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| Full name | Asociația Club Sportiv Muncitoresc Reșița | ||
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| Nicknames | Rosso-Nerii (The Red and Blacks) Milan din Banat (Milan from Banat) Reșițenii (The Reșița People) | ||
| Short name | CSM, Reșița | ||
| Founded |
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| Ground | Mircea Chivu | ||
| Capacity | 12,500 | ||
| Owner | Reșița Municipality | ||
| Chairman | Cristian Bobar | ||
| Head coach | Flavius Stoican | ||
| League | Liga II | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga II, 6th of 22 | ||
| Website | http://csm-resita.com/ | ||
Asociația Club Sportiv Muncitoresc Reșița (Romanian pronunciation:[ˌklubulsporˈtivˌmuŋtʃi.toˈreskˈreʃit͡sa]), commonly known asCSM Reșița or simply asReșița, is a professionalfootball club based inReșița,Caraș-Severin County, which competes in theLiga II.
The club was founded on 16 May 1926 asUD (Uzinele și Domeniile) Reșița and throughout its almost centennial history survived to many sharp ups and downs, from a national title in1931 and a silver medal in1932 to the last shine in the late 1990s, several reorganizations in the 2000s and an almost fatal fall at the level of amateur leagues during the 2010s.
Over time CSM had important battles with local rivals asMuncitorul Reșița orGloria Reșița, but has secured itself the city's supremacy, as well as the title of county's most important and supported club. Despite the strong support from the Mountain Banat,Reșițenii have never succeeded in imposing themselves on a regional level, not even the national title won in 1931 or the1954 cup not being able to tilt the balance in favor of "the red and blacks", in their duel forBanat againstFC Politehnica Timișoara. In time the rivalry between the two sides increased as intensity and continued even after the bankruptcy of FC Politehnica, but now at a much lower level, againstASU Politehnica Timișoara, fans team and unofficial successor of the old white and violet side.
CSM Reșița is nicknamed by fansRosso-Nerii orMilan fromBanat due to its classical red kits with black stripes. Reșița's supporters are well known in Romania for the eagerness with which support their team, the ultras group of CSM being namedGuardia Ultra(GU).Rosso-Nerii play their home matches onMircea Chivu Stadium.
The club was founded on 16 May 1926 from a merger between local teams Clubul Sportiv andSocietatea Sportivă Muncitorească, the new team was namedSS UDR (Sociatatea Sportivă a Angajaților Uzinelor de Fier și Domeniile din Reșița – "Sports Society of Employees of the Factories and Domains from Reșița"), the first coach of the team being native Ernest Loukota who also helped at the merger, the main starting 11 in the club's first year of activity being:Ștefan Czinczer – Szilágyi, Rech – Bundy, Andresz, Pecsenovszky – Grosz, Pázler, Lakatos,Adalbert Deșu, Keller.[1] In the1930–31 season, UDR won the Romanian West League and qualified to the national finals, where it defeated with 2–0Societatea Gimnastică Sibiu in the final after a double scored byEugen Lakatos, coach Loukota using the following 11: Carol Damacsek – Alexandru Pomacsek, Györi – Sinko, Sepi, Jozsef Bundi – Fibișanu,Eugen Lakatos,Silviu Ploeșteanu, Jozsef Kilianovics, Moise.[1][2] In thefollowing season, the club reached again the championship final, losing it with 3–0 in front ofVenus București, this time coach Loukota used the following players: Carol Damacsek –Iosif Czako, Györi – Sinko, Sepi – Jozsef Bundi, Kilianovics – Tudor,Silviu Ploeșteanu,Eugen Lakatos, Moise, Keller.[1][3]
AfterWorld War II and the advent of theCommunist regime, professional football was forbidden, UDR merged with a local labor union team,Locomotiva and was renamed Oțelul (Steel) Reșița and after several further name changes, it was ultimately brandedMetalul (Metal) Reșița.[1]
The 1950s were a period of slow decline for the club. By 1954, Metalul Reșița was playing in the Romanian second division,Divizia B, finishing the season in 7th place, however, the season also brought the club's second trophy, in the form of the1954 Cupa României, this being the first time that a team from Divizia B had won the trophy after defeating fiveDivizia A teams,Știința Timișoara (6th place at the end of the1954 Divizia A season) 5–1,Locomotiva Tg. Mureș (10th place) 4–0,Locomotiva Timișoara (4th place) 2–0, andCCA București (2nd place) 1–0 and a 2–0 victory in the final with Ștefan Szeleș scoring twice in the 30th and 40th minutes againstDinamo București (3rd place), coach Mihai Zsizsik using the following players in the final: Iosif Zarici – Emil Chirilă, Valentin Teodorescu, Eugen Potoceanu – Mihai Munteanu, Ștefan Apro – Iosif Jojart II, Petru Mioc, Ștefan Urcan, Petre Iovan (replaced by Vida in the 70th minute), Ștefan Szeleș.[1][4][5][6][7]
During its 87-year history, the club won one championship and one cup and has played for 16 seasons inLiga I, the last time in the1999–2000 season.
The early 2000s brought financial problems to Domanului Valley and, in 2004, Reșița was dissolved and converted toFC Universitatea Craiova's reserve team. In 2005, the club was refounded asFCM Reșița and bought its place in the second tier fromTricotaje Ineu, but lost its brand, record and the right to use the name of CSM Reșița.
The club was dissolved in the autumn of 2008 due to financial difficulties. In the summer of 2009, it was brought back to life, this time with the name ofȘcolar Reșița, playing inLiga III, Romania's third league. In the summer of 2012, it was renamed again, this time returning to the old name ofFCM Reșița.
In the2012–13 season, the club finished third in Liga III. The objective for the 2013–14 season was initially to be promoted toLiga II after a six-year absence, but in the summer of 2013Damila Măciuca was moved to Reșița and was renamed toMetalul Reșița. The municipal government ofReșița chose to support this new team, forcing Școlar Reșița to enterLiga IV due to the loss of funding.[8]
In 2015, relations between Metalul and the Municipality of Reșița cooled and the latter resumed its financial support for CSM Școlar. Metalul moved to Snagov in 2016 and was renamed a year later toSportul Snagov. On the other hand, CSM Școlar was promoted back toLiga III at the end of the2015–16 season. It then finished runner-up in2017 and2018 before winning the fourth series and being promoted toLiga II in2019.
CSM Școlar returned to the second division after an 11-year absence, regaining its logo and name. It was thus renamed toCSM Reșița in the summer of 2019.
CSM Reșița plays its home matches atMircea Chivu Stadium, a sports complex named after manager Mircea Chivu, who was also the father of playerCristian Chivu. With a capacity of 12,500 seats, the stadium is located in Domanului Valley. It was opened in the 1920s and was renovated several times, most recently in 2018.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Name[9] | Period |
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| UD Reșița | 1926–1948 |
| Oțelul Reșița | 1947–1948 |
| Metalochimic Reșița | 1948–1949 |
| Metalul Reșița | 1950–1956 |
| Energia Reșița | 1956–1957 |
| CSM Reșița | 1957–1974 |
| FCM Reșița | 1974–1982 |
| CSM Reșița | 1982–2005 |
| FCM Reșița | 2005–2008 |
| CSM Școlar Reșița | 2008–2012 |
| FCM Reșița | 2012–2014 |
| CSM Școlar Reșița | 2014–2019 |
| CSM Reșița | 2019– |
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The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or significant caps for CSM Reșița.
Ion AtodireseiSilviu BălaceȘtefan BărboianuAurel BeldeanuDean BețaValentin BoșcaLaurențiu BreșneniCristian ChivuValentin CiucurVasile CiocoiIosif CzakoOvidiu DănănaeVasile DeheleanuAdalbert DeșuCiprian DianuLeontin DoanăLucian DobreMarian DrăghiceanuIon FloreaMihai GabelDudu GeorgescuIon GoanțăGheorghe GorneaIon IbricIoan IlieșȘtefan IovanStanislau KonradEugen LakatosDaniel LupașcuCicerone ManolacheLucian MarinescuDorinel MunteanuDorel MuticăCătălin NeculaRăducanu NeculaGeorge OgăraruDaniel OprițaBasarab PanduruAlexandru PeliciMarcel PiguleaSilviu PloeșteanuDan PotocianuCristian PușcașAdalbert RechLaurențiu RusRoco SanduCristian ScutaruGavril Serfözö
Francisc SpielmannIosif SzijjIon TimofteFlorea VoineaCristian ZimmermannDorin Zotincă Ernest Loukota (1926–1932)Rudolf Wetzer (1940–1947) Mihai Zsizsik (1947) Mihai Zsizsik (1954)Ladislau Zilahi (1960–1962)Ștefan Coidum (1964–1966)Ioan Reinhardt (1971–1977)Ion Motroc (1977–1978)Cicerone Manolache (1978–1979)Ion V. Ionescu (1979)Cicerone Manolache (1980–1981) Dan Firițeanu (1983–1984) Carol Oțil (1986–1987)Traian Ionescu (1987–1989) Dănilă Otiman (1989–1990) Dan Firițeanu (1990–1991) Carol Oțil (1991–1992) Ion Copăceanu (1992)Dudu Georgescu (1992) Dan Firițeanu (1992)Silviu Stănescu (1993) Mircea Chivu (1993–1996)Ioan Sdrobiș (1997)Victor Roșca (1997)Ioan Sdrobiș (1997–1998) Mircea Chivu (1998)(caretaker)Silviu Stănescu (1998)Ioan Sdrobiș (1998)Aurel Șunda (1998)(caretaker)Victor Roșca (1999)Gabriel Stan (1999)Viorel Vișan (1999)(caretaker) Dan Firițeanu (1999–2000)Viorel Vișan (2000)(caretaker)Costică Ștefănescu (2000–2001)Nicolae Negrilă (2003–2004)Alexandru Pelici (2005–2006)Victor Roșca (2006–2007)Alexandru Pelici (2007) Ioan Balaur (2007–2008)Dan Potocianu (2008–2009)Lucian Dobre (2009–2010)Roco Sandu (2010)Flavius Stoican (2010–2011)Leontin Doană (2011–2012)Gheorghe Barbu (2012)Roco Sandu (2012)Roco Sandu (2013)Leontin Doană (2013–2014)Dan Potocianu (2014–2016)Leontin Doană (2016–2017)Roco Sandu (2017)Daniel Oprița (2017–2018)Leontin Doană (2018–2019)Dorinel Munteanu (2019–2020)Alexandru Pelici (2020)Alin Minteuan (2020–2021)Adrian Falub (2021)Dan Alexa (2021–2022) Călin Cheregi (2022–2023)Flavius Stoican (2023–)
