Early years FC Voluntari was founded in the summer of 2010 and enrolled directly in the
Liga III, after acquiring the berth of Petrolul Berca. During
their debut season in the third league,
Ilfovenii finished in sixth place with
Romeo Bunică as a head coach, and repeated the performance the
next season with
Bogdan Andone in charge. The
2012–13 season began with poor performances and after five rounds Andone was replaced by Bunică, who led the team to the seventh place.
Adrian Iencsi led Voluntari to winning the
2013–14 Liga III en fanfare, but despite the
Liga II promotion, Iencsi was sacked and replaced for the next year by
Ilie Poenaru. There, they had notable performances against
Farul Constanța and
CF Brăila, and then qualified to the
Liga I from the first place via the promotion play-offs.
Promotion to the first division Voluntari earned promotion for the first time in their history to
Liga I, the highest tier of
Romanian football, at the end of the
2014–15 campaign.
Its debut season was difficult, as many technical and administrative changes led the club to the relegation zone. Finishing 12th, the team faced a promotion/relegation play-off against
UTA Arad, which it won 3–1 on aggregate and maintained its place in the Liga I. With experienced players such as
Vasile Maftei,
Florin Cernat or
Laurențiu Marinescu in the starting eleven, Voluntari improved itself in the
2016–17 season, finishing in ninth place and avoiding a second consecutive promotion/relegation play-off. During that year, the club achieved its biggest achievement so far by winning the
Cupa României over
Astra Giurgiu, being the first major trophy in its brief history. ==Stadium==