# CS Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești

Clubul Sportiv Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești, commonly known as Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești, is a Romanian professional football club from Târgu Cărbunești, Gorj County, currently competes in the Liga III, the 3rd tier of the Romanian football.

## History

In the 1997–98 season, Gilortul, led from the bench by Cristinel Răducan, won the Divizia D – Gorj County, but lost the promotion play-off against Șoimii Pâncota, the winner of Divizia D – Arad County, 1–2 at Cetate Stadium in Deva. The squad was composed amongst others by Dan Nițu – Sârbulescu, Udrescu, Mihai Constantinescu, Nicolae, Gheorghe Bujor, Vâlceanu, Silviu Sporiș, Udrea, Dumitru Mogoșanu, Ionuț Zorlescu, Brănescu, Luță and N.Bilan.
Gilortul promoted to Divizia C at the end of the next season, after won again the county championship. The coach Cornel Tigveanu had at his disposal the following players: Sorin Bunea, Badalea, Sârbulescu, Gheorghe Bujor, Valentin Belu, Silviu Sporiș, Udrea, Ion Cănăvoiu, Vasile Luță, Ovidiu Aniniș, Constantin Luță, Ciortea, Daniel Stanciu, Eugen Coteț, Mitrofan, Brănescu and Florea. Also, the team managed to win the county phase of the Romanian Cup, defeating Vox Târgu Jiu 4–0 in the final.
In the 2013–14 season, Gilortul, led by Sergiu Găman, won the Liga IV – Gorj County, but lost the promotion play-off match against Minerul Mehedinți, the champion of Mehedinți County, 0–2 after extra time, on 1 Mai Stadium in Slatina.
Coached by Marius Ionel, Gilortul won the Gorj County championship for the second consecutive season, losing again the promotion play-off to Liga III, 3–11 on aggregate with Cetate Deva, the winner of Liga IV – Hunedoara County.
After won the 2015–16 season of the Liga IV – Gorj County, the white-and-blues missed promotion in the third division for the third time in a row, losing the promotion play-off against Hermannstadt, the champion of Sibiu County. After 0–1 at the Municipal Stadium in Sibiu, the team led by Mihai Dinu lost 1–5 at Târgu Cărbunești.

## Honours

Liga IV – Gorj County
* Winners (8): 1990–91, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19
* Runners-up (1): 2012–13
Cupa României – Gorj County
* Winners (3): 1998–99, 2013–14, 2014–15
* Runners-up (1): 2012–13

## Players
### First team squad

    As of 10 September 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 | Mihai Iuțalîm |
| 3 | DF | ROU | Cristian Martin |
| 4 | DF | ROU | Robert Dănescu |
| 5 | DF | ROU | Ionuț Mitrache |
| 6 | DF | ROU | Leonard Gheorghe |
| 7 | MF | ROU | Constantin Roncea |
| 8 | MF | ROU | Alexandru Avrămescu (Captain) |
| 9 | FW | ROU | Ionuț Gîlcescu |
| 10 | MF | ROU | Răzvan Vespe |
| 11 | MF | ROU | Dragoș Săulescu |
| 12 | GK | ROU | Luis Spînu |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | CMR | Ulrich Siewe |
| 17 | MF | ROU | Bogdan Oprișa (Vice-Captain) |
| 18 | MF | ROU | Eric Popescu |
| 20 | MF | ROU | Rareș Brujan |
| 21 | MF | ROU | Marius Miruță |
| 26 | MF | ROU | Patrick Rădulescu (on loan from CSU Craiova) |
| 30 | MF | ROU | Mario Urlan |
| 80 | MF | ROU | Paolo Viespe |
| 90 | MF | ROU | Andrei Lazăr |
| 97 | DF | ROU | Florin Marica |
| 99 | MF | ROU | Denis Bucur |

### Out on loan

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| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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## League history

| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Notes | Cupa României |
| 2024–25 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VIII) | TBD | | Second round |
| 2023–24 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VII) | 6th | | First round |
| 2022–23 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VII) | 3rd | | Second round |
| 2021–22 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VII) | 6th | | Second round |
| 2020–21 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VII) | 6th | | First round |
| 2019–20 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IV) | 16th | | |
| 2018–19 | 4 | Liga IV (GJ) | 1st (C) | Promoted | |
| 2017–18 | 4 | Liga IV (GJ) | 5th | | |
| 2016–17 | 4 | Liga IV (GJ) | 3rd | | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Notes | Cupa României |
| 2015–16 | 4 | Liga IV (GJ) | 1st (C) | | First round |
| 2014–15 | 4 | Liga IV (GJ) | 1st (C) | | First round |
| 2013–14 | 4 | Liga IV (GJ) | 1st (C) | | |
| 2005–06 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria VI) | 12th | Relegated | |
| 2004–05 | 4 | Divizia D (GJ) | 1st (C) | Promoted | |
| 2002–03 | 2 | Divizia B (Seria II) | 15th | Relegated | |
| 2001–02 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria V) | 2nd | Promoted | |
| 2000–01 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria V) | 3rd | | |
| 1999–00 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria V) | 16th | | |