| Full name | Club Sportiv Municipal Avântul Reghin | ||
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| Nicknames | Alb-Albaștrii (The White and Blues) | ||
| Short name | Avântul | ||
| Founded | 1949; 76 years ago (1949) | ||
| Ground | Municipal | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | Reghin Municipality | ||
| Chairman | Ovidiu Marian | ||
| Manager | Vilmoș Stoica | ||
| League | Liga IV | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga III, Seria VII, 9th(relegated) | ||
Club Sportiv Municipal Avântul Reghin, commonly known asAvântul Reghin is aRomanian professionalfootballclub fromReghin,Mureș County and currently playing in theLiga III, the third tier of theRomanian football league system.
The club was founded in summer 1949 and soon played in theRomanian first league, finishing 13th (last) in the1955 season. Since then, it has played only inLiga II andLiga III.
Over time, the club has had several names: IPEIL Reghin (1949–1950), Avântul Reghin (1950–1957), Recolta Reghin (1957–1958), Partizanul Reghin (1958–1959), Avântul Reghin (1959–1965), Progresul Reghin (1965–1966), Voința Reghin (1966–1968), and since 1968 it is known as Avântul Reghin.[1]
In Reghin, football was played in an organized way even before theFirst World War, as noted by Professor Ioan Costea in the bookAvântul Reghin - Football and honor. In theinterwar period the strongest local team wasVictoria, but with the development of the economy of the main factories in the city they established their own teams to motivate their workers. This is how the formationsForesta Română,Partizanul,Nautica,Producția,Recolta,Progresul andRapid appeared and these will later form the core and foundation of Avântul Reghin.[2]
In 1946, three of the strongest Reghin football teams(Foresta Română, Nautica and Cărămida) merged out of the desire for performance to form theForesta Reghin. The results are seen quite quickly, the team reaching the quarter-finals of theRomanian Cup in the1947–48 season, but in 1949, following thenationalization in Romania and of IPEIL, the factory that sustained the team, Foresta was metamorphoses into a new team led by Wajda Janos. The official date of establishment of the new team is 16 June 1949 under the name ofIPEIL Reghin changed few months later toAvântul Reghin.[2]
In 1952, Avântul managed to promoted tosecond division and, after an 11th place in the1953 season, the white and blues won the Series II of the1954 season ofDivizia B and promoted toDivizia A. The squad led byAlexandru Schwartz was composed of: Cojocaru, Szekes - Katona II, Bartha, Tonița, Veszi, Feher, Lukacs, Katona I, Constantinescu, Balint, Nistor, Eles, Mateon, Farago, Munteanu and Asztalos I.[3]
In 2008, the team finished second in the third league and participated at the play-offs for the promotion to Liga II. It made a good impression[citation needed] but failed to qualify. Same in 2016.
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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