FC Arieșul Turda

The football club from the industrial town of Turda was founded in 1922 under the name Muncitorul Turda (lit. 'The Turda Worker') and represented the local glass factory. For more than a decade, its team competed in the regional championship until 1936, when it qualified for the national level for the first time. In the 1936–37 season, Arieșul – named after the Arieș river that flows through Turda – joined the newly established Divizia C. The team finished last in Series I of the North League and withdrew midway through the following season. During the post-war period, Divizia C was not held regularly, so the club played at the regional level. In 1950, it was renamed Flamura Roșie Turda. In the 1952 season, Flamura Roșie won the Cluj Regional Championship. After defeating Spartac Salonta in the first promotion round, they lost the decisive match against Metalul Hunedoara. In 1957, the glass factory team merged with another local side, Progresul Turda, restoring the historic name Arieșul Turda and competing in Divizia C, finishing 3rd in the 1957–58 season and 4th in 1958–59. When Divizia C was dissolved again in 1959, Arieșul returned to the Cluj Regional Championship. In the 1959–60 season, the team won the title but failed to secure promotion after finishing 4th in the final tournament held in Arad, behind Voința Târgu Mureș, Dinamo Săsar, and Voința Oradea. However, due to the merger between CFR Cluj and Rapid Cluj, Arieșul took CFR Cluj’s place in Divizia B. The 1960–61…

Leagues

Liga III

Winners (6): 1964–65, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1983–84, 1986–87, 2006–07 Runners-up (4): 1979–80, 1980–81, 1998–99, 2001–02 Liga IV – Cluj County

Winners (3): 1990–91, 1993–94, 2017–18 Cluj Regional Championship

Winners (3): 1952, 1959–60, 1967–68

Cups

Cupa României

Winners (1): 1960–61 Cupa României – Cluj County

Winners (2): 2017–18, 2023–24