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FC Ripensia Timișoara

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Ripensia Timișoara
Full nameSC FC Ripensia Timișoara SA
Nicknames
  • Ripi
  • Galben-roșii (The Yellow and Reds)
Short nameRipensia
Founded21 October 1928; 97 years ago (1928-10-21)
GroundCiarda Roșie
Capacity1,000
ChairmanDumitru Mihu
Head coachNicușor-Dumitru Butnărașu
LeagueLiga IV
2025–26Liga IV, Timiș County, 11th of 16
Websiteripensiatimisoara.ro

Fotbal Club Ripensia Timișoara (Romanian pronunciation: [timiˈʃo̯ara]), commonly known as Ripensia Timișoara, or simply as Ripensia, is a Romanian professional football club based in Timișoara, Timiș County, which currently plays in Liga IV Timiș County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football.

Ripensia Timișoara was founded in 1928 with red and yellow colours and was the first club in Romania to adopt professional status. It was initially unable to compete in the national league system until the 1932–33 season, after which it became one of the leading clubs in the country, winning four national titles and two national cups. The club was dissolved in 1948 due to a lack of support under the communist regime.[1] It was re-established in 2012 and enrolled in Liga VI Timiș County, the sixth tier of the Romanian football league system and the third level of county football.[2]

History

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Ripensia Timișoara winning the 1933–34 Romanian Cup against "U. Cluj"
Ripensia Timișoara in 1931
Ripensia Timișoara in 1932
Ripensia-Unirea Tricolor 3–1 in 1932

It was founded in 1928 by Dr. Cornel Lazăr, a famous promoter of football in the Banat region, and the former president of Chinezul Timișoara. The players came from Chinezul Timișoara, C.A.T. and Poli Timișoara. Vilmos Kertész coached the team from 1931 to 1932.[3][4] Due to its professional status, until 1932–1933 (the first season of the National League – Divizia A), the team and its players could not participate in official national competitions.

They were champions of the Romanian Football League in 1933, 1935, 1936, and 1938, with two Romanian Cup appearances, winning 3–2 over Universitatea Cluj in 1934 and 5–1 over Unirea Tricolor București in 1936. They were national vice-champions for 1933–34 and 1938–39. After World War II, due to financial problems, the communist sports organisation and controversial actions, Ripensia played in Divizia B and Divizia C. After 1948, without any support, it disappeared, merging with Electrica Timișoara. Their colours were red-yellow. Their home stadium was called Electrica (today UMT; the original wooden stand was demolished in 2004–2005). The greatest players in team history were:[weasel words]

In the 2012 the team was reestablished and competed in the municipal championship, they won it and promoted to Liga V. In Liga V they reached the first place in the 2013–2014 season and promoted to the next league Liga IV. Also they made a good impression in the 2013–14 Romanian Cup, where they defeated again Universitatea Cluj to reach the Last 16 of the cup making them the surprise of the cup. In the Last 16 they lost to Pandurii Târgu Jiu.

In the 2014–15 Liga IV season, Ripi had a tough opponent, in the position of ASU Politehnica Timișoara, the fan-owned phoenix club formed after the dissolution of FC Politehnica Timișoara by its fans and finished only on the 2nd place.

Next season Ripensia had a perfect journey, won Liga IV – Timiș County and qualified for the promotion play-offs to Liga III. At the promotion play-off Ripensia met the champion of Hunedoara County, Hercules Lupeni, and they won without major difficulties, 7–0 on aggregate, thus ensuring promotion to the Liga III.[5]

2016–17 Liga III season was the first one for Ripi in the last over 60 years. The team had a close fight for supremacy in the Seria IV against CSM Școlar Reșița, CSM Lugoj, Cetate Deva and Național Sebiș but in the end they won and promoted to Liga II after an absence of 69 years.[6]

Honours

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Domestic

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Leagues

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Cups

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Former players

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

Former managers

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Domestic records and statistics

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Key

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Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

The players in bold were the top goalscorers in the division.

Seasons

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Season League Cup European Cup Other Top Goalscorer(s) Notes
DivisionPosPWDLGFGAPtsNameGoals
1932–33Div A1st121002491020 –FinalsWRomania Ștefan Dobay16Foundation of the Romanian Football
League system
1933–341st141022551322WFinalsFRomania Ștefan Dobay15
1934–351st221444663432FRomania Ștefan Dobay24
1935–361st221345593730WRomania Ștefan Dobay12
1936–373rd221318593927FRomania Ștefan Dobay21
1937–381st181503632530R32FinalsWRomania Silviu Bindea21
1938–392nd221147533926R32Romania Adalbert Marksteiner21
1939–406th22868363722R32Romania Adalbert Marksteiner15
1940–413rd241365583232R32Romania Silviu Bindea10
1941–42 – – – – – – – ––QF
1942–43 – – – – – – – ––R32
1943–46 Not involved in any competitions due to World War II.
1946–47Div C1st181341482130 –
1947–48Div B8th2912413445428R32Merged with Electrica Timișoara.
Disbanded.
1948–2012 Not involved in any competitions.
2012–13L61st222110143964 –Timiș County PhaseWRomania Adrian Boghian23
2013–14L51st282521152977R16Timiș County Phase2RRomania Raul Briciu37
2014–15L42nd3429231222789 –Timiș County PhaseWSenegal Ndiaye Mediop32
2015–16 1st3228311502887R32Timiș County PhaseSFSenegal Ndiaye Mediop55
2016–17L31st261673693055 –Senegal Ndiaye Mediop21
2017–18L211th38139167258483RSenegal Ndiaye Mediop19
2018–1912th381211154454474RRomania Andrei Dumiter10
2019–2013th236107283428R32Romania Albert Voinea13
2020–2115th19649153022R32
4th[7]64209336
2021–2212th19676181925R32
4th[8]620471131
2022–2317th1944111623164RRetired after relegation. Entered the lower county league.
7th[9]601521117
2023–24L61st1816027217482RTimiș County Phase2R
2024-25L5

European record

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Mitropa Cup

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Ripensia played in the Mitropa Cup, an important inter-war football competition. In the 1938 season Ripensia knocked Italian giants AC Milan out of this competition. The Romanians won the first leg 3–0 at Bucharest, and lost the second leg 1–3. In the next round Ripensia was eliminated by Hungarian side of Ferencváros (1–4, 4–5).

Ripensia participated in the Mitropa Cup, one of the most important European club competitions of the interwar period. In the 1938 edition, the club eliminated Italian side AC Milan in the first round, winning 4–3 on aggregate. Ripensia was subsequently eliminated in the quarter-finals by eventual champions Ferencváros, losing 5–9 on aggregate.

Season Competition Round Country Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1938 Mitropa Cup First round Italy Italy Milano 3–0 1–3 4–3
Quarter-finals Hungary Hungary Ferencváros 4–5 1–4 5–9

References

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  1. ↑ "Istorie" [History] (in Romanian). FC Ripensia Timișoara. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Radu Ienovan, presedintele Ripensia Timișoara: Facem totul din placerea de a construi ceva pentru Banat si pentru fotbal" [Radu Ienovan, Ripensia Timișoara chairman: Everything that we do is for the pleasure of building something for Banat and for football] (in Romanian). Opinia Timișoarei. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Jonathan Wilson (2019). The Names Heard Long Ago; How the Golden Age of Hungarian Soccer Shaped the Modern Game
  4. ↑ "Vilmos Kertész". worldfootball.net.
  5. ↑ "Ripensia, FC Argeș 1953 și CSM Școlar Reșița au devenit campioane.** Vezi toate câștigătoarele județene și meciurile barajul de promovare în Liga 3". 13 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "SĂRBĂTOARE pe arena din Ciarda Roșie. Ripensia a promovat în Liga a doua! VIDEO". 26 May 2017.
  7. ↑ out of 7 teams in Group A of play-out
  8. ↑ out of 7 teams in Group B of play-out
  9. ↑ out of 7 teams in Group B of play-out
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