FC Olimpia Satu Mare

FC Olimpia Satu Mare

Full name	Fotbal Club Olimpia 2010 Satu Mare
Short name	Olimpia
Founded	1921
Ground	Olimpia (Capacity: 18,000)
League	Liga III
2010–11	Liga IV, Satu Mare County, 1st (Promoted)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Olimpia Satu Mare is a Romanian professional football club from Satu Mare, Satu Mare County, Romania, founded in 1921. The club currently plays in the Liga III, after finishing 1st in the 2010–11 Liga IV season.

History

The club was founded in 1921. In 1934, the club reached the quarter finals of the first ever Romanian Cup. Olimpia was placed in Liga 1 after the Romanian league system was re-structured in 1936, but the team relegated shortly after. After World War II, the club faced various financial challenges and did not make an appearance in Liga 1 until 1974. Olimpia reached the final of the Romanian Cup in 1978 and lost to a strong Universitatea Craiova team 3-1.

Stadium

Olimpia Satu Mare plays its home matches at Olimpia Stadium, Satu Mare, which has a capacity of 18,000 seats.

Honours

Liga I:

• Winners (0):, Best finnish: 5th-8th 1926–27, 9th 1974–75

Liga II:

• Winners (3): 1973–74, 1976–77, 1997–98
• Runners-up (2): 1935–36, 1980–81

Liga III:

• Winners (1): 1968–69
• Runners-up (1): 1994–95

Liga IV:

• Winners (1): 2010–11

Romanian Cup:

• Winners (0):
• Runners-up (1): 1977–78

Notable former players

• Tiberiu Csik
• Adrian Sălăgeanu
• Sergiu Costin
• Martin Tudor
• Marian Alexandru
• Daniel Prodan
• Zoltan Ritli
• Emilian Dolha
• Radu Chiorean
• Gabor Gerstenmajer
• Mircea Stanciu
• Mircea Bolba
• Ciprian Prodan
• Costel Mozacu
• Sorin Iodi
• Cristian Lupuţ
• Claudiu Cornaci
• Iulian Roşoagă
• Cristian Ivan
• Petru Chiratcu
• Lucian Nan
• Pavel Adrian Dulcea
• Tudor Zamfirescu
• Ovidiu Suciu
• Petrică Negrea
• Marcel Băban
• Andrei Mărgăritescu
• Sabin Pâglişan
• Cătălin Bozdog
• Ioan Pap-Deac
• Dumitru Dumitriu

Notable former managers

• József Kiprich
• Stefan Zobromovich

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