Clubul Sportiv Municipal Corona Brașov, commonly known as Corona Brașov or simply as Corona, is a Romanian football team based in Brașov, Brașov County, currently competes in Liga IV – Brașov County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football.
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| Full name | Clubul Sportiv Municipal Corona Brașov | ||
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| Short name | Corona | ||
| Founded | 2008 as SCM Brașov 2019 as Corona Brașov 2024 (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Silviu Ploeșteanu | ||
| Capacity | 8,800 | ||
| League | Liga IV | ||
| Website | http://www.coronabrasov.ro/ | ||
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The team represents the men's football section of the multi-sport club CSM Corona Brașov that include women's handball, ice hockey, men's basketball, ice skating, skiing, swimming, water polo, women's and men's volley sections.
History
editThe team was founded in 2008 as the football section of Sport Club Municipal Brașov and, under the guidance of Daniel Bona, promoted to Liga IV – Brașov County at the end of 2008–09 season.[1]
The next season, strengthened with experienced players in second and third divisions such as Marian Măuță, Remus Ciolănel and Cătălin Ailincăi, SCM achieved its second consecutive promotion, winning the Brașov county league and the promotion play-off against FC Zagon, 2–1 on neutral ground at Petrolul Stadium in Berca.[2][3][4]
Corona managed to promote for the first time in history to the Liga I in June 2013. It advanced from the Liga IV to the Liga I in only four years. Only FC Victoria Brănești succeeded to do so before. The participation in the first league was short-lived. Corona was relegated after only one season. In Liga I, Corona won only two games, against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and FC Vaslui. The team finished last, with only 14 points in 34 games, with the weakest attack and the weakest defense lines in the championship. Only days after the end of the season, the mayor of Brașov, George Scripcaru, announced that the football section of the club financed by the mayorship ended its activities.[5]
The club was refounded in the summer of 2016, but it activated only at youth level until the summer of 2019, when the senior squad was refounded as CSM Corona Brașov.[6][7]
In the summer of 2021, Corona promoted back to Liga II, but after promotion it was absorbed by FC Brașov (2021), in a merge process that also involved ACS Scotch Club. FC Brașov (2021) took Corona place in the second division.[8][9]
Grounds
editUntil the promotion to the Liga I, Corona played its home matches on the Carpați Stadium but was forced to move from there because it didn't meet the requirements for top football. In the first division, the team shared the Silviu Ploeșteanu Stadium with FC Brașov. In 2016, the club moved again on the Carpați Stadium.
In 2020, Carpați Stadium was demolished and Corona Brașov moved back to Silviu Ploeșteanu Stadium.
Honours
edit- Winners (1): 2012–13
- Winners (1): 2008–09
League history
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Notable former players
editThe footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or more than 50 caps for CSM Corona Brașov.
Former managers
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Daniel Bona (July 1, 2009 – June 20, 2013)- Nicolae Manea (June 20, 2013 – September 2, 2013)
- Ionel Gane (September 2, 2013 – April 14, 2014)
- Adrian Hârlab (April 14, 2014 – May 5, 2014)
- Daniel Bona (May 5, 2014 – May 23, 2014)
References
edit- ^ "Speranțele revigorării sportului brașovean" [The hopes of reviving Brașov sports] (in Romanian). bzb.ro. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "AJF a omologat turul campionatului" [AJF approved the championship round] (in Romanian). bzb.ro. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "SCM Brașov este virtual campioană" [SCM Brașov is a virtual champion] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "SCM Braşov a câştigat barajul de promovare în Liga a III-a" [SCM Braşov won the promotion dam in League III] (in Romanian). adevarul.ro. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Corona Brașov și-a desființat secția de fotbal". Dolce Sport. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ Înlocuitor pentru FC Braşov? Fotbalul revine la ASC Corona: "Venim în întâmpinarea solicitărilor". Adrian Szabo e favorit să conducă proiectul. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Fotbalul inclus la noul Clubul Sportiv Municipal Corona Braşov. monitorulexpres.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ "Noul FC Brașov va avea la temelie ACS Scotch Club, o asociația la care membru este și primarul Allen Coliban, și Corona, clubul detestat de suporterii stegari. Propunerea a fost votată de Consiliul Local Brașov" [The new FC Brașov will be founded by ACS Scotch Club, an association of which the mayor Allen Coliban is also a member, and Corona, the club hated by the flag-bearers supporters. The proposal was voted by the Brașov Local Council]. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Deciziile Comitetului Executiv din 19 iulie 2021" [Decisions of the Executive Committee of July 19, 2021]. frf.ro (in Romanian). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.