# CS Lotus Băile Felix

Club Sportiv Lotus Băile Felix, commonly known as Lotus Băile Felix, or simply as Lotus, is a Romanian football club based in Băile Felix, Sânmartin, Bihor County, currently playing in the Liga III.
Lotus Băile Felix originally founded in the 1970s (Metalul Baile Felix) and was disbanded in the 2000s, after some merger processes with Luceafărul Oradea and Știința Bacău. The club was re-founded on 16 June 2009 under the name of CSC Sânmartin and played for most of its existence at the amateur level, in the Liga IV. Promoted in 2014 in the third tier, the club resisted only one season before withdrawing due to financial difficulties. In 2019, with the financial support of the Commune of Sânmartin, the biggest and one of the richest communes in Bihor County, fact owed to the presence of thermal waters in the area, CSC managed to won Liga IV, Bihor County series and also the promotion play-off, promoting back to Liga III.
In the summer of 2021, the club went through a process of re-branding, changing its name from CSC Sânmartin to CS Lotus Băile Felix, bringing in the front the name of Băile Felix, a Romanian well known thermal spa resort that is under Sânmartin Commune administration.

## History

Lotus Băile Felix was originally founded in the early 1970s and never exceed the level of the fourth tier until the 2005–06 season. In the summer of 2006, Lotus Băile Felix merged with a youth club Luceafărul Oradea and formed Luceafărul-Lotus Băile Felix, club that was active for 2 years, then was absorbed in Știința Bacău. On 16 June 2009 the club was re-established, now under the name of CSC Sânmartin and until 2014 played only at the amateur level. At the end of the 2013–14 season, CSC managed to won Liga IV, Bihor County series, as well as the promotion play-off against Sportul Șimleu Silvaniei and was promoted for the first time in its history in the Liga III. After only one season, the club withdrew due to financial difficulties and played again at amateur level until it managed to promote at the end of the 2018–19 campaign, this time financially supported by the Commune of Sânmartin. Under the command of Călin Cheregi, former manager of FC Bihor Oradea, sânmartinenii won Bihor County series after a tough battle against Club Atletic Oradea, then winning the promotion play-off with 4–0 on aggregate, against Cluj County champions, CS Florești.
In the summer of 2021, the club went through a process of re-branding, changing its name from CSC Sânmartin to CS Lotus Băile Felix, bringing in the front the name of Băile Felix, a Romanian well known thermal spa resort that is under Sânmartin Commune administration.

## Grounds

Over its relatively short history, Lotus Băile Felix played its home matches on various grounds such as Luceafărul Stadium, Cordău Stadium or Sântion Stadium. In 2018 the club started to build its own ground near the stadium of the local rival, Luceafărul Oradea. In the summer of 2020, Comunal Stadium was opened, with a capacity of 261.

## Honours

* Liga IV – Bihor County
** Winners (3): 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19
* Cupa României – Bihor County
** Winners (1): 2018–19

## Players
### First team squad

    As of 1 March 2025
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 | Adrian Barabaș |
| 3 | MF | ROU | George Avram |
| 4 | DF | ROU | Tamás Páublusztig |
| 5 | DF | ROU | Marian Arsene (Captain) |
| 6 | MF | ROU | Patrick Blăgea |
| 7 | DF | ROU | Denis Sala |
| 8 | MF | ROU | Darius Gheban |
| 9 | FW | ROU | Raul Tămaș |
| 10 | MF | ROU | David Ciurcui |
| 11 | MF | ROU | Andrei Chindlea |
| 12 | GK | ROU | Paul Cosma |
| 13 | MF | ROU | Mario Negru |
| 14 | MF | ROU | Tudor Bochiș |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | ROU | Aris Morar |
| 16 | DF | ROU | Sergiu Oltean (Vice-Captain) |
| 17 | MF | ROU | Ianis Bere |
| 18 | MF | ROU | Andreas Știubea |
| 19 | FW | ROU | Daniel Duma |
| 20 | MF | ROU | Tiberiu Serediuc |
| 22 | DF | ROU | Daniel Ghiță |
| 23 | DF | ROU | Cristian Urbanowski |
| 24 | DF | ROU | Alexandru Pintea |
| 25 | MF | ROU | Cătălin Chencian |
| 34 | MF | ROU | Radu Sălăjan |
| — | MF | ROU | Kavin Bárth |

### 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

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or more than 50 caps for CS Lotus Băile Felix.
* Salif Nogo
* Cristian Oroș
* Alexandru Sorian

## Former managers

* Ciprian Dianu (2011)
* Ion Dumitra (2012–2013)
* Daniel Lupașcu (2015–2017)
* Cosmin Bodea (2019)
* Cosmin Bodea (2023)

## League history

| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Cupa României |
| 2024–25 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IX) | TBD | |
| 2023–24 | 3 | Liga III (Seria X) | 6th | |
| 2022–23 | 3 | Liga III (Seria X) | 4th | |
| 2021–22 | 3 | Liga III (Seria X) | 3rd | |
| 2020–21 | 3 | Liga III (Seria X) | 5th | Round of 32 |
| 2019–20 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | 6th | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place |
| 2018–19 | 4 | Liga IV (BH) | 1st (C, P) |
| 2017–18 | 4 | Liga IV (BH) | 1st (C) |
| 2016–17 | 4 | Liga IV (BH) | 12th |
| 2014–15 | 3 | Liga III (Seria V) | 6th (R) |
| 2013–14 | 4 | Liga IV (BH) | 1st (C, P) |