CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț

Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
Full name Club Sportiv Municipal Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
Nickname(s)
  • Nemțenii
    (The People from Neamț County)
  • Urșii carpatini
    (The Carpathian Bears)
  • Echipa de sub Pietricica
    (The Team Below Pietricica Mountain)
Founded 20 October 1919 (1919-10-20)
as CS Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
22 July 2016 (2016-07-22)
as CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
Ground Ceahlăul
Ground Capacity 18,000
Owners Mihai Bătrânu
Cătălin Roca
Chairman Cătălin Roca
Manager Toader Șteț
League Liga IV
2016–17 Liga V, Neamț County, Seria II, 1st (promoted)
Website Club website

Club Sportiv Municipal Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, commonly known as Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, is a Romanian professional football club based in Piatra Neamț, Neamț County, currently playing in the Liga IV.

Originally established in 1919 and refounded in 2016, the team is named after the not far off Ceahlău mountain. Nemțenii play their home matches in black and yellow kits at the 18,000-seater Stadionul Ceahlăul.

History

CS Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț was founded on 20 October 1919 by a group of students and professors.[1]

Ceahlăul promoted for the very first time in history to the Liga I in 1993 and played there until 2004, when it relegated to the Liga II with head coach Viorel Hizo and his assistant Toader Șteț, for the first time since its promotion.

They promoted back to the Liga I the very next season. They were supposed to play in the Liga II for the 2007/08 season after finishing 15th out of 18 teams, but Liga II team Delta Tulcea could not obtain the license for the 2007/08 season of Liga I, so Ceahlăul played in its place. But it was a short lived joy, because it relegated once again, only to promote immediately after.

The objective for the 2009/10 season of the Liga I was to avoid relegation, but once again the club relegated, for the third time in the last 6 years.

Ceahlăul started strong the 2010–11 Liga II season and dominated the series until the end, promoting once again in Liga I.

After 4 years in the Liga I, Ceahlăul relegated at the end of the 2014–15 season to Liga II. With large financial problems, Ceahlăul withdrew from the championship with a few rounds before the end of the season and was relegated to county leagues.[2]

The financial problems could not be managed so the club entered in dissolution, but in the summer of the same year Ceahlăul was refounded as CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.[3]

Honours

Leagues

Liga I

Best Finish (4th): 1999–00

Liga II

Winners (4): 1992–93, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11

Liga III

Winners (2): 1964–65, 1979–80

Liga V-Neamț County

Winners (1): 2016–17

European record

European cups all-time statistics

Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Intertoto Cup 41911443119+ 12
Total 4 19 11 4 4 31 19 + 12

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Season Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1995 Group stage (9) Bulgaria Bulgaria Etar Veliko Tarnovo 2–0 1st place
Belgium Belgium Beveren 2–0
Czech Republic Czech Republic Boby Brno 2–0
Netherlands Netherlands Groningen 0–0
Round of 16 France France Metz 0–2 0–2
1999 First round Lithuania Lithuania FK Ekranas 1–0 1–0 2–0
Second round Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina NK Jedinstvo Bihać 2–1 3–1 5–2
Third round Italy Italy Juventus 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2000 First round Estonia Estonia Narva Trans 4–2 5–2 9–4
Second round Spain Spain RCD Mallorca 3–1 1–2 4–3
Third round Austria Austria Austria Wien 2–2 0–3 2–5
2003 First round Finland Finland Tampere United 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)

Players

First team squad

As of 19 July 2017

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

No. Position Player
— Romania GK Marius Chelaru
— Romania GK Eduard Chiruță
— Romania GK Teodor Cîmpianu
— Romania GK Alexandru Cotună
— Romania GK Rareș Florea
— Romania DF Mihnea Albu
— Romania DF Vlad Andreș
— Romania DF Adrian Roșu
— Romania DF Cosmin Rotaru
— Romania DF Valentin Rotaru
— Romania DF Marius Rusu
— Romania DF Răzvan Sârbie
— Romania DF Alexandru Smău
— Romania MF Andrei Apostol (Captain)
No. Position Player
— Romania MF Leonard Arghir
— Romania MF Eduard Butunoi
— Romania MF Cristian Copoț-Barb
— Nigeria MF Michael Ibe
— Romania MF Cătălin Mateeș
— Romania MF Andrei Mateiciuc
— Romania MF Sorin Pintilie
— Romania MF Remus Șimon
— Romania MF Șerban Ștefănoaia
— Romania MF Ștefan Ungureanu
— Romania FW Dan Nedelcu
— Romania FW Teodor Todiresei
— Romania FW Robert Vasile
— Romania FW Ioan Zaharia

Club Officials

Board of directors

Role Name
Owner Romania Mihai Bătrânu
Owner & President Romania Cătălin Roca

Current technical staff

Role Name
Manager Romania Toader Șteț
Assistant Manager Romania Valentin Avădanei
Assistant Manager Romania Lidi Chertic
Goalkeeping Coach Romania Florin Anton

Former managers
  • Romania Ion Moldovan (Aug 19, 2006 – Oct 29, 2006)
  • Romania Florin Marin (Nov 9, 2006 – March 18, 2007)
  • Romania Aurel Șunda (March 19, 2007 – June 30, 2007)
  • Romania Viorel Hizo (July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008)
  • Romania Florin Marin (July 10, 2008 – Oct 25, 2009)
  • Romania Gheorghe Mulțescu (Oct 30, 2009 – Feb 27, 2010)
  • Montenegro Zoran Filipović (March 3, 2010 – May 26, 2010)
  • Romania Marin Barbu (June 15, 2010 – Feb 3, 2011)
  • Romania Costel Enache (Feb 3, 2011 – May 12, 2013)
  • Romania Viorel Hizo (May 12, 2013 – June 3, 2013)
  • Hungary Vasile Miriuță (June 17, 2013 – Dec 26, 2013)
  • Romania Constantin Ilie (Dec 30, 2013 – April 9, 2014)
  • Romania Marian Bondrea (April 9, 2014 – April 29, 2014)
  • Romania Marin Barbu (April 30, 2014 – August 2, 2014)
  • Romania Florin Marin (August 2, 2014 – January 15, 2015)
  • Brazil Zé Maria (January 15, 2015 – April 20, 2015)
  • Serbia Vanja Radinović (April 21, 2015 – May 31, 2015)
  • Romania Constantin Ilie (July 21, 2015 –Oct 4, 2015)
  • Romania Mihai Ionescu (Oct 4, 2015 –Oct 29, 2015)
  • Italy Simone Mazzali (Oct 29, 2015 –Nov 23, 2015)
  • Romania Lidi Chertic (Nov 23, 2015 –January 18, 2016)
  • Italy Stefano Maccoppi (January 18, 2016 –April 19, 2016)
  • Romania Lidi Chertic (April 19, 2016 –May 14, 2016)

References

  1. ↑ "Istoric" [History] (in Romanian). FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "ADIO Ceahlăul. Clubul nemţean nu s-a prezentat la Baloteşti şi e exclusă din Liga 2. Final de poveste la 97 de ani" [GOODBYE Ceahlăul. The Neamț County club did not show up at Baloteşti and is expelled from Liga 2. End of the story after 97 years] (in Romanian). ProSport. 14 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Renaşte fotbalul la Piatra Neamţ. Noua echipă se va numit CSM Ceahlăul" [Football in Piatra Neamț is brought back to life. The new team will be named CSM Ceahlăul] (in Romanian). ProSport. 22 July 2016.
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