Foresta Fălticeni (also known as Foresta Suceava) was a Romanian professional football club from Fălticeni, Suceava County, Romania, founded in 1954 as Avântul Fălticeni and subsequently dissolved in 2003.
History
The club was founded in 1954 in Fălticeni under the name of Avântul Fălticeni.
Foresta was the first team representing Divizia C that played in a Romanian Cup final which was lost with 0–6 against Steaua București at the end of the 1966–67 season.
In 1997, the club was moved to Suceava after it won the promotion to the Divizia A for the first time in history. The main reason for the move was the inadequate state of Foresta's stadium in Fălticeni, which was both small and had a cracked stand. Another reason for the move was, that the main team in the city, CSM Suceava had failed to achieve any notable performances during the previous decade.
During the 3 seasons it spent in the Divizia A, a notable match was played against Dinamo București in which Dinamo was leading with 4–0 in the 70th minute, only to see Foresta turn the tables on them and win 5–4 in the end. The man of those 20 minutes was Robert Niţă who scored 2 goals.
Before it was dissolved in 2003 it moved back to Fălticeni to play the last matches in its history there.
Honours Liga I: Best finish: 13th 2000–01
Liga II Winners (2): 1996–97, 1999–2000 Runners-up (1): 1995–96
Liga III Winners (5): 1956, 1973–74, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1994–95 Runners-up (3): 1968–69, 1979–80, 1980–81
Cupa României Winners (0): Runners-up (1): 1966–67
Chronology of names
Name Period Avântul Fălticeni 1954–1956 Recolta Fălticeni 1956 Energia Fălticeni 1957 Foresta Fălticeni 1957–1982 Chimia Fălticeni 1982–1989 Foresta Fălticeni 1989–1997 Foresta Suceava 1997–2002 Foresta Fălticeni 2003
Former managers
Gheorghe Albu (1958–1959) Iosif Lengheriu (1966–1967) Marin Barbu (1997) Marian Bondrea (1998–1999) Marin Barbu (1999–2001) Ionel Iuga Nicolae Babeti Vasile Florea Nicolae Constantin Cristian Antoniu Cornel Anton Ion Buzoianu Constantin Jamaischi
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