Asociația Fotbal Club Progresul Fundulea, also known as Progresul Fundulea or simply Fundulea, is a

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based in

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. The club currently plays in

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, the third tier of

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, following promotion at the end of the

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season.

History

Founded in 2002, Progresul Fundulea spent its entire history competing in the Călărași County championships, the fourth and fifth tiers of

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. Progresul earned promotion to

at the end of the

season, after winning Liga IV – Călărași County and defeating

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, winners of Liga IV – Ilfov County, 4–1 on aggregate. In its debut season in Liga III, Progresul, under the leadership of coach Augustin Călin, finished 9th in Series III in both the regular season and the play-out round, and was relegated back to the fourth division. However, Fundulenii were spared from relegation due to the withdrawal of other teams. Călin departed after five rounds of the 2024–25 campaign and was succeeded by former Romanian international

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, who made significant changes to strengthen the squad, bringing in eight new players during the winter break including Bogdan Ștefan, Daniel Târțău, Robert Stănici, Ștefan Coman, Mihai Badea, Adrian Perenyi, Mihai Popescu and Mario Abăluță. Under Lazăr’s guidance, Progresul Fundulea concluded the regular season in 4th place and secured 3rd place in the play-off round of Series III.

Honours

Liga IV – Călărași County *Winners (1):

*Runners-up (3):

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, 2011–12, 2021–22

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–

*Winners (1): 2021–22

League history

Former managers

* Augustin Călin (2023–2024) *

(2024–)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Progresul Fundulea 2002 establishments in Romania Liga III clubs Liga IV clubs Association football clubs established in 2002 Football clubs in Călărași County