CSC Ghiroda

CSC Ghiroda

Full name	Club Sportiv Comunal Ghiroda & Giarmata Vii
Nickname(s)	Ghirodanii (The Ghiroda People) Galben-albaștrii (The Yellow and Blues)
Short name	Ghiroda
Founded	2010; 14 years ago (2010) as ACS Ghiroda
Ground	Emilian Pavel
Capacity	200
Owner	Ghiroda Commune
Chairman	Marius Poclid
Manager	Sorin Bălu
League	Liga III
2022–23	Liga III, Seria VIII, 3rd
Home colours Away colours

Club Sportiv Comunal Ghiroda & Giarmata Vii, commonly known as CSC Ghiroda, or simply as Ghiroda, is a Romanian football club based in Ghiroda, Timiș County. The club was established in 2010, under the name of ACS Ghiroda and knew recent important progress in the Romanian football league system, especially due to good economic situation of the commune, as part of the expansion of Timișoara metropolitan area.

History

First years and ascension (2010–present)

CSC Ghiroda was established in 2010, under the name of ACS Ghiroda and in the first ten years of activity had important progress in the Romanian football league system, especially due to good economic situation of the commune, as part of the expansion of Timișoara metropolitan area. Ghiroda was enrolled for the first time in the Liga V (fifth tier), in the summer of 2011, then at the end of the first season, "ghirodanii" were ranked 1st, with 15 points ahead the second place, FC Jebel, obtaining the promotion to Liga IV. In the next season, the team based near Timișoara was close to a second consecutive promotion, but finally it was ranked 2nd, after the second team of Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic.

2013–14 season brought a great performance for the young football club, which won the Timiș County series of the Liga IV, with only one point ahead Politehnica Timișoara, the most honoured football club in the Banat historical region and one of the traditional football clubs in Romania, which played in that season at the level of fourth tier due to 2012 bankruptcy of the club.^[1] As the champion of Timiș County, Ghiroda went to the promotion play-offs, but failed to make another step up, after a defeat on penalties, against Industria Galda (Alba County champion). Next two seasons, Ghiroda was ranked 3rd and missed any chance to promote to the third division, then at the end of the 2016–17 season, the club near Timișoara won Timiș Series of the fourth tier and the promotion play-offs, against Inter Petrila (Hunedoara County champion) and promoted to Liga III, for the first time in the recent history of the club.^[2]

At the end of the first season, "ghirodanii" ended 9th, out of 15 and saved from relegation, then in the summer of 2018, ACS Ghiroda was re-branded as CSC Ghiroda & Giarmata Vii, also changing the club colors from white and blue to yellow and blue. At the end of the 2018–19 season, the team was again in trouble, but avoided the relegation in the last round. After this season, followed another two with better results and the "yellow and blues" were ranked 8th and 5th, somehow stabilizing at this level.

Ground

CSC Ghiroda played its home matches on Emilian Pavel Stadium, in Ghiroda, Timiș County, a stadium with a capacity of only 200 seats, but with good conditions, including a floodlight system.^[3]

Honours

Liga III

• Runners-up (1): 2021–22

Liga IV – Timiș County

• Winners (2): 2013–14, 2016–17
• Runners-up (1): 2012–13

Liga V – Timiș County

• Winners (1): 2011–12

Cupa României – Timiș County

• Winners (1): 2015–16
• Runners-up (1): 2014–15

Players

First-team squad

As of 14 January 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 Octavian Moșoarcă (on loan from Ripensia) 2 DF  ROU Dragoș Coroiu 4 DF  ROU Rareș Butnărașu 6 DF  ROU Ovidiu Imbroane 7 MF  ROU Cosmin Mancaș (Captain) 9 FW  ROU Alexandru Popovici 10 MF  ROU Răzvan Trandu 11 MF  ROU Ovidiu Bulza (on loan from UTA) 12 GK  ROU Tudor Ciocan 15 FW  ROU Alexandru Buțu 16 MF  ROU Ionuț Vasluian

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  ROU Adelin Pașca 18 DF  ROU Adrian Ilie (on loan from CFR II Cluj) 19 DF  ROU Dragoș Datcu 23 MF  ROU Gabriel Precup 24 MF  ROU Sorin Miclău 25 DF  ROU Mihai Hecsko 30 MF  ROU Darius Buia 84 MF  ROU David Pop 88 MF  ROU Adrian Popa 97 DF  ROU Mircea Stupu — MF  ROU Petrișor Jichici

Out on loan

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

Club officials

Board of directors Role Name Owner Ghiroda Commune President Marius Poclid Sporting director Daniel Borchescu Head of Youth Development Alin Miloș Delegate Elty Neagoe

Current technical staff Role Name Manager Sorin Bălu Assistant manager Loredan Dohan Goalkeeping coach Gheorghe Stoianov Fitness coach Alexandru Albert Masseur Adrian Blaj

League history

References

External links

• CSC Ghiroda on Facebook