CS Minaur Baia Mare (football)

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Minaur Baia Mare
Full nameClubul Sportiv Minaur Baia Mare
Nickname(s)Minerii (The Miners)
Băimărenii
(The People from Baia Mare)
Short nameMinaur, Baia Mare
Founded1927; 97 years ago (1927)
1947 CSM Baia Mare
GroundViorel Mateianu
Capacity15,500 (8,000 seated)
OwnerBaia Mare Municipality
ChairmanIustin Balaj
ManagerCiprian Danciu
LeagueLiga III
2022–23Liga II, 17th of 20 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Minaur Baia Mare, as Minerul Baia Mare, is a

club, based in Baia Mare, Maramureș County, northern Romania, Following this merger in 1947. It currently plays in Romania's second league, Liga II, after promoting at the end of the 2021–22
season.

Chronology of names

Name[1] Period
Clubul Sportiv Minaur Baia Mare 1947–1950
Metalul Baia Mare 1950–1956
Energia Trustul Miner Baia Mare 1956–1957
Minerul Baia Mare 1957–1958
Clubul Sportiv Minaur Baia Mare 1958–1962
Minerul Baia Mare 1962–1975
FC Baia Mare 1975–1985
FC Maramureș Baia Mare 1985–1998
FC Baia Mare 1998–2010
FCM Baia Mare 2012–2016
Minaur Baia Mare 2017–present

History

FCM Baia Mare squad 2015–16

Minaur

Baia Mare
founded in 1927, resulting in a single team. Following this merger, the team is called CSM Baia Mare.

The club was dissolved in the summer of 2010 because of financial problems, but was refounded in the summer of 2012 under the name of FCM Baia Mare. Baia Mare was inactive for one season after withdrawing from the upcoming Liga II season due to financial difficulties on 5 August 2016.[2] After one season of inactivity the club was refounded as Minaur Baia Mare, the historical name of the sports club, also used by the handball teams. The club was enrolled in the Liga IVMaramureș County.[3] In contrast to the handball section, the football section is known unofficially as Minerul Baia Mare, one of the past names of the club and the most representative for supporters. Also the football section colours are different from those used for handball, if for handball squads the traditional colours are white, black and orange, for football are yellow and blue.

Timeline

  • 1947 — CSM Baia Mare after the merger
  • 1950 — The name is changed to Metalul Baia Mare;
  • 1955 — Metalul Baia Mare is relegated in Liga III;
  • 1956 — The team become Energia Trustul Miner Baia Mare and win promotion in Liga II;
  • 1957 — The team become Minerul Baia Mare;
  • 1958 — Third name change in three years, this time back to CSM Baia Mare;
  • 1959 — CSM Baia Mare reach the final of
    Romanian Cup, only to be defeated by Dinamo București
    ;
  • 1962 — Another name change, this time back to Minerul Baia Mare;
  • 1963 — Mircea Sasu become the first player ever to be selected from Minerul Baia Mare into the national team of Romania;
  • 1964 — Minerul Baia Mare win the second series of Liga II and win promotion into Liga I for the first time in their history, Phoenix / Carpati Baia Mare played before the World War II in the First League.
  • 1965 — As the team finish only 13th out of 14 in Liga I, they are relegated after only one year;
  • 1975 — The team become FC Baia Mare;
  • 1978 — FC Baia Mare win promotion into Liga I. It is the third in the history. The Golden Age starts;
  • 1979 — FC Baia Mare finish 5th out of 18 in Liga I;
  • 1980 — The best performance in Liga I as they finish 4th out of 18;
  • 1981 — A poor year followed by relegation back to Liga II, mainly due to internal issues;
  • 1982 — FC Baia Mare reach the final of Romanian Cup where they are defeated by
    Real Madrid
    of Spain.
  • 1983 — FC Baia Mare win the fourth promotion in their history into Liga I;
  • 1984 — A poor season in Liga I where the team finish 15th out of 18 but save themselves from relegation;
  • 1985 — FC Baia Mare is relegated back to Liga II. The Golden Era ends. The team become FC Maramureş Baia Mare.
  • 1993 — The Silver Era starts as FC Maramureş Baia Mare reach the semifinals of Romanian Cup;
  • 1994 — After a series of average and poor seasons in Liga II during the past decade, FC Maramureş Baia Mare win promotion in Liga I for the fifth time in their history;
  • 1995 — FC Maramureş Baia Mare reach the quarter-finals of Romanian Cup, but at the end of the season is relegated back to Liga II. The Silver Era ends.
  • 1998 — Another name change, this time back to FC Baia Mare;
  • 1999 — FC Baia Mare is relegated to Liga III for the second time in their history;
  • 2000 — The team promote back to Liga II;
  • 2001 — Second promotion in only two years, this time in Liga I, as FC Baia Mare win the promotion play-offs, however, the team's owner decides to trade the team's place in Liga I to another team, arguing the lack of financial resources to keep them over the competitional season. FC Baia Mare return to Liga II;
  • 2002 — FC Baia Mare qualify again for promotion play-offs but do not win promotion;
  • 2004 — Relegation in Liga III;
  • 2006 — After two years in Liga III, FC Baia Mare win promotion to Liga II;
  • 2007 — The club is relegated back to Liga III and face serious financial issues. Brazilian
    Ayres Cerqueira Simao
    becomes the first foreign player ever to play for FC Baia Mare;
  • 2008 — Despite being in the frame for a promotion back to Liga II, a series of poor results and a players strike due to unpaid wages and bonuses left the club in Liga III for at least one more year. Yet, at the beginning of the 2008 – 09 season the club manage to transfer some players with good experience in Liga I, such as: Daniel Rednic and Sorin Iodi, thus becoming top favourites to win promotion into Liga II.
  • 2009 – FC Baia Mare promoted to the Liga II after finishing first the 2008–09 Liga III.
  • 2010 – Finished 8th in the 2009–10 Liga II season and was dissolved shortly after.
  • 2012 – Refounded as FCM Baia Mare in the Liga IV.
  • 2013 – Promoted to the Liga III.
  • 2015 – Promoted to the Liga II.
  • 2016 – Withdrew from the upcoming Liga II season due to financial difficulties.[2]
  • 2017 – Refounded as Minaur Baia Mare in the Liga IV.
  • 2018 – Promoted to the Liga III.
  • 2020 – Loses Promotion play-off to Comuna Recea
  • 2022 – Promoted to the Liga II after beating Hunedoara in the promotion play-off final
  • 2023 – Relegation to
    Liga III
    . The team goes through its worst season, at one time, having just 1 point in 6 games.

Performances

FC Baia Mare was a finalist in the

1979–80 season
.

The club played in the Liga I in other few occasions: in 1964–65 (13th out of 14), 1978–79 (5th out of 18); 1980–81 (17th out of 18), 1983–84 (15th out of 18), 1984–85 (17th out of 18) and 1994–95 (17th out of 18).

The team played mainly in the Liga II where FC Baia Mare is ranked first in an all-time standing, obtaining the most points and scoring the most goals.

In 1982–83 FC Baia Mare played in

Real Madrid then coached by Alfredo Di Stéfano. After 0 : 0 in the first leg, FC Baia Mare lost 2–5 in the second leg. Koller and Buzgău scored for the Romanian side on Santiago Bernabeu
.

In the summer of 1982, FC Baia Mare played a friendly game against

AC Fiorentina
in that game. This is, without doubt, the greatest achievement of FC Baia Mare to date.

The largest win in

Steaua Bucharest
.

Team's records

  • 1937 - 1938; 1938 - 1939; 1939 - 1940; 1940 - 1941; 1964 - 1965; 1978 - 1979; 1979 - 1980; 1980 - 1981; 1983 - 1984; 1984 - 1985; 1994 - 1995.
  • Liga I
    • Best finish: 4th 1979–1980
  • Liga II
    • Winners (5): 1936 - 1937; 1963 - 1964; 1977 - 1978; 1982 - 1983; 1993 - 1994.
    • Runners-up (11): 1959 – 1960; 1960 – 1961; 1965 – 1966; 1966 – 1967; 1971 – 1972; 1981 – 1982; 1985 – 1986; 1986 – 1987; 1991 – 1992; 2000 – 2001; 2001 –2002.
  • Liga III
    • Winners (7): 1955 - 1956; 1999 – 2000; 2005 – 2006; 2008 – 2009; 2014 – 2015; 2020 – 2021; 2021 – 2022.
    • Runners-up (1): 2019–20
  • Liga IV – Maramureș County

Cups

International

  • European Cup Winners' Cup
* First Round (1): 1982–83

First leg

FC Baia Mare Romania0–0Spain Real Madrid
Report
Stadionul 23 August, Baia Mare
Attendance: 25,000
)

Second leg

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg


Baia Mare Romania
2–5
Real Madrid
0–0 2–5
Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup 1 2 0 1 1 2 5 –3
Total 1 2 0 1 1 2 5 –3

Players

First team squad

As of 6 September 2023[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Romania ROU Balázs Dombrádi
5 DF Romania ROU Ionuț Pisuc
6 DF Romania ROU Richard Cin
7 FW Romania ROU Darius Gherman
8 MF Romania ROU Denis Matei
10 MF Moldova MDA Ivan Urvanțev
11 MF Romania ROU Fedor Buciuta
13 MF Moldova MDA Valeriu Macrițchii
15 MF Romania ROU Mario Leș
16 MF Romania ROU Bogdan Burcea
17 FW Romania ROU Mario Maroșan
19 MF Romania ROU Romario Hidigan
21 DF Romania ROU Marius Potcoavă
23 MF Romania ROU Cătălin Ștefănescu
26 FW Romania ROU Bogdan Jeler
27 DF Romania ROU David Simion (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF Romania ROU Daniel Stoian
29 GK Romania ROU Emanuel Breban
36 MF Romania ROU Ionuț Ilieș
64 MF Romania ROU Cristian Raicu
70 MF Romania ROU Tiberiu Serediuc
72 FW Romania ROU Erik Piroska
88 DF Romania ROU Alexandru Cîmpan
97 DF Romania ROU Laurențiu Achim
98 MF Romania ROU Calvin Cândea
MF Romania ROU Balázs Csiszér
DF Romania ROU Răzvan Lazăr
DF Romania ROU Darius Mureșan
FW Romania ROU
Raphael Stanescu
DF Romania ROU Răzvan Tincu
FW Romania ROU Paul Batin

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Club Officials

Statistics — Domestic Leagues

Up to and including the end of 2009–10 season

Pts Pld W D L GF GA
In Liga I (10 seasons) 201 230 83 35 112 267 370
In Liga II (48 seasons) 1625 1442 680 265 497 2308 1696
In Liga III (6 seasons) 266 170 113 30 27 353 122
League and Cup History
Season League Position ! Cupa României Europe
1927 - 1928 Campionat Regional
1928 - 1929 Campionat Regional
1929 - 1930 Campionat Regional
1930 - 1931 Campionat Regional
1931 - 1932 Campionat Regional
1932 - 1933 Campionat Regional
1933 - 1934 Campionat Regional 1 (C, P) 17.05.1934 Sferturi
1934 - 1935 Divizia B 2 07.04.1935 Optimi
1935 - 1936 Divizia B 2 05.04.1936 Optimi
1936 - 1937 Divizia B 1 (C, P) Șaisprezecimi
1937 - 1938 Divizia A 5 30.03.1938 Optimi
1938 - 1939 Divizia A 5 02.04.1939 Sferturi
1939 - 1940 Divizia A 6 02.04.1939 Sferturi
1940 - 1941 Divizia A Exclusă Ungaria
1941 - 1942 Liga II Ungaria Ungaria
1942 - 1943 Liga II Ungaria Ungaria
1943 - 1944 Liga II Ungaria Ungaria
1944 - 1945 Liga II Ungaria Ungaria
1945 - 1946 Liga II Ungaria Ungaria
1946 - 1947 Divizia B România
1947 - 1948 Divizia B

[5][6][7]

League and Cup History

From Minaur Baia Mare to Romania National Football Team

  • Mircea Sasu 1 (6 caps / 1 goal): 1963: vs. Denmark (1 goal); 1964: vs. Bulgaria, vs. Hungary; 1965: vs. Czechoslovakia; 1966: vs. Portugal, vs. Czechoslovakia;
    1 Mircea Sasu played an extra three games for Romania after he left FC Baia Mare and scored one goal: 1967: vs. East Germany, vs. Congo (1 goal); 1968: vs. Austria.
  • Alexandru Koller: (5 caps / 0 goals): 1976: vs. Iran; 1978: vs. Poland; 1979: vs. East Germany, vs. Poland, vs. USSR
  • Alexandru Terheş
    : (3 caps / 0 goals): 1978: vs. Poland; 1979: vs. East Germany; 1980: Hungary
  • Romulus Buia: (2 caps / 0 goals): 1991: vs. USA; 1992 vs. Mexico

Famous players

The following players who played for the club also had caps for their national team.

Famous coaches

References

  1. ^ RomanianSoccer.ro, (r). "Evolutia denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor". www.romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "FCM Baia Mare, abandon cu o zi înaintea startului; ACS Berceni rămâne în Ilfov". 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Început de drum pentru Minerul Baia Mare". 13 July 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  4. ^ "CS Minaur pleacă la drum cu 26 de jucători în sezonul 2019–2020" [CS Minaur starts the 2019–2020 season with 26 players] (in Romanian). minaur.ro. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. ^ Note: Due to the merger made in 1947 between the Phoenix Baia Mare and Minaur Baia Mare teams, the team's record belongs to the current team.
  6. ^ Nagybánya, FC Baia Mare - csapatok - Magyarfutball.hu
  7. ^ Nagybánya, FC Baia Mare (Bajnoki Mérkőzések ... - Magyarfutball.hu

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