Clubul Sportiv Universitatea Alba Iulia, also known as CS Universitatea Alba Iulia, or simply as CSU Alba Iulia, is a
Romania
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n
football team
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based in
Alba Iulia
Alba Iulia (; or ''Carlsburg'', formerly ''Weißenburg''; ; ) is a city that serves as the seat of Alba County in the west-central part of Romania. Located on the river Mureș (river), Mureș in the historical region of Transylvania, it has a ...
,
Alba County
Alba County () is a county (județ) of Romania located in the historic region of Transylvania. Its capital is Alba Iulia, a city with a population of 63,536.
Name
"Alba", meaning "white" in Latin and Romanian, is derived from the name of the ...
, which currently plays in
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 ...
, the third tier of
Romanian football
Football is the most popular sport in Romania.. The Romanian Football Federation ( or FRF), a member of UEFA, is the sport's national governing body.
History
The pre-war period
The Bucharest architect Gheorghe Radu Stănculescu discovered i ...
, following their promotion at the end of the
2021–22 season.
The team represents the football section of the
multi-sport club
A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports.
Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
CSU Alba Iulia, which also include
athletics
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Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...
,
women's basketball
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,
men's rugby and
powerlifting
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sections.
History
CSU Alba Iulia was established in 2009, with the support of
University of Alba Iulia
University of Alba Iulia is a public higher education and research institution founded in 1991 in Alba Iulia, Romania. It is a state institution, integrated into the national higher education system, which functions based on the Constitution o ...
, having three sport sections (athletics, basketball and rugby).
The football team was founded in 2018 and enrolled in
Liga V
Liga V is the fifth level of the Romanian football league system.
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 ...
–
Alba County
Alba County () is a county (județ) of Romania located in the historic region of Transylvania. Its capital is Alba Iulia, a city with a population of 63,536.
Name
"Alba", meaning "white" in Latin and Romanian, is derived from the name of the ...
, the fifth tier of the
Romanian football league system
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.
Under the leadership of Vasile Ursu and with experienced players such as
Ioan Neag
Ioan Neag (born 18 February 1994) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a centre back for Unirea Alba Iulia.
Club career
Neag started playing football at CSȘ Sebeș. In 2008, he was spotted by Ardealul Cluj's trainer, Mihai Georgescu, at a co ...
and
Fabian Himcinschi
Fabian Adrian Himcinschi (born 12 May 1994) is a Romanian former footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American fo ...
, CSU finished 1st in Series II at the end of the 2018–19 season, promoting to
fourth league.
The
2019–20 season was suspended in March 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, with the university team in 2nd place, involved in the promotion battle, 5 points behind
Ocna Mureș
Ocna Mureș (; , , ) is a town in Alba County, Romania, located in the north-eastern corner of the county, near the Mureș River.
The town administers five villages: Cisteiu de Mureș (''Magyarcsesztve''), Micoșlaca (''Miklóslaka''), Războien ...
.
The
next season was also canceled in Alba County due to the numerous teams that did not meet the conditions of the medical protocol imposed by the
Romanian Football Federation
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.
In the
2021–22 season, with Mihai Manea as head coach, the team finished 1st and won the
promotion play-offs
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against CSO Baraolt, the
Covasna County champions, thrashing them 18–3 on aggregate (11–2 at home and 7–1 away).
In the
first season in
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 ...
, led by Manea, CSU managed to climb on 5th place in the play-out of Series IX after was finish 7th in the regular season.
The
next season was better for the Students as managed to qualify for the play-off of Series IX, after a strong battle with
Unirea Ungheni
Club Sportiv Unirea Ungheni 2018, also known as Unirea Ungheni, or simply as Ungheni, is a Romanian football club based in Ungheni, Mureș County, which currently competes in Liga II, the second tier of Romanian football.
Unirea Ungheni's tradi ...
and fellow citizens from
Unirea Alba Iulia
Clubul Sportiv Municipal Unirea Alba Iulia, commonly known as Unirea Alba Iulia (), is a Romanian professional football club based in Alba Iulia, Alba County, founded in 1924 and currently playing in the Liga III.
Among the greatest achievements ...
.
Grounds
Initially the team of the University Sports Club from Alba Iulia played its home matches at the
Cetate Stadium
The Cetate Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Alba Iulia, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a ...
in
Alba Iulia
Alba Iulia (; or ''Carlsburg'', formerly ''Weißenburg''; ; ) is a city that serves as the seat of Alba County in the west-central part of Romania. Located on the river Mureș (river), Mureș in the historical region of Transylvania, it has a ...
, but since the spring of 2024 the team moved its home matches at Pielarul Sports Base in
Sebeș
Sebeș (; German: ''Mühlbach''; Hungarian: ''Szászsebes''; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Melnbach'') is a city in Alba County, central Romania, southwestern Transylvania.
Geography
The city lies in the Mureș River valley and straddles the river ...
.
Honours
Liga IV – Alba County
*Winners (1):
2021–22
*Runners-up (1):
2019–20
Liga V
Liga V is the fifth level of the Romanian football league system.
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 ...
–
Alba County
Alba County () is a county (județ) of Romania located in the historic region of Transylvania. Its capital is Alba Iulia, a city with a population of 63,536.
Name
"Alba", meaning "white" in Latin and Romanian, is derived from the name of the ...
*Winners (1): 2018–19
Players
First team squad
Out on loan
Club Officials
Board of directors
Current technical staff
League history
References
External links
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{{Liga III
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Liga IV clubs
2018 establishments in Romania
Alba Iulia
Association football clubs established in 2018
Football clubs in Alba County
University and college association football clubs in Romania