Banatul Timișoara was a former football club in
Timișoara
), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor)
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Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
. The team is named after the region
Banat
Banat (, ; hu, Bánság; sr, Банат, Banat) is a geographical and historical region that straddles Central and Eastern Europe and which is currently divided among three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania (the counties of T ...
. The team was founded in 1923 and played in the County Championship in
Timiș County
Timiș () is a county ('' județ'') of western Romania on the border with Hungary and Serbia, in the historical region of Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the westernmost and the largest county in Romania in terms of land area. T ...
. The best season for them is 1928–1929. In 1927, former players at Sparta-Unirea CFR joined the team and created a stronger team winning the regional championship to qualify in
1928–29 Divizia A
The 1928–29 Divizia A was the seventeenth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.
Participating teams
Final Tournament of Regions
Preliminary round
Quarters
Semifinals
Final
September 14, 1929, B ...
, the Romanian first division. The best performance of Banatul is to reach the semi-final in this season and be eliminated by
Victoria Cluj. After World War II, they played in the Third League of Romania without notable performances. Banatul Timișoara disbanded in 1950.
They never played in
Divizia A, the first league of Romania, since the foundation of the league format in 1932–33.
Performances
* Third Place : 1928–29
References
Literature
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External links
Romaniansoccer.ro
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Football clubs in Timiș County
Association football clubs disestablished in 1950
Liga I clubs
Liga II clubs
Association football clubs established in 1923
Defunct football clubs in Romania
1923 establishments in Romania