CSO Plopeni
Clubul Sportiv Orășenesc Plopeni, commonly known as CSO Plopeni, or simply as Plopeni, is a Romanian amateur football club based in Plopeni, Prahova County. The club was originally established in 1947 under the name of Metalul Plopeni.
| Full name | Clubul Sportiv Orășenesc Plopeni | ||
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| Short name | CSO, Metalul | ||
| Founded | 1947 as Metalul Plopeni 1967 as Rapid Plopeni 2006 as Intersport Plopeni | ||
| Ground | Gheorghe Șilaev | ||
| Capacity | 9,000 (5,000 seated) | ||
| Owner | Plopeni Town | ||
| Chairman | Radu Perpelea | ||
| Manager | Daniel Dumitrache | ||
| League | Liga III | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga III, Seria V, 2nd | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Metalul merged with Rapid Mizil in 1967, was enrolled directly in the third tier and was for decades a constant presence at the level of Liga II and Liga III. In 2004 the club was dissolved due to financial difficulties and re-established only in 2006, after two years of inactivity, this time under the name of Intersport Plopeni.
Despite its good financial conditions for the fourth level, Intersport failed to promote in the next three years, then in 2009 the football club was included as a section of the multi-sport entity CSO Plopeni. Intersport was renamed as CSO Plopeni and promoted back to Liga III after only one year. In the third season after promotion, CSO Plopeni withdrew due to financial problems and enrolled in the Liga IV, where is currently playing.