Club Sportiv Municipal Oltenița, commonly known as CSM Oltenița, or simply Oltenița (), is a professional
Romania
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football
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club based in
Oltenița
Oltenița () is a Municipiu, city in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania, on the left bank of the river Argeș (river), Argeș, where its waters flow into the Danube.
Geography
The city is located in the southwestern part of the county; it sta ...
,
Călărași County
Călărași () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călărași.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 285,050 and a population density of 56.02/km2.
* Romanians – 94.1% ...
.
The team was founded as ''Șantierul Naval Oltenița'' in 1948 and played between 1965 and 1992 in the
Liga II
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and
Liga III
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. After 1992 the team had only sporadic appearances in the third league, before being declared bankrupt at the end of the 2004–05 season. For 7 years football has disappeared from the city, and the stadium has also become a ruin. In 2011 the renovations of the stadium started and after one year the club was re-founded, this time as CSM Oltenița.
History
CSM Oltenița was founded in 1948 as ''Șantierul Naval Oltenița'' (also known as ''ȘN Oltenița'' or ''SNO''). The team was first promoted to the
Divizia C
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at the end of the
1964–65 season. ȘN Oltenița played at this level for five years before advancing to the
Divizia B
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at the end of the
1969–70 season.
The club was strongly supported by the Oltenița shipyard and they had good results and at the end of the
1971–72 season occupied the 3rd place (best ranking in its entire history).
In the following seasons the club no longer succeeded in approaching this performance: 1972–73 – 6th, 1973–74 – 13th, 1974–75 – 9th, 1975–76 – 13th, then culminating with a 17th place and a relegation at the end of the 1976–77 season. After one season, the club from the left bank of the
Argeș River promoted again, but it would only last a season before returning to the third league, where it would remain. In 1992 after the
Romanian Revolution
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and fall of the
communism
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in Romania, Oltenița shipyard, which was an institution of the state, has begun to face growing financial problems, which has also shifted to the football team.
In 1992 Unirea Tricolor București (not to be confused with the original club
Unirea Tricolor București
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History Tricolor Bucu ...
, which was dissolved in 1958) was moved from
Bucharest
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to
Oltenița
Oltenița () is a Municipiu, city in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania, on the left bank of the river Argeș (river), Argeș, where its waters flow into the Danube.
Geography
The city is located in the southwestern part of the county; it sta ...
and merged with ISCIP Ulmeni and ȘN Oltenița. The new entity was named ''Unirea Tricolor Oltenița'', then ''Navol Unirea Oltenița''. After two seasons, Unirea Tricolor and ȘN Oltenița split up, Unirea Tricolor moved back to Bucharest and maintained the
Divizia C
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place while ȘN Oltenița was renamed as ''Navol Oltenița'' (the new name of the Oltenița shipyard) and enrolled in the
Divizia D. Navol promoted after only one season and remained in the Divizia C until 1999, then promoting again only in 2004. As the shipyard's support had disappeared because of the serious problems it faced, Navol has withdrawn at the end of the season due to lack of funds, the shipyard was declared bankrupt a year later. After this followed the darkest period in the history of football from Oltenița, a period of seven years in which the club remained just a memory and the stadium has become a ruin.
In 2011 the stadium was renovated and in 2012 the football club was refounded as CSM Oltenița. The team returned to the
Liga III
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at the end of the
2014–15 season after winning the
Liga IV
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Călărași County
Călărași () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călărași.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 285,050 and a population density of 56.02/km2.
* Romanians – 94.1% ...
group.
Ground
CSM Oltenița plays its home matches on the 2,500-seat
Stadionul Municipal from
Oltenița
Oltenița () is a Municipiu, city in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania, on the left bank of the river Argeș (river), Argeș, where its waters flow into the Danube.
Geography
The city is located in the southwestern part of the county; it sta ...
. In the past the stadium could fit 10,000 people, but the capacity was reduced by the irreparable damage suffered during the period in which it was abandoned. In 2011 the stadium was revived, but the capacity was reduced at only 2,500 and from 2014 was also bought by Municipality of Oltenița from the company that took over the assets of the Oltenița shipyard after its bankruptcy.
Honours
Liga III
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*Winners (2):
1969–70,
1977–78
*Runners-up (1):
1982–83
Liga IV – Călărași County
*Winners (3): 1995–96, 2000–01,
2014–15
Bucharest Regional Championship
*Winners (1):
1964–65
Liga V
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Current format
Liga V has 42 divisions. The divisions are regionalised and are organised by every county association. Each team plays in their own county. The county associatio ...
–
Călărași County
Călărași () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călărași.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 285,050 and a population density of 56.02/km2.
* Romanians – 94.1% ...
*Winners (1): 2012–13
Other performances
*Appearances in
Liga II
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: 8
*Best finish in Liga II: 3rd place in the
1971–72
Club officials
Board of directors
Current technical staff
League history
Former managers
*
Vasile Copil (1965–1970)
References
External links
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Football clubs in Călărași County
Association football clubs established in 1948
Liga II clubs
Liga III clubs
Liga IV clubs
1948 establishments in Romania