FC Bălți
FC Bălți is a Moldovan football club based in Bălți, Moldova. They play in the Moldovan National Division, the top division of Moldovan football. Between 1992 and 2014 the team was known as Olimpia.
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Bălți | ||
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| Founded | 1984 as Zarya 2020 as Bălți | ||
| Ground | Stadionul Orășenesc | ||
| Capacity | 5,953 | ||
| Owner | Primăria Bălți | ||
| President | Vladimir Țaranu | ||
| Head coach | Ihor Rakhayev | ||
| League | Divizia Națională | ||
| 2020–21 | Divizia A, 1st of 14 (promoted) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
The club was founded in 1984 as FC Zarya (Russian: ФК Заря Бельцы), and in 1991, when Moldova gained its independence, the club was renamed to FC Olimpia Bălți. In July 2014 it was decided to return to the old name - FC Zaria Bălți.
FC Bălți gained worldwide notoriety in December 2009 for putting an online bid through which the winner would awarded a one-year contract as a player with the club.[1] The winner was a Brazilian businessman who had a brief career as a footballer in his native country. Nevertheless, the winning bidder declined the position stating that, since he never paid the application fee, he assumed his bid would not be taken into account.[2] In April 2010 the club called for a new bidding round.[3] The winner was never announced, though.
Name history
- FC Zaria Bălți (1984–1991)
- FC Olimpia Bălți (1991–2014)
- FC Zaria Bălți (2014–2019)
- FC Bălți (2020–)
Current squad
- As of 8 November 2021[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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European record
| Season | Round | Opponents | Home leg | Away leg | Aggregate | |
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| 2010–11 | Q1 |  Khazar Lankaran |
0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 (a) |  |
| Q2 |  Dinamo București |
0–2 | 1–5 | 1–7 |  | |
| 2016–17 | Q1 |  Videoton |
2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | |
| 2017–18 | Q1 |  Sarajevo |
2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 (6–5 p) | |
| Q2 |  Apollon Limassol |
1–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | | |
| 2018–19 | Q1 |  Górnik Zabrze |
1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
- Notes
- Q1: First qualifying round
- Q2: Second qualifying round
Seasons
| Season | League | Cup | Super Cup | Europe | |||||||||
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| Division | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Competition | Result | |||
| 1992 | Divizia Națională | 9th | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 17 | ? | – | – | – |
| 1992–93 | Divizia Națională | 7th | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 28 | 34 | ? | – | – | – |
| 1993–94 | Divizia Națională | 5th | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 41 | 34 | ? | – | – | – |
| 1994–95 | Divizia Națională | 3rd | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 57 | Quarter-finals | – | – | – |
| 1995–96 | Divizia Națională | 5th | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 25 | 63 | ? | – | – | – |
| 1996–97 | Divizia Națională | 5th | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 34 | 60 | Semi-finals | – | – | – |
| 1997–98 | Divizia Națională | 6th | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 21 | 44 | Round of 16 | – | – | – |
| 1998–99 | Divizia Națională | 5th | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 30 | Semi-finals | – | – | – |
| 1999–2000 | Divizia Națională | 6th | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 51 | 46 | Quarter-finals | – | – | – |
| 2000–01 | Divizia Națională |  8th |
28 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 49 | 14 | Quarter-finals | – | – | – |
| 2001–02 | Divizia A | 4th | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 45 | 53 | ? | – | – | – |
| 2002–03 | Divizia A | 4th | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 29 | 49 | ? | – | – | – |
| 2003–04 | Divizia A | 8th | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 31 | 50 | Round of 16 | – | – | – |
| 2004–05 | Divizia A | 3rd | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 63 | 22 | 69 | Round of 16 | – | – | – |
| 2005–06 | Divizia A |  3rd |
28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 23 | 59 | ? | – | – | – |
| 2006–07 | Divizia Națională | 6th | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 50 | 42 | Round of 16 | – | – | – |
| 2007–08 | Divizia Națională | 8th | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 46 | 27 | Quarter-finals | – | – | – |
| 2008–09 | Divizia Națională | 6th | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 32 | 40 | Quarter-finals | – | – | – |
| 2009–10 | Divizia Națională | 3rd | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 23 | 60 | Semi-finals | – | – | – |
| 2010–11 | Divizia Națională | 6th | 39 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 59 | 31 | 74 | Runners-up | – | Europa League | Q2 |
| 2011–12 | Divizia Națională | 5th | 33 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 45 | Quarter-finals | – | – | – |
| 2012–13 | Divizia Națională | 10th | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 50 | 35 | Round of 16 | – | – | – |
| 2013–14 | Divizia Națională | 11th | 33 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 26 | 77 | 18 | Round of 16 | – | – | – |
| 2014–15 | Divizia Națională | 9th | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 66 | 12 | Round of 16 | – | – | – |
| 2015–16 | Divizia Națională | 4th | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 42 | Winners | – | – | – |
| 2016–17 | Divizia Națională | 4th | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 21 | 65 | Runners-up | Runners-up | Europa League | Q1 |
| 2017 | Divizia Națională | 5th | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 20 | 24 | Quarter-finals | – | Europa League | Q2 |
| 2018 | Divizia Națională | 8th |
28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 46 | 22 | Quarter-finals | – | Europa League | Q1 |
| 2019 | Divizia A | 10th | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 65 | 60 | 31 | First round | – | – | – |
| 2020–21 | Divizia A | 1st |
26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 17 | 69 | Second round | – | – | – |
References
- "Футбольный клуб "Олимпия" (Бельцы)". Fcolimpia.md. 2009-12-21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- Thiago Lavinas Rio de Janeiro. "Globoesporte.com > Futebol Internacional – NOTÍCIAS – Brasileiro vence leilão para jogar na Moldávia, mas avisa que vai dar bolo". Globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- "Футбольный клуб "Олимпия" (Бельцы)". Fcolimpia.md. 2010-04-10. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- "Football: Balti - squad". FlashScore.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
External links
- Official website (in Russian)
- FC Bălți on divizia-a.md (in Romanian and Russian)
- FC Bălți on Soccerway