CS Mureșul Târgu Mureș was a Romanian football club based in

Târgu Mureș Târgu Mureș (, ; hu, Marosvásárhely ) is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the List of cities and towns in Romania, 16th largest Romanian city, with 134,290 inhabitants as of the 2011 Romania ...

. They reached twice the semifinals of Romania's top football league, Divizia A. They are the predecessors of CS Târgu Mureş.

History

Mureşul Târgu Mureş (named after the

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, located in

) was created in 1921 under the name SS Mureşul Târgu Mureş. In 1923, they joined to the CFR Târgu Mureş, Sports Club of railway workers, under the name CFR Mureşul Târgu Mureş. Same year, the club won the district championship Târgu Mureş and qualified for the final round of the Romanian championship. After victories against the

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and

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they reached the semifinals, but was defeated by

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with 0–9. During 1924 it changed its name and became independent CS Mureşul Târgu Mureş. In 1932 they won the Championship of Center of Romania, newly created and re-qualified for the final rounds. They won against

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but in semifinals was defeated by reigning champions

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with 2–8. During the

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, the club ceased from any football competition. In 1944, workers at the railway in Romania founded a new club under the name ASM Târgu Mureş, later CS Târgu Mureş, a new club to gather the best players in the city together. In 1959 the club was revived under the name of Voinţa Târgu Mureş. In September 1964, the club merged with ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș.

Chronology of names

CS Mureşul Târgu Mureş reappeared in 1959 under the name of Voinţa Târgu Mureş. In 1964 they merged with ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș.

Honours

Liga I The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

: * Semifinals in

Divizia A The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

(2): 1923–24, 1931–32. * 7th place in the league format (1): 1933–34.

Liga II The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...

: :*Winners (1): 1938–39 :*Runners-up (1): 1939–40

References

* Istoria fotbalului romanesc (The History of Romanian Football) vol I, 1909–1944

External links

Labtof.ro

Foot.dk

Weltfussballarchiv.com
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