ARO Muscelul Câmpulung

Asociația Club Sportiv ARO Muscelul Câmpulung, commonly known as Muscelul Câmpulung, is a Romanian professional football club based in Câmpulung, Argeș County and currently playing in the Liga IV – Argeș County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system.

ARO Muscelul Câmpulung
Full nameAsociația Club Sportiv ARO Muscelul Câmpulung
Nickname(s)Muscelenii
(The People from Muscel)
Short nameMuscelul
Founded1947 (1947)
as Muscelul Câmpulung
2007 (2007)
as Sporting Câmpulung
2012 (2012)
as CN Dinicu Golescu
2019 (2019)
as AF Muscelul Câmpulung
GroundMuscelul
Capacity6,000 (3,000 seated)
OwnerCâmpulung Municipality
ChairmanZaharia Nițu
ManagerOvidiu Tică
LeagueLiga IV
2021–22Liga IV, Argeș County, 2nd

The club has known glory during the communist era when, under the ownership of ARO, played constantly at the level of second or third league. The collapse of the off-road cars manufacturer has seriously affected the team which went bankrupt in the early 2000s. After the bankruptcy of ARO in 2003, the club was refounded several times, firstly in 2007 as Sporting Câmpulung, then in 2012 as CN Dinicu Golescu (named after the high school from the town), but at its best, the team played in the Liga III, but was dissolved again in 2016. In the summer of 2019, after three years of inactivity, the club was refounded again, this time as Academia de Fotbal Muscelul Câmpulung.

History

The club was founded in 1947 as Muscelul Câmpulung and played for sixteen years in the Regional Championship. Muscelul, coached by Jean Lăpușneanu, promoted in Divizia C at the end of the 1962–63 season after finishing as runners-up in the Argeș Regional Championship.[1]

Muscelul finished last in the 1963–64 season, spared from relegation due de the expansion of the Third Division. Followed three more seasons in the third tier of Romanian football in which was ranked ninth in 1964–65 season, eleventh in 1965–66 and thirteenth in 1966–67, thus relegating in the Regional Championship.

Muscelul finished second in the 1967–68 season of the Argeș Regional Championship and promoted to Divizia C. After finished eleventh in 1968–69 season in the Third Division, the club was renamed as Unirea Câmpulung for 1969–70 season, but relegated after was ranked fifteen in the 4th series.

Following relegation, the club reverted to Muscelul name went on to won the 1970–71 Argeș County Championship made a quick comeback to Divizia C. Their stay in Third Division was short-lived, as immediately relegated back to the County Championship after finished thirteenth at the end of the 1971–72 season.

In the summer of 2019, after three years of inactivity, the club was refounded again, this time as Academia de Fotbal Muscelul Câmpulung, former Romanian international Gheorghe Mihali was named as manager and Roberto Ayza was one of the first transfers realized by the new entity[2][3] followed by Iulian Tameș[4] and Iulian Vladu among others. However, the 2019–20 season was suspended in March 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic in Romania with Muscelul finishing in third place.

Inter Câmpulung logo

In the summer of 2020, it was renamed as Inter Câmpulung and finished the 2020–21 short season third in Group B of the Liga IV Argeș County. In the next season, Muscelenii fought for promotion, finishing in second place one point behind CS Rucăr.

In 2022, the club was renamed again, this time as ARO Muscelul Câmpulung.[5]

Honours

Liga III

  • Winners (2): 1976–77, 1984–85
  • Runners-up (4): 1981–82, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1994–95

Liga IV – Argeș County

Argeș Regional Championship

  • Winners (1): 1960–61
  • Runners-up (2): 1962–63, 1967–68

Players

First team squad
As of 6 September 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ROU Răzvan Dumitrică
— GK  ROU Adrian Tănase
— DF  ROU Robert Alexe
— DF  ROU David Andrei
— DF  ROU Claudiu Chirciu
— DF  ROU Mădălin Delcea
— DF  ROU George Heroiu
— DF  ROU Cosmin Leca
— DF  ROU Eduard Tocilă
— DF  ROU Eduard Vîlsea
— MF  ROU Rareș Cicu
— MF  ROU Marius Dascălu
— MF  ROU Ștefan Horvat
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ROU Gabriel Jenaru
— MF  ROU George Neagu
— MF  ROU George Negru
— MF  ROU Laurențiu Robu
— MF  ROU Mihai Stanciu
— MF  ROU Bogdan Stancu (Captain)
— MF  ROU David Țiculeasa
— FW  ROU Denis Chingaru
— FW  ROU Andrei Cicu
— FW  ROU Andrei Nilă
— FW  ROU Andrei Rotaru

Club officials

League history

References
  1. "Campionatele regiunilor..." [Regional championships...] (PDF). Sportul. 16 July 1963. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022 – via digital.bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
  2. "Gică Mihali a semnat cu Academia Muscelul Câmpulung. Cine-l însoțește în aventura din Liga 4 Argeș" [Gică Mihali signed with Academia Muscelul Câmpulung. Who follows him in the Liga 4 Argeș adventure]. gazetasportului.ro. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  3. "S-a răzgândit! Roberto Ayza nu se mai retrage acum. Echipa cu care a semnat brazilianul" [He changed his mind! Roberto Ayza is not retiring now. The team that signed the Brazilian]. liga2.prosport.ro. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  4. "Academia Muscelul Câmpulung anunță că președintele Eduard Bînă și Iulian Tameș au ajuns la un acord" [Academia Muscelul Câmpulung announces that the president Eduard Bînă and Iulian Tameş have reached an agreement]. evenimentulmuscelean.ro. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.(in Romanian)
  5. "Inter Câmpulung a devenit ARO Muscelul Câmpulung" [Inter Câmpulung became ARO Muscelul Câmpulung]. evenimentulmuscelean.ro. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.(in Romanian)

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