UM Timișoara was a

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n professional

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from

Timișoara Timișoara (, , ; , also or ; ; ; see #Etymology, other names) is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social and cultural center in Western Romania. Located on the Bega (Tisza), Bega River, Timișoara is consider ...

, founded in 1960 and dissolved in 2008.

History

The football team of ''Uzinele Mecanice Timișoara'' was founded in 1960, playing in the first years of its existence in the

Ronaț Ronaț (; ) is a district located on the western outskirts of Timișoara. It is a district where houses and villas predominate, which means a low population density. History A rural settlement from the Daco-Roman era (2nd–4th centuries AD) an ...

neighborhood on the field that would later become the

Stadionul Gheorghe Rășcanu Gheorghe Rășcanu Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Timișoara, Romania. It is currently used mostly for rugby matches by the local team, SCM Rugby Timișoara. The stadium is named after Timișoara Saracens' legend Gheorghe Rășcanu who ...

. The club managed to promoted in

Divizia C The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. It was founded in 1936 and was called Divizia C until 2006. An exception was the seasons 1992–93 to 1996–97, in which the league was call ...

at the end of the 1966–67 season, when it won the Banat Regional Championship and the play-off for promotion against Aurul Brad, the winner of the Hunedoara Regional Championship. In the 1970s, the team went to play on the

Stadionul UMT UMT Stadium () was a multi-purpose stadium in Timișoara, Romania. Until 1960 the stadium was known as ''Stadionul Electrica'' and was the main home ground in Timișoara for Sport of athletics, athletics championships, being also the stadium wher ...

, known at that time as ''Stadionul Electrica''. The club did not obtain great performances during its existence, but succeeded to play one season of Romanian top football, in the

2001–02 Divizia A The 2001–02 Divizia A was the eighty-fourth season of Liga I, Divizia A, the top-level association football, football league of Romania. Season began in August 2001 and ended in May 2002. FC Dinamo București, Dinamo București was crowned as c ...

. At the end of the

2007–08 Liga III The 2007–08 Liga III season was the 52nd season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. It was the second in this format (six series of 18 teams each). The winners of each division got promoted to the 2008-09 Liga II ...

, UMT were relegated to the

Timiș County Timiș () is a county (''județ'') of western Romania on the border with Hungary and Serbia, in the historical regions of Romania, historical region of Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the westernmost and the largest county in Ro ...

League (

Liga IV Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system and is run in all 41 counties and in the Municipality of Bucharest. It was known as the Regional Championship, County Championship, Divizia C – County Phase and Divizia D. Its ...

), but didn't start in this competition because they were dissolved.

Honours

Liga II The Liga 2, most commonly 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 football season. It is currently Sponso ...

: *Winners (1): 2000–01

Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. It was founded in 1936 and was called Divizia C until 2006. An exception was the seasons 1992–93 to 1996–97, in which the league was call ...

: *Winners (4): 1969–70, 1990–91, 1996–97, 1998–99 *Runners-up (3):

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, 1983–84, 2005–06 Banat Regional Championship: *Winners (1): 1966–67

Former managers

Costică Toma Costică Toma (1 January 1928 – 13 May 2008) was a Romanian international football goalkeeper and later manager. Playing career He was born in Brăila, into a family coming from Muralto, Switzerland. Toma began his football career in 1940, w ...

(1971–1972) *

Iosif Lereter Iosif Lereter (23 July 1933 – 26 January 2024) was a Romanian footballer and manager. Club career Iosif Lereter was born on 23 July 1933 in Oțelu Roșu, Romania and at the beginning of his career he played as a forward and midfielder, endin ...

(1975–1977) *

Cicerone Manolache Cicerone "Cici" Manolache (16 May 1936 – 28 January 2024) was a Romanian footballer and manager who played as a forward and made four appearances for Romania's national team. Club career Manolache was born on 16 May 1936 in Păunești, Roma ...

(1977–1978) * Constantin Rădulescu (1979–1980) *

Aurel Șunda Aurel Șunda (born 14 October 1957) is a Romanian former footballer and manager. As a footballer, Șunda played mainly as a defender for Politehnica Timișoara, club for which he played in more than 200 matches. In fact, as a player, Șunda ne ...

(1991–1994) * Constantin Rădulescu (1998–1999) *

(1999–2001) *

Gheorghe Staicu Gheorghe "Gigi" Staicu (18 December 1935 – 10 June 2021) was a Romanian professional football player and manager who played for Steaua București, having developed in the club's academy.

(2001–2002) * Gheorghe Chimiuc * Cristian Contescu * Ciprian Aioanei * Orlando Trandu *

Ion Dumitru Ion Dumitru (born 2 January 1950), commonly known as Liță Dumitru, is a Romanian former professional footballer, and manager who played as a midfielder, currently technical director at Liga II club Concordia Chiajna. Career A Romanian inter ...

* Remus Steop

References

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