Politehnica Timișoara – CSM Olimpia Satu Mare 1-2 in the second leg of the promotion play-off final

Needing to make up for a two-goal deficit after the second leg (0-2) at the sold-out “Electrica”, Politehnica Timișoara did not start the second leg of the final for a place in League 2 against CSM Olimpia Satu Mare. Fabian Marincu opened the scoring and set the score at half-time (1-0), but the white-violets were caught on the wrong foot in the end, when they were trying to equalize the…

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Olimpia Satu Mare, a 104-year record, interrupted and disputed

Olimpia Satu Mare was founded, like Poli, in 1921, as a group of ethnic Romanians from the city, shortly after the Great Union. Over the years it went by several names, the most important being Olimpia CFR (under which it debuted in D1 in the 1937/38 season) and, of course, Olimpia, which it wore from 1968 until it was disbanded in 2008. Its heyday was in the 1970s, with a…

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0-2 in Satu Mare, but Wednesday is the second leg!

Politehnica Timișoara football team lost in the first leg of the second round of the promotion play-off for promotion to League II. The result of the away match against CSM Olimpia Satu Mare was 0-2 (0-2). The goals were scored by Mustacă (35) and Văsălie (43). The most important chances for the Alb-violets were in the second half. When Militaru (min. 53), D. Ciurel (69) and Istratie (81) shot on…

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45 years ago, Poli won the Romanian Cup

On June 1, 1980, Politehnica Timișoara won its second and – for now – its last trophy. Romanian Cup. In the final played at the 23 August stadium in Bucharest, Poli beat Steaua 2-1 after extra time. That year, Poli would only finish 10th in the Divizia A. Some time earlier, Steaua had crushed Poli in the championship, 7-1! The red-and-blues from Ghencea had a classy team, losing the title…

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In Satu Mare, the penultimate step

Politehnica Timisoara has entered the home straight to prepare for the final duel for access to League 2. The first battle will be away, in two days, at CSM Olimpia Satu Mare, who eliminated Minerul Lupeni in the semi-finals (2-2 home, 4-0 away!). “It’s a very important week, in fact like all the others in recent times, which have been just as important, maybe this one is more important because…

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May 25, 2025 – promotion to the Women’s SuperLiga

May 25, 2025 will go down in the history of Politehnica Timișoara Femina, marking the return to the first stage of Romanian women’s football, after a season in the second league. There was an atmosphere of great celebration at the Estadionul Știința, an atmosphere that we want and hope to have at all home matches in the Women’s Superliga. The last round of the season brought the United Bihor team…

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