CS Gaz Metan Mediaș

Clubul Sportiv Gaz Metan Mediaș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌklubul sporˈtiv ˈgaz meˈtan ˈmedi.aʃ]), commonly known as Gaz Metan Mediaș or simply as Gaz Metan, was a Romanian professional football club based in Mediaș, Sibiu County.

This article is about original club. For the phoenix club, see ACS Mediaș. For the basketball section of the club, see CS Gaz Metan Mediaș (basketball).

Gaz Metan Mediaș
Full nameClubul Sportiv Gaz Metan Mediaș
Nickname(s)
  • Lupii negri (The Black Wolves)
  • Gaziștii (The Refinery Workers)
  • Alb-negrii (The White-Blacks)
Short nameGaz Metan
Founded1945 (1945) (as Karres Mediaș)
Dissolved2022 (2022)
GroundGaz Metan
Capacity7,814
Third colours

Founded in 1945 as Karres Mediaș, the team spent most of its existence in the second division. It also participated in 16 seasons of the Liga I, the highest level of the Romanian league system, and lost a Cupa României final to CCA București in 1951. Gaz Metan registered its debut in European competitions in the 2011–12 campaign, when it defeated KuPS and Mainz 05 prior to being eliminated by Austria Wien in the UEFA Europa League play-off round.

After the dissolution of the club in 2022, some of its former players and coaches founded ACS Mediaș 2022, which has the purpose of continuing the football tradition in the town.

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