CSL Ștefănești
Clubul Sportiv Local Ștefănești, also known as CSL Ștefănești, or simply as Ștefănești is a Romanian football club based in Ștefăneștii de Jos, Ilfov County, which currently plays in Liga III, the third tier of Romanian football.

History
The club was founded in 1997 and played mostly in the amateur leagues.

The team coached by Florin Vlădilă won the Liga IV – Ilfov County at the end of the 2010–11 season and promoted to Liga III winning the promotion play-off against Viață Nouă Olteni, the winner of Liga IV – Teleorman County, 3–1 at Marin Anastasovici Stadium in Giurgiu. The squad was composed of Marius Vladu, George Marinescu, Răzvan Rababoc, Adrian Mihalache, Iulian Stancu, Alexandru Ion, Adrian Cristea, Vasile Mega, Ionel Ganea, Sorin Drăgan, Nicușor Romanescu (cpt.), Alexandru Șerban, Marius Dumitrache, Mădălin Gheorghe, Dragoș Șerbănescu, Daniel Dumitrache, Liviu Ioniță and Romeo Pădureț.

In their first season in the third division, Ștefănești finished in 4th place 19 points behind the winners Unirea Slobozia, as in the next season the club finished in 5th place with 32 points, as was penalised 9 points by the Romanian Football Federation because they broke the rules, by not having three youth squads registered.

In the 2013–14 season, Ștefănești was in 2nd place after the regular season, but they dropped to 3rd place in the play-offs, as in the following season the club finished 4th with Marin Dună as head coach.

In the summer of 2015, the club encountered some financial problems, being almost dissolved, but eventually managed to overcome them and with Laurențiu Tudor as head coach, finished the 2015–16 season in 9th place.

However, the club was dissolved in the summer of 2016, and all of their players and staff were taken by Unirea Tărlungeni, who were dissolved in 2017.

The club was refounded in 2019 under the name of CSL Ștefănești. To begin with at youth level, and from 2021 the senior team was admitted in Liga IV – Ilfov County for the 2021–22 season, finishing 1st in Series 2 under the guidance of Laurențiu Tudor, but not having the right to promotion, as was admitted on demand, does not participate in the county championship play-off.

The club won the league at the end of the 2023–24 Liga IV season, but lost to ACS FC Dinamo București 6–5 on aggregate.https://www.sport.ro/fotbal-intern/meciurile-din-barajul-de-promovare-in-liga-3-dinamo-3-langa-soimii-vulturii-vulturul-sau-pescarusul.htmlhttps://www.sport.ro/fotbal-intern/meciurile-din-barajul-de-promovare-in-liga-3-cu-cine-joaca-cs-fc-dinamo-echipa-lui-nicolae-badea-si-danut.html

The club was enrolled anyway in Liga III, due to withdrawal of 10 clubs from the division.https://liga2.prosport.ro/liga-3/componenta-celor-zece-serii-ale-ligii-3-sezonul-2024-2025-19325570

Honours
Liga IV – Ilfov County
Winners (3): 2003–04, 2010–11, 2023–24

 Former managers

  Dragoș Mihalache (2011) 
  Emil Ursu (2012–2013) 
  Laurențiu Tudor (2013–2014)
  Marin Dună (2014–2015)
  Laurențiu Tudor (2015–2016)

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Category:1997 establishments in Romania
Category:Association football clubs established in 1997
Category:Football clubs in Ilfov County
Category:Liga III clubs
Category:Liga IV clubs