FCM UTA Arad

Full name	Fotbal Club Municipal UTA Arad
Nickname(s)	Bătrâna Doamnă (The Old Lady)
Short name	UTA
Founded	18 April 1945
Ground	Francisc von Neumann (Capacity: 7,000)
Chairman	Giovanni Catanzariti
Manager	Ionuţ Popa
League	Liga II
2008–09	Liga II, Seria II, 9th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

UTA Arad is a football club based in Arad, Romania, founded in 1945. During its history the club won the Romanian championship six times - only Steaua Bucharest, Dinamo Bucharest and Venus Bucharest winning more titles - and the Romanian Cup twice.

Contents 1 History 2 Supporters 3 Honours 3.1 Domestic 3.2 European 4 Current squad 5 Famous Players 6 External links

[edit] History

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 beginig of the clubs history was the most succesful in performances and this because a lot of valuable players were in the squad. So, between 1946-1954 the club won the championship 4 times (1946-47, 1947-48, 1950, 1954) and the cup twice (1947-48, 1953). Coaches Francisc Dvorsák and Coloman Braun-Bogdan benefited during this period of a lot of international and famous players, such as: Al. Márky, Gyula Lóránt, A. Páll, I. Reinhardt, Sándor Mészáros, Gh. Băcuţ I, Ad. Kovács, A. Mercea, L. Bonyhádi, I. Petschowski, M. Tóth III, M. Vass, Z. Farmati, I. Stiebinger, N. Dumitrescu III, Justin Apostol, I. Nicşa, I. Catranici, Fr. Kiss, G. Szücs, Gh. Lupeş, Şt. Kapas, M. Carpineţ, G. Serfözö, N. Popa, Gh. Váczi, R. Duşan, G. Birău, I. Don, S. Boitoş, L. Băcuţ II.

A second period, which was full outstanding performances, was during 1966-1970, when, under the coach Nicolae Dumitrescu III, they imposed their supremacy in the championship and in the european cups. 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, succeding an outstanding performance in September 1970 when they eliminated the defending champions Feyenoord from the race. Players used during this period: C. Weichelt, G. Birău, D. Chivu, Hr. Meţcaş, I. Igna, V. Jac, Em. Flănuţ, N. Pantea, F. Domide, M. Ţîrlea, M. Axente, Gh. Gornea, I. Bătrâna, A. Bákos, Şt. Czakó, I. Petschowski, J. Pozsony, I. Şchiopu, M. Petescu, I. Lefter, I. Moţ, V. Sima, L. Brosovsyki, Fl. Dumitrescu, T. Brîndescu, I. Atodiresei, V. Bodea, A. Kun II, E. Móricz, P. Regep, O. Dembrovszki, M. Vidac, D. Kalinin, P. Popovici.

A third period, longer in time, but this time, not upwards, but downwards, started after 1975. Furthermore, at the end of the 1978-79 season the club relegated for the first time in history to the Divizia B, registering until 1993 a modest evolution. Despide such a decline, the squad numbered a lot of valuable players, such as: Şt. Kukla, Şt. Gáll, D. Ologeanu, S. Colnic, C. Uilecan, M. Coraş, E. Schepp, L. Nedelcu II, S. Iorgulescu, M. Jivan, D. Gaşpar, L. Giurgiu, D. Cura, I. Bîtea, H. Duckadam, L. Bubela, M. Leac, I. Bodi, Em. Hirmler, M. Ţîrlea II, Gh. Váczi II, C. Găman, Fr. Tisza, S. Vuia, J. Csordas, I. Nagy, R. Nagy.

In 1993 UTA comes back to the Divizia A, but only for a short time, because after two seasons, it relegates back to the Divizia B and enters a cloudy period, performance wise, with few perspectives to evade from the competitional anonimity. Players used during this period: L. Ivan, A. Papp, M. Sinescu - L. Dronca, Al. Gaica, F. Lingurar, Ad. Lucaci, G. Neagu, R. Negrilă, D. Nini, F. Petre, M. Plişca, Cl. Riviş, M. Ţucudean - Călin Mariş, Ad. Negrău, Cr. Puşcaş, Ad. Slave, D. Târţău, M. Ţîrlea II, Ad. Ungur.

The general balance of the divisionay presences is as following: 38 seasons in the Liga I (1946-1979, 1981-1982, 1993-95, 2002-03, 2006-2008) and 24 seasons in the Liga II (1979-1981, 1982-1993, 1995-2002, 2003-2006, 2008-Present).

During the years, the club has changed its name a couple of times: IT Arad (1945-1949), Flamura Roşie Arad (1950-1957) and UTA Arad since 1958. There were e few variations on the same theme: FCM UTA (1984-1985, 1985-1986, 2006-Present), CSM UTA (1985, 1986-1995) and FC UTA (1995-2006).

Besides the titles won with the senior squad, the club has also won 5 titles with the junior squad (1957-58, 1958-59, 1967-68, 1995-1996, 2000-2001).

Within the club a series of fotball personalites activated, such as: Baron von Neumann (the clubs founder), Gh. Ivan, Em. Gherghel, Al. Dan, Fl. Domide, M. Bretoteanu, M. Florea, Al. Paniţ, L. Josan, E. Kresner, I. Petroveanu, Iosif Grozav, D. Vătran, Ion Popa, Dan Ologeanu, M. Lupaş, T. Gherlea.

[edit] Supporters

UTA also have a large group of supporters named Spetza Ultra Rossa, Directivo Ultra, Rasa, Commando Hooligans and Red Skorpions. Their main rivalry is with the supporters of FC Timişoara.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Domestic

Liga I

• Winners (6): 1946-47, 1947-48, 1950, 1954, 1968-69, 1969-70
• Runners-up (1): 1971–72

Romanian Cup

• Winners (2): 1947–48, 1953
• Runners-up (2): 1950, 1965–66

Liga II

• Winners (3): 1980–81, 1992–93, 2001-02
• Runners-up (5): 1982–83, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1998–99

[edit] European

UEFA Cup:

• Winners (0):, Best result: Quarter-Finalist: 1971–72

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Cristian Bălgrădean 3 DF Alexandru Manea 26 DF Dino Eze 4 DF Doru Buican 5 MF Adrian Mutulescu 6 MF Valentin Apostol 7 MF Dumitru Copil 8 FW Gheorghe Ţucudean 9 FW Florin Gâlcă 10 FW Edson Ronaldo 11 DF Predrag Počuča 12 GK Cătălin Bujor 13 FW Paul Batin 14 DF Claudiu Pascariu 15 MF Dodo Digbeu 16 DF Norbert Polgar

No. Position Player 17 DF Dorin Mihuţ 18 DF Marius Roman 19 MF Adrian Drida 20 MF Florin Purece 21 MF Răzvan Fritea 22 GK Marius Mârne 23 MF Marius Chindriş 24 MF Cornel Nădăban 25 DF Alexandru Ioan Leucuţă 26 DF Darius Draia 27 FW Dejan Pecarov 28 FW Alexandru Sălăjan - MF Răzvan Riviş - GK Roberto Bodea

[edit] Famous Players

See also Cat:FCM UTA Arad players.

• Ladislau Brosovszky
• Ladislau Bonyhádi
• Iosif Petschovsky
• Mircea Petescu
• Gheorghe Váczi
• Gheorghe Gornea
• Gyula Lóránt
• Imre Jenei
• Ion Pârcălab
• Flavius Domide
• Helmuth Duckadam
• Marcel Coraş
• Jérémie N'Jock
• Bogdan Mara
• Cosmin Paşcovici
• Iulian Miu
• Cristian Ianu

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• UTA Arad Forum (Romanian)
• Official Site UTA 1945

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