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| Full name | Clubul Sportiv Păulești | ||
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| Short name | Păulești | ||
| Founded | 1959 as Rapid GAC Găgeni 1973 as Petrolul Păulești 1989 as Victoria Păulești | ||
| Ground | Comunal | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Owner | Păulești Commune | ||
| Chairman | Vasile Vasile | ||
| Manager | Florin Pripu | ||
| League | Liga III | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga III, Seria V, 6th | ||
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Clubul Sportiv Păulești, commonly known as CS Păulești, is a Romanian football club based in Păulești, Prahova County, currently playing in Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system.
History
CS Păulești was established in 1959 in Găgeni, a village belonging to Păulești commune, under the name of Rapid GAC Găgeni and became, from the summer of 1964, Rapid Păulești playing in the Ploiești City Championship, Category II, but was disbanded in 1966.[1]
In 1973, football reappeared in Păulești, the team was re-established under the name of Petrolul Păulești.[1]
Renamed again as Rapid Păulești, the team coached by Dumitru Iancu, won the Ploiești Municipal Championship Category II (1974) and Category I (1976) promoting in the County Championship 2nd Category after finishing in 2nd place at the final tournament played against Victoria Bordeni, Avântul Tomșani, Recolta Filipeștii de Târg and Victoria Olteni, on the Prahova Stadium in Ploiești.[2]
In the 1980–81 season, the club was excluded in the first part of the championship and followed, again, a long period of break in the life of the team.[1]
The club was refounded again in the summer of 1989, under the name of Victoria Păulești and, under the guidance of Valeriu Manolescu, promoted in the County Championship 2nd Category at the end of the 1989–90 season.[1]
In the 2015–16 season, with Iulius Mărgărit on the bench, the club won the first county championship title and promoted to Liga III after the promotion play-off with Euromania Dumbrăveni, the winner of Liga IV – Vrancea County, 5–1 on aggregate (3–1 at Dumbrăveni and 2–0 at Păulești).[3][4]
However, for financial reasons, did not register for the next season of Liga III and returned to Liga IV – Prahova County where, in the 2016–17 season finished 4th in an edition dominated by Petrolul Ploiești. Also, in the same season, he played the final of the Cupa României – county phase on the Ilie Oană Stadium, lost 0–2 against Petrolul Ploiești.[5]
In the 2021–22 season, won again the county championship and promoted to the third league winning the promotion play-off against Victoria Adunații-Copăceni, the winner of Liga IV – Giurgiu County, 3–2 on aggregate (0–1 at Păulești and 3–1 at Adunații-Copăceni).[6][7]
Florin Pripu lead the club in the first season in Liga III, the team was ranked 6th overall in the 5th series, after finishing 6th in the regular season and 2nd in the playo-ffs.
Honours
Cupa României – Prahova County
- Winners (3): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
- Runners-up (1): 2016–17
Players
First team squad
- As of 6 September 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
Board of directors
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Current technical staff
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League history
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References
- ^ a b c d "Pagini memorabile din istoria fotbalului prahovean – Echipele "Văii Teleajenului": CS Păulești" [Memorable pages from the history of Prahova football - "The Teleajen valley's" teams: CS Păulești]. ziarulprahova.ro. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "Pagini memorabile din istoria fotbalului prahovean – Campionatul de fotbal al județului Prahova: Ediția 1975/1976" [Memorable pages from the history of Prahova football - Prahova County Football Championship: 1975/1976 Edition]. ziarulprahova.ro. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.(in Romanian)
- ^ "CS Păulești, la un joc de Liga a III-a" [CS Păulești, at a game to Liga III.]. ziarulprahova.ro. Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.(in Romanian)
- ^ "CS Păulești a promovat în Liga a III-a! Rămâne sau refuză participarea?" [CS Păulești promoted to Liga III! Remains or decline the participation?]. jurnalulph.ro. Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.(in Romanian)
- ^ "Event galben-albastru" [Double yellow-blue]. frf.ro. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.(in Romanian)
- ^ "Păuleștiul merge la baraj" [Păuleşti goes to the dam]. ziarulprahova.ro. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.(in Romanian)
- ^ "Județul Prahova are, de-acum, trei echipe de fotbal în Liga a III-a!" [Prahova County now has three football teams in Liga III!]. gazetaph.ro. Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.(in Romanian)
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