Atletic Club Universitatea (ACU) Arad was a

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n professional

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club from the

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, founded in 1995. The club was dissolved in August 2011, after it withdrew from the

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championship due to financial difficulties.

Honours

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: *Runners-up (2): 2007–08, 2009–10 Liga IV – Arad County *Winners (4): 1998–99

Stadium

ACU Arad played its home matches at Motorul Stadium, Arad, which has a capacity of 5,000 seats.

Performances

Their best performance was a 13th place at the end of the 2003–04 season in the

and reaching the Round of 32 phase in the

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in the 2003–04 and 2007–08 seasons.

Former managers

* Marcel Coraș (2002–2004) * Petre Grosu (2006) * Ioan Șold * Mihai Jivan

References

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