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FC UTA Arad

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UTA Arad
crest
Full nameAsociația Fotbal Club UTA Arad
Nicknames
  • Bătrâna Doamnă (The Old Lady)
  • Textiliștii (The Textile Workers)
Short nameUTA
Founded18 April 1945; 81 years ago (1945-04-18)
as IT Arad
2013; 13 years ago (2013) (refounded)
as UTA Bătrâna Doamnă
GroundFrancisc von Neuman
Capacity11,500
OwnersUTA Supporters Association
Arad Municipality
ChairmanFlorian Voinea
Head coachAdrian Mihalcea
LeagueLiga I
2025–26Liga I, 7th of 16
Websiteuta-arad.ro
Current season

Asociația Fotbal Club UTA Arad (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈuta aˈrad]), commonly known as UTA Arad or simply UTA (Uzina Textilă Arad; lit. 'Textiles Factory of Arad'), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Arad, Arad County that competes in the Liga I, the top tier of Romanian football.

The team was founded in 1945 as IT Arad, and has won six national titles and two Cupa României. Domestically, UTA is one of the most successful Romanian sides of the 20th century,[1] sharing with Chinezul Timișoara the record for the most title wins by a club not from Bucharest, earning it the nickname Campioana Provinciei ("Provincial Champion"), a record which ended after the conclusion of the 2020–21 season when CFR Cluj claimed its seventh Liga I trophy. UTA Arad's decline began with a transfer to the second division in 1979, after which it rarely appeared in the top flight before being dissolved in 2014. UTA Arad was eventually promoted from the Liga IV[2] and managed to return to the Liga I in 2020.

The team plays in red and white colors at the new Francisc von Neuman Stadium, which was opened in 2020. UTA holds a long-standing rivalry with neighbouring SSU Politehnica Timișoara, with whom it contests the West derby.[3][note 1]

History

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1945–1965

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The club was founded on 18 April 1945 under the name ITA Arad, by Francisc von Neuman, owner of Întreprinderea de Textile Arad (lit. 'Arad Textile Enterprise'). The club’s colors, white and red, were inspired by Arsenal, reflecting Neuman's admiration for the English team. ITA played its first match on 27 May 1945, a 2–3 defeat against Banatul Sânnicolau Mic.[4][5]

UTA Arad team in 1946–47

On 1 September 1946, the Francisc von Neuman Stadium was inaugurated with a 1–0 win over Ciocanul București.[6]

ITA entered the National Football Championship in the 1946–47 season, which was the first held after the Second World War, and won the national title in its debut top-flight campaign, finishing eleven points ahead of runners-up Carmen București.[7] Coached successively by Zoltan Opata (rounds 1–13), Zoltan Blum (14–19), and Gusztáv Juhász (20–26), the squad featured Alexandru Marky, Gyula Lóránt, Gheorghe Băcuț, Adalbert Pall, Francisc Mészáros, József Pecsovszky, Adalbert Kovács, Ioan Reinhardt, Andrei Mercea, Mátyás Tóth, and Ladislau Bonyhádi, who was the league's top scorer with 26 goals.[5]

In the 1947–48 season, ITA secured a second consecutive league title with a record-breaking goal difference of 129 to 31. Bonyhádi set another record by scoring 49 goals that season. Under Gusztáv Juhász, the team also won the Cupa României, defeating CFR Timișoara 3–2 in the final. New additions to the team included Moise Vass, Zoltan Farmati, Nicolae "Coco" Dumitrescu, and Iosif Stibinger. However, during the 1948–49 season, under coach Carol Burdan, the club’s performance declined, and ITA finished in 9th place.[5]

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

In the 1950 season, the club changed its name to Flamura Roșie and won another national title.[8] That same year, it reached the Cupa României final but lost 1–3 to CCA București. Coached by Francisc Dvorzsák, the team blended established veterans with new players such as Iosif Catranici, Silviu Boitoș, Mihai Mihai Carpineț, Virgil Huzum, József Kapás, Adalbert Țipei, and Ladislau Ristin. In the subsequent 1951 season, the Textile Workers finished in 4th place.[5]

József Pecsovszky, regarded by many as the greatest footballer in the club’s history,[9] left for CCA București ahead of the 1952 season. His absence was keenly felt, as the team, now under coach Gheorghe Albu, experienced a decline and finished only in 8th place.

The 1953 campaign, however, marked a resurgence. Under coach Coloman Braun-Bogdan, the club secured 3rd place and won the Cupa României defeating CCA București 1–0 in the final. Alongside several players from previous successful seasons, the squad also featured key contributions from Francisc Kiss, Gavril Szücs, Gavril Serfözö, Nicolae Popa, Gheorghe Wencesla, Mircea Popovici, and Gheorghe Lupeș.[5]

József Pecsovszky (left) won three league titles with UTA Arad

In 1954, Flamura Roșie secured its fourth league title under Braun-Bogdan’s guidance. The squad featured veterans like Dumitrescu, Mercea, Farmati, Kapás, and Serfözö, as well as players such as Francisc Kiss, Iosif Fuleiter, Radin Dușan, Ladislau Sereș, Toma Jurcă, Ilie Don, Gheorghe Váczi, Iosif Szakács, Nicolae Popa, Ion Manole, and Vichentie Birău.

In 1955, Pecsovszky returned to the team, and the following two seasons saw Flamura Roșie finish mid-table, ending 5th under the guidance of Francisc Dvorzsák in 1955 and 6th in 1956, with Ioan Reinhardt on the bench.

On 16 May 1964, an away league match at Știința Timișoara escalated into serious crowd violence after a disallowed equalising goal, leading to a stadium suspension and Timișoara's relegation at season's end. The match is regarded as the origin of the West derby rivalry between UTA and the Timișoara clubs.[3]

1965–1975

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Flavius Domide spent almost his entire career with UTA from 1966 to 1979.

In the 1970–71, the team took fourth place and participated again in the European Champion Clubs' Cup, eliminating the trophy holder at that time, Feyenoord,[10][11] after a 1–1 at Rotterdam and 0–0 in Arad.

UTA Arad, champions of Romania (1969–70).

In the 1971–72 season the team became vice-champion of Romania and participated in the UEFA Cup, reaching the quarterfinals after overtaking Austria Salzburg (4–1, 1–3), Zagłębie Wałbrzych (1–1, 2–1) and Vitória Setúbal (3–0, 0–1). They were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Tottenham Hotspur; the first game was at home where they lost 2–0.[12][13] The second leg at away at White Hart Lane in London was a 1–1 draw,[14][15] however this was not enough and Arad were knocked out 3–1 on aggregate.

1975–2013

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The team's decline started in the 1975–76 season, and after it placed 17th in the 1978–79 season, it was reassigned to Divizia B.[16] The decline coincided with strains on Romania's trade-union sport system, which had financed factory-sponsored clubs like UTA since the postwar nationalisation of industry and increasingly favoured elite Bucharest-based clubs by the late 1970s,[17] while the squad's formally amateur players were typically given sinecures in the army, police, or state enterprises, a "shamateur" status common in the sport's socialist era.[10]

Mircea Petescu, captain of UTA's golden team of the 1970s.

After finishing 3rd in Series III of Divizia B in the 1979–80 season, UTA returned to Divizia A following two years in the second division. Guided by coach Ștefan Czako, the team secured 1st place in Series III in the 1980–81 season. The lineup included Duckadam — Bîtea, Kukla, Hirmler, Giurgiu — Șchiopu, Vaczi, Mușat — Cura, Csordaș, Tisza (Coraș). Other players in the squad were Lovaș, Vuia, Marcu, Iova, Takats, Vușcan, Bodi, and Țirban.[18] The stay in the top tier lasted only one year, ending with a 17th-place finish in Divizia A at the end of the 1981–82 season.[19]

Between 1984 and 1991, UTA occupied the following positions in the third Series of Divizia B: 13th in 1984–85, 4th in 1985–86, 10th in 1986–87, 3rd in 1987–88, 2nd in 1988–89, 2nd in 1989–90, 5th in 1990–91. It also placed in the second Series of Divizia B: 2nd in 1991–92 and 1st in 1992–93.[19]

Between 1995 and 2002, UTA occupied the following positions in the 2nd Series of Divizia B: 5th in 1995–96, 13th in 1996–97, 11th in 1997–98, 2nd in 1998–99, 6th in 1999–2000, 7th in 2000–01 and 1st in 2001–02.[19]

In the summer of 1999, UTA Arad disputed a play-off match at Alba Iulia against Rocar București for promotion in Divizia A, a match in which it lost 0–2. Coach Francisc Tisza organised the following team: Pap – Diaconescu, Botiş, G. Radu (50' Ciubăncan), Găman (76' Baciu), Panin – Todea, Almaşan, Zaha – Mariş, Cl.Drăgan (69' Turcan).[20]

Nicolae "Coco" Dumitrescu (left), former player and manager of UTA.

Following their return to the second division, UTA Arad competed in Series III during the 2003–04 season, finishing 5th under Gheorghe Borugă in the first half of the campaign and Ilie Stan in the second.[21][22]

The 2004–05 season began with Sorin Cigan as head coach, but he was replaced after just two rounds by Dan Cuedan, who in turn was dismissed after a further two matches. He was succeeded by Silviu Iorgulescu, who led the team in the Round of 16 of the Cupa României, where UTA Arad lost 0–1 to Sportul Studențesc and guided the team to an 11th-place finish, narrowly avoiding relegation.[23][24]

UTA Arad did not play in this league because after an assignment agreement with Liberty Salonta, UTA took the place of Liberty in Liga I and vice versa in the Liga III.[25][26]

Thus, the team qualified in Liga I for the 2006–07 season. After club president Nicolae Bara signed with coach Marius Lăcătuş and under his leadership, UTA occupied the 12th place at the end of the season.[27]

In August 2013, businessman Adrian Marțian took over Giovanni Catanzariti's majority stake, promising the financial recovery of the club and bringing back the good results, but by November he lost the support of the supporters and Flavius Domide asked him to leave the club to competent people from Arad.[28][29]

Another team, supported by a part of UTA fans, called UTA Bătrâna Doamnă, was founded in 2013 by former player Marius Ţucudean. It was enrolled in Liga IV instead of UTA II and received the logo, the record and the colors of UTA from UTA Supporter Club in March 2014, becoming officially UTA Arad. The Liga II team had to change their name to FC UTA SA. At the end of the 2013–14 season of Liga II, UTA SA was excluded from the championship by FRF for not attending two matches and relegated to the 6th League, where it did not sign up and was dissolved.[30]

2013–present

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UTA Bătrâna Doamnă, promoted in the Liga III at the end of the season after a promotion play-off match against Hunedoara County champion Retezatul Hațeg, won 2–0.[31]

After only one season in the Liga III, the club was promoted back to the Liga II after finishing first in the fourth Series of the league, four points ahead of Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic.[32]

In their first season after returning to the Liga II, UTA, now known as UTA Bătrâna Doamnă finished second in the second Series of the championship and qualified for a Liga I promotion play-off against Dunărea Călărași and Voluntari. It eliminated Dunărea Călărași 5–4 on aggregate, but lost 1–3 against Voluntari and remained for another season in the Liga II.[33][34]

In the 2016–17 season, UTA finished third and qualified again for a promotion play-off against Poli Timișoara, one of Politehnica Timișoara successors, and ASU Politehnica Timișoara. UTA lost to both teams (1–2, 1–3).[35]

Chronology of names
Name Period
ITA Arad 1945–1949
Flamura Roșie Arad 1950–1957
UTA Arad 1958–2014
UTA Bătrâna Doamnă Arad 2014–2017
UTA Arad 2017–present

In the summer of 2017, FRF has officialized that UTA Bătrâna Doamnă changed its name back to FC UTA Arad being the official and legal successor of the old club.[36]

UTA returned to Liga I in the 2020–21 season after winning the 2019–20 Liga II title under coach László Balint, ending a twelve-year absence from the top flight.[37] Balint led the side until 2023, when he was succeeded by Mircea Rednic, under whom UTA reached the semi-finals of the 2022–23 Cupa României and recorded its best Liga I finish in decades in 2023–24.[38][39] Rednic left by mutual agreement in May 2025 and was replaced by Adrian Mihalcea, who had previously managed the club in the second division.[40][41]

In August 2025, amid debts of around 11 million lei (about €2.2 million), UTA entered concordat preventiv, a pre-insolvency restructuring procedure under Romanian law, and creditors later approved a plan rescheduling more than €3 million of debt over three years.[42][43][44] The club's concordat status barred it from applying for a UEFA license, leaving it ineligible for European qualification play-offs in 2025–26.[45] Ahead of the 2026–27 season, the club announced MrBit, an online betting and casino operator licensed by Romania's National Gambling Office, as its new principal shirt sponsor.[46]

Grounds

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UTA Arad plays its home matches at the Stadionul Francisc von Neuman. Ranked as a UEFA Category 4 stadium, it can host UEFA Europa League semi-finals and UEFA Champions League group stage matches.

The first match at the stadium was a Liga I game played between UTA Arad and Voluntari, which ended in a goalless draw.[47] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the game was played without spectators.

The first match with spectators was the 2021 women's Romanian Cup final between U Olimpia Cluj and Heniu Prundu Bârgăului,[48][49] which ended with a 1–0 win in extra-time for the Cluj team.

The first international game played on the arena was the friendly goalless draw between UTA Arad and Kolubara Lazarevac.[50]

Honours

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Domestic

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Chart of UTA Arad's league performance 1946–2017.

Leagues

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Cups

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European

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Players

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First-team squad

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As of 30 July 2026[51][52]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ROU Alexandru Popescu
2 DF  ROU Andrei Dorobanțu (on loan from Unirea Slobozia)
3 DF  MKD Din Alomerovikj
4 DF  ROU Alexandru Benga (Captain)
5 MF  JPN Sota Mino
7 FW  KOS Ismet Sinani
8 MF  ROU Alin Roman (Vice-captain)
9 FW  ROU Marius Coman
10 MF  CYP Marinos Tzionis
11 FW  MAD Hakim Abdallah
15 DF  FRA Peter Ouaneh
16 MF  KEN Richard Odada
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  ROU Denis Ile
20 MF  ROU Denis Țăroi
21 MF  ROU Andrei Tolcea
22 DF  ROU Robert Bădescu
23 MF  ROU Alexandru Matei
26 MF  ROU Răzvan Oaidă
33 GK  ROU Andrei Gorcea
60 DF  UKR Dmytro Pospyelov (3rd captain)
72 DF  ITA Andrea Padula
77 FW  FRA Jayson Papeau
80 MF  ROU Alexi Pitu
96 GK  ROU Árpád Tordai

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
98 FW  ROU David Ciubăncan

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  ROU Alexandru Hodoșan (at Progresul Pecica until 30 June 2027)
97 MF  ROU Denis Hrezdac (at Corvinul Hunedoara until 30 June 2027)
— GK  ROU Mark Cioară (at Crișul Sântandrei until 30 June 2027)
— DF  ROU Darian Ancateu (at Unirea Sântana until 30 June 2027)
— DF  ROU Eric Bărbat (at Minerul Lupeni until 30 June 2027)
— DF  ROU Alexandru Budihală (at Unirea Sântana until 30 June 2027)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ROU Darius Iurașciuc (at Gloria Bistrița until 30 June 2027)
— MF  ROU Darius Burcă (at Unirea Sântana until 30 June 2027)
— MF  ROU Darius Felea (at Unirea Sântana until 30 June 2027)
— FW  ROU Robert Baba (at Progresul Pecica until 30 June 2027)
— FW  ROU Lucas Câmpan (at Unirea Slobozia until 30 June 2027)
— FW  ROU Adrian Dragoș (at Progresul Pecica until 30 June 2027)

Club officials

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European record

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Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
Balkans Cup 16105412–8
UEFA Champions League / European Cup 26024317–14
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 2103251314–1
Total52244142043 –23

League history

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Notable former players

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The footballers enlisted below have had international caps 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.

Romania-Hungary
Romania
Albania
Argentina
Belgium
Brazil
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Croatia
DR Congo
Greece
Guinea
Hungary
Italy
Kenya
Lithuania
Martinique
Mauritania
Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Portugal
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia

Former managers

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References

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Notes

  1. ↑ The original FC Politehnica Timișoara was dissolved in 2012; after that, SSU Politehnica Timișoara and ACS Poli Timișoara were created, but the latter was also disbanded in 2021. In any case, SSU inherited the fanbase and holds the original brand.

Citations

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  2. ↑ "Membrii cu drept de vot în SCU, inclusiv Bara, au decis: drepturile federative trec la UTA Bătrâna Doamnă care va deveni UTA Arad!" [Members with voting rights in SCU, including Bara, decided: federative rights are passed to UTA Bătrâna Doamnă, which will become UTA Arad!] (in Romanian). sportarad.ro. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Poli versus UTA: Mereu savuroase, derby-urile Timișoara - Arad au un istoric bogat. Ce episod controversat a declanșat FURIA alb-violeților" [Poli versus UTA: the Timișoara-Arad derbies have a rich history. What controversial episode sparked the fury of the white-and-purples] (in Romanian). pressalert.ro. May 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "UTA, sponsorizat de o Universitate! Vezi povestea clubului înființat de baronul Neumann!" [UTA, sponsored by a University! See the story of the club founded by Baron Neumann!] (in Romanian). sport.ro. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "UTA, la aniversarea a 80 de ani de la înființare" [UTA, on the 80th anniversary of its founding] (in Romanian). aradon.ro. 18 April 2025. Archived from the original on 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Stadionul "Francisc Neumann"- micul Highbury de Arad" (in Romanian). adevarul.ro. 22 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Balint, Gheorghe (2018). "The emergence and development of football in Romania between 1899 and 1960". ResearchGate.
  8. ↑ Constantin, Pompiliu Nicolae; Maier, Valentin (2015). "Sport and Physical Education in Communist Factories: from the Soviet Union to Romania". Romanian Journal of History and International Studies. 2 (2): 217–232.
  9. ↑ "Jumătate de secol de la dispariția legendei Iosif Petschovschi: "Un fotbalist de nota 10, care, prin spiritul său, ține în viață UTA"" [Half a century since the passing of the legend Iosif Petschovschi: "A perfect 10 footballer who, through his spirit, keeps UTA alive"] (in Romanian). sportarad.ro. 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  10. 1 2 Antonie, Andrei (2025). "The Best Professionals in Army and Miliția Were the Football Players: Shamateurism in Romanian Football during the 'Golden Epoch'". The International Journal of the History of Sport: 992–1007. doi:10.1080/09523367.2025.2531196.
  11. ↑ UTA – Feyenoord, o victorie de legendă. Florian Dumitrescu: "De frică ne-am mobilizat total" Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. evz.ro
  12. ↑ "UT Arad v Tottenham Hotspur, 07 March 1972". 11v11.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Spurs 2-0 FC UTA Arad on 7 March 1972". thfcdb.com. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur v UT Arad, 21 March 1972". 11v11.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "Spurs 1-1 FC UTA Arad on 21 March 1972". thfcdb.com. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "UTA Arad". romaniaballs. Retrieved 17 July 2026. The glory days were well and truly over by 1979, when UTA were relegated to Divizia B.
  17. ↑ Petracovschi, Simona; Gombos, Leon (2022). "The Trade Union Sport Organisation in Communist Romania between 1973 and 1989: Workplace Gymnastics, Mass and Elite Sport". The International Journal of the History of Sport. 39 (2): 148–173. doi:10.1080/09523367.2022.2048819.
  18. ↑ "O revenire spectaculoasă in Divizia "A"" [A spectacular comeback in Divizia "A"] (PDF) (in Romanian). Sportul. 14 July 1981. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.
  19. 1 2 3 "Divizia B – Istorie – statistics". romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "Barajul Rocar – UTA, la Alba Iulia". Ziarul de Iasi. 14 June 1999. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  21. ↑ "Tur- acceptabil, retur- dezastruos!" [First half – acceptable, second half – disastrous!] (PDF) (in Romanian). Adevărul de Arad. 7 June 2004. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026 – via digital.bibliotecaarad.ro.
  22. ↑ "Clasament Divizia B etapa 30" [Divizia B standings stage 30] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Archived from the original on 7 August 2004. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "Prima zi din era Iorgulescu" [The first day of the Iorgulescu era] (PDF) (in Romanian). Adevărul de Arad. 22 September 2004. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026 – via digital.bibliotecaarad.ro.
  24. ↑ "Eliminare în Cupa României" [Elimination in the Romanian Cup] (PDF) (in Romanian). Adevărul de Arad. 28 October 2004. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026 – via digital.bibliotecaarad.ro.
  25. ↑ In fotbal, ca la piata: UTA si-a cumparat locul in Liga I Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine. newspad.ro
  26. ↑ UTA este în Divizia A Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine. aradon.ro
  27. ↑ "Diniță, Drida și cinci steliști, doriți de Lăcătuș la UTA" (in Romanian). Romania Liberă. 8 June 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  28. ↑ "Adrian Martian va deveni oficial actionar majoritar la UTA". RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  29. ↑ Podină, Patrice (15 November 2013). "Fotbal / Afaceristul clujean Adrian Marțian nu mai este dorit la UTA". Transilvania Reporter (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  30. ↑ E oficial! FC UTA, exclusa din campionat Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. aradon.ro
  31. ↑ "UTA BD a promovat in Liga III". ARADON. 21 June 2014. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  32. ↑ "Dat afară de la UTA, Voicu a sărbătorit în lacrimi promovarea echipei arădene | VIDEO.** Suporterii îl vor înapoi: "Deja și-a ispășit pedeapsa"". Liga 2 (in Romanian). 24 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  33. ↑ MIRACULOS. UTA – Dunărea Călăraşi 4–1. Arădenii câştigă un meci epuizant, cu gol în repriza de prelungiri şi cu un om mai puţin pe teren. Fanii au invadat terenul după fluierul final Archived 10 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. liga2.prosport.ro
  34. ↑ UTA Bătrâna Doamnă – FC Voluntari 1–0. Ciprian Rus a adus victoria arădenilor, însă Voluntariul a rămas în Liga 1 Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. digisport.ro
  35. ↑ "UTA – ACS Poli 1–3. Timişoara a câştigat şi returul barajului şi rămâne în Liga 1". www.digisport.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  36. ↑ UTA Bătrâna Doamnă redevine UTA Arad Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine. dincolodesport.eu
  37. ↑ "UTA e campioană de toamnă, iar Laszlo Balint nu mai ascunde obiectivul real al echipei: "Performanța în Liga a 2-a înseamnă automat promovarea"" [UTA are autumn champions, and Laszlo Balint no longer hides the team's real objective: "Performance in Liga II automatically means promotion"] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  38. ↑ "Laszlo Balint, demis de la UTA! Mircea Rednic este noul antrenor al echipei din Arad!" [Laszlo Balint sacked by UTA! Mircea Rednic is the team's new coach from Arad!] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  39. ↑ "Video | U Cluj - UTA Arad 1-0. Ardelenii se vor duela cu Sepsi în finala Cupei României" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  40. ↑ "E oficial, UTA s-a despărțit de Mircea Rednic: "Onorați că am avut pe bancă pe unul din cei mai titrați antrenori din istorie"" [It's official, UTA has parted ways with Mircea Rednic] (in Romanian). sportarad.ro. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  41. ↑ "Adrian Mihalcea revine la Arad!" [Adrian Mihalcea returns to Arad!] (in Romanian). uta-arad.ro. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  42. ↑ "UTA evită insolvența, intrând în concordat preventiv" [UTA avoids insolvency, entering preventive concordat] (in Romanian). aradon.ro. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  43. ↑ "Dezastru financiar la UTA! Clubul a intrat în concordat preventiv și este la un pas de insolvență!" [Financial disaster at UTA! The club has entered preventive concordat and is one step from insolvency!] (in Romanian). iamsport.ro. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  44. ↑ "Veste bună pentru UTA: creditorii au aprobat planul de restructurare" [Good news for UTA: creditors approve the restructuring plan] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  45. ↑ "E oficial, UTA nu are dreptul de a disputa eventualul baraj pentru Conference League" [It's official, UTA is not entitled to play a potential Conference League play-off] (in Romanian). sportarad.ro. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  46. ↑ "MrBit devine sponsorul principal" [MrBit becomes the principal sponsor] (in Romanian). uta-arad.ro. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  47. ↑ "UTA Arad - FC Voluntari 0-0. Remiză la debutul pe noul stadion și o ratare rarisimă a gazdelor" [UTA Arad - FC Voluntari 0-0. Draw in the first game on the new stadium and a rare miss by the hosts]. Digi Sport (Romania) (in Romanian). 28 August 2020. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  48. ↑ "Primul meci cu spectatori pe "Francisc Neuman", finala Cupei României la fotbal feminin? Bîlcea: "L-am interpelat pe ministrul tineretului și sportului"" [First match with spectators on „Francisc Neuman”, the final of the Women's football Romanian Cup? Bîlcea: „I asked the youth and sports minister”]. sportarad.ro (in Romanian). 10 May 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  49. ↑ "Finala Cupei României feminin se dispută cu spectatori în tribune! Biletele sunt disponibile online" [The final of the women's Romanian Cup will take place with spectators in the stands!] (in Romanian). sportarad.ro. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  50. ↑ "Primul meci internațional pe noul stadion "Francisc Neuman". UTA – Kolumbara Lazarevac, 0-0" [The first international match on the new „Francisc Neuman”. UTA – Kolumbara Lazarevac, 0-0]. sportarad.ro (in Romanian). 5 September 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  51. ↑ "Echipa I" [First squad] (in Romanian). uta-arad.ro. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  52. ↑ "UTA ARAD" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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