AFC Metalul Buzau

AFC Metalul Buzau, commonly known as Metalul Buzau, is a Romanian professional football club based in Buzau, Romania, founded in 1954. Currently the team plays in Liga III.

History

AFC Metalul Buzau was founded in 1954 as AS Metalul Buzau and was set up by the trade union of IUT Buzau. From the first season to the 1966 season, the team evolved into the county championship and in autumn of 66, the city of Buzau returned with a team in Divizia C, this team was Metalul.

In 1971, through a reorganization of the football from Buzau, Gloria Buzau was formed and taking a part of Metalul's players and the place in Divizia C, Gloria succeeded in the 1971–72 Divizia C season to occupy the 1st place in the series and after a play-off match at Ploiești to promote in Divizia B.

At the insistence of the workers from the IUT factory, in 1982 the football team was re-established. At that time Steaua Sahateni, a small team from Buzau County played in Divizia C. Buzoienii merged with the team from Sahateni and took its place in Liga III.

In 1996, following the association with CORD Buzau, Metalul became Metalcord Buzau. The last edition in which the team from Buzau evolved in the Liga III under this name was 2005–06 Divizia C season.

In the summer of 2007, the club returned to its former name AS Metalul Buzau and participated annually in the Buzau County Championship, the equivalent of the Liga IV in the Romanian football system.

The team was taken over in 2013 by the company Revicom Oil, changing its name in AFC Metalul Buzau.

At the end of 2016–17 Metalul won Liga IV-Buzau County and the promotion play-off match against CS Amara 9–2 on aggregate and promoted back to Liga III after 10 years of absence.

In the 2019-2020, Metalul achieved the club's best performance in Cupa Romaniei when reached Round of 16, after winning against Avantul Zarnești (3-0 by FA decision; 2nd Round), SCM Gloria Buzau (3-2 after pen.