FC UTA Arad

1945–1965

The club was founded on 18 April 1945 under the name ITA Arad, by Francisc von Neuman, owner of Întreprinderea de Textile Arad (lit. 'Arad Textile Enterprise'). The club’s colors, white and red, were inspired by Arsenal, reflecting Neuman's admiration for the English team. ITA played its first match on 27 May 1945, a 2–3 defeat against Banatul Sânnicolau Mic.

On 1 September 1946, the Francisc von Neuman Stadium was inaugurated with a 1–0 win over Ciocanul București. ITA entered the National Football Championship in the 1946–47 season, which was the first held after the Second World War, and won the national title in its debut top-flight campaign, finishing eleven points ahead of runners-up Carmen București. Coached successively by Zoltan Opata (rounds 1–13), Zoltan Blum (14–19), and Gusztáv Juhász (20–26), the squad featured Alexandru Marky, Gyula Lóránt, Gheorghe Băcuț, Adalbert Pall, Francisc Mészáros, József Pecsovszky, Adalbert Kovács, Ioan Reinhardt, Andrei Mercea, Mátyás Tóth, and Ladislau Bonyhádi, who was the league's top scorer with 26 goals. In the 1947–48 season, ITA secured a second consecutive league title with a record-breaking goal difference of 129 to 31. Bonyhádi set another record by scoring 49 goals that season. Under Gusztáv Juhász, the team also won the Cupa României, defeating CFR Timișoara 3–2 in the final. New additions to the team included Moise Vass, Zoltan Farmati, Nicolae "Coco" Dumitrescu, and Iosif Stibinger. However, during…

Domestic

Leagues

Divizia A / Liga I Winners (6): 1946–47, 1947–48, 1950, 1954, 1968–69, 1969–70 Runners-up (1): 1971–72 Divizia B / Liga II Winners (4): 1980–81, 1992–93, 2001–02, 2019–20 Runners-up (6): 1982–83, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2015–16 Liga III Winners (1): 2014–15 Liga IV – Arad County Winners (1): 2013–14

Cups

Cupa României Winners (2): 1947–48, 1953 Runners-up (2): 1950, 1965–66 Cupa României – Arad County Phase Winners (1): 2013–14 Cupa Ligii Runners-up (1): 1994

European

UEFA Champions League / European Cup Best result: Second round 1970–71 UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup Best result: Quarter-finals 1971–72 Balkans Cup Best result: Group stage 1966–67