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Viitorul Constanța
2018–19 season
ChairmanPavel Peniu
Manager Gheorghe Hagi
Stadium Viitorul
Liga I3rd
Cupa RomânieiWinners
Europa League2nd qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ianis Hagi (10)

All:
Ianis Hagi (14)
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The 2018–19 season was the 10th season of competitive football by Viitorul Constanța, and the 7th consecutive in the Liga I. Viitorul Constanța competed in the Liga I, Cupa României and Europa League. The club won their first Romanian Cup on 25 May 2019, defeating Astra Giurgiu in the final.

Season overview

Background

Previous season positions

Competition Position
European Union UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
European Union UEFA Europa League Play-off round
Romania Liga I 4th
Romania Cupa României Round of 16

Players

Squad information

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Romania  ROU Árpád Tordai
2 DF Romania  ROU Virgil Ghiță
3 MF Spain  ESP Dani López
4 DF Netherlands  NED Bas Kuipers
5 MF Romania  ROU Sebastian Mladen
6 DF Netherlands  NED Bradley de Nooijer
7 MF Romania  ROU Alexandru Mățan
8 MF Romania  ROU Carlo Casap
9 FW Brazil  BRA Rivaldinho (on loan from Levski Sofia)
10 MF Romania  ROU Ianis Hagi ( Captain)
11 MF Romania  ROU Ionuț Vînă
12 GK Romania  ROU Valentin Cojocaru
13 FW Romania  ROU Denis Drăguș
14 MF Romania  ROU Roberto Mălăele
15 DF Romania  ROU Bogdan Țîru ( Vice-Captain)
16 MF Romania  ROU Vlad Achim
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Romania  ROU Andrei Ciobanu
18 FW Romania  ROU George Ganea
20 MF Romania  ROU Andrei Tîrcoveanu
21 MF Romania  ROU Paul Iacob
24 MF Brazil  BRA Eric
27 DF Romania  ROU Radu Boboc
30 MF Romania  ROU Andreias Calcan
31 GK Romania  ROU Alexandru Buzbuchi
43 GK Romania  ROU Paul Șerban
91 MF Romania  ROU Alexi Pitu
93 MF Romania  ROU Andrei Artean
96 MF France  FRA Lyes Houri
98 DF Romania  ROU Marius Leca
99 MF Romania  ROU Tudor Băluță (on loan from Brighton)

Transfers

In:

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Romania  ROU Paul Iacob (loan return from Dunărea Călărași)
MF Romania  ROU Florin Nicolescu (loan return from Afumați)
FW Romania  ROU Alexandru Stoica (loan return from Dunărea Călărași)
DF Romania  ROU Robert Băjan (from Pandurii Târgu Jiu)
DF Romania  ROU Srdjan Luchin (from CFR Cluj)
MF Romania  ROU Vlad Achim (from FCSB, previously on loan at Botoșani)
MF Romania  ROU Andrei Artean (from ACS Poli Timișoara)
MF Romania  ROU Eduard Florescu (from Mioveni)
MF France  FRA Lyes Houri (from France Lens B)
MF Russia  RUS Amir Natkho (from Russia Lokomotiv Moscow)
FW Romania  ROU Robert Răducanu (from Concordia Chiajna, previously on loan)
FW Romania  ROU Cătălin Țîră (from Energeticianul)
DF Romania  ROU Constantin Dima (from FC Dinamo București)
MF Romania  ROU Andrei Tîrcoveanu (from Dinamo București)
DF Netherlands  NED Bas Kuipers (from Netherlands Ado Den Haag)
MF Brazil  BRA Eric Pereira (from Qatar Al-Markhiya SC)
FW Brazil  BRA Rivaldinho (on loan from Bulgaria Levski Sofia)
MF Romania  ROU Andreas Calcan (from Netherlands Almere City)
MF Romania  ROU Tudor Băluță (on loan from England Brighton & Hove Albion, previously signed)
GK Romania  ROU Árpád Tordai (loan return from Petrolul Ploiești)
FW Romania  ROU George Ganea (from CFR Cluj)

Out:

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Moldova  MDA Sebastian Agachi (on loan to Pucioasa)
GK Romania  ROU Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă (on loan to Universitatea Cluj, previously on loan at ASU Politehnica Timișoara)
GK Romania  ROU Ionuț Gurău (on loan to Gloria Buzău, previously on loan at Farul Constanța)
GK Romania  ROU Rareș Micu (on loan to Medgidia)
GK Romania  ROU Haralambie Mociu (on loan to Medgidia)
GK Romania  ROU Rareș Murariu (on loan to ASU Politehnica Timișoara)
GK Romania  ROU Mihai Popa (to Farul Constanța)
GK Romania  ROU Árpád Tordai (on loan to Petrolul Ploiești)
DF Romania  ROU Paul Acasandrei (on loan to Axiopolis Cernavodă)
DF Romania  ROU Mădălin Androne (on loan to Gloria Buzău, previously on loan at Farul Constanța)
DF Romania  ROU Tiberiu Căpușă (on loan to Universitatea Cluj)
DF Romania  ROU Cristian Ganea (to Spain Athletic Bilbao)
DF Romania  ROU Darius Grosu (on loan to Afumați)
DF Romania  ROU Robert Hodorogea (on loan to Voluntari)
DF Romania  ROU Răzvan Horj (to Hungary Újpest, previously on loan at Voluntari)
DF Romania  ROU Szabolcs Kilyen (on loan to Mioveni, previously on loan at Miercurea Ciuc)
DF Romania  ROU Cosmin Piciu (to Sporting Roșiori, previously on loan at Metalul Buzău)
DF Romania  ROU Răzvan Prodan (on loan to Farul Constanța)
DF Romania  ROU Sorin Rădoi ( Retired)
DF Romania  ROU Andrei Rusu (on loan to Medgidia)
DF Romania  ROU Alexandru Sabangeanu (on loan to Farul Constanța)
DF Romania  ROU Nicholas Suflaru (on loan to Medgidia)
MF Romania  ROU Alexandru Cicâldău (to CS U Craiova)
MF Romania  ROU Antonio Cruceru (to Petrolul Ploiești)
MF Romania  ROU Doru Dumitrescu (on loan to Universitatea Cluj)
MF Romania  ROU Mihai Ene (on loan to Petrolul Ploiești)
MF Romania  ROU Eduard Florescu (to Botoșani, previously signed from Mioveni)
MF Romania  ROU Giani Gherghiceanu (on loan to Alexandria)
MF Romania  ROU Robert Grecu (on loan to Petrolul Ploiești, previously on loan at Argeș Pitești)
MF Romania  ROU Florin Nicolescu (to Free agent, previously on loan at Afumați)
MF Romania  ROU Rareș Oană (on loan to Sporting Liești)
MF Ghana  GHA Kofi Twumasi (to Universitatea Cluj)
MF Romania  ROU Raul Vidrășan (on loan to ASU Politehnica Timișoara)
FW Romania  ROU Romeo Bănică (on loan to ASU Politehnica Timișoara)
FW Romania  ROU Cristian Ene (to Universitatea Cluj)
FW Romania  ROU Cristian Gavra (to Universitatea Cluj)
FW Romania  ROU Mircea Manole (to Rapid București, previously on loan at Afumați)
FW Romania  ROU Cezar Mihalache (on loan to Argeș Pitești, previously on loan at Chindia Târgoviște)
FW Romania  ROU Cătălin Țîră (to Luceafărul Oradea, previously signed from Energeticianul)
DF Romania  ROU Robert Băjan (to Rapid București)
DF Romania  ROU Constantin Dima (to Astra Giurgiu)
DF Romania  ROU Srdjan Luchin (to Dunărea Călărași)
DF Romania  ROU Răzvan Prodan (on loan to Daco-Getica București, previously on loan at Farul Constanța)
FW Romania  ROU Robert Răducanu (to FC U Craiova)
FW Romania  ROU Alexandru Stoica (on loan to Petrolul Ploiești)
MF Romania  ROU Robert Grecu (on loan to Daco-Getica București, previously on loan at Petrolul Ploiești)
MF Romania  ROU Mihai Ene (on loan to ASU Politehnica Timișoara, previously on loan at Petrolul Ploiești)
FW Romania  ROU Mihai Voduț (to Israel Beitar Jerusalem)
DF Romania  ROU Dan Panait (on loan to Chindia Târgoviște, previously on loan at Concordia Chiajna)
FW Romania  ROU Cristian Ene (on loan to ASU Politehnica Timișoara, previously on loan at Universitatea Cluj)
DF Romania  ROU Robert Neciu (on loan to Farul Constanța)
MF Cape Verde  CPV Mailson Lima (to Armenia Ararat-Armenia)
MF Romania  ROU Vlad Chera (on loan to Ripensia Timișoara)
MF Russia  RUS Amir Natkho (to Belarus FC BATE Borisov)

Preseason and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

20 June 2018 (2018-06-20) Viitorul Constanța Romania 5–0 Moldova FC Zimbru Chisinau Ovidiu, Romania
EEST ( UTC+3)
Stadium: Viitorul
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) Viitorul Constanța Romania 2–0 Poland Znicz Pruszków Kielce, Poland
4 July 2018 Legia Warsaw Poland 5–2 Romania Viitorul Constanța Warsaw, Poland
20:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski ( Warsaw)
5 July 2018 (2018-07-05) Viitorul Constanța Romania 3–1 Poland Radomiak Radom Warka, Poland
EEST ( UTC+3)
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8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) Dunărea Călărași Romania 2–1 Romania Viitorul Constanța Călărași, Romania
EET ( UTC+2)
Stadium: Ion Comșa
13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) Viitorul Constanța Romania 1–0 Romania Dunărea Călărași Ovidiu, Romania
EEST ( UTC+3)
Stadium: Viitorul
14 January 2019 (2019-01-14) Viitorul Constanța Romania 2–1 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC Belek, Turkey
Stadium: Rixos Belek
17 January 2019 (2019-01-17) Viitorul Constanța Romania 2–2 Russia FC Rubin Kazan Belek, Turkey
Stadium: Belis Belek
17 January 2019 (2019-01-17) Viitorul Constanța Romania 0–5 Germany VfR Aalen Belek, Turkey
Stadium: Sueno Belek
21 January 2019 (2019-01-21) Viitorul Constanța Romania 0–1 Denmark Vejle Boldklub Belek, Turkey
Stadium: Sueno Belek
24 January 2019 (2019-01-24) Viitorul Constanța Romania 0–3 Russia Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Belek, Turkey
Stadium: Sueno Belek
24 January 2019 (2019-01-24) Viitorul Constanța Romania 1–2 Georgia (country) FC Saburtalo Tbilisi Belek, Turkey
Stadium: Sueno Belek
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) Viitorul Constanța Romania 4–0 Romania Axiopolis Cernavodă Ovidiu, Romania
EEST ( UTC+3) Stadium: Complexul Academiei Hagi
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) Viitorul Constanța Romania 3–0 Moldova FC Zimbru Chisinau Ovidiu, Romania
EEST ( UTC+3)
Stadium: Viitorul
Referee: Antonio Pascu

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Liga I

The Liga I fixture list was announced on 5 July 2018.

Regular season

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Universitatea Craiova 26 13 6 7 43 24 +19 45 Qualification for the Championship round
4 Astra Giurgiu 26 11 9 6 36 23 +13 42
5 Viitorul Constanța 26 11 5 10 26 27 −1 38
6 Sepsi OSK 26 10 7 9 32 25 +7 37
7 Botoșani 26 9 9 8 31 33 −2 36 Qualification for the Relegation round
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. [1]
Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 3 Viitorul Constanta 0–2 Fc Voluntari Ovidiu
EEST ( UTC+3)
Stadium: Viitorul
26 August 2018 (2018-08-26) 6 Viitorul Constanța 1–4 FCSB Ovidiu
21:00 EEST ( UTC+03) Ghiță Red card 5'
Mățan Yellow card 14'
Vînă 71'
Houri Yellow card 86'
Filip Yellow card 8'
Coman 45'
Nedelcu Yellow card 45+4'
Man 52'
Popescu Yellow card 69'
Qaka Yellow card 78'
Júnior Morais Yellow card 78'
D. Benzar 82'
Rusescu 89'
Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: István Kovács
Assistant referees: Vasile Marinescu, Ovidiu Artene
Fourth official: Florin Andrei
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 7 CFR Cluj 1–2 Viitorul Constanța Cluj-Napoca
EEST ( UTC+3)
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Viitorul Constanța 1–0 Hermannstadt Sibiu Ovidiu
EEST ( UTC+3)
Stadium: Viitorul
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Viitorul Constanța 1–0 Astra Giurgiu Ovidiu
EEST ( UTC+3) Stadium: Viitorul
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 11 Politehnica Iași 1–2 Viitorul Constanța Iași
EEST ( UTC+3)
Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 13 Botoșani 1–2 Viitorul Constanța Botoșani
EEST ( UTC+3)
Stadium: Municipal
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 15 Viitorul Constanța 0–0 Concordia Chiajna Ovidiu
EET ( UTC+2) Stadium: Viitorul
25 November 2018 (2018-11-25) 16 Voluntari 1–2 Viitorul Constanța Voluntari
EET ( UTC+2)
Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu
2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) 17 Viitorul Constanța 4–1 Dinamo București Ovidiu
EET ( UTC+2)
Stadium: Viitorul
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05) 18 Gaz Metan Mediaș 2–2 Viitorul Constanța Mediaș
EET ( UTC+2)
Stadium: Gaz Metan
10 December 2018 (2018-12-10) 19 FCSB 2–0 Viitorul Constanța Pitești
20:00 EEST ( UTC+02) Nedelcu Yellow card 19'
Tănase 41', Yellow card 55'
Filip 76'
Júnior Morais Yellow card 80'
Achim Yellow card 46'
Ghiță Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marius Avram
Assistant referees: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu, Marius Nicoară
Fourth official: Andrei Florin Chivulete
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 20 Viitorul Constanța 0–1 CFR Cluj Ovidiu
EET ( UTC+2) Stadium: Viitorul
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 23 Astra Giurgiu 3–0 Viitorul Constanța Giurgiu
EET ( UTC+2)
* Alibec 51' 65'
Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
3 March 2019 (2019-03-03) 26 Viitorul Constanța 1–0 Botoșani Ovidiu
EET ( UTC+2)
Stadium: Viitorul

Championship round

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CFR Cluj (C) 10 7 2 1 15 4 +11 50 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 FCSB 10 7 2 1 18 6 +12 48 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Viitorul Constanța 10 6 2 2 18 10 +8 39 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
4 Universitatea Craiova 10 4 1 5 8 10 −2 36 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
5 Astra Giurgiu 10 2 0 8 6 20 −14 27
6 Sepsi OSK 10 0 1 9 5 20 −15 20
Source: Soccerway, Romanian Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 6 and 7 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.) [2]
(C) Champions
Position by round
Round12345678910
Ground A H A A H H A H H A
ResultWLDWWDLWWW
Position4444444433
Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 March 2019 (2019-03-11) 1 FCSB 1–2 Viitorul Constanța Bucharest
20:30 EEST ( UTC+02) Bălașa Yellow card 17'
Coman 40'
Filip Yellow card 50'
Benzar Yellow card 64'
Coman Yellow card 76'
Calcan 15'
Mladen Yellow card 30'
Hagi 65' ( pen.)
Artean Yellow card 88'
Vînă Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 8,783
Referee: Radu Petrescu
Assistant referees: Alexandru Cerei, Ciprian Florin Danşa
Fourth official: Marian Barbu
15 March 2019 (2019-03-15) 2 Viitorul Constanța 0–1 CFR Cluj Ovidiu
Alexandru Păun 73' Stadium: Viitorul
5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) 4 Astra Giurgiu 1–4 Viitorul Constanța Giurgiu
Alibec 34' Ganea 21' 70'

Casap 28'

Eric 60'
Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
21 April 2019 (2019-04-21) 6 Viitorul Constanța 1–1 FCSB Ovidiu
Summary
Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Marius Avram
29 April 2019 (2019-04-29) 7 CFR Cluj 3–1 Viitorul Constanța Cluj-Napoca
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova), Ovidiu Artene (Vaslui) și Adrian Popescu (Craiova)
3 May 2019 (2019-05-03) 8 Viitorul Constanța 3–1 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Ovidiu
Stadium: Viitorul
Referee: Marian Barbu (Făgăraș-Brașov), Daniel Mitruți (Craiova-Dolj), Alexandru Vodă (Alba Iulia-Alba)
10 May 2019 (2019-05-10) 9 Viitorul Constanța 3–0 Astra Giurgiu Ovidiu
Stadium: Viitorul
Referee: Andrei Antonie (București), George Neacșu (Câmpulung Muscel – Argeș), Marius Marchidanu (Brăila)

Cupa României

Round of 32

26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) Concordia Chiajna 0–3 Viitorul Constanța Chiajna
Ghiță 14'

Leca* 65' ( o.g.)

Ciobanu 90'
Stadium: Concordia

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

4 April 2019 1 Universitatea Craiova 1–2 Viitorul Constanța Craiova
EEST ( UTC+3) Bancu 5' Houri 77'
Rivaldinho 89'
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic ( Cluj-Napoca)
25 April 2019 2 Viitorul Constanța 2–0
(4–1 agg.)
Universitatea Craiova Ovidiu
19:45 EET ( UTC+2)
Summary
Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Radu Pettrescu

Final

25 May 2019 Final Astra Giurgiu 1–2 Viitorul Constanța Ploiești
Alibec 41' Ghiță 76'
Eric 105+2'
Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 11,968
Referee: Radu Petrescu ( Bucharest)

UEFA Europa League

After finishing fourth in the 2017-18 Liga I, Viitorul Constanța entered the Europa League at the first qualifying round.

First qualifying round

12 July 2018 (2018-07-12) 1st Leg Racing FC Luxembourg 0–2 Romania Viitorul Constanța Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City [note 1]
20:00 Report
Attendance: 1,383 [3]
19 July 2018 (2018-07-19) 2nd Leg Viitorul Constanța Romania 0–0
(2–0 agg.)
Luxembourg Racing FC Stadionul Viitorul, Ovidiu
17:00 (18:00 EEST) Report
Second qualifying round
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) 1st Leg Viitorul Constanța Romania 2–2 Netherlands Vitesse Stadionul Viitorul, Ovidiu
17:00 (18:00 EEST) Drăguș 44', 49'
Artean Red card 79'
Report Foor Yellow card 37'
Matavž 54'
Linssen 72'
Referee: Davide Massa ( Italy)
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 2nd Leg Vitesse Netherlands 3–1
(5–3 agg.)
Romania Viitorul Constanța GelreDome, Arnhem
17:00 (21:00 EEST) Matavž 23'
Büttner Yellow card 41'
Linssen 48'
Beerens 77', Yellow card 87'
Report De Nooijer Yellow card 18'
Houri Yellow card 39'
Drăguș 50'
Referee: Kevin Clancy ( Scotland)

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank Position Name Liga I Cupa României Europa League Total
1 MF Romania Ianis Hagi 10 3 1 14
2 FW Romania Denis Drăguș 7 0 4 11
3 MF Brazil Eric 3 2 0 5
3 FW France Lyes Houri 3 1 0 4
FW Brazil Rivaldinho 2 2 0 4
MF Romania Andreas Calcan 4 0 0 4
DF Romania Virgil Ghiță 1 2 0 3
4 MF Romania Ionuț Vînă 2 0 0 2
MF Romania Tudor Băluță 2 0 0 2
FW Romania Mihai Voduț 2 0 0 2
MF Romania Andrei Ciobanu 1 1 0 2
MF Romania Vlad Achim 1 1 0 2
FW Romania George Ganea 2 0 0 2
5 MF Romania Srdjan Luchin 1 0 0 1
MF Romania Sebastian Mladen 1 0 0 1
MF Romania Carlo Casap 1 0 0 1
MF Romania Alexandru Mățan 0 1 0 1

Clean sheets

As of 2019
Rank Name Liga I Cupa României Europa League Total
1 Romania Valentin Cojocaru 7 2 2 11
2 Romania Hungary Árpád Tordai 2 0 0 2
3 Romania Alexandru Buzbuchi 1 0 0 1
Total 10 2 2 14

Disciplinary record

As of 2019
  • Most yellow cards:

Romania Sebastian Mladen(11 cards)

  • Most red cards:

Romania Tudor Băluță(2 cards)

UEFA Club rankings

Rank Team Points Mvmnt
252 Norway Stabæk Fotball 4.040 Increase
253 Norway Tromsø IL 4.040 Increase
254 Romania FC Viitorul Constanța 4.000 Decrease
255 Luxembourg CS Fola Esch 4.000 Decrease
256 Faroe Islands Víkingur 4.000 Decrease
257 Liechtenstein FC Vaduz 4.000 Decrease
258 Andorra FC Santa Coloma 4.000 Decrease
259 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok 3.350 Decrease

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Racing FC played their home matches at Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, instead of their regular stadium Stade Achille Hammerel, Luxembourg City.

References

  1. ^ "Liga I 2017/2018 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. ^ "FRF – Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF) (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. page 29-30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Summary UEFA Europa League – Round 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Viitorul Constanța
2018–19 season
ChairmanPavel Peniu
Manager Gheorghe Hagi
Stadium Viitorul
Liga I3rd
Cupa RomânieiWinners
Europa League2nd qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ianis Hagi (10)

All:
Ianis Hagi (14)
←  2017–18
2019–20 →

The 2018–19 season was the 10th season of competitive football by Viitorul Constanța, and the 7th consecutive in the Liga I. Viitorul Constanța competed in the Liga I, Cupa României and Europa League. The club won their first Romanian Cup on 25 May 2019, defeating Astra Giurgiu in the final.

Season overview

Background

Previous season positions

Competition Position
European Union UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
European Union UEFA Europa League Play-off round
Romania Liga I 4th
Romania Cupa României Round of 16

Players

Squad information

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Romania  ROU Árpád Tordai
2 DF Romania  ROU Virgil Ghiță
3 MF Spain  ESP Dani López
4 DF Netherlands  NED Bas Kuipers
5 MF Romania  ROU Sebastian Mladen
6 DF Netherlands  NED Bradley de Nooijer
7 MF Romania  ROU Alexandru Mățan
8 MF Romania  ROU Carlo Casap
9 FW Brazil  BRA Rivaldinho (on loan from Levski Sofia)
10 MF Romania  ROU Ianis Hagi ( Captain)
11 MF Romania  ROU Ionuț Vînă
12 GK Romania  ROU Valentin Cojocaru
13 FW Romania  ROU Denis Drăguș
14 MF Romania  ROU Roberto Mălăele
15 DF Romania  ROU Bogdan Țîru ( Vice-Captain)
16 MF Romania  ROU Vlad Achim
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Romania  ROU Andrei Ciobanu
18 FW Romania  ROU George Ganea
20 MF Romania  ROU Andrei Tîrcoveanu
21 MF Romania  ROU Paul Iacob
24 MF Brazil  BRA Eric
27 DF Romania  ROU Radu Boboc
30 MF Romania  ROU Andreias Calcan
31 GK Romania  ROU Alexandru Buzbuchi
43 GK Romania  ROU Paul Șerban
91 MF Romania  ROU Alexi Pitu
93 MF Romania  ROU Andrei Artean
96 MF France  FRA Lyes Houri
98 DF Romania  ROU Marius Leca
99 MF Romania  ROU Tudor Băluță (on loan from Brighton)

Transfers

In:

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Romania  ROU Paul Iacob (loan return from Dunărea Călărași)
MF Romania  ROU Florin Nicolescu (loan return from Afumați)
FW Romania  ROU Alexandru Stoica (loan return from Dunărea Călărași)
DF Romania  ROU Robert Băjan (from Pandurii Târgu Jiu)
DF Romania  ROU Srdjan Luchin (from CFR Cluj)
MF Romania  ROU Vlad Achim (from FCSB, previously on loan at Botoșani)
MF Romania  ROU Andrei Artean (from ACS Poli Timișoara)
MF Romania  ROU Eduard Florescu (from Mioveni)
MF France  FRA Lyes Houri (from France Lens B)
MF Russia  RUS Amir Natkho (from Russia Lokomotiv Moscow)
FW Romania  ROU Robert Răducanu (from Concordia Chiajna, previously on loan)
FW Romania  ROU Cătălin Țîră (from Energeticianul)
DF Romania  ROU Constantin Dima (from FC Dinamo București)
MF Romania  ROU Andrei Tîrcoveanu (from Dinamo București)
DF Netherlands  NED Bas Kuipers (from Netherlands Ado Den Haag)
MF Brazil  BRA Eric Pereira (from Qatar Al-Markhiya SC)
FW Brazil  BRA Rivaldinho (on loan from Bulgaria Levski Sofia)
MF Romania  ROU Andreas Calcan (from Netherlands Almere City)
MF Romania  ROU Tudor Băluță (on loan from England Brighton & Hove Albion, previously signed)
GK Romania  ROU Árpád Tordai (loan return from Petrolul Ploiești)
FW Romania  ROU George Ganea (from CFR Cluj)

Out:

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Moldova  MDA Sebastian Agachi (on loan to Pucioasa)
GK Romania  ROU Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă (on loan to Universitatea Cluj, previously on loan at ASU Politehnica Timișoara)
GK Romania  ROU Ionuț Gurău (on loan to Gloria Buzău, previously on loan at Farul Constanța)
GK Romania  ROU Rareș Micu (on loan to Medgidia)
GK Romania  ROU Haralambie Mociu (on loan to Medgidia)
GK Romania  ROU Rareș Murariu (on loan to ASU Politehnica Timișoara)
GK Romania  ROU Mihai Popa (to Farul Constanța)
GK Romania  ROU Árpád Tordai (on loan to Petrolul Ploiești)
DF Romania  ROU Paul Acasandrei (on loan to Axiopolis Cernavodă)
DF Romania  ROU Mădălin Androne (on loan to Gloria Buzău, previously on loan at Farul Constanța)
DF Romania  ROU Tiberiu Căpușă (on loan to Universitatea Cluj)
DF Romania  ROU Cristian Ganea (to Spain Athletic Bilbao)
DF Romania  ROU Darius Grosu (on loan to Afumați)
DF Romania  ROU Robert Hodorogea (on loan to Voluntari)
DF Romania  ROU Răzvan Horj (to Hungary Újpest, previously on loan at Voluntari)
DF Romania  ROU Szabolcs Kilyen (on loan to Mioveni, previously on loan at Miercurea Ciuc)
DF Romania  ROU Cosmin Piciu (to Sporting Roșiori, previously on loan at Metalul Buzău)
DF Romania  ROU Răzvan Prodan (on loan to Farul Constanța)
DF Romania  ROU Sorin Rădoi ( Retired)
DF Romania  ROU Andrei Rusu (on loan to Medgidia)
DF Romania  ROU Alexandru Sabangeanu (on loan to Farul Constanța)
DF Romania  ROU Nicholas Suflaru (on loan to Medgidia)
MF Romania  ROU Alexandru Cicâldău (to CS U Craiova)
MF Romania  ROU Antonio Cruceru (to Petrolul Ploiești)
MF Romania  ROU Doru Dumitrescu (on loan to Universitatea Cluj)
MF Romania  ROU Mihai Ene (on loan to Petrolul Ploiești)
MF Romania  ROU Eduard Florescu (to Botoșani, previously signed from Mioveni)
MF Romania  ROU Giani Gherghiceanu (on loan to Alexandria)
MF Romania  ROU Robert Grecu (on loan to Petrolul Ploiești, previously on loan at Argeș Pitești)
MF Romania  ROU Florin Nicolescu (to Free agent, previously on loan at Afumați)
MF Romania  ROU Rareș Oană (on loan to Sporting Liești)
MF Ghana  GHA Kofi Twumasi (to Universitatea Cluj)
MF Romania  ROU Raul Vidrășan (on loan to ASU Politehnica Timișoara)
FW Romania  ROU Romeo Bănică (on loan to ASU Politehnica Timișoara)
FW Romania  ROU Cristian Ene (to Universitatea Cluj)
FW Romania  ROU Cristian Gavra (to Universitatea Cluj)
FW Romania  ROU Mircea Manole (to Rapid București, previously on loan at Afumați)
FW Romania  ROU Cezar Mihalache (on loan to Argeș Pitești, previously on loan at Chindia Târgoviște)
FW Romania  ROU Cătălin Țîră (to Luceafărul Oradea, previously signed from Energeticianul)
DF Romania  ROU Robert Băjan (to Rapid București)
DF Romania  ROU Constantin Dima (to Astra Giurgiu)
DF Romania  ROU Srdjan Luchin (to Dunărea Călărași)
DF Romania  ROU Răzvan Prodan (on loan to Daco-Getica București, previously on loan at Farul Constanța)
FW Romania  ROU Robert Răducanu (to FC U Craiova)
FW Romania  ROU Alexandru Stoica (on loan to Petrolul Ploiești)
MF Romania  ROU Robert Grecu (on loan to Daco-Getica București, previously on loan at Petrolul Ploiești)
MF Romania  ROU Mihai Ene (on loan to ASU Politehnica Timișoara, previously on loan at Petrolul Ploiești)
FW Romania  ROU Mihai Voduț (to Israel Beitar Jerusalem)
DF Romania  ROU Dan Panait (on loan to Chindia Târgoviște, previously on loan at Concordia Chiajna)
FW Romania  ROU Cristian Ene (on loan to ASU Politehnica Timișoara, previously on loan at Universitatea Cluj)
DF Romania  ROU Robert Neciu (on loan to Farul Constanța)
MF Cape Verde  CPV Mailson Lima (to Armenia Ararat-Armenia)
MF Romania  ROU Vlad Chera (on loan to Ripensia Timișoara)
MF Russia  RUS Amir Natkho (to Belarus FC BATE Borisov)

Preseason and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

20 June 2018 (2018-06-20) Viitorul Constanța Romania 5–0 Moldova FC Zimbru Chisinau Ovidiu, Romania
EEST ( UTC+3)
Stadium: Viitorul
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) Viitorul Constanța Romania 2–0 Poland Znicz Pruszków Kielce, Poland
4 July 2018 Legia Warsaw Poland 5–2 Romania Viitorul Constanța Warsaw, Poland
20:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski ( Warsaw)
5 July 2018 (2018-07-05) Viitorul Constanța Romania 3–1 Poland Radomiak Radom Warka, Poland
EEST ( UTC+3)
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8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) Dunărea Călărași Romania 2–1 Romania Viitorul Constanța Călărași, Romania
EET ( UTC+2)
Stadium: Ion Comșa
13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) Viitorul Constanța Romania 1–0 Romania Dunărea Călărași Ovidiu, Romania
EEST ( UTC+3)
Stadium: Viitorul
14 January 2019 (2019-01-14) Viitorul Constanța Romania 2–1 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC Belek, Turkey
Stadium: Rixos Belek
17 January 2019 (2019-01-17) Viitorul Constanța Romania 2–2 Russia FC Rubin Kazan Belek, Turkey
Stadium: Belis Belek
17 January 2019 (2019-01-17) Viitorul Constanța Romania 0–5 Germany VfR Aalen Belek, Turkey
Stadium: Sueno Belek
21 January 2019 (2019-01-21) Viitorul Constanța Romania 0–1 Denmark Vejle Boldklub Belek, Turkey
Stadium: Sueno Belek
24 January 2019 (2019-01-24) Viitorul Constanța Romania 0–3 Russia Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Belek, Turkey
Stadium: Sueno Belek
24 January 2019 (2019-01-24) Viitorul Constanța Romania 1–2 Georgia (country) FC Saburtalo Tbilisi Belek, Turkey
Stadium: Sueno Belek
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) Viitorul Constanța Romania 4–0 Romania Axiopolis Cernavodă Ovidiu, Romania
EEST ( UTC+3) Stadium: Complexul Academiei Hagi
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) Viitorul Constanța Romania 3–0 Moldova FC Zimbru Chisinau Ovidiu, Romania
EEST ( UTC+3)
Stadium: Viitorul
Referee: Antonio Pascu

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Liga I

The Liga I fixture list was announced on 5 July 2018.

Regular season

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Universitatea Craiova 26 13 6 7 43 24 +19 45 Qualification for the Championship round
4 Astra Giurgiu 26 11 9 6 36 23 +13 42
5 Viitorul Constanța 26 11 5 10 26 27 −1 38
6 Sepsi OSK 26 10 7 9 32 25 +7 37
7 Botoșani 26 9 9 8 31 33 −2 36 Qualification for the Relegation round
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. [1]
Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 3 Viitorul Constanta 0–2 Fc Voluntari Ovidiu
EEST ( UTC+3)
Stadium: Viitorul
26 August 2018 (2018-08-26) 6 Viitorul Constanța 1–4 FCSB Ovidiu
21:00 EEST ( UTC+03) Ghiță Red card 5'
Mățan Yellow card 14'
Vînă 71'
Houri Yellow card 86'
Filip Yellow card 8'
Coman 45'
Nedelcu Yellow card 45+4'
Man 52'
Popescu Yellow card 69'
Qaka Yellow card 78'
Júnior Morais Yellow card 78'
D. Benzar 82'
Rusescu 89'
Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: István Kovács
Assistant referees: Vasile Marinescu, Ovidiu Artene
Fourth official: Florin Andrei
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 7 CFR Cluj 1–2 Viitorul Constanța Cluj-Napoca
EEST ( UTC+3)
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Viitorul Constanța 1–0 Hermannstadt Sibiu Ovidiu
EEST ( UTC+3)
Stadium: Viitorul
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Viitorul Constanța 1–0 Astra Giurgiu Ovidiu
EEST ( UTC+3) Stadium: Viitorul
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 11 Politehnica Iași 1–2 Viitorul Constanța Iași
EEST ( UTC+3)
Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 13 Botoșani 1–2 Viitorul Constanța Botoșani
EEST ( UTC+3)
Stadium: Municipal
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 15 Viitorul Constanța 0–0 Concordia Chiajna Ovidiu
EET ( UTC+2) Stadium: Viitorul
25 November 2018 (2018-11-25) 16 Voluntari 1–2 Viitorul Constanța Voluntari
EET ( UTC+2)
Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu
2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) 17 Viitorul Constanța 4–1 Dinamo București Ovidiu
EET ( UTC+2)
Stadium: Viitorul
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05) 18 Gaz Metan Mediaș 2–2 Viitorul Constanța Mediaș
EET ( UTC+2)
Stadium: Gaz Metan
10 December 2018 (2018-12-10) 19 FCSB 2–0 Viitorul Constanța Pitești
20:00 EEST ( UTC+02) Nedelcu Yellow card 19'
Tănase 41', Yellow card 55'
Filip 76'
Júnior Morais Yellow card 80'
Achim Yellow card 46'
Ghiță Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marius Avram
Assistant referees: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu, Marius Nicoară
Fourth official: Andrei Florin Chivulete
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 20 Viitorul Constanța 0–1 CFR Cluj Ovidiu
EET ( UTC+2) Stadium: Viitorul
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 23 Astra Giurgiu 3–0 Viitorul Constanța Giurgiu
EET ( UTC+2)
* Alibec 51' 65'
Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
3 March 2019 (2019-03-03) 26 Viitorul Constanța 1–0 Botoșani Ovidiu
EET ( UTC+2)
Stadium: Viitorul

Championship round

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CFR Cluj (C) 10 7 2 1 15 4 +11 50 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 FCSB 10 7 2 1 18 6 +12 48 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Viitorul Constanța 10 6 2 2 18 10 +8 39 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
4 Universitatea Craiova 10 4 1 5 8 10 −2 36 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
5 Astra Giurgiu 10 2 0 8 6 20 −14 27
6 Sepsi OSK 10 0 1 9 5 20 −15 20
Source: Soccerway, Romanian Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 6 and 7 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.) [2]
(C) Champions
Position by round
Round12345678910
Ground A H A A H H A H H A
ResultWLDWWDLWWW
Position4444444433
Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 March 2019 (2019-03-11) 1 FCSB 1–2 Viitorul Constanța Bucharest
20:30 EEST ( UTC+02) Bălașa Yellow card 17'
Coman 40'
Filip Yellow card 50'
Benzar Yellow card 64'
Coman Yellow card 76'
Calcan 15'
Mladen Yellow card 30'
Hagi 65' ( pen.)
Artean Yellow card 88'
Vînă Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 8,783
Referee: Radu Petrescu
Assistant referees: Alexandru Cerei, Ciprian Florin Danşa
Fourth official: Marian Barbu
15 March 2019 (2019-03-15) 2 Viitorul Constanța 0–1 CFR Cluj Ovidiu
Alexandru Păun 73' Stadium: Viitorul
5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) 4 Astra Giurgiu 1–4 Viitorul Constanța Giurgiu
Alibec 34' Ganea 21' 70'

Casap 28'

Eric 60'
Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
21 April 2019 (2019-04-21) 6 Viitorul Constanța 1–1 FCSB Ovidiu
Summary
Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Marius Avram
29 April 2019 (2019-04-29) 7 CFR Cluj 3–1 Viitorul Constanța Cluj-Napoca
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova), Ovidiu Artene (Vaslui) și Adrian Popescu (Craiova)
3 May 2019 (2019-05-03) 8 Viitorul Constanța 3–1 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Ovidiu
Stadium: Viitorul
Referee: Marian Barbu (Făgăraș-Brașov), Daniel Mitruți (Craiova-Dolj), Alexandru Vodă (Alba Iulia-Alba)
10 May 2019 (2019-05-10) 9 Viitorul Constanța 3–0 Astra Giurgiu Ovidiu
Stadium: Viitorul
Referee: Andrei Antonie (București), George Neacșu (Câmpulung Muscel – Argeș), Marius Marchidanu (Brăila)

Cupa României

Round of 32

26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) Concordia Chiajna 0–3 Viitorul Constanța Chiajna
Ghiță 14'

Leca* 65' ( o.g.)

Ciobanu 90'
Stadium: Concordia

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

4 April 2019 1 Universitatea Craiova 1–2 Viitorul Constanța Craiova
EEST ( UTC+3) Bancu 5' Houri 77'
Rivaldinho 89'
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic ( Cluj-Napoca)
25 April 2019 2 Viitorul Constanța 2–0
(4–1 agg.)
Universitatea Craiova Ovidiu
19:45 EET ( UTC+2)
Summary
Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Radu Pettrescu

Final

25 May 2019 Final Astra Giurgiu 1–2 Viitorul Constanța Ploiești
Alibec 41' Ghiță 76'
Eric 105+2'
Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 11,968
Referee: Radu Petrescu ( Bucharest)

UEFA Europa League

After finishing fourth in the 2017-18 Liga I, Viitorul Constanța entered the Europa League at the first qualifying round.

First qualifying round

12 July 2018 (2018-07-12) 1st Leg Racing FC Luxembourg 0–2 Romania Viitorul Constanța Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City [note 1]
20:00 Report
Attendance: 1,383 [3]
19 July 2018 (2018-07-19) 2nd Leg Viitorul Constanța Romania 0–0
(2–0 agg.)
Luxembourg Racing FC Stadionul Viitorul, Ovidiu
17:00 (18:00 EEST) Report
Second qualifying round
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) 1st Leg Viitorul Constanța Romania 2–2 Netherlands Vitesse Stadionul Viitorul, Ovidiu
17:00 (18:00 EEST) Drăguș 44', 49'
Artean Red card 79'
Report Foor Yellow card 37'
Matavž 54'
Linssen 72'
Referee: Davide Massa ( Italy)
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 2nd Leg Vitesse Netherlands 3–1
(5–3 agg.)
Romania Viitorul Constanța GelreDome, Arnhem
17:00 (21:00 EEST) Matavž 23'
Büttner Yellow card 41'
Linssen 48'
Beerens 77', Yellow card 87'
Report De Nooijer Yellow card 18'
Houri Yellow card 39'
Drăguș 50'
Referee: Kevin Clancy ( Scotland)

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank Position Name Liga I Cupa României Europa League Total
1 MF Romania Ianis Hagi 10 3 1 14
2 FW Romania Denis Drăguș 7 0 4 11
3 MF Brazil Eric 3 2 0 5
3 FW France Lyes Houri 3 1 0 4
FW Brazil Rivaldinho 2 2 0 4
MF Romania Andreas Calcan 4 0 0 4
DF Romania Virgil Ghiță 1 2 0 3
4 MF Romania Ionuț Vînă 2 0 0 2
MF Romania Tudor Băluță 2 0 0 2
FW Romania Mihai Voduț 2 0 0 2
MF Romania Andrei Ciobanu 1 1 0 2
MF Romania Vlad Achim 1 1 0 2
FW Romania George Ganea 2 0 0 2
5 MF Romania Srdjan Luchin 1 0 0 1
MF Romania Sebastian Mladen 1 0 0 1
MF Romania Carlo Casap 1 0 0 1
MF Romania Alexandru Mățan 0 1 0 1

Clean sheets

As of 2019
Rank Name Liga I Cupa României Europa League Total
1 Romania Valentin Cojocaru 7 2 2 11
2 Romania Hungary Árpád Tordai 2 0 0 2
3 Romania Alexandru Buzbuchi 1 0 0 1
Total 10 2 2 14

Disciplinary record

As of 2019
  • Most yellow cards:

Romania Sebastian Mladen(11 cards)

  • Most red cards:

Romania Tudor Băluță(2 cards)

UEFA Club rankings

Rank Team Points Mvmnt
252 Norway Stabæk Fotball 4.040 Increase
253 Norway Tromsø IL 4.040 Increase
254 Romania FC Viitorul Constanța 4.000 Decrease
255 Luxembourg CS Fola Esch 4.000 Decrease
256 Faroe Islands Víkingur 4.000 Decrease
257 Liechtenstein FC Vaduz 4.000 Decrease
258 Andorra FC Santa Coloma 4.000 Decrease
259 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok 3.350 Decrease

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Racing FC played their home matches at Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, instead of their regular stadium Stade Achille Hammerel, Luxembourg City.

References

  1. ^ "Liga I 2017/2018 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. ^ "FRF – Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF) (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. page 29-30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Summary UEFA Europa League – Round 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

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