Ferar Cluj () was a

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club from Kolozsvár/

Cluj Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...

that played both in the Hungarian and the Romanian Championship.

History

Founded in 1880 as ''Kolozsvári Atlétikai Club'', the football section was founded in 1904 and the team first entered the Hungarian second league in 1907–1908 season. The team participated in the Eastern District of the second Hungarian league. After being runner-up three times in 1907–1908, 1908–09 and 1911–12, they finally became district champions in the 1913–14 season, even though the season was discontinued due to the beginning of World War I. After the World War I, the city of Kolozsvár/

became part of

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, and from this time it participated in the Romanian league system. The club played in the Romanian regional championship until 1934 when it was promoted to

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. It spent 2 seasons there until its 1938 relegation. During World War II, the club played in the Hungarian National Championship and finished 3rd in the 1943–44 season. Some players used were Márky – Vass,

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– Balint, Reinhardt, Z. Szaniszló – Fábián I, Ș. Kovács IV, L. Bonyhádi, Fülöp, and Incze II. In 1945, Ferar changed its name to ''Ferar KMSE'', having in its midst a number of valuable players including Márky, Szoboszlay, Vass, Demeter, Z. Szaniszló, Fülöp, I. Petschovsky, Mészáros, Kovács V, Ș. Kovács IV,

, Reinhardt, Fábián I, L. Bonyhádi, and Blejan. At the first postbelic season, 1946–47, under the name of ''Ferar'', a number of players were added: Boldizsár, Farmati, Börzsei, Fuzer, Váczi, and Fernbach-Ferenczi. In 1948, the club merged with

CFR Cluj Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ) or simply CFR, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I. Founded as ''Kolozsvári Vasut ...

and disappeared from all records.

Honours

Liga I Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

: :*Winners (0):, ''Best finish:'' 6th 1946–47

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: :*Winners (0):, ''Best finish:'' 3rd 1943–44

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: :*Winners (1): 1941–42 Transylvanian League :*Winners (2): 1913–14, 1940–41 :*Runners-up (3): 1907–08, 1908–09, 1911–12

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: :* Runner-up (1) : 1943–44

Domestic record

Key

* Pos = Final position * P = Played * W = Games won * D = Games drawn * L = Games lost * GF = Goals For * GA = Goals Against * Pts = Points * Div A =

* Div B =

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* Div C =

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* Nem I =

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* Nem II =

Nemzeti Bajnokság II The NB II, currently known as the Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of Hungarian football. At the end of the 2004–05 season, the tournament format was changed from one division of 14 teams to two divisions: ''Ke ...

* Ch. Tr. = Championship of Transylvania * p = Preliminary Round * 1R = Round 1 * 2R = Round 2 * 3R = Round 3 * 4R = Round 4 * 5R = Round 5 * GS = Group stage * R32 = Round of 32 * QF = Quarter-finals * R16 = Round of 16 * SF = Semi-finals * F = Final The players in bold were the top goalscorers in the division.

Seasons

Coach history

Nicolae Kovács Nicolae Kovács (, 29 December 1911 – 7 July 1977) was a Romanian-Hungarian football player and coach. He was a dual international football player and played both for Romania and Hungary. He played in 116 matches and scored 43 goals for Clu ...

(1947)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrar Cluj Association football clubs established in 1918 Association football clubs disestablished in 1948 Defunct football clubs in Romania Football clubs in Cluj County Defunct football clubs in Hungary Liga I clubs Liga II clubs Sport in Cluj-Napoca 1918 establishments in Romania 1948 disestablishments in Romania