CS Mureșul Târgu Mureș was a Romanian football club based in

Târgu Mureș Târgu Mureș (, ; ; German language, German: ''Neumarkt am Mieresch'') is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the list of cities and towns in Romania, 16th-largest city in Romania, with 116,033 ...

. They reached twice the semifinals of Romania's top football league, Divizia A. They are the predecessors of CS Târgu Mureş.

History

Mureșul Târgu Mureș ― named after the

Mureș River Mureș may refer to: * Mureș County, Romania * Mureș (river) in Romania and Hungary (''Maros'') * Mureș culture, a Bronze Age culture from Romania See also * Târgu Mureș, the capital of Mureș County * Ocna Mureș, a town in Alba Cou ...

on which

lies ― was created in 1921 under the name SS Mureșul Târgu Mureș. In 1923, they joined to the CFR Târgu Mureș, Sports Club of railway workers, under the name CFR Mureșul Târgu Mureș. Same year, the club won the Târgu Mureș district championship and qualified for the final round of the Romanian Championship. After victories against the Șoimii Sibiu and

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they reached the semifinals, but was defeated by

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with 0–9. During 1924 it changed its name and became independent CS Mureșul Târgu Mureș. In 1932 they won the Center League of the Romanian Championship, newly created and re-qualified for the final rounds. They won against

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but in semifinals was defeated by reigning champions UD Reşiţa with 2–8. During the

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, the club ceased from any football competition. In 1944, workers at the railway in Romania founded a new club under the name ASM Târgu Mureș, later

CS Târgu Mureș CS Târgu Mureș was a Association football, football club based in Târgu Mureș, Mureș County in central Romania. It was founded in 1944 and it soon became one of the best teams from Mureș. The club was dissolved in 1960. History In 1944, t ...

, a new club to gather the best players in the city together. In 1959 the club was revived under the name of Voinţa Târgu Mureș. In September 1964, the club merged with ASA Târgu Mureș.

Chronology of names

CS Mureșul Târgu Mureş reappeared in 1959 under the name of Voința Târgu Mureș.

Honours

Liga I Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

* Semifinals in

Divizia A Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

(2): 1923–24, 1931–32. * 7th place in the league format (1): 1933–34.

Liga II The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07 football season. It is currently Sponso ...

*Winners (1): 1938–39 *Runners-up (1): 1939–40

Notable former players

* Gheorghe Barcu * Simion Deutsch *

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* Emil Koch * Attila Molnár * Radu Niculescu * Adalbert Nuridschany *

Gheorghe Ola Gheorghe Ola (10 October 1928 – 1995) was a Romanian footballer and manager. Honours Manager Romania * UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the w ...

* Cornel Orza

Former managers

Gheorghe Váczi Gheorghe Váczi (4 August 1922 – 16 October 2006) was a Romanian football player who played as a striker. He was the topscorer of the Romanian First League in 1949 and 1951, under the colours of Club Atletic Oradea. Career overview *' ...

(1940–1941)

References

* Istoria fotbalului romanesc (The History of Romanian Football) vol I, 1909–1944

External links

Labtof.ro

Foot.dk

Weltfussballarchiv.com
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