Asociația Club Sportiv Cristalul Cavnic, commonly known as Cristalul Cavnic or simply as Cavnic, is a

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club based in Cavnic,

Maramureș County Maramureș County () is a county (județ) in Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Máramaros megye'', in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian as Мараморо́щ ...

, founded in 1934, re-founded in 2001 and 2024. During the 1970s and 1980s, financially supported by the

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, the club was a constant presence in the

Divizia C The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. It was founded in 1936 and was called Divizia C until 2006. An exception was the seasons 1992–93 to 1996–97, in which the league was call ...

and at its best, reached even the

Divizia B The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 football season. It is currently sponsored by Casa Pariu ...

History

The club was founded in 1934 and played, until 1971, in the county football leagues. At the end of the 1970–71 season, Minerul Cavnic won the promotion to

, the third tier of Romanian football.Mihai Ionescu, Mircea Tudoran, ''Fotbal de la A la Z'', Bucharest: Editura Sport-Turism, 1984 After only two seasons, Minerul Cavnic gained the promotion to

, finishing the 1972–73 season on the second place, which assured a second division place in the next season. After relegating at the end of the season, Minerul won the promotion back in 1976, but relegated again. The team established itself as a

regular after the 1977–78 season, when Minerul promoted for the third time in the second division and managed to avoid relegation back to

for the first time. After this third promotion, Minerul played nine consecutive editions in the second division, finishing two times on the sixth position, their all-time best performance. The team relegated at the end of 1986–87 season, returned again after just one season to the second division, but then relegated to Divizia C. Minerul played in the third tier until 1996, when the team relegated in Divizia D. Since then, the team plays in the fourth division. In the summer of 2024, the team was re-founded under the name of Cristalul Cavnic and was enrolled in the 4th tier.Cristalul Cavnic
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Honours

Leagues

Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. It was founded in 1936 and was called Divizia C until 2006. An exception was the seasons 1992–93 to 1996–97, in which the league was call ...

*Winners (4): 1975–76, 1977–78, 1987–88, 1990–91 *Runners-up (2):

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, 1974–75 Liga IV – Maramureș County *Winners (1): 1970–71

Other performances

*Appearances in

Liga II The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07 football season. It is currently Sponso ...

: 13 *Best finish in

: 6th ( 1979–80, 1982–83) *Appearances in

: 12

References

External links

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