FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin was a

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n professional

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from

Drobeta-Turnu Severin Drobeta-Turnu Severin (), colloquially Severin, is a city in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania, on the northern bank of the Danube, close to the Iron Gates. "Drobeta" is the name of the ancient Dacian and Roman towns at the site, and the modern ...

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, founded in 1958 and dissolved in 2011.

History

''FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin'' was never able to reach the

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, playing all of its history in the

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and the

Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 t ...

. In ''1958'', Drobeta Turnu Severin was founded, after it took the place of

CFR Turnu Severin CFR Turnu Severin is a football club based in Turnu Severin (now Drobeta-Turnu Severin), Romania. It was founded in 1928 and it won one Romanian Cup in 1943. The club was dissolved in 1958. History The railroad workers team from the Danube por ...

in the

Divizia C The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 t ...

. In 1959 the club changes its name to Metalul Turnu Severin. In ''1976'', after ''Metalul'' relegated from the

to the

Divizia D 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 ...

, at the end of the 1974–75 season, it merged with ''Meva'' and formed a new club named CSM Drobeta-Turnu Severin. In 1985 it changes its name to AS Drobeta-Turnu Severin and in 1990 to FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin. It managed to finish above the relegation line the 2000–01 Divizia B, but because of lack of funds it was enrolled in the 2001–02 Divizia C. It had a hard time surviving even in the

and in the winter break of the season the club withdrew from the championship. In ''2007'' the club ''Severnav Drobeta-Turnu Severin'' promoted to the

and changed its name to FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin, thus reviving the traditional club from Drobeta-Turnu Severin. In February ''2010'' FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin withdrew from the championship because its investors retreated from financing the club any longer.E OFICIAL: FC Drobeta s-a desfiinţat
/ref> It lost all its remaining matches with 3–0. This was the club's second dissolution after the one in 2002. In August 2010 it was announced that ''FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin'' was refounded once again and was enrolled in the 2010–11 Liga III.Revine FC Drobeta!
/ref> The club finished 2nd the first half of the 2010–11 season, being in the run with CSM Slatina for the 1st spot that assures a place for the

2011–12 Liga II The 2011–12 Liga II was the 72nd season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The league structure had two series of 16 teams each. The first two teams in each series were promoted and the last three in each ser ...

. In April 2011 the club was dissolved for the third time in its history.E oficial: FC Drobeta s-a desfiinţat!
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Honours

: *Runners-up (1): 1989–90

: *Winners (4): 1971–72, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1983–84 *Runners-up (7): 1958–59, 1963–64, 1967–68, 1976–77, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98

References

External links

Drobetina Blog
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