- CS Buftea
Football club infobox
clubname = CS Buftea
fullname = Club Sportiv Buftea
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founded =2005
ground = Orăşenesc,Buftea
capacity = 1,500
chairman =Constantin Dragomir
manager =Ion Balaur
league =Liga 2
season = 2007-08
position = Liga III, Serie 3, 2nd
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leftarm2=|body2=|rightarm2=|shorts2=|socks2=CS Buftea is a Romanian football club located in
Buftea . The current club was founded in 2005, following a merger between the local team, who was playing in the fourth division, andCimentul Fieni . [http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-3/barajul-pentru-liga-a-ii-a-cs-buftea-2649345]The team finished third in the third division in its first season, 2005-06. They were second in the 2007-08 season, which earned them a spot in the playoff for promotion to
Liga II . They won the playoff and were promoted to the second division, following a 6-3 win against Aerostar Bacău and a 2-2 against Juventus Bucureşti.Prior to the start of the 2007-08 season, Balkan Petroleum, the major shareholder of
FC Timişoara , decided to invest in the club. The team is not officially associated with FC Timişoara. Balkan Petroleum are minority shareholders, with 49% of the stocks, while the City has the rights to 51% of the club. Following this deal, several players have been loaned out from Timişoara to Buftea, includingAlin Raţiu andGueye Mansour . [http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-2/balkan-petroleum-se-va-implica-la-echipa-de-liga-secunda-din-buftea-2752043] It is unclear what implications Balkan Petroleum's decision to sell its share in FC Timişoara will have for the future of FC Buftea.References
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