Clubul Sportiv Municipal Focșani, commonly known as CSM Focșani, or simply Focșani, is a Romanian professional football club from Focşani, Vrancea County, founded in 1953 as Spartac Focșani.
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| Full name | Clubul Sportiv Municipal Focșani | ||
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| Short name | CSM Focșani | ||
| Founded | 1953 as Spartac Focșani 2002 as Unirea 2002 Focșani 2007 as CSM Focșani 2016 (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Milcovul | ||
| Capacity | 8,500 | ||
| Owner | Focșani Municipality | ||
| Chairman | Daniel Mahu Moisii | ||
| Manager | Sorin Colceag | ||
| League | Liga II | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga III, Seria II, 2nd (promoted via play-offs) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
editThe club was founded in 1953, as Spartac Focșani and over its history had various names like: Progresul, Rapid, Fructexport, Acord, Diplomatic and the most popular for Romanian football fans Unirea.
During its tumultuous history CSM Focșani had a lot of ups and downs and also another two refounding moments, in 2002 and 2006,[1] but the highest level achieved by the team was only Liga II.
Than the team was dissolved again in the summer of 2013, but only at senior level.[2] In the summer of 2016, the senior team was refounded and enrolled in Liga IV – Vrancea County.[3]
Chronology of names
edit| Role | Period |
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| Spartac Focșani | 1953–1955 |
| Progresul Focșani | 1955–1957 |
| Unirea Focșani | 1957–1960 |
| Rapid Focșani | 1960–1963 |
| Fructexport Focșani | 1963–1966 |
| Unirea Focșani | 1966–1980 |
| Unirea Dinamo Focșani | 1980–1989 |
| Unirea Focșani | 1989–1993 |
| Acord Focșani | 1993–1997 |
| Diplomatic Focșani | 1997–2002 |
| Unirea 2002 Focșani | 2002–2007 |
| CSM Focșani | 2007–present |
Stadium
editCSM Focșani plays its home matches on Stadionul Milcovul from Focșani, which has a capacity of 8,500 seats.
Honours
edit- Winners (5): 1973–74, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1998–99, 2006–07
- Runners-up (4): 1968–69, 1977–78, 2021–22, 2023-24
- Winners (1): 2016–17
Players
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of 2 October 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Club officials
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Board of directorsedit
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Current technical staffedit
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League history
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Former managers
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Valentin Stănescu (1958–1959)- Costică Marinescu (1972–1974)
- Costel Orac (1992–1994)
- Ioan Sdrobiș (1999)
- Aristide Ghiță (1999-2000)
- Ionuț Chirilă (2002–2004)
- Ionel Augustin (2004–2005)
- Ionel Augustin (2007)
- Gheorghe Mihali (2007–2008)
- Marius Bratu (2019)
- Marius Bratu (2021–2022)
- Octavian Grigore (2023–2024 )
- Călin Moldovan (2024 )
References
edit- ^ "Fotbal – O istorie ce poate oferi sugestii folositoare! Cum a fost la ultima promovare în Liga a II-a a echipei de fotbal a Focșaniului" [Football – A story that can offer useful suggestions! How was the last promotion in the Second League of the football team of Focșani]. monitoruldevrancea.ro. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.(in Romanian)
- ^ "Fotbalul vrâncean dispare din liga a treia: se retrage și CSM Focșani" [Vrancea football disappears from the third league: CSM Focșani also withdraws]. monitorulvn.ro. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2021.(in Romanian)
- ^ "Fotbal – CSM Focșani 2007, un nou început! – CSM Focșani 2007". Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-09.