CS Viitorul Minerul Lupeni
Full name | Clubul Sportiv Viitorul Minerul Lupeni | ||
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Founded | 1920 as Jiul Lupeni 2021 as Viitorul Minerul Lupeni | ||
Ground | Minerul | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
Owner | Lupeni Municipality | ||
Chairman | Emil Lumperdean | ||
Manager | Dan Voicu | ||
League | Liga IV | ||
2022–23 | Liga IV, Hunedoara, 2nd of 11 | ||
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Clubul Sportiv Viitorul Minerul Lupeni, commonly known as Minerul Lupeni, is a Romanian football club based in Lupeni, Hunedoara County which competes in Liga IV – Hunedoara County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. Established in 1920 as Jiul Lupeni, the club changed its name several times to Partizanul (1950), Flacăra (1951), Minerul (1953 and 1957) and Energia (1956).[1] Dissolved in 2010, the club from Jiu Valley was re-founded as Viitorul Minerul Lupeni in 2021.
History
Period | Name |
1920–1936 | Jiul Lupeni |
1936–1950 | Minerul Lupeni |
1950–1951 | Partizanul Lupeni |
1951–1953 | Flacăra Lupeni |
1953–2011 | Minerul Lupeni |
2011–2021 | Inactive* |
2021– | Viitorul Minerul Lupeni |
The team of miners from the
In the
Renamed as Minerul, the club played for the first time in
The Red-Blacks played the next three seasons in the
.After the
The Miners played the next decade in the second division often finishing at mid-table or fighting to save from relegation: 6th (
At the end of the
With some new players such as Teodor Mihalache, Daniel Peretz, Ion Leahovici, Alexandru Dan II, Milea, Alexandru Nisipeanu, Virgil Mihăilă,
Followed four more seasons in the second tier, finishing 10th (
Followed nine seasons in the third tier until Minerul returned to
Minerul withdrew from the championship during the 2010–11 Liga II season and dissolved after ninety years of existence.[7]
In the fall of 2021, the former captain of Minerul, Adrian Lumperdean, together with his brother, Emil Lumperdean and their nephew, Lucu Lumperdean, decided to bring back to life the football tradition from Lupeni, laying the foundations of Viitorul Minerul Lupeni.[8]
In the beginning, the three members of the Lumperdean family, along with the local authorities of Lupeni, revived the groups for children and youths and later enrolled the seniors team in the 2022–23 season of Liga IV – Hunedoara County.
Honours
- Runners-up (1): 1927–28
- Winners (5): 1937–38, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1982–83, 2004–05
- Runners-up (5): 1936–37, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1991–92
- Runners-up (1): 2022–23
Notable players
The footballers mentioned below have played at least 1 season for Minerul Lupeni and also played in Liga I for another team.
Former managers
- Vasile Lazăr
- Teodor Mihalache
- Gheorghe Kotormány
- Petre Libardi
- Gogu Tonca
- Adrian Matei (2004–2006)
- Gabriel Stan (2005–2006)
- Dan Mănăilă (2006)
- Marin Tudorache (2007–2008)
- Ion Dumitra (2008)
- Petre Gigiu (2009–2010)
- Ionel Augustin (2010)
References
- ^ a b "Evoluția denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor" [The evolution of team names over the years]. romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020.(in Romanian)
- ^ a b "Minerul Lupeni, fostă vicecampioană națională!" [Minerul Lupeni, former national vice-champion!]. ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.(in Romanian)
- ^ "Sertarul cu amintiri / Minerul Lupeni în Cupa României" [The drawer of memories / Minerul Lupeni in the Romanian Cup]. zvj.ro. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2022.(in Romanian)
- ^ a b c Mihai Ionescu & George Tudoran, Fotbal de la A la Z – Editura Sport-Turism 1984.
- ^ "Minerul Lupeni, (alte) file de istorie. Patru ani în elită, cu legendarii Paraschiva și Creiniceanu" [Minerul Lupeni, (other) history pages. Four years in the elite, with the legendary Paraschiva and Creiniceanu]. ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.(in Romanian)
- ^ "Sertarul cu amintiri / Minerul Lupeni în Cupa României" [The drawer of memories / Minerul Lupeni in the Romanian Cup]. zvj.ro. 15 October 2008. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.(in Romanian)
- ^ Comisia de disciplină a Federaţiei Române de Fotbal Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ""Viitorul" are perspective favorabile pentru sportul lupenean". avantulliber.ro. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2021.