Fortuna Becicherecu Mic
OwnerBecicherecu Mic Commune
ChairmanCălin Pașca
ManagersSorin Brîndescu, seconded by Andra Vela & Florin Pădurean
StadiumComunal
Liga I3rd
Romanian CupR16
Top goalscorerLeague: Alexandra Lunca (8)
All: Alexandra Lunca (8)

The 2019–20 season is Fortuna Becicherecu Mic's 5th season in existence, and their 3nd consecutive season in the top flight of Romanian women's football.

Season review

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July and August

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Early July, during the summer transfer window, Fortuna signed capped national team players Maria Neacșu and Adina Rognean.[1][2]

At the beginning of August, the team also signed another capped national team player, Nicoleta Deca out of early retirement.

On the 11th of August, the team played an international friendly match with serbian league team ŽFK Zemun.

The league started early with an eagerly awaited derby:[3][4] on 25 August Fortuna debuted at home against champions Olimpia Cluj in a 0-3 loss.[5][6][7]

September

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In the second league round match played on the 1st of September, Fortuna won at Baia Mare against Independența.

Just at the end of the transfer window, Lidia Șuveț left the team for Piroș Security Arad, while moldova national team player Dumitrița Prisăcari joined the team.[8]

Also, Sorin Brândescu, associate professor at the West University of Timișoara became general manager of the team.

In round 3 Fortuna thrashed Universitatea Alexandria with a 6-0 home win on 8 September, while a week later, on 15 September it registered a 7-0 away win with CSȘ Târgoviște.

For the second part of the month, Fortuna took a break, while none of its players were called up for the national teams.

October

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On the 12th of October, the league continued with round 5, where Fortuna beat Luceaf[rul Filiași at home with a whopping 10-0, while on 20 October it won the away game against Fair Play Bucure;ti with 7-1.

Fortuna also found out its first Romanian Cup opponent, Bihor United.

In the seventh round played on 27 October, Fortuna managed to secure a tight 2-0 home win agains newly promoted Piroș Security Arad.

November

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Two of its player were called up for the national team. Moldova's Dumitrița Prisăcari and Bianca Ienovan was called up for the Romania senior national team for the first time, previously having played only for under-17 and under-19 teams.

On 3 November Fortuna defeated 3-0 Heniu Prundu Bârgăului in an away match, while on 8 October it travelled to oradea to play in the 2nd round of the Romanian Cup against Bihor united. However, the match did not take place because of the absence of an ambulance, so Fortuna was awarded a 3-0 forfait win.

On 17 November, the team was narrowly defeated at home by rivals Universitatea Galați, 1-0 in round 9 of Liga I. A week later, on 24 November, Fortuna received the visit of Selena SN Constanța in round 10, and covincingly won with 7-0.

Round 11 was a tough match, as Fortuna was to travel to Odorheiu Secuiesc to meet Vasas Femina, on 30 November, on the eve of the National Day. The match ended in a tie, 1-1 with DUmitrița Prisăcari being awarded a red card. Due to this tie, Fortuna finished the first half of the planned season in third place, after U Olimpia Cluj and Universitatea Galați.

December-February

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On 15 December, Fortuna participated at Laura Rus indoor futsal cup.

On 15 January 2020, it was announced that general manager Sorin Brândescu will take over the coach position form Florin Pădurean and Andra Vela, the two becoming assistant coaches.

On 5 February, a new transfer was announced - youth player Clara Roșu joined the team. As she was 15 and eligible for league games, she immediately joined the first team.

In order to prepare for the second part of the Liga I, Fortuna played a series of international friendlies - against ŽFK TSC, won by 1-0 and offered ŽFK Zemun a rematch in Serbia, which was won by the hosts with 2-0.

After playing a friendly against Liga III's Politehnica Timișoara, Fortuna played a rematch at home against ŽFK TSC, which was won 4-2.

5 players were called up for the Romanian national teams which participated in friendly tournaments in Turkey- captain Cristina Codrescu, Claudia Bistrian for the senior team, while Cosmina Roșu, Bianca Ienovan and Larisa Grigore for the under-19 team.

oana Stoianov left for Banat Girls Reșița, while Mariana Voinea was loaned for the remainder of the season to Piroș Security Arad.

In the round of 16 of the Romanian Cup, Fortuna was to meet Banat Girls Reșița. The game was iniltially postoponed, then due to the COVID-19 panddemic ,was postponed indefinitely.

The rest of the season was also cancelled, so Fortuna finished the League on 3rd place, as the standings were frozen to those on 1 December, the last date any league game was played.

First-team squad

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Last updated on 19 March 2020[9] Ages on 1 July 2019. Players who left during the season have their numbers denoted in brackets.
Squad No. Name Nationality Pos. Date of Birth (Age) Notes
Goalkeepers
12 Cosmina Roșu   GK (2000-03-20)20 March 2000 (aged 19)
Defenders
3 Dumitrița Prisăcari   DF (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 25) joined at the start of September 2019.[8]
4 Sabina Scurtu   DF (2000-04-10)10 April 2000 (aged 19)
6 Denisa Heisu   DF (1997-06-26)26 June 1997 (aged 22)
7 Claudia Bistrian   DF (1996-08-31)31 August 1996 (aged 22)
10 Cristina Codrescu (captain)   DF (1993-10-31)31 October 1993 (aged 25)
15 Denisa Hațegan   DF (1994-06-09)9 June 1994 (aged 25)
17 Rebeca Pavel   DF (2000-06-12)12 June 2000 (aged 19)
18 Florina Abrudan (vice-captain)   DF (1994-06-07)7 June 1994 (aged 25)
(3) Lidia Șuveț   DF (1997-07-24)24 July 1997 (aged 21) left at the start of September 2019 for Piroș Security Arad
(13) Oana Stoianov   DF (1998-08-08)8 August 1998 (aged 20) left in February 2020 for Banat Girls Reșița
Midfielders
5 Maria Neacșu   MF (1999-09-27)27 September 1999 (aged 19) joined in middle July 2019 from CSS Târgoviște, after loan at U Olimpia Cluj[1][2]
8 Cristina Costa   MF (1990-02-20)20 February 1990 (aged 29)
11 Larisa Grigore   MF (2002-02-04)4 February 2002 (aged 17)
16 Bianca Ienovan   MF (2002-08-23)23 August 2002 (aged 16)
21 Nicoleta Deca   MF (1995-07-02)2 July 1995 (aged 23) joined at the start of August 2019, free agent[10]
24 Cristina Sucilă   MF (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 30)
26 Anca Dobai   MF (2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 17)
27 Nikoleta Kurja   MF (2002-08-03)3 August 2002 (aged 16)
Clara Roșu   MF (2005-04-15)15 April 2005 (aged 14) joined at the start of February 2020 from Dream Team București[11]
Forwards
9 Adina Rognean   FW (1994-05-28)28 May 1994 (aged 25) joined in middle July 2019 from Heniu Prundu Bârgăului[1][2]
14 Alexandra Lunca   FW (1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 23) left at the end of the season
20 Teodora Țirtea   FW (1995-10-27)27 October 1995 (aged 23)
23 Melisa Șodincă   FW (1991-11-15)15 November 1991 (aged 27)
(19) Mariana Voinea   FW (1998-04-11)11 April 1998 (aged 21) was loaned in February 2020 to Piroș Security Arad

Friendlies

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Pre-season

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11 August 2019 (2019-08-11) Friendly Fortuna Becicherecu Mic 2–0   ŽFK Zemun Becicherecu Mic
14:00 EET Grigore   ?' (pen)
Rognean   ?'
Stadium: Stadionul Comunal (Becicherecu Mic)

Winter break

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8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) Friendly   ŽFK TSC 1–0 Fortuna Becicherecu Mic
16 February 2020 (2020-02-16) Friendly   ŽFK Zemun 0–2 Fortuna Becicherecu Mic Zemun
14:00 CET Ienovan   ?', ?'
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) Friendly Fortuna Becicherecu Mic 4–2   ŽFK TSC Becicherecu Mic
15:00 EET Deca   ?', ?'
Abrudan   ?'
Șepețan   ?'
? Stadium: Stadionul Comunal (Becicherecu Mic)

League

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Matches

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20 October 2019 (2019-10-20) 6 Fair Play București 1–7 Fortuna Becicherecu Mic Ciorogârla
11:00 EET Petre   30?' Report Deca   20'
Bistrian   ?', 70', 77'
Codrescu   56'
Lunca   ?'
Țirtea   87'
Stadium: Baza Sportivă Ciorogârla
Referee: Marius Chițu
Assistant referees: Ion Onicescu, Adrian Păunescu

Romanian Cup

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8 November 2019 (2019-11-08) 2nd phase/R32 United Bihor 0–3 Fortuna Becicherecu Mic Tileagd
11:00 EET Report (awarded) Stadium: Stadionul Foresta (Tileagd)
Referee: Laurentiu Ciuchiță
Assistant referees: Rareș Lakatos, George Urs

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of match played X April 2020
Sortable table
No. Pos. Nat. Name Liga I Cup Off. Total Friendlies Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
3 DF   Dumitrița Prisăcari
4 DF   Sabina Scurtu
5 MF   Maria Neacșu
6 DF   Denisa Heișu
7 DF   Claudia Bistrian
5 MF   Cristina Costa
9 ST   Adina Rognean
10 DF   Cristina Codrescu
11 MF   Larisa Grigore
12 GK   Cosmina Roșu
14 ST   Alexandra Lunca
15 DF   Denisa Hațegan
16 MF   Bianca Ienovan
17 DF   Rebeca Pavel
18 DF   Florina Abrudan
20 ST   Teodora Țîrtea
21 MF   Nicoleta Deca -
23 ST   Melisa Șodincă
24 MF   Cristina Sucilă
27 MF   Nikoleta Kurja
MF   Clara Roșu
Players who are on loan/left Fortuna, but have appeared this season
(3) DF   Lidia Șuveț
(13) DF   Oana Stoianov
(19) ST   Mariana Voinea

Goalscorers

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Includes all competitive matches. Sorted by goals scored in official competitions. Friendly goals counted separately

As of matches played 1 April 2020.
Rank Pos. No. Player League Cup Off. Total Friendlies Total
1 FW 14   Alexandra Lunca 8 0 8
2–3 MF 21   Nicoleta Deca 6 0 6
MF 11   Larisa Grigore 6 0 6
4 DF 7   Claudia Bistrian 5 0 5
5–7 MF 24   Cristina Sucilă 4 0 4
FW 9   Adina Rognean 4 0 4
FW 16   Bianca Ienovan 4 0 4
8 DF 10   Cristina Codrescu 3 0 3
9 FW (19)   Mariana Voinea 2 0 2
10–13 DF 6   Denisa Heisu 1 0 1
DF 18   Florina Abrudan 1 0 1
FW 20   Teodora Țirtea 1 0 1
MF 5   Maria Neacșu 1 0 1
Own Goals by players of other teams 1 0 1
Total 47 0 47

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Doua jucatoare cu CV vin la vicecampioana tarii la fotbal feminin, Fortuna Becicherecu Mic" [Two players with a CV are coming to the women's football vicechampion of the country]. opiniatimisoarei.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 28 March 2020. Archived 28 March 2020 at archive.today
  2. ^ a b c "Și fetele au revenit la treabă! Fortuna Becicherecu Mic a și bifat primele transferuri" [The girls are back to work too! Fortuna Becicherecu Mic already made its first transfers]. tmsport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 28 March 2020. Archived 28 March 2020 at archive.today
  3. ^ "Debut de foc pentru vicecampioana Fortuna Becicherecu Mic. Echipa timiseana joaca din prima contra campioanei" [Fiery debut for vicechampions Fortuna Becicherecu Mic. The team from Timiș plays first against the champion]. tmsport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 31 March 2020. Archived 31 March 2020 at archive.today
  4. ^ "Sa joace (si) fetele. Campionatul feminin de fotbal incepe cu un derby in judetul Timis" [Let the girls (also) play. The women's football championshi starts with a derby in Timiș County]. opiniatimisoarei.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 31 March 2020. Archived 31 March 2020 at archive.today
  5. ^ "Start ratat. Fortuna Becicherecu Mic pierde meciul de debut in noul sezon contra Clujului. Foto" [Missed start. Fortuna Becicherecu Mic loses its debut match in the new season against Cluj. Photo]. opiniatimisoarei.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 31 March 2020. Archived 31 March 2020 at archive.today
  6. ^ "Fără surprize la debut. Fortuna Becicherecu Mic a cedat cu campioana Olimpia Cluj" [No surprises in the debut. Fortuna Becicherecu Mic conceded against champions Olimpia Cluj]. tmsport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 31 March 2020. Archived 31 March 2020 at archive.today
  7. ^ "Au început cum au terminat. "U" Olimpia Cluj, victorie în primul meci al noului sezon şi locul 1 în clasament" [They started like they began. “U” Olimpia Cluj, victory in its first match of the season and firs place in standings]. cjsport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 31 March 2020. Archived 31 March 2020 at archive.today
  8. ^ a b "Dumitrița Prisăcari completează lotul Fortunei Becicherec pentru acest sezon" [Dumitrița Prisăcari completes the squad of Fortuna Becicherec for this season]. fortunabecicherec.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 21 March 2020. Archived 21 March 2020 at archive.today
  9. ^ "Senioare" [Seniors]. fortunabecicherec.ro (in Romanian). Fortuna Becicherecu Mic Website. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Vicecampioana Fortuna Becicherecu Mic a făcut un nou transfer, tot o jucătoare internațională" [Vicechampion Fortuna Becicherecu Mic made a new transfer, an international player again]. tmsport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 28 March 2020. Archived 28 March 2020 at archive.today
  11. ^ "Junioara Clara Roșu se alătură Fortunei Becicherec" [Youth Player Clara Roșu joins Fortuna Becicherec]. fortunabecicherec.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 21 March 2020. Archived 21 March 2020 at archive.today