2023–24 FC Voluntari season

FC Voluntari 2023–24 football season

FC Voluntari
2023–24 season
Manager	Ilie Poenaru (until 31 January) Nicolae Dică (31 January–12 March) Florin Pârvu (from 12 March)
Stadium	Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
Liga I	15th (relegated)
Cupa României	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Adam Nemec (9) All: Adam Nemec (9)
← 2022–232024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was FC Voluntari's 14th season in existence and ninth consecutive in the Liga I. They also competed in the Cupa României.

Players

First-team squad

As of 18 September 2023

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	ROU	Octavian Vâlceanu
2	DF	ARG	Cristian Paz
4	MF	CRO	Ljuban Crepulja
5	DF	MDA	Igor Armaș (Captain)
6	MF	CZE	Lukáš Droppa
7	DF	ALB	Naser Aliji
8	MF	ROU	Mihai Răduț
9	FW	ROU	Andrei Dumiter
10	MF	ROU	George Merloi
11	FW	ROU	Daniel Florea
14	MF	POR	Marcelo Lopes
16	MF	ISL	Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson
17	MF	ROU	Doru Andrei
19	MF	BIH	Luka Božičković
20	FW	ROU	Robert Popescu


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	ROU	Andreas Niță
22	MF	MDA	Vadim Rață (4th captain)
23	FW	ROU	Nicolae Carnat
24	DF	POR	Ricardinho (Vice-captain)
25	MF	ROU	Angelo Cocian
27	DF	ROU	Radu Boboc
28	DF	ROU	Vlăduț Andreș
29	FW	ROU	Eduard Lambrinoc
34	DF	ARG	Patricio Matricardi
72	MF	ROU	Roberto Voican
77	FW	SVK	Adam Nemec (3rd captain)
80	FW	ROU	Robert Mustacă
88	GK	ESP	Jesús Fernández
90	MF	ROU	Alexandru Munteanu
99	FW	ROU	Andrei Dima

Other players under contract

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
12	GK	ROU	Victor Rîmniceanu

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
—	GK	ROU	Daniel Paraschiv (to Progresul Spartac)
—	DF	ROU	Radu Zamfir (to Gloria Buzău)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	MEX	Omar Govea (to Monterrey)
—	MF	ROU	Florin Bălan (to Gloria Bistrița)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date
MF	Ljuban Crepulja	Rapid București	Free	1 July 2023
MF	Angelo Cocian	Unirea Dej	€15,000	1 July 2023
GK	Valentin Mărgărit	CSM Focșani	Free	11 July 2023
MF	Nicolae Carnat	Farul Constanța	Free	1 September 2023
MF	Luka Božičković	Maribor	Free	14 September 2023

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

GKS Katowice

Voluntari

28 June 2023 Friendly	GKS Katowice	0–1	Voluntari
13:00

Ruch Chorzow

Voluntari

30 June 2023 Friendly	Ruch Chorzow	0–0	Voluntari
18:00

Voluntari

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

4 Jul 2023 Friendly	Voluntari	0–3	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
18:00

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Liga I	17 July 2023	9 March 2024	Matchday 1	15th	39	8	14	17	42	59	−17	020.51
Cupa României	29 August 2023	17 April 2024	Round of 16	Semi-finals	6	2	3	1	6	5	+1	033.33
Total					45	10	17	18	48	64	−16	022.22

Source: Soccerway

Liga I

Main article: 2023–24 Liga I

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
12	Politehnica Iași	30	7	12	11	33	44	−11	33	Qualification to play-out round
13	FC U Craiova	30	9	4	17	43	50	−7	31
14	Dinamo București	30	8	5	17	22	41	−19	29
15	Voluntari	30	6	10	14	31	49	−18	28
16	Botoșani	30	3	12	15	30	52	−22	21

Source: , 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.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
19	6	6	7	26	32	−6	24	3	2	4	12	15	−3	3	4	3	14	17	−3

Last updated: 9 December 2023.
Source: Superliga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	D	D	L	W	D	W	D	W
Position	4	8	6	2	4	6	7	9	12	13	13	13	13	14	13	13

Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2023. Source: Superliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Voluntari v Botoșani

17 July 2023 1	Voluntari	2–1	Botoșani	Voluntari
18:30 EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu Referee: Cătălin Buşi

Farul Constanța v Voluntari

22 July 2023 2	Farul Constanța	4–1	Voluntari	Ovidiu
18:15 EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul Referee: Ionuţ Coza

Petrolul Ploiești v Voluntari

31 July 2023 3	Petrolul Ploiești	0–2	Voluntari	Ploiești
18:30 EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium

Voluntari v Rapid București

7 August 2023 4	Voluntari	2–1	Rapid București	Voluntari
21:30 EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

U Craiova 1948 v Voluntari

11 August 2023 5	U Craiova 1948	3–1	Voluntari	Craiova
20:30 EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco

Voluntari v Dinamo București

19 August 2023 6	Voluntari	2–3	Dinamo București	Voluntari
21:45 EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

Oțelul Galați v Voluntari

25 August 2023 7	Oțelul Galați	2–2	Voluntari	Galați
18:30 EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Oțelul

Voluntari v CFR Cluj

2 September 2023 8	Voluntari	1–4	CFR Cluj	Voluntari
19:00 EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

Hermannstadt v Voluntari

17 September 2023 9	Hermannstadt	3–1	Voluntari	Sibiu
17:00 EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Sibiu

Voluntari v Politehnica Iași

23 September 2023 10	Voluntari	1–2	Politehnica Iași	Voluntari
14:30 EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

UTA Arad v Voluntari

30 September 2023 11	UTA Arad	0–0	Voluntari	Arad
14:30 EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Francisc von Neuman

Voluntari v Universitatea Craiova

7 October 2023 12	Voluntari	0–0	Universitatea Craiova	Voluntari
18:45 EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

FCSB v Voluntari

22 October 2023 13	FCSB	0–0	Voluntari	Bucharest
21:00 EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Arena Națională

Voluntari v Sepsi OSK

27 October 2023 14	Voluntari	0–2	Sepsi OSK	Voluntari
17:30 EEST (UTC+2)			Ștefănescu 5' Šafranko 75'	Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu Referee: Horia Mladinovici

Universitatea Cluj v Voluntari

5 November 2023 15	Universitatea Cluj	1–2	Voluntari	Cluj-Napoca
15:00 EET (UTC+1)	Stoica 12'		Nemec 31' Dumiter 61', 90+7'	Stadium: Cluj Arena Referee: Cătălin Popa

Botoșani v Voluntari

12 November 2023 16	Botoșani	3–3	Voluntari	Botoșani
13:30 EET (UTC+1)	Dican 38' David 42' Florescu 71'		Andrei 7' Popescu 46' Rață 58' (pen.), 90+8'	Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs

Voluntari v Farul Constanța

25 November 2023 17	Voluntari	4–2	Farul Constanța	Voluntari
17:30 EET (UTC+1)	Popescu 10' Dumiter 22', 37' Sîrbu 55' (o.g.)		Rivaldinho 47', 64'	Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan

Voluntari v Petrolul Ploiești

1 December 2023 18	Voluntari	0–0	Petrolul Ploiești	Voluntari
17:00 EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu Referee: George Găman

Rapid București v Voluntari

9 December 2023 19	Rapid București	1–2	Voluntari	Bucharest
20:45 EET (UTC+1)	Papeau 82'		Nemec 66' Ricardinho 73'	Stadium: Stadionul Rapid-Giulești Referee: Iulian Călin

Voluntari v U Craiova 1948

15 December 2023 20	Voluntari	v	U Craiova 1948	Voluntari
17:00 EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

Dinamo București v Voluntari

22 December 2023 21	Dinamo București	v	Voluntari	Bucharest
18:30 EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Dinamo

Voluntari v Oțelul Galați

20 January 2024 22	Voluntari	v	Oțelul Galați	Voluntari
--:-- EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

CFR Cluj v Voluntari

27 January 2024 23	CFR Cluj	v	Voluntari	Cluj-Napoca
--:-- EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu

Voluntari v Hermannstadt

3 February 2024 24	Voluntari	v	Hermannstadt	Voluntari
--:-- EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

Politehnica Iași v Voluntari

10 February 2024 25	Politehnica Iași	v	Voluntari	Iași
--:-- EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu

Voluntari v UTA Arad

17 February 2024 26	Voluntari	v	UTA Arad	Voluntari
--:-- EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

Universitatea Craiova v Voluntari

24 February 2024 27	Universitatea Craiova	v	Voluntari	Craiova
--:-- EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco

Voluntari v FCSB

28 February 2024 28	Voluntari	v	FCSB	Voluntari
--:-- EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

Sepsi OSK v Voluntari

2 March 2024 29	Sepsi OSK	v	Voluntari	Sfântu Gheorghe
--:-- EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Sepsi Arena

Voluntari v Universitatea Cluj

9 March 2024 30	Voluntari	v	Universitatea Cluj	Voluntari
--:-- EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

Cupa României

Main article: 2023–24 Cupa României 1599 Șelimbăr v Voluntari

29 August 2023 Play-off round	1599 Șelimbăr	1–2	Voluntari	Cisnădie
17:30 EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Măgura Referee: Sorin Vădana

Group stage

Voluntari v Farul Constanța

26 September 2023 1	Voluntari	2–0	Farul Constanța	Voluntari
18:30 EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu Referee: Marcel Bîrsan

CS Tunari v Voluntari

1 November 2023 2	CS Tunari	1–1	Voluntari	Tunari
15:00 EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Comunal Referee: Lucian Ruşandu

UTA Arad v Voluntari

5 December 2023 3	UTA Arad	0–0	Voluntari	Oradea
19:00 EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Iuliu Bodola Referee: István Kovács

References

"FC VOLUNTARI" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
"Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

External links

Official website

2023–24 in Romanian football

Club football
Domestic leagues	Liga I Liga II Liga III Liga IV
Domestic cups	Cupa României (Final) Supercupa României
European	Champions League (Men Women) Europa League Europa Conference League Youth League
Other	Summer transfers Winter transfers Foreign players

Club seasons
Liga I	Botoșani CFR Cluj Dinamo Farul FCSB FC U Craiova 1948 Hermannstadt Oțelul Galați Petrolul Politehnica Iași Rapid Sepsi OSK Universitatea Cluj Universitatea Craiova UTA Arad Voluntari
Liga II	1599 Șelimbăr CSM Alexandria Argeș Pitești Brașov Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Chindia Târgoviște Concordia Chiajna Corvinul Hunedoara Csíkszereda CSM Reșița CSM Slatina Dumbrăvița Gloria Buzău Metaloglobus București Mioveni Steaua Tunari Unirea Dej Unirea Slobozia Viitorul Târgu Jiu

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