FC Jiul Petroșani

1919–1937: Foundation and early years

Football was introduced to Jiu Valley in the early 20th century and was initially played in Petroșani at the present-day location of the Dâlja mine. Despite distrust and hostility from local coal miners, whose trade drove the local economy, a club was officially organized by Ion Winklehner, general manager of the Petroșani Society mines, under the name Clubul Atletic al Minelor Petroșani (Petroșani Mines Athletic Club) (CAMP). Early coaches included Iosif Keiling, Carol Krausz, Wilhelm Spitzer, and János Kovezdi. In 1922, CAMP entered the District of Arad championship, where they played against teams from the Hunedoara Region. The club's owners brought in players from outside of Petroșani to make them a competitive team — these players included Iosif Klein, L. Kiminich, Adalbert Dankó, and Z. Veszprémy. In its first season, CAMP ranked third after AAC Arad and CS Vulcan. In the 1924-25 edition, they won the championship, now under the name Uniunea Cluburilor Sportive ale Societății Petroșani (Sports Club Association of Petroșani Society) (UCASP), adopted after merging with CS Vulcan in 1924. UCASP participated in the final stage of the 1924–25 Divizia A season after eliminating Universitatea Cluj and Jahn Cernăuți, but lost the final (1–5) against Chinezul Timișoara. Gheorghe Péterffy, Elemér Berkessy, and Ștefan Messner joined the team. After the merger with CS Vulcan was reversed in 1926, UCASP merged with Jiul Lupeni and…

Domestic

Leagues

Liga I Runners-up (1): 1924–25 Liga II Winners (8): 1934–35, 1940–41, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2004–05 Runners-up (3): 1936–37, 1987–88, 2003–04 Liga III Winners (1): 2002–03 Liga IV – Hunedoara County Winners (2): 2010–11, 2019–20

Cups

Cupa României Winners (1): 1973–74 Runners-up (1): 1971–72

European

Balkans Cup

Runners-up (1): 1977–78