CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea

CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea
Full name Clubul Sportiv Municipal Râmnicu Vâlcea
Nickname(s) Viperele Albastre
(The Blue Vipers)
Short name Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea
Founded 2004 (2004)
Ground Municipal
Ground Capacity 12,000
Owner Dan Nițu
Chairman Lucian Munteanu
League Liga IV
2016–17 Liga II, 17th (relegated)
Website Club website

CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea is a Romanian football team from Vâlcea county. The club exists now only at youth level, after the senior team was dissolved in 2017.

History

Early years

CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea was the descendant of a much greater club, Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea, founded in 1946 and dissolved in 2004. In their first year after founding they won 2004–2005 season of Liga III and promoted for the first time ever in the Liga II, the second level of Romanian football. Their best performances was to reaching the third place in 2006–07, 2007–08, 2013–14 seasons of that championship. They almost prototed in Liga I all of these years.

Promotion Dispute (2014)

Since they promoted from Liga III, team played many years in the second league, but in the 2013–14, the team finished 3rd in the competition play-off, whatever the 3rd place not guarantee the promotion to Liga I, but the officials and the fans says that the team from the first place CSU Craiova, does not have the right to compete in Liga I, because after they founded they started from Liga II not from the conty leagues and that is an abuse to have that team in Liga I after one year they founded. They almost succeeded to win the spot in Liga I, that time. The still try to get a spot in Liga I from the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Financial problems

In December 2016, Râmnicu Vâlcea Municipality withdrew it's financial support for the football team. The other shareholder of the team, businessman Dan Nițu, announced than that he can't sustain financially the team alone. After that, almost all the players left the team and signed contracts with other clubs.[1][2]

In February 2017, Lucian Munteanu, the club president announced that only the senior team will be dissolved and youth teams will continue to play in their championships. Also some players went on loan to other teams.[3]

Season by season

Season Tier Division Place Cupa României
2004–05 3 Divizia C 1st (C) (P)
2005–06 2 Divizia B 6th
2006–07 2 Liga II 3rd Round of 32
2007–08 2 Liga II 3rd
2008–09 2 Liga II 4th Round of 32
2009–10 2 Liga II 13th Round of 32
2010–11 2 Liga II 7th
2011–12 2 Liga II 12th
2012–13 2 Liga II 6th
2013–14 2 Liga II 3rd

Season Tier Division Place Cupa României
2014–15 2 Liga II 7th Round of 32
2015–16 2 Liga II 7th Round of 32
2016–17 2 Liga II 17th (R) Round of 32

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Liga II

Third place (3): 2007–08, 2006–07, 2013–14

Liga III

Winners (1): 2004–05

Players

First team squad (dissolved)

As of 23 February 2017

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

No. Position Player
No. Position Player

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
No. Position Player

References

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