FC Unirea Dej

Unirea Dej was founded in 1921. For more than four decades, the club competed in regional and district championships. In the 1961–62 season, under the guidance of Victor Hușa, Unirea won the Cluj Regional Championship and finished 2nd in Series III of the six-team promotion play-off tournament held in Mediaș, behind AS Cugir, thus earning promotion to Divizia B for the first time in its history. Renamed Steaua Dej before the start of the second half of the season, the team, coached by Gheorghe Tomescu, finished the 1962–63 season in 13th place in Series III and was relegated to the re-established Divizia C.

In the third division, the club reverted to the Unirea name and competed in the North Series, finishing 4th in 1963–64 and 9th in 1964–65, under coach Victor Hușa. In the 1965–66 season, Unirea won the series and earned promotion back to Divizia B under the guidance of Eutin Stepan. The squad included Mihai Măglaș, Mihai Silveșan, Francisc Boldiș, Emeric Farcaș, Gavril Butuza, Vasile Negrea, Mircea Gherman, Emil Drăgoi, Mihai Cristof, Alexandru Mardan, Francisc Maghiari, Geza Bandi, Victor Servațius, Ioan Curtu, Iosif Safar, Constantin Neagu and Iuliu Duca. The team coached by Victor Hușa remained in the second division for only one season, finishing last in Series II and being relegated back to Divizia C. The following season brought a 9th-place finish in the North Series, followed by 3rd place in Series VII in 1968–69 and 7th in the 1969–70 campaign. In 1970–71, Unirea…

Liga III

Winners (3): 1965–66, 1993–94, 2003–04 Runners-up (7): 1970–71, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1991–92, 2020–21 Liga IV – Cluj County

Winners (2): 1982–83, 1988–89 Cluj Regional Championship

Winners (1): 1961–62