CSM Reșița

Clubul Sportiv Muncitoresc Reșița (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌklubul sporˈtiv ˌmuŋtʃi.toˈresk ˈreʃit͡sa]), commonly known as CSM Reșița or simply as Reșița, is a professional football club based in Reșița, Caraș-Severin County, which competes in the Liga III.

Not to be confused with CSM Metalul Reșița or CS Muncitorul Reșița.
CSM Reșița
Full nameClubul Sportiv
Muncitoresc Reșița
Nickname(s)Rosso-Nerii
(The Red and Blacks)
Milan din Banat
(Milan from Banat)
Reșițenii
(The Reșița People)
Short nameCSM, Reșița
Founded25 May 1926 (1926-05-25)
as UD Reșița
2009 (2009)
as CSM Școlar Reșița
GroundMircea Chivu
Capacity12,500
OwnerReșița Municipality
ChairmanCristian Bobar
Head coachCălin Cheregi
LeagueLiga III
2022–23Liga III, Seria VIII, 1st
WebsiteClub website

The club was founded on 25 May 1926 as UD (Uzinele și Domeniile) Reșița and throughout its almost centennial history survived to many sharp ups and downs, from a national title in 1931 and a silver medal in 1932 to the last shine in the late 1990s, several reorganizations in the 2000s and an almost fatal fall at the level of amateur leagues during the 2010s.

Over time CSM had important battles with local rivals as Muncitorul Reșița or Gloria Reșița, but has secured itself the city's supremacy, as well as the title of county's most important and supported club. Despite the strong support from the Mountain Banat, Reșițenii have never succeeded in imposing themselves on a regional level, not even the national title won in 1931 or the 1954 cup not being able to tilt the balance in favor of "the red and blacks", in their duel for Banat against FC Politehnica Timișoara. In time the rivalry between the two sides increased as intensity and continued even after the bankruptcy of FC Politehnica, but now at a much lower level, against ASU Politehnica Timișoara, fans team and unofficial successor of the old white and violet side.

CSM Reșița is nicknamed by fans Rosso-Nerii or Milan from Banat due to its classical red kits with black stripes. Reșița's supporters are well known in Romania for the eagerness with which support their team, the ultras group of CSM being named Guardia Ultra(GU). Rosso-Nerii play their home matches on Mircea Chivu Stadium.

History
A chart showing the progress of CSM Reșița through the Romanian football league system from 1934 to 2017.

The club was founded on 25 May 1926 from a merger between two local teams. The new team was named UDR (Uzinele și Domeniile Reșița or "Reșița Factories and Domains"). In the 1930–31 season, UDR won the Romanian West League and qualified to the national finals, where it defeated Prahova Ploiești and Societatea Gimnastică Sibiu.[1] In the following season, the club finished runners-up to FC Venus București .[2]

After World War II and the advent of the Communist regime, professional football was forbidden. UDR merged with a local labor union team and was renamed Oțelul (Steel) Reșița. After several further name changes, it was ultimately branded Metalul (Metal) Reșița.

The 1950s were a period of slow decline for the club. By 1954, Metalul Reșița was playing in the Romanian second division, Divizia B, finishing the season in 7th place. However, the season brought also brought the club's second trophy, in the form of the 1954 Cupa României. The Reșița, made up of steel factory workers, mechanics, electricians and railway workers, upset several leading clubs in the cup, including five from Divizia A. These were, in turn, Știința Timișoara (6th place in Divizia A in the 1954 season) 5–1, Locomotiva Tg. Mureș (10th place) 4–0, Locomotiva Timișoara (4th place) 2–0, and CCA București (2nd place) 1–0. In the December 5, 1954 final, Metalul Reșița met Dinamo București (3rd place in Divizia A) in Bucharest. Reșița won the game 2–0, with Ştefan Szeleş scoring twice in the 30th and 40th minutes. It was the first time that a team from Divizia B had won the trophy.[3][4][5]

During its 87-year history, the club won one championship and one cup and has played for 16 seasons in Liga I, the last time in the 1999–2000 season.

The early 2000s brought financial problems to Domanului Valley and, in 2004, Reșița was dissolved and converted to FC Universitatea Craiova's reserve team. In 2005, the club was refounded as FCM Reșița and bought its place in the second tier from Tricotaje Ineu, but lost its brand, record and the right to use the name of CSM Reșița.

The club was dissolved in the autumn of 2008 due to financial difficulties. In the summer of 2009, it was brought back to life, this time with the name of Școlar Reșița, playing in Liga III, Romania's third league. In the summer of 2012, it was renamed again, this time returning to the old name of FCM Reșița.

Former logo, as CSM Școlar Reșița.

In the 2012–13 season, the club finished third in Liga III. The objective for the 2013–14 season was initially to be promoted to Liga II after a six-year absence, but in the summer of 2013 Damila Măciuca was moved to Reșița and was renamed to Metalul Reșița. The municipal government of Reșița chose to support this new team, forcing Școlar Reșița to enter Liga IV due to the loss of funding.[6]

In 2015, relations between Metalul and the Municipality of Reșița cooled and the latter resumed its financial support for CSM Școlar. Metalul moved to Snagov in 2016 and was renamed a year later to Sportul Snagov. On the other hand, CSM Școlar was promoted back to Liga III at the end of the 2015–16 season. It then finished runner-up in 2017 and 2018 before winning the fourth series and being promoted to Liga II in 2019.

CSM Școlar returned to the second division after an 11-year absence, regaining its logo and name. It was thus renamed to CSM Reșița in the summer of 2019.

Ground
Main article: Stadionul Mircea Chivu
Mircea Chivu Stadium.

CSM Reșița plays its home matches at Mircea Chivu Stadium, a sports complex named after manager Mircea Chivu, who was also the father of player Cristian Chivu. With a capacity of 12,500 seats, the stadium is located in Domanului Valley. It was opened in the 1920s and was renovated several times, most recently in 2018.

Honours

Domestic

CSM Reșița is the most successful team from Caraș-Severin County.

Leagues

Cups

Players

First-team squad
As of 11 March 2023

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 Romania ROU Cristian Zimmermann (Captain)
2 DF Romania ROU Cornel Ardei
3 DF Romania ROU Laurențiu Bălă
4 DF Romania ROU Bogdan Szijj
5 DF Romania ROU Alin Dudea
7 MF Romania ROU Vlad Chera
8 MF Romania ROU Laurențiu Breșneni (Vice-Captain)
9 FW Romania ROU Sebastian Velcotă
10 FW Romania ROU Marian Drăghiceanu
11 FW Romania ROU Remus Trancă
12 GK Romania ROU Cătălin Căpățână (on loan from Sepsi)
14 DF Romania ROU Nicușor Fota
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Romania ROU Sergiu Rimovecz
16 MF Romania ROU Gabriel Gomboș
17 MF Romania ROU Ionuț Popescu
18 MF Netherlands NED Alfred Mensah
19 MF Romania ROU Robert Mihály
20 DF Romania ROU Ștefan Bărboianu (3rd captain)
21 FW Romania ROU Cristian Domil
23 FW Romania ROU Alexandru Dane
28 MF Romania ROU Robert Petre
29 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Negru
30 FW Mali MLI Aboubacar Gakou
33 GK Romania ROU Paul Mereu

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
— GK Romania ROU Luis Spînu (to CSU Alba Iulia)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Romania ROU Andrei Mura (to Ghiroda)

Club officials

Chronology of names
Name[7] Period
UD Reșița1926–1948
Oțelul Reșița1947–1948
Metalochimic Reșița1948–1949
Metalul Reșița1950–1956
Energia Reșița1956–1957
CSM Reșița1957–1974
FCM Reșița1974–1982
CSM Reșița1982–2005
FCM Reșița2005–2008
CSM Școlar Reșița2008–2012
FCM Reșița2012–2014
CSM Școlar Reșița2014–2019
CSM Reșița2019–present

League history

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 100 caps for CSM Reșița.

Notable managers

References
  1. "Reșița devine campioană națională" [Reșița becomes national chamapion]. echipedetraditie.ro. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. "UD Reșița: Titlul pierdut în fața celor de la Venus București" [UD Reșița: The title lost in front of Venus București]. echipedetraditie.ro. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  3. "CSM Reșița câștigă Cupa României" [CSM Reșița wins the Romanian Cup]. echipedetraditie.ro. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. "Performanţă istorică! Hermannstadt e prima echipă din Liga 2 calificată în finala Cupei României, după 36 de ani" [Historical performance! Hermannstadt is the first team in Liga 2 to qualify for the Romanian Cup final, after 36 years] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. "80 de ani de suprize. O istorie a echipelor din ligile inferioare care au jucat finala Cupei României" [80 years of surprises. A history of the teams from the lower leagues that played the Romanian Cup final] (in Romanian). Theplaymaker.ro. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  6. "Liga a IV – a, Seniori, sezon 2014/2015 AJF Caras-Severin" [Liga a IV – a, Seniors, 2014/2015 season AJF Caras-Severin]. frf-ajf.ro. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  7. "Evolutia denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor" [Evolution of team names over the years]. romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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