Full name | Fotbal Club Olimpia Satu Mare |
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Nickname(s) |
Galben-Albaștrii (The Yellow and Blues) Oli |
Short name | Olimpia |
Founded | 5 May 1921 as FC Olimpia Satu Mare |
Ground | Olimpia |
Capacity | 18,000 |
Owner | Satu Mare Municipality Satu Mare County Council |
Chairman | Atilla Karda |
Manager | Tibor Selymes |
League | Liga II |
2016–17 | Liga II, 9th |
Website | Club website |
FC Olimpia Satu Mare is a Romanian professional football club from Satu Mare, Satu Mare County, Romania, founded in 1921. The club currently plays in the Liga II, after finishing 1st in the 2012–13 Liga III season. The club played in the Liga I in the following seasons: 1937–38, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1998–99.
The club was founded in 1921. In 1934, the club reached the quarter finals of the first ever Romanian Cup. Olimpia was placed in Liga 1 after the Romanian league system was re-structured in 1936, but the team relegated before long. After World War II, the club faced various financial challenges and did not make an appearance in Liga 1 until 1974. Olimpia reached the final of the Romanian Cup in 1978 and lost to a strong Universitatea Craiova team 3–1.
Olimpia Satu Mare plays its home matches at Olimpia Stadium, Satu Mare, which has a capacity of 18,000.