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Voința Lupac
Full nameAsociația Fotbal Club
Voința Lupac
Nickname(s)Croații (The Croats)
Short nameLupac
Founded1982 as Sporting Lupac
Dissolved2024
GroundVoința
Capacity350
2023–24Liga III, Seria VII, 7th (withdrew)

Asociația Fotbal Club Voința Lupac, also known as Voința Lupac, was a Romanian football club based in Lupac, Caraș-Severin County, which last played in Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system, following its promotion from the Liga IV – Caraș-Severin County in the 2020–21 season. The players were nicknamed the Croats, because Lupac commune was mostly made up of Krashovani Croats.

History

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The Croats won the Caraș-Severin County Championship for the first time in the 2014–15 season[1] but lost the Liga III promotion play-off against ASU Politehnica Timișoara, the winner of Liga IV – Timiș County, after 1–5 at Timișoara and 2–1 at Lupac.[2][3]

Voința managed to win again the Liga IV – Caraș-Severin County in the 2017–18 season[4] and faced in the promotion play-off, the winner of Liga IV – Hunedoara County, CS Hunedoara, but despite a 1–0 away win in the first leg, Voința lost the promotion after an 1–2 defeat in the second leg in front of their own supporters.[5][6]

At the end of 2018–19 season, Voința Lupac, led by Boșco Vișatovici, crowned as county champion of Liga IV – Caraș-Severin County and qualified for the promotion play-off in Liga III,[7][8][9] but lost (0–2 at home and 1–6 away) in front of Fortuna Becicherecu Mic, the winner of Liga IV – Timiș County.[10][11]

Voința promoted for the first time in its history to Liga III at the end of the 2020–21 season. Coached by Boșco Vișatovici, the Croats won the Liga IV – Caraș-Severin County and the promotion play-off against Universitatea Craiova II (0–1 at Craiova and 3–0 at Lupac).[12]

As newly promoted in the 2021–22 Liga III, Voința Lupac reached the play-off in the seventh Series VII and finished in 3rd place, ahead of Pandurii Târgu Jiu and behind CSM Reșita and CSM Deva who finished in the first two places. The squad of the first season in the third league included players like: Cătălin Căpățână, Dragoș Trașcă, Daniel Petruț, Dragoș Circa, Cristian Danci, Milorad Banac, Daniel Vădrariu, Andrei Vaștag, Alexandru Avramovici, Alexandru Giurică, Flavius Lucica, Bogdan Bărbulescu, Robert Dalea, Takenori Kawagoe, Andrea Săndescu, Denis Jivan, Denis Arjocan, Flavius Cega, Vichente Marcu, Emanuel Jinga, Cristian Popa, Demetris Cristodulo among others.

Voința Lupac appointed Lucian Dobre as head coach for the 2022–23 season,[13] but he departed with three rounds remaining in the first stage of Series VII.[14] Adrian Enășescu took over[15] and guided the team to a 6th-place finish in the first stage, ultimately securing 5th place overall after the play-out round.

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League history

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See also: Romanian football league system

References

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  1. ^ "Voința Lupac este campioana județului Caraș-Severin la fotbal" [Voința Lupac is the champion of Caraș-Severin county in football] (in Romanian). radioresita.ro. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. ^ "ASU Poli a spart voința "croaților". Echipa din Lupac a fost îngenuncheată la Timișoara în prima manșă a barajului" [ASU Poli broke the will of the "Croats". The team from Lupac was kneel at Timișoara in the first leg of the play-off] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Voința Lupac a câștigat returul cu ASU Politehnica dar nu a reușit să promoveze în Liga a treia de fotbal" [Voința Lupac won the return match with ASU Politehnica but failed to promote to the Third Football League] (in Romanian). radioresita.ro. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Voința Lupac a câștigat ediția 2017/2018 a Ligii 4" [Voința Lupac won the 2017/2018 edition of Liga 4] (in Romanian). frf.ro. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  5. ^ "CS Hunedoara a pierdut acasă în turul barajului pentru Liga a III-a" [CS Hunedoara lost at home in the first round of the play-off for the League III] (in Romanian). servuspress.ro. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  6. ^ "CS Hunedoara promovează în Liga a III-a după victoria cu 2-1 la Voința Lupac" [CS Hunedoara is promoted to the 3rd League after the 2-1 victory at Voința Lupac] (in Romanian). mesagerulhunedorean.ro. 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Final de campionat și în Liga a IV-a Caraș-Severin: Voința Lupac, din nou pe primul loc!" [Championship final in Liga IV Caraș-Severin: Voința Lupac, again in first place!] (in Romanian). reper24.ro. 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Liga a IV-a, sezon 2018/2019" [Liga a IV-a, 2018/2019 season] (in Romanian). frf-ajf.ro. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Voința Lupac a cucerit cupa și campionatul" [Voința Lupac won the cup and the championship] (in Romanian). caon.ro. 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Voința Lupac – Fortuna Becicherecu Mic 0-2 (0-1)" (in Romanian). sporttim.ro. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Fortuna Becicherecu Mic – Voința Lupac 6-1 (2-0)" (in Romanian). sporttim.ro. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Voința Lupac trece de Craiova 2 și urcă în Liga 3" [Voința Lupac passes Craiova 2 and climbs to League 3] (in Romanian). caon.ro. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Lucian Dobre a semnat cu AFC Voința Lupac" [Lucian Dobre signed with AFC Voința Lupac] (in Romanian). caon.ro. 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Lucian Dobre nu mai este antrenorul Lupacului!" [Lucian Dobre is no longer the coach of Lupac!] (in Romanian). caon.ro. 8 January 2023. Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Voința Lupac și-a prezentat noul antrenor și a renunțat la un mijlocaș cu multă experiență, fost la Dinamo, Viitorul Constanța și Corona Brașov" [Voința Lupac introduced its new coach and gave up a midfielder with a lot of experience, formerly at Dinamo, Viitorul Constanța and Corona Brașov] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 25 January 2023. Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
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