FC Victoria Cluj

Fotbal Club Victoria Cluj, commonly known as Victoria Cluj or simply as Victoria, is a Romanian amateur football club based in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania, founded in 1920, dissolved in 1947 and refounded in 2019.[1]

Victoria Cluj
Full nameFotbal Club Victoria Cluj
Nickname(s)
  • Alb-roșii
    (The White and Reds)
  • Echipa Mănășturului
    (The Team of Mănăștur)
Short nameVictoria
Founded1920 (1920)
2019 (2019) (refounded)
GroundVictoria Someșeni
Capacity1,300
OwnerLiviu Alexa
ChairmanPaul Dîrjan
ManagerCălin Moldovan
LeagueLiga IV
2019–20Liga IV, Cluj County, 2nd
WebsiteClub website

History

The team of the Mănăştur neighbourhood, at first it was formed by students of the Commercial Academy from Cluj, in 1920 (colours: white-red) as a result of the merger between Dacia and CS Victoria. One of the men who contributed to the birth of the club was arh. Virgil Salvan.

The club participates at the official competitions in Romania starting with 1921, and plays two consecutive championship finals: in 1921–22 against Chinezul Timişoara 1–5 (team used: Maksay – Husza, Doczi – Polocsai, Szilágy, Chifor – I. Istvánffy, Cipcigan, L. Istvánffy, Szántó, Rozvan); and in 1922–23 again against Chinezul Timişoara 0–3 (team used: A. Molnár – Doczi, Chifor – Polocsai, Szilágy, Farkas – I. Istvánffy, Magyeri, Barabás, Cipcigan, L. Istvánffy).

In 1925–26 it again won the regional championship, but lost 1–3 at AMEF Arad in the preliminary round of the final tournament.

In 1927 it changed its name to România Cluj, and under this name it qualified for the 1927–28 final tournament, where it lost in the quarter-finals 0–2 at Jiul Lupeni.

At the 1928–29 final tournament again reached the final, only to lose again, this time to Venus București, 2–3. (Team used: A. Molnár – Doczi, Chifor – Doboşan, Bradea, Baba – Tabacu, Deheleanu, Huniade, Cipcigan, Novac). Players who were not used: Pop, Caliani, Albu, Sfera, Mureşan, the Istvánffy brothers, Florea, Sepi II, Bindea, Cobîrzan, Micu, Győrkő, Kinizsi.

The club participates from the very first edition of the divisional Romanian first league. During this period, the people in charge of the club were: prof. univ. Coriolan Tătaru, dr. N. Birăescu, prof. univ. dr. Liviu Pop, Patriciu Curea, Constantin Schipor. The players used were: A. Molnár, Chifor, Chindrean I, Chindrean II, Kreishoffer, Felecan I, Felecan II, Mureşan, Schetan, Ciungan, Fărcăşan, Munteanu I, Munteanu II, Pop I, Cipcigan, Căpuşan, Daci, Pintea, Nistor, Burdan, Straja, Pop II, Pop III, Feraru, Lazăr.[2]

Starting with 1936 the club changes back its name to Victoria and continues to compete in the First League. Players added were: Burdan, Boşneag, Sepci, Pál, Nistor, Pop IV, Cornea, Cociuban I, Cociuban II, Szantai, Ţăranu, B. Marian.

During World War II the clubs activity is very reduced. It reappears in the 1946–47 edition of the Divizia B, after which it dissolves and disappears.

The club was reestablished in 2019 and was enlisted in the fourth league(county league)

Honours

Liga I:

Liga IVCluj County:

Players

First team squad

As of 15 March 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  ROU Alexandru Popa
GK  ROU Cătălin Tiuț
DF  ROU Sebastian German
DF  ROU Vasile Gorba
DF  ROU Bogdan Hacicu
DF  ROU Victor Manu
DF  ROU Antonio Matiș
DF  ROU Flavius Nistor
DF  ROU Vlad Pop
DF  ROU Bogdan Ungurușan (Vice-Captain)
MF  ROU Paul Dîrjan
MF  ROU Gabriel Giurgiu (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ROU Darius Hîmpea
MF  ROU András Kelemen
MF  GUI Joël Lamah
MF  ROU Alexandru Petruș (on loan from CFR II Cluj)
MF  ROU Claudiu Petruș (on loan from CFR II Cluj)
MF  ROU Vlad Porumb
MF  ROU Mircea Rusu
MF  ROU Daniel Șoimușan
MF  ROU Darius Ținteșan
FW  ROU Mihai Codorean
FW  ROU Vasile Pop
FW  ROU Patrick Sabou

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Club officials

Notable former players

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

References

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