ACS Mediaș

This article is about the phoenix club. For the original club, see CS Gaz Metan Mediaș.

Asociația Club Sportiv Mediaș 2022, commonly known as ACS Mediaș, or simply as Mediaș, is a Romanian football club based in Mediaș, currently playing in the Liga III.

ACS Mediaș

Full name	Asociația Club Sportiv Mediaș 2022
Nickname(s)	Lupii negri (The Black Wolves) Gaziștii (The Refinery Workers) Alb-negrii (The White-Blacks)
Short name	Mediaș
Founded	14 July 2022; 2 years ago (2022-07-14)
Ground	Gaz Metan
Capacity	7,814
Owner	Gaz Metan Legends Association
Chairman	Ionuț Buzean
Manager	Cosmin Vâtcă
League	Liga III
2023–24	Liga III, Seria IX, 3rd
Home colours Away colours
Current season

It was founded in 2022, as a phoenix club of Gaz Metan Mediaș which was dissolved in the same summer, due to financial issues. The owners of the new entity are former players and coaches of Gaz Metan who want to continue the football tradition in the city, and also regain the name, crest and records of the defunct club.^[1] The nine founding members are Ionuț Buzean, Cristian Pustai, Doru Dudiță, Eric de Oliveira, Claudiu Boaru, Costel Hanc, Eugen Pîrvulescu, Iosif Biro and Dorin Roșca.^[2]

Support

ACS Mediaș supporters are in fact the supporter of former Gaz Metan Mediaș and has many supporters in Mediaș and especially in Sibiu County. The ultras groups of ACS Mediaș are known as Lupii Negri (The Black Wolves) and Commando Mediensis, former ultras groups of defunct Gaz Metan^[3]

Rivalries

The most important rivalries for ACS Mediaș are against football clubs from Sibiu, such as: Inter Sibiu, Voința Sibiu or FC Hermannstadt.

Honours

Liga IV – Sibiu County

• Winners (1): 2022–23

Players

First team squad

As of 13 January 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ROU Fabio Blaga 4 DF  ROU Paolo Stan 5 DF  ROU Antonio Vlad 10 MF  ROU Giuliano Țili 11 MF  ROU Cătălin Tineiu 12 GK  ROU Ionuț Neacșa 14 DF  ROU Benjamin Hanzu (on loan from Hermannstadt) 15 MF  ROU Daniel Șerban 17 DF  ROU Sebastian Bîrsan 19 MF  ROU Tudor Man 21 FW  ROU Cristian Pajco 22 MF  ROU Bogdan Rotar (on loan from Csíkszereda) 23 DF  ROU Bogdan Jica 24 DF  ROU Cristian Maxim (on loan from UTA Arad) 27 MF  ROU Andrei Bîrsan

No. Pos. Nation Player 33 GK  ROU Vlad Pleșca 34 DF  ROU Sergiu Gurei 52 DF  ROU Eduard Avram 98 GK  ROU Sebastian Ciuperceanu — FW  ROU Szilard Magyari — MF  ROU Alexandru Luca — MF  ROU Antonio Dumitru (on loan from Politehnica Iași) — DF  ROU Csongor Berkezi — MF  ROU Cristian Balgiu — DF  ROU Alexandru Vodă — FW  ROU Lucian Noian — MF  ROU Vasile Petra — MF  ROU Mihai Stancu

Club Officials

Board of directors Role Name Owner Gaz Metan Legends Association President Ionuț Buzean Sporting Director Alexandru Curtean Head of Youth Center Eric

Current technical staff Role Name Manager Cosmin Vâtcă Assistant coach Flavius Boroncoi Goalkeeping coach Dorin Roșca Fitness coach Doru Dudiță

League history

Season Tier Division Place Notes Cupa României 2023–24 3 Liga III (Seria IX) 3rd

Season Tier Division Place Notes Cupa României 2022–23 4 Liga IV (SB) 1st (C) Promoted

References

1. "Început de drum" [A new beginning]. novatv.ro. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
2. "ACS Mediaș 2022 este numele noului club de fotbal" [ACS Mediaș 2022 is the name of the newly founded team]. gazisti.ro. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
3. "Inscrieri in galeria Lupii Negri" [Enrollments in the Black Wolves ultras group.]. gazisti.ro. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

External links

• ACS Mediaș on Facebook