# CSM Aurul Brad

Clubul Sportiv Municipal Aurul Brad, commonly known as CSM Aurul Brad, or simply as Aurul Brad, is a Romanian amateur football club based in Brad, Hunedoara County, founded in 1934. The club is currently playing in the Liga IV.

## History

Aurul Brad was founded in 1934, under the name of Mica Brad, its first coach being Ion "Ale" Popescu. Throughout its over 85 years of history, the club was also known as Metalul Brad or Progresul Brad.
In the 1940–41 season, Aurul Brad played in the Divizia A, the first tier of the Romanian football league system. This was a notable achievement for a small town like Brad and the team was also able to finish in 5th, out of 13. That was the last season before World War II. After WWII, Aurul never managed to play again in the first league, despite it was never relegated.

## Ground

The team plays its home matches in Brad, Hunedoara County, on the Aurul Stadium, with a capacity of 1,500 seats.

## Chronology of names

| Period | Name |
| 1934–1950 | Mica Brad |
| 1950–1957 | Metalul Brad |
| 1957–1958 | Progresul Brad |
| 1958–present | Aurul Brad |

## Honours

Liga II
* Winners (1): 1939–40
Liga III
* Winners (2): 1975–76, 1989–90
Liga IV – Hunedoara County
* Winners (3): 1996–97, 1997–98, 2020–21
* Runners-up (5) 1994–95, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2023–24
Hunedoara Regional Championship:
* Winners (3): 1956, 1959–60, 1966–67
* Runners-up (3) 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68
Cupa României – Hunedoara County
* Winners (1): 2012–13
* Runners-up (1): 2018–19

### Other performances

* Appearances in Liga I: 1

## League history

| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Notes |
| 2023–24 | 4 | Liga IV (HD) | TBD | |
| 2022–23 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VII) | 9th | Relegated |
| 2021–22 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VII) | 8th | |
| 2020–21 | 4 | Liga IV (HD) | 1st (C) | Promoted |
| 2019–20 | 4 | Liga IV (HD) | 3rd | |
| 2018–19 | 4 | Liga IV (HD) | 4th | |
| 2017–18 | 4 | Liga IV (HD) | 7th | |
| 2016–17 | 4 | Liga IV (HD) | 6th | |
| 2015–16 | 4 | Liga IV (HD) | 5th | |
| 2014–15 | 4 | Liga IV (HD) | 7th | |
| 2013–14 | 4 | Liga IV (HD) | 9th | |
| 2012–13 | 4 | Liga IV (HD) | 7th | |
| 2011–12 | 4 | Liga IV (HD) | 2nd | |
| 2010–11 | 4 | Liga IV (HD) | 4th | |
| 2009–10 | 4 | Liga IV (HD) | 2nd | |
| 2008–09 | 4 | Liga IV (HD) | 2nd | |
| 2004–05 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria VII) | 8th | Relegated |
| 2003–04 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria VII) | 6th | |
| 2002–03 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria VI) | 6th | |
| 2001–02 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria IV) | 16th | |
| 2000–01 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria IV) | 8th | |
| 1999–00 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria IV) | 10th | |
| 1998–99 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria III) | 15th | |
| 1997–98 | 4 | Divizia D (HD) | 1st (C) | Promoted |
| 1996–97 | 4 | Divizia D (HD) | 1st (C) | |
| 1995–96 | 4 | Divizia D (HD) | 7th | |
| 1994–95 | 4 | Divizia D (HD) | 2nd | |
| 1992–93 | 4 | Divizia D (HD) | 9th | |
| 1991–92 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria XI) | 7th | Relegated |
| 1990–91 | 2 | Divizia B (Seria III) | 17th | Relegated |
| 1989–90 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria X) | 1st (C) | Promoted |
| 1988–89 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria IX) | 5th | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Notes | Cupa României |
| 1987–88 | 3 | Divizia C (Seria X) | 3rd | | |
| 1986–87 | 2 | Divizia B (Seria ) | 15th | Relegated | |
| 1985–86 | 2 | Divizia B (Seria III) | 5th | | |
| 1984–85 | 2 | Divizia B (Seria III) | 4th | | |
| 1983–84 | 2 | Divizia B (Seria III) | 7th | | |
| 1982–83 | 2 | Divizia B (Seria III) | 11th | | |
| 1981–82 | 2 | Divizia B (Serie III) | 3rd | | |
| 1980–81 | 2 | Divizia B (Serie III) | 5th | | |
| 1979–80 | 2 | Divizia B (Serie III) | 5th | | |
| 1978–79 | 2 | Divizia B (Serie III) | 5th | | |
| 1977–78 | 2 | Divizia B (Serie III) | 9th | | |
| 1976–77 | 2 | Divizia B (Serie III) | 6th | | |
| 1975–76 | 3 | Divizia C (Serie VIII) | 1st (C) | Promoted | |
| 1974–75 | 3 | Divizia C (Serie IX) | 4th | | |
| 1973–74 | 3 | Divizia C (Serie IX) | 3rd | | |
| 1972–73 | 3 | Divizia C (Serie IX) | 5th | | |
| 1971–72 | 3 | Divizia C (Serie VIII) | 8th | | |
| 1970–71 | 3 | Divizia C (Serie VI) | 7th | | |
| 1969–70 | 3 | Divizia C (Serie VI) | 12th | | |
| 1968–69 | 3 | Divizia C (Serie VI) | 4th | |
| 1958–59 | 3 | Divizia C (Serie VI) | 3rd | Lost the play-off | Quarter-finals |
| 1957–58 | 3 | Divizia C (Serie III) | 4th | | |
| 1950 | 2 | Divizia B (Serie II) | 12th | Relegated | |
| 1948–49 | 2 | Divizia B (Serie II) | 6th | | |
| 1947–48 | 2 | Divizia B (Serie III) | 3rd | | |
| 1946–47 | 2 | Divizia B (Serie III) | 9th | | |
| 1942–43 | World War II | World War II | World War II | World War II | Round of 32 |
| 1941–42 | World War II | World War II | World War II | World War II | Semi-finals |
| 1940–41 | 1 | Divizia A | 5th | | Round of 32 |
| 1939–40 | 2 | Divizia B (Serie II) | 1st (C) | Promoted | |
| 1937–38 | 3 | Divizia C (West Serie II) | 2nd | | Round of 16 |
| 1936–37 | 3 | Divizia C (West) | 4th | | |

## Former managers

* Ion "Ale" Popescu (1934–1935)
* László Raffinsky (1950)
* Vasile Gain (1957–1960)
* Ladislau Băcuț (1963–1967)
* Ladislau Vlad (1979–1981)
* Ion V. Ionescu (1983–1984)
* Ioan Petcu (2004)
* Ioan Petcu (2021–2023)
* Zoltan Crișan