Șoimii Sibiu (Falcons Sibiu) was a Romanian football team from

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , , Hungarian: ''Nagyszeben'', , Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'' or ''Hermestatt'') is a city in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles th ...

. They were founded in 1913 and disappeared in 2001. They were a main team in

, being four times regional champions of Sibiu. Their best pre-war performance was defeating the 6-time-in-a-row champion Chinezul Timişoara in 1927–28 quarter-finals. But after that they forfeited their semi-final tie against

Jiul Lupeni Clubul Sportiv Viitorul Minerul Lupeni, commonly referred to as Minerul Lupeni, is a Romanian Association football, football club based in Lupeni, Hunedoara County, which competes in Liga III , the third tier of the Romanian football league syste ...

. They also played three seasons in the

Divizia A Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

: 1932–33, 1933–34,

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...

, but without notable performances.

Chronology of names

Honours

Liga II The Liga 2, most commonly 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 football season. It is currently Sponso ...

: *Winners (1): 1948–49 *Runners-up (7): 1935–36, 1947–48, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1984–85

Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. It was founded in 1936 and was called Divizia C until 2006. An exception was the seasons 1992–93 to 1996–97, in which the league was call ...

: *Winners (2): 1946–47, 1989–90 Liga IV – Sibiu County: *Winners (2): 1993–94, 1994–95

Former managers

Gheorghe Ola Gheorghe Ola (10 October 1928 – 1995) was a Romanian footballer and manager. Honours Manager Romania * UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the w ...

(1974–1975) * Constantin Teașcă (1975–1976) *

Ștefan Coidum Ștefan Coidum (28 December 1930 – 27 February 2015) was a Romanian professional footballer and manager. Even if he did not have a lengthy playing career, playing only 10 seasons total, and just over 60 Divizia A matches, Coidum impressed muc ...

(1978–1979) * Nicolae Lupescu (1981–1982)

References

External links

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on romaniansoccer.ro {{DEFAULTSORT:Soimii Sibiu Association football clubs established in 1913 Association football clubs disestablished in 2001 Defunct football clubs in Romania Football clubs in Sibiu County Sport in Sibiu 1913 establishments in Austria-Hungary 2001 disestablishments in Romania