Vagonul Arad

1911–1940

The club was formed in Arad in 1911 when AMEF (Asociația Muncitorilor pentru Educație Fizică) (lit. 'Workers Association for Physical Education') merged with Clubul Sportiv al Fabricii De Vagoane (Rail Cars Factory Sports Club), keeping the first ones name until 1948. After World War I it qualified for the national championship 3 times, but never being able to pass the semi-finals. During 1932-1940 we see the club playing in Divizia A, their best performance - 2nd place at the end of the 1935-36 season. In 1940 AMEF is dissolved by the legionar regime, but after World War II, we see it for a couple of years in Liga II (1946–1948).

1946–1964

AMEFA was admitted to the first season of Divizia B after the Second World War, finishing 2nd in Series I and qualifying for the promotion play-off, where it lost 1–2 in the semifinals against the 2nd-placed team in Series III, Karres Mediaș. In the 1947–48 season, AMEFA finished 9th in Series III and was relegated to Divizia C. In 1948, it merged with the Uzina de Vagoane Arad (lit. 'Arad Wagon Enterprise') football team, forming a new club named UVA AMEFA, led by coach Băneșu, who was soon replaced by former player Albu. The team competed for one season in Divizia C, ranking 4th in Series I by February 1949, when Divizia C was shut down. Renamed Metalul AMEFA, the team played in the Arad Regional Championship until the end of the 1954 season, when it won the title and earned promotion to Divizia B after…

Divizia A

Runners-up (1): 1935–36 Divizia B

Winners (1): 1967–68 Runners-up (1): 1946–47 Divizia C

Winners (5): 1956, 1963–64, 1971–72, 1979–80, 1988–89 Runners-up (3): 1986–87, 1987–88, 2000–01 Arad Regional Championship

Winners (2): 1952, 1954