CS Minerul Motru

Minerul Motru
Full name	Clubul Sportiv Minerul Motru
Nickname(s)	Minerii (The Miners); Alb-Negrii (The White and Blacks);
Short name	Minerul
Founded	1962;62 years ago; as Minerul Horăști; 2021;3 years ago (refounded)
Ground	Minerul
Capacity	5,000
Owner	Motru Municipality
Chairman	Mihai Cernica
Manager	Ovidiu Zamta
League	Liga IV
2023–24	Liga IV, Gorj County, 8th of 14

Last updated June 14, 2024

Clubul Sportiv Minerul Motru, commonly known as Minerul Motru is a Romanian amateur football club based in Motru, Gorj County, currently playing in the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The club was founded in 1962 and at its best played at the level of Liga II.

History

Minerul Motru was founded in 1962 as Minerul Horăști and played in the district and regional championship. In 1966, with the attestation of the city of Motru, the club changed its name to Minerul Motru.^[1]^[2]

"The Miners" reached Divizia C in 1968 and after five seasons in the third division, at the end of the 1972–73 season, promoted for the first time in Divizia B and throughout its history gathered no less than seventeen seasons at the level of the second tier, where it was ranked as it follows: 15th of 18 (1973–74), 15th of 18 (1975–76), 4th of 18 (1982–83), 11th of 18 (1983–84), 18th of 18 (1984–85), 13th of 18 (1988–89), 9th of 18 (1989–90), 17th of 18 (1990–91), 11th of 18 (1995–96), 4th of 18 (1996–97), 7th of 18 (1997–98), 9th of 18 (1998–99), 18th of 18 (1999–2000), 10th of 16 (2003–04), 10th of 16 (2004–05), 11th of 16 (2005–06) and 10th of 12 (2013–14). Its best finish was at the end of the 1982–83 and 1996–97 seasons, when it finished 4th.

In the Cupa României, the club's best achievement was when it reached the Round of 32 phase in the 2002–03 season.

In the summer of 2016, after serious financial problems, the senior team was disbanded, but the club continue to exist at youth level.^[3]

In the summer of 2021, it was announced that the senior team of Minerul started again its activity, after 5 years.^[4]

Honours

Liga III

Winners (7): 1972–73, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1987–88, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2012–13
Runners-up (5): 1986–87, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2011–12

Other performances

Appearances in Liga II: 17
Best finish in Liga II: 4th (1982–83, 1996–97)
Best finish in Cupa României: Round of 32 (2002–03)

Notable former players

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 Minerul Motru.

Notable former managers

Constantin Oțet (1985–1986)
Silviu Lung (1995)
Silviu Lung (1996–1997)
Victor Roșca (1998)
Ștefan Nanu (2010–2013)
Gheorghe Borugă

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References

↑ "Motrenii, în sărbătoare" [Motrenii, in celebration]. sportingorj.ro. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.(in Romanian)
↑ "Primăria Motru" [Motru City Hall]. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
↑ "Minerul Motru dispare, după 54 de ani! "Nu-mi puteam imagina acest scenariu! Trăiesc un coşmar"" [Minerul Motru disappears after 54 years! "I couldn't imagine this scenario! I'm living a nightmare"]. liga2.prosport.ro. 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2016.(in Romanian)
↑ "Bucurie pentru suporterii de fotbal din Motru" [Joy for the football fans from Motru]. pandurul.ro. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.(in Romanian)

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[1] "Motrenii, în sărbătoare" [Motrenii, in celebration]. sportingorj.ro. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.(in Romanian)

[2] "Primăria Motru" [Motru City Hall]. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.

[3] "Minerul Motru dispare, după 54 de ani! "Nu-mi puteam imagina acest scenariu! Trăiesc un coşmar"" [Minerul Motru disappears after 54 years! "I couldn't imagine this scenario! I'm living a nightmare"]. liga2.prosport.ro. 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2016.(in Romanian)

[4] "Bucurie pentru suporterii de fotbal din Motru" [Joy for the football fans from Motru]. pandurul.ro. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.(in Romanian)

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