Club Sportiv Comunal Crișul Sântandrei, commonly known as Crișul Sântandrei, or simply as Sântandrei, is a

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based in

Sântandrei Sântandrei ( hu, Biharszentandrás) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeaster ...

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, currently playing in the

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. Crișul Sântandrei was founded on in 2009 to continue the tradition of the old local football club, Recolta Sântandrei. Crișul played for most of its existence at the amateur level, in the

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, after its promotion from

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, in 2011. The team was known at local level for its notable results, but also for its bad luck, "the white and blues" finishing five times in the 2nd place. Its location, in the Oradea metropolitan area, ensured in the last decade a fast grow for the commune of

, demographic and financial. Finally, Crișul won

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at the end of the 2022–23 season, breaking the 2nd place curse. This county title was the first for Crișul, but also for the commune of Sântandrei, even its predecessor, Recolta, did not achieve this performance.

History

Crișul Sântandrei was founded on 8 December 2009 in order to continue the local football tradition, started by Recolta Sântandrei back in the 1970s, but until 2023 played only at the amateur level. In 2010, Crișul was enrolled in the fifth tier (

) and has promoted after only one season, after winning a tough battle against CS Mădăras and

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. For "the white and blues" followed a very good first season at county level, where it were ranked 2nd and won the regional round of

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. In the following seasons, the team based in Sântandrei occupied places in the first half of the league table and were runners-up for another four times (2013, 2015, 2018 and 2022). Crișul had also good results in the regional round of

, winning the trophy again, in 2022. The team finally won the county league at the end 2022–23 season, breaking the 2nd place curse. This county title was the first for Crișul, but also for the commune of Sântandrei, even its predecessor, Recolta, did not achieve this performance. For the promotion to

, Crișul had to face

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champions, Arieșul Mihai Viteazu and won the double, 5–4 on aggregate.

Grounds

Crișul Sântandrei plays its home matches on Crișul Stadium in

, with a capacity of 1,000 seats.

Honours

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**Winners (1):

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**Runners-up (5): 2011–12,

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, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2021–22 *

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**Winners (1): 2010–11 *

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**Winners (2): 2011–12, 2021–22 **Runners-up (2): 2013–14, 2014–15

Players

First team squad

Out on loan

Club Officials

Board of directors

Current technical staff

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 50 caps for CSC Crișul Sântandrei. *

Zeno Bundea Zeno Marius Bundea (born 4 October 1977) is a Romanian football coach and a former player who played mainly as a midfielder. He is the manager of Slovan Valea Cerului Bundea started his career at Bihor Oradea, the main football club from his ...

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Notable former managers

League history

References

External links

CSC Crișul Sântandrei
at frf-ajf.ro * {{DEFAULTSORT:Crișul Sântandrei Football clubs in Bihor County Association football clubs established in 2009 Liga III clubs Liga IV clubs 2009 establishments in Romania