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| Full name | Clubul Sportiv Podgoria Pâncota | ||
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| Nicknames | Viticultorii (Grape Growers) Pâncotanii (The People of Pâncota) Șoimii (The Hawks) | ||
| Short name | Podgoria | ||
| Founded | 1923; 102 years ago (1923) asSpartak Pâncota | ||
| Ground | Șoimii | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Owner | Pâncota Town | ||
| Chairman | Sergiu Dragalina | ||
| Manager | Remus Lung | ||
| League | Liga IV | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga IV, Arad County, 2nd of 14 | ||
Clubul Sportiv Podgoria Pâncota is aRomanian professionalfootballclub based inPâncota,Arad County,Romania, founded in 1923, under the name ofSpartak Pâncota. The club is currently a member of theLiga IV – Arad County, fourth tier of theRomanian football league system. The best period of the team based inArad County was during the first part of the 2010s, when it reached thesecond division, under the name ofȘoimii Pâncota.
The first document dates from 1923, at that time the team was called Spartak Pâncota. The team played in a landscaped garden on the site of the markets and the colors were green and white and played in the Western League with similar teams fromȘiria,Lipova,Salonta,Arad, etc. Representative members of the batch at the time were: Beszeny, Vagalau, Cornel Vuia, Stark, Schmidth, Chebeleu, Hipp, Pohaner, Badovics, Ardelean, Coroban. In 1938, at the initiative of players the club changed its name fromSpartak toȘoimii (The Falcons).[1]
After theSecond World War, the team played constantly in the Arad District Championship on thecurrent stadium, named after the club.
In the 1967–68 season, with Simion Buda and Iosif Retter among the players, Șoimii won the Arad District Championship and promoted toArad County Championship.
Pâncotanii had a period of force after theRomanian Revolution, finishing 1st in Series B of the1991–92 season beatingAurul Negru Pecica in the championship final 3–1 on aggregate, but missed out on promotion after finishing last in Group X of thepromotion play-off behind to Venus Lugoj and Minerul Oravița.
The1997–98 season, saw Șoimii winning again the County Championship and promoted toDivizia C after won the promotion play-off againstGilortul Târgu Cărbunești 2–1 atCetate Stadium inDeva. The squad coached by Alexandru Gaica was composed amongst others by Tentu - Grăpan, Crișan, Damian, Folea, Ianoș, Cioarcă, Șofronoci, Burtea, Bulzan, Morar, Dan Cuedan, Blăniță and Igna.[2]
However, due to the financial problems, The Falcons continued to play in the fourth division after ceded its place to Inter Arad.[3] In the following seasons the best result was obtained in the1999–2000 season, when finished on 2nd place 11 points behind Motorul Astra Arad.
Meanwhile, in the summer of 2005, the club was renamed as CNM Pâncota finishing 4th in the2005–06 season.
The Falcons won the2006–07 season ofLiga IV – Arad County, but lost the promotion play-off against Turul Micula, the winner ofLiga IV – Satu Mare County, 0–1 atMunicipal Stadium inOradea. The team coached by Mihai Roșca was composed of Dulhaz - Pleșescu, Lengyel, Iancu, Moțiu, Mager, D.Lengyel, Szeleki, Pantea, Mihai, Drăgui Pașca, Gâlcă and Burian.[4]
Șoimii Pâncota promoted to thethird league after2011–12 successful season, finishing first inLiga IV Arad and winning the promotion play-off againstCSM Vulcan.[5] Also won theRomanian Cup county phase.
At the end of2013–14 Liga III, they finished 1st promoting for the first time ever inLiga II. In their first season insecond league they finished at 9th place on the table.
At the end of the2015–16 Liga II season, Șoimii saved from the relegation instead of teams with tradition in Romanian football, likeUniversitatea Cluj orFC Bihor Oradea, but in the summer of 2016, after Pâncota Municipality withdrew their financial support and forced the team to leave the stadium, the club was seen in the situation of not being able to continue the activity.[6] Then in the last minute before the start of the championship, Pavel Piroș, the president of the club, decided to present at the matches with youth players. As a result, they managed to get some of the biggest counter-performance of Romanian football, 0–18 againstJuventus București, 0–16 againstCS Afumați and 0–14 againstForesta Suceava.[7]
The club was re-organized in 2016, under a new name,Podgoria Pâncota and enrolled in the lowest division.
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Ionuț Popa (2015–2016)Zsolt Muzsnay (2016)
