CS Medgidia

CS Medgidia
Full nameClubul Sportiv Medgidia
Short nameMedgidia
Founded1952; 72 years ago (1952)
as Cimentul Medgidia
2017; 7 years ago (2017)
as CS Medgidia
GroundIftimie Ilisei
Capacity32,700
OwnerMedgidia Municipality
ChairmanNicolae Tutungiu
ManagerGelu Hampu
LeagueLiga III
2023–24Liga IV, Constanța, 1st
(promoted via play-offs)

Clubul Sportiv Medgidia, commonly known as CS Medgidia, or simply as Medgidia, is a Romanian sports club from Medgidia, Constanța County, Romania, founded in 1952.

Its professional football club currently play in the Liga IV.[1] Apart from football the club also competes in handball, volleyball, wrestling, boxing, arm wrestling, swimming, chess, and rugby.[2]

History

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CS Medgidia was founded in 1952 as Cimentul Medgidia (Medgidia Cement), name that was in close contact with the club's owner Medgidia Cement Factory.[3] Over time the club was named also as Voința I.C.S. and Cimentul Voința being a team with constant appearances in the second and third tiers. The local rival of Cimentul was I.M.U.M. Medgidia, club named over time also as I.M.U.M. C.S. Școlar and Progresul C.S.Ș.

1999–2000 season of Divizia C was the last one for the club under the name of Cimentul, in the summer of 2000 the club was renamed as CSM Medgidia.[4][5] In 2002 the club promoted back in Liga II, but after two seasons chose to sell its place to Liberty Salonta and continued to play in the Liga III until 2010, when the club withdrew from championship, then being dissolved.[6][7]

In the summer of 2017, the team was re-founded as CS Medgidia and was enrolled in the Liga IV, promoting back in the Liga III after only one season.[8]

Honours

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Liga III

Liga IV – Constanța County

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 10 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Romania ROU Sebastian Ciuperceanu
2 DF Romania ROU Elis Menlomer
3 DF Romania ROU Ștefan Fîșca
4 DF Romania ROU Adrian Anton
5 DF Romania ROU Adrian Iamandi
6 DF Romania ROU Dragoș Grigore
7 DF Romania ROU Theodor Haas
9 FW Romania ROU Dănuț Petrescu
10 MF Romania ROU Daniel Dogaru (Captain)
11 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Cojocaru
14 MF Romania ROU Alin Popescu
15 MF Romania ROU Ștefan Teodorof
16 MF Romania ROU Alin Silagyi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Romania ROU George Rusu
18 FW Romania ROU Edis Amza
19 DF Romania ROU Gheorghe Andreescu
20 MF Romania ROU Marius Iftimie
21 MF Romania ROU Flavius Ghenea
22 DF Romania ROU Răzvan Babu
24 MF Romania ROU Marius Anton
25 FW Romania ROU Mihai Zugravu
26 MF Romania ROU Vasile Carabuz
30 FW Romania ROU Marian Megulete
32 DF Romania ROU Bogdan Trifu
82 GK Romania ROU Cristian Nanu

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Club Officials

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League history

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References

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