Club Sportiv Lotus Băile Felix, commonly known as Lotus Băile Felix, or simply as Lotus, is a Romanian football club based in Băile Felix, Sânmartin, Bihor County, currently playing in the Liga III.

Lotus Băile Felix originally founded in the 1970s (Metalul Baile Felix) and was disbanded in the 2000s, after some merger processes with Luceafărul Oradea and Știința Bacău. The club was re-founded on 16 June 2009 under the name of CSC Sânmartin and played for most of its existence at the amateur level, in the Liga IV. Promoted in 2014 in the third tier, the club resisted only one season before withdrawing due to financial difficulties. In 2019, with the financial support of the Commune of Sânmartin, the biggest and one of the richest communes in Bihor County, fact owed to the presence of thermal waters in the area, CSC managed to won Liga IV, Bihor County series and also the promotion play-off, promoting back to Liga III.

In the summer of 2021, the club went through a process of re-branding, changing its name from CSC Sânmartin to CS Lotus Băile Felix, bringing in the front the name of Băile Felix, a Romanian well known thermal spa resort that is under Sânmartin Commune administration.

History Lotus Băile Felix was originally founded in the early 1970s and never exceed the level of the fourth tier until the 2005–06 season. In the summer of 2006, Lotus Băile Felix merged with a youth club Luceafărul Oradea and formed Luceafărul-Lotus Băile Felix, club that was active for 2 years, then was absorbed in Știința Bacău. On 16 June 2009 the club was re-established, now under the name of CSC Sânmartin and until 2014 played only at the amateur level. At the end of the 2013–14 season, CSC managed to won Liga IV, Bihor County series, as well as the promotion play-off against Sportul Șimleu Silvaniei and was promoted for the first time in its history in the Liga III. After only one season, the club withdrew due to financial difficulties and played again at amateur level until it managed to promote at the end of the 2018–19 campaign, this time financially supported by the Commune of Sânmartin. Under the command of Călin Cheregi, former manager of FC Bihor Oradea, sânmartinenii won Bihor County series after a tough battle against Club Atletic Oradea, then winning the promotion play-off with 4–0 on aggregate, against Cluj County champions, CS Florești.

In the summer of 2021, the club went through a process of re-branding, changing its name from CSC Sânmartin to CS Lotus Băile Felix, bringing in the front the name of Băile Felix, a Romanian well known thermal spa resort that is under Sânmartin Commune administration.Surprize, surprize la Sânmartin! Echipa va avea un alt nume în noul sezon. bihon.ro

Grounds

Over its relatively short history, Lotus Băile Felix played its home matches on various grounds such as Luceafărul Stadium, Cordău Stadium or Sântion Stadium. In 2018 the club started to build its own ground near the stadium of the local rival, Luceafărul Oradea. In the summer of 2020, Comunal Stadium was opened, with a capacity of 261.

Honours Liga IV – Bihor County Winners (3): 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19

Cupa României – Bihor County Winners (1): 2018–19

Players

First team squad

Out on loan

Club Officials

Board of directors

RoleName Owner Sânmartin Commune President Alexa Krenek Sporting Director Ovidiu Popa Team Manager Ciprian Fiter

Current technical staff

RoleName Manager Cosmin Bodea Assistant coach Ovidiu Morna Goalkeeping coach Nicolae Petre Club doctor Șerban Daina Kinetotherapist Desideriu Szilágyi

Notable former players The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or more than 50 caps for CS Lotus Băile Felix.

Salif Nogo Cristian Oroș Alexandru Sorian

Former managers

Ciprian Dianu (2011) Ion Dumitra (2012–2013) Daniel Lupașcu (2015–2017) Cosmin Bodea (2019) Cosmin Bodea (2023)

League history

Season Tier Division Place Cupa României 2025–26 3 Liga III (Seria VIII) TBD 2024–25 3 Liga III (Seria IX) 6th 2023–24 3 Liga III (Seria X) 6th 2022–23 3 Liga III (Seria X) 4th 2021–22 3 Liga III (Seria X) 3rd 2020–21 3 Liga III (Seria X) 5th Round of 32

Season Tier Division Place Cupa României 2019–20 3 Liga III (Seria V) 6th 2018–19 4 Liga IV (BH) 1st (C, P) 2017–18 4 Liga IV (BH) 1st (C) 2016–17 4 Liga IV (BH) 12th 2014–15 3 Liga III (Seria V) 6th (R) 2013–14 4 Liga IV (BH) 1st (C, P)

References

External links CS Lotus Băile Felix at frf-ajf.ro