Șoimii Sibiu

Șoimii Sibiu

Full name	Șoimii Sibiu Fotbal Club
Nickname	Falcons
Short name	Șoimii (Falcons)
Founded	1913
Dissolved	2001
Ground	Stadionul IPA Sibiu, Sibiu
Capacity	4,000
League	Liga III (last time)

Șoimii Sibiu (Falcons Sibiu) was a Romanian football team from Sibiu. They were founded in 1913 and disappeared in 2001.

They were a main team in Sibiu, being four times regional champions of Sibiu. Their best pre-war performance was defeating the 6-time-in-a-row champion Chinezul Timişoara in 1927–28 quarter-finals. But after that they forfeited their semi-final tie against Jiul Lupeni.

They also played three seasons in the Divizia A : 1932–33, 1933–34, 1950, but without notable performances.

Chronology of names

Name	Period
Șoimii Sibiu	1913–1947
Șoimii CFR Sibiu	1947–1948
CFR Sibiu	1948–1950
Locomotiva Sibiu	1950–1973
Șoimii Sibiu	1973–1981
Șoimii IPA Sibiu	1981–2001

Honours

Liga II:

• Winners (1): 1948–49
• Runners-up (7): 1935–36, 1947–48, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1984–85

Liga III:

• Winners (2): 1946–47, 1989–90

Liga IV – Sibiu County:

• Winners (2): 1993–94, 1994–95

Former managers

• Ion Ionescu (1973–1974)
• Gheorghe Ola (1974–1975)
• Constantin Teașcă (1975–1976)
• Ștefan Coidum (1978–1979)
• Nicolae Lupescu (1981–1982)

External links

• Șoimii Sibiu on romaniansoccer.ro