SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
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| Full name | Sport Club Municipal Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
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| Nicknames | Vâlcenii (The People from Vâlcea County) Viperele Albastre (The Blue Vipers) Trupa din Zăvoi (The Squad from Zăvoi) | ||
| Short name | SCM, Vâlcea | ||
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| Ground | Municipal | ||
| Capacity | 12,000 | ||
| Owner | Râmnicu Vâlcea Municipality | ||
| General manager | Jean Turmacu | ||
| Manager | Constantin Schumacher | ||
| League | Liga II | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga III, Play-off Series III, 1st (promoted) | ||
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Sport Club Municipal Râmnicu Vâlcea (Romanian pronunciation: [sporˈt klub ˌmuŋi.tʃiˈpal ˈrɨmniku ˈvɨlt͡ʃe̯a]), commonly known as SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea or Râmnicu Vâlcea, is a Romanian professional football club based in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea County, which competes in Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
History
[edit]CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea
[edit]CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea was founded in 2004 following the dissolution of Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea, the city's traditional football club. In its first season, CSM won Series V of the 2004–05 Divizia C and earned promotion to Divizia B. The club subsequently became a regular second-tier side and came close to promotion to Liga I on several occasions, finishing third in the 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2013–14 seasons.
The 2013–14 campaign was followed by a dispute over promotion to Liga I. CSM finished third in the promotion play-off, behind CS Universitatea Craiova and ASA Târgu Mureș, but club officials challenged Universitatea Craiova's eligibility to compete in the top division. CSM ultimately remained in Liga II.
In December 2016, the Râmnicu Vâlcea Municipality withdrew its financial support from the football club. Businessman Dan Nițu, the club's other major financier, announced that he was unable to continue financing the team on his own, and most of the senior players subsequently terminated their contracts.[1][2]
In February 2017, club president Lucian Munteanu announced that the senior team would cease operations, while the youth sections would temporarily continue to compete in their respective competitions.[3] The youth team reached the final of the national Under-17 championship later that year, losing to Atletico Vaslui in a penalty shoot-out, before CSM's remaining football activities were also discontinued.[4]
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
[edit]A new municipally supported football project was launched in the summer of 2017 under the name SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea. The initials SCM stood for Sport Club Municipal, while the former club had competed under the initials CSM. The new organisation initially focused exclusively on youth football, with a number of players and coaches from the former CSM structure joining the project.[5]
The senior team was re-established in the summer of 2022 and entered Liga IV – Vâlcea County, with Gabriel Mangalagiu appointed as head coach.[6] SCM won the 2022–23 county championship and faced Rapid Buzescu, the Teleorman County champions, in the promotion play-off. The Vâlcea side won 2–0 away and 4–1 at home, securing promotion to Liga III with a 6–1 aggregate victory.[7][8]
SCM immediately became one of the leading teams in Liga III. In the 2023–24 season, the club won Series VI and advanced through the first round of the promotion play-offs before facing Câmpulung Muscel in the decisive tie. SCM lost the first leg 1–2 away and drew the return leg 0–0, missing out on direct promotion.[9] Following the expansion of Liga II to 22 teams, SCM received another opportunity through a supplementary promotion tournament, having ranked first among the defeated finalists with seven points and an 8–2 goal difference from its four previous play-off matches.[10] The club failed to secure the additional promotion place and remained in the third tier.
In 2024–25, SCM again won its series and reached the decisive promotion play-off, this time against Gloria Bistrița. Gloria won the first leg 1–0, while SCM won the return leg 3–2 after extra time. With the tie level on aggregate, Gloria prevailed 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out and earned promotion to Liga II.[11] The two legs attracted 8,000 spectators each, the highest attendances of the 2025 Liga III promotion finals.[12]
During the same campaign, SCM recorded its best Cupa României performance under its current identity by qualifying for the group stage of the 2024–25 Cupa României. Drawn in Group D alongside Oțelul Galați, Sepsi OSK, CSM Reșița, Csikszereda and Unirea Alba Iulia, SCM lost its opening two matches against Reșița and Oțelul and was eliminated before the final round.[13][14]
The 2025–26 season finally brought promotion. With Constantin Schumacher as head coach, SCM qualified for the play-off phase and finished first in its promotion group, securing direct promotion to Liga II.[15][16] The achievement returned a senior team from Râmnicu Vâlcea to the second tier for the first time since CSM's withdrawal in 2017. Cătălin Doman, one of the squad's most experienced members, recorded the eighth promotion of his career with SCM.[17]
SCM was officially included among the five clubs promoted from Liga III for the 2026–27 Liga II season, alongside Cetatea Suceava, Ștefăneștii de Jos, Politehnica Timișoara and Popești-Leordeni.[18]
Honours
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of 23 July 2026
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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Club officials
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Board of directors[edit]
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Current technical staff[edit]
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League history
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Former managers
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Nikola Ilievski (2008)
Alin Artimon (2008–2010)- Sorin Bucuroaia (2010)
- Laurențiu Tudor (2011)
- Constantin Schumacher (2012)
- Laurențiu Tudor (2012–2013)
- Erik Lincar (2014)
- Ionel Gane (2016)
- Eugen Beza (2024–2025)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Decizie șoc în Liga 2! Primăria își retrage sprijinul financiar de la CSM, iar principalul finanțator nu continuă de unul singur" (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ "CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea, tot mai aproape de desființare. Jucătorii au semnat rezilierea și sunt liberi să își caute alte echipe" (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ "CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea nu se desființează de tot. Măsurile pe care vor să le ia conducătorii clubului oltean" (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ "Argint național pentru republicanii B de la CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea! Au pierdut finala la loviturile de departajare" (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ "Proiect nou fotbalistic demarat de primăria Râmnicu Vâlcea pentru copii și juniori. SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea și-a prezentat antrenorii și stafful" [New football project started by Râmnicu Vâlcea Municipality for children and juniors] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ "SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea își face și echipă de seniori. Campionatul unde vrea să o înscrie" [SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea also establishes a senior team] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ "LIGA 3 | Rezultatele turului în barajele de promovare, un singur 0-0 în 19 partide! Returul e programat pe 24 iunie" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "LIGA 3 | Acestea sunt noutățile sezonului 2023/24! Rezultatele complete ale barajului și echipele promovate!" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Rezultatele turului în barajul pentru promovarea în Liga 2, medie de 3 goluri marcate pe meci live la FRF.tv!" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Cinci formații au promovat direct în Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor! Care sunt celelalte patru care luptă pentru ultimul loc de promovare" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Avem cele cinci nou-promovate în Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor!" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Asistență impresionantă la meciurile de baraj pentru promovare în Liga 2: peste 31.000 de spectatori prezenți în tribune" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Programul meciurilor din grupele Cupei României Betano 2024–2025" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Rezultatele complete și clasamentele după etapa a doua în grupele Cupei României Betano" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "SUPERSCORE LIGA 3 | Campionul din Giulești care vrea să trezească „Zăvoiul"! Constantin Schumacher și misiunea de a readuce Vâlcea în elita fotbalului" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "S-au stabilit meciurile din semifinalele turneului de promovare în Liga 2!" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "SUPERSCORE LIGA 3 | Destinul frânt al „noului Mutu": Doman, geniul sabotat de accidentări, devenit „regele" promovărilor în fotbalul românesc" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Procedura de programare a jocurilor din campionatul Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor, sezon 2026/2027" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 21 July 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea on Facebook
- SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea at AJF Vâlcea