FC Baia Mare

FC Baia Mare

Full name	Fotbal Club Baia Mare
Nickname(s)	Minerul (The Miner)
Founded	1948
Dissolved	2010
Ground	Viorel Mateianu (Capacity: 15,500)
Home colours Away colours
Current season

FC Baia Mare was a Romanian football club, based in Baia Mare, Maramureș, northern Romania. In the 2009–10 season, they played in the Liga II (Romanian second tier football league). The team played at Dealul Florilor Stadium (capacity 15,500), which hosted big names of European football such as Real Madrid, Dinamo Bucharest and Steaua Bucharest in the past. The club was dissolved in the summer of 2010 because of money problems.

A new club, FC Maramureş Universitar Baia Mare, was founded shortly after the dissolution of the old one, to continue the football tradition in the region.

History

The club was founded in 1948, from the merger of Phoenix Baia Mare (founded in 1932) and Minaur Baia Mare (founded in 1927).

The club's nickname is Minerul (The Miner), due to the mining industry, which developed in Baia Mare and the rest of Maramureş during the last century. Minerul is also an old name of the team, the one that is the most loved by the supporters.

Previous names

• CSM Baia Mare (1948–50)
• Metalul Baia Mare (1950–56)
• Energia Trustul Miner Baia Mare (1956–57)
• Minerul Baia Mare (1957–58)
• CSM Baia Mare (1958–62)
• Minerul Baia Mare (1962–75)
• FC Baia Mare (1975–85)
• FC Maramureş Baia Mare (1985–98)
• FC Baia Mare (1998-2010)

History

Timeline

• 1948 — CSM Baia Mare is founded;
• 1950 — The name is changed to Metalul Baia Mare;
• 1955 — Metalul Baia Mare is relegated in Liga III;
• 1956 — The team become Energia Trustul Miner Baia Mare and win promotion in Liga II;
• 1957 — The team become Minerul Baia Mare;
• 1958 — Third name change in three years, this time back to CSM Baia Mare;
• 1959 — CSM Baia Mare reach the final of Romanian Cup, only to be defeated by Dinamo Bucureşti;
• 1962 — Another name change, this time back to Minerul Baia Mare;
• 1963 — Mircea Sasu become the first player ever to be selected from Minerul Baia Mare into the national team of Romania;
• 1964 — Minerul Baia Mare win the second series of Liga II and win promotion into Liga I for the second time in their history;
• 1965 — As the team finish only 13th out of 14 in Liga I, they are relegated after only one year;
• 1975 — The team become FC Baia Mare;
• 1978 — FC Baia Mare win promotion into Liga I. It is the third in the history. The Golden Age starts;
• 1979 — FC Baia Mare finish 5th out of 18 in Liga I;
• 1980 — The best performance in Liga I as they finish 4th out of 18;
• 1981 — A poor year followed by relegation back to Liga II, mainly due to internal issues;
• 1982 — FC Baia Mare reach the final of Romanian Cup where they are defeated by Dinamo Bucureşti. For the first time in their history FC Baia Mare play in Cup Winners' Cup, against Real Madrid of Spain.
• 1983 — FC Baia Mare win the fourth promotion in their history into Liga I;
• 1984 — A poor season in Liga I where the team finish 15th out of 18 but save themselves from relegation;
• 1985 — FC Baia Mare is relegated back to Liga II. The Golden Era ends. The team become FC Maramureş Baia Mare.
• 1993 — The Silver Era starts as FC Maramureş Baia Mare reach the semifinals of Romanian Cup;
• 1994 — After a series of average and poor seasons in Liga II during the past decade, FC Maramureş Baia Mare win promotion in Liga I for the fifth time in their history;
• 1995 — FC Maramureş Baia Mare reach the quarter-finals of Romanian Cup, but at the end of the season is relegated back to Liga II. The Silver Era ends.
• 1998 — Another name change, this time back to FC Baia Mare;
• 1999 — FC Baia Mare is relegated to Liga III for the second time in their history;
• 2000 — The team promote back to Liga II;
• 2001 — Second promotion in only two years, this time in Liga I, as FC Baia Mare win the promotion play-offs, however, the team's owner decides to trade the team's place in Liga I to another team, arguing the lack of financial resources to keep them over the competional season. FC Baia Mare return to Liga II;
• 2002 — FC Baia Mare qualify again for promotion play-offs but do not win promotion;
• 2004 — Relegation in Liga III;
• 2006 — After two years in Liga III, FC Baia Mare win promotion to Liga II;
• 2007 — The club is relegated back to Liga III and face serious financial issues. Brazilian Ayres Cerqueira Simao becomes the first foreign player ever to play for FC Baia Mare;
• 2008 — Despite being in the frame for a promotion back to Liga II, a series of poor results and a players strike due to unpaid wages and bonuses left the club in Liga III for at least one more year. Yet, at the beginning of the 2008 - 09 season the club manage to transfer some players with good experience in Liga I, such as: Daniel Rednic and Sorin Iodi, thus becoming top favourites to win promotion into Liga II.
• 2009 - FC Baia Mare promoted to Liga II after finishing first in Sixth Group of Liga III.

Performances

FC Baia Mare was a finalist in the Romanian Cup in 1959 and 1982, while in the Liga I, their best performance was 4th out of 18 at the end of the 1979-80 season.

The club played in the Liga I in other few occasions: in 1964–65 (13th out of 14), 1978–79 (5th out of 18); 1980–81 (17th out of 18), 1983–84 (15th out of 18), 1984–85 (17th out of 18) and 1994–95 (17th out of 18).

The team played mainly in Liga II where FC Baia Mare is ranked the first in an all-time standing, having the most games played and most points.

In 1982–83 FC Baia Mare played in Cup Winners' Cup against Real Madrid then coached by Alfredo Di Stéfano. After 0 : 0 in the first leg, FC Baia Mare lost 5 : 2 in the second leg. Koller and Buzgău scored for the Romanian side on Santiago Bernabeu.

In the summer of 1982, FC Baia Mare played a friendly game against AC Fiorentina in Italy and won 3 : 1. Giancarlo Antognoni and Francesco Graziani, both world champions with Italy at the 1982 World Cup, as well as Daniel Bertoni and Daniel Passarella, both world champions with Argentina at the 1978 World Cup played for AC Fiorentina in that game. This is, without doubt, the greatest achievement of FC Baia Mare to date.

The largest win in Divizia A is against FCM Galaţi, 7 : 1 in August 1979, however the club's finest hour in a Divizia A game came in June 1981 with a tremendous 5 : 0 win against Steaua Bucharest.

Honours

The most successful team from Maramureş County.

Liga I:

• Winners (0):, Best finnish: 4th 1979-80

Liga II:

• Winners (4): 1963–64, 1977-78, 1982–83, 1993–94,
• Runners-up (11): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1991–92, 2000–01, 2001–02

Liga III:

• Winners (4): 1956, 1999–00, 2005–06, 2008–09

Romanian Cup:

• Winners (0):
• Runners-up (2): 1958–59, 1981–82

FC Baia Mare in Europe

Main article: FC Baia Mare in Europe

Competition	S	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup	1	2	0	1	1	2	5	– 3
Total	1	2	0	1	1	2	5	– 3

FC Baia Mare vs. Real Madrid (Cup Winners' Cup, 1982–83)

• September 15, 1982; Baia Mare, Stadionul Dealul Florilor, Attendance: 25,000

FC Baia Mare - Real Madrid 0 : 0

FC Baia Mare: Vasile Moldovan - Imre Szepi, Ioan Tătăran, Miron Borz, Alexandru Koller - Radu Pamfil, Marin Sabău, Lucian Bălan, Constantin Dragomirescu - Adalbert Rozsnyai (69' Viorel Buzgău), Andrei Ene; Coach: Paul Popescu

Real Madrid: Agustín Rodríguez Santiago - John Metgod (76' Alfonso Fraile Sanchez), Francisco Bonet Serrano, Juan José Jiménez Collar, José Antonio Camacho Alfaro - Ricardo Gallego Redondo, Ángel de Los Santos Cano, Ulrich Stielike, Isidro Díaz González - Carlos Alonso Gonzalez Santillana; Coach: Alfredo Di Stéfano

• September 29, 1982, Madrid, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Attendance: 45,000

Real Madrid - FC Baia Mare 5 : 2

0 : 1 Alexandru Koller (12'); 1 : 1 Juan Gómez Gonzalez Juanito (16'); 2 : 1 Isidro Diaz Gonzalez (33'); 3 : 1 Francisco Garcia Hernandez (45'); 4 : 1 Carlos Alonso Gonzalez Santillana (47'), 5 : 1 John Metgod (48'); 5 : 2 Viorel Buzgău (89')

Real Madrid: Agustin Rodriguez Santiago - John Metgod, Francisco Bonet Serrano, Juan José Jimenez Collar, José Antonio Camacho Alfaro - Ricardo Gallego Redondo, Angel de Los Santos Cano, Francisco Garcia Hernandez, Isidro Diaz Gonzalez (85' Juan Alberto Acosta) - Carlos Alonso Gonzalez Santillana (66' Andrés Alonso Ito), Juan Gómez Gonzalez Juanito; Coach: Alfredo Di Stéfano

FC Baia Mare: Vasile Moldovan - Vasile Ignat, Ioan Tătăran, Ioan Hotico, Alexandru Koller - Radu Pamfil, Marin Sabău, Lucian Bălan, Constantin Dragomirescu (52' Viorel Buzgău) - Gheorghe Tulba, Andrei Ene (52' Adalbert Rozsnyai); Coach: Paul Popescu

Statistics — Domestic Leagues

Up to and including the end of 2009-10 season

Pts Pld W D L GF GA In Liga I (7 seasons) 201 230 83 35 112 267 370 In Liga II (48 seasons) 1625 1442 680 265 497 2308 1696 In Liga III (6 seasons) 266 170 113 30 27 353 122 League and Cup History Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes 1948-49 Divizia B 3 26 14 6 6 59 38 34 1950 Divizia B 6 22 9 3 10 30 36 21 Round of 32 1951 Divizia B 4 22 10 5 7 29 25 25 1952 Divizia B 6 22 7 7 8 29 32 21 1953 Divizia B 13 28 8 6 14 23 37 22 Round of 32 1954 Divizia B 4 24 12 4 8 36 30 28 1955 Divizia B 14 26 8 7 11 31 36 23 Round of 32 Relegated 1956 Divizia C 1 24 16 3 5 55 26 35 Promoted 1957-58 Divizia B 4 24 12 7 7 52 50 31 1958-59 Divizia B 9 26 10 6 10 43 45 26 Final 1959-60 Divizia B 2 26 15 6 5 53 24 36 1960-61 Divizia B 2 26 14 6 6 37 22 34 Equal points with 1st place 1961-62 Divizia B 6 26 13 3 10 39 41 29 Round of 16 1962-63 Divizia B 3 26 14 1 11 44 35 29 Quarter Finals 1963-64 Divizia B 1 26 17 2 7 42 20 36 Round of 16 Promoted 1964-65 Divizia A 13 26 9 3 14 27 45 21 Round of 16 Relegated 1965-66 Divizia B 2 26 14 7 5 43 20 35 Round of 32 1966-67 Divizia B 2 26 16 3 7 37 23 35 Quarter Finals 1967-68 Divizia B 4 26 11 5 10 30 34 27 Round of 32 1968-69 Divizia B 13 30 11 4 15 28 36 29 Round of 32 1969-70 Divizia B 3 30 15 6 9 28 14 36 1970-71 Divizia B 10 30 12 3 15 44 36 27 1971-72 Divizia B 2 30 13 6 11 46 40 32 Round of 32 1972-73 Divizia B 4 30 13 6 11 35 26 32 1973-74 Divizia B 5 34 14 7 13 45 36 35 Round of 16 1974-75 Divizia B 3 34 16 9 9 53 31 41 1975-76 Divizia B 3 34 17 5 12 46 31 39 Round of 16 1976-77 Divizia B 3 34 15 6 13 53 36 36 1977-78 Divizia B 1 34 22 7 5 80 25 51 Promoted 1978-79 Divizia A 5 34 17 4 13 42 38 38 Round of 32 Equal to 4th place 1979-80 Divizia A 4 34 18 3 13 57 51 39 Round of 32 Best performance ever 1980-81 Divizia A 17 34 10 6 18 37 62 26 Round of 32 Relegated 1981-82 Divizia B 2 34 17 7 10 71 36 41 Final 1982-83 Divizia B 1 34 21 5 8 83 29 47 Cup Winners' Cup First Round Promoted 1983-84 Divizia A 15 34 12 6 16 40 59 30 Round of 32 1984-85 Divizia A 17 34 11 4 19 30 46 26 Quarter Finals Relegated 1985-86 Divizia B 2 34 20 8 6 65 29 48 Equal with 1st place 1986-87 Divizia B 2 34 19 6 7 69 22 46 1987-88 Divizia B 4 34 15 6 13 43 32 36 Round of 16 1988-89 Divizia B 6 34 16 4 14 62 51 36 1989-90 Divizia B 3 34 16 7 11 50 26 39 1990-91 Divizia B 4 34 18 4 12 84 42 40 1991-92 Divizia B 2 34 22 6 6 75 26 50 1992-93 Divizia B 6 34 16 3 15 70 51 35 Semi-finals 1993-94 Divizia B 1 34 25 6 3 94 42 56 Promoted 1994-95 Divizia A 17 34 6 9 19 34 69 27 Quarter Finals Relegated 1995-96 Divizia B 13 34 14 3 17 46 53 45 1996-97 Divizia B 14 34 12 7 15 44 49 43 1997-98 Divizia B 3 34 18 6 10 65 36 60 Round of 32 1998-99 Divizia B 17 34 11 6 17 45 53 39 Relegated 1999-00 Divizia C 1 30 22 6 2 80 23 72 Promoted 2000-01 Divizia B 2 30 18 5 7 50 22 59 Round of 16 Promoted after play-offs but the team traded placed with FCM Bacău for 1 million US Dollars 2001-02 Divizia B 2 30 19 6 5 60 21 63 Failed promotion at play-offs 2002-03 Divizia B 14 28 7 5 16 26 42 26 Round of 16 2003-04 Divizia B 15 30 4 3 23 30 86 15 Relegated 2004-05 Divizia C 9 24 12 6 6 38 18 35 Started the season with seven points penalty 2005-06 Divizia C 1 24 19 1 4 52 13 58 Promoted 2006-07 Liga II 16 34 9 8 17 27 54 35 Relegated 2007-08 Liga III 3 34 19 7 8 63 26 64 Round of 32 2008-09 Liga III 1 34 25 7 2 65 16 82 Promoted 2009-10 Liga II 8 32 11 11 10 34 35 44 Dream Team Daniel Ariciu - Imre Szepi, Vasile Gergely, Vasile Zavoda, Alexandru Koller - Lucian Bălan, Ioan Tătăran, Vasile Miriuţă, Anton Weissenbacher - Francisc Zavoda, Mircea Sasu Coach: Viorel Mateianu Subs: Vasile Moldovan, Leontin Grozavu, Ioan Condruc, Romulus Buia, Gheorghe Tulba, Adalbert Rozsnyai, Alexandru Terheş, Marin Sabou From FC Baia Mare to Romania National Football Team Mircea Sasu 1 (6 caps / 1 goal): 1963: vs. Denmark (1 goal); 1964: vs. Bulgaria, vs. Hungary; 1965: vs. Czechoslovakia ; 1966: vs. Portugal, vs. Czechoslovakia; 1 Mircea Sasu played an extra three games for Romania after he left FC Baia Mare and scored one goal: 1967: vs. East Germany, vs. Congo (1 goal); 1968: vs. Austria. Alexandru Koller: (5 caps / 0 goals): 1976: vs. Iran; 1978: vs. Poland; 1979: vs. East Germany, vs. Poland, vs. USSR Alexandru Terheş: (3 caps / 0 goals): 1978: vs. Poland; 1979: vs. East Germany; 1980: Hungary Romulus Buia: (2 caps / 0 goals): 1991: vs. USA; 1992 vs. Mexico Famous players Goalkeepers Necula Răducanu - 61 caps for Romania, including at 1970 FIFA World Cup. Also played for Rapid Bucharest and Steaua Bucharest. Defenders Vasile Zavoda - 20 caps for Romania, also played for Steaua Bucharest; Vasile Gergely - 36 caps for Romania, including at 1970 FIFA World Cup. Also played for Dinamo Bucharest and Hertha BSC Berlin; Ioan Tătăran - played for Steaua Bucharest; Anton Weissenbacher - European Cup winner with Steaua Bucharest; Leontin Grozavu - 1 cap for Romania, played for Dinamo Bucharest and FC Saarbrücken. Midfielders Lucian Bălan - European Cup and UEFA Super Cup winner with Steaua Bucharest. Also played for K. Beerschot V.A.C. and Real Murcia; Vasile Miriuţă - 9 caps for Hungary. Also played for Dinamo Bucharest, Ferencvárosi TC, Energie Cottbus and MSV Duisburg; Daniel Rednic - played for Dinamo Bucharest. Strikers Francisc Zavoda - 8 caps for Romania, also played for Steaua Bucharest; Mircea Sasu - 9 caps for Romania. Also played for UT Arad, Dinamo Bucharest and Fenerbahçe SK; Zoltan Crişan - 46 caps for Romania. Also played for Universitatea Craiova; Alexandru Terheş - 3 caps for Romania. Romulus Buia - 2 caps for Romania. Also played for Germinal Ekeren, Universitatea Craiova and Dinamo Bucharest. Famous coaches Gyula Bíró - coached in several countries including Hungary, Germany, Romania, Poland, Spain and Mexico; Florin Halagian - won several Liga I championships with FC Argeş Piteşti and Dinamo Bucharest; Ştefan Onisie - won one Liga I championship with Steaua Bucharest; Viorel Mateianu - coached FC Baia Mare during their golden era when he invented some football techniques used today by Mircea Lucescu; Dumitru Nicolae Nicuşor - won several Liga I championships with Dinamo Bucharest; Ion Nunweiller - won two Liga I championships with Dinamo Bucharest; Ioan Sdrobiş - well known for promoting youngsters in the teams he coached. He discovered Cristian Chivu amongst many others. References Romanian football portal RomanianSoccer.ro Labtof.ro Informatia Zilei Other references