Jiul Petrosani
Encyclopedia
Jiul Petroşani (ˈʒi.ul petroˈʃanʲ) is a Romania
n professional football
club
from Petroşani
, Hunedoara
county
, Romania
, founded in 1919.
In 1925 Jiul was runners-up in the Liga I
.
Most of its history it played in the Liga I
and Liga II
, but recently it relegated for the very first time in history to the Liga IV
.
Jiul Petroşani won the Romania Cup in 1974 and was a runner-up in 1972. In 1979, Jiul was a runner-up in the Balkans Cup
.
Sponsored by the miners' union in the '90's, its chairman for a few years was Miron Cozma
, the miners' union leader.
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Liga II
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Liga III
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Liga IV
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Romanian Cup
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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...
n professional football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club
Football team
A football team is the collective name given to a group of players selected together in the various team sports known as football.Such teams could be selected to play in an against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an All-star team or even selected as a...
from Petroşani
Petrosani
Petroşani is a city in Hunedoara County, Romania, with a population of 45,447 .-History:The city of Petroşani was founded in the 17th century...
, Hunedoara
Hunedoara County
Hunedoara is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 485,712 and the population density was 69/km².*Romanians - 92%*Hungarians - 5%*Romas - 2%*Germans under 1%....
county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
, Romania
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...
, founded in 1919.
History
The history of Jiul Petroşani goes back to 1919, when the club was founded as Clubul Atletic al Minerilor din Petroşani (Athletic Club of Petroşani Miners).In 1925 Jiul was runners-up in 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"...
.
Most of its history it played in 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"...
and 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 recently it relegated for the very first time in history to the Liga IV
Liga IV
Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia D into Liga IV before the start of play for the 2006-07 season.- Current format :...
.
Jiul Petroşani won the Romania Cup in 1974 and was a runner-up in 1972. In 1979, Jiul was a runner-up in the Balkans Cup
Balkans Cup
In 1961, a Balkans Cup for football clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia was introduced. It was played 27 times...
.
Sponsored by the miners' union in the '90's, its chairman for a few years was Miron Cozma
Miron Cozma
Miron Cozma is a former Romanian labor union organizer and leader of Romania's Jiu Valley coal miners' union...
, the miners' union leader.
Honours
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"...
:
- Winners (0):
- Runners-up (1): 1924–25
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....
:
- Winners (8): 1934–351934–35 Divizia BThe 1934–35 Divizia B was the first season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.The champions of each of the five series qualified to a play-off round...
, 1940–41, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2004–05 - Runners-up (3): 1936-37, 1987–88, 2003–04
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): 2002–03
Liga IV
Liga IV
Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia D into Liga IV before the start of play for the 2006-07 season.- Current format :...
:
- Winners (1): 2010–112010–11 Liga IVThe 2010–11 Liga IV was the fourth level of the Romanian football league system. It was disputed in each of the 41 counties of Romania and in the municipality of Bucharest...
Romanian Cup
Romanian 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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- Winners (1): 1973–741973–74 Cupa RomânieiThe 1973–74 Romanian Cup was the 36th edition of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament.-Round of 32:The mathes took place on November 21, 1973, on neutral stadiums.-Round of 16:The matches took place on December 5, 1973, on neutral stadiums....
- Runners-up (1): 1971–72
CS Jiul Petroşani in Europe
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup | First round |  Dundee UnitedDundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 |