Club Sportiv Municipal Moinești, commonly known as CSM Moinești, or simply as Moinești, is a

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club based in

Moinești Moinești (; ) is a city in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania, with a population of 19,728 . Its name is derived from the Romanian-language word ''moină'', which means "fallow" or "light rain". Moinești once had a large Jewish community, ...

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, founded in 1948 under the name of ''Petrolul Moinești''. The club was declared

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in 2008 and was re-founded as CSM Moinești. CSM is currently playing in the

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and never played higher than

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, second tier of the

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History

The club was founded in 1948 as Petrolul Moinești and takes its name from the oil production in the Moinești region. In 1950 the name was changed to Flacăra Moinești. Renamed as Energia Moinești, the club played for the first time in Divizia C in the 1956 season finishing eighth in Series I. The next season took again the name Petrolul Moinești finishing the 1957–58 season in seventh place. The oilmen finished the 1958–59 season on fourth place, but Divizia C ceased operations in 1959 and Petrolul resumed playing in the regional league before returning to Divizia C in 1963. Led by Emil Vlăduț, Petrolul Moinești won the Series I of the 2002–03 Divizia C season, with three points in front of the main contenders

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and Laminorul Roman, gaining immediate promotion back to second division.

Chronology of names

Honours

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*Winners (4): 1971–72, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2002–03 *Runners-up (5): 1965–66,

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, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1993–94 Liga IV – Bacău County *Winners (4):

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, 1992–93, 2007–08, 2011–12

League history

Former managers

* Gheorghe Bărbulescu (1957) * Gheorghe Poenaru (1992–1999)

References

External links

* Association football clubs established in 1948 Football clubs in Bacău County Liga II clubs Liga III clubs Liga IV clubs 1948 establishments in Romania {{Romania-footyclub-stub