AFC Progresul Fundulea

Progresul Fundulea
Full name	Asociația Fotbal Club; Progresul Fundulea
Nickname(s)	Fundulenii; (The People from Fundulea)
Short name	Fundulea
Founded	2002; 23 years ago
Ground	Progresul
Capacity	500
Owner	Fundulea Town
Chairman	Mihai Neagu
Manager	Costin Lazăr
League	Liga III
2024–25	Liga III, Seria III, 3rd
Website	https://progresulfundulea.ro/
Home colours	Away colours

Asociația Fotbal Club Progresul Fundulea, also known as Progresul Fundulea or simply Fundulea, is a Romanian football club based in Fundulea, Călărași County. The club currently plays in Liga III, the third tier of Romanian football league system, following promotion at the end of the 2022–23 season.

History

Founded in 2002, Progresul Fundulea spent its entire history competing in the Călărași County championships, the fourth and fifth tiers of Romanian football.

Progresul earned promotion to Liga III at the end of the 2022–23 season, after winning Liga IV – Călărași County and defeating LPS HD Clinceni, winners of Liga IV – Ilfov County, 4–1 on aggregate.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In its debut season in Liga III, Progresul, under the leadership of coach Augustin Călin,^[4] finished 9th in Series III in both the regular season and the play-out round, and was relegated back to the fourth division. However, Fundulenii were spared from relegation due to the withdrawal of other teams.^[5]

Călin departed after five rounds of the 2024–25 campaign and was succeeded by former Romanian international Costin Lazăr,^[6] who made significant changes to strengthen the squad, bringing in eight new players during the winter break including Bogdan Ștefan, Daniel Târțău, Robert Stănici, Ștefan Coman, Mihai Badea, Adrian Perenyi, Mihai Popescu and Mario Abăluță. Under Lazăr’s guidance, Progresul Fundulea concluded the regular season in 4th place and secured 3rd place in the play-off round of Series III.^[7]

Honours

Liga IV – Călărași County

Winners (1): 2022–23
Runners-up (3): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2021–22

Cupa României – Călărași County

Winners (1): 2021–22

League history

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Notes	Cupa României
2024–25	3	Liga III (Seria III)	3rd

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Notes	Cupa României

Former managers

Augustin Călin (2023–2024)
Costin Lazăr (2024–)

References

^ "Progresul Fundulea, campioană județeană!" [Progresul Fundulea, county champion!] (in Romanian). arenamedia.ro. 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
^ "Progresul Fundulea a promovat în Liga 3!" [Progresul Fundulea promoted to League 3!] (in Romanian). arenamedia.ro. 24 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
^ "Meciurile retur ale barajului de promovare în Liga 3" [The return matches of the promotion play-off in League 3] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 24 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
^ "Progresul Fundulea, altă formație din Liga 3 care a schimbat antrenorul. A debutat deja cu noul "principal" și a înregistrat un eșec drastic" [Progresul Fundulea, another team in League 3 that changed their coach. They have already debuted with the new "main" and have recorded a drastic failure] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
^ "11 cluburi care vor completa din locurile vacante pentru noul sezon de Liga 3" [11 clubs that will fill the vacancies for the new League 3 season] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 5 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
^ "Costin Lazăr a semnat" [Costin Lazăr signed] (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 25 October 2024. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
^ "Costin Lazăr vrea play-off-ul în Seria 3 din Liga 3 și a adus opt jucători la Progresul Fundulea. Trei au venit de la formații din Liga 2" [Costin Lazăr wants the play-offs in Series 3 of League 3 and brought eight players to Progresul Fundulea. Three came from League 2 teams] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 20 February 2025. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.

External links

AFC Progresul Fundulea on Facebook

[1] "Progresul Fundulea, campioană județeană!" [Progresul Fundulea, county champion!] (in Romanian). arenamedia.ro. 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2025.

[2] "Progresul Fundulea a promovat în Liga 3!" [Progresul Fundulea promoted to League 3!] (in Romanian). arenamedia.ro. 24 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.

[3] "Meciurile retur ale barajului de promovare în Liga 3" [The return matches of the promotion play-off in League 3] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 24 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.

[4] "Progresul Fundulea, altă formație din Liga 3 care a schimbat antrenorul. A debutat deja cu noul "principal" și a înregistrat un eșec drastic" [Progresul Fundulea, another team in League 3 that changed their coach. They have already debuted with the new "main" and have recorded a drastic failure] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[5] "11 cluburi care vor completa din locurile vacante pentru noul sezon de Liga 3" [11 clubs that will fill the vacancies for the new League 3 season] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 5 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.

[6] "Costin Lazăr a semnat" [Costin Lazăr signed] (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 25 October 2024. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.

[7] "Costin Lazăr vrea play-off-ul în Seria 3 din Liga 3 și a adus opt jucători la Progresul Fundulea. Trei au venit de la formații din Liga 2" [Costin Lazăr wants the play-offs in Series 3 of League 3 and brought eight players to Progresul Fundulea. Three came from League 2 teams] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 20 February 2025. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.

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