Club Sportiv CFR Turnu Severin 1943, commonly known as CFR Turnu Severin, is a football club based in Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania. It was founded in 1928[1] and it won one Romanian Cup in 1943. The club was dissolved in 1958, but was re-founded in 2018 and since 2022 has active teams enrolled in the Liga IV – Mehedinți County.[2]

CFR Turnu Severin
Full nameCS CFR Turnu Severin 1943
Nickname(s)
  • Ceferiștii (The CFR People)
  • Severinenii (The Severin People)
  • Feroviarii (The Railwaymen)
  • Alb-vișiniii (The White and Burgundies)
Short nameCFR, Severin
Founded1928; 96 years ago (1928)
as Sborul Turnu Severin
2018; 6 years ago (2018)
as CFR Turnu Severin
GroundSchela-Ștrand
Capacity500
ChairmanIon Oglindoiu
ManagerOctavian Codres
LeagueLiga IV
2023–24Liga IV, Mehedinți, 18th of 21 (withdrew)

History

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The railroad workers team from the Danube port of Porţile de Fier was founded in 1928, under president I. Tipărescu. The first antebellum appearance is recorded in 1939–40 (9th place in the Liga II). In 1940–41, it finishes first in the series and wins the right to promote to the Liga I, but the championship is interrupted because of the war. Players used in that period were: Robu, Negru, C. Ionescu, Pavel, Martin, Iaşinschi, Dumitrescu, Pârjol, Haţieganu, Mureşan, Ispas, Iliescu, Dobrescu, Jumanca, Szilárd, Cozma, Ludwig, Lupulescu, Felecan II, Biolan II, Nanu.

In the 1941–45 period it participates at the restrained version of the national championship and has an outstanding performance in the Romanian Cup, winning the trophy at the end of the 1942–43 season. The team that succeeded this amazing performance was: Pavlovici – Oprean, Felecan III – Mureşan, Pârjol, Marcu – Vidan, Cozma, Ludwig, Felecan II, Reuter. Other players in the squad: Robu, Stoenescu, Ciobanu, Ispas, Kovács, Vlaicu, Jumanca, Martin, Stan, Tecău.

After World War II, the team reappears in the Liga II for three seasons (1946–49). Two seasons (1950 and 1951) then it activates in the regional championship. It succeeds to promote back to the Liga II in 1952 under the name of Locomotiva, but in 1956 relegation comes once again. In the 1957–58 season it comes back to the traditional name of CFR and plays in the Liga III. This was the last season in history for the club.

From now on the club enters a total anonymity, its place and role in the football of Turnu Severin being taken by the Naval Shipyard's team, FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin.

Honours

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Liga II

Romanian Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Evoluția denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor" [Evolution of team names over the years]. romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2024.(in Romanian)
  2. ^ "CFR Turnu Severin, reactivat după 60 de ani" [CFR Turnu Severin, reactivated after 60 years]. frf.ro. 5 December 2018. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.(in Romanian)
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