Asociația Fotbal Club Gloria Arad, also known as AFC Gloria Arad, or simply as Gloria Arad is a
Romania
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football club
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based in
Arad,
Arad County
Arad County () is an administrative division ( judeţ) of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crișana and few villages in Banat. The administrative center ...
, currently playing in the
Liga VI
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. The club was originally founded in 1913 by Dr. E. Veliciuiu and the colors were from the beginning yellow and blue. After the
World War II
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, the club struggled to survive and mainly played at the level of the third and fourth tiers, then in the middle of the 2000s promoted back in the
Liga III
The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 t ...
, where it remained until in the early 2010s, under the ownership of Sandu Ion. Finally, the club went bankrupt in 2014, but was re-founded in the spring of 2021 by a group of persons who owned the brand of Gloria Arad.
The best achievement in the history of the "yellow and blues" was a top-flight second place at the end of the
1929–30 season.
History
The club was born on August 24, 1913. Their colors were yellow and blue. The man behind the club's formation was Dr. E. Veliciuiu and with the help of Dr. Sever Miclea, Dr. E. Crâsnic, R. Moldovan, Nestor Blaga, ing. Cărpișan, I. Goicea and Coriolan Lupșa, he saw it took shape.
In 1922, the club merged with
CFR Arad
CFR Arad was a football club based in Arad, Romania, founded in 1921.
History
The club was born in 1921, and just after one year they merged with CS Gloria Arad, a team founded in 1913. Under the name Gloria CFR Arad they have the best performa ...
, founded in 1921 and took the name Gloria CFR Arad. The players that appeared then were Kiss, Hustig, Magory, Pop I, Pop II, Szabó, Müller, Cioară, Cheța, Barbu II.
In 1923, the club won the regional championship and qualified for the
final tournament
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*Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event
** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
but was eliminated in the quarterfinals by
Chinezul Timişoara.
In
1929
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again won the regional championship, but was eliminated by
Banatul Timișoara
Banatul Timișoara was a former football club in Timișoara, Romania. The team is named after the region Banat. The team was founded in 1923 and played in the County Championship in Timiș County. The best season for them is 1928–1929. In 1927, ...
in the quarterfinals.
The club's best performance, before the divisional system was inaugurated, was in
1930
Events
January
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, when the team led by
Virgil Economu
Virgil Economu (21 November 1896 – 1978) was a Romanian rugby player, football manager, journalist and a writer.
Life and career
Virgil Economu was born in Bucharest, being half Jewish from his mother's side. He spent his high school years i ...
played om the final against
Juventus București. The players that contributed, among others, were Deciu, Albu, Cosma, Igna, Marienuț, Faur, and Tisza.
Starting with 1932, until the interruption of the championship because of the
World War II
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, the club played in the
First Division, with one exception, in 1939–1940. The team used in that period was: Fr. Theimler – Fr. Hustig, I. Volintir – C. Weichelt, Șt. Dobra, I. Lupaș – P. Igna, V. Tudor, Fr. Frentz, I. Marienuț, Gh. Mercea. We can also mention: Gh. Boșneag, Ion Henegar, I. Chereșledean, I. Mihailovici, Gh. Medrea, Fr. Pintea, I. Slăvei II, I. Șiclovan, Șt. Codreanu, E. Mladin, V. Nicola, I. Lupițiu, Gh. Iovicin.
After the
war
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, the club played for two years in the
Second Division
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, but after 1948 it disappeared from all records.
In 1969, Gloria re-appeared in the Arad County Championship (
Liga IV
Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia D into Liga IV before the start of play for the 2006–07 season.
Current format
Liga IV has 42 divisions. The divisions are regionalised a ...
), and was promoted to the
Third Division. It played there until
1977–78 season, when it was relegated back to the
Fourth Division.
In the summer of 1978, a School Sports Club of high performance was founded, and took Gloria's name further.
In recent years, the club was named Gloria CTP Arad and struggled in the
Romanian Third Division, not succeeding very much.
In the summer of 2012, it relegated to the
Liga IV
Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia D into Liga IV before the start of play for the 2006–07 season.
Current format
Liga IV has 42 divisions. The divisions are regionalised a ...
and, after two seasons in the
fourth league (2nd place in
2012–13 and 3rd in
2013–14), in the autumn of 2014, the team was dissolved.
After 9 years, the club has a new ownership, and the club would start from 2022–23 season in
Liga VI
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–
Arad County
Arad County () is an administrative division ( judeţ) of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crișana and few villages in Banat. The administrative center ...
.
Chronology of names
Honours
Liga I
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*Runners-up (1):
1929–30
Liga IV – Arad County
*Winners (4):
1969–70,
1970–71, 1974–75,
2004–05
*Runners-up (3):
1980–81,
2003–04,
2012–13
Cupa României
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–
Arad County
Arad County () is an administrative division ( judeţ) of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crișana and few villages in Banat. The administrative center ...
*Winners (1): 2012–13
References
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Arad, Romania
Football clubs in Romania
Football clubs in Arad County
Association football clubs established in 1913
Liga I clubs
Liga II clubs
Liga III clubs
Liga IV clubs
1913 establishments in Austria-Hungary