CFR Arad was a football club based in

Arad, Romania Arad (; German and Hungarian: ''Arad,'' ) is the capital city of Arad County, Transylvania. It is the third largest city in Western Romania, behind Timișoara and Oradea, and the 12th largest in Romania, with a population of 159,704. A bus ...

, founded in 1921.

History

The club was born in 1921, and just after one year they merged with

CS Gloria Arad Asociația Fotbal Club Gloria Arad, also known as AFC Gloria Arad, or simply as Gloria Arad is a Romanian football club based in Arad, Arad County, currently playing in the Liga VI. The club was originally founded in 1913 by Dr. E. Veliciuiu and ...

, a team founded in 1913. Under the name Gloria CFR Arad they have the best performances inclusive a second place in Divizia A 1929–30. But in 1934, after just 12 years the club fell apart in

and CFR Arad. The separation was not propitious for CFR Arad who start playing again in lower divisions, while

lived her glory years in Romanian First League. They changed several names in the next years, till 1973 when they decide to merge again, this time with

Vagonul Arad Vagonul Arad was a football club based in Arad, Romania. It was founded in 1911 and it soon became one of the best teams from Arad. It was affiliated to Astra Arad rail equipment manufacturing company. It was dissolved in 2006. History 191 ...

, under the name of ''Unirea Arad'' between 1973–1974 and ''Rapid Arad'' between 1974 and 1978. In 1978 they again separate of the main team and play as CFR Arad in

Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 ...

. The team was dissolved in 1985.

Chronology of names

¹ Football competitions suspended due to

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

.
''Italics'' – Names of the team under the mergers.
Bold – Names of the team along the history.

Honours

Liga I The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

*Runners-up (1): 1929–30 *Quarter-finals in Cupa României (1): 1940–41

References

External links

romaniansoccer.ro
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CFR Arad CFR Arad was a Football (soccer), football club based in Arad, Romania, founded in 1921. History The club was born in 1921, and just after one year they merged with CS Gloria Arad, a team founded in 1913. Under the name Gloria CFR Arad they have ...

Defunct football clubs in Romania Association football clubs established in 1921 Association football clubs disestablished in 1985 Liga I clubs Liga II clubs