Hermannstadt

Asociația Fotbal Club Hermannstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁmanʃtat]), commonly known as FC Hermannstadt, Hermannstadt or familiarly as Sibiu (Romanian pronunciation: [siˈbiw]), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Sibiu, Romania, currently playing in the Liga II.

The team was established in 2015 and introduced in the fourth league, with Hermannstadt being the equivalent of the city's name in the German language. Roș-negrii achieved successive promotions and in 2018 reached the Liga I, the highest level of the Romanian football league system. In the same year, they also played a Cupa Romaniei final, which they lost 0–2 to Universitatea Craiova.

History

Founding and back-to-back promotions (2015–present)

AFC Hermannstadt was founded in 2015 to continue the long tradition of football in Sibiu, started in 1913 by Șoimii Sibiu and continued through other teams such as Societatea Gimnastica Sibiu (Hermannstadter Turnverein - HATV, which was founded in 1862 and the football section in 1919), Inter Sibiu, FC Sibiu or Voința Sibiu. Even if Hermannstadt is not officially the successor of any of these clubs, it is currently the only representative of Sibiu in the first three leagues.

Immediately after the 2015 founding, FC Hermannstadt was enrolled in the Liga IV. They finished on the first place in the table and subsequently qualified for the Liga III promotion play-off. The club won the phase without major difficulties, 6–1 on aggregate against the champion of Gorj County, Gilortul Targu Carbunești.Sibienii were also winners of Liga III's Seria V in the next season and promoted to the Liga II, the second level of the Romanian football league system.

Hermannstadt played its first Liga II match on 5 August 2017, a 3–0 home victory over CS Balotești. They finished the campaign as runners-up, and thus achieved promotion to the Liga I after only three years of existence. The club also managed a very notable performance i

This page also has a version in other languages :  Германштадт (russian)