The 2025–26 season is the 72th season of AFC Metalul Buzău and their 2rd consecutive season in the second flight of Romanian football, 0 seasons are in the top flight. In addition to the domestic league, Metalul are also participating in the Cupa României.
Current squad First team squad
Club officials
Current technical staff 2025-2026
RoleName Head coach Valentin Stan Assistant coaches Patrick Benga George Țălnar Goalkeeping coach Ștefan Leu Video Analyst Dan Păun
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Liga II
Regular season
Matches
Relegation play-out
A relegation play-out tournament between the last 16 ranked teams at the end of the regular season decide the five teams that will be relegated to Liga III. Two play-out groups were made: the first group consisted of teams ranked 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19 and 22, and the second group consisted of teams ranked 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20 and 21, at the end of the regular season. The teams started the relegation play-out with all the points accumulated in the regular season. Two teams from each group were relegated to Liga III.
Group A Table
Matches
Cupa României
Third round
Playoff-round
Group stage
Matches
Quarter-finals
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 23 August 2025 GK Relu Stoian Universitatea Craiova Free 23 August 2025 LW Matei Tănasă Politehnica Iași Free 24 August 2025 CB Nikola Gavrić KF Besa Dobërdoll Free 23 January 2026 CM Răzvan Milea Metaloglobus București Free 26 January 2026 CB Damian Cimpoeșu Steaua București Free 9 February 2026 CB Aleksejs Kudeļkins BFC Daugavpils Free
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 8 August 2025 CM Dan Stan Free agent 17 August 2025 CB Ciprian Perju Cetatea Suceava Free 19 August 2025 GK George Micle SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Free
Loans In
Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 1 July 2025 ST Valentin Dumitrache Dinamo București 30 June 2026 1 July 2025 CM Vlad Stancovici Petrolul Ploiești 30 June 2026 1 July 2025 CM Darius Băncilă Hellas Verona 30 June 2026
Loans out Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 11 August 2025 CB Gabriel Dănuleasă Farul Constanța 31 December 2025 10 July 2025 CM Răzvan Gâțan Viitorul Cluj 31 December 2025 14 April 2023 CM Alexandru Sandu Petrolul Berca 30 August 2026 21 February 2024 CB Ștefan Nedelcu Petrolul Berca 30 August 2026 23 February 2024 CM Rafael Manea Petrolul Berca 30 August 2026 6 February 2025 ST Andrei Fadei Unirea Braniștea 30 August 2026 9 February 2026 GK Alberto Câșlariu Gloria Băneasa 30 August 2026
References
Metalul Buzău