Clubul Sportiv Gaz Metan Drobeta-Turnu Severin is a Romania

Romania

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n professional football

Football (soccer)

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 club

Football team

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 from Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Drobeta-Turnu Severin is a city in Mehedinţi County, Oltenia, Romania, on the left bank of the Danube, below the Iron Gates.The city administers three villages: Dudaşu Schelei, Gura Văii, and Schela Cladovei...

, Mehedinţi County

Mehedinti County

Mehedinţi is a county of Romania. It is mostly located in the historical province of Oltenia, with one municipality and three communes located in the Banat...

, founded in 2007.

History

The club was founded in the summer of 2007 after the merger of Gaz Metan Podari and CFR Craiova. It was enroled 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:...

 for the 2007-08 season. They finished second in the series and participated in the play-offs for the promotion to the 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....

, but failed to qualify.

They finished first in the series the following season, 2008-09. Worthy of notice, the club promoted to the 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....

 just two years into its existence.

The first season of 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....

 football in history ended with an honorable 7th place finnish. Last season the club finished 10th.

In the summer of 2011 the club moved from Craiova

Craiova

Craiova , Romania's 6th largest city and capital of Dolj County, is situated near the east bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians and the River Danube . Craiova is the chief...

 to Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Drobeta-Turnu Severin is a city in Mehedinţi County, Oltenia, Romania, on the left bank of the Danube, below the Iron Gates.The city administers three villages: Dudaşu Schelei, Gura Văii, and Schela Cladovei...

 to continue the football tradition in this city after the dissolution of FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin

FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin

FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin was a Romanian professional football club from Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Mehedinţi County, Romania, founded in 1958 and dissolved in 2011.- History :...

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Honours

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:...

:

• Winners (1): 2008–09
  Liga III 2008–09
  The 2008-09 Liga III season was the 53rd season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system.The winners of each division got promoted to the 2009–10 Liga II season. There were also two playoff tournaments held at neutral venues involving the second placed teams, one with...
  
  
• Runners-up (1): 2007–08

External links

• Gaz Metan CFR Craiova official web page