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.

CFR Simeria

Full name	Club Sportiv CFR Simeria
Nickname(s)	Simerienii (The People from Simeria), CFR-ul (The CFR)
Founded	1909; 116 years ago (1909)
Ground	CFR
Capacity	200
Chairman	Vasile Hrițac
Manager	Adrian Moț
League	Liga IV
Website	http://cscfrsimeria.ro/
Home colours Away colours

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.^[1][2]

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

Season Tier Division Place Cupa României 2004–05 4 Divizia D (HD) 2nd 2003–04 3 Divizia C (Seria VII) 11th (R) 2002–03 3 Divizia C (Seria VI) 11th 2001–02 3 Divizia C (Seria VI) 12th 2000–01 3 Divizia C (Seria VI) 11th 1999–00 4 Divizia D (HD) 1st (C, P) 1998–99 4 Divizia D (HD) 4th 1997–98 4 Divizia D (HD) 5th 1996–97 4 Divizia D (HD) 8th 1995–96 4 Divizia D (HD) 14th 1994–95 4 Divizia D (HD) 17th 1993–94 4 Divizia D (HD)  ? 1992–93 4 County Championship (HD) 7th 1991–92 3 Divizia C (Seria X) 12th (R) 1990–91 3 Divizia C (Seria XI) 7th 1989–90 3 Divizia C (Seria X) 13th 1988–89 3 Divizia C (Seria IX) 14th 1987–88 3 Divizia C (Seria X) 14th 1986–87 3 Divizia C (Seria VIII) 9th

Season Tier Division Place Cupa României 1985–86 3 Divizia C (Seria VIII) 10th 1984–85 4 County Championship (HD) 1st (C, P) 1983–84 4 County Championship (HD) 1st (C) 1982–83 3 Divizia C (Seria IX) 15th (R) 1981–82 3 Divizia C (Seria VIII) 10th 1980–81 3 Divizia C (Seria XI) 4th 1979–80 3 Divizia C (Seria VIII) 12th 1978–79 3 Divizia C (Seria VIII) 12th 1977–78 3 Divizia C (Seria VIII) 3rd 1976–77 3 Divizia C (Seria XII) 12th 1975–76 3 Divizia C (Seria VIII) 13th 1974–75 3 Divizia C (Seria VIII) 3rd 1973–74 3 Divizia C (Seria VIII) 5th 1972–73 3 Divizia C (Seria VIII) 5th 1971–72 3 Divizia C (Seria IX) 5th 1970–71 3 Divizia C (Seria VI) 15th 1969–70 4 County Championship (HD) 1st (C, P) 1968–69 4 County Championship (HD) 2nd

Former managers

• Victor Roșca (2007)

References

1. "Istoria clubului" [Club's history] (in Romanian). cscfrsimeria.ro. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
2. "Marmosim Simeria sărbătorește centenarul" [Marmosim Simeria celebrates its centenary] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 6 August 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.

External links

• CS CFR Simeria on Facebook