CS Luceafărul Oradea

Luceafărul Oradea
Full name Clubul Sportiv Luceafărul Oradea
Nickname(s) Luceferii
Short name Luceafărul
Founded 2001 (2001)
Ground Luceafărul
Ground Capacity 2,200
Owner Ioan Blidaru
Chairman Dumitru Ghilea
Manager Marius Popa
League Liga III
2014–15 Liga IV, Bihor County, 1st (promoted)
Website Club home page

CS Luceafărul Oradea is a Romanian professional football club from Oradea, Bihor County, founded in 2001. The team currently plays in Liga III.

History

Founded in 2001, at the initiative of several parents whose children had no future at FC Bihor, Luceafărul was grown by the former Prefect of Bihor County, Gavrilă Ghilea, former boss of FC Bihor. The Oradea team grew step by step, and from the training of children they have now reached a professional status. Four seasons ago Luceafărul merged with Lotus Băile Felix and after a perfect season, they managed to promote to the Liga II. The miracle did not last long, because the lack of money lead to the withdrawal of the team from the championship.

Started in the 2007-08 season with head coach Lucian Ciscan, Luceafărul Lotus Băile Felix had earned the promotion to the Liga II at the end of the season, but they announced their withdrawal due to financial reasons. A group of businessmen from Bacău decided to form a new team to occupy the vacant spot. Thus, Ştiinţa Bacău was born.[1]

In February 2009 business man Giani Nedelcu joined with Mircea Crainiciuc and refunded back the club dissolved last summer, Luceafărul Lotus Băile Felix, and took Ştiinţa's place in the championship. But until the end of the season, they continued to play under the name of Ştiinţa Bacău.[2]

On June 3, Mircea Crainiciuc announced that the club withdrew from the championship because of financial reasons. They will lose their remaining 3 matches from the Liga II 2008-09 season with 3-0 and will be relegated to the Liga III.[3] But we will have to see if Luceafărul Lotus will start in the championship next season, if not, this means the club's 2nd dissolution in less than a year.

After two seasons the club promoted back to the Liga II, at the end of the 2010–11 Liga III season. A new head coach was hired in summer 2011, the Brașov born Călin Moldovan. On December 9, 2011 he was fired[4] and replaced with Leontin Grozavu.[5]

It finished 6th in the 2011–12 Liga II and 10th in the 2012–13 Liga II.

On July 10, 2013 it was announced that Luceafărul withdrew from the Liga II and will enroll in the Liga IV for the 2013-14 season.[6]

At the end of the 2014–2015 Liga IV season, Luceafărul promoted back to Liga III.[7]

Chronology of names

Name [8] Period
Luceafărul Oradea 2001–2005
Luceafărul Lotus Băile Felix 2005–2009
Luceafărul Oradea 2009–2011
Luceafărul Felix 2011–2013
Luceafărul Oradea 2013–present

Stadium

The club plays its home matches on Stadionul Luceafărul in Sânmartin, Bihor.

Current squad

As of 24 April 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Romania GK Alin Goia
2 Romania DF Alexandru Radu
3 Burkina Faso DF Salif Nogo
5 Romania DF Sergiu Bactăr
6 Romania FW Cristian Cigan
7 Romania MF Adrian Balea (vice-captain)
8 Romania MF Alin Floruț
9 Romania MF Paul Mihuţa
10 Romania MF Istvan Balla
11 Romania FW Constantin Roşu
12 Romania GK Eduard Pap
No. Position Player
13 Romania MF Paul Chiş-Toie
14 Romania FW Sergiu Arnăutu
15 Romania DF Mădălin Popa
16 Romania DF Flavius Drăgan
17 Romania MF Ionuţ Ban
18 Romania DF Daniel Supuran
19 Romania DF Ionuț Hlinca (captain)
20 Romania MF Alin Ţegle
21 Romania MF Marius Feher
22 Romania MF Alexandru Sorian

Club Officials

Board of directors

Role Name
Owner Romania Ioan Blidaru
President Romania Dumitru Ghilea
Executive Director Romania Cristian Sabău
Sporting Director Vacant
Organizer of Competitions Romania Cristian Pirtea

Current technical staff

Role Name
Manager Romania Marius Popa
Assistant Manager Romania Cristian Lupuţ
Goalkeeping Coach Romania Marius Popa

Honours

Liga III

Liga IV-Bihor County

References

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