Victoria Cluj

Old club (1920–1947)

Victoria Cluj was founded in 1920 in Mănăștur and was initially associated with students of the Commercial Academy in Cluj. Contemporary accounts and later histories describe it as the representative team of the Mănăștur district. During the interwar period the club was also supported for a time by the Romanian Army.

Victoria entered the Romanian championship through the Cluj regional competition. In 1921–22 it won its regional section and reached the national final. After eliminating Stăruința Oradea and advancing past Tricolor București, Victoria met Chinezul Timișoara in the final at Timișoara and lost 1–5. The following season it again reached the final, defeating Înțelegerea Oradea and Venus București on the way, before losing 0–2 to Chinezul in Cluj. Victoria finished second in the Cluj regional championship in both 1923–24 and 1924–25. It regained the regional title in 1925–26, finishing first with 30 points from 18 matches, but its national campaign ended in the preliminary round with a 1–3 defeat to AMEF Arad. The following season was considerably weaker, with Victoria finishing sixth in the Cluj championship. The club was renamed România Cluj in 1927. It immediately won the Cluj regional championship in 1927–28, but was eliminated 0–2 by Jiul Lupeni in the national quarter-finals. România again won its regional competition in 1928–29. It advanced through the national tournament to a third championship final, beating Banatul Timișoara…

Before 1932, the Romanian championship was organised through regional leagues followed by a national knockout tournament. For those seasons, the table distinguishes the club's Cluj regional finish from its national-stage result.

Old club

Romanian Championship

Runners-up (3): 1921–22, 1922–23, 1928–29 Cluj Regional Championship

Winners (5): 1921–22, 1922–23, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1928–29

New club

Liga IV – Cluj County

Winners (1): 2021–22 Runners-up (2): 2019–20, 2020–21 Cupa României – Cluj County

Winners (1): 2021–22