FC Politehnica Timișoara
Squad
Kevin Amunekecurrent
Grațian Sepi1925–1928- Vasile Chiroiu1925–1928
- Vasile Deheleanu1925–1928
Lazăr Sfera1927–1929- Vasile Chiroiu1930–1931
- Vilmos Zombori1945–1947
Emerich Dembrovschi1974–1981- Ion Dumitru1980–1982
Iosif Rotariu1980–1986- Ion Dumitru1984–1985
Cosmin Contra1993–1995- Iosif Rotariu1995–1996
- Iosif Rotariu1996–1997
- Iosif Rotariu1996–1996
Paul Codrea1997–1999- Iosif Rotariu1998–1999
- Moïse Brou Apanga1999–2000
- Iosif Rotariu2000–2000
Bănel Nicoliță2004–2005- Cosmin Contra2005–2005
Gabriel Torje2005–2008
Gheorghe Bucur2005–2010
Jonathan McKain2005–2008- Marius Popa2005–2009
Ovidiu Petre2005–2006- Viorel Moldovan2005–2006
Costel Pantilimon2006–2012
Iasmin Latovlevici2006–2010- Ifeanyi Emeghara2006–2007
Srdjan Luchin2006–2011- Arman Karamyan2007–2010
- Artavazd Karamyan2007–2010
Dare Vršič2007–2010
Ionel Ganea2007–2008- Balázs Borbély2008–2010
- Daré Nibombé2008–2010
Marián Čišovský2008–2011- Winston Parks2008–2011
Éder Bonfim2008–2010
Alexandru Bourceanu2009–2011- Cosmin Contra2010–2011
- Ján Kozák2010–2010
- László Sepsi2010–2012
Ovidiu Burcă2010–2011
Răzvan Cociș2010–2010
Stefan Nikolić2010–2012
Tosaint Ricketts2010–2012
Sorin Ghionea2011–2011- Paul Codrea2013–2013
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Gallery
Career & Clubs
Beginnings and lower leagues (1921–1945)
The club was founded in 1921 by the Polytechnic University of Timișoara under the name Societatea Sportivă Politehnica. Its initial aim was to provide an opportunity for university students to work on their fitness within a competitive environment. The logistics of the sport proved problematic, as there were limited financial means available. Thanks to contributions gathered from university professors and employees, the club bought their first football kits, with white-black vertical stripes, and rented the "Patria" football stadium. It was not until 1928 that the club developed its own training grounds, "Politehnica", which were built by volunteers. Players for the team were chosen on merit from the pool of Timișoara students and high-schoolers, who trained after school hours during the week and played football on weekends. The football landscape in the city was already developed at that time, with CAT, RGMT and Chinezul Timișoara dominating locally. After spending three years in the District Championships II, Politehnica won promotion to the first tier in 1924, by defeating Kadima Timișoara. In 1926, Austrian coach of Italian origin, Tony Cargnelli came to train CAT, but he also worked as a volunteer for Politehnica, thus becoming the first coach of the club. He managed both clubs including when they played against each other, after Politehnica's 3–0 win over CA from 1927 in the District Championships I, the Universul…
- League
- Liga I
- League
- Liga II
Legacy
Domestic
Liga I Runners-up (2): 2008–09, 2010–11 Liga II Winners (10): 1947–48, 1952, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1972–73, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1994–95, 2011–12 (record) Runners-up (1): 1970–71 Cupa României Winners (2): 1957–58, 1979–80 Runners-up (6): 1973–74, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1991–92, 2006–07, 2008–09
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Fotbal Club Politehnica Timișoara, commonly known as Politehnica Timișoara or simply Poli Timișoara, was a Romanian football club from Timișoara, Timiș County, established in 1921 and dissolved in 2012. During its existence, the team won two Cupa României trophies and was twice runner-up in the Liga I. It amassed 49 seasons in the latter competition.
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