CSM Focșani

CSM Focşani

Full name

Clubul Sportiv Municipal Focşani

Short name

CSM Focşani

Founded

1953
as Spartac Focșani
2002
as Unirea 2002 Focșani
2007
as CSM Focșani

Ground

Milcovul

Capacity

8,500

Chairman

Gheorghe Căldare

Manager

Vasile Burgă

League

Liga III

2016–17

Liga IV, Vrancea County, 1st (promoted)

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Active departments of CSM Focșani

Football	Basketball	Handball

Rugby	Voleyball	Athletics

Chess	Judo	Martial Arts

Tennis

CSM Focşani is a Romanian professional football club from Focşani, Vrancea County, founded in 1953 as Spartac Focșani.

Chronology of names

Name ^[1]	Period	Notes
Spartac Focșani	1953–1955
Progresul Focșani	1955–1957
Unirea Focșani	1957–1960
Rapid Focșani	1960–1963
Fructexport Focșani	1963–1966
Unirea Focșani	1966–1980	In 1980, merged with Dinamo Focșani.
Unirea Dinamo Focșani	1980–1989
Unirea Focșani	1989–1993
Acord Focșani	1993–1997
Diplomatic Focşani	1997–2002
Unirea 2002 Focşani	2002–2007
CSM Focșani	2007–present

History

The club was founded in 1953 as Spartac Focșani and over its history had various names like: Progresul, Rapid, Fructexport, Acord, Diplomatic and the most popular for Romanian football fans Unirea. During its tumultuous history CSM Focșani had a lot of ups and downs and also another two refounding moments, in 2002 and 2007, but the highest level achieved by the team was only Liga II. Than the team was dissolved again in the summer of 2013, but only at senior level.^[2] In the summer of 2016, the senior team was refounded and enrolled in Liga IV-Vrancea County.^[3]

Stadium

CSM Focşani plays its home matches on Stadionul Milcovul from Focşani, which has a capacity of 8,500 seats.

Current squad

As of 24 June 2017

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

No.	Position	Player
—	GK	Alexandru Apenciucesei
—	GK	Valentin Borș (Captain)
—	GK	Gabriel Lazăr
—	DF	Florinel Beșa
—	DF	Emilian Chivu
—	DF	Nicolae Grama
—	DF	Cătălin Ivanciu
—	DF	Claudiu Mihai
—	DF	Remus Mitală
—	DF	Robert Negrea
—	DF	Ionuț Nistor
—	MF	Alexandru Duca
—	MF	George Duca

No.	Position	Player
—	MF	Liviu Dumitriu
—	MF	Valentin Ion
—	MF	Ștefan Lupu
—	MF	Ionuț Manu
—	MF	Iulian Negoescu
—	MF	Ștefan Pădineanu
—	MF	Dorinel Popa
—	MF	Ionuț Salaoru
—	FW	Dan Negoiță
—	FW	Cosmin Pasăre
—	FW	Remus Popa
—	FW	Mădălin Predoiu
—	FW	Liviu Târcă

Club officials

Board of directors

Role	Name
Owner	Focșani Municipality
Board President	Cristian Misăilă
Board Member	Emilian Gongu
Board Member	Gabriel Pădineanu
Board Member	Mihai Petruț
Executive President	Gheorghe Căldare

Current technical staff

Role	Name
Manager	Vasile Burgă
Assistant Manager	Adrian Toma

Honours

Liga III

Winners (5): 1973–74, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1998–99, 2006–07
Runners-up (2): 1968–69, 1977–78

Liga IV-Vrancea County

Winners (1): 2016–17

References

Liga IV seasons

1936–37
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18

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