CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu

Clubul Sportiv Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu (English: Târgu Jiu Lignite Pandurs Sports Club) is a Romanian association football club from Târgu Jiu, Gorj County. They currently play in the Liga II.

Pandurii Târgu Jiu was founded in August 1963 after two clubs, Flacăra-Unirea Târgu Jiu and CIL Târgu-Jiu, came together. Their best performance in the Liga I was 2nd place in the 2012/13 season. They then qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, and made it to the group stage after defeating Levadia Tallinn, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Braga in the qualification and play-off rounds.

Since 1963, the club has played at the Stadionul Tudor Vladimirescu. The stadium was demolished in 2015, and a new stadium will be built which will hold 12,000 people.

 Honours 

Liga I
Runners-up (1): 2012–13
Third Place (1):  2015–16
Liga II
Winners (1): 2004–05
Runners-up (1): 2003–04
Liga III
Winners (4): 1976–77, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1999–00
Runners-up (2): 1975–76, 1983–84

 Cups 
Cupa Ligii
Runners-up (1): 2014–15

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official website
 CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu  at Liga I
Stadionul Tudor Vladimirescu 

Category:Romanian football clubs
Category:Gorj County
Category:1963 establishments in Europe
Category:20th-century establishments in Romania