CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol
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CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol was a Moldova
n football
club based in Tiraspol
. They played in the Divizia Naţională
, the top division in Moldovan football. Their home stadium was Stadionul Municipal
.
Tiligul Tiraspol was the original and oldest football team in Tiraspol
, the capital of Transnistria
. It was traditionally the city's only team, but in 2002 the team formerly known as Constructorul Chişinău moved to Tiraspol and changed its name to FC Tiraspol
, and the same year FC Sheriff was founded as well, thus bringing the number of home teams to three. If the USSR had not dissolved, they would have played in the USSR Top League in 1992, because they were runners-up of the USSR First League in 1991.
Among its most famous former players is Serghei Covalciuc
, who was discovered in 1999 and was hired to play for Spartak Moscow
.
Tiligul's colors were crimson shirts and shorts at home and either white shirts and shorts or violet shirts and shorts on the road.
Tiligul-Tiras had to cease operations after they were not able to provide the necessary funds to keep the club alive.
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Tiraspol
Tiraspol
Tiraspol is the second largest city in Moldova and is the capital and administrative centre of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic . The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River...
. They played in the Divizia Naţională
Divizia Nationala
The Moldovan National Division is the top division of association football in Moldova. There are 12 teams in the competition. At the end of the season, the bottom club is relegated to the "A" Division and replaced by the lower league's champion....
, the top division in Moldovan football. Their home stadium was Stadionul Municipal
Stadionul Municipal (Tiraspol)
Stadionul Municipal is a multi-use stadium in Tiraspol, Moldova. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol. The stadium holds 3,525 people....
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Tiligul Tiraspol was the original and oldest football team in Tiraspol
Tiraspol
Tiraspol is the second largest city in Moldova and is the capital and administrative centre of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic . The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River...
, the capital of Transnistria
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
. It was traditionally the city's only team, but in 2002 the team formerly known as Constructorul Chişinău moved to Tiraspol and changed its name to FC Tiraspol
FC Tiraspol
FC Tiraspol is a Moldovan football club based in Tiraspol, Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.- Current squad :As of 1st of August...
, and the same year FC Sheriff was founded as well, thus bringing the number of home teams to three. If the USSR had not dissolved, they would have played in the USSR Top League in 1992, because they were runners-up of the USSR First League in 1991.
Among its most famous former players is Serghei Covalciuc
Serghei Covalciuc
Serghei Covalciuc, or Sergey Kovalchuk is a Ukrainian-Moldovan footballer who currently plays for FC Chornomorets Odessa.-Career:He spent six seasons playing for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League. Previously he played for Tiligul Tiraspol in Moldovan championship, having joined them in...
, who was discovered in 1999 and was hired to play for Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
.
Tiligul's colors were crimson shirts and shorts at home and either white shirts and shorts or violet shirts and shorts on the road.
Tiligul-Tiras had to cease operations after they were not able to provide the necessary funds to keep the club alive.