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Clubul Sportiv Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu, commonly known as Pandurii Târgu Jiu, or simply as Pandurii, is a Romanian professional football club based in Târgu Jiu, Gorj County, currently playing in the Romanian Liga III. Founded in 1962, following the merger of Flacăra-Unirea Târgu Jiu and CIL Târgu Jiu, Pandurii is one of the four Romanian clubs that represent the country at the European Club Association. Domestically, Gorjenii have never won any major honour, but finished as runners-up in the league at the end of the 2012–13 season and lost a League Cup final in 2015. They qualified for the first time in a European competition in 2013, playing in the UEFA Europa League and reaching the group stage. The colors of the team are white and blue.