CSM Olimpia Salonta

Olimpia Salonta

Full name	Clubul Sportiv Municipal Olimpia Salonta
Nickname(s)	Salontanii (The People from Salonta)
Short name	Olimpia
Founded	1911;113 years ago (1911) as Nagyszalontai SC 2004;20 years ago (2004) as CSM Olimpia Salonta
Ground	Municipal
Capacity	1,200
Owner	Salonta Municipality
Chairman	Loránd Szabó
Manager	Cristian Țirban
League	Liga IV
2023–24	Liga IV, Bihor County, 5th of 18
Home colours Away colours

Clubul Sportiv Municipal Olimpia Salonta, commonly known as Olimpia Salonta, is a Romanian professional football club based in Salonta, Romania, founded in 1911. Currently the team plays in Liga IV.

History

CSM Olimpia Salonta was founded in 1911 as Nagyszalontai SC – in Romanian: CS Salonta – when Transylvania was still part of Austria-Hungary.

Over the years, the team from the second city of Bihor County had several names like: SC, CS, CSM, Steaua Roşie, Metalul, Stăruința, Recolta or Olimpia, but regardless of the name, the club has become a regular presence of the 3rd and 4th league.

The best period in the history of the club was in the 60's and 70's, when Olimpia, named at that time as Steaua Roșie, Metalul and mostly Recolta played for 17 consecutive seasons in the Liga III. In the 80's the team had an oscillating route, traveling between Liga III and Liga IV, but at the end of the 1984–85, Recolta obtained the best result in its long history, 2nd place in the Liga III at only 4 points behind Înfrățirea Oradea.

In 1988 Recolta relegated again in Liga IV, being the subject of a rebranding process, the team name was changed in Olimpia and the colours were changed also, from green and yellow to white and blue. In the 90's the team had some isolated appearances in the Liga III, but with no important performances. At the end of the 2003–04 season the team promoted back to Liga III after four years, but the team was disbanded due to the foundation of Liberty Salonta, club owned by Romanian businessman Marius Vizer, who also bought the stadium for 99 years and a place directly in Liga II from CSM Medgidia. ^{[1] [2]} Vizer built a strong football academy and modernized the stadium managing then the best period in the history of the football from Salonta, including a promotion to Liga I at the end of 2005–06 season, but Liberty never played there, after the place was sold to UTA Arad. ^[3]

Name	Period
Nagyszalontai SC	1911–1918
CS Salonta	1918–1936
CSM Salonta	1936–1946
Recolta Salonta	1946–1956
Stăruința Salonta	1957–1963
Steaua Roșie Salonta	1963–1968
Metalul Salonta	1968–1970
Recolta Salonta	1970–1988
Olimpia Salonta	1988–present

Olimpia Salonta was refounded in 2004 as CSM Olimpia Salonta and the colours were changed again, this time in white and red, inspired by the city's coat of arms, which has also become the logo of the club, but it played only at youth and amateur level, being all the time in the shadow of the new football club of Salonta. In 2009 Vizer gave up Liberty and the senior team was moved to Pomezeu. ^[4] In 2013 the football academy was also dissolved and the people has begun to turn its face again to the old Olimpia, thing that gave a refresh to the club which promoted back to Liga IV at the end of 2012–13 Liga V season and also moved back to its original home, Stadionul Municipal, after 9 years on Stadionul Olimpia, a stadium without stands and a bad pitch. The club's main objective is the growth of young players and the discovery of new talents. ^[5]

Stadium

The club plays its home matches on Stadionul Municipal from Salonta, with a capacity of 1,200 seats.

Honours

Leagues

Liga III:

• Runners-up (1): 1984–85

Liga IV – Bihor County

• Winners (5): 1983–84, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1998–99, 2003–04
• Runners-up (2): 1997–98, 2002–03

Liga V – Bihor County

• Winners (1): 2012–13

Cups

• Cupa României
  • Round of 32 (1): 1957–58

Other performances

• 31 seasons in Liga III

Players

First team squad

As of 7 March 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 Daniel Zaha(Captain) 2 DF   ROU Patrick Iabloncic 3 DF   ROU Emilian Pop 4 DF   ROU Rareș Vâlcan 5 MF   ROU Daniel Borzescu 6 DF   ROU Călin Chișe 7 MF   ROU Sebastian Gliția 8 DF   ROU Arnold Katona(Vice-Captain) 9 FW   ROU Casian Oltean 10 MF   ROU Andrei Iacob

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW   ROU Paul Torj 13 MF   ROU Radco Iabloncic 14 MF   ROU Marius Pușcaș 15 MF   ROU Alexandru Hodișan 17 MF   ROU Dănuț Budău 20 MF   ROU Andrei Șusea 24 DF   ROU Adrian Mal(on loan from CAO ) 25 MF   ROU Mihai Șerban 99 GK   ROU Mark Duma

Out on loan

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

Board of directors Role Name Owner Salonta Municipality President Lóránd Szabó Vice-Presidents Cristian Țirban Norbert Zsirka Stadium Administrator József Gal

Current technical staff Role Name Manager Cristian Țirban

Notable former players

• Elemér Kocsis
• Dorin Mihuț
• Lajos Sătmăreanu

References

1. Olimpia Salonta a promovat după 4 ani. crisana.ro
2. Liberty a cumparat loc de 'B' in 2004, acum ar putea fuziona cu alta echipa. libertatea.ro
3. Cesiunea Liberty-UTA a fost parafată. crisana.ro
4. “Retrag pe Liberty din campionat!” Cum comentezi?. liga2.propsort.ro
5. Halasz antreneaza Olimpia Salonta. bihon.ro

External links

• Official website
• CSM Olimpia Salonta on Facebook