CS Cârcea

Club Sportiv Cârcea, commonly known as CS Cârcea or simply Cârcea, is a Romanian football club based in Cârcea, Dolj County, currently competes in Liga IV – Dolj County, the fourth level of the Romanian football league system.^[1]

CS Cârcea

Full name	Club Sportiv Cârcea
Short name	Cârcea
Founded	1956 as Recolta Cârcea
Ground	Comunal
Capacity	350
Owner	Cârcea Commune
Chairman	Mihai Ionuț Vlăduț
Head coach	Ionuț Țiclea
League	Liga IV
2024–25	Liga IV, Dolj County, 1st

History

The club was founded around 1956 as Recolta Cârcea and, over time, was known as Progresul, adopting the name Viitorul during the 1980s. Initially competing at the second county level, the fifth tier of Romanian football, it quickly became one of the most active local teams, earning promotion to Liga IV – Dolj County in 2007 after several successful seasons.

In the following years, Viitorul was a constant presence in the Dolj County Championship, obtaining some good results, finishing as runners-up in the 2014–15, 2015–16, and 2016–17 seasons, and taking 5th place in 2017–18.^[2]

In 2018, the club changed its name to Club Sportiv Cârcea as part of a local sports development project supported by the Cârcea Commune Hall. Coached by Alexandru Dicu, it ranked 3rd in the regular stage and 4th after the play-offs of the 2018–19 season, and also won the county phase of the Romanian Cup, defeating Jiul Podari 4–1 in the final. Cârcea finished 3rd in the 2019–20 season, which was suspended in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and did not take part in the shortened 2020–21 edition because of the higher costs of the conditions imposed by the medical protocol.^[3]

The team finished 3rd in 2021–22, 4th in 2022–23, and 3rd again in 2023–24. In the 2024–25 season, Cârcea won the Dolj County title but lost the promotion play-off against Zimbrii Lești, the Argeș County champion, 0–1 and 2–2 on aggregate.^[1][4]

Honours

Liga IV – Dolj County

• Winners (1): 2024–25
• Runners-up (3): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17

Liga V – Dolj County

• Winners (1): 2006–07

Cupa României – Dolj County

• Winners (1): 2018–19

Grounds

Club Sportiv Cârcea plays its home matches on Comunal Stadium in Cârcea, with a capacity of 350 seats.^[5]