Clubul Sportiv Armata Aurul Brad, commonly known as CSA Aurul Brad, or simply as Aurul Brad, is a

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n amateur

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club based in Brad,

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, founded in 1934. The club is currently playing in the

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History

Aurul Brad was founded in 1934, under the name of ''Mica Brad''. Throughout its over 85 years of history, the club was also known as ''Metalul Brad'' or ''Progresul Brad''. In the 1940–41 season, Aurul Brad played in the

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, the first tier of the Romanian football league system. This was a notable achievement for a small town like Brad and the team was also able to finish in 5th, out of 13. That was the last season before

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. After WWII, Aurul never managed to play again in the first league, despite it was never relegated.

Ground

The team plays its home matches in Brad,

, on the Aurul Stadium, with a capacity of 1,500 seats.

Chronology of names

Honours

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*Winners (1): 1939–40

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*Winners (2): 1975–76, 1989–90 Liga IV – Hunedoara County *Winners (3): 1996–97, 1997–98,

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*Runners-up (4) 1994–95, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12 Hunedoara Regional Championship: *Winners (2): 1964–65, 1966–67 *Runners-up (3) 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68

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*Winners (1): 2012–13 *Runners-up (1): 2018–19

Other performances

*Appearances in

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Players

First team squad

Out on loan

Club Officials

Board of directors

Current technical staff

League history

References

External links

Hunedoreanul.gandul.info

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