CS CFR Simeria

Club Sportiv CFR Simeria, commonly known as CFR Simeria, is a Romanian football club based in Simeria, Hunedoara County, that currently competes in Liga IV – Hunedoara County, the fourth tier of Romanian football.

History

CFR Simeria traces its origins back to the early 20th century as a team associated with railway workers. In Simeria's worker colony, cultural and social activities flourished, including choirs, brass bands, and reading clubs. Recognizing the need for physical education, on 28 May 1909, the Piski Vasutas Sport Egylet (PVSE) (lit.'the Railway Sports Association of Simeria') was officially established.

The club faced difficulties in its early years due to a lack of infrastructure and local skepticism about organized sports. However, support came from railway officials such as engineers Mészko János and Szeitz Sándor. Despite these challenges, PVSE played its first recorded friendly match against Deva AK on 12 August 1909. Simeria fielded the following lineup: Pereny, Palatka, Telicsek, Horváth, Schett, Tóth, Schobel, Bátsker, Rublitzky, Fried, and Kánya.

By the 1910–11 season, PVSE joined the Northern League Championship in Transylvania, competing against established teams such as KVSC. In 1911, PVSE recorded major victories against renowned teams like Arad TC (7–1) and Temesvári Kinizsi Sport (8–2). The people of Simeria embraced football with great enthusiasm, hoping that in the 1911–12 season, the railwaymen would secure a leading position in the Northern League.

In 1913, PVSE won the county football trophy after defeating Hațeg SE 11–0, a competition that also included Deva TK, Dobra SE, and Ilia SE. However, sports activities declined in 1914 due to preparations for World War I.

After the war, in 1919, the club was renamed CFR Simeria (Căile Ferate Române – "Romanian Railways") and joined the Arad District Championship. The team, composed of both experienced and young players, competed in regional competitions. Football activities were centralized, and a new pitch was established in the city center.

Honours

Liga IV – Hunedoara County

• Winners (5): 1969–70, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1999–2000, 2006–07
• Runners-up (2): 1968–69, 2004–05

Hunedoara Regional Championship

• Winners (1): 1957–58
• Runners-up (1): 1955

Cupa României – Hunedoara County

• Winners (2): 1996–97, 2004–05

League history

Former managers

• Romania Victor Roșca (2007)

External links

• on Facebook