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

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.

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

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 2023

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 Eduard Berbeacă (on loan from Petrolul)
3 DF Romania ROU Răzvan Prodan
8 MF Romania ROU Paul Copaci
9 FW Romania ROU Adria Șter
10 MF Romania ROU Adrian Micaș
11 MF Romania ROU Ervin Zsiga (Captain)
12 GK Romania ROU Denis Moldovan
19 FW Romania ROU Nándor Șuveg
20 FW Romania ROU Nándor Pop
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Romania ROU Rareș Oșan
23 DF Romania ROU Luca Apai
26 MF Romania ROU Cătălin Oanea
28 FW Romania ROU Emanuel Morar (on loan from UTA)
32 DF Romania ROU Alin Burdeț
38 FW Romania ROU Denis Lazăr
42 MF Romania ROU Adrian Bura
44 MF Ghana GHA Adam Wahab (on loan from CFR II)
54 MF Romania ROU Raul Vidrăsan
70 FW Romania ROU Alexandru Pop (on loan from Dej)
98 MF Romania ROU Sofian Țânțaș
99 FW Mali MLI Moussa Samake

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

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