CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu

Clubul Sportiv Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌklubul sporˈtiv panˈdurij liɡˈnitul ˌtɨrɡu ˈʒiw]), commonly known as Pandurii Târgu Jiu or simply Pandurii, was a Romanian football club based in Târgu Jiu, Gorj County, which last competed in the Liga IV.

Pandurii Târgu Jiu
Full nameClubul Sportiv Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu
Nickname(s)
  • Alb-albaștrii (The White and Blues)
  • Minerii (The Miners)
  • Gorjenii (The Gorj County People)
Short namePandurii
Founded1 February 1962
Dissolved20 October 2022
GroundTudor Vladimirescu
Capacity12,518
2022–23Liga IV, Gorj County, 13th (withdrew)
WebsiteClub website

Founded in 1962 following the merger of Flacăra-Unirea Târgu Jiu and CIL Târgu Jiu, the team's best performances were finishing as Liga I runners-up in the 2012–13 season and playing a League Cup final in 2015. Gorjenii qualified for the first time for a European competition in the 2013–14 campaign, when they reached the group stages of the UEFA Europa League.

The colours of Pandurii Târgu Jiu were white and blue, and they played their home games at the Tudor Vladimirescu Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 12,518.

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