Clubul Sportiv Medgidia, commonly known as CS Medgidia, or simply as Medgidia, is a Romanian sports club from Medgidia, Constanța County, Romania, founded in 1952.

CS Medgidia
Full nameClubul Sportiv Medgidia
Short nameMedgidia
Founded1952; 72 years ago (1952)
as Cimentul Medgidia
2017; 7 years ago (2017)
as CS Medgidia
GroundIftimie Ilisei
Capacity32,700
OwnerMedgidia Municipality
ChairmanNicolae Tutungiu
ManagerGelu Hampu
LeagueLiga III
2023–24Liga IV, Constanța, 1st
(promoted via play-offs)

Its professional football club currently play in the Liga IV.[1] Apart from football the club also competes in handball, volleyball, wrestling, boxing, arm wrestling, swimming, chess, and rugby.[2]

History

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CS Medgidia was founded in 1952 as Cimentul Medgidia (Medgidia Cement), name that was in close contact with the club's owner Medgidia Cement Factory.[3] Over time the club was named also as Voința I.C.S. and Cimentul Voința being a team with constant appearances in the second and third tiers. The local rival of Cimentul was I.M.U.M. Medgidia, club named over time also as I.M.U.M. C.S. Școlar and Progresul C.S.Ș.

1999–2000 season of Divizia C was the last one for the club under the name of Cimentul, in the summer of 2000 the club was renamed as CSM Medgidia.[4][5] In 2002 the club promoted back in Liga II, but after two seasons chose to sell its place to Liberty Salonta and continued to play in the Liga III until 2010, when the club withdrew from championship, then being dissolved.[6][7]

In the summer of 2017, the team was re-founded as CS Medgidia and was enrolled in the Liga IV, promoting back in the Liga III after only one season.[8]

Honours

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Liga III

Liga IV – Constanța County

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 10 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ROU Sebastian Ciuperceanu
2 DF   ROU Elis Menlomer
3 DF   ROU Ștefan Fîșca
4 DF   ROU Adrian Anton
5 DF   ROU Adrian Iamandi
6 DF   ROU Dragoș Grigore
7 DF   ROU Theodor Haas
9 FW   ROU Dănuț Petrescu
10 MF   ROU Daniel Dogaru (Captain)
11 MF   ROU Alexandru Cojocaru
14 MF   ROU Alin Popescu
15 MF   ROU Ștefan Teodorof
16 MF   ROU Alin Silagyi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   ROU George Rusu
18 FW   ROU Edis Amza
19 DF   ROU Gheorghe Andreescu
20 MF   ROU Marius Iftimie
21 MF   ROU Flavius Ghenea
22 DF   ROU Răzvan Babu
24 MF   ROU Marius Anton
25 FW   ROU Mihai Zugravu
26 MF   ROU Vasile Carabuz
30 FW   ROU Marian Megulete
32 DF   ROU Bogdan Trifu
82 GK   ROU Cristian Nanu

Out on loan

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

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

Club Officials

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League history

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References

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