FC UTA Arad

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UTA Arad
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Full name Fotbal Club UTA Arad
Nickname(s) Bătrâna Doamnă (The Old Lady)
Campioana Proviciei (Provincial Champions)
Founded 18 April 1945; 79 years ago (1945-04-18)
as IT Arad
Ground Motorul
Ground Capacity 1,579
Owner UTA Supporters Association
Manager Roland Nagy
League Liga II
2015–16 Liga II, Seria II, 2nd (play-off)
Website Club home page
Current season

Fotbal Club UTA Arad, commonly known as UTA Arad, or simply as UTA, is a Romanian professional football club based in Arad, Arad County, currently playing in Liga II.

Founded in 1945 as IT Arad, they won the Liga I (named "Divizia A" before 2006) six times and the Cupa României twice. UTA was one of the most successful Romanian clubs of the 20th century, with only three teams winning more championship titles, Steaua, Dinamo and Venus, all from Bucharest.

In recent history, after a period of decline which started in 1979 with the first relegation to the second league, the team was dissolved in 2014 following the "faulty and irresponsible management of the club officials".[1] With help from supporters, another team started its way back from Liga IV, the fourth level of Romanian league system, and was credited as the successor of the former club.[2]

History

The club's logo when it was known as Flamura Roşie Arad (1950–1957)

The club was founded in 1945 under the name of IT Arad (Industriile Textile Arad – Arad Textile Industries) under the ownership of baron Francisc von Neumann. Team colours: red-white. The beginning of the club's history was successful, between 1946–1954 the club won the championship 4 times (1946–47, 1947–48, 1950, 1954) and the cup twice (1947–48, 1953). A second period of success was during 1966–1970, when, under the coach Nicolae Dumitrescu III, they won another two titles (1968–69 and 1969–70) and played one Romanian cup final (1965–66). Also during this period they played in the European Cup, eliminating the defending champions Feyenoord in 1970. A period of decline started after 1975. At the end of 1978–79 season the club relegated for the first time in istory to the Divizia B In 1993 UTA returned to Divizia A, but only for a short time, because after two seasons, they were again to Divizia B. During the years, the club has changed its name a couple of times: ITA (1945–1949), Flamura Roșie Arad (1950–1957)and UTA Arad since 1958. There were e few variations on the same theme: FCM UTA (1984–1985, 1985–1986, 2006–2010), CSM UTA (1985, 1986–1995), FC UTA (1995–2006, 2010–2014) and ACS UTA Bătrâna Doamnă (2014–present) . Besides the titles won with the senior squad, the club has also won 5 titles and one cup with the junior squad (1957–58, 1958–59, 1967–68, 1995–1996, 2000–2001 titles) (2015-2016 cup).

Stadium

Stadionul Francisc von Neumann (Old Stadium)

The club plays its home matches on Stadionul Motorul in Arad, because their stadium, Stadionul Francisc von Neumann, is under reconstruction.

Supporters

UTA also have a large group of supporters named Speta Ultra Rossa, Directivo Ultra, Rasa, Commando Hooligans and Red Skorpions.Now all of them are united under ARAD 1945. Their main rivalry is with the supporters of Poli Timişoara, and have a friendship with fans of Corvinul Hunedoara (currently supporting FC Hunedoara) [3]

Rivalries

UTA's most important rivalry is with Politehnica Timişoara. The match between them, Derby-ul Vestului (The West Derby), has been the leading Romanian football encounter in the last 65 years, as UTA and Poli are the two most successful football teams from the west of the country.

Another rivalry is shared with FC Bihor Oradea, also known as The West Derby.

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Cups

European

European record

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Main article: FC UTA Arad in Europe
Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
Balkans Cup 1 6 1 0 5 4 12 – 8
UEFA Champions League / European Cup 2 6 0 2 4 3 17 – 14
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 2 10 3 2 5 13 14 – 1
Total 5 22 4 4 14 20 43  – 23

Players

First team squad

As of 10 February 2016.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Romania GK Bogdan Miron
12 Romania GK Sebastian Mara
28 Romania GK Iulian Anca-Trip
6 Romania DF Sorin Botiş (captain)
8 Romania DF Richard Filaret
14 Romania DF Bogdan Burlă
15 Romania DF Alin Gligor (3rd captain)
16 Romania DF Denis Lazăr
20 Romania DF Norbert Polgar
24 Romania DF Mădălin Moza
26 Romania DF Alexandru Manea
30 Romania DF Iulius Dinculescu
3 Romania MF Marius Chindriș (vice-captain)
4 Romania MF Cristian Dobrean
No. Position Player
5 Romania MF Alin Roman
9 Romania MF Dumitru Copil
10 Romania MF Cătălin Hlistei
13 Romania MF Ionuţ Tănase
17 Romania MF Amir Jorza
18 Romania MF Sorin Strătilă
21 Romania MF Cristian Costin
22 Japan MF Gentaro Murakami
23 Romania MF Michel Vlad
27 Romania MF Paul Copaci
7 Romania FW Marius Curtuiuș
11 Romania FW Adrian Petre
19 Romania FW Ciprian Rus
98 Romania FW Dennis Man

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Romania DF Adrian Popa (on loan at Gloria L.T. Cermei)
Romania DF Beniamin Cotoc (on loan at Gloria L.T. Cermei)
Romania DF Adrian Suslak (on loan at Gloria L.T. Cermei)
Romania DF Erich Wild (on loan at Progresul Pecica)
No. Position Player
Romania MF Ovidiu Ghergar (on loan at Gloria L.T. Cermei)
Romania MF Flavius Cuedan (on loan at FC Botosani)
Romania FW Daniel Bulza (on loan at Gloria L.T. Cermei)
Romania FW Andrei Ghiunghiuș (on loan at Performanţa Ighiu)

Second team squad (UTA II)

As of 24 February 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
— Romania GK Răzvan Revesz
— Romania GK Răzvan Stanciu
— Romania DF David Petrache
— Romania DF Roberto Irina
— Romania DF Sergiu Aldan
— Romania DF Raul Iova
— Romania DF Rafael Iuga
— Romania DF Bogdan Mureşan
— Romania DF Mario Codre
— Romania DF Beniamin Pîslariu
— Romania MF Victor Prună
— Romania MF Catalin Lazăr
No. Position Player
— Romania MF Marius Sava
— Romania MF Gabriel Pop
— Romania MF Andrei Brănişteanu
— Romania MF Albert Stahl
— Romania MF Toma Bodri
— Romania MF Ivan Ciubotariu
— Romania MF Radu Marica
— Romania MF Luca Bodri
— Romania MF Damian Cociuba
— Romania FW Alexandru Bodri
— Romania FW Hery Kim
— Romania FW Darius Covaci

Club officials

Notable former players

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level. Players whose name 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.

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For a list of all former and current UTA Arad players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FC UTA Arad players.

Famous managers

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For a list of all former and current UTA Arad players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:UTA Arad managers.

References

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External links

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