Clubul Sportiv Medgidia, commonly known as CS Medgidia, or simply as Medgidia, is a

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Medgidia Medgidia ( or ; historical Turkish names: ''Karasu'' or ''Carasu'', ''Mecidiye'' or ''Megidie'') is a city in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, south-eastern Romania. History Archaeological findings show that Dobruja was inhabited since th ...

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, founded in 1952. Its professional

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currently play in the

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. Apart from football the club also competes in

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, and

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History

CS Medgidia was founded in 1952 as ''Cimentul Medgidia'' (Medgidia Cement), name that was in close contact with the club's owner Medgidia Cement Factory.Evolutia denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor
romaniansoccer.ro Over time the club was named also as ''Voința I.C.S.'' and ''Cimentul Voința'' being a team with constant appearances in the second and third tiers. The local rival of Cimentul was I.M.U. Medgidia, club named over time also as I.M.U. C.S. Școlar and Progresul C.S.Ș. 1999–2000 season of Divizia C was the last one for the club under the name of Cimentul, in the summer of 2000 the club was renamed as ''CSM Medgidia''. In 2002 the club promoted back in

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, but after two seasons chose to sell its place to Liberty Salonta and continued to play in the

until 2010, when the club withdrew from championship, then being dissolved. In the summer of 2017, the team was re-founded as ''CS Medgidia'' and was enrolled in the

Liga IV Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia D into Liga IV before the start of play for the 2006–07 season. Current format Liga IV has 42 divisions. The divisions are regionalised a ...

, promoting back in the

after only one season.CS Medgidia a promovat in Liga 3. Succes in barajul cu Sportul Ciorăști
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Honours

*Winners (3): 1974–75, 1978–79, 2001–02 Liga IV – Constanța County *Winners (3): 1991–92, 2006–07, 2017–18 *Runners-up (1): 2021–22

Club Officials

Board of directors

Current technical staff

League history

References

External links

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CS Medgidia
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