Club Sportiv Municipal Lugoj,commonly known asCSM Lugoj,or simply asLugoj,is a Romanianfootballclub fromLugoj,Timiș County,Romania.[1]The club was named in the past,Vulturii Textila,after a textile company in thecityofLugoj.CSM Lugojwas founded under the nameVulturii Lugojin 1920.[2]The club is currently playing inLiga III,the third tier of theRomanian football league system.[3]
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| Full name | Clubul Sportiv Municipal Lugoj | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Vulturii alb albaștrii (The White and Blues) Vulturii (The Eagles) | ||
| Short name | CSM | ||
| Founded | 1920 asVulturii Lugoj 2009 asCSM Lugoj | ||
| Ground | Tineretului | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 | ||
| Owner | Lugoj Municipality | ||
| Chairman | Marius Maier | ||
| Manager | Árpád Laczkó | ||
| League | Liga IV | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga IV, Timiș County, 2nd of 20 | ||
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History
editThe club was promoted in 1934 to the newly formedDivizia B(The League II). It had previously only played in the regional championship ofBanatwhere 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 defeatedMureșul Târgu Mureș,and then beatSportul Studențesc Bucureștiin the quarter-finals of the prestigiousRomanian Cup.Despite this good run, they were eliminated in the semi-finals by the first division clubJuventus București.After the great season of 1937, the club rose to the top flight because theDivizia ALeague 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 inDivizia Band placed themselves around the middle of the league standings. ThenWorld War IIled 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 theTimiș County,before the club managed to return toDivizia Cin 1968. There, they were able to rise to second place and were then promoted during the year 1970–71, for a one-season intoDivizia 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 nameAuxerre Lugoj.In the summer of 2009, after the dissolution of Auxerre Lugoj,CSM Lugoj,which was founded in 2002 as a multi-sports club, also founded a football section, to replace the defunct Auxerre.[citation needed]
In the2011–12 season,Lugoj, guided by Cosmin Stan, won theLiga IV – Timiș Countyand the promotion play-off against Pandurii Cerneți, the winner ofLiga IV – Mehedinți County,3–0 atMircea Chivu StadiuminReșița.[4]
In the summer of 2012,CSM Lugojwas renamed asVulturii Lugoj.
In the summer of 2015, the club changed its name fromVulturii Lugojback toCSM Lugoj.[5]
Chronology of names
edit| Name[6] | Period |
|---|---|
| Vulturii Lugoj | 1920–1934 |
| Vulturii Textila Lugoj | 1934–1946 |
| 23 August Lugoj | 1946–1947 |
| CSM Lugoj | 1947–1948 |
| Vulturii Textila Lugoj | 1948–1984 |
| 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 and 2009, and the team was refounded as CSM Lugoj in theLiga V.
Divizia A history
edit| Season | Played | W | D | L | Goals | +/- | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–38 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24:41 | −17 | 14 |
Honours
editLeagues
editCups
editCupa României– Regional Phase (West)
- Winners (1):2022–23
Club Officials
editFormer managers
edit
Vilmos Zombori(1949–1951)
References
edit- ^"Vulturii Textila Lugoj – Istoria meciurilor".romaniansoccer.ro.Retrieved6 July2015.
- ^Hardy Grüne (2000),Enzyklopädie der europäischen Fußballvereine(in German) (1. ed.), Kassel: AGON Sportverlag,ISBN3-89784-163-0
- ^"Romania – Classmate 2014–2015".romaniansoccer.ro.Retrieved27 June2015.
- ^"CSM Lugoj, campioană a Timișului de pe… Timiș, spre C5"[CSM Lugoj, champion of Timiș from... Timiș, towards C5]. sporttim.ro. 9 June 2012.Archivedfrom the original on 29 January 2024.Retrieved29 January2024.(in Romanian)
- ^"Victorie a CSM Lugoj în duelul fotbalistic cu Millenium Giarmata, de la Timișoara".13 August 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.Retrieved30 December2015.
- ^RomanianSoccer.ro, (r)."Evolutia denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor".www.romaniansoccer.ro.