CSM Satu Mare (football)

Clubul Sportiv Municipal Olimpia Satu Mare, commonly known as CSM Olimpia Satu Mare, or simply as Satu Mare, is a Romanian football club based in Satu Mare, Satu Mare County, currently playing in the Liga III. This team represents the football section of the multi-sport club CSM Satu Mare, which also include basketball, volleyball and handball sections.

This article is about the football club established in 2018. For the main football club in Satu Mare, see Olimpia Satu Mare. For the women's basketball team, see CSM Satu Mare (basketball). For other uses, see Olimpia Satu Mare.
CSM Olimpia Satu Mare
Full nameClubul Sportiv Municipal
Olimpia Satu Mare
Nickname(s)
  • Sătmărenii
    (The People from Satu Mare)
Short nameCSM, Olimpia, Satu Mare
Founded2018 (2018)
GroundDaniel Prodan
Capacity18,000 (1,500 seated)
OwnerSatu Mare Municipality
ChairmanClaudiu Ștefănescu
ManagerCosmin Iuhas
LeagueLiga III
2022–23Liga III, Seria X, 3rd
WebsiteClub website

CSM Satu Mare was established on 18 July 2007 and is fully supported by the Municipality of Satu Mare. The football section of CSM was established only in 2018, after the second dissolution of Olimpia Satu Mare and was enrolled in the Liga IV Satu Mare. Despite the promotion obtained in 2019, CSM was not accepted in the Liga III by the Romanian Football Federation, after a late payment of the financial guarantee for participation in the 2019–20 Liga III season. The club based in Satu Mare promoted one year later, after a promotion play-off disputed in Zalău, against CA Oradea and Someșul Dej.

History

In the winter break of the 2017–18 season, Olimpia Satu Mare withdrew from Liga II due to financial problems, also having 70 points deducted. In the same time, the local authorities founded CSM Satu Mare, also known unformally as CSM-Olimpia Satu Mare, a new entity that pretend to be the successor of FC Olimpia, but has no legal connections with the old club.[1][2] Despite that, the club uses Olimpia's traditional colors, yellow and blue.

After this second dissolution of Olimpia Satu Mare, supporters, organized as Voluntarii Olimpiști (Olimpia's Volunteers), dissatisfied with the way the club has been administered in recent years, have created their own club, Olimpia MCMXXI, a fan-owned phoenix club inspired by models such as: ASU Politehnica Timișoara, LSS Voința Sibiu or FC Argeș 1953 Pitești. This club also pretend to be the successor of FC Olimpia, but again, are not legal connection between the old entity and this new one.[3] In recent years, other football clubs from Romania were also refounded by their supporters, but subsequently were recognized as the official successors of the original clubs, among them: Petrolul Ploiești or Oțelul Galați.

The football section of CSM was enrolled directly in the Liga IV Satu Mare. Despite the promotion obtained in 2019, CSM was not accepted in the Liga III by the Romanian Football Federation, after a late payment of the financial guarantee for participation in the 2019–20 Liga III season.[4] The club based in Satu Mare promoted one year later, after a promotion play-off disputed in Zalău, against CA Oradea and Someșul Dej.[5]

Ground
Main article: Stadionul Daniel Prodan

CSM Satu Mare plays its home matches on Daniel Prodan Stadium in Satu Mare, Satu Mare County, with a capacity of 18,000 people (1,500 on seats). The stadium was known in the past as Olimpia Stadium and is the historical ground of Olimpia Satu Mare.

Honours

Liga IV – Satu Mare

Players

First-team squad
As of 6 September 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Romania ROU Florin Mureșan (Captain)
3 DF Romania ROU Răzvan Prodan
7 MF Spain ESP Rodri Hernando
8 MF Romania ROU Ciprian Brata (Vice-Captain)
9 FW Senegal SEN Mansour Gueye
10 MF Romania ROU Adrian Micaș
11 MF Romania ROU Ervin Zsiga
12 GK Romania ROU Eduard Berbeacă (on loan from Petrolul)
13 FW Romania ROU Bogdan Jeler
16 MF Romania ROU István Svarczkopf
17 FW Romania ROU Dennis Baior
19 FW Romania ROU Nándor Șuveg
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Romania ROU Călin Vădan
21 FW Romania ROU Adrian Rad
23 MF Romania ROU Raul Ziman
25 FW Romania ROU Cătălin Vaida (on loan from FCSB II)
28 MF Romania ROU Peter Fischer
32 MF Romania ROU Adrian Bura
44 DF Romania ROU Zalán Sütő
54 MF Romania ROU Kevin Bárth
70 DF Romania ROU Adrian Ciul
80 MF Romania ROU Antal Barna
98 DF Romania ROU Alex Negrea (on loan from Hermannstadt)
99 DF Romania ROU Rafael Popovici-Ciatău (on loan from Petrolul)
— GK Romania ROU Cristian Blaga (on loan from UTA Arad)
— MF Romania ROU Viorel Chinde
— MF Romania ROU Raul Vidrășan
— FW Burkina Faso BFA Moussa Samake (on loan from CFR Cluj)

Out on loan

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

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

Club Officials

League history

References
  1. S-a terminat! Olimpia Satu Mare a anunţat FRF că se retrage din campionatul Ligii 2. Schimbările din clasament şi cine îi va lua locul echipei. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
  2. Olimpia va fi abandonată! CSM Satu Mare va avea secţie de fotbal şi se va numi CSM Olimpia. Primarul Kereskenyi: ”Avem nevoie de fotbal”. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
  3. Olimpia a murit, trăiască cele două Olimpii care au apărut la Satu Mare! Autorităţile locale şi suporterii au dat start, separat, noilor proiecte. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
  4. CSM Satu Mare nu va juca Liga III. sportulsatmarean.ro (in Romanian)
  5. CSM Satu Mare a promovat Liga III. sportulsatmarean.ro (in Romanian)
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