▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁it ▁failed ▁to ▁promote . ▁ ▁In ▁Liga ▁III ▁the ▁team ▁from ▁Bal ote ști ▁had ▁good ▁results , ▁never ▁ending ▁below ▁ 6 th ▁place ▁and ▁promoted ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁season ▁to ▁Liga ▁II . ▁ ▁First ▁season ▁of ▁Liga ▁II ▁was ▁a ▁t ough ▁one ▁for ▁the ▁club , ▁especially ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁low ▁budget , ▁but ▁it ▁managed ▁to ▁achieve ▁its ▁goal ▁by ▁salv ation ▁from ▁the ▁re leg ation . ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁was ▁again ▁a ▁t ough ▁one ▁but ▁the ▁team ▁managed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁re leg ation ▁play - outs , ▁ens uring ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁Liga ▁II ▁for ▁another ▁year . ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁season ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁very ▁difficult ▁one , ▁because ▁Liga ▁II ▁went ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁series ▁with ▁ 2 0 ▁teams . ▁Some ▁of ▁them ▁with d rew ▁on going , ▁but ▁CS ▁Bal ote ști ▁resist ed ▁both ▁finan cially ▁and ▁sport y , ▁ending ▁on ▁an ▁honor able ▁ 1 3 th ▁place . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁Liga ▁III ▁W inners ▁( 1 ): ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁R unn ers - up ▁( 1 ): ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁ ▁Play ers ▁ ▁First ▁team ▁squad ▁ ▁Club ▁Official s ▁ ▁Board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁ ▁Current ▁technical ▁staff ▁ ▁League ▁history ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category