Asociația Club Sportiv Mediaș 2022, commonly known as ACS Mediaș, or simply as Mediaș, is a Romanian football club based in Mediaș, currently playing in the Liga III.

ACS Mediaș
Full nameAsociația Club Sportiv
Mediaș 2022
Nickname(s)
  • Lupii negri (The Black Wolves)
  • Gaziștii (The Refinery Workers)
  • Alb-negrii (The White-Blacks)
Short nameMediaș
Founded14 July 2022; 21 months ago (2022-07-14)
GroundGaz Metan
Capacity7,814
OwnerGaz Metan Legends Association
ChairmanIonuț Buzean
ManagerMihai Ianc
LeagueLiga III
2022–23Liga IV, Sibiu County, 1st
(promoted via play-offs)
Current season

It was founded in 2022, as a phoenix club of Gaz Metan Mediaș which was dissolved in the same summer, due to financial issues. The owners of the new entity are former players and coaches of Gaz Metan who want to continue the football tradition in the city, and also regain the name, crest and records of the defunct club.[1] The nine founding members are Ionuț Buzean, Cristian Pustai, Doru Dudiță, Eric de Oliveira, Claudiu Boaru, Costel Hanc, Eugen Pîrvulescu, Iosif Biro and Dorin Roșca.[2]

Support edit

ACS Mediaș supporters are in fact the supporter of former Gaz Metan Mediaș and has many supporters in Mediaș and especially in Sibiu County. The ultras groups of ACS Mediaș are known as Lupii Negri (The Black Wolves) and Commando Mediensis, former ultras groups of defunct Gaz Metan[3]

Rivalries edit

The most important rivalries for ACS Mediaș are against football clubs from Sibiu, such as: Inter Sibiu, Voința Sibiu or FC Hermannstadt.

Honours edit

Liga IV – Sibiu County

Players edit

First team squad edit

As of 13 January 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ROU Fabio Blaga
4 DF   ROU Paolo Stan
5 DF   ROU Antonio Vlad
10 MF   ROU Giuliano Țili
11 MF   ROU Cătălin Tineiu
12 GK   ROU Ionuț Neacșa
14 DF   ROU Benjamin Hanzu (on loan from Hermannstadt)
15 MF   ROU Daniel Șerban
17 DF   ROU Sebastian Bîrsan
19 MF   ROU Tudor Man
21 FW   ROU Cristian Pajco
22 MF   ROU Bogdan Rotar (on loan from Csíkszereda)
23 DF   ROU Bogdan Jica
24 DF   ROU Cristian Maxim (on loan from UTA Arad)
27 MF   ROU Andrei Bîrsan
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF   ROU Sebastian Maghiari
33 GK   ROU Vlad Pleșca
34 DF   ROU Sergiu Gurei
52 DF   ROU Eduard Avram
98 GK   ROU Sebastian Ciuperceanu
FW   ROU Szilard Magyari
MF   ROU Alexandru Luca
MF   ROU Antonio Dumitru (on loan from Politehnica Iași)
DF   ROU Csongor Berkezi
DF   ROU Sorin Șerban
MF   ROU Cristian Balgiu
DF   ROU Alexandru Vodă
FW   ROU Lucian Noian
MF   ROU Vasile Petra

Club Officials edit

League history edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Început de drum" [A new beginning]. novatv.ro. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. ^ "ACS Mediaș 2022 este numele noului club de fotbal" [ACS Mediaș 2022 is the name of the newly founded team]. gazisti.ro. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Inscrieri in galeria Lupii Negri" [Enrollments in the Black Wolves ultras group.]. gazisti.ro. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

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