 The first team of the town, FCM Târgoviște, was founded after the end of World War II, in 1948 and was named "Metalul Târgoviște".Subsequently, named "Energia" (1956), then again "Metalul" (1957–1972), "CS" (1972–1994), "Oțelul" (1994–1996) or "Chindia" (1996–2003), the team spent only nine seasons in the top flight.It promoted for the first time in 1961, but relegated after only one season, then in 1977 "the red and blues" promoted again, this time playing constantly at the level of the first division for the next seven seasons with a break of a season (1980–81) when it evolved in the second tier, winning the second series.