FC Corvinul Hunedoara
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Corvinul Hunedoara | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Corbii (The Ravens) | ||
| Short name | Corvinul | ||
| Founded | 1921 | ||
| Ground | Michael Klein | ||
| Capacity | 16,500 | ||
| Owner | Primaria Municipiului Hunedoara | ||
| League | Liga a 2-a | ||
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| Website | Club website | ||
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Corvinul Hunedoara was a Romanian football team from Hunedoara, Hunedoara County, founded in 1921.
History[]
The club played in the Liga I for 17 seasons, between 1960–1961, 1976–1979 and 1980–1992. Their best finish – 3rd place at the end of the 1981–82 season and ergo qualified for the 1982–83 season of the UEFA Cup. They beat Austrian side Grazer AK in the First Round but in the second round lost to Yugoslavian side FK Sarajevo. Corvinul was regarded as having one of the best football academies of Romania.
In 2004 the club was excluded from all competitions by the Romanian Football Federation because of debts.
Corvinul currently has no senior squads registered to play in any Romanian Football Federation competition, and is kept alive only by one youth squad that plays in the County Championship.[1]
Successor clubs[]
In 2005 a new club was founded SC Corvinul 2005 Hunedoara but with no relations with the old club. It had a short life, in 2008 it was dissolved. In the summer of 2009, FC Hunedoara was founded, to keep alive the football passion that exists in Hunedoara.
Chronology of names[]
| Name [2] | Period |
|---|---|
| Corvinul Hunedoara | 1921–1943 |
| Uzinele de Fier Hunedoara | 1943–1948 |
| I.M.S Hunedoara | 1948–1950 |
| Metalul Hunedoara | 1950–1956 |
| Energia Hunedoara | 1956–1958 |
| Corvinul Hunedoara | 1958–1962 |
| Siderurgistul Hunedoara | 1962–1964 |
| Metalul Hunedoara | 1964–1970 |
| Corvinul Hunedoara | 1970–2004 |
Notable former managers[]
Notable former players[]
- Bogdan Andone
- Ioan Andone
- Ștefan Balint
- Ioan Bogdan
- Florea Dumitrache
- Constantin Dumitriu
- Romulus Gabor
- Decebal Gheară
- Ovidiu Cornel Hanganu
- Petre Ivan
- Michael Klein
- Bogdan Lobonţ
- Mircea Lucescu
- Mihail Majearu
- Ioan Mărginean
- Constantin Marinescu
- Dorin Mateuţ
- Victor Niculescu
- Ion Nunweiller
- Ioan Petcu
- Mircea Rednic
- Marius Şumudică
- Florea Văetuș
- Cristian Vrînceanu
- Călin Zanc
Honours[]
- Winners (0):, Best finish: 3rd 1981–82
- Winners (2): ,
- Runners-up (1):
FC Corvinul Hunedoara in Europe[]
Overall Record[]
| Competition | S | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | – 1 |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | – 1 |
Matches[]
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–83 | UEFA Cup | 1R | 
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Grazer AK | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| 1982–83 | UEFA Cup | 2R | 
|
FK Sarajevo | 4–4 | 0–4 | 4–8 |
References[]
- ^ "La 90 de ani de la înfiinţare, Corvinul mai e ţinut în viaţă doar de o grupă de copii - Liga 2". liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ RomanianSoccer.ro, (r). "Evolutia denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor". www.romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- FC Corvinul Hunedoara
- Association football clubs established in 1921
- Association football clubs disestablished in 2004
- Defunct football clubs in Romania
- Football clubs in Hunedoara County
- Liga I clubs
- Liga II clubs
- 1921 establishments in Romania
- 2004 disestablishments in Romania