CSM Unirea Alba Iulia

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CSM Unirea Alba Iulia
Full nameClubul Sportiv Municipal Unirea Alba Iulia
Nickname(s)
  • Uniriștii
  • Albaiulienii (The Alba Iulia People)
  • Alb-negrii (The White and Blacks)
Short nameUnirea Alba Iulia
Founded1924; 100 years ago (1924)
as Unirea Mihai Viteazul
2014; 10 years ago (2014) (refounded)
GroundCetate
Capacity18,000
OwnersAlba Iulia Municipality
ChairmanMihai Dăscălescu
ManagerAlexandru Pelici
LeagueLiga III
2022–23Liga III, Seria IX, 3rd
WebsiteClub website

Clubul Sportiv Municipal Unirea Alba Iulia, commonly known as Unirea Alba Iulia (Romanian pronunciation: [uˈnire̯a ˌalba ˈjuli.a]), is a Romanian professional football club based in Alba Iulia, Alba County, founded in 1924 and currently playing in the Liga III.

Among the greatest achievements of the team is a sixth place in the

2003–04 season and a Romanian Cup
semi-final played in 1991.

The team colours are black and white, and their stadium is called

Cetate
and has a capacity of 18,000 seats.

History

Name[1] Period
Unirea Mihai Viteazu 1924–1970
Unirea Alba Iulia 1970–1996
Apulum Alba Iulia 1996–2005
Unirea Alba Iulia 2005–present

Unirea Alba Iulia club was founded in 1924. In the beginning the team was called Unirea Mihai Viteazul Alba Iulia. After ten years, they managed to qualify and play in the

FC Maramureş Baia Mare, both performances being obtained under coach Cornel Țălnar.[2][3][4][5]

At the end of the

Divizia B, the team, which was renamed in the `90s Apulum Alba Iulia, manages to achieve the promotion to Liga I, where it plays for the very first time in its 80-year history. The coach who led the team was Aurel Șunda assisted by Alexandru Pelici
.

Having experienced players like

2007–2008
seasons on 4th.

The club withdrew from the 2012–13 Liga II season and ceased its activity for a year. In the summer of 2014 it enrolled in the Liga V for the 2014–15 season, after one season the club promoted in Liga IV.

On 25 August 2016, FRF invited the club to participate in the 2016–17 season of the Liga III. The club accepted.

In the summer of 2022, after being mathematically relegated to Liga IV but saved by the financial situation of other clubs, the team from Alba Iulia will continue to play in Liga III for another season, this time with the support of the municipality. The City Hall of Alba Iulia announced that in the Local Council on August 9, 2023 it was decided that AFC Unirea 1924 would be taken over and managed by Clubul Sportiv Municipal.

Stadium

Cetate Stadium in 2008.

The English translation of the name of the club's stadium is

Citadel
(Cetate), and it has a capacity of 18,000(7,000 sitting). The stadium was opened in 1982. For the moment the stadium belongs to the municipality, all investments are done with funds provided by it. The stadium has also a mini-hotel in which the players are accommodated, and also a running track.

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Cups

Players

First-team squad

As of 13 January 2024

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 Alexandru Stoian (on loan from Dinamo)
4 DF Romania ROU Ioan Grozav (Vice-Captain)
5 DF Romania ROU Emanuel Codrea
6 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Raicea
7 MF Romania ROU Andrei Roșu
8 MF Romania ROU Mario Boldea
10 MF Romania ROU Răzvan Fetița (Captain)
11 FW Romania ROU Darius Indrei
12 GK Romania ROU Andrei Raț
14 MF Romania ROU Călin Cristea
15 DF Romania ROU Paul Codrea
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Romania ROU Andrei Bârdea
17 MF Romania ROU Marius Sebaș
18 DF Romania ROU Vlăduț Stanciu (on loan from Dinamo)
19 DF Romania ROU Denis Ciaun (on loan from Poli Iași)
20 MF Romania ROU George Mâlnă
21 DF Romania ROU Darius Nistor (on loan from U Cluj)
22 MF Romania ROU Florin Istrate
28 MF Romania ROU Ionuț Frăsineanu
30 DF Romania ROU Tudor Vomir (on loan from U Cluj)
77 MF Romania ROU Raul Nistor (on loan from U Cluj)

Out on loan

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

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No. Pos. Nation Player

Club Officials

League history

Managers

References

  1. ^ "Evolutia denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor".
  2. ^ "Cornel Ţălnar, la Unirea Alba Iulia! De la vară, ca şi manager general" [Cornel Ţălnar, at Unirea Alba Iulia! Starting from the summer, as general manager] (in Romanian). Ziarulunirea.ro. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ "FOTO-VIDEO: Unirea Alba Iulia, 30 de ani de la semifinala de poveste din Cupa României, cu Universitatea Craiova!" [PHOTO-VIDEO: Unirea Alba Iulia, 30 years since the story semifinal of the Romanian Cup, with the Universitatea Craiova!] (in Romanian). Ziarulunirea.ro. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Ioan Mărginean "Limoniu", fundașul de fier al Unirii Alba Iulia: "Cârțu a recunoscut că i-a trecut glonțul pe la ureche"" [Ioan Mărginean "Limoniu", the iron defender of Unirea Alba Iulia: "Cârțu admitted that the bullet went past his ear"] (in Romanian). Ziarulunirea.ro. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. ^ "FOTO-VIDEO, Gică Bran: "Unirea Alba Iulia se lua la trântă cu oricine din Divizia A! Am dovedit cu Steaua și Craiova, în Cupă!"" [PHOTO-VIDEO, Gică Bran: "Unirea Alba Iulia was fighting with anyone from Division A! We proved it with Steaua and Craiova, in the Cup!"] (in Romanian). Ziarulunirea.ro. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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