CS Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești
| Full name | Clubul Sportiv Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești | |||
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| Nickname | Alb-albaștrii (The White-Blues) | |||
| Short name | Gilortul | |||
| Founded | 1 March 1976 | |||
| Ground | Cristinel Răducan | |||
| Capacity | 800 | |||
| Owner | Târgu Cărbunești Town | |||
| Chairman | Alin Sandu | |||
| Manager | Alexandru Stoica | |||
| League | Liga III | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga III, Seria VIII, 9th | |||
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Clubul Sportiv Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești, commonly known as Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești, is a Romanian professional football club from Târgu Cărbunești, Gorj County, currently competes in the Liga III, the 3rd tier of the Romanian football.[1]
History
In the 1997–98 season, Gilortul, led from the bench by Cristinel Răducan, won the Divizia D – Gorj County, but lost the promotion play-off against Șoimii Pâncota, the winner of Divizia D – Arad County, 1–2 at Cetate Stadium in Deva. The squad was composed amongst others by Dan Nițu – Sârbulescu, Udrescu, Mihai Constantinescu, Nicolae, Gheorghe Bujor, Vâlceanu, Silviu Sporiș, Udrea, Dumitru Mogoșanu, Ionuț Zorlescu, Brănescu, Luță and N.Bilan.[2]
Gilortul promoted to Divizia C at the end of the next season, after won again the county championship. The coach Cornel Tigveanu had at his disposal the following players: Sorin Bunea, Badalea, Sârbulescu, Gheorghe Bujor, Valentin Belu, Silviu Sporiș, Udrea, Ion Cănăvoiu, Vasile Luță, Ovidiu Aniniș, Constantin Luță, Ciortea, Daniel Stanciu, Eugen Coteț, Mitrofan, Brănescu and Florea. Also, the team managed to win the county phase of the Romanian Cup, defeating Vox Târgu Jiu 4–0 in the final.
Gilortul was reformed in the 2011–12 season in Liga V – Gorj County, the fifth tier of Romanian football league system and the second at the county level, earning promotion under coach Ion Rădulescu after finishing first in the East Series.[3] In the 2012–13 season, the team performed strongly under Rădulescu, who left after the 19th round and was replaced by assistants Constantin Munteanu and Ciprian Dudău, finishing the season in 2nd place.[4]
In the 2013–14 season, Gilortul, led by Sergiu Găman, won the Liga IV – Gorj County title but lost the promotion play-off to Liga III against Minerul Mehedinți, the Mehedinți County champions, 0–2 after extra time at 1 Mai Stadium in Slatina.[5][6]
Gilortul, under Marius Ionel, captured the Gorj County championship for a second consecutive season but again fell short in the promotion play-off, losing 2–8 away and 1–3 at home to Cetate Deva, the Hunedoara County champions.[7][8][9]
Led by Mihai Dinu, Gilortul won the 2015–16 season but missed promotion to the third division for the third consecutive time, losing the play-off to Hermannstadt, the Sibiu County champions. After a narrow 0–1 defeat at the Municipal Stadium in Sibiu, the white-and-blues suffered a heavy 1–5 loss at home in Târgu Cărbunești.[10]
In 2016–17, Gilortul finished 3rd under Mihai Dinu,[11] and in 2017–18 ended the season in 5th place under player-coach Alexandru Avrămescu.[12]
Promotion to Liga III finally came at the end of 2018–19 under coach Octavian Iordache, winning the county title and the play-off against CS Strehaia, the Mehedinți County champions, overturning a 1–2 away defeat with a 3–0 home victory. The squad that earned promotion included Novabilschi, Buzurin, Dolcescu, Dăianu, Manole, Cocioabă, Almăjanu, Cârstoiu, Avrămescu (captain), Dumitru, Popete, Codin, Meliță, Mihăilescu, and Purece.[13][14]
Honours
- Winners (8): 1990–91, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19
- Runners-up (1): 2012–13
- Winners (1): 2011–12
- Winners (3): 1998–99, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Runners-up (1): 2012–13
Players
First team squad
- As of 10 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Club officials
League and Cup history
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References
- ^ "Romania - CS Gilortul Târgu Cărbuneşti - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ "Șoimii Pâncota a promovat în Divizia C" [Șoimii Pâncota promoted to Divizia C] (PDF) (in Romanian). Adevărul de Arad. 29 May 1998. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024 – via digital.bibliotecaarad.ro.
- ^ "Gilortul Tg. Cărbuneşti a promovat în Liga a-IV-a" [Gilortul Tg. Cărbuneşti promoted to League IV] (PDF) (in Romanian). Gazeta de Cărbunești. July 2012. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025 – via primariacarbunesti.ro.
- ^ "Gilortul Tg. Cărbuneşti vicecampioană în Liga a IV-a" [Gilortul Tg. Cărbuneşti runner-up in League IV] (PDF) (in Romanian). Gazeta de Cărbunești. June 2013. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025 – via primariacarbunesti.ro.
- ^ "Gilortul Tg. Cărbunești - Campioana Ligii a IV-a" [Gilortul Tg. Cărbunești - The champion of League IV] (PDF) (in Romanian). Gazeta de Cărbunești. May 2014. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024 – via primariacarbunesti.ro.
- ^ "Minerii mehedințeni revin în Liga a 3-a" [The miners from Mehedinți return to the 3rd League] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești ia cupa și campionatul al doilea an consecutiv" [Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești takes the cup and the championship for the second consecutive year] (in Romanian). pandurul.ro. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Deva e cu un pas în Liga 3. CNS Cetate a defilat cu Gilortul, înregistrând cel mai mare scor al turului barajului" [Deva is one step ahead of League 3. CNS Cetate paraded with Gilortul, registering the highest score of the first round of the dam.] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "CNS Cetate Deva rupe blestemul Hunedoarei și promovează în Liga 3 cu dublă victorie. "Doar câțiva au crezut în noi"" [CNS Cetate Deva breaks the curse of Hunedoara and promotes to League 3 with a double win. "Only a few believed in us"] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 28 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Campioana Gorjului, învinsă la scor pe teren propriu în returul barajului de promovare – Gilortul rămâne la județ" [Gorjului champion, defeated by score on home ground in the return of the promotion barrier - Gilortul remains in the county] (in Romanian). gorjeanul.ro. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Gilortul s-a resemnat: "Nu mai putem fi campioni"" [Gilortul has accepted it: “We can no longer be champions”] (in Romanian). gorjeanul.ro. 26 April 2017. Archived from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Gilortul mizează pe tinerețe" [Gilortul is betting on youth] (in Romanian). gorjeanul.ro. 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Pont(u) pentru promovare! „Dubla" lui Costel Pontu poate readuce Strehaia în Liga 3, după trei decenii" [Pont(u) for promotion! Costel Pontu's "double" can bring Strehaia back to League 3, after three decades] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 16 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Promovare din a patra încercare!" [Promotion on the fourth try!] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.