CS Gaz Metan Medias
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Clubul Sportiv Gaz Metan Mediaș is a Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

n professional football club
Football team
A football team is the collective name given to a group of players selected together in the various team sports known as football.Such teams could be selected to play in an against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an All-star team or even selected as a...

 from Mediaș
Medias
Mediaș is the second largest city in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania.-Geographic location:Mediaș is located in the middle basin of Târnava Mare River, at 39 km from Sighișoara and 41 km from Blaj. The health resort Bazna, officially recognized for the first time in 1302, is...

, Sibiu
Sibiu County
Sibiu is a county of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with the capital city Sibiu.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 421,724 and the population density was 78/km²....

 county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...

, founded in 1945, and currently playing in the Romanian first division
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...

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First promotion in Divizia A

In a competition organized during the war, between 1943–1944, Devices and ASAM (Automecanica) in 1944 will establish KARRES team belonging leather and shoes factory in town. In 1946 this team already promoted in Division "B" finished a respectable 2nd place team from Cluj
Cluj
Cluj may refer to*Cluj-Napoca, county seat of Cluj County, named Cluj until 1974*Cluj County, Romania*Cluj-Napoca International Airport*U Cluj, a Romanian sports club*U Cluj, a Romanian football club*CFR Cluj, a Romanian football club...

 Dermatology, place that gave him the right to participate in the dam to promote the forefront. It took place in Bucharest and he also participated Textile Buhuși, Politehnica Timișoara
FC Politehnica Timişoara
Fotbal Club Politehnica Timişoara is a Romanian football club which was established in 1921 and is currently playing in Romania's second league, Liga II...

 and Arad AMEFA.
The team managed to promote from the dam in Division "A", 1947–1948 edition, where the class to end the season on a respectable place 12 of 16 participants. Edition of the championship of Division "A" 1948–1949, the team has named the CSMM and Red Dawn (from the factory Vitrometan).

Takeover to Gaz Metan

Since the return of that championship team was taken over by Gaz Metan, but the championship had already been compromised and thus leaves the first echelon team. During this time the team consisted of: Kodacek – Sulyák – Szabó – Șerban – Molnár – Rașinaru – Pop – Coman – Guta – Szabó – Pologea.
But this year the football team stands mediesan female, who is national champion. The band consisted of: Szűcs (Juhász)- Müller – Horváth – Tímár – Pologea – Motocea – Albu – Bagaceanu – Gaber – Costea – Munteanu.

A Cup Final

In 1951, the team named ‘’Flacăra Mediaș‘’ managed the highest performance in club history, appearing in the final of the Romanian Cup
Romanian Cup
The Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...

. They lost in overtime to CCA București 3–1 (0–0, 2–1, 3–1). The team that played the final was the following: Várday – Luca – Szabó – Dumitrescu – Molnár – Costea – Pop – Pápay – Coman – Szász – Moldovan – Manager: Ștefan Dobay
Stefan Dobay
Ștefan Dobay , native name István Dobay, was a Austrian-Hungarian native Romanian footballer.He played for Ripensia Timișoara and the Romania national football team for whom he got 41 caps, scored 20 goals and he appeared at the 1934 and 1938 World Cups as a forward and scoring a goal in each...

. For Gaz Metan, Coman scored in the 71st minute.

Downfall

Gaz Metan team still participated in the championship Divizia B
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....

, occupying the middle ranking places until 1972, when relegated for the first time in Divizia C
Liga III
Liga III is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C into Liga III before the start of the 2006-07 season.-Relegation:...

. Immediate promotion division follows a "B", where they develop until 1976, when relegated for the second time in the third echelon. Again promotes "B" next year, where it remains until 1992, when for the third time relegated to Division "C". Advertise in "B", where it remains until 2000, when promoted to Divizia A
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...

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Unfortunately, the team did not last but a year in the first echelon, relegating in Division "B". But in the same year 2001, the youth team coached by Purina and Cenan became national champion.

Gaz Metan under Cristian Pustai

The 2010–11 season
2010–11 Liga I
The 2010–11 Liga I was the ninety-third season of the top-level football league of Romania. The season commenced on 23 July 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A winter break where no matches were played was held between December 11, 2010 and February 18, 2011...

 was the club's 6th season in Romania's top football division and their best classification in the history after finishing in 7th position. Following the rejected licence for Politehnica Timișoara
FC Politehnica Timişoara
Fotbal Club Politehnica Timişoara is a Romanian football club which was established in 1921 and is currently playing in Romania's second league, Liga II...

, they were given the vacant Europa League spot in the second qualifying round. Moreover, the club had the second top goalscorer of the league: Eric Pereira with 15 goals.

Stadium

The team plays its home games on the Municipal Gaz Metan Stadium
Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan
Gaz Metan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mediaş, Romania. It is frequently used for football and is the home ground of Gaz Metan Mediaş.-See also:*List of football stadiums in Romania...

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The stadium recently underwent a renewal and development, by seeding new grass and building a bigger B stand, bringing its capacity at 8.500 seats. By having a modern drainage system under the turf, the modern light system, and the bigger capacity, this is one of the biggest stadiums in central Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...

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Honours

Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...

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  • Best finish: 7th in 2010–11
    2010–11 Liga I
    The 2010–11 Liga I was the ninety-third season of the top-level football league of Romania. The season commenced on 23 July 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A winter break where no matches were played was held between December 11, 2010 and February 18, 2011...



Liga II
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....

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  • Winners (1): 1999–00
    Divizia B 1999–00
    The Divizia B 1999-00 season was the 60th season of Divizia B, the second tier of the Romanian football league system.The winner of each series of the Divizia B was promoted to the Divizia A...

  • Runners-up (5): 1946–47, 1952, 1954, 2004–05
    Divizia B 2004–05
    The Divizia B 2004-05 season was the 65th season of Divizia B, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. It was the second in this format ....

    , 2007–08


Liga III
Liga III
Liga III is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C into Liga III before the start of the 2006-07 season.-Relegation:...

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  • Winners (3): 1972–73, 1976–77, 1992–93


Romanian Cup
Romanian Cup
The Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...

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  • Winners (0):
  • Runners-up (1): 1951

European record

UEFA Europa League
Season Round Club Home Away Aggr.
2011–12
2011–12 UEFA Europa League
The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League is the third season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and will end on 9 May 2012 with the final to be held at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania...

Second qualifying round   Kuopion Palloseura 2–0 0–1 2–1
Third qualifying round   1. FSV Mainz 05
1. FSV Mainz 05
1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05, or simply Mainz, is a 1905 founded German association football club based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to the football section the 1. FSV Mainz 05 has a handball and table tennis department...

1–1 (aet) 1–1 2–2 (4–3 pen)
Play-off round   FK Austria Wien
FK Austria Wien
Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA...

1–0 1–3 2–3

Current squad

As of 26 August 2011

Out on loan

Current technical staff

As of 8 August 2009
Name Nationality Position
Cristian Pustai
Cristian Pustai
Cristian Dumitru Pustai is a retired Romanian football striker, currently head coach of Gaz Metan Mediaş.-External links:*...

Head coach
Flavius Şomfălean Assistant coach
Dorin Matei Assistant coach
Dorin Roșca Goalkeeper coach
Bebe Bărbulescu Fitness coach
Seiler Wilhelm Doctor
Liviu Plaias Masseur
Andrei Precup Masseur

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