# CS Sănătatea Servicii Publice Cluj

Club Sportiv Sănătatea Servicii Publice Cluj, commonly known as Sănătatea Cluj, or simply Sănătatea, is a Romanian professional football club based in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County. The club currently competes in Liga III, the third tier of Romanian football.
The club's greatest performances were achieved in the Cupa României, where it managed to reach the Round of 16 in the 2007–08 and 2019–20 seasons, the Round of 32 in the 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, and 2017–18 seasons, and the Group Stage in the 2023–24 season.

## History

Sănătatea Cluj was founded in 1986, at the initiative of individuals devoted to football within the Cluj County Health Directorate, with Vasile Moldovan as the organizer and coach, and Dr. Dumitru Predescu as the president of the football section. Among the first players of the team were David Borza, Eugen Perde, Sergiu Dascăl, Ioan Abrudan, Dănuț Radu, Ilisie Dascăl, as well as the youth players Cristian Fărcășan, Sándor Balint, and others.
The club competed in the Cluj County Championships for nearly twenty years before earning promotion to Divizia C at the end of the 2004–05 season, after winning Divizia D – Cluj County. In the third division, The Green Viruses secured 3rd place in Series VIII during the 2005–06 season, followed by a 10th-place finish in Series V the next year.
In the 2007–08 season, Sănătatea narrowly avoided relegation, finishing 14th in Series VI but also achieved one of the greatest performances in club history by reaching the Round of 16 in Cupa României. The cup run began with victories over Someșul Ileanda (4–1), Minerul Iara (2–1), and Victoria Carei (2–1). The fourth round brought a stunning 1–0 victory over Gaz Metan Mediaș, followed by wins against Unirea Alba Iulia (3–2) and top-flight side UTA Arad (1–0). It ended in the Round of 16 with a 0–4 defeat against reigning champions Dinamo București at the Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium in Gruia. The squad, led by Ovidiu Rațiu, included Sabin Pîglișan, Gavrilă Molnar, Rareș Hoca, Alin Cazan, Alin Albu, Radu Zah, Csaba Kiss, Călin Timicer, Simon, Horică Gabor, I. Rusu, Aurelian Ghișa, C. Nicula, Alexandru Gașpar.
Sănătatea continued to compete in Series VI of Liga III, finishing 9th in the 2008–09 season under player-coach Radu Sabo. In the following season, the "Green Viruses" reached the Round of 32 in Cupa României after eliminating higher-ranked teams such as Universitatea Cluj and FCM Târgu Mureș, both with 1–0 victories. The campaign ended in September with a heavy 0–7 defeat against Politehnica Timișoara. Sabo left in October 2009 and was replaced by Marius Semeniuc, who led the team to an 11th-place finish.
After another short stint under Sabo in the fall of 2010, the team was coached by Marius Semeniuc in the following seasons, finishing 8th in the 2010–11 season and advancing once again to the Round of 32 in Cupa României after eliminating Unirea Florești (3–1), Someșul Oar (2–1), FC Bihor (1–0), and Arieșul Turda (5–1), before losing to FCSB (0–4). The squad for that match consisted of S. Pâglișan, C. Miclăuș, C. Sărmășan, S. Sos, C. Kiss, A. Albu, A. Simioancă, A. Gașpar ('81 A. Ghișa), S. Crișan, R. Rus ('69 R. Hoca), and I. Ganea ('46 C. Nicula). The team finished 11th in the 2011–12 Liga III season.

## Honours

Liga IV – Cluj County
* Winners (1): 2004–05

## 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 | Ștefan Grecu |
| 3 | DF | ROU | Răzvan Lazăr |
| 4 | DF | ROU | Damian Cimpoeșu (Captain) |
| 5 | DF | ROU | Nicholas Pop |
| 6 | DF | ROU | Răzvan Stretea |
| 7 | MF | ROU | Andrei Dioszegi |
| 8 | MF | CMR | Moses Yuh |
| 9 | FW | ROU | Tudor Cociș |
| 10 | MF | ROU | Darius Vescan |
| 11 | FW | ROU | Alin Baciu |
| 12 | GK | ROU | Claudiu Chindriș |
| 13 | DF | ROU | Cătălin Creț |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | ROU | Alberto Clada |
| 15 | DF | GHA | Gaddo Abubakar |
| 16 | MF | ROU | Ianis Gorgotă |
| 17 | FW | ROU | Mihai Bonț |
| 19 | MF | BFA | Laley Fofana |
| 20 | MF | GHA | Joseph Aidoo |
| 21 | FW | ROU | Dorin Goga |
| 22 | DF | ROU | Márton Szőlősi |
| 23 | DF | ROU | Răzvan Negreanu |
| 33 | MF | COL | Andreas Orozco |
| 96 | MF | ROU | Denis Paul |
| 99 | GK | ROU | Mircea Ciaca |

### 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 |

## Notable former players

* Radu Sabo
* Ionel Ganea
* Casian Miclăuș
* George Florescu

## Former managers

* Radu Sabo (2008–2009)
* Marius Semeniuc (2009–2010)
* Radu Sabo (2010)
* George Florescu (2021–2023)
* Francisc Dican (2023–2024)

## League history

| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Cupa României |
| 2024–25 | 3 | Liga III (Seria X) | TBD | Group stage |
| 2023–24 | 3 | Liga III (Seria X) | 9th | |
| 2022–23 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IX) | 9th | |
| 2021–22 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IX) | 6th | |
| 2020–21 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IX) | 8th | |
| 2019–20 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | 11th | Round of 16 |
| 2018–19 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | 5th | |
| 2017–18 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | 7th | Round of 32 |
| 2016–17 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | 3rd | |
| 2015–16 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | 6th | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Cupa României |
| 2014–15 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | 12th | |
| 2013–14 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | 9th | Round of 32 |
| 2012–13 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | 9th | |
| 2011–12 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VI) | 11th | Round of 32 |
| 2010–11 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VI) | 8th | |
| 2009–10 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VI) | 11th | Round of 32 |
| 2008–09 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VI) | 9th | |
| 2007–08 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VI) | 14th | Round of 16 |
| 2006–07 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | 10th | |
| 2005–06 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria VIII) | 3rd | |