Club Sportiv Municipal Moinești, commonly known as CSM Moinești, or simply as Moinești, is a Romanian amateur football club based in Moinești, Bacău County, founded in 1948 under the name of Petrolul Moinești. The club was declared bankrupt in 2008 and was re-founded as CSM Moinești. CSM is currently playing in the Liga IV and never played higher than Liga II, second tier of the Romanian football league system.

CSM Moinești
Full nameClub Sportiv Municipal Moinești
Nickname(s)
  • Petroliștii (The Oilmen)
  • Găzarii (The Oilmen)
  • Moineștenii (The People from Moinești)
Short nameMoinești
Founded1948; 76 years ago (1948)
as Petrolul Moinești
2009; 15 years ago (2009)
as CSM Moinești
GroundPetrolul
Capacity2,500
OwnerMoinești Municipality
ManagerSorin Trofin
LeagueLiga IV
2023–24Liga IV, Bacău County, 3rd of 24

History

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The club was founded in 1948 as Petrolul Moinești and takes its name from the oil production in the Moinești region. In 1950 the name was changed to Flacăra Moinești. Renamed as Energia Moinești, the club played for the first time in Divizia C in the 1956 season finishing eighth in Series I. The next season took again the name Petrolul Moinești finishing the 1957–58 season in seventh place.

The oilmen finished the 1958–59 season on fourth place, but Divizia C ceased operations in 1959 and Petrolul resumed playing in the regional league before returning to Divizia C in 1963.

Led by Emil Vlăduț, Petrolul Moinești won the Series I of the 2002–03 Divizia C season, with three points in front of the main contenders FC Vaslui and Laminorul Roman, gaining immediate promotion back to second division.[1]

Chronology of names

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Name [2] Period
Petrolul Moinești 1948–1950
Flacăra Moinești 1950–1956
Energia Moinești 1956–1958
Petrolul Moinești 1958–2012
CSM Moinești 2012–present

Honours

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Liga III

Liga IV – Bacău County

League history

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Former managers

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References

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  1. ^ ""Moineștenii" au promis promovarea și s-au ținut de cuvînt" [„Moineștenii” promised the promotion and kept their word]. ziaruldebacau.ro. 16 June 2003. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.(in Romanian)
  2. ^ "Evoluția denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor" [Evolution of team names over the years]. www.romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.(in Romanian)
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