CSM Lugoj

Full name

Clubul Sportiv Municipal Lugoj

Nickname(s)

Alb-Albaştrii
(The White and Blues)
Vulturii
(The Eagles)

Founded

1920
2009

Ground

Tineretului

Capacity

6,000

Owner

Lugoj Municipality

Chairman

Marius Maier

Manager

Cosmin Petruescu

League

Liga III

2014–15

Liga III, Seria IV, 3rd

Home colours

Away colours

CSM Lugoj is a Romanian football club from Lugoj, Timis County, Romania.^[1] The club was named in the past, Vulturii Textila, after a textile company in the city of Lugoj. CSM Lugoj was founded under the name Vulturii Lugoj in 1920 .^[2] The club is currently playing in Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system.^[3]

History

The club was promoted in 1934 to the newly formed Divizia B (The League II). It had previously only played in the regional championship of Banat where it had fared well since its founding.

Through three seasons of constantly improving football in Divizia B, in 1937, the club made history. It convincingly defeated Mureşul Târgu Mureş, and then beat Sportul Studențesc București in the quarter-finals of the prestigious Romanian Cup. Despite this good run, they were eliminated in the semi-finals by the first division club Juventus Bucureşti. After the great season of 1937, the club rose to the top flight because the Divizia A League had been increased in that same year from 12 to 20 teams. Unfortunately, the club was pushed into relegation and back to a lower division the following year. Divizia A had once again decided to reduce itself to twelve participating clubs.

In the years following, Vulturii was unable to show any kind of progress. They could not replay the amazing football they had once brought to the field in 1937. The club played in Divizia B and placed themselves around the middle of the league standings. Then World War II led to interruption in the league's functioning. After play resumed following the end of the war, the club dropped further and was relegated to the lowest division, Divizia C. This lasted for just one season. The club was relegated once again in the regional leagues.

Vulturii Textila Lugoj played for almost twenty years in the regional leagues of the Timiș County, before the club managed to return to Divizia C in 1968. There, they were able to rise to second place and were then promoted during the year 1970–71, for a one season into Divizia B, before being dropped again. Over the next 30 years, they constantly oscillated between the Divizia B and Divizia C.

In 2002 the club was dissolved and a new team was founded under the name Auxerre Lugoj. In the summer of 2009, after the dissolution of Auxerre Lugoj, Vulturii Lugoj was refounded under the name of CSM Lugoj.

In the summer of 2012, CSM Lugoj was renamed as Vulturii Lugoj.

In the summer of 2015, the club changed its name from Vulturii Lugoj back to CSM Lugoj.^[4]

Chronology of names

Name ^[5]	Period
Vulturii Lugoj	1920–1934
Vulturii Textila Lugoj	1934–1984
CSM Lugoj	1984–1989
Vulturii Lugoj	1989–2002
CSM Lugoj	2009–2012
Vulturii Lugoj	2012–2015
CSM Lugoj	2015–present

Note: 7 years of inactivity between 2002–2009, and the team was refounded as CSM Lugoj in the Liga V.

Divizia A history

Season	Played	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Points
1937–38	18	6	2	10	24:41	-17	14

Current squad

As of 11 February 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	Dorel Dragostin
2	DF	Eugen Miculescu (captain)
3	DF	Cosmin Loga
4	DF	Flavius Buliga
5	FW	Graţian Tătar
6	DF	Mihăiţă Socaci
7	DF	Claudiu Ardelean
8	MF	Gabriel Mânecan
9	FW	Sebastian Velcotă
10	MF	Răzvan Dobricean
11	DF	Denis Vânătu
12	GK	Paul Iordache
13	MF	Cătălin Pîntea

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	Sergiu Precupanu
15	DF	Cristian Rotea
16	MF	Răzvan Mardare
17	FW	Eduard Olariu
18	MF	Beniamin Dobra
19	MF	Flavius Vlădia
20	DF	Claudiu Roşie
23	MF	Cristian Poiană
25	MF	Caius Marta
26	FW	Petrică Stoichescu
27	FW	Mario Porcescu
93	GK	Octavian Rusu

Club Officials

Board of directors

Role	Name
Owner	Lugoj Municipality
President	Marius Maier

Current technical staff

Role	Name
Manager	Cosmin Petruescu
Assistant Manager	Claudiu Jivulescu
Goalkeeping Coach	Sorin Micşa

Honours

Leagues

Liga III

Winners (2): 1970–71, 1989–90
Runners-up (4): 1969–70, 1972–73, 1985–86, 1988–89

Liga IV

Winners (3): 1968–69, 1983–84, 2011–12

Notable Players

Emilian Diaconescu
Aurel Guga
Traian Ionescu
Lucian Popescu

References

↑ "Vulturii Textila Lugoj - Istoria meciurilor". romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
↑ Hardy Grüne (2000) (in German), Enzyklopädie der europäischen Fußballvereine (1. ed.), Kassel: AGON Sportverlag, ISBN 3-89784-163-0
↑ "Romania - Classmate 2014-2015". romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
↑ "Victorie a CSM Lugoj în duelul fotbalistic cu Millenium Giarmata, de la Timișoara". 13 August 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
↑ http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/stiri/16668/evolutia-denumirilor-echipelor-de-a-lungul-anilor.htm

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