Clubul Sportiv OrÃÂÃÂenesc Viitorul Darabani, commonly known as Viitorul Darabani, is a Romanian professional football club based in Darabani, BotoÃÂani County. The club last competed in the 2022âÂÂ23 Liga III season before being excluded for two no-shows.
The club has evolved throughout its existence under the names of SÃÂnÃÂtatea Darabani, Recolta Darabani, CS Darabani and Sporting Darabani. The current name was adopted in the summer of 2022 after the club won the promotion to Liga III.
The team from the northernmost town of the country was founded in 1968 as SÃÂnÃÂtatea Darabani and played mostly in the BotoÃÂani County Championship.
SÃÂnÃÂtatea won the County Championship in the 1981âÂÂ82 season, losing the promotion to third division in front of Zimbrul Suceava, the winner of Suceava County Championship.
In the 2016âÂÂ17 season, under the leadership of Radu CaÃÂuba, SÃÂnÃÂtatea promoted for the first time in third division winning the Liga IV â BotoÃÂani County and the promotion play-off against Viitorul CuriÃÂa, the winner of Liga IV â BacÃÂu County (1âÂÂ0 at home and 4âÂÂ3 away).
In the first season in Liga III, SÃÂnÃÂtatea avoided relegation from 12th place, but went down after finished 15th in the 2018âÂÂ19 season, relegated after two years in the third division.
After the relegation, the club was reorganized in the fifth league as Sporting Darabani being the in the 7th place of the North Series when the league was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sporting Darabani won the Liga IV â BotoÃÂani County in 2021âÂÂ22 season, then obtain a 6âÂÂ4 victory on aggregate against FlacÃÂra Erbiceni, the winner of Liga IV â IaÃÂi County in the promotion play-off, promoted to Liga III.
Liga IV â BotoÃÂani County
Cupa României â BotoÃÂani County