CSM Alexandria

This article is about the football section of CSM Alexandria. For the women's football section, see CSM Alexandria (women's football). For the women's basketball section, see CSM Alexandria (women's basketball).

CSM Alexandria

File:CSM Alexandria logo.png
Full name	Club Sportiv Municipal Alexandria
Nickname(s)	Alexăndrenii (The Alexandria People) Rulmentul (The Bearing)
Short name	Alexandria
Founded	1948 (1948) as Unirea Alexandria
Ground	Peco
Capacity	1,100
Owner	Alexandria Municipality
Chairman	Bogdan Ciobanu
Manager	Ștefan Odoroabă
League	Liga III
2020–21	Liga III, Seria VI, 5th
Home colours Away colours

Club Sportiv Municipal Alexandria, commonly known as CSM Alexandria or simply as Alexandria, is a Romanian football club from Alexandria, Romania, founded in 1948. It plays in the Romanian Liga III and is one of the most important football clubs of Teleorman County.

Chronology of names

Name	Period
Unirea Alexandria	1948–1961
Progresul Alexandria	1961–1967
Comerţul Alexandria	1967–1972
Automatica Alexandria	1972–1976
Unirea Alexandria	1976–1978
Rulmentul Alexandria	1978–1981
Unirea Alexandria	1981–1985
Automatica Alexandria	1985–1988
Unirea Alexandria	1988–1990
Rulmentul Alexandria	1990–1991
Unirea Alexandria	1991–1996
FC Alexandria	1996–1997
Rulmentul Alexandria	1997–2008
FCM Alexandria	2008–2018
CSM Alexandria	2018–present

History

The club was founded under the name Unirea Alexandria in 1948.

The best known players are: Florea Voicilă (a player who represented the national team while playing in the second division for Alexandria) and Florică Mitroi – both home-grown players. Their best performance was 3rd place in the Romanian second league in 1982, above Rapid Bucharest ("Noi n-am uitat ca-n '82/ Voi ne-ati purtat prin Paradis/ Dupa Rapid erati si voi/ Pe locul 3, si n-a fost vis"-catren al regretatului dr. Jean Sardu...)

The club formed players like Dan Balauru, Valentin Badea and Basarab Panduru. These players played at the top level or even for the Romania national football team.

In 2009 the club lost the promotion play-off for Liga III losing 1–2 against Comprest București. In spite of losing the playoff, the club managed to promote by an administrative decision; the Romanian Football Association announced that FCM Alexandria would play in 2010 in Liga III, Seria IV.

In the 2009–2010 season FCM finished in the middle of the table in eighth place.

In 2013 the club was relegated to the 4th division, Liga IV.

Honours

Leagues

• Liga III
  • Winners (4): 1961–62, 1973–74, 1997–98, 2001–02
  • Runners-up (6): 1969–70, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 2017–18
• Liga IV – Teleorman County
  • Winners (4): 1960–61, 1967–68, 2008–09, 2015–16
  • Runners-up (2): 2013–14, 2014–15

Other performances

• Appearances in Liga II: 16
• Best finish in Liga II: 3rd place in 1981–82

Players

First team squad

As of 8 March 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF ROU Eduard Sîrbu 3 MF ROU Robert Lupoaica 5 DF ROU Vladimir Georgescu 6 MF ROU Mihnea Vlad 7 MF ROU Gabriel Preoteasa 9 MF ROU Alexandru Burlacu 11 FW ROU Cosmin Neagu (Captain) 12 GK ROU Iosif Cristică 13 MF ROU Vlad Nițu (on loan from CSA Steaua) 17 MF ROU Flavius Julea

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF ROU Sabin Iakabfi (on loan from Vaslui) 19 DF ROU Cosmin Ciocoteală 20 MF ROU Alexandru Chiriceanu 21 MF ROU Darius Dumitru — DF ROU Ionuț Puțaru — MF ROU David Biolițanu — MF ROU Răzvan Dobrică — MF ROU Robert Jerdea — MF ROU Alexandru Nicola (on loan from FCSB II) — GK ROU Alexandru Dohotariu — MF ROU Mihai Stancu — FW ROU Florin Cioablă

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

No. Pos. Nation Player

Club officials

Board of directors

Role	Name
Owner	Alexandria Municipality
President	Șerban Slăbescu
Executive President	Bogdan Ciobanu
Sporting Director	Constantin Miruță

Current technical staff

Role	Name
Manager	Ștefan Odoroabă
Assistant Managers	Sorin Albeanu Cristian Pîrjolea
Goalkeeping Coach	Marian Ioana
Kinetotherapist	Marius Predoi

League history

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Cupa României
2022–23	3	Liga III (Seria VI)	TBD
2021–22	3	Liga III (Seria VI)	3rd
2020–21	3	Liga III (Seria VI)	5th
2019–20	3	Liga III (Seria III)	4th
2018–19	3	Liga III (Seria II)	4th
2017–18	3	Liga III (Seria III)	2nd
2016–17	3	Liga III (Seria III)	3rd
2015–16	4	Liga IV (TR)	1st (C, P)
2014–15	4	Liga IV (TR)	2nd
2013–14	4	Liga IV (TR)	2nd
2012–13	3	Liga III (Seria III)	11th (R)
2011–12	3	Liga III (Seria III)	9th
2010–11	3	Liga III (Seria III)	14th
2009–10	3	Liga III (Seria IV)	8th
2005–06	3	Divizia C (Seria IV)	14th (R)
2004–05	2	Divizia B (Seria II)	16th (R)

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Cupa României
2003–04	2	Divizia B (Seria II)	11th
2002–03	2	Divizia B (Seria I)	15th
2001–02	3	Divizia C (Seria IV)	1st (C, P)
2000–01	3	Divizia C (Seria IV)	5th
1999–00	3	Divizia C (Seria III)	14th
1998–99	2	Divizia B (Seria I)	16th (R)
1997–98	3	Divizia C (Seria III)	1st (C, P)
1996–97	3	Divizia C (Seria III)	17th
1995–96	3	Divizia C (Seria III)	20th
1994–95	3	Divizia C (Seria III)	7th
1993–94	3	Divizia C (Seria III)	14th
1992–93	3	Divizia C (Seria III)	16th
1991–92	3	Divizia C (Seria VII)	4th
1990–91	3	Divizia C (Seria VII)	2nd
1989–90	3	Divizia C (Seria VI)	4th

Famous managers

• Gheorghe Dungu
• Gabriel Raksi

External links

• CSM Alexandria on Facebook