SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea

This article is about the phoenix club. For the original club, see Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea. For the women's handball team, see SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (handball).
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
Full nameSport Club Municipal Râmnicu Vâlcea
Nickname(s)Vâlcenii
(The People from Vâlcea County)
Viperele Albastre
(The Blue Vipers)
Trupa din Zăvoi
(The Squad from Zăvoi)
Short nameSCM, Vâlcea
Founded
  • 2004; 20 years ago (2004)
    as CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea
  • 2017; 7 years ago (2017)
    as SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
GroundRâmnicu Vâlcea Municipal Stadium
Capacity12,000
OwnerRâmnicu Vâlcea Municipality
General managerJean Turmacu
ManagerEugen Beza
LeagueLiga III
2023–24Liga III, Seria VI, 1st

Sport Club Municipal Râmnicu Vâlcea (Romanian pronunciation: [sporˈt klub ˌmuŋi.tʃiˈpal ˈrɨmniku ˈvɨlt͡ʃe̯a]), commonly known as SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea or Râmnicu Vâlcea, is a Romanian football team from Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea County. The club is currently playing in Liga III, after spending 12 years in the Liga II, the club was reorganized in the summer of 2017 after some financial problems.

History

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Former logo.

Early years

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CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea was the descendant of a much greater club, Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea, founded in 1946 and dissolved in 2004. In their first year after founding they won 2004–2005 season of Liga III and were promoted for the first time ever in the Liga II, the second level of Romanian football. Their best performances was reaching the third place in 2006–07, 2007–08, 2013–14 seasons of that championship. They were almost promoted in Liga I all of these years.

Promotion Dispute (2014)

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Since they were promoted from Liga III, the team played many years in the second league, but in the 2013–14, the team finished 3rd in the competition play-off, however the 3rd place does not guarantee the promotion to Liga I, but the officials and the fans says that the team from that won first place CSU Craiova, does not have the right to compete in Liga I, because after they were founded they started from Liga II not from the county leagues and that would be an abuse to have their team in Liga I after only one year being founded. They almost succeeded to win the spot in Liga I at that time. They still try to get a spot in Liga I from the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Financial problems

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In December 2016, Râmnicu Vâlcea Municipality withdrew its financial support for the football team. The other shareholder of the team, businessman Dan Nițu, announced than that he can't sustain financially the team alone. After that, almost all the players left the team and signed contracts with other clubs.[1][2]

In February 2017, Lucian Munteanu, the club president announced that only the senior team will be dissolved and youth teams will continue to play in their championships. Also some players went on loan to other teams.[3]

At youth level CSM continued until the summer of the same year and achieved an unexpected final of the U-17 Championship, but lost at penalty shoot-out against Atletico Vaslui.[4] After that CSM was dissolved also at youth level.

Rebirth

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The club was refounded in the summer of 2017 as SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea, an almost identical name with the old one, SCM means Sport Club of Municipality instead of CSM which meant Municipality Sports Club, also the club colours were changed from white and blue to red and blue and players moved from CSM to the new club.[5]

In the summer of 2022, the senior team was re-established and enrolled in the Liga IV – Vâlcea County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football. Gabriel Mangalagiu was appointed as the new head coach.[6]

Honours

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First-team squad

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As of 15 January 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Romania ROU Răzvan Gherguș
4 DF Romania ROU Mario Diaconescu
5 DF Romania ROU Adrian Bărbuți (on loan from Slatina)
6 DF Romania ROU Bogdan Lăzărescu (3rd captain)
7 MF Romania ROU Claudiu Ghighilicea
8 MF Romania ROU Bogdan Geantă
9 FW Romania ROU Adrian Tilioiu
10 MF Romania ROU Radu Georgescu
11 FW Romania ROU George Neacșu
12 GK Romania ROU Adrian Butușină
14 MF Romania ROU Radu Bîrzan
15 FW Romania ROU Marian Cruceru
16 MF Romania ROU Ionuț Olaru
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Romania ROU Leonard Săraru
18 DF Romania ROU Ștefan Abănăriței
20 MF Romania ROU Ovidiu Popescu (Vice-Captain)
22 DF Romania ROU Luca Turcu
23 DF Romania ROU Ionuț Săraru
24 MF Romania ROU Rareș Orbișor
25 DF Romania ROU Claudiu Trașcă (Captain)
26 MF Romania ROU Vlad Ionescu
67 MF Romania ROU Ionuț Simeanu
77 DF Romania ROU Marian Roșianu
— MF Romania ROU Florian Pârvu
— GK Romania ROU David Dumitru
— MF Romania ROU Cosmin Neagu

Club officials

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League history

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Former managers

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References

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  1. ^ CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea withdrew from Liga II. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Almost all the players terminated their contracts. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ^ Only senior team was dissolved. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
  4. ^ Argint naţional pentru republicanii B de la CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea! Au pierdut finala la loviturile de departajare. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
  5. ^ "Proiect nou fotbalistic demarat de primăria Râmnicu Vâlcea pentru copii și juniori. SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea și-a prezentat antrenorii și stafful" [New football project started by the town hall of Râmnicu Vâlcea for children and juniors. SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea presented its coaches and staff]. liga2.prosport.ro. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.(in Romanian)
  6. ^ "SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea își face și echipă de seniori. Campionatul unde vrea să o înscrie" [SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea is also building a senior team. The championship where he wants to enroll her]. liga2.prosport.ro. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.(in Romanian)
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