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Clubul Sportiv CIL Blaj commonly known as CIL Blaj, is a Romanian football club based in Blaj, Alba County, currently playing in the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football, following their promotion at the end of the 2023–24 season.[1][2]
| Full name | Clubul Sportiv CIL Blaj | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Trupa Libertății (The Freedom Band) | ||
| Short name | Blaj | ||
| Founded | 1961 | ||
| Ground | Arena Blaj | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Owner | Blaj Municipality | ||
| Chairman | Matei Basarab | ||
| Head Coach | Daniel Tătar | ||
| League | Liga III | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga IV, Alba County, 1st (promoted via play-offs) | ||
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The football club from Little Rome[3] was founded in 1961 as CIL Blaj, coinciding with the opening of the Combinatul de Industrializare a Lemnului (lit. 'Wood Industrialization Combine') in the town, which also supported the team. The club initially competed in the Mediaș District Championship, the fifth tier of Romanian football, and the second tier of the Brașov Regional Championship at that time.
The club reached the Round of 16 in the 1963–64 season of Cupa României, defeating Chimica Târnăveni 2–0, Gaz Metan Mediaș 2–1, Rapid Târgu Mureș 2–0 and managing one of the biggest surprises in Romanian Cup history by eliminating Petrolul Ploiești 1–0 (a.e.t.), the winner of the trophy in the previous season and one of Romania's best teams of that period. However, in the Round of 16, CIL suffered a heavy defeat, losing 0–12 to Steaua București.[4][5]
CIL promoted to Divizia C for the first time at the end of the 1971–72 season, winning the Alba County Championship and the promotion play-off against Dacia Orăștie, the Hunedoara County Championship winner, 5–0 at home and 0–2 away.
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- Winners (7): 1971–72, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 2001–02, 2023–24
- Runners-up (2): 1969–70, 1970–71
- Winners (2): 2010–11, 2013–14
First team squad
- As of 1 December 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Board of directors
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Current technical staff
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