CS Victoria Ineu
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Club Sportiv Victoria Ineu, commonly known as Victoria Ineu, is a Romanian football club from Ineu, Arad County and currently playing in Liga VI – Arad County, the sixth tier of the Romanian football.
Founded in 1920, Victoria Ineu has had several names over time such as Progresul, Spartac, Crișul, CS Ineu, Tricotaje and ACB. The club reached the Divizia B as Tricotaje Ineu, playing in the Romanian second division in 2003–04 and 2004–05, finishing in 9th position in both campaigns.
History
Victoria Ineu was founded in April 1920 at the initiative of a group of intellectuals from Ineu at that time, by creating football, athletics and gymnastics teams. The team played in the district, regional and county championships between 1946 and 1978.
Victoria managed to win the county championship at the end of the 1977–78 season and the promotion play-off against CFR Caransebeș, the winner of the Caraș-Severin County Championship, with 2–2 on aggregate (1–2 away and 1–0 at home) and were promoted on the away goals rule.
In the first three years in Divizia C, Ineuanii struggled to avoid relegation, finishing 12th in the 1978–79 season and 13th in both the 1979–80 and 1980–81 seasons. The following season, 1981–82, ended with a mid-table finish in 8th place.
Preceded by two more years in the mid-table, finishing 11th in the 1982–83 season and 10th in the 1983–84 season, relegation to the fourth division came after the 1984–85 season, when finishing in 15th place.
In 1985, Victoria Ineu also reached the Round of 32 of the Cupa României, losing 0–3 to FC Olt Scornicești. The lineup in that match was: Țica I (Csillag) – Costin, Szabo, Maghiș (Weckerle), Reisz – Sas, Popa, Leucuța – Țica II, Nicodin and Rusan, with Ioan Palcu as head coach.
In 1986, in an attempt to make a comeback to the third division, Victoria merged with two other teams from the town, Metalul and Gloria, forming CS Ineu. The club won the Arad County Championship in the 1988–89 season but lost the promotion play-off against Minerul Ștei, the Bihor County Championship winner, with a 0–1 loss at Ștei and a 0–0 draw at Ineu.
| Name | Period |
| 1920–1986 | Victoria Ineu |
| 1986–2000 | CS Ineu |
| 2000–2005 | Tricotaje Ineu |
| 2005–2020 | CS Ineu |
| 2020–2024 | ACB Ineu |
| 2024–present | Victoria Ineu |
The 2000–01 season marks the long-awaited return of Ineu to Liga III. With Alexandru Gaica on the bench, Tricotaje Ineu (named after the knitwear factory in town) won the Divizia D – Arad County and defeated CS Vulcan, the Divizia D – Hunedoara County winner, 2–1 in the promotion play-off held at Timișoara.
In 2005, Tricotaje Ineu sold its place in Divizia B to FCM Reșița and bought the place in the third tier of Universitatea Reșița and renamed as CS Ineu.
In the summer of 2020, CS Ineu started a collaboration with Brosovszky Football Academy and was renamed as ACB Ineu.
Honours
- Winners (5): 1977–78, 1988–89, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2021–22
- Runners-up (2): 1972–73, 2020–21
- Winners (1): 1994–95
Club officials
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Board of directors Role Name Owner Romania Ineu Town President Romania Cristian Urzică Sporting director Romania Ioan Benea | Current technical staff Role Name Manager Romania Dacian Zdrențan Assistant coach Romania Cătălin Bun |
| Owner | Romania Ineu Town |
| President | Romania Cristian Urzică |
| Sporting director | Romania Ioan Benea |
| Role | Name |
| Manager | Romania Dacian Zdrențan |
| Assistant coach | Romania Cătălin Bun |
League history
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Notes | Cupa României |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Tier Division Place Notes Cupa României 2024–25 6 Liga VI (AR) TBD 2023–24 3 Liga III (Seria VIII) 10th Relegated 2022–23 3 Liga III (Seria VIII) 9th 2021–22 4 Liga IV (AR) 1st (C) Promoted 2020–21 4 Liga IV (AR) 2nd 2019–20 4 Liga IV (AR) 10th 2018–19 4 Liga IV (AR) 7th 2017–18 4 Liga IV (AR) 4th 2016–17 4 Liga IV (AR) 14th | Season Tier Division Place Notes Cupa României 2015–16 3 Liga III (Seria IV) 11th Relegated 2014–15 3 Liga III (Seria IV) 9th 2013–14 3 Liga III (Seria V) 5th 2012–13 4 Liga IV (AR) 1st (C) Promoted 2011–12 4 Liga IV (AR) 8th 2010–11 4 Liga IV (AR) 6th 2009–10 3 Liga III (Seria V) 13th Relegated 2008–09 3 Liga III (Seria V) 2nd 2007–08 3 Liga III (Seria V) 12th | ||||
| 2024–25 | 6 | Liga VI (AR) | TBD | ||
| 2023–24 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VIII) | 10th | Relegated | |
| 2022–23 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VIII) | 9th | ||
| 2021–22 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 1st (C) | Promoted | |
| 2020–21 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 2nd | ||
| 2019–20 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 10th | ||
| 2018–19 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 7th | ||
| 2017–18 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 4th | ||
| 2016–17 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 14th | ||
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Notes | Cupa României |
| 2015–16 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IV) | 11th | Relegated | |
| 2014–15 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IV) | 9th | ||
| 2013–14 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | 5th | ||
| 2012–13 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 1st (C) | Promoted | |
| 2011–12 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 8th | ||
| 2010–11 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 6th | ||
| 2009–10 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | 13th | Relegated | |
| 2008–09 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | 2nd | ||
| 2007–08 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | 12th |
Former managers
- Romania Ionuț Popa (1985–1987)
- Romania Sorin Cigan (2002–2003)
- Romania Sorin Cigan (2004)
External links
- on Facebook