AsociaÃÂia SportivÃÂ CIL Sighetu MarmaÃÂiei, commonly known as CIL Sighetu MarmaÃÂiei, was a Romanian football club based in Sighetu MarmaÃÂiei, being one of the top teams of the MaramureÃÂ County during the Communist regime, alongside FC Baia Mare and Minerul Cavnic.
In 1936, along with the foundation of Divizia C, it was created the first football club from Sighetu MarmaÃÂiei, named MaramureÃÂul. After the dissolution of the third tier of Romanian football, MaramureÃÂul continued to play in regional football leagues.
When the Second World War ended, the team was renamed Tisa Sighet, after the river Tisa, which separates Sighet from Solotvyno village found in Ukraine. After the best Divizia C season since foundation, the team won the promotion to Liga II, but relegates after just one season back to the third tier, being renamed C.F.R..
After another season, Liga III was again dissolved, but, after six years, the competition was re-founded and the Sighet-based team played again under a new name : Recolta. In the following years, the team is renamed several times: Tisa, then StÃÂruinÃÂa and Foresta.
In 1966, the team, under the name Forestiera Sighet, relegates into regional championship.
At the end of the 1967âÂÂ68 season, the team won promotion to Divizia C and changed its name for the last time to CIL (Combinatul de Industrializare a Lemnului, âÂÂWood Industrialization CombineâÂÂ) Sighetu MarmaÃÂiei, after the wood-processing factory based in the town.
The 1974âÂÂ75 season saw CIL Sighet winning the Series X of Divizia C and the promotion to Divizia B for the second time. The first second division season after twenty-seven years seals the club's best performance ever: the 5th position in the Romanian second tier. After only three seasons, the team relegates again to Divizia C, but gains the promotion after only a season.
The team spent another three seasons in Series III of Divizia B, ranking 7th in 1980âÂÂ81 and 8th in 1981âÂÂ82, before being relegated at the end of the 1982âÂÂ83 season, when it finished 15th. Bounced back in Divizia C, CIL competed in Series X, finishing 3rd in the 1983âÂÂ84 season and laying the groundwork for a strong comeback.
The 1984âÂÂ85 season proved highly successful, as CIL won the series and returned to the second division under head coach Dorel CupÃÂa. The team also made an impressive run in Cupa României, defeating first-division side Bihor Oradea (2âÂÂ0) and second-division Dinamo Victoria BucureÃÂti (1âÂÂ0) before being eliminated by Politehnica IaÃÂi in the quarter-finals. The squad featured, among others, VerdeÃÂ, PetreuÃÂ, ÃÂiplea, Grindeanu, L. Ciohan, Cheaua, Negrea, Bonte, G. Pop, I. Pop, Strîmbei, Szekely, ÃÂulea, DrÃÂgulescu, Z. Ciohan, Matei, and Caciureac, who left during the winter break to join first-division side FC Baia Mare. During that campaign, CIL also played in the third division for the first time against another Sighet-based club, ISSM Sighetu MarmaÃÂiei, the team of the local screw factory.
Once promoted, the club spent another three seasons in Series III of Divizia B, ranking 7th in 1985âÂÂ86, 12th in 1986âÂÂ87 and 16th in 1987âÂÂ88, which resulted in relegation to Divizia C.
In the lower tier, the team finished 4th in Series XII in 1988âÂÂ89 and then won the series in 1989âÂÂ90, earning another promotion to the second division. However, after the Romanian Revolution, which marked the fall of communism, the club lost its financial support and struggled to survive. Relegated again to the third division after the 1990âÂÂ91 campaign, CIL Sighet, alongside OaÃÂul NegreÃÂti-Oaàand Rapid Jibou, withdrew from the championship at the beginning of the 1991âÂÂ92 season and subsequently disappeared.
MaramureÃÂ Regional Championship