CS Gloria Arad
AFC Gloria Arad was a football club based in Arad, Romania, founded in 1913. History. The club was born on August 24, 1913. Their colors were yellow and blue. The man behind the club's formation was Dr. E. Veliciuiu and with the help of Dr. Sever Miclea, Dr. E. Crâsnic, R. Moldovan, Nestor Blaga, ing. Cărpișan, I. Goicea and Coriolan Lupșa, he saw it took shape. In 1922, the club merged with CFR Arad, founded in 1921 and took the name Gloria CFR Arad. The players that appeared then were Kiss, Hustig, Magory, Pop I, Pop  II, Szabó, Müller, Cioară, Cheța, Barbu II. In 1923 the club won the regional championship and qualified for the final tournament, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Chinezul Timişoara. In 1929 again won the regional championship, but was eliminated by Banatul Timișoara in the quarterfinals. The club's best performance, before the divisional system was inaugurated, was in 1930, when the team led by Virgil Economu played om the final against Juventus București. The players that contributed, among others, were Deciu, Albu, Cosma, Igna, Marienuț, Faur, and Tisza. Starting with 1932, until the interruption of the championship because of  the World War II, the club played in the First Division, with one exception, in 1939–1940. The team used in that period was: Fr. Theimler – Fr. Hustig, I. Volintir – C. Weichelt, Șt. Dobra, I. Lupaș – P. Igna, V. Tudor, Fr. Frentz, I. Marienuț, Gh. Mercea. We can also mention: Gh. Boșneag, Ion Henegar, I. Chereșledean, I. Mihailovici, Gh. Medrea, Fr. Pintea, I. Slăvei II, I. Șiclovan, Șt. Codreanu, E. Mladin, V. Nicola, I. Lupițiu, Gh. Iovicin. After the war, the club played for two years in the Second Division, but after 1948 it disappeared from all records. In 1969, Gloria  re-appeared in the Arad County Championship (Liga IV), and was promoted to the Third Division. It played there until 1978, when it was relegated back to the Fourth Division. In the summer of 1978 a School Sports Club of high performance was founded, and took Gloria's name further. In recent years, the club was named Gloria CTP Arad and struggled in the Romanian Third Division, not succeeding very much. In the summer of 2012 it relegated to the Liga IV and, after two seasons in the fourth league (2nd place in 2012–13 and 3rd in 2013–14), in the  autumn of 2014, the team was dissolved. Honours. Liga I Liga IV – Arad County Cupa României – Arad County