FC Baia Mare

FC Baia Mare
Full name Fotbal Club Baia Mare
Nickname(s) Minerul (The Miner)
Founded 1948
Dissolved 2010
Ground Viorel Mateianu
(Capacity: 15,500)
Home colours
Away colours
Current season

FC Baia Mare was a Romanian football club, based in Baia Mare, Maramureș, northern Romania. In the 2009–10 season, they played in the Liga II (Romanian second tier football league). The team played at Dealul Florilor Stadium (capacity 15,500), which hosted big names of European football such as Real Madrid, Dinamo Bucharest and Steaua Bucharest in the past. The club was dissolved in the summer of 2010 because of money problems.

A new club, FC Maramureş Universitar Baia Mare, was founded shortly after the dissolution of the old one, to continue the football tradition in the region.

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History

The club was founded in 1948, from the merger of Phoenix Baia Mare (founded in 1932) and Minaur Baia Mare (founded in 1927).

The club's nickname is Minerul (The Miner), due to the mining industry, which developed in Baia Mare and the rest of Maramureş during the last century. Minerul is also an old name of the team, the one that is the most loved by the supporters.

Previous names

History

Timeline

Performances

FC Baia Mare was a finalist in the Romanian Cup in 1959 and 1982, while in the Liga I, their best performance was 4th out of 18 at the end of the 1979-80 season.

The club played in the Liga I in other few occasions: in 1964–65 (13th out of 14), 1978–79 (5th out of 18); 1980–81 (17th out of 18), 1983–84 (15th out of 18), 1984–85 (17th out of 18) and 1994–95 (17th out of 18).

The team played mainly in Liga II where FC Baia Mare is ranked the first in an all-time standing, having the most games played and most points.

In 1982–83 FC Baia Mare played in Cup Winners' Cup against Real Madrid then coached by Alfredo Di Stéfano. After 0 : 0 in the first leg, FC Baia Mare lost 5 : 2 in the second leg. Koller and Buzgău scored for the Romanian side on Santiago Bernabeu.

In the summer of 1982, FC Baia Mare played a friendly game against AC Fiorentina in Italy and won 3 : 1. Giancarlo Antognoni and Francesco Graziani, both world champions with Italy at the 1982 World Cup, as well as Daniel Bertoni and Daniel Passarella, both world champions with Argentina at the 1978 World Cup played for AC Fiorentina in that game. This is, without doubt, the greatest achievement of FC Baia Mare to date.

The largest win in Divizia A is against FCM Galaţi, 7 : 1 in August 1979, however the club's finest hour in a Divizia A game came in June 1981 with a tremendous 5 : 0 win against Steaua Bucharest.

Honours

The most successful team from Maramureş County.

Liga I:

  • Winners (0):, Best finnish: 4th 1979-80

Liga II:

  • Winners (4): 1963–64, 1977-78, 1982–83, 1993–94,
  • Runners-up (11): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1991–92, 2000–01, 2001–02

Liga III:

  • Winners (4): 1956, 1999–00, 2005–06, 2008–09

Romanian Cup:

  • Winners (0):
  • Runners-up (2): 1958–59, 1981–82

FC Baia Mare in Europe

Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup 1 2 0 1 1 2 5 – 3
Total 1 2 0 1 1 2 5 – 3

FC Baia Mare vs. Real Madrid (Cup Winners' Cup, 1982–83)

FC Baia Mare - Real Madrid 0 : 0

FC Baia Mare: Vasile Moldovan - Imre Szepi, Ioan Tătăran, Miron Borz, Alexandru Koller - Radu Pamfil, Marin Sabău, Lucian Bălan, Constantin Dragomirescu - Adalbert Rozsnyai (69' Viorel Buzgău), Andrei Ene; Coach: Paul Popescu

Real Madrid: Agustín Rodríguez Santiago - John Metgod (76' Alfonso Fraile Sanchez), Francisco Bonet Serrano, Juan José Jiménez Collar, José Antonio Camacho Alfaro - Ricardo Gallego Redondo, Ángel de Los Santos Cano, Ulrich Stielike, Isidro Díaz González - Carlos Alonso Gonzalez Santillana; Coach: Alfredo Di Stéfano

Real Madrid - FC Baia Mare 5 : 2

0 : 1 Alexandru Koller (12'); 1 : 1 Juan Gómez Gonzalez Juanito (16'); 2 : 1 Isidro Diaz Gonzalez (33'); 3 : 1 Francisco Garcia Hernandez (45'); 4 : 1 Carlos Alonso Gonzalez Santillana (47'), 5 : 1 John Metgod (48'); 5 : 2 Viorel Buzgău (89')

Real Madrid: Agustin Rodriguez Santiago - John Metgod, Francisco Bonet Serrano, Juan José Jimenez Collar, José Antonio Camacho Alfaro - Ricardo Gallego Redondo, Angel de Los Santos Cano, Francisco Garcia Hernandez, Isidro Diaz Gonzalez (85' Juan Alberto Acosta) - Carlos Alonso Gonzalez Santillana (66' Andrés Alonso Ito), Juan Gómez Gonzalez Juanito; Coach: Alfredo Di Stéfano

FC Baia Mare: Vasile Moldovan - Vasile Ignat, Ioan Tătăran, Ioan Hotico, Alexandru Koller - Radu Pamfil, Marin Sabău, Lucian Bălan, Constantin Dragomirescu (52' Viorel Buzgău) - Gheorghe Tulba, Andrei Ene (52' Adalbert Rozsnyai); Coach: Paul Popescu

Statistics — Domestic Leagues

Up to and including the end of 2009-10 season

Pts Pld W D L GF GA
In Liga I (7 seasons) 201 230 83 35 112 267 370
In Liga II (48 seasons) 1625 1442 680 265 497 2308 1696
In Liga III (6 seasons) 266 170 113 30 27 353 122

League and Cup History

Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes
1948-49 Divizia B 3 26 14 6 6 59 38 34
1950 Divizia B 6 22 9 3 10 30 36 21 Round of 32
1951 Divizia B 4 22 10 5 7 29 25 25
1952 Divizia B 6 22 7 7 8 29 32 21
1953 Divizia B 13 28 8 6 14 23 37 22 Round of 32
1954 Divizia B 4 24 12 4 8 36 30 28
1955 Divizia B 14 26 8 7 11 31 36 23 Round of 32 Relegated
1956 Divizia C 1 24 16 3 5 55 26 35 Promoted
1957-58 Divizia B 4 24 12 7 7 52 50 31
1958-59 Divizia B 9 26 10 6 10 43 45 26 Final
1959-60 Divizia B 2 26 15 6 5 53 24 36
1960-61 Divizia B 2 26 14 6 6 37 22 34 Equal points with 1st place
1961-62 Divizia B 6 26 13 3 10 39 41 29 Round of 16
1962-63 Divizia B 3 26 14 1 11 44 35 29 Quarter Finals
1963-64 Divizia B 1 26 17 2 7 42 20 36 Round of 16 Promoted
1964-65 Divizia A 13 26 9 3 14 27 45 21 Round of 16 Relegated
1965-66 Divizia B 2 26 14 7 5 43 20 35 Round of 32
1966-67 Divizia B 2 26 16 3 7 37 23 35 Quarter Finals
1967-68 Divizia B 4 26 11 5 10 30 34 27 Round of 32
1968-69 Divizia B 13 30 11 4 15 28 36 29 Round of 32
1969-70 Divizia B 3 30 15 6 9 28 14 36
1970-71 Divizia B 10 30 12 3 15 44 36 27
1971-72 Divizia B 2 30 13 6 11 46 40 32 Round of 32
1972-73 Divizia B 4 30 13 6 11 35 26 32
1973-74 Divizia B 5 34 14 7 13 45 36 35 Round of 16
1974-75 Divizia B 3 34 16 9 9 53 31 41
1975-76 Divizia B 3 34 17 5 12 46 31 39 Round of 16
1976-77 Divizia B 3 34 15 6 13 53 36 36
1977-78 Divizia B 1 34 22 7 5 80 25 51 Promoted
1978-79 Divizia A 5 34 17 4 13 42 38 38 Round of 32 Equal to 4th place
1979-80 Divizia A 4 34 18 3 13 57 51 39 Round of 32 Best performance ever
1980-81 Divizia A 17 34 10 6 18 37 62 26 Round of 32 Relegated
1981-82 Divizia B 2 34 17 7 10 71 36 41 Final
1982-83 Divizia B 1 34 21 5 8 83 29 47 Cup Winners' Cup
First Round
Promoted
1983-84 Divizia A 15 34 12 6 16 40 59 30 Round of 32
1984-85 Divizia A 17 34 11 4 19 30 46 26 Quarter Finals Relegated
1985-86 Divizia B 2 34 20 8 6 65 29 48 Equal with 1st place
1986-87 Divizia B 2 34 19 6 7 69 22 46
1987-88 Divizia B 4 34 15 6 13 43 32 36 Round of 16
1988-89 Divizia B 6 34 16 4 14 62 51 36
1989-90 Divizia B 3 34 16 7 11 50 26 39
1990-91 Divizia B 4 34 18 4 12 84 42 40
1991-92 Divizia B 2 34 22 6 6 75 26 50
1992-93 Divizia B 6 34 16 3 15 70 51 35 Semi-finals
1993-94 Divizia B 1 34 25 6 3 94 42 56 Promoted
1994-95 Divizia A 17 34 6 9 19 34 69 27 Quarter Finals Relegated
1995-96 Divizia B 13 34 14 3 17 46 53 45
1996-97 Divizia B 14 34 12 7 15 44 49 43
1997-98 Divizia B 3 34 18 6 10 65 36 60 Round of 32
1998-99 Divizia B 17 34 11 6 17 45 53 39 Relegated
1999-00 Divizia C 1 30 22 6 2 80 23 72 Promoted
2000-01 Divizia B 2 30 18 5 7 50 22 59 Round of 16 Promoted after play-offs but the team traded placed with FCM Bacău for 1 million US Dollars
2001-02 Divizia B 2 30 19 6 5 60 21 63 Failed promotion at play-offs
2002-03 Divizia B 14 28 7 5 16 26 42 26 Round of 16
2003-04 Divizia B 15 30 4 3 23 30 86 15 Relegated
2004-05 Divizia C 9 24 12 6 6 38 18 35 Started the season with seven points penalty
2005-06 Divizia C 1 24 19 1 4 52 13 58 Promoted
2006-07 Liga II 16 34 9 8 17 27 54 35 Relegated
2007-08 Liga III 3 34 19 7 8 63 26 64 Round of 32
2008-09 Liga III 1 34 25 7 2 65 16 82 Promoted
2009-10 Liga II 8 32 11 11 10 34 35 44

Dream Team

From FC Baia Mare to Romania National Football Team

  • Mircea Sasu 1 (6 caps / 1 goal): 1963: vs. Denmark (1 goal); 1964: vs. Bulgaria, vs. Hungary; 1965: vs. Czechoslovakia ; 1966: vs. Portugal, vs. Czechoslovakia;
    1 Mircea Sasu played an extra three games for Romania after he left FC Baia Mare and scored one goal: 1967: vs. East Germany, vs. Congo (1 goal); 1968: vs. Austria.
  • Alexandru Koller: (5 caps / 0 goals): 1976: vs. Iran; 1978: vs. Poland; 1979: vs. East Germany, vs. Poland, vs. USSR
  • Alexandru Terheş: (3 caps / 0 goals): 1978: vs. Poland; 1979: vs. East Germany; 1980: Hungary
  • Romulus Buia: (2 caps / 0 goals): 1991: vs. USA; 1992 vs. Mexico

Famous players

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Strikers

Famous coaches

References