regional Championship. Muscelul, coached by Jean Lăpușneanu, promoted in Divizia C at the end of the 1962–63 season after finishing as runners-up in the Argeș Regional Championship.^[1]

Muscelul finished last in the 1963–64 season, spared from relegation due de the expansion of the Third Division. Followed three more seasons in the third tier of Romanian football in which was ranked ninth in 1964–65 season, eleventh in 1965–66 and thirteenth in 1966–67, thus relegating in the Regional Championship.

Muscelul finished second in the 1967–68 season of the Argeș Regional Championship and promoted to Divizia C. After finished eleventh in 1968–69 season in the Third Division, the club was renamed as Unirea Câmpulung for 1969–70 season, but relegated after was ranked fifteen in the 4th series.

Following relegation, the club reverted to Muscelul name went on to won the 1970–71 Argeș County Championship made a quick comeback to Divizia C. Their stay in Third Division was short-lived, as immediately relegated back to the County Championship after finished thirteenth at the end of the 1971–72 season.

In the summer of 2019, after three years of inactivity, the club was refounded again, this time as Academia de Fotbal Muscelul Câmpulung, former Romanian international Gheorghe Mihali was named as manager and Roberto Ayza was one of the first transfers realized by the new entity^[2]^[3] followed by Iulian Tameș^[4] and Iulian Vladu among others. However, the 2019–20 season was suspended in March 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic in Romania with Muscelul finishing in third place.

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Inter Câmpulung logo

In the summer of 2020, it was renamed as Inter Câmpulung and finished the 2020–21 short season third in Group B of the Liga IV Argeș County. In the next season, Muscelenii fought for promotion, finishing in second place one point behind CS Rucăr.

In 2022, the club was renamed again, this time as ARO Muscelul Câmpulung.^[5]

Honours

Liga III

Winners (2): 1976–77, 1984–85
Runners-up (4): 1981–82, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1994–95

Liga IV – Argeș County

Winners (5): 1970–71, 1972–73, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2013–14
Runners-up (1): 2021–22

Argeș Regional Championship

Runners-up (2): 1962–63, 1967–68

Players

First team squad

As of 8 March 2022

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	ROU	Răzvan Dumitrică
—	GK	ROU	Florin Pătru
—	GK	ROU	Adrian Tănase
—	DF	ROU	Robert Alexe
—	DF	ROU	David Andrei
—	DF	ROU	Mădălin Delcea
—	DF	ROU	George Heroiu
—	DF	ROU	Cosmin Leca
—	DF	ROU	Eduard Tocilă
—	DF	ROU	Eduard Vilsea
—	MF	ROU	Francesco Bucurescu
—	MF	ROU	Ștefan Horvat
—	MF	ROU	Cristian Irimia (Captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ROU	George Neagu
—	MF	ROU	Andrei Pătrănoiu
—	MF	ROU	Laurențiu Petre
—	MF	ROU	Alexandru Popescu
—	MF	ROU	Laurențiu Robu
—	MF	ROU	Ovidiu Stan
—	MF	ROU	Bogdan Stancu
—	MF	ROU	David Țiculeasa
—	MF	ROU	Robert Tiuca
—	FW	ROU	Raul David
—	FW	ROU	Bogdan Naciu
—	FW	ROU	Andrei Nilă
—	FW	ROU	Mihai Vintilă

Club officials

Board of directors

Role	Name
Owner	Câmpulung Municipality
Chairman	Bogdan Drăgănescu

Current technical staff

Role	Name
Manager	Ovidiu Tică
Assistant Manager	Alin Durdun

League history

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Notes	Cupa României
2022–23	4	Liga IV (AG)	TBD
2021–22	4	Liga IV (AG)	2nd
2020–21	4	Liga IV (AG) (Group B)	3rd
2019–20	4	Liga IV (AG)	3rd
2016–19	Not active
2015–16	3	Liga III (Seria III)	5th	Disbanded	Third round
2014–15	3	Liga III (Seria III)	13th
2013–14	4	Liga IV (AG)	1st (C)	Promoted
2012–13	4	Liga IV (AG)	7th
2009–12	Not active
2008–09	3	Liga III (Seria IV)	4th	Disbanded
2007–08	4	Liga IV (AG)	4th
2004–07	Not active
2003–04	2	Divizia B (Seria II)	16th	Relegated

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Notes	Cupa României
2002–03	2	Divizia B (Seria II)	10th
2001–02	2	Divizia B (Seria I)	9th		Round of 32
2000–01	2	Divizia B (Seria I)	11th
1999–00	2	Divizia B (Seria II)	2nd
1998–99	2	Divizia B (Seria II)	3rd
1997–98	2	Divizia B (Seria II)	8th
1996–97	2	Divizia B (Seria II)	12th
1995–96	2	Divizia B (Seria I)	11th
1994–95	3	Divizia C (Seria III)	2nd	Promoted
1993–94	4	Divizia D (AG)	1st (C)	Promoted	Round of 16
1992–93	4	Divizia D (AG)	1st (C)
1991–92	3	Divizia C (Seria VII)	6th	Relegated
1990–91	3	Divizia C (Seria VII)	7th
1989–90	3	Divizia C (Seria VII)	8th

References

^ "Campionatele regiunilor..." [Regional championships...] (PDF). Sportul. 16 July 1963. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022 – via digital.bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
^ "Gică Mihali a semnat cu Academia Muscelul Câmpulung. Cine-l însoțește în aventura din Liga 4 Argeș" [Gică Mihali signed with Academia Muscelul Câmpulung. Who follows him in the Liga 4 Argeș adventure]. gazetasportului.ro. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
^ "S-a răzgândit! Roberto Ayza nu se mai retrage acum. Echipa cu care a semnat brazilianul" [He changed his mind! Roberto Ayza is not retiring now. The team that signed the Brazilian]. liga2.prosport.ro. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
^ "Academia Muscelul Câmpulung anunță că președintele Eduard Bînă și Iulian Tameș au ajuns la un acord" [Academia Muscelul Câmpulung announces that the president Eduard Bînă and Iulian Tameş have reached an agreement]. evenimentulmuscelean.ro. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.(in Romanian)
^ "Inter Câmpulung a devenit ARO Muscelul Câmpulung" [Inter Câmpulung became ARO Muscelul Câmpulung]. evenimentulmuscelean.ro. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.(in Romanian)

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[1] "Campionatele regiunilor..." [Regional championships...] (PDF). Sportul. 16 July 1963. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022 – via digital.bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)

[2] "Gică Mihali a semnat cu Academia Muscelul Câmpulung. Cine-l însoțește în aventura din Liga 4 Argeș" [Gică Mihali signed with Academia Muscelul Câmpulung. Who follows him in the Liga 4 Argeș adventure]. gazetasportului.ro. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

[3] "S-a răzgândit! Roberto Ayza nu se mai retrage acum. Echipa cu care a semnat brazilianul" [He changed his mind! Roberto Ayza is not retiring now. The team that signed the Brazilian]. liga2.prosport.ro. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

[4] "Academia Muscelul Câmpulung anunță că președintele Eduard Bînă și Iulian Tameș au ajuns la un acord" [Academia Muscelul Câmpulung announces that the president Eduard Bînă and Iulian Tameş have reached an agreement]. evenimentulmuscelean.ro. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.(in Romanian)

[5] "Inter Câmpulung a devenit ARO Muscelul Câmpulung" [Inter Câmpulung became ARO Muscelul Câmpulung]. evenimentulmuscelean.ro. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.(in Romanian)

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