Callatis_Mangalia
FC Callatis Mangalia
Football club
Callatis Mangalia was a Romanian professional football club from Mangalia, Constanța County, founded in 1962 and dissolved in 2015.
| Full name | Fotbal Club Callatis Mangalia | ||
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| Short name | Callatis | ||
| Founded | 1962 as Metalul Mangalia | ||
| Dissolved | 2015 | ||
| Ground | Stadionul Central | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
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The club was founded in 1962 under the name of Metalul Mangalia and was financially sustained by the Mangalia Military Shipyard.[1]
In the 1968–69 season, Metalul won the Constanța County Championship, but lost the promotion in third division in front of Laromet București, the winner of București Municipal Championship (0–0 at Mangalia and 0–2 at București).
Callatis promoted to the Liga II at the end of the 2010–11 season, after winning the Seria II of the Liga III. It managed to finish higher than its main rival Unirea Slobozia. It returned to the Liga II after an absence of 5 years, last playing there in the 2005–06 season.
Just 4 days before the start of the 2012–13 Liga II it withdrew from the championship because of financial difficulties.[2]
It was registered for the 2012–13 season in the Liga IV and promoted at the end of it to the Liga III.
In the summer of 2015 the team withdrew from Liga III because of the financial problems.[3]
The footballers mentioned below have played at least 1 season for Callatis and also played in Liga I for another team.
Mihai Stoichiță (1991–1992)- Daniel Rădulescu (2000–2001)
- Ion Dumitru (2001)
- Imilian Șerbănică (2003–2005)
- Bănică Oprea (2006–2007)
- Mugurel Cornățeanu (2008–2009)
- Erik Lincar (2010–2011)
- Marin Barbu (2011)
- Mugurel Cornățeanu (2011–2013)
- Bănică Oprea (2013)
- Nicolae Tilihoi
- Cristian Cămui
- Constantin Gache
- Constantin Bârboră
- "Mărturii de la celebrul meci cu Metalul Mija" [Testimonies from the famous match with Metal Mija]. ziuaconstanta.ro. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2021.(in Romanian)
- "Callatis și-a anunțat oficial retragerea la FRF" [Callatis he officially announced withdrawn at FRF]. liga2.prosport.ro. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2012.(in Romanian)
- "Callatis 2012 Mangalia s-a retras din Liga a III-a" [Callatis 2012 Mangalia withdrew from Liga III]. radioconstanta.ro. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2020.(in Romanian)