CSM Şcolar Reşiţa
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| Full name | Clubul Sportiv Municipal Şcolar Reşiţa | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Rosso-Nerii (The Red and Blacks) |
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| Short name | CSMŞ Reșița | ||
| Founded | 1926 as UD Reșița |
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| Ground | Mircea Chivu | ||
| Capacity | 12,500 | ||
| League | Liga IV | ||
| 2014–15 | Liga IV, Caraş-Severin County, 2nd | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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CSM Şcolar Reşiţa is a Romanian football team from Reşiţa, Caraş-Severin County founded in 1926.
Not to be confused with CS Muncitorul Reşiţa, founded in 1911, with its name also shortened to CSM Reșița, and also not to be confused with CSM Metalul Reșița, founded in 2010.
The club is situated in Reşiţa, in Valea Domanului. In front of the football complex is the bust of Mircea Chivu, the most known Reșița coach, the father of the very-well known football player Cristian Chivu.
Chronology of names
| Name [1] | Period |
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| UD Reșița | 1926–1948 |
| Metalochimic Reșița | 1948–1949 |
| Metalul Reșița | 1949–1956 |
| Energia Reșița | 1956–1957 |
| CSM Reșița | 1957–1974 |
| FCM Reșița | 1974–1982 |
| CSM Reșița | 1982–2005 |
| FCM Reșița | 2005–2008 |
| Școlar Reșița | 2008–2012 |
| FCM Reșița | 2012–2014 |
| CSM Școlar Reșița | 2014–present |
History
The club was founded in 1926, from a merger between two local teams. The new team was named UDR (Uzinele şi Domeniile Reşiţa - Reşiţa Factories and Domains). In the 1930–31 season, it won the Romanian West League, qualifying in the national finals, where it defeated Prahova Ploiești and Societatea Gimnastică Sibiu. In the following season the club finished runners-up, after Bucharest powerhouse Venus.
After World War II and the advent of the Communist regime, professional football was forbidden. UDR was merged again, this time with the local labour union team, under the name Oţelul (Steel) Reşiţa. After changing its name several times, it settled to Metalul (Metal) Reşiţa.
The 1950s were a period of slow decline for the team. In 1954, Metalul Reşiţa was playing in the Romanian Second League (Divizia B), finishing the season on the 7th place. But in the Romanian Cup, the 1954 season brought its second trophy. The Reşiţa team, made up of steel factory workers, mechanics, electricians and railway workers, met in the Cup some of Romania's finest teams, including five from Divizia A. It defeated, in turn, Ştiinţa Timişoara (6th place in Divizia A in the 1954 season) 5–1, Locomotiva Tg. Mureş (10th place) 4–0, Locomotiva Timişoara (4th place) 2–0, and CCA Bucureşti (2nd place) 1–0. In the final, on December 5, 1954, Metalul Reşiţa met, in Bucharest, Dinamo Bucureşti (3rd place in Divizia A). The Reşiţa team won the game 2–0, with Szeles scorind twice ('30, '40). It was the first time that a team from the Romanian Second League had won the trophy.
During its 87-year history, the club won one championship and one cup and has played for 16 seasons in the Liga I, the last time in the 1999–2000 season.
The club was dissolved in the autumn of 2008 because of the lack of financial support. In the summer of 2009, it was brought back to life, this time with the name of Școlar Reșița, playing in Romania's Third League.
In the summer of 2012, it was renamed again, this time returning to the old name of FCM Reșița.
In the 2012–13 season, it finished third in the series. The objective for the 2013–14 season was initially to promote back to the Liga II after a six-year absence, but in the summer of 2013 Damila Măciuca was moved to Reşiţa and was renamed as Metalul Reşiţa, therefore Reşiţa Municipality chose to support the new team and CSM Şcolar Reşiţa chose to enroll in Liga IV due to lack of funds.[2]
Honours
The most successful team from Caraş-Severin County.
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- Winners (1): 1936–37
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- Winners (1): 1954
