Clubul Sportiv Bihorul Beiuș, commonly known as Bihorul Beiuș, is a

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...

n professional football

club Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a '' Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album '' kelsea'' Brands and enterprise ...

based in

Beiuș Beiuș (; hu, Belényes) is a city in Bihor County, Romania near the Apuseni Mountains. The river Crișul Negru flows through Beiuș, and the city administers a single village, Delani (''Gyalány''). Between the late 18th and very early 20th ...

. The club was founded in 1921 and the team currently competes in the

Liga IV Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia D into Liga IV before the start of play for the 2006–07 season. Current format Liga IV has 42 divisions. The divisions are regionalised ...

History

Clubul Sportiv Bihorul Beiuș was founded on 7 July 1921 as ''Aurora Beiuș'' by a group of young players led by professor Ioan Buşiţia. It was considered the most representative club of the

Beiuș Depression Beiuș (; hu, Belényes) is a city in Bihor County, Romania near the Apuseni Mountains. The river Crișul Negru flows through Beiuș, and the city administers a single village, Delani (''Gyalány''). Between the late 18th and very early 20th c ...

and the city of

. The team evolved for the most part of its existence in Liga IV – Bihor County, with the first appearance in national football in the 1978–79 season of Divizia C, finishing on 5th place in the 9th series. This first season was followed by another 4 seasons for the team in

Divizia C The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 t ...

: 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82 and 1982–83, but with weaker rankings. At the end of 1982–83 season, the team was relegated back to

. ''Beiușenii'' returned in

in 1985 under the name of ''Gloria Beiuș'' and remained at this level until 1990, but with no notable performances. In the middle of the 1989–90 season the club was liquidated, but was restarted in 1996 as ''CF Bihorul Beiuș'' at the initiative of a group of 14 people, including the mayor of

from that period, Octavian Codreanu. The club was promoted back to Diviza C in 2004 after 14 years of absence, this time under the name of Bihorul Beiuș. The team has been a constant presence at this level and at the end of the

2008–09 Liga III The 2008–09 Liga III season was the 53rd season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. The winners of each division got promoted to the 2009–10 Liga II season. There were also two playoff tournaments held at neutr ...

the club showed off its best performance, coming in 5th place at its debut in

Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 ...

. Then at the end of the

2011–12 Liga III The 2011–12 Liga III season was the 56th season of the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. Day one was played on August 19, 2011 and the last round on June 1, 2012. League tables Seria I Seria II Seria III ...

season Bihorul Beiuș finished in 3rd place earning the best performance in the history of the club. Due to a lack of solid funding during that same summer the team chose to withdraw from

and join

. After the withdrawal, the club was reorganized at the management level and started to put more emphasis on youth growth. At the end of the 2014–15 season the team was crowned vice-champions of

at the U–21 level for teams belonging to amateur football. Also at the end of the 2016–17 season the senior squad finished in 2nd place and the U–21 squad was crowned the champion of

Bihor County Bihor County () is a county (județ) in western Romania. With a total area of , Bihor is Romania's 6th largest county geographically and the main county in the historical region of Crișana. Its capital city is Oradea. Toponymy The origin of ...

for the third consecutive year.

Stadium

The club plays its home matches on Francsic Matei Stadium from

Rivalries

Bihorul Beiuș has had several rivalries over time, especially with teams from the

. The main rivals were the two main teams from

Ștei Ștei ( hu, Vaskohsziklás) is a town in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. Between 1958 and 1996, it was named ''Dr. Petru Groza'', after the Romanian socialist leader who died in 1958. History The town was founded in 1952, near a village of ...

, a small industrial town, Minerul Ștei and Oțelul Ștei, both common presences in

and

. After the fall of the mining and steel industry both teams were dissolved and a new team was formed, CSO Ștei, which is now the main rival of Bihorul Beiuș.CSO Ștei - CS Bihorul Beiuș 0-2 (0-2) - Au învins, dar n-au convins
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Honours

Leagues

Liga IV – Bihor County *Winners (4):

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh ...

, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1984–85 *Runners-up (2): 2003–04, 2016–17

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 ...

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*Winners (1): 2012–13

Cups

Cupa României –

*Runners-up (1): 2016–17

Other performances

* 18 seasons in

* Best finish in

: 3rd ( 2011–12)

Players

First-team squad

Club officials

Board of directors

Current technical staff

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bihorul Beiuș Football clubs in Bihor County Beiuș Association football clubs established in 1921 Liga III clubs Liga IV clubs 1921 establishments in Romania