FC Caracal (2004)
FC Caracal was a Romanian professional football club from Caracal, Olt County, Romania.
Not to be confused with the old clubs that existed in the past in Caracal also named FC Caracal or FCM Caracal.
History
The club was founded at Craiova in 1949 under the name Metalul Craiova. Until 1998 the club was known as FC Electroputere Craiova. In that moment it was renamed Extensiv Craiova and started playing home games on Extensiv Stadium. At half season 2003–04, Extensiv changed its name to FC Craiova, but with no connection to the FC Craiova that existed between 1940–1949.In 2004 the club was moved to Caracal.
Chronology of names
| Name | Period |
| Metalul Craiova | 1949–1956 |
| Energia Craiova | 1956–1957 |
| Rovine Griviţa Craiova | 1957–1958 |
| Feroviarul Craiova | 1958 |
| CFR Rovine Craiova | 1958–1959 |
| Jiul Craiova | 1959 |
| CS Craiova | 1959–1960 |
| CFR Electroputere Craiova | 1960–1961 |
| Electroputere Craiova | 1961–1998 |
| Extensiv Craiova | 1998–2003 |
| FC Craiova | 2003–2004 |
| FC Caracal | 2004–2013 |
Honours
Liga I- Best finish 3rd 1991–92
Liga III
- Winners : 1967–68, 1984–85, 1989–90
- Runners-up : 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 2008–09, 2012–13
FC Caracal in Europe
| Competition | ||||||||
| UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | – 10 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | – 10 |