Full name | Asociația Club Sportiv Minerul Lupeni | ||
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Founded | 1920 as Jiul Lupeni 2021 as Viitorul Minerul Lupeni | ||
Ground | Minerul | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
Owner | Lupeni Municipality | ||
Chairman | Florin Spînu | ||
Manager | Aurel Moldovan | ||
League | Liga III | ||
2023–24 | Liga IV, Hunedoara, 1st of 12 (promoted) | ||
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Clubul Sportiv Viitorul Minerul Lupeni, commonly referred to as Minerul Lupeni, is a Romanian football club based in Lupeni, Hunedoara County, which competes in Liga IV – Hunedoara County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. Established in 1920 as Jiul Lupeni, the club changed its name several times to Partizanul (1950), Flacăra (1951), Minerul (1953 and 1957) and Energia (1956).[1] Dissolved in 2010, the club from Jiu Valley was re-founded as Viitorul Minerul Lupeni in 2021.