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SCM Zalău
Full name	Sport Club Municipal Zalău
Nickname(s)	Zălăuanii; (The People from Zalău); Gruparea de sub Meseș; (The Team Below the Meseș Hill);
Short name	SCM
Founded	27 June 2019; 5 years ago
Ground	Municipal
Capacity	3,500
Owner	Zalău Municipality
General manager	Marius Pașca
Manager	Cristian Lupuț
League	Liga III
2023–24	Liga III, Seria X, 1st
Website	http://scmzalau.ro/
Home colours	Away colours

Sport Club Municipal Zalău, commonly known as SCM Zalău, is a Romanian professional football club based in Zalău, Sălaj County. This team represents the football section of the multi-sport club SCM Zalău, which also include athletics, boxing, tennis, table tennis, Greco-Roman wrestling and handball (youth).

SCM Zalău was established on 27 June 2019 and is fully supported by the Municipality of Zalău. The football section of SCM was enrolled directly in the Liga III, on the place of newly promoted Unirea Mirșid, club that gave up its place and right to play in the third tier. The new team continues the legacy of Zalău football, legacy started by Armătura Zalău and continued by FC Zalău, however, having no official connection (legal or ideological) with any of them.

History

Armătura and FC Zalău (1949–2017)

FC Armătura Zalău was founded in 1946 as CS Zalău and since 1975 was owned by Armătura Zalău, main factory of the city, with the field of activity "Iron and Steel Industrial Fittings".^[1]^[2] Armătura was the most representative football team of Zalău and Sălaj County, playing at the national level and at its best, in the second tier (Liga II). Over time, notable players such as Mircea Bolba, Alin Chibulcutean, Claudiu Cornaci, Vasile Dobrău, Adrian Gongolea, Vasile Jula, Florin Sabou or Gabriel Vașvari wore the red and black kits of Armătura and managers such as Leontin Grozavu or Iosif Vigu, among others, led "the Steelworkes" from the technical bench. After 1990 the factory's activity started to decline and since 2000, Liviu Olar Pop, a local businessman was the main sponsor of the football team. In 2005, Pop decided to withdraw its support and Armătura was dissolved.^[3]

FC Zalău was founded in the spring of 2006, in order to continue Zalău's football legacy. The founder and owner of the new team was Ioan Morar, a local businessman, as well as a former business partner of Liviu Olar Pop.^[3]^[4] The club was enrolled in the Liga IV (4th tier) and after two defeats in the promotion play-offs (0–1 in 2006, against U Cluj 1919 and 2–3 in 2007, against Bihor II Oradea) FC Zalău was finally promoted at the end of the 2007–08 season. Zălăuanii won their third promotion play-off, 1–0, against Spicul Mocira, then played for 9 years at the level of Liga III and even had intentions to promote in the second tier, at some time, but was finally dissolved in the summer of 2017, due to financial problems.^[4]

SCM Zalău, a new beginning (2019–present)

SCM Zalău was established on 27 June 2019 and was enrolled directly in the Liga III, on the place of newly promoted Unirea Mirșid, club that gave up its place and right to play in the third tier.^[5] The new team continues the legacy of Zalău football, legacy started by Armătura Zalău and continued by FC Zalău, however, having no official connection (legal or ideological) with any of them.

Ground

SCM Zalău, like its predecessor, Armătura and FC Zalău, plays its home matches on Municipal Stadium in Zalău, with a capacity of 3,500 seats. The stadium was also temporary the home ground of other football teams and is also used as a multi-purpose stadium.

Honours

Liga III
- Winners (1): 2023–24
- Runners-up (1): 2020–21

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 September 2024^[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ROU	Alberto Cimpoeșu
2	DF	ROU	Alexandru Fărăgău
4	DF	ROU	Ionuț Sălăjan
5	DF	SRB	Dejan Uzelac
7	MF	ROU	Marius Codreanu
8	MF	ROU	Alexandru Dohan
9	FW	MNE	Stefan Nikolić (Captain)
10	MF	ROU	Răzvan Mogoș
11	FW	ROU	Alexandru Zaharia
12	GK	ROU	David Poptean
13	DF	ROU	Florinel Pop
15	DF	ROU	Marius Leitan
16	MF	ROU	Cosmin Meșter


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	ROU	Alexandru Cherecheș
18	MF	ROU	Alexandru Negrean
20	FW	ROU	Luca Nagy
21	FW	ROU	Gabriel Fulga
22	MF	ROU	Dávid Csoknádi
23	MF	ROU	Samuel Zimța
25	DF	MNE	Miloš Bakrač
27	DF	ROU	Vlad Fărcășan
29	MF	ROU	Florian Varga
55	DF	MDA	Mihail Țipac
80	MF	ROU	Răzvan Matiș
92	MF	ROU	Adrian Niță
98	FW	ROU	Alexandru Jula

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Club Officials

Board of directors

Role	Name
Owner	Zalău Municipality
President	Marcel Țîrle
General Manager	Marius Pașca
Sporting Director	Ioan Gurzău
Head of Youth Development	Alexandru Pop
Technical director	Alin Pop

Current technical staff

Role	Name
Manager	Cristian Lupuț
Assistant manager	Claudiu Cornaci
Goalkeeping coach	Ioan Pap-Deac
Fitness coach	Sergiu Moga
Masseur	Marius Blaj

League history

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Cupa României
2024–25	3	Liga III (Seria X)	TBD
2023–24	3	Liga III (Seria X)	1st (C)	Group Stage
2022–23	3	Liga III (Seria X)	5th

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Cupa României
2021–22	3	Liga III (Seria X)	5th
2020–21	3	Liga III (Seria X)	2nd
2019–20	3	Liga III (Seria V)	16th	1st round

Former managers

Dorin Toma (2021–2022)

References

^ "Liga 3, Seria 6 - FC Zalau" [Liga 3, 6 Series - FC Zalau]. ligac-romania.blogspot.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
^ "Evolutia denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor" [Evolution of the names over the years]. romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "FC Armatura Zalau, in moarte clinica" [FC Armatura Zalau, in clinical death]. hotnews.ro. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "INTERVIU: Ioan Morar, fostul președinte de la FC Zalău: " Cei de la Primărie sunt vinovaţi pentru că acest oraş nu mai are echipă măcar în Liga a III-a"" [INTERVIEW: Ioan Morar, former president of FC Zalău: "The Municipality is guilty because this city has no team at least in the third league"]. sportulsalajean.ro. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
^ "A FOST INFIINTAT SPORT CLUB MUNICIPAL ZALAU" [Sport Club Municipal Zalău was established]. graiulsalajului.ro. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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