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UTA Arad

Full name Fotbal Club UTA Arad

Nickname(s)  Bătrâna Doamnă (The Old Lady)

 Campioana Proviciei (Provincial
Champions)

Short name UTA

Founded  18 April 1945; 75 years ago

as IT Arad

 1 July 2013; 6 years ago

as UTA Bătrâna Doamnă

Ground Motorul

Capacity 4,000

Chairman Florian Voinea

Manager László Balint

League Liga II

2018–19 Liga II, 13th

Website Club website

 Home colours Away colours

 Current season

Fotbal Club UTA Arad (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈuta aˈrad]), commonly known as UTA Arad, or
simply as UTA, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Arad, Arad County,
currently playing in Liga II. UTA stands for Uzina Textilă Arad.

Founded in 1945 as IT Arad, they have won the national title six times and the national cup twice.
Domestically, along with Chinezul Timișoara, UTA can be considered one of the most successful
Romanian clubs of the 20th century, with only three teams winning more championships during that
period—Steaua, Dinamo and Venus, all from Bucharest. After a decline which started in 1979 with a
relegation to the second league, in 2014 the team was dissolved.[1] With the support of fans, a new
team started its way back from Liga IV, the fourth level of Romanian league system, and is credited as
the official successor of the defunct club. [2]

"The Old Lady" plays in red and white kits at the Motorul Stadium, as their traditional home
ground, Francisc von Neuman, is currently under reconstruction.

Contents

 1History
 o 1.1Establishment and first success (1945–1965)

o 1.2The second Golden Generation (1965–1975)

o 1.3The decline and bankruptcy (1975–2013)

o 1.4Rebirth (2013–present)

 2Grounds

 3Support

o 3.1Rivalries

 4Honours

o 4.1Domestic

 4.1.1Leagues

 4.1.2Cups

o 4.2European

 5European record

 6Players

o 6.1First team squad

o 6.2Out on loan

o 6.3Second team squad (UTA II)

 7Club officials

o 7.1Board of directors

o 7.2Current technical staff

 8Notable former players

 9Notable former managers

 10League history

 11References

 12External links

History[edit source]

Establishment and first success (1945–1965)[edit source]

The old lady was founded by the baron Francisc von Neuman, the owner of the Arad Textile
Company, on April 18, 1945. The colors of the club (white – red) were inspired by Arsenal's colors,
Neuman being a great fan of this team. [3]
Chart showing the progress of UTA's league finishes from 1946 to the present.

It was here, on the corner, where the UTA platform is. Where the stadium is today, across the street.
He held a meeting, there were many of his friends, engineers, trusted people. He said he wants to
make a football team, who has a name to propose? Someone said Gloria, who was gone, someone
else proposed to be like the factory: ITA. It was their factory! Good. And what colors should the team
have? After many discussions it was noted to be white with green. Nobody knows today that for a
few minutes, UTA had these colors: white-green. Then the baron, who had in mind the red-white
combination of Arsenal, but he was so delicate he did not want to impose anything, was saved by
someone from the community who said he could not "white with green, because are Nazi colors."
People woke up and the colors remained white and red like on  Highbury. Like Highbury was going to
be the stadium, just a little smaller. (Dionisie Piros)[4]

UTA Arad (1946–1947)

The first football match of the newly established team was on 27 May 1945 against Banatul
Sânnicolau Mic, score 2–3. The composition of the first team was: Tudor, Bocşa, Tamaş, Lingurar,
Dvorszak, Szurdi, Găluţ, Mărienuț, Haller, Cosnita, Brosovszky. Coaches: Francis Dvorszak, Joszef
Szallay and Gheorghe Albu.

On 1 September 1946 on the occasion of the match

between ITA and Ciocanul București, score 1–0, took Name Period
place the inauguration of the stadium in Arad, Francisc
von Neuman Stadium. At that time it was considered ITA Arad 1945–1949
[5]
the most beautiful stadium in the country.
Flamura Roșie Arad 1950–1957
The club enters in the National Football Championship,
in the 1946–47 edition, bearing the name ITA., the UTA Arad 1958–2014
initials of the company. The first participation, in the
first league, bring the first title of champion, with a UTA Bătrâna Doamnă
2014–2017
difference of 11 points ahead of the second place, Arad

UTA Arad 2017–present

occupied by the Carmen București. The composition of the first championship team was: Alexandru
Marky, Gyula Lóránt, Gheorghe Băcuț, Adalbert Pall, Francisc Mészáros, József Pecsovszky, Adalbert
Kovács, Ioan Reinhardt, Andrei Mercea, Ladislau Bonyhádi, Mátyás Tóth. Ladislau Bonyhádi becomes
the goalscorer of the championship with 26 goals.

In the 1947–48 edition, ITA. won the second championship title, with an impressive goal difference of
129–21, record unbeaten until today and Ladislau Bonyhádi contributed with 49 goals, also an all-
time record.[6] In this edition the final of the Cupa României was against CFR Timișoara, also won with
the score of 3–2. The winning team was: Alexandru Marky, Moise Vass, Zoltan Farmati, Gheorghe
Băcuț, Adalbert Pall, József Pecsovszky, Adalbert Kovács, Ioan Reinhardt, Ladislau Bonyhádi, Iosif
Stibinger, Nicolae "Coco" Dumitrescu.

At the end of 1948–49 season, ITA was ranked only 9th.

József Pecsovszky (left), probably the best player in UTA's history.

In the 1950 edition, under the name of Flamura Roșie, the club won a new title of champion. In the
same year they qualified in the Cupa României final, but lost 1–3 in front of CCA București. The team
used in the final of the cup was: Alexandru Marky, Moise Vass, Zoltan Farmati, Adalbert Pall, Ioan
Reinhardt, Ladislau Băcuț, Silviu Boitoş, Mihai Carpinet, József Pecsovszky, Andrei Mercea, Nicolae
"Coco" Dumitrescu.

In 1951 the club was ranked 4th at the end of the competition.

The club's logo when it was known as Flamura Roșie Arad (1950–1957)
In 1952 the old lady occupied the 8th place, and in 1953 was on the third place and won a new
edition of the Romanian Cup, against CCA București, score 1–0. The winning team was: Francisc Kiss,
Gavril Szücs, József Kapás, Zoltan Farmati, Mihai Carpineţ, Gavril Serfözö, Nicolae Popa, Gheorghe
Wencesla, Adalbert Kovács, Andrei Mercea, Nicolae "Coco" Dumitrescu, Mircea Popovici, Gheorghe
Lupeş. Coach: Coloman Braun-Bogdan.

In 1954, under the direction of the coach Braun-Bogdan, the white and reds won the fourth title of
champion. The members of the team were: Francisc Kiss, Gavril Szücs, József Kapás, Dusan, Zoltan
Farmati, Gavril Serfözö, Vichentie Birău, Gheorghe Váczi, Ilie Don, Andrei Mercea, Nicolae "Coco"
Dumitrescu.

In 1955 Flamura Roșie occupied the 5th place at the end of the competition, in 1956 they finished on
the 6th place, and at the end of the 1957–58 edition the club finished on 10th place.

In 1958 the club changed its name from Flamura Roșie to UTA. (Arad Textile Factory).

In the following years UTA occupied the following positions at the end of the championship: 1958–59
– 8th, 1959–60 and 1960–61 – 7th, 1961–62 – 10th, 1962–63 and 1963–64 – 11th, 1964–65 – 5th.

The second Golden Generation (1965–1975)[edit source]

Mircea Petescu, captain of UTA's golden team of the 1970s.

In 1965 Nicolae "Coco" Dumitrescu and Ioan Reinhardt were appointed as coaches, and at the end of

1965–66 edition, UTA finished the domestic competition on the 10th place, but qualified again in the
final of the Romanian Cup, where, however, will lose with the score of 0–4 against the Steaua
București. The team used in the final of the cup was: Carol Weichelt, Gavrilă Birău, Dumitru Chivu,
Christos Metskas, Ioan Igna, Vasile Jac, Emil Floruţ, Nicolae Pantea, Flavius Domide, Mihai
Țârlea, Mircea Axente, Ladislau Pecsovszky.
UTA Arad, champions of Romania (1969–1970)

In the 1966–67 edition of the Divizia A, it occupied the 11th position. In the same period the club
participated in the 5th edition of the Balkan Cup, being assigned in the 1st Series with Cherno More
Varna, Partizani Tirana and Fenerbahçe. UTA had a modest run and only succeeded in one match out
of six, a victory against Fenerbahçe in Arad, score 1–0.

In the 1967–68 edition it occupied the 4th place at the end of the season.

In the 1968–69 Divizia A season it became the champion of the country for the fifth time. The squad
was: Gheorghe Gornea, Ion Bătrina, Gavrilă Birău, Bakos, Ştefan Czako, Mircea Axente, Eugen
Pojoni, Petru Șchiopu, Mircea Petescu, Flavius Domide, Iosif Lereter, Ilie Moț, Viorel Sima, Ladislau
Brosovszky, Florian Dumitrescu, Brândescu, Ion Atodiresei, Bodea

In the 1969–70 season, UTA won its sixth title and participated for the first time in the European
Champion Clubs' Cup, but was defeated in the first round by Legia Warsaw (1–2 and 0–8).

In the 1970–71, the old lady took the 4th place and again participated in the European Champion
Clubs' Cup, succeeding in eliminating the trophy holder at that time, Feyenoord[7] after a 1–1
at Rotterdam and 0–0 in Arad. The squad for the double against Feyenoord Rotterdam
was: Gheorghe Gornea, Gavrilă Birău, Iosif Lereter, Mircea Axente, Eugen Pojoni, Mircea
Petescu (captain), Flavius Domide, Dumitru Calinin, Ladislau Brosovszky, Otto Dembrovski, Florian
Dumitrescu. Reserves: Ion Bătrina, Petru Șchiopu, Viorel Sima, Ştefan Czako.

Nicolae "Coco" Dumitrescu (left), former player and manager of UTA.

Before the match in the Netherlands, the players of Feyenoord Rotterdam, intercontinental

champions at that time, were amused by the value and the look of the Arad team: They ironized us
when they saw how we were dressed. They wanted to give us a new equipment from head to toe.
Eventually, we played with boots, leggings and shorts from them, and our t-shirts,
remembered  Gavrilă Birău. But on the pitch the situation was different, because  Florian
Dumitrescu  opened the score in the 14th minute: I centered, and he hit with his head, although he did
not excel at the head shot. remembered Mircea Axente. Feyenoord then equalized by Jansen in the
25th minute and 1–1 remained to the end, with all the assault of the Dutch at the gate
of  Gornea  and in the despair of the nearly 70,000 spectators. coach Nicolae "Coco"
Dumitrescu described.[8]

Before the Arad second match, scheduled for 30 September 1970, exactly one year after the
humiliation in Warsaw, Ernst Happel, the Austrian coach of Feyenoord said: A qualification of the
Romanians at our expense would be equivalent to the eighth wonder of the world. The match ended
0–0, so UTA, supported by over 20,000 people, and, thanks to the goal scored in away, qualified
further. After the game, UTA fans shouted at the coach of Feyenoord in front of Astoria Hotel:
"Happel, Happel, Ha, Ha, Ha!".[8]

In the second round UTA was eliminated from the competition by Red Star Belgrade (0–3, 1–3).

In the 1971–72 edition the old lady became vice-champion of Romania and participated in the UEFA
Cup, reaching the quarterfinals after overtaking Austria Salzburg (4–1, 1–3), Zagłębie Wałbrzych (1–1,
2–1) and Vitória Setúbal (3–0, 0–1). They were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Tottenham
Hotspur, the first game was at home where they lost 2–0. [9] The second leg at away at White Hart
Lane in London was a 1–1 draw,[10] however this was not enough and Arad were knocked out 3–1 on
aggregate.

In the 1972–73 UTA took the 9th place in the Divizia A and participated for the second time in the
UEFA Cup but was eliminated in the first round of the Swedish team IFK Norrköping.

In the following editions UTA occupied the following positions at the end of the championship: 1973–
74 – 5th, 1974–75 – 8th, 1975–76 – 15th, 1976–77 – 12th and 1977–78 – 10th.

The decline and bankruptcy (1975–2013)[edit source]

The decline started in the 1975–76 edition, materialized with a 17th place in the 1978–79 edition,
thus UTA relegated for the first time in its history to Divizia B.

After two years in the second division (3rd place in 1979–80 and 9th in 1980–81), UTA returned
to Divizia A under the technical leadership of coach Ştefan Czako, but failed to last for more than a
year, relegating again to the second division after occupying only 17th place in Divizia A at the end of
1981–82 season.[11]

Flavius Domide spent his entire career with UTA from 1966 to 1979

In the following two Divizia B seasons the team occupied the following positions: 2nd in 1982–83 and
5th in 1983–84, when, from the team coached by Gavrilă Birău and Flavius Domide were part the
following players: Lovas, Bubela, Bodi, Gheorghieș, Gal, Hirmler, Gaie, Csodras, Țârlea, Váczi II,
Vânăru, Găman, Tisza, Iliescu, Lupău, Roxin, Corec, Vuia, Cigan, Lalu, Leuc, Terez, Ţucudean, Negrău,
Varşandan.
In the summer of 1984, UTA became a working football club, adopting the name of FCM (Workers
Football Club) UT Arad.

Between 1984 and 1991, UTA occupied the following positions in the 3rd Series of Divizia B: 13th in
1984–85, 4th in 1985–86, 10th in 1986–87, 3rd in 1987–88, 2nd in 1988–89, 2nd in 1989–90, 5th in
1990–91.[11]

And in the 2nd Series of Divizia B: 2nd in 1991–92 and 1st in 1992–93. [11]

After the promotion, the old lady managed to maintain only two years in the Divizia A, occupying the
11th place in the 1993–94 season and the 18th place in the 1994–95 edition, relegating again in
the Divizia B.

Between 1995 and 2002, UTA occupied the following positions in the 2nd Series of Divizia B: 5th in
1995–96, 13th in 1996–97, 11th in 1997–98, 2nd in 1998–99, 6th in 1999–2000, 7th in 2000–01 and
1st in 2001–02.[11]

In the summer of 1999, UTA Arad disputed a play-off match at Alba Iulia against Rocar București for
promotion in the Divizia A, a match lost 0 – 2. Coach Francis Tisza aligned the following team: Pap –
Diaconescu, Botiş, G. Radu (50' Ciubăncan), Găman (76' Baciu), Panin – Todea, Almaşan, Zaha –
Mariş, Cl.Drăgan (69' Turcan).[12]

In the 2002–03 edition of Divizia A, it is ranked 16th and relegated after only one year in the first
league.

In the 2003–04 season, it occupied the 9th place of the 3rd Series of the Divizia B and in the 2004–05
season it took the 11th place at the end of the competition in the same series.

In the 2005–06 season, UTA finished 16th and relegated in Divizia C, for the first time in its history.

But UTA Arad will not play in this league because after an assignment agreement with Liberty
Salonta, UTA would take the place of Liberty in Liga I and Liberty would take the place of UTA in Liga
III.[13][14]

Thus, qualified in Liga I for the 2006–07 season, club president Nicolae Bara signed with coach Marius
Lăcătuş and under his leadership, UTA occupied the 12th place at the end of the season. [15]

Marius Lăcătuş resigned on 1 October 2007 and at the end of the 2007–08 season, UTA, coached
by Roland Nagy, owned by Nicolae Bara and Sandu Ion, occupied the 17th place and relegated again
to the Liga II.

In the 2nd Series of the Liga II the white and reds occupied the following positions: 9th in 2008–09,
4th in 2009–10, 8th in 2010–11 (after a penalty of 12 points), 4th in 2011–12 and 4th in 2012–13.

In August 2013, Adrian Marțian, a controversial businessman, took over Giovanni Catanzariti's
majority stake, promising the financial recovery of the club and to bring back the good results, but by
November he lost the support of the supporters and the legend of the club, Flavius Domide, asking
him to leave the club to competent people from Arad. [16][17]
Sorin Botiș, ex-captain and one of the main artisans of the team's return to Liga II.

Another team, supported by a part of UTA fans, called UTA Bătrâna Doamnă was founded in 2013 by
former player Marius Ţucudean, was enrolled in Liga IV instead of UTA II and receiving in March 2014
the logo, the record and the colors of UTA from UTA Supporter Club, the owner of these, becoming
officially UTA Arad. The Liga II team had to change their name to FC UTA SA. At the end of the 2013–
2014 season of Liga II, UTA SA was excluded from the championship by FRF for not attending two
matches and relegated to the 6th League, where it did not sign up and therefore was dissolved. [18]

Rebirth (2013–present)[edit source]

UTA Bătrâna Doamnă, promoted in the Liga III at the end of the season after a promotion play-off
match against Hunedoara County champion Retezatul Hațeg, and won 2–0. [19]

After only one season in the Liga III the club promoted back to Liga II after finishing 1st in the 4th
Series of the league, at 4 points ahead the second place, Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic.[20]

In their first season after the returning in the Liga II, UTA, now known as UTA Bătrâna
Doamnă finished 2nd in the 2nd Series of the championship and qualified for a Liga I promotion play-
off against Dunărea Călărași and Voluntari. The old lady eliminated Dunărea Călărași 5–4 on
aggregate, but they lost 1–3 against Voluntari and remained for another season in Liga II.[21][22]

In the 2016–17 season, UTA finished 3rd, now in a one group of 20 teams, and qualified again for a
promotion play-off, this time against Poli Timișoara, one of Politehnica Timișoara successors,
together with ASU Politehnica Timișoara, but they lost again the chance to return in the first league,
now after a double defeat (1–2, 1–3).[23]

In the summer of 2017, FRF has officialized that UTA Bătrâna Doamnă changed its name back to FC
UTA Arad being the official and legal successor of the old club. [24]

Grounds[edit source]

Main articles:  Stadionul Francisc von Neuman,  Stadionul Francisc von Neuman (1946), and  Stadionul
Motorul (Arad)
Stadionul Motorul.

Stadionul Francisc von Neumann (Old Stadium).

The club plays its home matches on Stadionul Motorul in Arad, because their stadium, Stadionul
Francisc von Neuman, is under reconstruction. Because the reconstruction of Stadionul Francisc von
Neuman will not be ready until 2020, the club decided to modernise Motorul Stadium.

Support[edit source]

UTA fans pyro show.

UTA fans choreography.

UTA also have a large collective of supporters named Ultras Arad. The only active ultras group of this
collective is called Out of Control. Former groups: Red Fighters(1996–2006), Spetza Ultra
Rossa(2003–2011), Directivo Ultra', Commando Hooligans, RASA, Red Skorpions, Rascals. After
Spetza Ultra Rossa quit, all the remaining groups united into one single group named Arad 1945
which lasted from 2012 to 2016. Their main rivalry is with the supporters of Poli Timișoara, but also
with Rapid București,Bihor Oradea and Universitatea Cluj. They have a friendship with fans
of Corvinul Hunedoara[25] and ultras of Steaua București.
Rivalries[edit source]

UTA's most important rivalry is with Poli Timișoara. The match between them, Derbiul Vestului (West
Derby), has been one of the leading Romanian football encounters in the last 65 years, as UTA and
Poli are the two most successful football teams from the west of the country. Other less important
rivalries are against Rapid Bucuresti,FC Bihor Oradea and FC Universitatea Cluj.

Honours[edit source]

Domestic[edit source]

Leagues[edit source]

 Liga I

o Winners (6): 1946–47, 1947–48, 1950, 1954, 1968–69, 1969–70

o Runners-up (1): 1971–72

 Liga II

o Winners (3): 1980–81, 1992–93, 2001–02

o Runners-up (6): 1982–83, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2015–16

 Liga III

o Winners (1): 2014–15

 Liga IV – Arad County

o Winners (1): 2013–14

Cups[edit source]

 Cupa României

o Winners (2): 1947–48, 1953

o Runners-up (2): 1950, 1965–66

 Cupa României – Arad County Phase

o Winners (1): 2013–14

 Cupa Ligii

o Runners-up (1): 1994

European[edit source]

 UEFA Champions League / European Cup

o Best result: Second round 1970–71

 UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup

o Best result: Quarter-finals 1971–72

 Balkans Cup
 o Best result: Group stage 1966–67

European record[edit source]

Main article:  FC UTA Arad in Europe

G
Competition S P W D L GF GD
A

Balkans Cup 1 6 1 0 5 4 12 –8

UEFA Champions League / European

2 6 0 2 4 3 17 – 14
Cup

UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 2 10 3 2 5 13 14 –1

Total 5 22 4 4 14 20 43  – 23

Players[edit source]

First team squad[edit source]

As of 14 March 2020[26]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than
one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player No

Position Player
.
1 GK Raul Opric
7 MF Octavian Ursu
33 GK Dragoș Balauru
8 MF Cristian Bustea
93 GK Florin Iacob (3rd captain)
10 MF David Miculescu

11 MF Alexandru Oroian
Andrei Rus (on loan
3 DF
from  Petrolul) 21 MF Soufiane Jebari

13 DF Eric Pașcu 22 MF Cătălin Vulturar

Cristian Melinte (Vice- Romario Moise (on loan

17 DF 27 MF
captain) from  Astra)

18 DF Florin Ilie 75 MF Andrei Gavrilă

20 DF Simon Rrumbullaku 77 MF Alexandru Ciucur

23 DF Bogdan Stancu 97 MF Denis Hrezdac

26 DF Marius Tomozei 98 MF Damian Isac

Radu Crișan (on loan

30 DF
from  Astra)
 45 DF Denis Salka 9 FW Alexandru Ioniță

19 FW Ciprian Rus (Captain)

5 MF Stephan Coulibaly 28 FW Valentin Buhăcianu

6 MF Cristian Pușcaș

Out on loan[edit source]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than
one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player No

Position Player
.
Rafael Zamfir (to  Crișul
— GK
Chișineu-Criș) — DF Rareș Deta (to  CSM Slatina)

Marinel Creța (to  Progresul Alexandru

— GK — MF
Pecica) Hațegan (to  Șoimii Lipova)

Alexandru Alexandru Nagy (to  Șoimii

— MF
— DF Deliman (to  Progresul Lipova)
Pecica)
Călin Gruiescu (to  Gloria L.T.
— MF
Răzvan Onuțan (to  Crișul Cermei)
— DF
Chișineu-Criș)
Albert Aslău (to  Șoimii
— FW
Sergiu Sabău (to  Crișul Lipova)
— DF
Chișineu-Criș)
Raul Petcuț (to  Gloria L.T.
— FW
Rafael Iuga (to  Gloria L.T. Cermei)
— DF
Cermei)

Răzvan Ivan (to  Unirea Alba

— DF
Iulia)

Second team squad (UTA II)[edit source]

As of 15 March 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than
one non-FIFA nationality.

No No. Position Player

Position Player
.
— MF Cristian Moldovan
— GK Mark Manea
— MF Marian Nădăban
— GK Florin Măcean
— MF Andrei Pană

— MF Darius Sfîrlea
— DF Andrei Căciulă
— MF Adrian Răzban
 — DF Darius Găină

— DF Bogdan Irimia — FW George Boștină

— DF Narcis Miclea — FW Robert Brîndușoiu

— DF Alexandru Palea — FW Casian Cleuța

— DF Antonio Savin — FW Rareș Gădărici

— DF Daniel Turc — FW Marcel Mercioiu

— FW Denis Negrea

— MF Bogdan Maier — FW Raul Obrad

— MF Raoul Merca

Club officials[edit source]

Board of directors[edit source] C

As of 18 June 2018.[27] A

Role Name

Owner  UTA Supporters Association

President  Florian Voinea

General Director  Codru Grădinariu

Director of Competitions  Claudiu Drăgan

Team Manager  vacant

Coordinator of the Academy  Cristian Păcurar

Press Officer  Radu Romanescu

Social Media Department  Sergiu Giurgiu

Notable former players[edit source]

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior
and/or senior level. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries at junior and/or
senior level on through the time's passing. Additionally, these players have also had a significant
number of caps and goals accumulated throughout a certain number of seasons for the club itself as
well.

For a list of all former and current UTA Arad players with a Wikipedia article, see  Category:FC UTA
Arad players.

Romania-Hungary Romania

    Ladislau Bonyhádi   Dennis Man

    Iosif Petschovsky   Bogdan Mara

    Mátyás Tóth   Alexandru Marky

Romania   Andrei Mercea

  Justin Apostol   Ilie Moț

  Ion Atodiresei   Adalbert Pall

  Mircea Axente   Cristian Panin

  Gheorghe Băcuț   Nicolae Pantea

  Cristian Bălgrădean   Ion Pârcălab

  Gavrilă Birău   Mircea Petescu

  Vichentie Birău   Adrian Petre

  Ioan Bogdan   Ioan Reinhardt

  Sorin Botiș   Mircea Sasu

  Ladislau Brosovszky   Petru Șchiopu

  Marcel Coraș   Viorel Sima

   Flavius Domide   Iosif Slivăț

  Lucian Dronca   Iosif Stibinger

  Helmuth Duckadam   Sorin Strătilă

  Florian Dumitrescu   Dumitru Târțău

  Nicolae "Coco" Dumitrescu   Cristian Todea

  Adrian Găman     Ali Calvin Tolmbaye

  Gheorghe Gornea   Mihai Țârlea I

  Ioan Hora   Mihai Țârlea II

  Cristian Ianu   George Țucudean

  Silviu Iorgulescu   Adrian Ungur

  Emerich Jenei   Gheorghe Váczi

  Adalbert Kovács   Constantin Varga

  Iosif Lereter   Moise Vass

Notable former managers[edit source]

For a list of all former and current UTA Arad players with a Wikipedia article, see  Category:UTA Arad
managers.

  Zoltan Blum

  Gheorghe Borugă

  Coloman Braun-Bogdan

  Nicolae "Coco" Dumitrescu

  Francisc Dvorzsák

  Ion "Jackie" Ionescu

League history[edit source]

Season Tier Division Place Cupa României

2019–
2 Liga II TBD Round of 32
20

2018–
2 Liga II 13th Round of 32
19

2017–
2 Liga II 12th Round of 32
18

2016– 2 Liga II 3rd

17

2015–
2 Liga II (Seria II) 2nd Round of 32
16

2014– 1st (C,
3 Liga III (Seria IV)
15 P)

2013–
2 Liga II (Seria II) 11th (R)
14

2012–
2 Liga II (Seria II) 4th
13

2011–
2 Liga II (Seria II) 4th
12

2010–
2 Liga II (Seria II) 8th
11

2009–
2 Liga II (Seria II) 4th
10

2008–
2 Liga II (Seria II) 9th
09

2007–
1 Liga I 17th (R) Round of 32
08

2006–
1 Liga I 12th Round of 16
07

2005–
2 Divizia B (Seria III) 14th (P)
06

2004–
2 Divizia B (Seria III) 11th Round of 16
05