CS Minerul Lupeni

Minerul Lupeni was a Romanian football club from Lupeni, Hunedoara County founded in 1920 and dissolved in 2011.

Minerul Lupeni
Full nameClubul Sportiv Minerul Lupeni
Nickname(s)
  • Minerii (The Miners)
  • Roș-negrii (The Red-Blacks])
Founded1920
Dissolved2011
GroundStadionul Minerul
Capacity3,000

History
Period Name
1920–1936 Jiul Lupeni
1936–1950 Minerul Lupeni
1950–1951 Partizanul Lupeni
1951–1953 Flacăra Lupeni
1953–2010 Minerul Lupeni
Chart of yearly table positions of Minerul Lupeni in the national leagues.

The club was founded in 1920 as Jiul Lupeni.[1] In the 1927–28 season he manages to win the Regional Championship of Divizia A and managing to reach the final of the competition, where lost in front of Colțea Brașov with 2–3.

Minerul played for four seasons in the Liga I during its long history, mostly playing in the Liga II and Liga III. In 1928 it won the silver medal at the final tournament, that was organised then as a cup.

During the 2010–11 Liga II season it withdrew from the championship because of lack of funds.[2] Thus another Romanian club with a long history being dissolved.

Honours

Liga I

Liga II

Liga III

  • Winners (5): 1937–38, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1982–83, 2004–05
  • Runners-up (5): 1936–37, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1991–92

Notable Managers
  • Dan Mănăilă

Notable players

References
  1. "Evolutia denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor" [The evolution of team names over the years]. romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. Comisia de disciplină a Federaţiei Române de Fotbal Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
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