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28-401: The team was founded in 1945 as IT Arad , and has won six national titles and two Cupa României . Domestically, UTA is one of the most successful Romanian sides of the 20th century, sharing with Chinezul Timișoara the record for the most title wins by a club not from Bucharest , earning it the nickname Campioana Provinciei ("Provincial Champion"), a record which ended after the conclusion of

56-594: A 1–1 at Rotterdam and 0–0 in Arad . In the 1971–72 season the team became vice-champion of Romania and participated in the UEFA Cup , reaching the quarterfinals after overtaking Austria Salzburg (4–1, 1–3), Zagłębie Wałbrzych (1–1, 2–1) and Vitória Setúbal (3–0, 0–1). They were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Tottenham Hotspur ; the first game was at home where they lost 2–0. The second leg at away at White Hart Lane in London

84-510: A year, and was sent back to the second division after occupying only 17th place in Divizia A at the end of the 1981–82 season. Between 1984 and 1991, UTA occupied the following positions in the third Series of Divizia B: 13th in 1984–85, 4th in 1985–86, 10th in 1986–87, 3rd in 1987–88, 2nd in 1988–89, 2nd in 1989–90, 5th in 1990–91. It also placed in the second Series of Divizia B: 2nd in 1991–92 and 1st in 1992–93. Between 1995 and 2002, UTA occupied

112-502: Is listed in bold represented their countries at junior and/or senior level on through the time's passing. Additionally, these players have also had a significant number of caps and goals accumulated throughout a certain number of seasons for the club itself as well. Notes Citations Cupa Rom%C3%A2niei The Cupa României (English: Romanian Cup ) is a football cup competition for Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34 , except during World War II . It

140-783: Is the country 's main cup competition, being open to all clubs affiliated with the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to. Currently, the winner of the competition is granted a place in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers and plays the Supercupa României . Most finals have been held at the Stadionul Național (formerly known as "23 August"), and occasionally at other stadiums in Bucharest . During

168-520: Is the third level of the Romanian football league system . It was founded in 1936 and was called Divizia C until 2006. An exception was the seasons 1992–93 to 1996–97, in which the league was called Divizia B . Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season . Divizia C was founded in 1936 with the task of forming both an organizational and managerial buffer between national and regional football. In this sense, it

196-513: The 2020–21 season when CFR Cluj claimed its seventh Liga I trophy. UTA Arad's decline began with a transfer to the second division in 1979, after which it rarely appeared in the top flight before being dissolved in 2014. UTA Arad was eventually promoted from the Liga IV and managed to return to the Liga I in 2020. The team plays in red and white uniforms at the new Francisc von Neuman Stadium , which

224-513: The SABMiller group) signed a sponsorship agreement for the next three seasons. Ursus Breweries changed the name of the competition to Cupa României Timișoreana , after the Timișoreana beer brand. On 16 May 2016, FRF announced the rebranding of competition and the signing of contracts with new sponsors such as Kaufland , UPC Broadband and Stanleybet . On 20 October 2017, FRF announced that

252-511: The Stadionul Francisc von Neuman . Ranked as a UEFA Category 4 stadium, it can host UEFA Europa League semi-finals and UEFA Champions League group stage matches. The first match at the stadium was a Liga I game played between UTA Arad and Voluntari , which ended in a goalless draw. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the game was played without spectators. The first match with spectators

280-490: The Liga II. In the 2016–17 season, UTA finished third and qualified again for a promotion play-off against Poli Timișoara , one of Politehnica Timișoara successors, and ASU Politehnica Timișoara . UTA lost to both teams (1–2, 1–3). In the summer of 2017, FRF has officialized that UTA Bătrâna Doamnă changed its name back to FC UTA Arad being the official and legal successor of the old club. UTA Arad plays its home matches at

308-589: The club and bringing back the good results, but by November he lost the support of the supporters and Flavius Domide asked him to leave the club to competent people from Arad. Another team, supported by a part of UTA fans, called UTA Bătrâna Doamnă , was founded in 2013 by former player Marius Ţucudean. It was enrolled in Liga IV instead of UTA II and received the logo, the record and the colors of UTA from UTA Supporter Club in March 2014, becoming officially UTA Arad. The Liga II team had to change their name to FC UTA SA. At

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336-511: The club was promoted back to the Liga II after finishing first in the fourth Series of the league, four points ahead of Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic . In their first season after returning to the Liga II, UTA, now known as UTA Bătrâna Doamnă finished second in the second Series of the championship and qualified for a Liga I promotion play-off against Dunărea Călărași and Voluntari . It eliminated Dunărea Călărași 5–4 on aggregate, but lost 1–3 against Voluntari and remained for another season in

364-726: The construction of the new Stadionul Național , the final was staged each year in a different major city of the country. In 2007, the final was held in Timișoara at the Dan Păltinișanu stadium, this being the second occasion when the last game was played outside Bucharest (the first occurrence took place in 1989, when Brașov hosted the event). Then, the next three finals were staged in Piatra Neamț , Târgu Jiu , Iași and again in Brașov. The competition has been dominated by Bucharest-based teams,

392-423: The county football associations. Forty-two teams (one from each county) advance to the next phase. The competition at this phase is organized by the Romanian Football Federation (FRF). For the first five rounds, teams are paired using geographical criteria in order to avoid long travel distances. The teams from a lower division or with a lower ranking in the last league season host the games. Every year, based on

420-463: The end of the 2013–14 season of Liga II, UTA SA was excluded from the championship by FRF for not attending two matches and relegated to the 6th League, where it did not sign up and was dissolved. UTA Bătrâna Doamnă , promoted in the Liga III at the end of the season after a promotion play-off match against Hunedoara County champion Retezatul Hațeg, won 2–0. After only one season in the Liga III ,

448-455: The first half of the season. The fourth edition of the Divizia C took place in 1956, which was followed by the two seasons 1957–58 and 1958–59 . After a further four-year break, the next season only came in 1963–64 , since which the Divizia C has now been held annually. Since the 2021–2022 season Liga III was reorganized from 5 to 10 groups, each with 10 teams, based on the geographic position. In each group, teams play each other twice, before

476-635: The following positions in the 2nd Series of Divizia B: 5th in 1995–96, 13th in 1996–97, 11th in 1997–98, 2nd in 1998–99, 6th in 1999–2000, 7th in 2000–01 and 1st in 2001–02. In the summer of 1999, UTA Arad disputed a play-off match at Alba Iulia against Rocar București for promotion in Divizia A, a match in which it lost 0–2. Coach Francis Tisza organised the following team: Pap – Diaconescu, Botiş , G. Radu (50' Ciubăncan), Găman (76' Baciu), Panin – Todea , Almaşan, Zaha – Mariş, Cl.Drăgan (69' Turcan). UTA Arad did not play in this league because after an assignment agreement with Liberty Salonta , UTA took

504-541: The most successful performers being FCSB with 23 trophies, followed by Rapid București and Dinamo București with thirteen each. The record for the most consecutive Cups won is held by Rapid București , who won the Romanian Cup 6 times in a row, between 1937 and 1942. On 22 July 2005, FRF and Samsung Electronics signed a one-year sponsorship deal. The name of the competition was changed to Cupa României Samsung . On 9 October 2006, FRF and Ursus Breweries (part of

532-604: The national and international football calendar, FRF's executive committee may choose a two-leg or one-leg system for the round of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals. Games at these stages are, when played using a one-leg system, hosted by a neutral venue. The final is held at a pre-established venue, normally in Bucharest. Since its establishment, the Cupa României has been won by 23 clubs. Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence. Additionally, if two or more teams are tied with

560-411: The new main sponsor of the competition is the betting company Casa Pariurilor. The competition has undergone minor changes in format over the years. The following format came in use in the 2009–10 season. The main differences between the current system and the last one are the dates at which rounds take place, and the two-legged format of the semifinals. The competition at this phase is organized by

588-513: The newly established team was on 27 May 1945 against Banatul Sânnicolau Mic, score 2–3. On 1 September 1946 on the occasion of the match between ITA Arad and Ciocanul București , score 1–0, took place the inauguration of the stadium in Arad , Francisc von Neuman Stadium . In the 1970–71, the team took fourth place and participated again in the European Champion Clubs' Cup, eliminating the trophy holder at that time, Feyenoord , after

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616-452: The place of Liberty in Liga I and vice versa in the Liga III . Thus, the team qualified in Liga I for the 2006–07 season. After club president Nicolae Bara signed with coach Marius Lăcătuş and under his leadership, UTA occupied the 12th place at the end of the season. In August 2013, businessman Adrian Marțian took over Giovanni Catanzariti's majority stake, promising the financial recovery of

644-471: The play-off, with the 4 best teams, and the play-out, with the remaining 6 teams, starts. The top 2 teams form each group goes in the promotion semi-final, first in group 1 plays second in group 2 and vice versa all the way to group 9 and group 10, and then the final, winners of the games between the group 1 and group 2 teams all the way to groups 9 and 10, ending with 5 winners getting promoted to Liga II . The bottom two teams from each group are relegated at

672-447: The same number of trophies, the one that achieved the performance first is ranked above the others. The following table sorts cities by the number of Cups won by local teams. Bucharest , hosting the three most decorated sides in the competition and having staged the majority of the Cup finals, is by far the most prolific city. Liga III The Liga 3 , most often spelled as Liga III ,

700-424: Was a 1–1 draw, however this was not enough and Arad were knocked out 3–1 on aggregate. The team's decline started in the 1975–76 season, and after it placed 17th in the 1978–79 season, it was reassigned to Divizia B . After two years in the second division (third place in 1979–80 and ninth in 1980–81), UTA returned to Divizia A under the technical leadership of coach Ştefan Czako, but failed to last for more than

728-411: Was abolished several times, when a totally local management was opted for. Even on other occasions, its format was highly unstable. Until 1963 the competition was only held irregularly. After the first two seasons in 1936–37 and 1937–38 , the Divizia C was discontinued and only resumed for one season in 1946–47 . After another year's break, a new attempt was made in 1948–49 , which was canceled after

756-514: Was opened in 2020. UTA holds a long-standing rivalry with neighbouring SSU Politehnica Timișoara , with whom it contests the West derby . The team was founded under the name ITA Arad by the owner of the Arad Textile Company, Francisc von Neuman, on 18 April 1945. The colors of the club (white – red) were inspired by Arsenal 's colors, as Neuman was a fan of the team. The first football match of

784-760: Was the 2021 women's Romanian Cup final between U Olimpia Cluj and Heniu Prundu Bârgăului , which ended with a 1–0 win in extra-time for the Cluj team. The first international game played on the arena was the friendly goalless draw between UTA Arad and Kolubara Lazarevac . Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The footballers enlisted below have had international caps for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level. Players whose name

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