CSM Oradea, also known as simply Oradea, is a
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
professional basketball club, based in
Oradea, Romania. The club competes in the
Liga Națională, the highest level of basketball in Romania.
History
CSM Oradea was founded in 2003, but the team promoted to the first division in 2005. The team best performance was in 2012 when they reached Romanian Cup semi-finals and in 2013 when the team won the 3rd place.
In the 2012–2013 season the team finished on second place at the end of the regular season (23 wins and 7 losses) and qualify for the Play-offs. In the first round the team lost with 3–1 against
U Mobitelco Cluj Napoca, and then the team lost 3–1 against future champions
Asesoft Ploieşti. The team played for the 3rd place against
Gaz Metan Mediaş and won with 2–1.
In the 2013–14 season the team made its first European appearance, as they would play in the third tier
EuroChallenge
FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08) was the 3rd-tier level transnational men's professional continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run ...
. It also made the Cup Final for the first time, as well as the Liga Nationala Final.
In the
2015–16 season, Oradea won its first Romanian national championship, after beating
BC Mureș
Baschet Club Mureș, commonly known as BC Mureș, was a Romanian professional basketball team based in Târgu Mureș, Romania. The club was a member of the Liga Națională. They were often referred to as "The Tigers"; their home arena was nickn ...
in the Finals. Following their historic achievement, Oradea played in the
Basketball Champions League
The Basketball Champions League (BCL) is an annual professional basketball competition for European clubs, organised by FIBA. It is the top-level competition organised by FIBA Europe, therefore the champion participates in the FIBA Intercont ...
during the
2016–17 season and one year later, achieved their second league title.
Honours
*
Liga Națională
:
![Disc Plain yellow dark](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Disc_Plain_yellow_dark.svg)
Champions (3):
2016
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2018
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2019
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:
![Silver medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Silver_medal_blank.svg)
Runners-up (1):
2014
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,
2021
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:
![Bronze medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Bronze_medal_blank.svg)
3rd Place (2):
2013
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,
2017
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Romanian Cup
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*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
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:
![Silver medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Silver_medal_blank.svg)
Runners-up (5): 2014
*
Romanian Supercup
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditional ...
:
![Disc Plain yellow dark](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Disc_Plain_yellow_dark.svg)
Champions (1): (2020)
*
FIBA Europe Cup
The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) is an annual professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA for eligible European clubs. It is FIBA's European-wide second level. Clubs mainly qualify for the competition based on their performance in natio ...
:
![Bronze medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Bronze_medal_blank.svg)
3rd Place (1): 2021
Current roster
Notable players
References
External links
CSM OradeaCSM Oradea on BaschetRomania.roEurobasket.com CSMU Oradea Page
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Oradea
Sport in Oradea
Basketball teams in Romania
Basketball teams established in 2003
2003 establishments in Romania