# CS Crișul Chișineu-Criș

Clubul Sportiv Crișul Chișineu-Criș, commonly known as Crișul Chișineu-Criș, or simply Crișul Chișineu, is a Romanian professional football club based in Chișineu-Criș, Arad County. Crișul played in Liga III for twelve years, between 1985–1992 and 2018–2023. The most important result was a 2nd place, achieved at the end of the 2020–21 season qualifying for promotion play-off, but lost in the first round to Viitorul Șelimbăr, 2–4 on aggregate.
In the summer of 2023, the club withdrew from third tier of the Romanian football because of some financial problems.

## History

Crișul Chișineu-Criș was founded in 1954 as Strungul Chișineu-Criș and played in the regional and county championships for thirty-one years.
In the 1984–85 season, Strungul won the Arad County Championship and promoted to Divizia C beating 3–2 on aggregate Auto Timișoara, the winner of Timiș County Championship. Followed seven years in the third tier where it had the following results: 1985–86 – 7th, 1986–87 – 13th, 1987–88 – 5th, 1988–89 – 7th, 1989–90 – 9th, 1990–91 – 15th and 1991–92 – 13th.
After 1992 Strungul played only in the Liga IV – Arad County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system, and subsequently changed its name in Crișul Chișineu-Criș.
In the second half of the 2012–13 season Crișul started a collaboration with Europa Alba Iulia, but the alliance did not last and in the summer of 2013 chișăuanii enrolled again in the Liga IV.
After some seasons in which the team failed to promote, the white and blues won Liga IV, Arad County series, at the end of the 2017–18 season, then the promotion play-off against Petrolul Bustuchin, Gorj County champions and promoting back to Liga III after 27 years of absence.

## Ground
### Stadionul Crișul

The club plays its home matches on Crișul Stadium from Chișineu-Criș, with a capacity of 2,000. Between 2012 and 2014 the stadium was renovated and upgraded, now having a new covered stand with 500 places on seats.

## Honours

Liga III
* Runners-up (1): 2020–21
Liga IV – Arad County
* Winners (2): 1984–85, 2017–18
* Runners-up (3): 2011–12, 2014–15, 2016–17
Cupa României – Arad County
* Runners-up (2): 2015–16, 2017–18

## League history

| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Notes |
| 2022–23 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VIII) | 4th | Withdrew |
| 2021–22 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VIII) | 4th | |
| 2020–21 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VIII) | 2nd | |
| 2019–20 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IV) | 3rd | |
| 2018–19 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IV) | 7th | |
| 2017–18 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 1st (C) | Promoted |
| 2016–17 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 2nd | |
| 2015–16 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 3rd | |
| 2014–15 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 2nd | |
| 2013–14 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 4th | |
| 2012–13 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 9th | |
| 2011–12 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 2nd | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Notes |
| 2010–11 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 13th | |
| 2009–10 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 16th | |
| 2008–09 | 4 | Liga IV (AR) | 7th | |
| 1991–92 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria X) | 13th | Relegated |
| 1990–91 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria XII) | 15th | |
| 1989–90 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria X) | 9th | |
| 1988–89 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria VIII) | 7th | |
| 1987–88 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria VIII) | 5th | |
| 1986–87 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria VIII) | 13th | |
| 1985–86 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria VIII) | 7th | |
| 1984–85 | 4 | Divizia D (AR) (Seria B) | 1st (C) | Promoted |
| 1983–84 | 4 | Divizia D (AR) (Seria B) | 1st (C) | |

## Former managers

* Zsolt Muzsnay (2017)