The 2026–27 season is the third consecutive season in Liga II for AFC Metalul Buzău, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. In addition to the domestic league, the club competes in this season's edition of the Cupa României.
Players
First team squad
Retirements
Club officials
Current technical staff 2026-27
RoleNameRef Head coach Valentin Stan Assistant coaches Patrick Benga George Țălnar Mircea Ștefan Goalkeeping coach Ștefan Leu Fitness coach Ștefan Păun Video Analyst Dan Păun
Transfers In Date Pos. Nat. Player From club Transfer fee Source 1 July 2026 FW Eric Șomandru Farul Constanțaloan 1 July 2026 MF Geani CrețuCeahlăul Piatra Neamțfree 1 July 2026 DF Sebastian BranUniversitatea Clujloan 2 July 2026 GK Andrei Ureche Dunărea Călărași free 3 July 2026 DF Andrei CubleșanViitorul Clujloan 8 July 2026 DF Raul AlecsăndroaieFCSB IIloan 9 July 2026 FW Tudor ZoicașUniversitatea Clujloan 13 July 2026 DF Ricardo CăldăraruFarul Constanțaloan
Out Date Pos. Nat. Player To club Transfer fee Source 30 June 2026 ST Valentin Dumitrache Dinamo București Loan terminated 30 June 2026 CM Vlad Stancovici Petrolul Ploiești Loan terminated 1 July 2026 CB Aleksejs Kudeļkins Ogre United free 1 July 2026 CB Damian Cimpoeșu Sănătatea Cluj free 1 July 2026 CB Nikola Gavrić Free agent free 1 July 2026 GK Relu Stoian Free agent free 1 July 2026 FW Cristian Dumitru SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea free 1 July 2026 CM Marius Tudorică SC Popești-Leordeni free 1 July 2026 LB Răzvan Radu Dinamo București €60.000 1 July 2026 CB Ștefan Nedelcu Free agent free 1 July 2026 CM Rafael Manea Free agent free 1 July 2026 CM Alexandru Sandu Free agent free 2 July 2026 LW Matei Tănasă CSM Vaslui free 2 July 2026 ST Andrei Fadei Unirea Braniștea free
Out on loan
Pre-season and friendlies Friendly match schedule before the season (27 June - 11 July 2026):
Lineups:
AFC Metalul Buzău
Andrei Ureche – Claudiu Juncănaru, Dănilă Parfeon, Raul Alecsandroaie, Darius Băncilă, Andrei Cubleșan, Răzvan Milea, Claudiu Borțoneanu, Alexandru Saim Tudor, Valentin Robu, Geani Crețu, Alberto Câșlariu, Florentin Puiu, Adelin Ilie, Alberto Olaru, Sebastian Bran, Sebastian Pîrvan, Alin Nica, Dănuț Oprea, Alexandru Oancea, Yasuhiro Hanada, Adrian Moldovan and Eric Șomandru
CSL Ștefănești
Mociu – Grosu, Gîsă, Vlad, Nicolae, Gheorghe, Purice, Man, Dumitru, Bobocea, Manole.
Reserves were: Lăpădat, Mihai, Stănici, Banu, Coman, Zimța, Stavrositu, Bogdan, Florescu, Șchiopu, Tănăsescu, Savin, Grancea and Luțu.
Lineups:
ACS FC Bacău
Bacău coach, Costel Enache, started the match with the following 11: Gumenco – Coajă, Dav. Banu, Inglada, Mar. Bordea – Rob. Albu, P. Petre, Gab. Cîrstean, Oasenegre – Luncașu, Andr. Pavel. In the second half, the following came on: Luc. Anton, Alloj, D. Burlacu, Agapi, M. Juric, Rz. Ureche, Fed. Baciu, R. Moise, P. Mitrică, Tud. Acsinte, Gîrbiță and Rob. Ciobanu.
AFC Metalul Buzău
On the other hand, Metalul coach Valentin Stan started the match in the following formula: Iul. Dinu (Andr. Ureche 45) – Juncănaru, Parfeon, Alexăndroaie, Bran – Borțoneanu – Milea, Saim Tudor, Cubleșan, G. Crețu – Val. Robu, and in the second half goalkeeper Câșlariu and outfield players Căldăraru, Alb. Olaru, Ad. Ilie, Puiu, D. Oprea, Andr. Oancea, A. Nica, Zoicaș, Hanada and Ad. Moldovan also played.
Cantonment in Bansko, Bulgaria (July 16 - 23, 2026):
The squad sent to Bansko, Bulgaria by Metalul Buzău:
goalkeepers: Iulian Dinu, Andrei Ureche, Alberto Câșlariu,
defenders: Florentin Puiu, Claudiu Juncănaru, Dănilă Parfeon, Alberto Olaru, Koki Hayashi, Darius Băncilă, Florin Opaiț, Ricardo Căldăraru, Raul Alecsandroaie, Adelin Ilie,
midfielders: Claudiu Borțoneanu (Captain), Răzvan Milea, Dănuț Oprea, Yasuhiro Hanada, Alin Nica, Alexandru Saim Tudor, Geani Crețu, Andrei Cubleșan, Tudor Zoicaș, Alexandru Oancea,
forwards: Adrian Moldovan, Valentin Robu, Bogdan Ion.
Competitions Overall record Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Liga II 1 August 2026 May 2027 Matchday 1 Cupa României 12 August 2026 19 August 2026 Third Round Play-off
Liga II
League table
Results summary OverallHomeAwayPldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD211031 2410031 201000 0
Matches Date Time Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance TV 1 August 2026 11:00 FC Metaloglobus București Clinceni Stadium 0–0 8 August 2026 11:00 CS Afumați Stadionul Comunal (Afumați) 3–1 David Dumitrescu(og)55, Valentin Robu 70, Claudiu Borțoneanu 79
Cupa României
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance TV Third Round 12 August CSO Băicoi Stadionul Liliești 2–4 Adrian Moldovan11, Saim Tudor 19, Valentin Robu 47, 89 || ||
Statistics Goalscorers Rank Pos. Player Liga II Cupa României Total 1 FW 0 0 0
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