Clubul Sportiv Municipal Aurul Brad, commonly known as CSM Aurul Brad, or simply as Aurul Brad, is a
Romanian amateur
football
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club based in
Brad,
Hunedoara County, founded in 1934. The club is currently playing in the
Liga IV.
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
Divizia A
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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
World War II. 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,
Hunedoara County, on the
Aurul Stadium, with a capacity of 1,500 seats.
Chronology of names
Honours
Liga II
*Winners (1):
1939–40
Liga III
*Winners (2):
1975–76,
1989–90
Liga IV – Hunedoara County
*Winners (3):
1996–97,
1997–98,
2020–21
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*Runners-up (5)
1994–95,
2008–09,
2009–10,
2011–12,
2023–24
Hunedoara Regional Championship:
*Winners (3): 1956,
1959–60,
1966–67
*Runners-up (3) 1963–64,
1965–66, 1967–68
Cupa României
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–
Hunedoara County
*Winners (1): 2012–13
*Runners-up (1): 2018–19
Other performances
*Appearances in
Liga I: 1
Club Officials
Board of directors
Current technical staff
League history
Former managers
*
László Raffinsky
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(1950)
*
Ladislau Băcuț (1963–1967)
*
Ladislau Vlad (1979–1981)
*
Ion V. Ionescu (1983–1984)
*
Ioan Petcu (2004)
*
Ioan Petcu (2021–2023)
References
External links
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Aurul Bradat romaniansoccer.ro
Football clubs in Hunedoara County
Association football clubs established in 1934
Liga I clubs
Liga II clubs
Liga III clubs
Liga IV clubs
1934 establishments in Romania
Brad, Hunedoara
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