Full Name: Fotbal Club Farul Constanţa City: Constanţa Founded: 1949 Stadium: Stadion Farul (15,520) Colors: Blue, White Previous: Locomotiva (1949-58), Farul (1958-72), FC Constanţa (1972-88) Nickname: Marinarii (The Sailors)
Description:
Farul = Lighthouse. The club has this name due to the city's Black Sea location, its large harbor and the lighthouse's importance within it. Formed in 1949 by the merger of Dezrobirea and PCA. The Marinarii nickname is a reference to the city's location on the Black Sea.
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