CSM Oradea, also known as simply Oradea, is a

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professional basketball club, based in

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, 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

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. 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

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in the Finals. Following their historic achievement, Oradea played in the

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during the 2016–17 season and one year later, achieved their second league title.

Honours

* Liga Națională : Disc Plain yellow dark

Champions (3):

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Runners-up (1):

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3rd Place (2):

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

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Runners-up (5): 2014 *

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Champions (1): (2020) *

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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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