Asociația Clubul Sportiv Fotbal Feminin Baia Mare is a Romanian women's football club based in Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania.
The Ladies of the river are currently playing in the Liga II, of the Romanian women's football system.2017–18 season. frfotbal.ro
History Originally founded in 2009 as a female section of Asociația Sportivă Independența Baia Mare, a club founded itself in 2000, it was commonly known as Independența Baia Mare, or simply IndependențaIndependența Baia Mare. soccerway.com until 2020. The team first affiliated to Romanian Football Federation only on 8 August 2011, since then playing constantly in the Romanian leagues. At the conclusion of the 2019–20 season which saw the disbandment of fellow Maramureș County club ACS Venus Maramureș, all the women's football actors in the county decided to join forces, and on 15 July 2020 the Independența team was renamed and rebranded to reflect this change. The change was approved in the Romanian Football Federation's Executive Committee of 3 August 2020.
In its history it relegated twice by finishing at the bottom of the top league Superliga after the 2013–14 and 2016–17 seasons, but in both instances it gained the promotion the very next season. Its best result in the top league was 6th place in the 2015–16 Superliga, while in the Romanian Cup, it reached the quarterfinals twice, in 2016–17 and 2018–19.
Chronology of names Period Full Club Name Short name 2009–2020 Asociația Sportivă Independența Baia Mare Independența Baia Mare 2020–present Asociația Clubul Sportiv de Fotbal Feminin Baia Mare Fotbal Feminin Baia Mare
Kits and crest
The team originally used the crest of the club Independența Baia Mare. Between 2009 and 2020 the club colours were green and yellow. Since the Fotbal Feminin era, the team colors are burgundy and yellow.
Grounds Independența Baia Mare played for many years its official matches on Viorel Mateianu Stadium in Baia Mare, with a capacity of 7,000 seats. In 2018 Independența moved on newly renovated Central Stadium in Recea, with a capacity of only 600 seats.A fost inaugurat Stadionul Central al ACS Recea . ziarmm.ro In 2020, Independența removed its home matches on Viorel Mateianu Stadium in Baia Mare.
Honours
Leagues Liga II Winners (1): 2017–18
Season by season
Season Division Tier Place Cup WCL 1 2011–12 Liga I, Seria Vest 1 9th 1R – 2 2012–13 Liga I, Seria Vest 1 8th R16 – 3 2013–14 Superliga 1 8th 2R – 4 2014–15 Liga I, Seria I 2 3rd 2R – 5 2015–16 Superliga 1 6th R16 – 6 2016–17 Superliga 1 10th QF – 7 2017–18 Liga II, Seria II 2 1st R16 – 8 2018–19 Liga I 1 7th QF – 9 2019–20 Liga I 1 8th R16 – 10 2020–21 Liga I 1 9th R16 – 11 2021–22 Liga I 1 8th R16 – 12 2022–23 Liga I 1 10th R16 – 13 2023–24 Liga II, Seria II 2 5th 2R – 14 2024–25 Liga II, Seria II 2 8th 5R – 15 2025–26 Liga II, Seria II 2 8th 2R – 16 2026–27 Liga II, Seria II 2 -th - –
Current squad
Club officials
Board of directors RoleName Honorary President Florin Ianoș President Pop Daniel Vice President Cristian Vasile Săsăran Vice President Daniel Bujor Sporting director Youth Center Manager Daniel Lupuți Organizer of Competitions - Last updated: 18 January 2019 Source:
Current technical staff RoleName Manager Daniel Lupuți Manager Robert Mezei Assistant manager - Fitness coaches Dana Dragos Last updated: 18 January 2019 Source:
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