Olimpia Salonta
Full nameClubul Sportiv Municipal Olimpia Salonta
Nickname(s)Salontanii
(The People from Salonta)
Short nameOlimpia
Founded1911 (1911)
as Nagyszalontai SC
2004 (2004)
as CSM Olimpia Salonta
GroundMunicipal
Capacity1,200
OwnerSalonta Municipality
ChairmanLoránd Szabó
ManagerCristian Țirban
LeagueLiga IV
2022–23Liga IV, Bihor County, 7th of 21

Clubul Sportiv Municipal Olimpia Salonta, commonly known as Olimpia Salonta, is a Romanian professional football club based in Salonta, Romania, founded in 1911. Currently the team plays in Liga V.

History

CSM Olimpia Salonta was founded in 1911 as Nagyszalontai SC – in Romanian: CS Salonta – when Transylvania was still part of Austria-Hungary.

Over the years, the team from the second city of Bihor County had several names like: SC, CS, CSM, Steaua Roşie, Metalul, Stăruința, Recolta or Olimpia, but regardless of the name, the club has become a regular presence of the 3rd and 4th league.

The best period in the history of the club was in the 60's and 70's, when Olimpia, named at that time as Steaua Roșie, Metalul and mostly Recolta played for 17 consecutive seasons in the Liga III. In the 80's the team had an oscillating route, traveling between Liga III and Liga IV, but at the end of the 1984–85, Recolta obtained the best result in its long history, 2nd place in the Liga III at only 4 points behind Înfrățirea Oradea.

In 1988 Recolta relegated again in Liga IV, being the subject of a rebranding process, the team name was changed in Olimpia and the colours were changed also, from green and yellow to white and blue. In the 90's the team had some isolated appearances in the Liga III, but with no important performances. At the end of the 2003–04 season the team promoted back to Liga III after four years, but the team was disbanded due to the foundation of Liberty Salonta, club owned by Romanian businessman Marius Vizer, who also bought the stadium for 99 years and a place directly in Liga II from CSM Medgidia.[1][2] Vizer built a strong football academy and modernized the stadium managing then the best period in the history of the football from Salonta, including a promotion to Liga I at the end of 2005–06 season, but Liberty never played there, after the place was sold to UTA Arad.[3]

Name Period
Nagyszalontai SC 1911–1918
CS Salonta 1918–1936
CSM Salonta 1936–1946
Recolta Salonta 1946–1956
Stăruința Salonta 1957–1963
Steaua Roșie Salonta 1963–1968
Metalul Salonta 1968–1970
Recolta Salonta 1970–1988
Olimpia Salonta 1988–present

Olimpia Salonta was refounded in 2004 as CSM Olimpia Salonta and the colours were changed again, this time in white and red, inspired by the city's coat of arms, which has also become the logo of the club, but it played only at youth and amateur level, being all the time in the shadow of the new football club of Salonta. In 2009 Vizer gave up Liberty and the senior team was moved to Pomezeu.[4] In 2013 the football academy was also dissolved and the people has begun to turn its face again to the old Olimpia, thing that gave a refresh to the club which promoted back to Liga IV at the end of 2012–13 Liga V season and also moved back to its original home, Stadionul Municipal, after 9 years on Stadionul Olimpia, a stadium without stands and a bad pitch. The club's main objective is the growth of young players and the discovery of new talents.[5]

Stadium

The club plays its home matches on Stadionul Municipal from Salonta, with a capacity of 1,200 seats.

Honours

Leagues

Liga III:

Liga IV – Bihor County

Liga V – Bihor County

  • Winners (1): 2012–13

Cups

Other performances

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 Daniel Zaha (Captain)
2 DF Romania ROU Patrick Iabloncic
3 DF Romania ROU Emilian Pop
4 DF Romania ROU Adrian Mal (on loan from CAO)
5 MF Romania ROU Daniel Borzescu
6 DF Romania ROU Călin Chișe (Vice-Captain)
7 FW Romania ROU Patrick Ardelean
8 DF Romania ROU Rareș Vâlcan
9 FW Romania ROU Vlad Daina
10 MF Romania ROU Andrei Iacob
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF Romania ROU Paul Torj
12 MF Romania ROU Paul Boiț
13 MF Romania ROU Radco Iabloncic
14 DF Romania ROU Marius Pușcaș
15 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Hodișan
16 DF Romania ROU Arnold Katona
17 MF Romania ROU Mihai Budău
18 MF Romania ROU Ianis Avram
20 MF Romania ROU Andrei Șusea
42 GK Romania ROU Mihnea Avram

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

Notable former players

References

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