Club Sportiv Metalurgistul Cugir commonly known as Metalurgistul Cugir, is a

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club based in

Cugir Cugir (; German language, German: ''Kudsir, Kudschir'', Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Kudzsir'') is a town in Alba County, Romania. Declared a town in 1968, it administers seven villages: Bocșitura (Hungarian ''Boksiturahavas'', German ''Potsc ...

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, currently playing in the

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, the third tier of the

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. Metalurgistul Cugir was founded in 1939 and played twenty-six seasons in the second tier of Romanian football, along with two seasons in the Heroes' Cup, a competition that replaced

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during the

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period.

History

The team was founded in 1939 with the support of the management of the Cugir Metallurgical Plant, under the name Asociația Sportivă Metalurgistul Cugir (ASM Cugir). Romania's entry into World War II suspended sports competitions. However, during the war, the

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organized the War Championship and the Heroes Cup. The 1942–43 season of the Heroes Cup – a competition that replaced the

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between 1942 and 1944 – was organized into three series based on geographical criteria. The "Uzinele Metalurgice Cugir" team, guided by

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– a former

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player with 14 goals in 23 appearances – dominated the strong Serie II, consisting of ten teams, finishing with a three-point lead over

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. In the promotion play-off against UA Brașov, the winner of Series III, "Cugirenii" won the first match played in Cugir 5–0, and a week later in

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, the match ended in a 1–1 draw. In the end, UM Cugir missed promotion to the War Championship – the

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at that time – losing to

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, the winner of Series I, after a spectacular two-legged tie (5–3 and 0–5). After the end of

, UM Cugir competed in the 1946–47 season of

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, finishing 8th out of 10 in Series X, and reached the Round of 32 of the

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in the 1947–48 season, being eliminated by

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, 1–4. The team also participated in the 1948–49 season of the third division, this time under the name Metalul Cugir. By the time Divizia C was shut down in February 1949, the team was in last place out of 14 in Series I. In the 1961–62 season, AS Cugir won the Hunedoara Regional Championship title and was subsequently promoted to

after finishing 1st in Series III of the

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held in

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. Among those who were part of the team led by

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were goalkeeper Rusu and field players Niculescu, Sadi, Dumitru Dinea, Munteanu, Tîrnoveanu, Dumitru, Focșa, Bulbucan, Boitoș, Petschovschi II and Mihai. In Divizia B, the team was coached by

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for the following two seasons, finishing 6th in Series III in 1962–63 and 5th in Series II in 1963–64, after the second division was reduced to two series in 1963.

Honours

**Winners (3): 1981–82, 1989–90,

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**Runners-up (6): 1985–86, 1988–89, 2003–04, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2021–22 * Liga IV – Alba County **Winners (1):

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**Runners-up (1): 2011–12 *

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–

**Winners (1): 2009–10 **Runners-up (1): 2008–09

Players

First team squad

Out on loan

Club Officials

Board of directors

Current technical staff

Former players

Vasile Chiroiu Vasile Chiroiu (August 13, 1910 – May 9, 1976) was a Romanian football defender who played for Romania in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. Honours ;Ripensia Timişoara *Liga I Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and official ...

* Alexandru Moldovan *

Constantin Zamfir Constantin Zamfir (born 15 May 1951) is a Romanian former football midfielder. International career Constantin Zamfir played 11 games for Romania, including appearances at qualifying matches for Euro 1976 and the 1978 World Cup. He also played ...

Former managers

Rudolf Kotormány Rudolf Kotormány (23 January 1911 – 2 August 1983), also spelled in Romanian as Cotormani, was a Romanian international footballer who played as a defender and coach. Club career Kotormány, nicknamed ''Fachirul'' () was born on 23 January ...

(1954–1956) *

(1961–1962) *

(1962–1964) * Gheorghe Bărbulescu (1964) * Gheorghe Dungu (1965–1966) *

Ștefan Onisie Ștefan Onisie (23 November 1925 – 7 July 1984) was a Romanian footballer and manager. He was part of Steaua's Golden Team of the 1950s. International career Onisie played six games at international level for Romania, making his debut in 195 ...

(1979–1981) *

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(1982–1983) * Călin Moldovan (2015–2019) * Lucian Itu (2019–) *

Ladislau Băcuț Ladislau Băcuț (also known as Ladislau Băcuț II; 12 November 1931 – 1996) was a Romanian football defender and manager. His brother, Gheorghe Băcuț was also a footballer, they played together at ITA Arad and Dinamo București. Honours ...

League history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Metalurgistul Cugir Association football clubs established in 1939 Football clubs in Alba County Liga II clubs Liga III clubs Liga IV clubs 1939 establishments in Romania