During the 1970s and 1980s, the team evolved mainly in the third tier, under names such as "IUPS", "Tractorul" or "Rapid", having as the best performance a 3rd place at the end of the 1988–89 season of Divizia C. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989 Rapid has encountered many financial problems, promoting and relegating constantly between the third and fourth tier, all culminating in a withdrew from the championship of Divizia C at the start of the 2000–01 season.