About Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea

Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea was a Romanian football club based in Râmnicu Vâlcea, founded in 1946. Throughout its history, the club changed its name several times before becoming widely known as Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea in 1967. The team represented one of the most important football institutions in Vâlcea County and spent many seasons competing in the upper levels of Romanian football.

The greatest achievement in the club’s history came during the 1972–73 season, when Chimia won the Cupa României despite playing in the second division. This remarkable success earned the club qualification for the 1973–74 European Cup Winners’ Cup, where it faced Glentoran from Northern Ireland. Shortly after the cup triumph, the team gained promotion to Romania’s top division and enjoyed one of its strongest periods during the late 1970s and 1980s, spending several consecutive seasons in Divizia A.

After years of decline and financial difficulties, the club gradually fell through the Romanian league system during the 1990s. In 1994 it changed its name to FC Râmnicu Vâlcea, but the problems continued, eventually leading to its dissolution in 2004. Despite disappearing from professional football, Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea remains remembered as one of the most respected traditional clubs from southern Romania, especially for its historic Romanian Cup victory and long-standing contribution to local football culture.