FC Speranța Drochia

FC Speranța Drochia is a Moldovan football club based in Drochia. They play in the Moldovan Liga 1, the second tier of Moldovan football.

FC Speranța Drochia

Full name	Football Club Speranța Drochia
Founded	1976
Ground	Complexul Sportiv Drochia^[1]
Capacity	5,000
League	Moldovan Liga 1
2021–22	11th of 12

History

Founded in 1976, the club spent two seasons in the Soviet Second League,^[2] after which it played in the football championship of the Moldavian SSR.^[3] After Moldova's independence in 1991, Speranța played in the first three seasons of the Moldovan second tier,^[4][5][6] before the club was dissolved in 1996.^[2] In 2007, the club was revived as CS Drochia, playing in the third tier. In July 2016 the club returned to the old name Speranța Drochia, and in 2018 it was promoted to the second tier.^[7] In 2022, Speranța finished in 11th place out of 12 teams and were to be relegated back to the third tier.^[8] However, they kept their place in the league after another team, Iskra Rîbnița, were voluntarily relegated.^[9]

Honours

• Divizia B

Winners (1): 2018^[10]

References

1. Soccerway
2. "«Сперанца» Дрокия (Не существует)". FootballFacts.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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6. "Чемпионат Молдавии D2 1993/94". FootballFacts (in Russian). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
7. "«Сперанца» Дрокия". FootballFacts.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
8. "Сперанца Дрокия проиграла Олимпу и математически лишилась шансов остаться в Дивизии А". Divizia-A.md (in Russian). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
9. "Стало известно, какой клуб заменит Искру в предстоящем сезоне Лиги 1". Divizia-a.md (in Russian). 15 July 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
10. "Moldova 2018". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 May 2022.