Clubul Sportiv Municipal Politehnica Ia?i (Romanian pronunciation: [ja??]), commonly known as Politehnica Ia?i, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Ia?i, Ia?i County.
The team was founded in 2010 as ACSMU Politehnica Ia?i and currently plays in the Liga I.
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History
2010-2012 (Liga II)
On August 2010, Tricolorul Breaza merged with Navoby Ia?i and formed ACSMU Politehnica Ia?i. While in the Liga II, the club's objective was to return to the first tier of Romanian football. Ionu? Popa was appointed manager and Grigore Sichitiu as executive president. In the summer of 2011, the club was renamed Clubul Sportiv Municipal Studen?esc Ia?i.
For the second half of the 2011-12 season ex-Romanian international Florin Prunea was brought in as manager. On June 2, 2012, after two years in the second tier of Romanian football, CSMS Ia?i gained promotion to Liga I after the 4-2 victory against Farul Constan?a.
After the exodus of players such as Cristian H?isan, Yamoudou Camara and Rodoljub Marjanovi?, the team went into reconstruction, with players such as Petar Jovanovi?, Cezar Lungu and Claudiu Ionescu joining CSMS Ia?i. On 29 August, Liviu Ciobotariu was appointed head coach. The Moldavian team finished the 2012-13 season in 17th place and were relegated to the second division.
Even though there were hopes that they would be accepted for the 2013-14 Liga I season, eventually CS Concordia Chiajna secured the last place in the first league, due to the relegation of FC Rapid Bucure?ti for financial issues.
For the 2013-14 Liga II season, promising young coach Costel Enache was brought in to head a team that retained the services of its young talent, the likes of: Alexandru Cre?u, Adrian Avr?mia and Andrei Herghelegiu.
2014- (Liga I)
With Marius L?c?tu? as the head coach they finished 1st in 2013-14 Liga II and were promoted back to Liga I. For the 2014-15 season, the team debuted for the first time in Cupa Ligii with a win over ASA Târgu Mure? in the competition play-off and the team advanced to the last 16 where they defeated a former Romanian Cup and Liga I winner CFR Cluj.
2015-16 Liga I season was the best in the history of CSMS Ia?i and in the football history of Ia?i. After a great campaign, the team finished 7th and qualified for the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League under the command of Italian coach Nicolò Napoli and with a team that relied on experienced players like: Andrei Cristea, Bojan Golubovi?, Ionu? Voicu and Branko Grahovac. In the second round of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League, CSMS Ia?i encountered Croatian team Hajduk Split and after a 2-2 draw at Ia?i, they were defeated at Split 1-2, prematurely leaving the competition.
On 22 July 2016, the club announced that it had changed its name, from CSM Studen?esc Ia?i to CSM Politehnica Ia?i, a name more closely linked to the Ia?i football tradition and dissolved FC Politehnica Ia?i.
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Stadium
CSM Politehnica Ia?i plays its home matches at the Emil Alexandrescu stadium. It is located in the borough of Copou near the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University. It has a capacity of 11,390.
Supporters
The biggest ultras groups of CSM Politehnica Ia?i are B?ie?ii Veseli and Ultras. Both supported Politehnica Ia?i until its dissolution in 2009 and have gone to CSMP as they regard it as a successor of Poli. There are friendly relationships with Moldova team, Zimbru Chi?in?u, as B?ie?ii Veseli and Oastea Fiar?, Zimbru's main ultras group, are "brothers".
Rivalries
CSM Politehnica Ia?i's eternal rival is the other team from the Moldavia region, FC Vaslui, and the matches between these teams are known as the "Derby of Moldavia", and often end with violent clashes between the supporters of both teams. The rivalry between FC Vaslui and Poli Ia?i started in 2004, when Vaslui were promoted to the top division of Romanian football, being a result of the demographic and political rivalry between Ia?i and Vaslui cities.
Other smaller rivals are O?elul Gala?i and Dacia Chi?in?u. CSM Politehnica Ia?i has also developed a recent rivalry with FC Boto?ani, another team from Moldavia.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
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Club officials
Statistics and records
Seasons
European record
Honours
Domestic
Leagues
- Liga II
- Winners (2): 2011-12, 2013-14
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