ACS Minerul Lupeni

Minerul Lupeni
Full nameAsociația Club Sportiv
Minerul Lupeni
Nickname(s)
  • Minerii (The Miners)
  • Roș-negrii (The Red-Blacks)
Founded1920 (1920)
as Jiul Lupeni
2021 (2021)
as Viitorul Minerul Lupeni
GroundMinerul
Capacity5,000
OwnersLupeni Municipality
Emil Părău
ChairmanFlorin Spînu
ManagerAurel Moldovan
LeagueLiga III
2024–25Liga III, Seria IX, 1st

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 III , the third 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). Dissolved in 2010, the club from Jiu Valley was re-founded as Viitorul Minerul Lupeni in 2021.