CSO Ovidiu

Club Sportiv Orășenesc Ovidiu, commonly known as CSO Ovidiu, or simply as Ovidiu, is a Romanian amateur football team based in Ovidiu, Constanța County, founded on 27 July 2004.^[1] The club is currently playing in the Liga IV – Constanța County.^[2]

CSO Ovidiu

Full name	Club Sportiv Orășenesc Ovidiu
Nickname(s)	Ovidenii (The People from Ovidiu)
Short name	Ovidiu
Founded	27 July 2004; 20 years ago (2004-07-27)
Ground	Orășenesc
Capacity	1,500
Owner	Ovidiu Town
Chairman	Dan Radu-Florin
Manager	Mircea Bangheorghe
League	Liga IV
2023–24	Liga IV, Constanța, 12th of 18
Website	http://clubsportiv.primariaovidiu.ro/
Home colours Away colours

The team represents the football section of the multi-sport club CSO Ovidiu, which also include basketball, Rugby, Weightlifting, Martial arts, Gymnastics and Kayak-Canoe sections.^[3]

History

In 2005–06 season, with Sevastian Iovănescu as head coach, Ovidenii won the Divizia D – Constanța County and the promotion play-off against Razim Jurilovca, the winner of the Divizia D – Tulcea County, 2–0 on neutral ground at Fetești. The lineup was composed of following players: Nicola - Robert Dulan ('75 Claudiu Moraru), C.Oprea, Meiroșu, Voiculescu ('70 Munteanu) - Della, Cristian Ciuciuleacă, Tăbăcaru, Tănase - L. Curt ('75 Stavrositu), Arău (65 Iancu).^[4]

In Liga III, strengthened with some experienced players such as Marius Axinciuc, Norbert Niță and Constantin Borza or youngsters such as Vlad Achim, Cornel Ciobanu and M. Bejan, the team from Ovidiu has a very good start of the season being in the 2nd place after nine rounds, but Iovănescu leaves the club for the second team of Farul Constanța and the team was led until the end of the first part of the season by Axinciuc as a player-coach. From January 2007, Gheorghe Ciurea took over as manager for the rest of the campaign and led the team to finish the 2006–07 season on 11th place.^[5][6]

At the end of the 2008–09 Liga III season, the club finished 2nd in its series and took part in the promotion playoff to the Liga II. However, the club lost and then withdrew, being enrolled for the 2009–10 season in the Liga IV.

Honours

Liga III

• Runners-up (1): 2008–09

Liga IV – Constanța County

• Winners (2): 2005–06, 2020–21

League history

Season Tier Division Place Notes Cupa României 2023–24 4 Liga IV (CT) 12th 2022–23 4 Liga IV (CT) 8th 2021–22 4 Liga IV (CT) 5th 2020–21 4 Liga IV (CT) 1st (C) 2019–20 4 Liga IV (CT) 12th 2018–19 4 Liga IV (CT) 12th 2017–18 4 Liga IV (CT) 5th 2016–17 4 Liga IV (CT) 10th 2015–16 4 Liga IV (CT) 5th

Season Tier Division Place Notes Cupa României 2014–15 4 Liga IV (CT) 8th 2013–14 4 Liga IV (CT) 7th 2012–13 4 Liga IV (CT) 8th 2011–12 4 Liga IV (CT) 3rd 2010–11 4 Liga IV (CT) 16th 2009–10 4 Liga IV (CT) 3rd 2008–09 3 Liga III (Seria II) 2nd Self relegated 2007–08 3 Liga III (Seria II) 5th Fourth round 2006–07 3 Liga III (Seria II) 11th 2005–06 4 Liga IV (CT) 1st (C) Promoted

Former managers

• Sevastian Iovănescu
• Gheorghe Ciurea
• Cătălin Anghel

References

1. Cluburi Sportive Publice Archived 20 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine. dsjconstanta.ro (in Romanian)
2. "CSO Ovidiu". Portalul Asociațiilor Județene de Fotbal. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
3. "Club Sportiv Ovidiu". primariaovidiu.ro. Retrieved 20 October 2023.(in Romanian)
4. "Promovare fără emoții" [Promotion without emotions]. telegrafonline.ro. 18 June 2006. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2021.(in Romanian)
5. "Sevastian Iovănescu a debutat cu dreptul" [Sevastian Iovănescu made his debut with the right]. telegrafonline.ro. 10 October 2006. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.(in Romanian)
6. "CSO Ovidiu abordează returul cu Gică Ciurea" [CSO Ovidiu approaches the return with Gică Ciurea]. telegrafonline.ro. 28 February 2007. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.(in Romanian)

External links

• Official website