In the 1997–98 season, Gilortul, led from the bench by Cristinel Răducan, won the Divizia D – Gorj County, but lost the promotion play-off against Șoimii Pâncota, the winner of Divizia D – Arad County, 1–2 at Cetate Stadium in Deva. 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 to Divizia C at the end of the next 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.
^"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. Retrieved 30 August 2024 – via digital.bibliotecaarad.ro.
^"C.S. Gilortul Tg. Cărbunești - Campioana Ligii a IV-a" [C.S 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. Retrieved 30 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. Retrieved 30 November 2023.