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| Full name | Club Sportiv Municipal Râmnicu Sărat | ||
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| Nicknames | Râmnicenii (The People of Râmnicu Sărat) | ||
| Short name | CSM | ||
| Founded | 1950; 75 years ago (1950) asSpartac Râmnicu Sărat | ||
| Ground | Municipal | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Owner | Râmnicu Sărat Municipality | ||
| Chairman | Gheorghe Lăpuște | ||
| Manager | Marius Tîrîlă | ||
| League | Liga III | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga III, Seria II, 6th | ||
Club Sportiv Municipal Râmnicu Sărat (Romanian pronunciation:[ˌklubsporˈtivˈrɨmnikuˌrɨmnikusəˈrat]), commonly known asCSM Râmnicu Sărat orRâmnicu Sărat, is aRomanian professionalfootballteam based inRâmnicu Sărat,Buzău County, currently competes inLiga III, the third level of theRomanian football.
The team has been known over time by various names, includingSpartac, Flamura Roșie, Voința, Progresul, Ferodoul, Acvaterm, and Olimpia, and plays its home matches atRâmnicu Sărat Municipal Stadium.
In the1980–81 season, Râmnicenii finished 9th in Series III of Divizia C and reached the Round of 32 in theCupa României, being eliminated 1–2 byfirst-division sideFC Olt at theMunicipal Stadium in Râmnicu Sărat. The lineup for Olimpia in that match was: Arghir — Soare, Androne, Petrache, Prunică — Duță, Zamfir, Pușcă — Preda (66' Buzăianu), Morogan, Oprea.[1]
In 1981, the team was taken over by the local Enterprise of Gaskets, Brakes, and Sealing and was renamed Ferodoul Râmnicu Sărat. It competed in Series III and finished in 5th place during the1981–82 campaign. In 1982, the team reverted to the name Olimpia, finished 1st in Series III of Divizia C in the1982–83 season, and earned promotion to Divizia B. The squad, coached by Marin Mustață, included T. Lăptoiu, Bîndar, Arghir, C. Roșca, Soare, Dumitrescu, Dorobanțu, Pătărescu, Bologan, M. Nicu, Gh. Dobre, Toma, G. Roșu, V. Roșu, Băbeanu, Bodan, Pușcă, Oprea, Țone, Tuculan, Preda, and Apostol.[2]
In the following seasons, Olimpia was assigned to Series I inDivizia B, ranking 12th in the1983–84 campaign under Marin Mustață for the first seven rounds and Cornel Negoescu for the remainder of the season, 7th in the1984–85 season, 12th in the1985–86 season, 10th in the1986–87 season, and 17th in the1987–88 season, resulting in relegation back to Divizia C.
In the1988–89 season, under the guidance ofIon Moldovan, Olimpia won Series III of Divizia C, finishing eleven points ahead of the 2nd-placed team and returning to thesecond division after just one year. The squad included the following players: Cristea, Stoian, Nițu, Cerbu, Stanciu, Aramă, Ioniță, Trocea, Marin Roșu, Roșca, Gabriel Roșu, Mitracu, Stănițel, Ion Cățoi, Răduță, Dulea, Badea, Tigoianu (15 goals), Răileanu, Petre, and Stănescu.[3]
Back inDivizia B, Olimpia competed for three seasons, finishing 6th in the1989–90 season, 12th in the1990–91 season, and 14th in the1991–92 season, when it was relegated to thethird division due to the second division being reduced from three series to only two series of eighteen teams. The decline continued in the1992–93 season of the third division, as Olimpia finished 18th out of 20 in Series II and was relegated to thefourth division.
In the fourth division, Olimpia spent five consecutive seasons, winning theBuzău County Championship twice but failing to secure promotion each time. In the1994–95 season, the play-off was lost against Prod Câmpineanca, theVrancea County winners, with scores of 1–2 and 2–3. In the1996–97 season, although a 2–1 victoryafter extra time was achieved against Textila Prejmer, theBrașov County winners, promotion was missed, as the team did not rank among the top sixteen in the special standings of the best-performing teams in the promotion play-off.
In 1998, the team was renamed Acvaterm Râmnicu Sărat after being taken over by the municipally owned public utility company. It took the place of newly promotedDivizia C side Hidroconcas Buzău and went on to finish 5th in Series I of the third tier in the1998–99 season.
In thefollowing season, Avaterm faced relegation after finishing 16th out of 18 in Series II, but remained in Divizia C after it bought the place of newly promoted Aromet Poșta Câlnău. The team then reverted to the Olimpia name and competed in Series II of the third division, finishing 8th in the2000–01 season. Râmnicenii competed in the following five seasons in Series II of Divizia C, ranking 12th in both the2001–02 and2002–03 campaigns, 4th in the2003–04 season, and 7th in the2004–05 season.
In 2005, the team was taken over by the Municipality of Râmnicu Sărat and renamed Club Sportiv Municipal (CSM) Râmnicu Sărat. The impact was quickly noticeable, as results began to improve: the team finished 2nd in Series II in the2005–06 season, followed by a 6th-place finish thenext year in Series I. In the2007–08 campaign, CSM placed 3rd in Series II, just one point behindJuventus București and the promotion play-off spot.
Promotion to the second division was finally secured in the2008–09 season, when CSM comfortably won Series I, finishing twelve points ahead of 2nd-placedOțelul Galați II. InLiga II, the team was coached by Mihai Ciobanu in the first part of the season and by Cătălin Cighir in the second, and struggled to cope with the demands of the competition and ended the2009–10 campaign in 17th place, suffering relegation after just one year.[4][5] Deducted six points for failing to reach the twenty-five-point minimum in the previous season, Râmnicenii, led by Cighir in the first half and Dan Paveliuc in the second, went on to finish 12th in the2010–11 season, in Series II ofLiga III.
After a poor start to the2011–12 season, Marian Roșu replaced Dan Paveliuc at the beginning of October,[6] guiding the team to a 4th-place finish in Series I. Roșu left CSM Râmnicu Sărat exactly a year later and was replaced by players Marius Tîrîlă and Sorin Bodoc as caretakers, before former coach Dan Paveliuc returned to take charge. Although the team finished 4th in Series II ofLiga III in the2012–13 season, it withdrew from the championship due to financial reasons and continued to compete inLiga IV – Buzău County, after reorganizing administratively and being renamed Olimpia. Under Paveliuc’s leadership, the team finished the2013–14 season in 4th place.
Under the management ofplayer-coach Marius Tîrîlă, Olimpia earned promotion at the end of the2014–15 season, after winning Liga IV – Buzău County and defeatingAvântul Valea Mărului, theGalați County champions, in the promotion play-off: 1–1 at theMunicipal Stadium in Râmnicu Sărat and 6–0 at theProf. Costică Popovici Stadium inValea Mărului.[7] Back in Liga III, Olimpia finished the2015–16 season in 2nd place in Series I, seven points behindSepsi OSK, and ranked 9th in thefollowing campaign.
In the summer of 2017, the team reorganized once again, returning to the name CSM Râmnicu Sărat, being taken over by the Municipality and reintegrated into the sports club of the same name, finishing the2017–18 season once again in 9th place.[8]
The2018–19 campaign proved very disappointing for CSM, as the team finished in 14th place. Already relegated to the fourth division, player-coach Marius Tîrîlă was replaced by Dan Paveliuc four rounds before the end of the season.
In the2019–20 season, which was suspended in March 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, CSM Râmnicu Sărat was in 1st place and was declaredBuzău County champions, thus qualifying for thepromotion play-off to Liga III.[9] Competing in Group B of Region 7 (South–East) atOțelul Stadium inGalați, the team, led by Tănase Lăptoiu, benefited from the withdrawal of Pescărușul Sarichioi, theTulcea County champions. However, CSM Râmnicu Sărat lost toGloria Albești, theConstanța County champions, after a 0–0 draw and a 3–4 defeat in thepenalty shootout, finishing 2nd.[10] Despite this, Râmnicenii promoted toLiga III, ranking 3rd in the special table based on the second-placed teams from the fourteen promotion groups.[11]
CSM Râmnicu Sărat concluded theirfirst season back in Liga III by finishing 4th in Series II, with Tănase Lăptoiu on the bench. Marius Vișan started the2021–22 campaign as head coach[12] but left in April 2022, being replaced by Marius Tîrîlă for the final part of the season. The team eventually finished 7th in Series II, both at the end of the regular season and after the play-out round.
Tîrîlă led CSM Râmnicu Sărat in thefollowing season, finishing 1st in the regular season of Series II and 2nd after the play-off round of the series, thus qualifying for the first round of thepromotion play-off, where the team lost toForesta Suceava, 1–1 at home and 0–2 inSuceava. In the2023–24 season, Râmnicenii finished 5th in the regular season and 1st in the play-out round of Series II, finishing 5th overall.
| Names | PerioD |
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| Spartac Râmnicu Sărat | 1950–1953 |
| Flamura Roșie Râmnicu Sărat | 1954–1955 |
| Voința Râmnicu Sărat | 1956–1964 |
| Progresul Râmnicu Sărat | 1964–1969 |
| Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat | 1969–1981 |
| Ferodoul Râmnicu Sărat | 1981–1982 |
| Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat | 1982–1998 |
| Acvaterm Râmnicu Sărat | 1998–2000 |
| Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat | 2000–2005 |
| CSM Râmnicu Sărat | 2005–2013 |
| Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat | 2013–2017 |
| CSM Râmnicu Sărat | 2017–present |
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Board of directors[edit]
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Alexandru Karikaș (1977–1978)Ion Moldovan (1987–1990) Cornel Negoescu Mihai Ciobanu Dan Paveliuc Marian Roșu
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