Clubul Sportiv Municipal Corona Brașov, commonly known as Corona Brașov or simply as Corona, was a

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based in

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History

Corona managed to promote for the very first time in history to the

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in June 2013. It advanced from the

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to the

in only four years. Only

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succeeded to do so before. The participation in the first league was short-lived. Corona was relegated after only one season. In Liga I, Corona won only two games, against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and

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. The team finished last, with only 14 points in 34 games, with the weakest attack and the weakest defense lines in the championship. Only days after the end of the season, the mayor of Brașov, George Scripcaru, announced that the football section of the club financed by the mayorship ended its activities. The club was refounded in the summer of 2016, but it activated only at youth level until the summer of 2019, when the senior squad was refounded as CSM Corona Brașov. In the summer of 2021, Corona promoted back to

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, but after promotion it was absorbed by

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, in a merge process that also involved ACS Scotch Club. FC Brașov (2021) took Corona place in the second division.

Grounds

Until the promotion to the

, Corona played its home matches on the Carpați Stadium but was forced to move from there because it didn't meet the requirements for top football. In the first division, the team shared the Silviu Ploeșteanu Stadium with FC Brașov. In 2016, the club moved again on the Carpați Stadium. In 2020, Carpați Stadium was demolished and Corona Brașov moved back to Silviu Ploeșteanu Stadium.

Honours

: :*Winners (1):

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: :*Winners (2): 2011–12,

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: :*Winners (2): 2009–10, 2019–20

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 50 caps for CSM Corona Brașov. * Valentin Balint *

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* Răzvan Damian *

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* Alexandru Tudose

Managers

Daniel Bona Daniel Bona (born 1 June 1969Nicolae Manea Nicolae Manea (11 March 1954 – 15 December 2014) was a Romanian football player and manager. Life and career Manea was born in Bucharest. He joined Rapid București at the age of 12 and played there professionally from 1973 to 1980 and again ...

(June 20, 2013 – September 2, 2013) *

Ionel Gane Ionel Tersinio Gane (born 12 October 1971) is a Romanian football coach and former player. Playing career Born in Drănic, Gane played professionally in Romania for Universitatea Craiova, Electroputere Craiova, Dinamo București, Rapid Bucur ...

(September 2, 2013 – April 14, 2014) * Adrian Hârlab (April 14, 2014 – May 5, 2014) *

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