Atletic Club Universitatea (ACU) Arad was a

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n professional football 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,

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, 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.

Notable Managers

Marcel Coraș Marcel Coraș (born 14 May 1959) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Career He was born in Arad and debuted in Divizia A with hometown side UTA Arad in 1977. His most successful period was between 1983 and 198 ...

* Ioan Şold * Mihai Jivan

References

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