FCM Bacău [SEP] dissolved or abolished
FCM Bacău
FCM Bacău was a Romanian football club, founded in 1950 and dissolved in 2014. It is the best placed Moldovan team in the Liga I All-Time Table, ranking 10th with 42 seasons played.
History.
The club was established in 1950, and has achieved some decent results in the league (despite never having finished in the top 3), 4th place in the 1972/1973 season and 5th place in the 1996/1997 season as its best results there. In 2001, FCM Bacău relegated to the
, a former football player who played for local team FCM Bacău and Steaua Bucureşti, as president.
The club was dissolved in January 2009 because of the financial crisis of 2007–2008.
In February 2009 businessman Giani Nedelcu joined with Mircea Crainiciuc and refounded Luceafărul Lotus Băile Felix, which was dissolved during the previous summer. The club took Ştiinţa's place in the championship, but played in the remaining games under the name of "Ştiinţa Bacău". After the season's conclusion, Luceafărul reverted to its traditional name.