Vagonul Arad was a football

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 club based in Arad

Arad, Romania

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, Arad

Arad County

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 County

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 in western Romania

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. It was founded in 1911 and it soon became one of the best teams from Arad. It was affiliated to Astra rail equipment manufacturing company. It was dissolved in 2006.

1911 - 1948

The club was formed in Arad in 1911 when AMEF (Asociaţia Muncitorilor pentru Educaţie Fizică) (Workers Association for Physical Education) merged with Clubul Sportiv Al Fabricii De Vagoane (Rail Cars Factory Sports Club), keeping the first ones name until 1948.

After World War I

World War I

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 it qualified for the national championship 3 times, but never being able to pass the semi-finals.

During 1932-1940 we see the club playing in Liga I

Liga I

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, their best performance - 2nd place at the end of the 1935-36 season

Divizia A 1935-36

-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Stefan Barbu - CFR Bucuresti - 23 goals...

.

In 1940 AMEF is dissolved by the legionar regime, but after World War II

World War II

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, we see it for a couple of years in Liga II

Liga II

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 (1946–1948).

1948 - 1962

In 1948 it merges with Astra Arad, the new club being named UVA-AMEFA, and plays for one season in Liga III

Liga III

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, after which until 1955 it plays in the regional championship. Being renamed Metalul, plays for one year in Liga II

Liga II

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 (1955–1956) and for one year in Liga III

Liga III

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 (1956–1957). With a new name Energia, plays for one year in Liga II

Liga II

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 (1957–1958). In 1958 the club comes back to its traditional name AMEF Arad, and plays in the Liga II

Liga II

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 until 1962.

1962 - 1989

Once again the club is renamed, this time to Vagonul, after its main sponsor Întreprinderea de Vagoane Arad (Arad Rail Cars Enterprise). Under this name it plays in Liga II

Liga II

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 in the 1962-1963 season, in Liga III

Liga III

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 in the 1963-1964 season, and again in Liga II

Liga II

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 until 1968, at the end of which, the club succeeds to promote to Liga I

Liga I

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. In the same year, the team reaches the semi-finals of the Romanian Cup

Romanian Cup

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. After only one season of top class football, the team relegates to Liga II

Liga II

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 and from now forward we see it going only down. 1969-1971 Liga II

Liga II

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, after this Liga III

Liga III

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, where they were close to the regional championship, but in 1973 a merger with CFR Arad saved them. The new team was given the name Unirea, and plays in Liga II

Liga II

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 until 1977, in 1974 changing its name again, this time to Rapid Arad. The 1977-1980 period sees the club in Liga III

Liga III

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, 1980-1984 in Liga II

Liga II

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, 1984-1989 Liga III

Liga III

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. In 1985 - CSM Rapid, 1986 - Vagonul, 1987 - CSM Vagonul.

1989 - 2006

The club succeeds to promote to Liga II

Liga II

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 once again in 1989, from 1991 with the name of Astra. The spell lasts only until 1992, and the club sees itself in Liga III

Liga III

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 once again. The name changes again: FC Arad in 1994, Telecom Arad in 1996, and Romtelecom in 2005.

At the end of the Liga III 2005-06

Liga III

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 season, the club finished 13th and relegated to the Arad county championship (Fourth League

Liga IV

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), and with this we see the disappearance of a yet another old romanian football club.

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Honours

Liga I

Liga I

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:

• Winners (0):
• Runners-up (1): 1935–36

Liga II

Liga II

Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....

:

• Winners (1): 1967–68
• Runners-up (1): 1946–47

Liga III

Liga III

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:

• Winners (5): 1956, 1963–64, 1971–72, 1979–80, 1988–89
• Runners-up (3): 1986–87, 1987–88, 2000–01