Clubul Sportiv Municipal Victoria Carei, commonly known as Victoria Carei, is a
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n
football
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club
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
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based in
Carei
Carei (; , ; /, yi, , ) is a city in Satu Mare County, northwestern Romania, near the border with Hungary. The city administers one village, Ianculești ( hu, Szentjánosmajor).
History
The first mention of the city under the name of "Karul ...
,
Satu Mare County
Satu Mare County ( ro, Județul Satu Mare, ) is a county (Counties of Romania, județ) of Romania, on the border with Hungary and Ukraine. The capital city is Satu Mare.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Szatmár megye'', i ...
and currently playing in 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 ...
, the third tier of the
Romanian football league system
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, following their promotion from the
Liga IV – Satu Mare County in the
2021–22 season. Founded in 1923 Victoria Carei played sixteen seasons in
Liga II
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and thirty-six seasons in
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 ...
. Their highest league finish is third, in the
1935–36 season of
Divizia B
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 ...
.
History
First years and ascension (1923–1990)
The first appearance in the
Romanian divisional system football is recorded in the
1935–36 season of Divizia B - 3rd place. Follow another four consecutive seasons in the
Second Division
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:
1936–37 - 13th place;
1937–38 - 9th place;
1938–39 - 8th place and
1939–40 in which withdrew at the start of the second half and lost the remaining nine matches with 0–3, ranking last and relegated.
Also qualified to the second round proper of the
1937–38 Cupa României
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The title was won by Rapid București, after they scored 3 goals in a final against CAM Timișoara.
Format
The competition is an annual ...
, eliminated after losing 0–7 with
Unirea Tricolor București
Unirea Tricolor București was a Romanian football club from Bucharest, south-east Romania, founded in 1914 as Tricolor București. It was one of the most famous inter-war clubs in Romania.
History
Tricolor București
Tricolor, first named Teiu ...
.
Victoria Carei moved in the
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History
The governing body of football in H ...
due to the
Second Vienna Award
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which was signed on 30 August 1940, territory of
Northern Transylvania
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being assigned from
Romania
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to
Hungary
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.
Renamed as Victoria CFR Carei, the club returned to the Romanian football league system for
1946–47 Divizia C, the first season of the third division after the
World War II
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, finishing 6th in the VI series. With the exception of the
1948–49 Divizia C season, in which it finished 4th in Series 2 of
Divizia C
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, the team from Carei, renamed in the meanwhile as CFR and then as Recolta, played in the following seasons in the Regional Championship, due to the Divizia C was not organized until 1956.
Followed three seasons in the third tier, in which Recolta was ranked as follows: 10th in
1956 season, 10th in
1957–58 season and 3rd at the end of
1958–59 season. Due to expansion of Second Division from two series to three series of 14 teams, the teams ranked 3rd in all six series of Divizia C played a promotion play-off, Recolta promoted to Divizia B, after nineteen years of absence, after 1–1 with
Aurul Brad
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and 1–0 with
Textila Sfântu Gheorghe.
The club remained in the Second Division for the next four seasons finished 5th in
1959–60, 9th in
1960–61, 9th in
1961–62 and 11th in
1962–63 relegated to the
Third Division due to another format change of the second tier.
The
1963–64 season saw the club promoted back to Second Division winning the North Series of Divizia C
and reached the
first round proper of Cupa României losing 0–4 to
Rapid București
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.
In the
1964–65 season in Divizia B finishing 12th barely avoided relegation and reached again the
first round of Cupa României this time losing 0–1 in front of
Farul Constanța.
The following year Recolta were relegated to Divizia C at
goal difference
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, finishing in 13th place out of 14 with 21 points tied with
Minerul Lupeni
Clubul Sportiv Viitorul Minerul Lupeni, commonly known as Minerul Lupeni, is a Romanian football club based in Lupeni, Hunedoara County which competes in Liga IV – Hunedoara County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. Estab ...
and CSM Sibiu.
In the
1966–67 season occupied the 3rd place in the North Series of the Third Division, and in the summer of 1967, the club reverted to its old name, Victoria Carei, finishing again in 3rd position at the end of the
1967–68 season.
Ups and downs (1990–2007)
In the next four seasons, the club continue to challenge for promotion, finishing 2nd in
1968–69 and
1969–70 seasons, 3rd in
1970–71 and 1st in
1971–72 season, missing the promotion after lost the play-off played against
Metrom Brașov (1–3) and
Industria Sârmei Câmpia Turzii (0–4).
In the
1972–73 season promoted to Divizia B, ending seven consecutive seasons in the third tier, after won the 10th series of Divizia C.
Victoria spent the next three seasons in the Second Division finishing 7th in
1973–74 season, 14th in
1974–75 season and 17th in
1975–76 season relegated back to Third Division.
The
1976–77 campaign saw the club win the Series IX of Divizia C secured an immediate return to the Second Division. However, at the end of the
next season they were relegated again after finishing 17th out of 18.
Victoria stayed in Divizia C nine consecutive seasons: In
1978–79 finished on 9th place and qualified to the
first round proper of the Cupa României being eliminated after losing 0–1 to
Sportul Studențesc, the
next season unsuccessfully contested the promotion finishing on 2nd place 3 points behind
CIL Sighetu-Marmației, the 5th position from
1980–81 season follows two second places, in 1981–82 four points behind Armătura Zalǎu and 1982–83 at just one points behind
Steaua CFR Cluj-Napoca, 12th place 1983–84, 4th place in 1984–85, 5th place in 1985–86 and 3rd place in 1986–87.
In the summer of 1987, due to the merger between Unio Satu Mare and
Olimpia Satu Mare
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, Victoria Carei took the place of Unio in
1987–88 season of Divizia B, suffering a immediately relegation ranking last in his series.
In the next seasons of Divizia C, Victoria was a top-table finisher team, but not a serious contender for promotion, ranking as follows: 8th (1988–89), 6th (1989–90), 4th (1990–91), 4th (1991–92), 8th (1992–93), but at the end of 1993–94 season finished in 19th place out of 20 and relegated to the
Fourth Division
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.
In the 1996–97 season, Victoria Carei won the
Satu Mare County Championship and promoted to Divizia C after defeating the winner of
Maramureș County Championship, Progresul Șomcuta Mare, 1–0 in the promotion play-off. The presence in the Third Division was short, at the end of the 1997–98 season relegated back to the
Fourth Division
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* ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...
after finished 16th in the 4th series. In the
2001–02 season, Victoria Carei promoted again to the Third Division after won
Divizia D – Satu Mare County and after beating
Rapid Jibou
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, the winner of
Divizia D – Sălaj County, 3–0 at the promotion-play-off.
In Divizia C, Victoria finished two seasons at the mid-table, 8th in
2002–03 and 7th in
2003–04, and two seasons as runners-up in
2004–05 and
2005–06, before relegated again to
Liga IV
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, at the end of the
2006–07 season, after finishing 16th out of 18.
County leagues (2007–2022)
With
Florin Fabian on the bench, Victoria won the
Liga IV – Satu Mare County in the
2007–08 season, but missed promotion to the 3rd league, after losing the promotion play-off 1–3 to winner of
Liga IV – Bihor County,
Liberty II Marghita.
In the
2009–10 season, the team from Carei, with Zsolt Tabi as a coach, won again the Liga IV – Satu Mare County, but lost the promotion play-off 0–4 to Spicul Mocira, the winner of
Liga IV – Maramureș County.
Led by Marius Botan, Victoria won the
2020–21 season Liga IV – Satu Mare County, but missed promotion after losing 0–3 to Real Bradu, the winner of
Liga IV – Argeș County, in the preliminary round of promotion-play-off.
Back in the national leagues (2022–present)
After fifteen years in the Fourth Division, Victoria Carei, under the guidance of Marius Botan, was promoted to
Liga III
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after winning the
2021–22 Liga IV Satu Mare County and the promotion play-off against
Supporter 2.0 Cluj-Napoca (1–1 at Cluj and 3–0 at Carei), the winner of
Liga IV – Cluj County.
Honours
Liga III
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*Winners (4):
1963–64,
1971–72,
1972–73,
1976–77
*Runners-up (7):
1968–69,
1969–70,
1979–80,
1981–82,
1982–83,
2004–05,
2005–06
Liga IV – Satu Mare County
*Winners (6):
1996–97,
2001–02,
2007–08,
2009–10,
2020–21
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,
2021–22
*Runners-up (2):
2008–09
Players
First team squad
Out on loan
Club officials
Board of directors
Current technical staff
League history
References
External links
FRF-AJF Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Victoria Carei
Association football clubs established in 1923
Liga II clubs
Liga III clubs
Liga IV clubs
Football clubs in Satu Mare County
1923 establishments in Romania