Dissolved 2012 | Founded 2009 | |
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Full name Fotbal Club Olt Slatina | ||
Fotbal Club Olt Slatina was a Romanian football club based in Slatina, Olt County. The club was founded in 2009 as CSM Slatina and won consecutive promotions from Liga IV to Liga II before dissolving in 2012 due to organisational changes.
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The club was founded under the name of CSM Slatina in the summer of 2009, with financial support being provided by the municipality of Slatina. The team was promoted to Liga III, the third division of Romanian football, in 2010 as CSM won the Olt County championship without dropping a point in 29 matches. The following season they won the promotion to Liga II as Seria IV champions.
Doubts over the club's future emerged in June 2011 when the municipal council withdrew its funding. "Yes, the team is dying," said chairman Minel Prina. "The mayor made this sacrifice for Alro Slatina to be promoted to Liga I. All of the money went there." Players were told that they were free to join other clubs while negotiations over a potential merger took place. The club's future was secured in July when private investors from Olt County pledged to support CSM financially. "As promised to the mayor, the team will remain in Olt County, but must be converted from public to private," said Prina. In August, the club merged with Fotbal Club Piatra Olt and their name was changed to Fotbal Club Olt Slatina. The decision meant that two clubs from the region would compete in Liga II; Olt and Alro.
The team finished 13th in their first season in Liga II, winning nine of their 30 matches in Seria II and were 14 points clear of the relegation places. The club was dissolved in the summer of 2012 due to organisational changes as a result of Alro separating from the sports club that ran it. Alro would continue in Liga II and take the club's name, and the 2009 club would disband.