Asociația Sport Club Ciucaș Tărlungeni, commonly known as Ciucaș Tărlungeni, simply as Ciucaș, is a professional

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based in

Tărlungeni Tărlungeni (; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Cărpiniș (''Kerpenest''), Purcăreni (''Pürkerec''), Tărlungeni and Zizin (''Zajzon''). The commune is located in the southeastern part of ...

Brașov County Brașov County () is a county (județ) of Transylvania, Romania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș. Name In Hungarian language, Hungari ...

, founded in 1983 under the name of ''Unirea Tărlungeni'' and which is currently playing in the

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, the third tier of

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. For most of its existence, Ciucaș has been a constant presence in the 4th tier of the

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. At its best, the team from Brașov County reached the

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, where it played for four seasons. In the 2016–17 season, due to financial difficulties, the team was relocated to

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, but the club could not be financially saved. In the same year, to continue the football tradition in Tărlungeni, Inter Tărlungeni was founded, later renamed Ciucaș Tărlungeni in 2018, and by 2023, the club once again reached the national leagues.

History

The club was founded in 1983 as Unirea Tărlungeni and competed in the Brașov County Championships for twenty-four years. Unirea earned promotion to

at the end of the 2006–07 season. Led by Daniel Bona, the team won the Divizia D – Brașov County title and secured promotion after a play-off match against Viscofil Popești-Leordeni, the Divizia D – Ilfov County winner, with a 2–1 victory after extra time at Poiana Stadium in

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. Unirea finished in 10th place in its debut season in the third league. In the following season, Daniel Bona was dismissed in September and replaced by Decebal Cîmpeanu, who led the team to a 9th-place finish and 10th in the following campaign. In 2010, the team was taken over by former

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player László Balint. After six seasons in the third division, in 2013 Unirea Tărlungeni finished 1st in the sixth series of the competition and earned promotion to

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for the first time in its history. On 18 September 2013 Unirea Tărlungeni was defeated by former national champion

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, relegated to the second echelon by decision of the

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for financial reasons and after a barrage of maintaining played with

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with the score 0 -1, at home in a match counting for the third stage of the second league. It was a first for Tărlungeni football club in the first match being televised encounter a team of Romanian football tradition, with numerous participations in European cups and titles. In the summer of 2016, Unirea Tărlungeni was moved from

, but the club could not be financially saved. In the same year 2016, the football club from Tărlungeni was re-founded, under the name of Ciucaș Tărlungeni, and in 2023 reached again the national leagues.

Honours

*Winners (1):

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Liga IV – Brașov County *Winners (2): 2005–06, 2006–07 *Runners-up (1): 2004–05

Players

First team squad

Out on loan

Club officials

Board of directors

Current technical staff

League history

Former managers

* Daniel Bona (2006–2008) * Decebal Cîmpeanu (2008–2010) * László Balint (2010–2014) * Daniel Bona (2014–2016) * Laurențiu Tudor (2016)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ciucas Tarlungeni Football clubs in Brașov County Association football clubs established in 1983 Liga II clubs Liga III clubs Liga IV clubs 1983 establishments in Romania