CS Gaz Metan Mediaș

Gaz Metan Mediaș

Full name	Clubul Sportiv Gaz Metan Mediaș
Nickname(s)	Lupii negri (Black wolves) Găzarii (The Refinery Workers)
Founded	1945
Ground	Municipal Gaz Metan
Capacity	8,000[1]
Owner	Corin Cindrea
Chairman	Ioan Mărginean
Manager	Cristian Pustai
League	Liga II
2014–15	Liga I, 13th (relegated)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Clubul Sportiv Gaz Metan Mediaș is a Romanian professional football club based in Mediaș, Sibiu County, founded in 1945, and currently playing in the Liga II.

History

1945–1949

The club was founded in 1945 under the name Karres Mediaș and participated in the Romanian Second League (Liga II). The team achieved promotion to the Liga I in 1947. The name was changed to CSM Mediaș the same year. The team managed to secure a comfortable 12th position out of 16 teams in its first Liga I season. Financial troubles and inadequate training conditions plagued the club’s second Liga I season (1948–1949). After the second round, disgruntled players complaint to the press and the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) about the poor training conditions at the club. FRF decided to allow the factory "Zorile Rosii" to take ownership of the club. The name of the team was also changed to Zorile Rosii Mediaș. Later that season the team merged with Vitrometan Mediaș. The second half of the season brought another change in ownership but fortunately also the last one in the club’s history. The club was taken over by Ateliere Gaz Metan and the club’s name was changed to Gaz Metan Mediaș. The team relegated to Liga II the same season. The 1948–49 team was formed by Kodacek, Sulyak, Szobo, Serban, Molnar, Rasinaru, Pop, Coman, Guta, Szabo, Pologea.

1950–1963

This period is characterized by frequent name changes but also the most important performance ever achieved by the club: the Romanian Cup final. The club carried the following names: Partizanul (1950–51), Flacara (1951–56), Energia (1956–58), Gaz Metan (1958–60), and CSM Mediaș (1960–1963). The final name change took place in 1963 when the club reverted to its former Gaz Metan Mediaș name. In 1951, the club achieved its most significant domestic performance by reaching the final stage of the Romanian Cup. Led from the bench by the famous Ștefan Dobay, Flacara lost 3–1 in overtime against CCA București (current Steaua București). Goalscorer for Flacara Mediaș was Coman (min.71). Team: Varady – Luca, Szabo – Dumitrescu, Molnar I, Costea – Pop, Papay, Coman, Szasz, Moldovan

1963–1999

During this period, Gaz Metan becomes a Liga II household name. The team relegates to Liga III only twice in the 1978–1979 and 1991–1992 seasons but manages to achieve promotion back to the Liga II the following season on each occasion. Unfortunately, the team never achieved promotion to Liga I during this period.

1999–present

Led by coach Jean Gavrila, Gaz Metan secures promotion to Liga I in the 1999–2000 season. Unfortunately the team relegates back to Liga II the following season collecting only 18 points throughout the season winning only 3 games. The squad that achieved promotion – GK: Filip, Rosca – Def: Ciurar, Grigore, Grasu, Lungu, Somfalean, Vasile -Mid: Zotinca, Boroncoi, Callo, Hanc, Ioan, Moldovan, Patru, Stoica – Stk: Vitan, Boloban, Boaru, Galdean, Somfalean. It took another seven years until Gaz Metan secured another promotion to Liga I.

Led by coach Cristi Pustai, a former Gaz Metan player, the team secured promotion to Liga I from second spot after a hard fought season (2007–08). The team finished the 2008–09 season in 15th position out of 18 teams, the last spot leading to relegation. Following the corruption scandal involving FC Argeș Pitești and the subsequent relegation of the team in Liga II, Gaz Metan remained in Liga I.

Gaz Metan finished 7th in the 2010–11 season and secured a UEFA Europa League participation for the following season, its first in history. Gaz Metan reached the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round by eliminating Kuopion Palloseura (Agg. 2–1) of Finland in the second round and FSV Mainz (Agg. 4–3 pen.) of Germany in the third round. Gaz Metan lost in the play-offs to Austria Vienna (Agg. 2–3). Domestically, Gaz Metan reached the Romanian Cup semifinals in the 2011–12 season but was eliminated (Agg. 2–2 away goals) by the future cup winner Dinamo București.

Stadium

Gaz Metan plays its home games on the Municipal Gaz Metan Stadium. The stadium has a capacity of 8000 seats with half of the seats covered; playing surface with under-soil heating and a 1500 lux flood lights system. The stadium is homologated to host preliminary rounds of any UEFA club competitions as well as U21 international games.

The stadium underwent major renovations and expansions in 2011. The playing surface was replaced in its entirety and covered stands were build on the opposite side of the main stands, increasing the stadium's capacity to 7,814 seats.

European record

UEFA Europa League

Season	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2011–12	Second qualifying round	KuPS	2–0	0–1	2–1
	Third qualifying round	Mainz 05	1–1 (aet)	1–1	2–2 (4–3 pen.)
	Play-off round	Austria Wien	1–0	1–3	2–3

Current squad

As of 05 March 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 GK Alexandru Greab 2 MF Ciprian Petre 4 DF Lucian Cazan 5 MF Alexandru Munteanu 6 MF Paul Iacob (on loan from Viitorul Constanța) 7 DF Ionuț Neag 8 DF Ionuț Buzean (captain) 9 FW Cristian Gavra (on loan from Viitorul Constanța) 10 FW Cosimo Figliomeni 11 FW Marius Staicu 12 GK Călin Albuţ (vice-captain) 14 MF Andrei Florean 15 MF Iulian Cristea 16 DF Radu Zaharia 17 FW Darius Olaru 18 MF Liviu Băjenaru

No. Position Player 19 DF Răzvan Trif 20 MF Raul Ignat 21 FW Alexandru Buziuc 22 MF Andrei Tîrcoveanu (on loan from Dinamo) 23 DF George Neagu 24 MF Mihai Stancu 25 MF Valentin Coşereanu 28 MF Cristian Danci 30 GK Ciprian Botoșer 80 MF Roberto Romeo 89 MF Ovidiu Bic 90 MF Alexandru Zaharia — DF Ionuț Rada — MF Alexandru Neacșa — MF Tiberiu Petriş — MF Horaţiu Răduţ

Club Officials

Board of directors Role Name Owner Corin Cindrea President Ioan Mărginean General Director Iosif Biro Sporting Director Claudiu Boaru

Current technical staff As of 5 August 2015.[2] Role Name Manager Cristian Pustai Assistant Manager Flavius Şomfălean Assistant Manager Dorin Roşca Goalkeeping Coach Aurel Nalați Fitness Coach Paolo Potocnik Fitness Coach Bebe Bărbulescu Club Doctor Seiler Wilhelm Masseur Liviu Plăiaş Masseur Andrei Precup

Honours

Liga I

• Best finish 7th 2010–11

Romanian Cup

• Runners-up (1): 1951

Liga II

• Winners (1): 1999–00
• Runners-up (5): 1946–47, 1952, 1954, 2004–05, 2007–08

Liga III

• Winners (3): 1972–73, 1976–77, 1992–93

Coach history

Ștefan Dobay (1947 – 48) Ferenc Rónay (1948 – 49) Ștefan Dobay (1951) Nicolae Covaci (1953 – 54) V. Căpușan Alexandru Tănase Gheorghe Weczi A. Molnar Mihai Luca

Petre Rădulescu Gheorghe Tomescu Viorel Talmaciu Filip Stoudt Constantin Olteanu I. Neagu Jean Gavrilă (Dec 2000) Silviu Dumitrescu (Dec 2000 – 2003) Ioan Ovidiu Sabău (1 July 2003 – 25 June 2005)

Jean Gavrilă (June 2005 – May 2006) Alexandru Varo (May 2006 – Oct 2006) Stelian Gherman (Oct 2006 – March 2007) Cristian Pustai (9 March 2007 – 19 Jan 2013) Gheorghe Mulțescu (22 Jan 2013 – 5 June 2013) Cristian Dulca (18 June 2013 – 30 Nov 2014) Dănuț Matei (30 Nov 2014 – 16 Apr 2015) Ion Balaur (16 Apr 2015 – 7 Oct 2015) Leontin Grozavu (12 Oct 2015 – 4 Apr 2016)

References

1. "Stadion". C.S. Gaz Metan Mediaș. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
2. "Staff" (in Romanian). gaz-metan-medias.ro. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2015-08-06.

External links

• Official website (Romanian)
• History
• Supporter website (Romanian)
• lupiinegri.ro (Romanian)
• Fan page Facebook