FC Olt Slatina (2009)

For other uses, see FC Olt Slatina (disambiguation).
Olt Slatina
Full name Fotbal Club Olt Slatina
Founded 2009
Dissolved 2012

Fotbal Club Olt Slatina was a Romanian football club based in Slatina, Olt County. The club was founded in 2009 as CSM Slatina and won consecutive promotions from Liga IV to Liga II before dissolving in 2012 due to organisational changes.

History

The club was founded under the name of CSM Slatina in the summer of 2009, with financial support being provided by the municipality of Slatina.[1] The team was promoted to Liga III, the third division of Romanian football, in 2010 as CSM won the Olt County championship without dropping a point in 29 matches.[2] The following season they won the promotion to Liga II as Seria IV champions.[3][4][5]

Doubts over the club's future emerged in June 2011 when the municipal council withdrew its funding.[6][7] "Yes, the team is dying," said chairman Minel Prina. "The mayor made this sacrifice for Alro Slatina to be promoted to Liga I. All of the money went there."[8] Players were told that they were free to join other clubs while negotiations over a potential merger took place.[9][10] The club's future was secured in July when private investors from Olt County pledged to support CSM financially.[11][12] "As promised to the mayor, the team will remain in Olt County, but must be converted from public to private," said Prina.[13] In August, the club merged with Fotbal Club Piatra Olt and their name was changed to Fotbal Club Olt Slatina.[14][15] The decision meant that two clubs from the region would compete in Liga II; Olt and Alro.[13]

The team finished 13th in their first season in Liga II, winning nine of their 30 matches in Seria II and were 14 points clear of the relegation places.[16] The club was dissolved in the summer of 2012 due to organisational changes as a result of Alro separating from the sports club that ran it.[17] Alro would continue in Liga II and take the club's name, and the 2009 club would disband.[18]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ Predună, Augustin (16 July 2009). "Cismaru: CSM Slatina va avea obiectiv promovarea în Liga III". Gazeta de Olt (in Romanian). Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Petrolul Ţicleni - CSM Slatina, rezultat final 0-4. Slătinenii merg în Liga III. Marius Popa: "Echipa a fost peste aşteptările mele"". Gazeta Nouă (in Romanian). 14 June 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Siminiceanu, Radu (10 June 2011). "Romania 2010/11". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Predună, Augustin (13 May 2011). "CSM Slatina, victorie pentru Liga a II-a". Gazeta Nouă (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  5. ↑ Ciocioană, Simona (9 June 2011). "CSM Slatina a solicitat licenţă pentru Liga a II-a". Gazeta Nouă (in Romanian). Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Prina: Dacă nu vom găsi un investitor, va fi foarte greu ca CSM să continue în Liga a II-a". Gazeta Nouă (in Romanian). 14 June 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  7. ↑ Manea, Mugurel (8 July 2011). "C.S.M. Slatina - de la extaz, la agonie". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  8. ↑ Virtosu, Alexandru (7 July 2011). "CSM Slatina, ca şi desfiinţată". Gazeta de Sud (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  9. ↑ Ciocioană, Simona (6 July 2011). "CSM se desfiinţează! Soluţia, preluarea de către investitorii echipei FC Piatra Olt". Gazeta Nouă (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  10. ↑ Ciocioană, Simona (7 July 2011). "Jucătorii CSM-ului, liberi de contract! Nou-promovata nu va continua!". Gazeta Nouă (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  11. ↑ Ciocioană, Simona (20 July 2011). "Nou-promovata CSM Slatina va continua în Liga a II-a cu investitori privaţi". Gazeta Nouă (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  12. ↑ "CSM Slatina va continua cu investitori privaţi!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Nouă. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  13. 1 2 Ciocioană, Simona (21 July 2011). "Minel Prina: CSM Slatina va rămâne în judeţ". Gazeta Nouă (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  14. ↑ "Seria a II-a va avea o nouă echipă, pe FC Olt". Gazeta Nouă (in Romanian). 8 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  15. ↑ Manea, Mugurel (19 August 2011). "FC Olt Slatina, echipa hibridă: la Slatina cu numele, la Piatra cu jocurile". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  16. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel (25 October 2012). "Romania 2011/12". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  17. ↑ ""Mergem pe Alro, dar vrem să-i schimbăm denumirea în FC Olt"". Gazeta Nouă (in Romanian). 18 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  18. ↑ Georgescu, Vlad Georgescu (21 July 2012). "FC Olt Slatina, un nume nou in peisajul esalonului secund" (in Romanian). Sport Total FM. Retrieved 20 May 2013.

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