Club Sportiv Lotus Băile Felix, commonly known as Lotus Băile Felix, or simply as Lotus, is a Romanian football club based in Băile Felix, Sânmartin, Bihor County, currently playing in the Liga III.

Lotus Băile Felix
Full nameClub Sportiv Lotus Băile Felix
Nickname(s)Echipa din Felix
(The Team from Felix)
Short nameLotus
Founded16 June 2009; 15 years ago (2009-06-16)
GroundComunal
Capacity1,000 (261 seated)
OwnerSânmartin Commune
ChairmanAlexa Krenek
ManagerCosmin Bodea
LeagueLiga III
2023–24Liga III, Seria X, 6th

Lotus Băile Felix was founded on 16 June 2009 under the name of CSC Sânmartin and played for most of its existence at the amateur level, in the Liga IV. Promoted in 2014 in the third tier, the club resisted only one season before withdrawing due to financial difficulties. In 2019, with the financial support of the Commune of Sânmartin, the biggest and one of the richest communes in Bihor County, fact owed to the presence of thermal waters in the area, CSC managed to won Liga IV, Bihor County series and also the promotion play-off, promoting back to Liga III.

In the summer of 2021, the club went through a process of re-branding, changing its name from CSC Sânmartin to CS Lotus Băile Felix, bringing in the front the name of Băile Felix, a Romanian well known thermal spa resort that is under Sânmartin Commune administration.

History

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Lotus Băile Felix was founded on 16 June 2009 under the name of CSC Sânmartin and until 2014 played only at the amateur level.[1] At the end of the 2013–14 season, CSC managed to won Liga IV, Bihor County series, as well as the promotion play-off against Sportul Șimleu Silvaniei and was promoted for the first time in its history in the Liga III. After only one season, the club withdrew due to financial difficulties and played again at amateur level until it managed to promote at the end of the 2018–19 campaign, this time financially supported by the Commune of Sânmartin. Under the command of Călin Cheregi, former manager of FC Bihor Oradea, sânmartinenii won Bihor County series after a tough battle against Club Atletic Oradea, then winning the promotion play-off with 4–0 on aggregate, against Cluj County champions, CS Florești.[2]

In the summer of 2021, the club went through a process of re-branding, changing its name from CSC Sânmartin to CS Lotus Băile Felix, bringing in the front the name of Băile Felix, a Romanian well known thermal spa resort that is under Sânmartin Commune administration.[3]

Grounds

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Comunal Stadium, current home ground of the club.

Over its relatively short history, Lotus Băile Felix played its home matches on various grounds such as Luceafărul Stadium, Cordău Stadium or Sântion Stadium. In 2018 the club started to build its own ground near the stadium of the local rival, Luceafărul Oradea. In the summer of 2020, Comunal Stadium was opened, with a capacity of 261.[4]

Honours

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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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ROU Adrian Barabaș
4 DF   ROU Tamás Páublusztig
5 DF   ROU Marian Arsene (Captain)
6 MF   ROU Patrick Blăgea
7 DF   ROU Denis Sala
8 MF   ROU Darius Gheban
9 FW   ROU Raul Tămaș
10 MF   ROU David Ciurcui
11 MF   ROU Andrei Chindlea
12 GK   ROU Paul Cosma
13 MF   ROU Mario Negru
14 MF   ROU Tudor Bochiș
15 MF   ROU Aris Morar
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   ROU Sergiu Oltean (Vice-Captain)
17 DF   ROU Alexandru Popa (on loan from FC Bihor)
18 MF   ROU Andreas Știubea
19 FW   ROU Daniel Duma
20 MF   ROU Ianis Bere
22 DF   ROU Daniel Ghiță
23 DF   ROU Cristian Urbanowski
24 DF   ROU Alexandru Pintea
25 MF   ROU Cătălin Chencean
26 MF   ROU Patrick Avram
34 MF   ROU Radu Sălăjan
MF   ROU Kavin Bárth
MF   ROU Ionuț Pașcu
17 CB   ROU Onița Ruben(U15)
19 CB   ROU Andor George(U15)
2 RM   ROU Brata Darius(U15)
12 GK   ROU Olteanu Andrei(U15)
15 LB   ROU Olaru Oliver(U15)
11 RB   ROU Derban Darius(U15)
9 ST   ROU Varga Ionathan(U17)
14 CF   ROU Lupu Ivan(U17)
5 RB   ROU Făt David(U17)
8 CM   ROU Bronț Narcis(U19)
1 GK   ROU Moldovan Daniel(U19)

Out on loan

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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

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Notable former players

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The 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 CS Lotus Băile Felix.

Former managers

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League history

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References

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  1. ^ "Clubul Sportiv Comunal Sânmartin" [Clubul Sportiv Comunal Sânmartin]. firme.info. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Bihorul are echipă în Liga 3! CSC Sânmartin a promovat!" [Bihor County has a team in the Liga 3! CSC Sânmartin promoted!]. bihon.ro. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  3. ^ Surprize, surprize la Sânmartin! Echipa va avea un alt nume în noul sezon. bihon.ro (in Romanian)
  4. ^ "CSC va juca la Sânmartin. Baza sportivă va fi inaugurată la derby-ul cu Luceafărul" [CSC will play in Sânmartin. The sports base will be inaugurated at the derby with Luceafărul] (in Romanian). bihon.ro. 10 November 2020.
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