Our U18 and U17 teams both faced Farul Constanța in Ovidiu in the third round of the academy play-offs. The U15 and U16 home fixtures against Farul, also scheduled for this weekend, have provisionally been postponed to 12 December.
Our U18 and U17 teams both faced Farul Constanța in Ovidiu in the third round of the academy play-offs. The U15 and U16 home fixtures against Farul, also scheduled for this weekend, have provisionally been postponed to 12 December.
U18
With two wins behind us, we travelled to Farul for the third round of the Youth League play-offs. The hosts took the lead through Berchez Matei in the 23rd minute, but Kertész Márk equalised four minutes later. After the teams went into the break at 1–1, Farul settled the match with a goal from Tripon Darius in the 67th minute. Deáky Zsombor made several important saves, but we were unable to find another equaliser and suffered our first defeat of the play-offs.
After the match, head coach Goran Kopunović began by discussing the significance of the play-offs. As he explained, competing among the country’s top eight teams benefits both the players’ development and the club; at this level, there are no easy opponents or easy matches. The encounter with Farul demonstrated this particularly clearly.
“Yesterday, Farul were superior to us technically, in terms of speed and physically. I cannot say anything bad about the team, because the boys really wanted to do well. There was simply a difference between the two sides,” the coach said.
Kopunović also singled out our goalkeeper’s performance: Deáky Zsombor made numerous good saves, earning his coach’s congratulations. He stressed that one defeat does not decide anything, with the end of the play-offs still a long way off. He sees the match as an important lesson: the players experienced first-hand where they still need to improve and what they need to do better in training. Our team is already preparing for the next match, at home to Universitatea Craiova. The head coach expects a difficult encounter against familiar opponents and hopes the boys will produce a better performance.
Youth League, play-offs, Round 3
Farul Constanța–FK Csíkszereda 2–1 (1–1)
Sunday, 8 November 2026, 12:00
Ovidiu, Gheorghe Hagi Academy
Goalscorers: Berchez Matei (23), Tripon Darius (67); Kertész Márk (27).
Farul Constanța: Taș Baran – Carabaș Dimitrie, Neamțu Edward (Pambuca Alesio, 62), Iordache Teodor, Filea Andrei (captain), Păcuraru David (Ganea Cristian, 90+1), Tripon Darius, Minescu Antonio (Telehoi Alexandru, 62), Oancea Andrei (Șifiringă George, 62), Berchez Matei (Rezmiveș Sergiu, 75), Plugaru Răzvan. Unused substitute: Marțian Mihai. Head coach: Banoți Stere.
FK Csíkszereda: Deáky Zsombor – Miara Dominik, Kertész Márk, Cătrinoi Cornea Sebastian, Bódi Lehel, Máthé Apor (captain), Tóth-Pál Előd, Tóth-Pál Milán, Bíró Artur, Bota Darius (Ilyés Máté, 62; subsequently replaced by Prezsmer Victor in the 68th minute), Oșvat Darius. Unused substitutes: Covaciu Roland, Győrfi Krisztián, Orbán Márton, Baior Darius, Marian Robert. Head coach: Goran Kopunović.
Referee: Cojocaru Sebastian. Assistants: Rarinca Robert-Octavian and Marin Marco Jan. Fourth official: Constantinescu Cătălin Ionuț.
Other results in the round: SC Dinamo 1948–CFR Cluj 1–1; Universitatea Craiova–FCSB 2–0; Viitorul Cluj–Rapid București 1–3.
Youth League play-off standings after Round 3:
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rapid București | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13–3 | 22 |
| 2. | FK Csíkszereda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6–4 | 18 |
| 3. | Farul Constanța | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5–1 | 17 |
| 4. | FCSB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1–3 | 15 |
| 5. | Universitatea Craiova | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4–5 | 14 |
| 6. | SC Dinamo 1948 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2–6 | 12 |
| 7. | CFR Cluj | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5–10 | 12 |
| 8. | Viitorul Cluj | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3–7 | 11 |
The table includes points carried over into the play-offs; Farul and FCSB have played one match fewer.
U17
Our U17 team faced an early setback in Ovidiu, with Ilie Bogdan opening the scoring for Farul in the fifth minute. The same player scored again for the hosts in the second half, in the 70th minute, securing a 2–0 victory in the third round of the play-offs. Following our win over Viitorul Cluj in the previous round, our team came away without any points this time.
U17 Elite League, play-offs, Round 3
Farul Constanța–FK Csíkszereda 2–0 (1–0)
Sunday, 8 November 2026, 14:00
Ovidiu, Gheorghe Hagi Academy
Goalscorer: Ilie Bogdan (5, 70). Yellow card: Keresztes Ákos (47).
Farul Constanța: Marțian Mihai – Buzămurgă Vulpe Yannis, Drăghici Damian (Tararache Nikos, 89), Oglindă Andrei, Bătu David, Nestor Patrick, Cîra Sorin (Lupu Luca, 66), Avram Albert (captain; Croitoru David, 46), Ilie Bogdan (Ciobotariu Andrei, 79), Istrate Ianis, Curt Christian. Unused substitutes: Pătru Mihnea, Jarda David. Head coach: Falină Constantin. Assistant coach: Ștefan Liviu.
FK Csíkszereda: Kajtár András – Hella-Fehér Dániel (Jánosi Zsolt, 78), Keresztes Ákos, Szabó Örs (Polgár József, 86), Fülöp Farkas, Ambrus Lukács (Fazakas Zalán, 57), Klein Tizian, Lukács Bence, Jánoska-Máthé Krisztián, Oniga Victor, Győrfi Bence (captain). Unused substitutes: Hegedus Cristian, Déva Kristóf, Fazakas Gellért, Șeitan-Pataki David. Coach: Mitra Szilárd.
Referee: Constantinescu Cătălin Ionuț. Assistants: Rarinca Robert-Octavian and Marin Marco Jan. Fourth official: Cojocaru Sebastian.
Other results in the round: CS Dinamo București–CFR Cluj 1–2; Viitorul Cluj–Rapid București 1–4; Campionii FC Argeș–FCSB 2–1.
U17 Elite League play-off standings after Round 3:
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rapid București | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10–3 | 22 |
| 2. | Farul Constanța | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7–1 | 21 |
| 3. | FCSB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4–3 | 19 |
| 4. | CFR Cluj | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5–5 | 19 |
| 5. | Campionii FC Argeș | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3–7 | 16 |
| 6. | CS Dinamo București | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3–5 | 15 |
| 6. | FK Csíkszereda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3–5 | 15 |
| 8. | Viitorul Cluj | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3–9 | 13 |
The table includes points carried over into the play-offs. Farul and FCSB have played one match fewer; our team is joint sixth with Dinamo, with identical records.
Pre-academy
U14
We scored seven goals against Viitorul Onești at the Erőss Zsolt Arena. We were already 4–1 ahead at the break and extended our lead in the second half. Albert Alpár scored four times, Kocsis Attila twice and Szabó Balázs once.
U14 Elite League, Group 2, regular season, Round 14. Saturday, 7 November 2026, 11:00. Erőss Zsolt Arena.
FK Csíkszereda–Viitorul Onești 7–1 (4–1)
Our goalscorers: Albert Alpár (4), Kocsis Attila (2), Szabó Balázs.
Our line-up: Marthy Soma – Kercsó Bence, Bartis Balázs, Gellér Zsombor, Páll Dávid, Monori Máté, Lukács Gellért, Páll Árpád, Kocsis Attila, Csiszer Botond, Albert Alpár. Also played: Oanea Patrik, Bíró Patrik, Szabó Balázs, Tikosi Magor, Szentpáli Lóránt, Ambrus Gergő, Dénes Áron. Coaches: Hodgyai László and Barabási Roland.
U13
Our U13 team also hosted Viitorul Onești and scored six goals in the first half alone. Borvíz Dávid contributed three goals to the 11–2 victory, Antonache Alex, Parajdi Zsombor and Ábrahám Csanád scored twice each, while Jánosi Áron and Cseke Márton added one apiece.
U13 Elite League, Group 2, regular season, Round 14. Saturday, 7 November 2026.
FK Csíkszereda–Viitorul Onești 11–2 (6–1)
Our goalscorers: Borvíz Dávid (3), Antonache Alex (2), Parajdi Zsombor (2), Ábrahám Csanád (2), Jánosi Áron, Cseke Márton.
Our line-up: Blága Koppány (Bilibok Csanád) – Antal János (Kóka Szilárd), Portik David (Cseke Márton), Potyó Ádám (Bodor Dávid), Blagu Petru (Mihály Ádám) – Parajdi Zsombor (Tordai Kristóf), Toth Krisztián (Borvíz Dávid), Antonache Alex (Jánosi Áron) – Balázs Bulcsú (Ábrahám Csanád). Coaches: Kercsó Ábel and Tankó Hunor.