CS Șoimii Lipova explained

Clubname:Șoimii Lipova
Fullname:Clubul Sportiv Șoimii Lipova
Short Name:Șoimii
Nickname:Lipovanii
(The People from Lipova)
Founded:
as Șoimii Lipova

as Șoimii-Strungul Lipova

as Șoimii Lipova
Ground:Șoimii
Capacity:1,520
Owner:Lipova Town
Chairman:Virgiliu Stamate
Manager:Cristian Todea
League:Liga IV
Season:2023–24
Position:Liga III, Seria VIII, 6th (withdrew)
Website:https://soimiilipova.ro/
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Clubul Sportiv Șoimii Lipova, commonly known as CS Șoimii Lipova, or simply Șoimii Lipova, is a Romanian professional football club based in Lipova, Arad County.

The team was founded in 1974 and played in the Divizia C for 14 years, between 1980 and 1994. The most important result was a 1st place in the 11th series, achieved at the end of the 1991–92 season. After 1994 Șoimii played only in the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and even withdrew from any competition in the spring of 2010. After two years of inactivity Șoimii enrolled in the sixth tier and started its ascension, promoting back to Liga III at the end of the 2016–17 season.

History

Șoimii Lipova was founded in 1974 after a merger between Mureșul Lipova and Luptătorul Lipova.[1] In the first season, 1974–75 Arad County Championship, the squad based in Lipova finished on the 4th place, then in the following season, 1975–76, won the county championship and qualifying for the Divizia C promotion play-off, but lost in front of Timiș County champion, Laminorul Nădrag (1–0 at Nădrag and 0–2 at Lipova). Followed three seasons in which Șoimii finished on the following positions: 4th (1976–77 and 1977–78) and 9th (1978–79) in the second series of the County Championship.

In the 1979–80 season, Șoimii Lipova won the county championship again, finished 1st in Series B and won the championship final against the winner of the Series A, Chimia Arad (1–0 at Lipova and 3–3 at Vladimirescu). Followed a promotion play-off match to Divizia C against the champion of Liga IV – Timiș County, Textila Timișoara. Șoimii promoted after two victories (3–1 at Timișoara and 2–1 at Lipova).

After the promotion, in the summer of 1980, the team starts collaborating with the lathe factory from Lipova changing its name to Șoimii-Strungul, and at the end of the first season in Divizia C, Șoimii-Strungul, with a new coach, Toma Jurcă, finished on the 4th place.

Then in the summer of 1981 changed its name again in Șoimii Lipova.[2] Followed another 12 consecutive seasons in the Divizia C for Șoimii, which also won the 11th series of the league at the end of the 1991–92 season, but never played in the Divizia B due to some competitive reorganizations dictated by the Romanian Football Federation.[3] [4]

At the end of the 1993–94 season "lipovanii" relegated to Divizia D, where they remained for the next 16 years. In the spring of 2010 Șoimii withdrew from Liga IV after the biggest defeat suffered in the history of the club, 1–28 against Frontiera Curtici. In 2012, after two years of inactivity Șoimii Lipova was reestablished and enrolled in the Liga VI, last tier of the Arad County association.[4] Șoimii obtained two consecutive promotions and in the summer of 2015 was back in the Liga IV, competition which they won at the end of the 2016–17 season. As the champion of Arad County, "lipovanii" played the promotion play-off against CS Diosig, the champions of Bihor County, which they have defeated 7–1 on aggregate and promoted back to Liga III after 23 years of absence.[5] In the first season Șoimii finished on the 6th place in the fourth series.

Grounds

Stadionul Orășenesc

The club plays its home matches on Stadionul Orășenesc from Lipova, with a capacity of 1,000 seats.

Stadionul Șoimii

From 2017, the club played its home matches on Stadionul Șoimii from Pâncota due to the modernization works carried out at the stadium in Lipova.

Chronology of names

NamePeriod
Șoimii Lipova1974–1980
Șoimii-Strungul Lipova1980–1981
Șoimii Lipova1981–present

Honours

Liga III

Liga IV – Arad County

Liga VArad County

Liga VI – Arad County

Cupa RomânieiArad County

Players

Out on loan

Club officials

Board of directors

RoleName
Owner Lipova Town
President Virgiliu Stamate
Sporting director Ovidiu Pașcalău
Organizer of Competitions Claudiu Trif

Current technical staff

RoleName
Manager Cristian Todea
Assistant manager Norbert Polgar
Goalkeeping coach Cătălin Bujor
Fitness coach Daniel Bondar
Club Doctor Alina Trif
Masseur Natanael Pană

League history

Season Tier Division Place Cupa României
3 Liga III (Seria VIII) align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC6th (R)
3 Liga III (Seria VIII) align=center bgcolor=silver2nd
3 Liga III (Seria VIII) align=center bgcolor=#BF8D5B3rd
3 Liga III (Seria VIII) align=center bgcolor=gold1st (C)
3 Liga III (Seria IV) align=center bgcolor=silver2nd
Season Tier Division Place
3 Liga III (Seria IV) align=center bgcolor=silver2nd
3 Liga III (Seria IV) 6th
4 Liga IV (AR) align=center bgcolor=gold1st (C, P)
4 Liga IV (AR) 6th
4 Liga IV (AR) align=center bgcolor=#BF8D5B3rd

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: De 51 ani în slujba fotbalului. For 51 years in the service of football. 14 October 2020. arq.ro.
  2. Web site: 1980–81 Divizia C. 1980–81 Divizia C. romaniansoccer.ro. 23 September 2018.
  3. Web site: 1991–92 Divizia C. 1991–92 Divizia C. romaniansoccer.ro. 23 September 2018.
  4. Web site: Bine Ati Venit. Welcome. soimiilipova.wordpress.com. 23 September 2018.
  5. Web site: Şoimii Lipova a promovat în Liga 3-a! Scor general dupa doua manse: Lipova – Diosig: 7–1. Șoimii Lipova promoted to Liga 3! Aggregate score: Lipova – Diosig: 7–1. ghidularadean.ro. 23 September 2018.