ACS Sticla Arieșul Turda, commonly known as Sticla Arieșul Turda, or simply as Arieșul Turda, is a Romanian football club from Turda, Cluj County, which was established in 1907.[1]
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| Full name | Asociația Club Sportiv Sticla Arieșul Turda | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Turdenii (The People from Turda) Vulturii roșii (Red Eagles) | ||
| Short name | Arieșul | ||
| Founded | 1907 as Muncitorul Turda 2016 as Sticla Arieșul Turda | ||
| Ground | Municipal | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Owner | Turda Municipality | ||
| Manager | Artur Podar | ||
| League | Liga IV | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga IV, Cluj County, 4th of 12 | ||
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The club spent most of its history in the second and in the third leagues of Romania. Their best performance was winning 1960–61 Cupa României against Rapid București, with that performance the club entered in history of Romanian football as the only club which succeeded to win the Romanian Cup without ever playing in the top league.[2][3][4]
History
editThe glass factory team was founded in 1922 as Muncitorul Turda (Muncitor is the Romanian word for worker). The club played in the Regional Championship until 1936, when managed to qualify for the national level for the first time.[5]
In the 1936–37 season, of the newly founded Divizia C, Arieșul ― named after the Arieș river on which Turda lies ― finishing last in Series I of the North League and withdrew in the middle of the following season.
Since the Divizia C was not held regularly in the post-war period, the club played at regional level under the new name of Flamura Roșie Turda, which it had adopted in 1950.[1]
In the 1952 season, Flamura Roșie won the Cluj Regional Championship, but after eliminated Spartac Salonta in the first round, lost the promotion in the next round against Metalul Hunedoara.
In 1957, the team of glass workers from Turda merged with Progresul Turda, was renamed as Arieșul Turda and played the next two seasons in Divizia C finishing in the 3rd (1957–58) and 4th (1958–59) place.[5][6][7]
In 1959, Divizia C was dissolved again, and Arieșul returned in Cluj Regional Championship for the 1959–60 season, which it won, but missed out the promotion after the tournament played in Arad finished 4th after Voința Târgu Mureș, Dinamo Săsar and Voința Oradea. However, the club benefeting after the merge between CFR Cluj and Rapid Cluj, taking the place of CFR Cluj in the second division.[8]
The 1960–61 season is known as a landmark in the history of Arieșul Turda. The team coached by Nicolae Szoboszlay, and from October 1961 by Ștefan Wetzer, took the 6th place in the 3rd series of Divizia B, and in the Romanian Cup, they passed Corvinul Hunedoara (2–0) in the Round of 32, Penicilina Iași (7–1) in the Round of 16, Știința Timișoara (2–1) in the quarters-finals and UTA Arad (3–0) in the semi-finals. The final played against Rapid București on 12 November 1961 at the Republicii Stadium won it 2–1. The footballers who played in that final under the colors of Arieșul were: Vasile Suciu, Eugen Pantea, Ioachim Zăhan, Alexandru Vădan, Eugen Luparu, Ion Onacă, Vasile Mărgineanu, Vasile Pârvu, Dionisie Ursu, Gheorghe Băluțiu and Liviu Husar.[2]
The club was unable to build on its successes, finishing two consecutive seasons on 8th place (1961–62 and 1962–63) and faced with relegation at the end of the 1963–64 season at goal difference, tied on points with CSM Cluj and CSM Sibiu. After an immediate promotion, Arieșul experienced turbulent times in the second half of the 1960s, pass down and found itself in the fourth division after back-to-back relegation.
Arieșul recorded a slight ascent winning the Mureș Series of the 1967–68 Cluj Regional Championship season and promoted to third division, where it played for five consecutive seasons ranking in 7th place (1968–69), 9th place (1969–70), 1st place (1970–71) - led by Nicolae Szoboszlay, missing out the promotion after the tournament played at Oradea, 3rd place (1971–72) and again in 1st place in the 1972–73 season, with coach Gheorghe Váczi on the bench, returning in Divizia B, The squad included players such as: Cocan, Sebeng, Ispas Ludușan, Popa, Gheorghe Fedeleș, Moș, Pop, Szűcs, Mîlna, Cheta, Ciortea, Deac, Szilaghi, Markiș, Moceanu, Ciocan, Neagu, Cocu and Hășmășan.[5]
The club spent the next four years in the second division finishing 14th (1973–74) – avoided the relegation at goal difference, 10th (1974–75) – changed its name Sticla Arieșul Turda, 7th (1975–76) and 15th (1976–77) – returning to the third tier.
Honours
editLeagues
edit- Winners (6): 1964–65, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1983–84, 1986–87, 2006–07
- Runners-up (4): 1979–80, 1980–81, 1998–99, 2001–02
Cups
edit- Winners (1): 1960–61
- Winners (2): 2017–18, 2023-24
Chronology of names
edit| Name[1] | Period |
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| Muncitorul Turda | 1907–1950 |
| Flamura Roșie Turda | 1950–1958 |
| Arieșul Turda | 1958–1974 |
| Sticla Arieșul Turda | 1974–1999 |
| Arieșul Turda | 1999–2012 |
| FCM Turda | 2012–2013 |
| Arieșul Turda | 2013–2015 |
| Sticla Arieșul Turda | 2016–present |
- Note: 1 year of inactivity between 2015 and 2016, and the team was refounded as Sticla Arieșul Turda in the Liga IV.
League history
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Notable former players
editThe footballers mentioned below have played at least 1 season for Sticla Arieșul Turda and also played in Liga I for another team.
Former managers
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Gheorghe Váczi (1958–1959)- Nicolae Szoboszlay (1959–1961)
- Nicolae Szoboszlay (1969–1972)
- Sorin Cigan (2006–2007)
- Victor Roșca (2007)
- Leonida Nedelcu (2007)
- Mircea Bolba (2007–2008)
- Victor Roșca (2008)
- Marin Tudorache (2009–2010)
- George Ciorceri (2010–2012)
- Dorin Toma (2022–2023)
- Ștefan Wetzer
- Ioan Tătăran
References
edit- ^ a b c "Evoluția denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor" [Evolution of team names over the years]. romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2024.(in Romanian)
- ^ a b "Echipa care a câștigat Cupa, fără a juca vreodată în Liga I! Amintiri dureroase pentru rapidiști, ce a scris presa vremii și cine e unicul supraviețuitor" [The team that won the Cup, without ever playing in Liga I! Painful memories for Rapid, what did the press of the time wrote and who is the only survivor] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Performanță istorică! Hermannstadt e prima echipă din Liga 2 calificată în finala Cupei României, după 36 de ani" [Historical performance! Hermannstadt is the first team in Liga 2 to qualify for the Romanian Cup final, after 36 years] (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "80 de ani de suprize. O istorie a echipelor din ligile inferioare care au jucat finala Cupei României" [80 years of surprises. A history of the teams from the lower leagues that played the Romanian Cup final] (in Romanian). theplaymaker.ro. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Mihai Ionescu & George Tudoran, Fotbal de la A la Z – Editura Sport-Turism 1984.
- ^ "Divizia C - Season 1957-58 - Edition 6". romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Divizia C - Season 1958-59 - Edition 7". romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Voința Tg.Mureș, Aurul Brad şi C. S. M. Brăila au câștigat grupele barajului pentru categoria B, de la Arad, Ploiești şi București" [Voința Tg. Mureș, Aurul Brad and C. S. M. Brăila won the dam groups for category B, from Arad, Ploiești and București] (PDF). Sportul Popular. 18 July 1960. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)