Foresta Fălticeni

The club was founded in 1954 in Fălticeni under the name of Avântul Fălticeni. Playing in the Divizia C, Foresta reached the 1966–67 Romanian Cup final, becoming, according to The Playmaker, the first third-division team to do so. After eliminating Steagul Roșu Brașov and, on the age criterion then used to decide drawn ties, Politehnica Timișoara and Politehnica Iași, Foresta beat the reigning champions Rapid București 1–0 in the semi-final. The final, played on 2 July 1967 at the Stadionul Republicii in Bucharest before 20,000 spectators, was won 6–0 by Steaua București. In 1997, the club was moved to Suceava after it won the promotion to the Divizia A for the first time in history. The main reason for the move was the inadequate state of Foresta's stadium in Fălticeni, which was both small and had a cracked stand. Another reason for the move was, that the main team in the city, CSM Suceava had failed to achieve any notable performances during the previous decade. During its three seasons in the Divizia A, the club played as Foresta Suceava. On 11 November 2000, in the 13th round of the 2000–01 season, Foresta won 5–4 away against reigning champions Dinamo București, after the hosts had led 4–0 until the 62nd minute. Tinel Petre, Adrian Mihalcea, Iulian Tameș and Marius Niculae scored for Dinamo, while Robert Niță (two goals, including the 89th-minute winner), Marius Păcurar and Mihai Botan (two goals) scored for Foresta. The teams were managed by Cornel Dinu (Dinamo) and…

Liga I:

Best finish: 13th 2000–01 Liga II

Winners (2): 1996–97, 1999–2000 Runners-up (1): 1995–96 Liga III

Winners (5): 1956, 1973–74, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1994–95 Runners-up (3): 1968–69, 1979–80, 1980–81 Cupa României

Winners (0): Runners-up (1): 1966–67