CSM Olimpia Satu Mare (football)

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CSM Olimpia Satu Mare
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Full nameClubul Sportiv Municipal
Olimpia Satu Mare
Nickname(s)
  • Sătmărenii
    (The People from Satu Mare)
Short nameCSM, Olimpia, Satu Mare
Founded2018;7 years ago (2018)
Ground Daniel Prodan
Capacity18,000 (1,500 seated)
OwnerSatu Mare Municipality
ChairmanClaudiu Ștefănescu
ManagerAlexandru Botan
League Liga II
2024–25 Liga III, Seria X, 2nd
(promoted via play-offs)
Website https://csmolimpia.ro/

Clubul Sportiv Municipal Olimpia Satu Mare, commonly known as CSM Olimpia Satu Mare, or simply as Satu Mare, is a Romanian football club based in Satu Mare, Satu Mare County, currently playing in the Liga II. This team represents the football section of the multi-sport club CSM Satu Mare, which also include basketball, volleyball and handball sections.

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CSM Satu Mare was established on 18 July 2007 and is fully supported by the Municipality of Satu Mare. The football section of CSM was established only in 2018, after the second dissolution of Olimpia Satu Mare and was enrolled in the Liga IV Satu Mare. Despite the promotion obtained in 2019, CSM was not accepted in the Liga III by the Romanian Football Federation, after a late payment of the financial guarantee for participation in the 2019–20 Liga III season. The club based in Satu Mare promoted one year later, after a promotion play-off disputed in Zalău, against CA Oradea and Someșul Dej.

History

In the winter break of the 2017–18 season, Olimpia Satu Mare withdrew from Liga II due to financial problems, also having 70 points deducted. At the same time, the local authorities founded CSM Satu Mare, also known informally as CSM-Olimpia Satu Mare, a new entity that pretend to be the successor of FC Olimpia, but has no legal connections with the old club. [1] [2] Despite that, the club uses Olimpia's traditional colors, yellow and blue.

After this second dissolution of Olimpia Satu Mare, supporters, organized as Voluntarii Olimpiști (Olimpia's Volunteers), dissatisfied with the way the club has been administered in recent years, have created their own club, Olimpia MCMXXI, a fan-owned phoenix club inspired by models such as: ASU Politehnica Timișoara, LSS Voința Sibiu or FC Argeș 1953 Pitești. This club also pretended to be the successor of FC Olimpia, but again, there was no legal connection between the old entity and this new one. [3] In recent years, other football clubs from Romania were also refounded by their supporters, but subsequently were recognized as the official successors of the original clubs, among them: Petrolul Ploiești or Oțelul Galați.

The football section of CSM was enrolled directly in the Liga IV Satu Mare. Despite the promotion obtained in 2019, CSM was not accepted in the Liga III by the Romanian Football Federation, after a late payment of the financial guarantee for participation in the 2019–20 Liga III season. [4] The club based in Satu Mare promoted one year later, after a promotion play-off disputed in Zalău, against CA Oradea and Someșul Dej. [5]

Ground

CSM Satu Mare plays its home matches at the Daniel Prodan Stadium in Satu Mare, Satu Mare County, which has a capacity of 18,000 people (1,500 on seats). The stadium was known in the past as Olimpia Stadium and is the historical ground of Olimpia Satu Mare.

Honours

Liga IVSatu Mare

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 August 2025

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
5 DF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Dorian Todoran
6 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Alin Văsălie
7 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Cosmin Zamfir
8 DF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Paul Copaci
9 FW Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Gheorghe Gondiu
10 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Robert Mustacă
11 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Ervin Zsiga (Captain)
14 MF Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Vadim Calugher
17 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Constantin Trip
18 FW Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Szilárd Magyari
19 DF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Mohamed Diomande
20 MF Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Daniel Danu
21 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Kristóf Bontas
22 GK Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Darius Văduvă(on loan from Rapid București )
No.Pos.NationPlayer
23 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Mircea Donca
25 DF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Mario Aioanei
26 DF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Cătălin Oanea
27 DF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Davide Popșa
29 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Viorel Chinde
33 GK Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Zsombor Deáky(on loan from FK Csíkszereda )
65 MF Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Bence Pintér
69 GK Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Bence Villi
70 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Tudor Lucaci
86 FW Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Alexander Torvund
98 DF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Alexandru Sabău
FW Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Beniamin Dobie
FW Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Marius Hosu
FW Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Cosmin Meșter

Out on loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
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Club Officials

League history

References