ASA Târgu Mures
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Fotbal Club Municipal Târgu Mureş is a football club based in Târgu Mureş, in central-northern Romania
. It was founded in 2004 under the name "Trans-Sil Tîrgu Mureş" and since 2010 is playing in Romania's top football league, Liga I
.
(dissolved in 1960) and ASA Târgu Mureş
(dissolved in 2007), two great clubs that sum up the football history in Târgu Mureş in the second part of the 20th century.
The club was founded in 2004 under the name "Trans-Sil Târgu Mureş" and played four seasons in the Liga III
.
In the summer of 2008 the club changed its name to the current one and bought a Liga II
spot from the newly promoted Unirea Sânnicolau Mare
.
, FCM outperformed the predictions and played well throughout the season, winning 16 games and drawing 9, while scoring 54 goals and receiving 27, the fewest in the Seria 2. At the end of the season the team was very close to promote to the Liga I
, finishing 3rd with 57 points, just 7 away from the second best-placed team in the series, Internaţional Curtea de Argeş.
. 18 years passed since the last city's presence in the Romanian top football league (1991-1992 season with ASA).
, in front of last years champions, CFR Cluj
. Ioan Ovidiu Sabău led the team to a fantastic run, at one point being in the run for a UEFA Europa League spot.
.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It was founded in 2004 under the name "Trans-Sil Tîrgu Mureş" and since 2010 is playing in Romania's top football league, Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
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History
FCM Târgu Mureş is the city's main football team, a successor in this sense of CS Târgu MureşCS Târgu Mures
CS Târgu Mureş was a football club based in Târgu Mureş, Mureş County in central Romania. It was founded in 1944 and it soon became one of the best teams from Mureş. The club was dissolved in 1960.-History:...
(dissolved in 1960) and ASA Târgu Mureş
ASA Târgu Mures
Fotbal Club Municipal Târgu Mureş is a football club based in Târgu Mureş, in central-northern Romania. It was founded in 2004 under the name "Trans-Sil Tîrgu Mureş" and since 2010 is playing in Romania's top football league, Liga I.-History:...
(dissolved in 2007), two great clubs that sum up the football history in Târgu Mureş in the second part of the 20th century.
The club was founded in 2004 under the name "Trans-Sil Târgu Mureş" and played four seasons in the Liga III
Liga III
Liga III is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C into Liga III before the start of the 2006-07 season.-Relegation:...
.
In the summer of 2008 the club changed its name to the current one and bought a Liga II
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
spot from the newly promoted Unirea Sânnicolau Mare
CS Unirea Sânnicolau Mare
Unirea Sânnicolau Mare is a Romanian professional football club from Sânnicolau Mare, Timiş County, Romania, founded in 1956.They currently play in the Liga III, Seria IV in the 2008–2009 season after finishing 1st in Liga III, Seria IV in the 2007–2008 season.-Honours:Liga III:*Winners...
.
2008-09 season
In the club's first season in the Liga IILiga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
, FCM outperformed the predictions and played well throughout the season, winning 16 games and drawing 9, while scoring 54 goals and receiving 27, the fewest in the Seria 2. At the end of the season the team was very close to promote to the Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
, finishing 3rd with 57 points, just 7 away from the second best-placed team in the series, Internaţional Curtea de Argeş.
2009-10 season
The club finished 1st in the series with 69 points, winning 20 games, drawing 9 and losing 3. The team scored 52 goals and allowed 20 (like the year before the fewest goals allowed in their series) and was promoted for the very first time in its history to the Liga ILiga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
. 18 years passed since the last city's presence in the Romanian top football league (1991-1992 season with ASA).
2010-11 season
FCM outperformed itsfelf and finished 9th in the table2010–11 Liga I
The 2010–11 Liga I was the ninety-third season of the top-level football league of Romania. The season commenced on 23 July 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A winter break where no matches were played was held between December 11, 2010 and February 18, 2011...
, in front of last years champions, CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania, Romania. The club had spent most of their existence in the lower divisions, except for a spell in Divizia A in the 1970s, until they received significant financial backing from Árpád Pászkány in 2002...
. Ioan Ovidiu Sabău led the team to a fantastic run, at one point being in the run for a UEFA Europa League spot.
2011-12 season
FCM plans to finish better than last season, a UEFA Europa League spot being targeted. For that, it must finish 1-4 in the table, or win the Romanian CupRomanian Cup
The Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
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Current squad
As of 29 June 2011Out on loan
Technical staff
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
 Italy Maurizio TrombettaMaurizio Trombetta Maurizio Trombetta is an Italian former football player turned manager. He was in charge as head coach of Romanian Liga I club CFR Cluj and youth team coach at Reggina.-Playing:... |
Manager |
 Kingdom of Romania Gabriel Manu |
Assistant manager |
| Kingdom of Romania Fekete Carol |
Goalkeeping coach |
| Kingdom of Romania Gabriel Koszoru |
Medic |
| Kingdom of Romania Alexandru Levai |
Physiotherapist |
| Kingdom of Romania Ionica Marian |
Physiotherapist |
| Kingdom of Romania George Pop |
Physiotherapist |
Managerial history
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Romania Adrian Falub Adrian Falub Adrian Falub is a former football player. He is one of the most loved footballers that played for U Cluj because of his attachment to the colors of this club.-Club career:... |
2004-2010 |
| Kingdom of Romania Ioan Ovidiu Sabău |
2010-2011 |
| Kingdom of Romania Tibor Selymes Tibor Selymes Tibor Selymes is a retired Romanian footballer, and current manager.He was born in Bălan and debuted in Divizia A with FC Braşov in 1988... |
2011 |
| Italy Maurizio Trombetta Maurizio Trombetta Maurizio Trombetta is an Italian former football player turned manager. He was in charge as head coach of Romanian Liga I club CFR Cluj and youth team coach at Reggina.-Playing:... |
2011- |