CS Sporting Liești

Led by Doru Buciumeanu since the summer of 2011, Sporting won the Liga IV – Galați County in the 2011–12 season but lost the promotion play-off against CSM Moinești, the winner of Liga IV – Bacău County, 0–5 on neutral ground at Municipal Stadium in Huși. However, promotion came at the end of the following season, after winning the county league for the second time in a row and defeating FC Gârceni, the Vaslui County winner, 5–3 at Letea Stadium in Bacău.{{cite web|url=https://www.monitoruldegalati.ro/sport/sporting-lieoti-a-caotigat-tot-oi-aoteapta-barajul-de-promovare.html|title=Sporting Liești a câștigat tot și așteaptă barajul de promovare|language=ro|trans-title=Sporting Liești has won everything and is waiting for the promotion playoff|publisher=monitoruldegalati.ro|date=12 June 2013|access-date=15 May 2025|archive-date=2 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802194654/https://www.monitoruldegalati.ro/sport/sporting-lieoti-a-caotigat-tot-oi-aoteapta-barajul-de-promovare.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.viata-libera.ro/sport/43387-sporting-liesti-a-castigat-barajul-si-a-promovat-in-liga-a-iii-a|title=Sporting Liești a câștigat barajul și a promovat în Liga III|language=ro|trans-title=Sporting Liești won the play-off and promoted to League III|publisher=viata-libera.ro|date=20 June 2013|access-date=15 August 2017|archive-date=15 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250515080218/https://www.viata-libera.ro/sport/43387-sporting-liesti-a-castigat-barajul-si-a-promovat-in-liga-a-iii-a|url-status=live}}

Sporting’s debut in Liga III was tough. Buciumeanu was replaced by Valentin Kramer three rounds before the end of the regular season,{{cite web|url=https://sportgalati.com/2014/03/fotbal-sporting-liesti-schimba.html|title=Sporting Liești a schimbat antrenorul principal|language=ro|trans-title=Sporting Liești changed the head coach|publisher=sportgalati.com|date=25 March 2014|access-date=15 May 2025|archive-date=15 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250515084337/https://sportgalati.com/2014/03/fotbal-sporting-liesti-schimba.html|url-status=live}} with the team finishing 9th. Sporting then ended 10th in the relegation play-out of Series II in the 2013–14 campaign. Kramer stayed on for the 2014–15 season, leading the team to 10th place in Series I.

Ionuț Niculcea took over in summer 2015{{cite web|url=https://www.viata-libera.ro/sport/69413-sporting-liesti-merge-mai-departe-cu-o-noua-conducere-tehnica|title=Sporting Liești merge mai departe cu o nouă conducere tehnică|language=ro|trans-title=Sporting Liești moves forward with new technical management|publisher=viata-libera.ro|date=13 August 2015|access-date=16 May 2025|archive-date=16 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250516073326/https://www.viata-libera.ro/sport/69413-sporting-liesti-merge-mai-departe-cu-o-noua-conducere-tehnica|url-status=live}} and guided Sporting to 6th place in Series I in 2015–16, followed by three consecutive 8th-place finishes in Series I from 2016–17, 2017–18, and 2018–19. During the 2018–19 season, Sporting also reached the Round of 32 in the Cupa României, losing 0–3 to Mioveni.{{cite web|url=https://www.viata-libera.ro/sport/115948-parcurs-istoric-ajuns-la-final-sporting-liesti-a-fost-eliminata-din-%E2%80%9Dcupa-romaniei%E2%80%9D|title=Parcurs istoric ajuns la final. Sporting Liești a fost eliminată din ”Cupa României”|language=ro|trans-title=A historic journey has come to an end. Sporting Liești was eliminated from the "Romanian Cup"|publisher=viata-libera.ro|date=27 September 2018|access-date=16 May 2025|archive-date=16 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250516073019/https://www.viata-libera.ro/sport/115948-parcurs-istoric-ajuns-la-final-sporting-liesti-a-fost-eliminata-din-%E2%80%9Dcupa-romaniei%E2%80%9D|url-status=live}}

In 2019, Doru Balmuș was appointed head coach but was replaced by Niculcea in January 2020.{{cite web|url=https://sportgalati.com/2019/08/doru-balmus-a-debutat-cu-victorie-pe-banca-celor-de-la-sporting-liesti.html|title=Doru Balmuș a debutat cu victorie pe banca celor de la Sporting Liești|language=ro|trans-title=Doru Balmuș made a winning debut on the bench of Sporting Liești|publisher=sportgalati.com|date=13 August 2019|access-date=16 May 2025|archive-date=16 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250516071819/https://sportgalati.com/2019/08/doru-balmus-a-debutat-cu-victorie-pe-banca-celor-de-la-sporting-liesti.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.viata-libera.ro/sport/140065-ionut-niculcea-din-nou-la-liesti|title=Ionuț Niculcea, din nou la Liești!|language=ro|trans-title=Ionuț Niculcea, back in Liești!|publisher=viata-libera.ro|date=13 January 2020|access-date=16 May 2025|archive-date=16 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250516072712/https://www.viata-libera.ro/sport/140065-ionut-niculcea-din-nou-la-liesti|url-status=live}} The 2019–20 season was interrupted after 16 rounds on 9 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Sporting sitting in 10th place in Series I. In the 2020–21 season, Niculcea led the team to 6th place in Series II.

Initially appointed as interim following Niculcea’s departure, Cristian Brăneț was confirmed as permanent head coach for the 2021–22 season, guiding the team to 5th place in Series II at both the end of the regular season and after the play-out round.{{cite web|url=https://liga2.prosport.ro/liga-3/cristian-branet-face-minuni-in-liga-3-fostul-portar-campion-al-romaniei-cu-otelul-a-fost-numit-interimar-la-sporting-liesti-si-are-un-debut-excelent-de-campionat-19199467|title=Cristian Brăneț face minuni în Liga 3! Fostul portar, campion al României cu Oțelul, a fost numit ”interimar” la Sporting Liești și are un debut excelent de campionat|language=ro|trans-title=Cristian Brăneț is working wonders in League 3! The former goalkeeper, champion of Romania with Oțelul, was named "interim" at Sporting Liești and has an excellent championship debut|publisher=liga2.prosport.ro|date=6 September 2021|access-date=25 May 2025|archive-date=25 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250525180625/https://liga2.prosport.ro/liga-3/cristian-branet-face-minuni-in-liga-3-fostul-portar-campion-al-romaniei-cu-otelul-a-fost-numit-interimar-la-sporting-liesti-si-are-un-debut-excelent-de-campionat-19199467|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://liga2.prosport.ro/liga-3/cristi-branet-campion-al-romaniei-cu-otelul-face-treaba-in-liga-3-cu-soferi-electricieni-si-muncitori-in-constructii-am-avut-politisti-si-angajati-in-penitenciare-dar-au-plecat-19242470|title=Cristi Brăneț, campion al României cu Oțelul, face treabă în Liga 3 cu șoferi, electricieni și muncitori în construcții: ”Am avut polițiști și angajați în penitenciare, dar au plecat.” E antrenor de conjunctură și nu vrea carieră|language=ro|trans-title=Cristi Brăneț, Romanian champion with Oțelul, works in League 3 with drivers, electricians and construction workers: "We had police officers and employees in prisons, but they left." He is a temporary coach and does not want a career|publisher=liga2.prosport.ro|date=29 August 2022|access-date=25 May 2025|archive-date=25 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250525180846/https://liga2.prosport.ro/liga-3/cristi-branet-campion-al-romaniei-cu-otelul-face-treaba-in-liga-3-cu-soferi-electricieni-si-muncitori-in-constructii-am-avut-politisti-si-angajati-in-penitenciare-dar-au-plecat-19242470|url-status=live}}

Following a poor start to the 2022–23 campaign, with only six points from the first seven matches, Brăneț was replaced by Cătălin Savu.{{cite web|url=https://liga2.prosport.ro/liga-3/sporting-liesti-are-un-nou-antrenor-catalin-savu-a-fost-prezentat-si-a-inceput-treaba-la-echipa-din-liga-3-e-un-proiect-serios-aici-clubul-e-la-al-zeclea-sezon-in-divizie-19249195|title=Sporting Liești are un nou antrenor! Cătălin Savu a fost prezentat și a început treaba la echipa din Liga 3: ”E un proiect serios aici, clubul e la al zecelea sezon în divizie”|language=ro|trans-title=Sporting Liești has a new coach! Cătălin Savu was introduced and started working at the team in League 3: "It's a serious project here, the club is in its tenth season in the division"|publisher=liga2.prosport.ro|date=12 October 2022|access-date=25 May 2025|archive-date=25 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250525175033/https://liga2.prosport.ro/liga-3/sporting-liesti-are-un-nou-antrenor-catalin-savu-a-fost-prezentat-si-a-inceput-treaba-la-echipa-din-liga-3-e-un-proiect-serios-aici-clubul-e-la-al-zeclea-sezon-in-divizie-19249195|url-status=live}} Under Savu’s guidance, Sporting finished 6th in the regular season and 5th overall after the Series II play-out. In the 2023–24 season, the team improved further, finishing 3rd in the regular season and 4th in the series play-off.{{cite web|url=https://sportgalati.com/2023/05/sporting-liesti-a-castigat-play-out-ul-din-liga-a-iii-a-seria-a-ii-a.html|title=Sporting Liești a câștigat play-out-ul din Liga a III-a (seria a II-a)|language=ro|trans-title=Sporting Liești won the play-out in Liga III (Series II)|publisher=sportgalati.com|date=28 May 2023|access-date=25 May 2025|archive-date=25 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250525174213/https://sportgalati.com/2023/05/sporting-liesti-a-castigat-play-out-ul-din-liga-a-iii-a-seria-a-ii-a.html|url-status=live}}

In the 2024–25 season, Lieștenii topped the regular season standings in Series II but finished 2nd in the play-off, behind Unirea Braniștea, achieving the club’s best-ever position in Liga III and qualifying for the promotion play-off. However, Sporting did not meet the Romanian Football Federation’s requirements regarding youth teams and was therefore unable to participate in the play-off match against FC Bacău.{{cite web|url=https://liga2.prosport.ro/liga-3/sporting-liesti-n-a-fost-lasata-de-frf-sa-joace-in-barajul-de-promovare-in-liga-2-19353537|title=Sporting Liești rămâne doar cu performanța clasării pe locul 2, fiindcă FRF nu i-a permis să joace și în barajul de promovare în Liga 2. ”În 12 zile trebuia să-ți faci minim cinci echipe de juniori!”|language=ro|trans-title=Sporting Liești is left with only the performance of the 2nd place ranking, because the FRF did not allow it to play in the promotion play-off to League 2. "In 12 days you had to make at least five junior teams!"|publisher=liga2.prosport.ro|date=19 May 2025|access-date=25 May 2025|archive-date=25 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250525173048/https://liga2.prosport.ro/liga-3/sporting-liesti-n-a-fost-lasata-de-frf-sa-joace-in-barajul-de-promovare-in-liga-2-19353537|url-status=live}}

The club plays its home matches on Comunal Stadium in Liești, Galați County and has a capacity of 2,500 people on standing terrace.

• Liga III
• Runners-up (1): 2024–25

• Liga IV – Galați County
• Winners (2): 2011–12, 2012–13

• Cupa României – Galați County
• Winners (1): 2012–13

• 12 seasons in Liga III

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• {{flagicon|ROU}} Doru Buciumeanu (2011–2014)
• {{flagicon|ROU}} Valentin Kramer (2014–2015)
• {{flagicon|ROU}} Ionuț Niculcea (2015–2019)
• {{flagicon|ROU}} Doru Balmuș (2019)
• {{flagicon|ROU}} Ionuț Niculcea (2020–2021)
• {{flagicon|ROU}} Cristian Brăneț (2021–2022)
• {{flagicon|ROU}} Cătălin Savu (2022–)

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