CS Balotești

CS Balotești
Full name	Clubul Sportiv Balotești
Founded	2006; 18 years ago
Ground	Central
Capacity	3,780
Owner	Balotești Commune
Chairman	Liviu Gulie
League	not active at senior level
2022–23	Liga IV, Ilfov County, 20th of 20; (relegated)

Clubul Sportiv Balotești, commonly known as CS Balotești or simply as Balotești, is a Romanian football club from Balotești, Ilfov County founded in 2006.^[1]

At the end of the 2013–14 Liga III season, the team gained promotion to Liga II, for the first time in their history.^[2]

History

CS Balotești was founded in 2006 and played in Liga IV – Ilfov County until the summer of 2010.

In the 2009–10 season, led by Cristian Catană, CS Balotești finished 3rd in the Liga IV – Ilfov County play-off, but despite the fact that it failed to promote the club played in the next season of Liga III, obtained the place of CS Domnești.^[3]^[4]

In Liga III the team from Balotești had good results, never ending below 6th place and promoted at the end of 2013–14 season to Liga II.

First season of Liga II was a tough one for the club, especially because of the low budget, but it managed to achieve its goal by salvation from the relegation. 2015–16 was again a tough one but the team managed to win the relegation play-outs, ensuring a seat in Liga II for another year. 2016–17 season was also a very difficult one, because Liga II went to a single series with 20 teams. Some of them withdrew ongoing, but CS Balotești resisted both financially and sporty, ending on an honorable 13th place.

Honours

Liga III

Winners (1): 2013–14

League history

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Notes	Cupa României
2020–21	3	Liga III (Seria IV)	10th	Relegated
2019–20	3	Liga III (Seria III)	14th
2018–19	2	Liga II	19th	Relegated
2017–18	2	Liga II	13th
2016–17	2	Liga II	13th		Round of 32
2015–16	2	Liga II (Seria I)	7th		Round of 32

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Notes
2014–15	2	Liga II (Seria I)	8th
2013–14	3	Liga III (Seria III)	1st (C)	Promoted
2012–13	3	Liga III (Seria III)	3rd
2011–12	3	Liga III (Seria II)	7th
2010–11	3	Liga III (Seria III)	7th

Former managers

References

^ "CS Balotești, echipa din comuna cu cel mai mare spa din Europa" [CS Balotești, the team from the commune with the largest spa in Europe]. ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.(in Romanian)
^ "Ligii a III-a și-a stabilit cele șase campioane ale sezonului" [Liga III set its six champions of the season]. prosport.ro. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2014.(in Romanian)
^ "Baloteștiul se-nclină în fața Afumațiului" [Balotești bows before Afumați]. liga2.prosport.ro. 6 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.(in Romanian)
^ "Exclusiv: Află componența seriilor Ligii a III-a" [Exclusive: Find the composition series of Liga III]. liga2.prosport.ro. 2 August 2010. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.(in Romanian)