In the1997–98 season, Gilortul, led from the bench by Cristinel Răducan, won theDivizia D – Gorj County, but lost the promotion play-off againstȘoimii Pâncota, the winner ofDivizia D – Arad County, 1–2 atCetate Stadium inDeva. The squad was composed amongst others by Dan Nițu – Sârbulescu, Udrescu, Mihai Constantinescu, Nicolae, Gheorghe Bujor, Vâlceanu, Silviu Sporiș, Udrea, Dumitru Mogoșanu, Ionuț Zorlescu, Brănescu, Luță and N.Bilan.[2]
Gilortul promoted toDivizia C at the end of thenext season, after won again the county championship. The coach Cornel Tigveanu had at his disposal the following players: Sorin Bunea, Badalea, Sârbulescu, Gheorghe Bujor, Valentin Belu, Silviu Sporiș, Udrea, Ion Cănăvoiu, Vasile Luță, Ovidiu Aniniș, Constantin Luță, Ciortea, Daniel Stanciu, Eugen Coteț, Mitrofan, Brănescu and Florea. Also, the team managed to win the county phase of the Romanian Cup, defeating Vox Târgu Jiu 4–0 in the final.
Gilortul was reformed in the 2011–12 season inLiga V – Gorj County, the fifth tier ofRomanian football league system and the second at the county level, earning promotion under coach Ion Rădulescu after finishing first in the East Series.[3] In the2012–13 season, the team performed strongly under Rădulescu, who left after the 19th round and was replaced by assistants Constantin Munteanu and Ciprian Dudău, finishing the season in 2nd place.[4]
Led by Mihai Dinu, Gilortul won the2015–16 season but missed promotion to the third division for the third consecutive time, losing the play-off toHermannstadt, theSibiu County champions. After a narrow 0–1 defeat at theMunicipal Stadium inSibiu, the white-and-blues suffered a heavy 1–5 loss at home in Târgu Cărbunești.[10]
Promotion to Liga III finally came at the end of2018–19 under coach Octavian Iordache, winning the county title and the play-off against CS Strehaia, the Mehedinți County champions, overturning a 1–2 away defeat with a 3–0 home victory. The squad that earned promotion included Novabilschi, Buzurin, Dolcescu, Dăianu, Manole, Cocioabă, Almăjanu,Cârstoiu,Avrămescu (captain), Dumitru,Popete, Codin, Meliță, Mihăilescu, and Purece.[13][14]
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^"Șoimii Pâncota a promovat în Divizia C" [Șoimii Pâncota promoted to Divizia C](PDF) (in Romanian). Adevărul de Arad. 29 May 1998. p. 14.Archived(PDF) from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved30 August 2024 – via digital.bibliotecaarad.ro.
^"Gilortul Tg. Cărbuneşti a promovat în Liga a-IV-a" [Gilortul Tg. Cărbuneşti promoted to League IV](PDF) (in Romanian). Gazeta de Cărbunești. July 2012. p. 3.Archived(PDF) from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved7 September 2025 – via primariacarbunesti.ro.
^"Gilortul Tg. Cărbuneşti vicecampioană în Liga a IV-a" [Gilortul Tg. Cărbuneşti runner-up in League IV](PDF) (in Romanian). Gazeta de Cărbunești. June 2013. p. 3.Archived(PDF) from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved7 September 2025 – via primariacarbunesti.ro.
^"Gilortul Tg. Cărbunești - Campioana Ligii a IV-a" [Gilortul Tg. Cărbunești - The champion of League IV](PDF) (in Romanian). Gazeta de Cărbunești. May 2014. p. 1.Archived(PDF) from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved30 August 2024 – via primariacarbunesti.ro.
^"Minerii mehedințeni revin în Liga a 3-a" [The miners from Mehedinți return to the 3rd League] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 23 June 2014.Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved30 November 2023.
^"Gilortul mizează pe tinerețe" [Gilortul is betting on youth] (in Romanian). gorjeanul.ro. 21 December 2017.Archived from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved7 September 2025.
^"Promovare din a patra încercare!" [Promotion on the fourth try!] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 23 June 2019.Archived from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved7 September 2025.
