CFR Arad
| Full name | CFR Arad | ||
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| Short name | CFR | ||
| Founded | 1921 | ||
| Dissolved | 1999 | ||
| Ground | CFR Stadium | ||
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Club Sportiv CFR Arad, commonly known as CFR Arad was a Romanian football club based in Arad. Founded in 1921,[1] the club underwent several mergers and name changes throughout its history. In 1922, it merged with Gloria Arad to form Gloria CFR Arad, a team that went on to achieve notable success, including reaching the final of the 1929–30 Divizia A season. However, in 1934, the two clubs separated and continued as independent entities.[2][3]
Following the split, CFR Arad mostly played in the second and third tiers of Romanian football, even reaching the quarter-finals of the Cupa României in the 1940–41 season.[4]
History
[edit]CFR Arad was founded in 1921.[1] and, just one year later, merged with Gloria Arad, a club established in 1913, which, under the name Gloria CFR Arad, achieved its best performances by reaching the final of Divizia A in the 1929–30 season. However, in 1934, after twelve years, the club split into Gloria Arad and CFR Arad. Following the separation, CFR returned to competing in the regional championships, while Gloria Arad experienced its peak years in the Romanian top flight.[2][3]
CFR Arad earned promotion to Divizia B at the end of the 1939–40 season. Renamed Crișana CFR Arad, it competed in Series I during the 1940–41 season, finishing 8th,[5] and reached the quarter-finals of the Cupa României, where it was eliminated by Venus București 0–3.[4] Football activity was suspended during World War II, and after competitions resumed, CFR was assigned again to Divizia B, finishing 6th in Series I in the 1946–47 season, 5th in Series III in 1947–48, and 7th in Series II in 1948–49.[6]
In 1957, the club reverted to the name CFR Arad and finished the 1957–58 season in 8th place, followed by a 6th-place finish in 1958–59. At the end of the 1959–60 campaign, the Railwaymen were relegated to the regional championship after finishing 13th in Series III. CFR Arad quickly bounced back, winning Series I of the Banat Regional Championship in the following season and defeating Metalul Oțelu Roșu (0–1 away and 2–0 at home) in the championship final. It then topped the promotion play-off series held in Sibiu, returning to Divizia B.[7][8]
Honours
[edit]- Winners (1): 1960–61
Former managers
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Ioan Reinhardt (1953–1956)- Silviu Iorgulescu (1982–1984)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Evoluția denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor" [Evolution of team names over the years] (in Romanian). romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Asociații, Cluburi, Societăți Sportive sau/și Cultural Sportive" [Sports and/or Cultural Sports Associations, Clubs, and Societies] (PDF) (in Romanian). Ministerul Tineretului și Sportului (Ministry of Youth and Sports). 4 March 1999. p. 171–172. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2025 – via mts.ro.
- ^ a b Ionescu, Mihai; Tudoran, George (1984). Fotbal de la A la Z. Editura Sport-Turism. p. 154–155.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1940 - 1941". romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 4 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Divizia B - Season 1940-41 - Edition 7". romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Divizia B - Season 1948-49 - Edition 10". romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "In seria I C.F.R. Arad, iar în seria a II-a Metalul Oțelu Roșu au terminat pe locul 1" [In series I C.F.R. Arad, and in the series II, Metalul Oțelu Roșu finished in 1st place] (in Romanian). Drapelul Roșu. 13 June 1961. p. 4. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via adt.arcanum.com.
- ^ "Știința Galați, Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, C.F.R. Arad, Carpați Sinaia și I.R.A.Tg. Mureș s-au calificat în Categoria B" [Știința Galați, Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, C.F.R. Arad, Carpați Sinaia and I.R.A.Tg. Mureș qualified to Category B] (PDF) (in Romanian). Sportul Popular. 24 July 1961. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.
- ^ "Echipe din Categoria B" [Category B teams] (PDF) (in Romanian). Sport. March 1967. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.