FC Internațional Curtea de Argeș
| Full name | Fotbal Club Internaţional Curtea de Argeș | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short name | Inter | ||
| Founded | 2000 | ||
| Dissolved | 2011 | ||
| Ground | Stadionul Municipal | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Internaţional Curtea de Argeș was a Romanian professional football club from Curtea de Argeș, Argeș County, founded in 2000 and dissolved in 2011. During its short existence, the club reached the highest stage in Romanian football, Liga I, playing for a season in this first tier.[1]
History
The club was founded in 2000 by local businessman Ion Lazăr, after purchasing the Divizia C place of Juventus Bascov, a team that had just been promoted from the Argeș County Championship. The newly established club was named Internațional Pitești. In its first season of existence, Inter won Series V of the third division and secured promotion to Divizia B.[2][3]
In its second season of existence, Inter finished 5th in Series II of the 2001–02 Divizia B. Three more seasons in the second tier followed, with finishes of 11th in Series I in 2002–03, 8th in Series II in 2003–04, and 13th in 2004–05, after which the club sold its right to play in Divizia B to Astra Ploiești.[4][5]
After a two-year hiatus, Internațional was re-founded in 2007 by Ion Lazăr, this time with its headquarters in Curtea de Argeș. Following the acquisition of Voința Macea’s Liga III place, the club returned to the third division and finished first in Series IV of the 2007–08 Liga III Liga III season, earning promotion to Liga II.[6]
On 6 June 2009, the club succeeds to promote to the Liga I and obtains the greatest performance ever made by a club from Curtea de Argeș, becoming the third team from Argeș County that will play in the Liga I after FC Argeș Pitești and Dacia Mioveni.
Inter finished 12th its first Liga I season in history, but during the summer it announced that is forfeiting next season because Ion Lazăr, the owner of the club, could not afford to keep losing money in the football industry.[7] Pandurii Târgu Jiu, the club that finished 15th last season, will take its place in the Liga I.[8]
Internațional played in the Liga IV in the 2010–11 season, but was dissolved at the end of the season.[9]
| Period | Name [10] |
| 2000–2005 | Internațional Pitești |
| 2007–2011 | Internațional Curtea de Argeș |
Stadium
Internaţional played its Liga III home matches on the Municipal Stadium in Curtea de Argeș. In the Liga II it played on the Ştrand Stadium in Piteşti and in the Liga I it played on the Dacia Stadium in Mioveni and on the Nicolae Dobrin Stadium in Piteşti.
Honours
- Runners-up (1): 2008–09
Former managers
- Stelian Badea (2001–2004)
- Octavian Grigore (2004–2005)
- Ștefan Stoica (2009)
- Ionuț Badea (2009–2010)
References
- ^ "Ascensiunea și colapsul lui Internațional Curtea de Argeș" [The rise and collapse of the Curtea de Argeș International] (in Romanian). theplaymaker.ro. 3 March 2019. Archived from the original on 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ "Pitești: Valentin Nedelea, specialistul în promovări cu echipele de fotbal" [Pitești: Valentin Nedelea, the specialist in promotions with football teams] (in Romanian). adevarul.ro. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ "Divizia C - Season 2000-01 - Edition 45". romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Liga 3 clasamente" [Liga 3 tables]. romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ "Povestea Astrei, echipa care mai are nevoie de un punct pentru titlu. De la muncitorii olandezi, la locul cumpărat de la Internațional Pitești" [The story of Astra, the team that still needs one point for the title. From Dutch workers, to the place bought from Internațional Pitești] (in Romanian). libertatea.ro. 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ "Romania (Third Level) 2007/08". rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ "Interviu Benone Lazăr" [Interview with Benone Lazăr] (in Romanian). onlinesport.ro. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 16 December 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ "Pandurii Târgu Jiu va evolua în sezonul 2010–2011 în Liga I" [Pandurii Târgu Jiu will play in the 2010–2011 season in Liga I] (in Romanian). pandurii-tg-jiu.ro. 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ "Internațional va juca în liga județeană" [Internațional will play in the county league] (in Romanian). liga2.ro. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ "Evoluția denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor" [Evolution of team names over the years] (in Romanian). romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
External links
- Official Site (in Romanian)