FC Olimpia Satu Mare
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Olimpia MCMXXI Satu Mare | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Galben-Albaștrii (The Yellow and Blues) Oli | ||
| Short name | Olimpia | ||
| Founded | 1921 2010 (refounded) 2018 (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Someșul | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 | ||
| Owner | Olimpia's Volunteers | ||
| Chairman | Cosmin Miclăuș | ||
| Manager | Giuseppe Funicello | ||
| League | Liga III | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga IV, Satu Mare County, 1st (promoted via play-offs) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Fotbal Club Olimpia MCMXXI Satu Mare, commonly known as Olimpia Satu Mare or simply as Olimpia, is a
football club from Satu Mare, Satu Mare County, Romania, founded on 5 May 1921, re-founded in 2010 and 2018. The club played in the Liga I
in the following seasons: 1937–38, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1998–99.
Chronology of names
| Name[1] | Period |
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| Olimpia Satu Mare | 1921–1932 |
| Olimpia CFR Satu Mare | 1932–1947 |
| CFR Satu Mare | 1947–1949 |
| Locomotiva Satu Mare | 1950–1952 |
| Progresul Satu Mare | 1952–1957 |
| Voința Satu Mare | 1957–1961 |
| A.S.M.D. Satu Mare | 1961–1965 |
| Sătmăreana | 1965–1967 |
| Metalul Satu Mare | 1967–1968 |
| Olimpia Satu Mare | 1968–present |
History
The club was founded in 1921. In 1934, the club reached the quarter finals of the first ever
Romanian Cup in 1978 and lost to a strong Universitatea Craiova team 3–1. After two years, the team returns to Divizia B, where he was among the leaders of the series, until 1993 when it was relegated to Divizia C
after a scandal.
Two years later, Olimpia returns to Divizia B and in 1998 it promoted to Divizia A, but it immediately relegated. The team was then a regular Divizia B presence, with no notable performances, the maximum reached was a 4th place at the end of the 2004–05 season. In 2006, the team relegated to Liga III where it had disastrous results, saving from relegation in the last moment for the next two seasons, then the club was relegated to Liga IV due to financial problems and reached the brink of collapse even suffering a major reorganization in 2010.
In 2011 the team won
Iuliu Bodola Stadium and Oli was encouraged by its groups of supporters Commando Oli and Sezione Ostile and by Bihor Oradea supporters, Peluza Nord Oradea.[2]
At the end of FC Hunedoara. Then Olimpia becoming again a regular Liga II team, the best performance being 5th place, obtained at the end of 2014–15
season.
In the winter break of the
ASU Politehnica Timișoara, LSS Voința Sibiu or FC Argeș 1953 Pitești. This club also pretend to be the successor of FC Olimpia, but again, were not legal connection between the old entity and this new one.[5] In recent years, other football clubs from Romania were also refounded by their supporters, but subsequently were recognized as the official successors of the original clubs, among them: Petrolul Ploiești or Oțelul Galați
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In 2021, Olimpia MCMXXI won "FC Olimpia Satu Mare" brand and became the official successor of the old entity.[6]
Stadium
Olimpia Satu Mare used to play its home matches on
Daniel Prodan Stadium in Satu Mare, which has a capacity of 18,000. After its second re-foundation, in 2018, due to the conflict between supporters and local authorities, Olimpia started to play its home matches on Someșul Stadium in Satu Mare, with a capacity of 6,000 people. On Daniel Prodan Stadium started to play CSM Satu Mare
, the club financially supported by the local authorities.
Supporters
Olimpia has many supporters in Satu Mare and especially in Satu Mare County. The ultras groups of Olimpia Satu Mare are known as Commando Oli and Sezione Ostile. From 2015 the two groups merged and formed Peluza Olimpia 1921.[7] Olimpia supporters consider Bihor Oradea supporters to be their allies, fans of both teams had the opportunity to support the other during matches.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 6 September 2023[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
Board of directors
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Current technical staff
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Honours
Leagues
Cups
- Runners-up (1): 1977–78
Other performances
- Appearances in Liga I: 7
- Best finish in Liga I: Quarterfinalist in 1974–75
- Place 42 of 98 teams in Liga I All-time table
- The most successful team from Satu Mare County
Notable former managers
League history
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References
- ^ "Evolutia denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor" [Evolution of team names over the years]. romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 4 December 2021.(in Romanian)
- ^ Olimpia a promovat în Liga a III-a!!!
- ^ S-a terminat! Olimpia Satu Mare a anunţat FRF că se retrage din campionatul Ligii 2. Schimbările din clasament şi cine îi va lua locul echipei. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Olimpia va fi abandonată! CSM Satu Mare va avea secţie de fotbal şi se va numi CSM Olimpia. Primarul Kereskenyi: ”Avem nevoie de fotbal”. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Olimpia a murit, trăiască cele două Olimpii care au apărut la Satu Mare! Autorităţile locale şi suporterii au dat start, separat, noilor proiecte. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Marca Olimpia se întoarce acasă. fcolimpia.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Vești bune din peluze. Cele două galerii ale Olimpiei s-au unit sub un singur nume
- ^ "Echipa Olimpia MCMXXI Satu Mare".
