CS Portul Constanța

Club Sportiv Portul Constanța, commonly known as Portul Constanța, or simply as Portul, is a Romanian football club based in Constanța, Constanța County and currently playing in the Liga IV – Constanța County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system.

Portul Constanța

Full name	Club Sportiv Portul Constanța
Nicknames	Pirații (The Pirates) Portuarii (The Port Workers)
Short name	Portul
Founded	1930; 95 years ago (1930) as SPM Constanța 1949; 76 years ago (1949) as SPT Constanța
Ground	Portul
Capacity	10,000
Owner	Port of Constanța
Chairman	Eusebiu Gheorghe
Manager	Doru Lupu
League	Liga IV
2024–25	Liga IV, Constanța, 2nd of 17
Home colours Away colours

History

The football team of the workers from Constanța Port was founded in 1930 under the name SPM Constanța (Serviciul Porturi Maritime, lit. 'Maritime Ports Service'), competing in the Constanța District Championship. After World War II, between 1945 and 1949, the club was known as PCA Constanța (Porturi Comunicații Ape, lit. 'Ports, Communications, Water'), during which time it achieved its first promotion to the second tier of Romanian football by winning Series IV of Divizia C in the 1946–47 season.^[1]

In 1949, PCA merged with Dezrobirea Constanța, resulting in Locomotiva PCA, which later became Farul Constanța. The football tradition of the port area was, however, continued under the name SPT Constanța (Sindicatul Porturi și Transport, lit. 'Ports and Transport Union'). From 1952, the team was taken over by the Constanța Naval Shipyard and was renamed Șantierul (lit. 'Shipyard') Constanța.^[2]

In the 1952 season, Șantierul promoted to Divizia B after winning the Constanța Regional Championship and succeeding in the promotion play-offs against Flacăra Târgoviște, Dinamo 8 București, and Dinamo Turnu Măgurele, finishing 5th in Series I of the 1953 Divizia B season. The team withdrew the following season and reorganized in the regional championship as Metalul Șantierul Naval Constanța. In the 1955 season, the team claimed the regional championship once again and was promoted to the newly founded Divizia C. Renamed Energia Metalul Constanța, it finished 10th in Series II in the 1956 season.^[3]

Renamed Șantierul Naval Constanța, further emphasizing its connection to the maritime and port industry, the team continued to compete in Series II, finishing 5th in the 1957–58 season. In 1958, the club adopted the name Șantierul Naval Maritim Constanța, finishing 2nd in Series II in the 1958–59 season and earning promotion to Divizia B, where it placed 6th in 1959–60 and 8th in 1960–61, both in Series I.^[4][5]

In 1961, the club adopted the name Portul Constanța, finished last in Series II in the 1961–62 season, and was relegated to the regional championship. The Port Workers won the Dobrogea Regional Championship in 1962–63 and returned to the national level in the newly re-established Divizia C under coach Mihai Tudor, with a squad including Barta, Croitoru, Pocriste, Caraivan, Chirea, Abduraman, Memet, Chivu, Laurențiu, Șeitan, and Munteanu.^[6]

Chronology of names

Name	Period	Notes
Serviciul Porturi Maritime (SPM Constanța)	1930–1945
Porturi Comunicații Ape (PCA Constanța)	1945–1949	Merged with Dezrobirea Constanța to form Locomotiva PCA Constanța.
Sindicatul Porturi și Transport (SPT Constanța)	1949–1952	In 1949, a new section of football was formed, becoming the second team of Constanța.
Șantierul Constanța	1952–1954
Metalul Șantierul Naval Constanța (Metalul SNC Constanța)	1954–1956
Energia Metalul Constanța	1956–1957
Șantierul Naval Constanța (SNC Constanța)	1957–1958
Șantierul Naval Maritim (SNM Constanța)	1958–1961
Portul Constanța	1961–present

Honours

Liga III

• Winners (4): 1946–47, 1966–67, 1990–91, 2004–05
• Runners-up (7): 1958–59, 1964–65, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1999–2000, 2000–01

Liga IV – Constanța County

• Winners (1): 1998–99

Dobrogea Regional Championship

• Winners (2): 1952, 1962–63

Notable former players

The footballers mentioned below have played at least 1 season for Portul Constanța and also played in Liga I for another team.

For a list of all former Portul Constanța players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:CS Portul Constanța players.

• Iosif Bükössy
• Dumitru Caraman
• Mugurel Cornățeanu
• Constantin Koszka
• Ștefan Petcu

Former managers

• Emanoil Hașoti (1968–1969)
• Iosif Bükössy (1971–1974)
• Vasile Luban
• Daniel Rădulescu