# CSL Ștefănești

Club Sportiv Local Ștefănești, also known as CSL Ștefănești, or simply as Ștefănești is a Romanian football club based in Ștefăneștii de Jos, Ilfov County, which currently plays in Liga III, the third tier of Romanian football.

## History

The club was founded in 1997 and played mostly in the amateur leagues.
The team coached by Florin Vlădilă won the Liga IV – Ilfov County at the end of the 2010–11 season and promoted to Liga III winning the promotion play-off against Viață Nouă Olteni, the winner of Liga IV – Teleorman County, 3–1 at Marin Anastasovici Stadium in Giurgiu. The squad was composed of Marius Vladu, George Marinescu, Răzvan Rababoc, Adrian Mihalache, Iulian Stancu, Alexandru Ion, Adrian Cristea, Vasile Mega, Ionel Ganea, Sorin Drăgan, Nicușor Romanescu (cpt.), Alexandru Șerban, Marius Dumitrache, Mădălin Gheorghe, Dragoș Șerbănescu, Daniel Dumitrache, Liviu Ioniță and Romeo Pădureț.
The first season in the third division for Ștefănești took place under a succession of managers. First, Costel Pană was appointed as the new head coach in August, but Pană left the club after four rounds and was replaced by Dragoș Mihalache, who was in charge until January 2012 when he was in turn replaced by Iulian Mihăescu, who was dismissed after four matches and, after the interim offered by the couple Cristian Mătărău - Daniel Dumitrache, Adrian Peiu was appointed as head coach for the rest of the season leading the club to 4th-place finish.
In the next season the club finished in 5th place with 32 points, as was penalised 9 points by the Romanian Football Federation because they broke the rules, by not having three youth squads registered.
In the 2013–14 season, Ștefănești was in 2nd place after the regular season, but they dropped to 3rd place in the play-offs, as in the following season the club finished 4th with Marin Dună as head coach.
In the summer of 2015, the club encountered some financial problems, being almost dissolved, but eventually managed to overcome them and with Laurențiu Tudor as head coach, finished the 2015–16 season in 9th place.
However, the club was dissolved in the summer of 2016, and all of their players and staff were taken by Unirea Tărlungeni, who were dissolved in 2017.
The club was refounded in 2019 under the name of CSL Ștefănești. To begin with at youth level, and from 2021 the senior team was admitted in Liga IV – Ilfov County for the 2021–22 season, finishing 1st in Series 2 under the guidance of Laurențiu Tudor, but not having the right to promotion, as was admitted on demand, does not participate in the county championship play-off.
The club won the Liga IV – Ilfov County at the end of the 2023–24 season, but lost the promotion play-off against ACS FC Dinamo București 5–6 on aggregate. However, due to withdrawal of ten clubs from the third division, CSL Ștefănești was invited by the Romanian Football Federation to enrolled in Liga III.

## Honours

Liga IV – Ilfov County
* Winners (3): 2003–04, 2010–11, 2023–24

## Players
### First team squad

    As of 10 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ROU | Matei Burlacu |
| 4 | DF | ROU | Ionuț Puțaru |
| 5 | DF | ROU | Liviu Nenciu (on loan from Rapid) |
| 6 | DF | ROU | Mihai Tudose |
| 8 | MF | ROU | Cosmin Chiru |
| 9 | FW | ROU | Mihai Terchila |
| 10 | MF | ROU | Ștefan Gheorghe |
| 11 | MF | ROU | Ștefan Stîngă (Captain) |
| 12 | GK | ROU | Andrei Sebe |
| 13 | MF | ROU | Robert Dumitru |
| 14 | MF | ROU | Mihai Sima |
| 15 | FW | ROU | Bogdan Savin |
| 16 | MF | ROU | Robert Buduroi |
| 17 | MF | ROU | Mădălin Gheorghe |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | ROU | Ștefan Ion |
| 19 | MF | ROU | Alexandru Zaharia |
| 21 | FW | ROU | Ionuț Tudorache |
| 22 | MF | ROU | Toma Vincene |
| 23 | MF | ROU | Bogdan Pitulac |
| 25 | DF | ROU | Darius Alexe |
| 26 | DF | ROU | Darius Mihai |
| 27 | MF | ROU | Sorin Nica |
| 28 | MF | ROU | Emil Bratu |
| 32 | MF | ROU | David Țicu |
| 33 | GK | ROU | Mihnea Pârvu |
| 35 | DF | ROU | Andrei Ioniță |
| 45 | DF | ROU | Luca Burlacu |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |

## League history

| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Notes | Cupa României |
| 2024–25 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | TBD | | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Notes | Cupa României |
| 2023–24 | 4 | Liga IV (IF) | 1st (C) | Promoted | |

## Former managers

* Costel Pană (2011) ,
* Dragoș Mihalache (2011)
* Iulian Mihăescu (2011)
* Cristian Mătărău - Daniel Dumitrache (2011)
* Adrian Peiu (2011)
* Emil Ursu (2012–2013)
* Laurențiu Tudor (2013–2014)
* Marin Dună (2014–2015)
* Laurențiu Tudor (2015–2016)