Crișana Oradea was a

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club based in

Oradea Oradea (, , ; german: Großwardein ; hu, Nagyvárad ) is a city in Romania, located in Crișana, a sub-region of Transylvania. The county seat, seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. It was founded in 1929 and dissolved in 1954.

History

The club was founded in 1929. The players from the first year of existence were: Putirică, Combi, Aurel, Bulzan, Restea, Slopu, Vanghelu, Blondu, Ștefănescu, Matei, I. Bonațiu, Mureșan, Magău, Budău, Cionca. In 1930–31, the club won the North League, but was eliminated in the preliminary round of the final tournament by

Societatea Gimnastică Sibiu Gymnastics Society Sibiu ( ro, Societatea de Gimnastică Sibiu, german: Hermannstädter Turnverein - HTV) was a German sport club based in Sibiu. At that time the city was part of Austria-Hungary and after part of Romania. History The Sibiu Gymna ...

. In 1931–32 it again won the North League but was again eliminated in the preliminary round of the final tournament, this time by

Mureșul Târgu Mureș CS Mureșul Târgu Mureș was a Romanian football club based in Târgu Mureș. They reached twice the semifinals of Romania's top football league, Divizia A. They are the predecessors of CS Târgu Mureş. History Mureşul Târgu Mureş (named af ...

. In 1932 the club started playing in the First Division, finishing until 1938, in the first half of the championship. Notable players included: Püllöck, I. Budău, I. Bonațiu, Pintea, Bugariu, Frenţiu, I. Baratky, E. Lakatos, C. Deleanu, Țuțuianu, Ad. Bocșa, Al. Torjoc, P. Malița, Pop, Aştilean, Lucaci, Fr. Dvorysák, Țăranu, Ladislau Dallos, Szilágy. In 1938–39 and 1939–40 the club played in the

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. After

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, it reappeared in the

, merging with ''CFR'', the new name being ''CFR''. In 1947, the two clubs split again, only CFR remaining, but not for long, because in 1954 it was relegated to the regional championship, and with this, it disappeared. In 1961 the ''Crișana'' name reappeared, but only because

CA Oradea Club Atletic Oradea (Nagyváradi Atlétikai Club) (), commonly known as CA Oradea (Nagyváradi AC), or simply as CAO (NAC), is a Romanian Association football, football club based in Oradea, Bihor County, which competes in the Liga IV. The team ...

changed its name, with no connection between them.

Honours

Liga I The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

: :*Winners (0): ''Best finnish:'' 3rd–4th 1933–34

Liga II The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...

: :*Winners (1): 1939–40 Association football clubs established in 1929 Association football clubs disestablished in 1947 Defunct football clubs in Romania Football clubs in Bihor County Sport in Oradea Liga I clubs Liga II clubs Oradea 1929 establishments in Romania 1947 disestablishments in Romania {{romania-footyclub-stub