CSM Știința Baia Mare is a professional Romanian

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, which plays in the

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, the first division of Romanian rugby. In recent times they have been the most successful

team in

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, achieving eight championship titles and three of the Romanian cups, with the latest title being achieved in the 2022 season.CSM Stiinta Baia Mare keeps the champion trophy after a final with Steaua
Spotmedia, 4 December 2022 (Romanian). Retrieved on 16 May 2023 CSM Baia Mare is recently one of the main players providers for the Romanian national team and its youth academy is one of the best in Romania. Eugen Apjok, the current manager, is also managing the Romanian national team.

History

CSM Știința Baia Mare was founded in 1977, although originally under the name of Racemin Baia Mare and would, after only a couple of years after their formation, become one of the powerhouses in the then known Divizia Naţională de Seniori alongside Steaua and Dinamo from the capital. As the 1980–81 season had arrived, Baia Mare managed to win their first ever tournament, the

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by defeating Dinamo București 13–12 in what was a close and entertaining game as described by the locals of

. Following the Romanian cup, Baia Mare then also became the champions of Romania for their first time ever in the 1989–90 season, where rugby in Romania was considered at its peak. However, their successes were not able to be sustained as the Bison`s only managed to win two Romanian cups after their first championship title, once in 1990 and once again in 1999 before winning their second championship title 20 years later in 2009. At the turn of the decade, Știința Baia Mare had finally found their groove once again as they managed to win the championship five times within ten years and only faced major issues against

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during their championship campaigns.

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

**Winners (9): 1989–90, 2008–2009,

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, 2011, 2014, 2018–19, 2019-20,

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**Runners-up (7): 1987-88, 1990-91, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016–2017, 2017–18

Cups

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**Winners (6): 1980–81, 1989–90, 1998–99, 2010, 2012, 2020 **Runners-up (13): 1981–82, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988-89, 1999–00, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017–18,

*Cupa Regelui **Winners (2) – Record: 2016, 2017 **Runners-up (1): 2015

International

*Central and Eastern European Rugby Cup **Winners (2) – Record: 2009–10, 2010–11

Current squad

Current coaching staff

The current coaching staff of Știința Baia Mare:

References

External links

Official Website

SuperLiga Squad Details

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