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| Full name | Fotbal Club Baia Mare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Minerul (The Miner) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Dealul Florilor Stadium Baia Mare (Capacity 15,500) |
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| Chairman |  Paul Andronic |
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| Manager | Emil Kemeneş |
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| League | Liga III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | Liga II, 16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FC Baia Mare is a Romanian football club, based in Baia Mare, Maramureş, northern Romania. As of the 2007–08 season, they play in Liga III (Romanian third league) after being relegated from the second league at the end of the 2006–07 season. The team play at Dealul Florilor Stadium (capacity 15,500), which hosted big names of European football such as Real Madrid and Steaua Bucharest. The club was founded in 1923 as Phoenix Baia Mare. There is some kind of dispute over the year of establishment, however. The Communist Authorities claimed, in the past, that in 1948 they formed a new team called CSM Baia Mare, which had no relation with Phoenix Baia Mare. However, the players as same as the management remained the same. Moreover, CSM Baia Mare took Phoenix's place in Romanian second division. The truth is that the claims came from the fact that the Communists did not want to keep the Capitalist history of Phoenix Baia Mare. Therefore, considering the above, it is just and fair to say that in 1948 we only assisted to a name change and not the birth of a new club and 1923 is that date when the club was established. The club's nickname is Minerul (The Miner), due to the mining industry, which developed in Baia Mare and the rest of Maramureş during the last century. Minerul is also an old name of the team, the one that is the most loved by the supporters.
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Previous names
- Phoenix Baia Mare (1923–1938)
- FC Carpaţi Baia Mare (1938–1940)
- Phoenix Baia Mare (1940–1948)
- CSM Baia Mare (1948–1950)
- Metalul Baia Mare (1950–1956)
- Energia Trustul Miner Baia Mare (1956–1957)
- Minerul Baia Mare (1957–1958)
- CSM Baia Mare (1958–1962)
- Minerul Baia Mare (1962–1975)
- FC Baia Mare (1975–1985)
- FC Maramureş Baia Mare (1985–1998)
- FC Baia Mare (since 1998)
History
- 1923 — year of establishment as Phoenix Baia Mare;
- 1923–1934 — Phoenix play in the Romania's regional leagues;
- 1934 — Phoenix is promoted in the newly formed Liga II and also reach the quarter-finals of Romanian Cup;
- 1935 — Phoenix play the promotion play-offs but fails to get promotion to Liga I. The team reach the quarter-finals of Romanian Cup once again;
- 1936 — The team play the promotion play-offs for the second time and again fails to win promotion;
- 1937 — Phoenix win the first ever promotion to Liga I;
- 1938 — The first season in Liga I is a success as the team finish 5th out of 10 in one of the league's two series;
- 1939 — The team change the name into FC Carpaţi Baia Mare and finish the second season in Liga I 7th out of 12. They also reach the quarter-finals of Romanian Cup;
- 1940 — The performance from the previous year is repeated. Another change of name, this time back into Phoenix Baia Mare. Again quarter-finals of Romanian Cup are reached;
- 1941–1945 — Following the Vienna Diktat, the town of Baia Mare become part of Hungary and Phoenix Baia Mare play in Hungarian second league;
- 1947 — After the World War II the town of Baia Mare rejoin Romania and Phoenix Baia Mare play in Liga II;
- 1948 — Phoenix Baia Mare wins the fourth series of Liga II and play the relegation-promotion play-offs but fails to win promotion. The name is changed into CSM Baia Mare;
- 1950 — Yet another change of name, this time into Metalul Baia Mare;
- 1955 — Metalul Baia Mare is relegated in Liga III;
- 1956 — The team become Energia Trustul Miner Baia Mare and win promotion in Liga II;
- 1957 — The team become Minerul Baia Mare;
- 1958 — Third name change in three years, this time back to CSM Baia Mare;
- 1959 — CSM Baia Mare reach the final of Romanian Cup, only to be defeated by Dinamo Bucureşti;
- 1962 — Another name change, this time back to Minerul Baia Mare;
- 1963 — Mircea Sasu become the first player ever to be selected from Minerul Baia Mare into the national team of Romania;
- 1964 — Minerul Baia Mare win the second series of Liga II and win promotion into Liga I for the second time in their history;
- 1965 — As the team finish only 13th out of 14 in Liga I, they are relegated after only one year;
- 1975 — The team become FC Baia Mare;
- 1978 — FC Baia Mare win promotion into Liga I. It is the third in the history. The Golden Age starts;
- 1979 — FC Baia Mare finish 5th out of 18 in Liga I;
- 1980 — The best performance in Liga I as they finish 4th out of 18;
- 1981 — A poor year followed by relegation back to Liga II, mainly due to internal issues;
- 1982 — FC Baia Mare reach the final of Romanian Cup where they are defeated by Dinamo Bucureşti. For the first time in their history FC Baia Mare play in Cup Winners' Cup, against Real Madrid of Spain.
- 1983 — FC Baia Mare win the fourth promotion in their history into Liga I;
- 1984 — A poor season in Liga I where the team finish 15th out of 18 but save themselves from relegation;
- 1985 — FC Baia Mare is relegated back to Liga II. The Golden Era ends. The team become FC Maramureş Baia Mare.
- 1993 — The Silver Era starts as FC Maramureş Baia Mare reach the semifinals of Romanian Cup;
- 1994 — After a series of average and poor seasons in Liga II during the past decade, FC Maramureş Baia Mare win promotion in Liga I for the fifth time in their history;
- 1995 — FC Maramureş Baia Mare reach the quarter-finals of Romanian Cup, but at the end of the season is relegated back to Liga II. The Silver Era ends.
- 1998 — Another name change, this time back to FC Baia Mare;
- 1999 — FC Baia Mare is relegated to Liga III for the second time in their history;
- 2000 — The team promote back to Liga II;
- 2001 — Second promotion in only two years, this time in Liga I, as FC Baia Mare win the promotion play-offs, however, the team's owner decides to trade the team's place in Liga I to another team, arguing the lack of financial resources to keep them over the competional season. FC Baia Mare return to Liga II;
- 2002 — FC Baia Mare qualify again for promotion play-offs but do not win promotion;
- 2004 — Relegation in Liga III;
- 2006 — After two years in Liga III, FC Baia Mare win promotion to Liga II;
- 2007 — The club is relegated back to Liga III and face serious financial issues.
Performances
FC Baia Mare was a finalist in the Romanian Cup in 1959 and 1982, while in the Liga I, their best performance was 4th out of 18 at the end of the 1979-80 season. The club played in the Liga I in other few occasions: 1937–38 (5th out of 10), 1938–39 and 1939–40 (7th out of 12 in both seasons) before the World War II and also in 1964–65 (13th out of 14), 1978–79 (5th out of 14); 1980–81 (17th out of 18), 1983–84 (15th out of 18), 1984–85 (17th out of 18) and 1994–95 (17th out of 18). The team played mainly in Liga II where FC Baia Mare is ranked the first in an all-time standing, having the most games played and most points. In 1982–83 FC Baia Mare played in Cup Winners' Cup against Real Madrid then coached by Alfredo Di Stéfano. After 0 : 0 in the first leg, FC Baia Mare lost 5 : 2 in the second leg. Koller and Buzgău scored for the Romanian side on Santiago Bernabeu. In the summer of 1982, FC Baia Mare played a friendly game against AC Fiorentina in Italy and won 3 : 1. Giancarlo Antognoni and Francesco Graziani, both world champions with Italy national football team at the 1982 World Cup, as well as Daniel Bertoni and Daniel Passarella, both world champions with Argentina national football team at the 1978 World Cup played for AC Fiorentina back then. This is, without doubt, the greatest achievement of FC Baia Mare to date. The largest win in Divizia A is against FCM Galaţi, 7 : 1 in August 1979, however the club's finest hour in a Divizia A game came in June 1981 with a tremendous 5 : 0 win against Steaua Bucharest.
FC Baia Mare vs. Real Madrid (Cup Winners' Cup, 1982–83)
- September 15, 1982; Baia Mare, Dealul Florilor Stadium, Attendance: 25,000
FC Baia Mare - Real Madrid 0 : 0 FC Baia Mare: Vasile Moldovan - Imre Szepi, Ioan Tătăran, Miron Borz, Alexandru Koller - Radu Pamfil, Marin Sabău, Lucian Bălan, Constantin Dragomirescu - Adalbert Rozsnyai (69' Viorel Buzgău), Andrei Ene; Coach: Paul Popescu Real Madrid: Agustin Rodriguez Santiago - John Metgod (76' Alfonso Fraile Sanchez), Francisco Bonet Serrano, Juan José Jimenez Collar, José Antonio Camacho Alfaro - Ricardo Gallego Redondo, Angel de Los Santos Cano, Urlich Stielike, Isidro Diaz Gonzalez - Carlos Alonso Gonzalez Santillana, Alfonso Fraile Sanchez; Coach: Alfredo Di Stéfano
- September 29, 1982, Madrid, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Attendance: 45,000
Real Madrid - FC Baia Mare 5 : 2 0 : 1 Alexandru Koller (12'); 1 : 1 Juan Gómez Gonzalez Juanito (16'); 2 : 1 Isidro Diaz Gonzalez (33'); 3 : 1 Francisco Garcia Hernandez (45'); 4 : 1 Carlos Alonso Gonzalez Santillana (47'), 5 : 1 John Metgod (48'); 5 : 2 Viorel Buzgău (89') Real Madrid: Agustin Rodriguez Santiago - John Metgod, Francisco Bonet Serrano, Juan José Jimenez Collar, José Antonio Camacho Alfaro - Ricardo Gallego Redondo, Angel de Los Santos Cano, Francisco Garcia Hernandez, Isidro Diaz Gonzalez (85' Juan Alberto Acosta) - Carlos Alonso Gonzalez Santillana (66' Andrés Alonso Ito), Juan Gómez Gonzalez Juanito; Coach: Alfredo Di Stéfano FC Baia Mare: Vasile Moldovan - Vasile Ignat, Ioan Tătăran, Ioan Hotico, Alexandru Koller - Radu Pamfil, Marin Sabău, Lucian Bălan, Constantin Dragomirescu (52' Viorel Buzgău) - Gheorghe Tulba, Andrei Ene (52' Adalbert Rozsnyai); Coach: Paul Popescu
Dream Team
- Daniel Ariciu - Imre Szepi, Vasile Gergely, Vasile Zavoda, Alexandru Koller - Lucian Bălan, Ioan Tătăran, Vasile Miriuţă, Anton Weissenbacher - Francisc Zavoda, Mircea Sasu
- Coach: Viorel Mateianu
- Subs: Vasile Moldovan, Leontin Grozavu, Ioan Condruc, Romulus Buia, Gheorghe Tulba, Adalbert Rozsnyai, Alexandru Terheş, Marin Sabou
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