Satu Mare is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the region of Maramureș, broadly part of Transylvania. Mentioned in the Gesta Hungarorum as castrum Zotmar, the city has a history going back to the Middle Ages. Today, it is an academic, cultural, industrial, and business centre in the Nord-Vest development region.
Fotbal Club Olimpia MCMXXI Satu Mare, commonly known as Olimpia Satu Mare or simply as Olimpia, is a Romanian professional football club from Satu Mare, Satu Mare County, Romania, founded on 5 May 1921, re-founded in 2010 and 2018. The club played in the Liga I in the following seasons: 1937–38, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1998–99.
Daniel Claudiu Prodan was a Romanian professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender.
Levente Zsolt Csik is a Romanian former footballer of Hungarian descent. Csik, a central or left-sided defender, has played in Germany since 1998, representing Borussia Fulda, Plauen, Dynamo Dresden and Borea Dresden. He is the younger brother of former Steaua București, Olimpia Satu Mare and Minerul Lupeni player Tiberiu Csik.
The 2007–08 Liga III season was the 52nd season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. It was the second in this format.
"UNIO" High School is a public day high school for students aged 14 to 18, established in 1948 and located at 1 Mihai Eminescu Street, Satu Mare, Romania.
Mircea Bolba was a Romanian football midfielder and manager.
Ecaterina Both Arena is an indoor arena in the north-western Romanian city of Satu Mare. It was built in 1983.
Ciprian Cornel Prodan is a Romanian former footballer who played as a striker. His older brother, Daniel, was also a professional footballer.
Petre Lucian Goge, also known as Petre Goge or Lucian Goge, is a Romanian footballer who plays for Liga II club Metaloglobus București. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a left midfielder.
Tiberiu Csik is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a defender. After retirement Csik was associated for many years with his hometown team, Olimpia Satu Mare, in various positions, until the club was forced into dissolution in 2018. After leaving Olimpia, Csik had a brief stint with Csenger FC in Hungary followed by Vointa Lazuri back in Romania.
The 2005–06 season was Bihor Oradea's 47th season in the Romanian football league system, and their 27th season in the Divizia B. At the end of the season the team finished on 2nd place and qualified for the Divizia A promotion play-off that was held on Lia Manoliu Stadium from Bucharest. FC Bihor played against the 2nd places from the other series, Forex Brașov and Unirea Urziceni, but failed to promoted. FC Bihor's 47th seasons was another agitated one, with a lot of changes in the managerial and technical staff, also for promotion was a tough fight against another team from Bihor County, Liberty Salonta, which finished 1st. FC Bihor lost the play-off and Liberty sold its first division place to UTA Arad, so from 2 potential teams in the first league, the county remained with none.
The 2020–21 Liga IV was the 79th season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season was initially postponed due to the high costs generated by COVID-19 pandemic, but on 7 April 2021, the Romanian Football Federation approved a new protocol for the amateur leagues, with lower costs. The county associations had only a month to play a blitzkrieg season, but only 24 leagues had a competition and announced a champion in time, three other county associations organized a competition, but which ended after the deadline imposed by the FRF.
Iosif Vigu is a Romanian former footballer who played as a left back. He was also a manager.
Gavril Both was a Romanian football forward and manager.
Liga IV Satu Mare is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Satu Mare County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football Association and is competed amongst 38 teams divided into 3 series, the winner is promoted to Liga III after a promotion play-off.
Gheorghe "Gigi" Staicu was a Romanian professional football player and manager who played for Steaua București, having developed in the club's academy. After retirement, Staicu started his manager career and was the manager of many Divizia A clubs, among them: Olimpia Satu Mare, Bihor Oradea, Universitatea Cluj or UM Timișoara. Staicu was also the assistant coach of the Romania national team, in the spell of Ștefan Kovacs and was for years the manager of the Olympic team.
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 III. This team represents the football section of the multi-sport club CSM Satu Mare, which also include basketball, volleyball and handball sections.
Stadionul Someșul is a multi-use stadium in Satu Mare, Romania. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Someșul Satu Mare and Olimpia Satu Mare. The stadium holds 6,000 people.
Club Sportiv Oașul 1969 Negrești-Oaș, commonly known as Oașul Negrești-Oaș or simply as Oașul 1969, is a Romanian amateur football club based in Negrești-Oaș, Romania. The club was founded in 1969, under the name of Energia Negrești-Oaș and in the best period of its history played in the second-tier, for two consecutive seasons. Oașul is currently playing in the Liga IV.
