Clubul Sportiv Mioveni(Romanian pronunciation:[ˌklubulsporˈtivmi.oˈvenʲ]), commonly known asCS Miovenior simplyMioveni,is a Romanian professionalfootballclubbased inMioveni,Argeș County,that competes in theLiga II.
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| Full name | Clubul Sportiv Mioveni | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Galben-verzii(The Yellow and Greens) | ||
| Short name | Mioveni | ||
| Founded | 15 August 2000 asAS Mioveni 2000 | ||
| Ground | Orășenesc | ||
| Capacity | 10,000[1] | ||
| Owner | Mioveni Town | ||
| Chairman | Claudiu Cojocaru | ||
| Head coach | Dragoș Stroe | ||
| League | Liga II | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga II, 5th of 20 | ||
| Website | http:// csmioveni.ro/ | ||
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The team was founded in 2000 asAS Mioveniand began playing thefourth division.The following year, it merged with nearbyDacia Piteștiand took its berth in theDivizia C.The club made its first appearance in the top division in the2007–08 campaignasDacia Mioveni,and in 2010 settled on the current name of CS Mioveni.
"The Yellow and Greens" play their home matches at theStadionul Orășenesc,which has a seating capacity of 10,000 persons.
History
editFirst years and ascension (2000–2011)
editThe club was founded in 2000 under the nameAS Mioveni(Mioveni Sports Association). After one season in theLiga IV,AS Mioveni merged withDacia Piteștiin 2001 and took its place in theLiga III,while the club changed its name toAS Dacia Mioveni,only to change it soon after that toCS Dacia Mioveni(Dacia Mioveni Sports Club).
In its first season of division football, Dacia finished 3rd in theLiga III.The next season however, the team finished top of series IV of the Liga III and therefore, in the summer of 2003 they promoted to theLiga IIwhere they activated for four years without any outstanding performance.
At the end of the 2006–07 season, Dacia Mioveni finished runner-up in theLiga II,Seria II, and promoted for the first time in history to theLiga I.
Dacia's best performance was the only appearance in theLiga I,in the2007–08season, when they finished 16th and were relegated. During the same season Dacia Mioveni reached the semi-finals of theCupa României,being eliminated byCFR Cluj,after an impressive win in the quarterfinals againstDinamo București,with 1–0.
| Period | Name |
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| 2000–2001 | AS Mioveni 2000 |
| 2001–2010 | Dacia Mioveni |
| 2010–present | CS Mioveni |
In the summer of 2010 the club was renamed,CS Miovenibeing the new name. The club officials took this decision becauseAutomobile Daciarefused to sponsor the club, instead sponsoring Italian clubUdinese Calcio.[citation needed]
Even if the club had finished the2010-11 Liga IIseason on the third position, the club promoted in theLiga Ibecause the second placedFC Bihor Oradeahad problems with the licence.[2]
A second league constant and a new promotion (2011–present)
editCS Mioveni relegated again in theLiga IIat the end of the2011–12edition, after finishing on the bottom of the league, with only 12 points won in 34 rounds. After this season, "the yellow and greens" spent no less than 9 years in the antechamber of theRomaniantop-flight, the team fromAutomobile Dacia's town becoming a classic of theLiga II.Most of the time, Mioveni was too good to relegate in the third tier, but not good enough to promote back in the first division. In these nine years, the club obtain the following rankings: 2nd (2014–15), 3rd (2019–20), 4th (2015–16,2016–17), 7th (2018–19), 8th (2012–13,2013–14) and 9th (2017–18).
Mioveni promoted back to theLiga Iat the end of the2020–21season, when after a ranking on the 3rd place, they won the promotion/relegation play-offs (2–1 on aggregate) against top-flight clubFC Hermannstadt.[3]
Ground
editCS Mioveni plays its home games onStadionul Orășenesc,a 10,000-seat arena, in downtown Mioveni. Between 2013 and 2015 the stadium was renovated and "the yellow and greens" played their home matches onNicolae Dobrin StadiuminPitești.Second team of the club, CS Mioveni II, also used to play its home matches on Colibași Stadium, stadium used also by the first team as a training ground.
Support
editCS Mioveni has never had many supporters inArgeș County,most of the public opting for much more familiar and successfulFC Argeș.Over the time the club had sporadically an organized group of supporters, especially between 2006 and 2011, when the club was in theLiga I,twice and important rivalries with FC Argeș were born.
Rivalries
editCS Mioveni does not have many important rivalries, the only important one is againstFC Argeș Pitești,commonly known asArgeș Derbyor theDerby ofArgeș.In the past, Mioveni had also a local rivalry againstInternațional Curtea de Argeș.
Honours
editDomestic
editLeagues
editOther performances
edit- Appearances inLiga I:4
- Best finish in Liga I: 12th in2021–22
- Place 75 of 101 teams inLiga I All-time table
- Semi-finalist of2007–08 Cupa României
Players
editFirst team squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
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Board of directorsedit
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Current technical staffedit
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Notable former players
editThe footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or significant caps for CS Mioveni.
- Romania
Liviu Antal- Ilie Baicu
- Ionuț Balaur
- Valentin Balint
- Constantin Barbu
- Ciprian Biceanu
- Ștefan Blănaru
- Ionuț Burnea
- Alexandru Buziuc
- Mihai Costea
- Nicolae Dică
- Gabriel Enache
- Eduard Florescu
- Claudiu Ionescu
- Laurențiu Marinescu
- Andrei Mărgăritescu
- Cosmin Năstăsie
- Adrian Neaga
- Robert Neagoe
- Andrei Nilă
- Dan Nistor
- Dorinel Oancea
- Mihai Olteanu
- Octavian Popescu
- Ionuț Rădescu
- Bogdan Rusu
- Adrian Scarlatache
- Daniel Șerbănică
- Cristian Tănase
- Daniel Toma
- Brazil
- Central African Republic
Notable former managers
edit- Marian Pană(2011–2012)
- Constantin Schumacher(2023–2024)
- Constantin Cârstea
- Sorin Cârțu
- Iordan Eftimie
- Florin Halagian
- Florin Marin
- Ion Moldovan
- Claudiu Niculescu
- Alexandru Pelici
- Ionuț Popa
- Laurențiu Roșu
- Ilie Stan
- Flavius Stoican
- Mihai Stoichiță
League history
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References
edit- ^"Stadion"[Stadium] (in Romanian). CS Mioveni.Archivedfrom the original on 19 April 2017.Retrieved18 April2017.
- ^"Decizie FRF: Dacia Mioveni a promovat, baraj intre Vointa Sibiu".22 June 2011.Archivedfrom the original on 2012-03-14.Retrieved2011-06-22.
- ^"Hermannstadt - CS Mioveni 1-2 » S-a încheiat prima finală pentru Liga 1!" Blestemul "a fost rupt: revine după 9 ani în" A "".gsp.ro. 2 June 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 3 June 2021.Retrieved14 June2021.
- ^"Lot 2021-2022"[Squad] (in Romanian). CS Mioveni.Archivedfrom the original on 20 September 2021.Retrieved3 December2020.
- ^"CS MIOVENI"(in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal.Retrieved3 March2020.
- ^"Board of directors".Archivedfrom the original on 2021-07-13.Retrieved2021-07-13.
- ^Technical staff