FCM UTA
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Municipal Uzina Textila Arad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Bătrâna Doamnă (The Old Lady) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | April 18, 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | UTA Stadium, Arad (Capacity 12,000) |
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| Chairman |  Nicolae Bara |
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| Manager | Gabriel Stan |
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| League | Liga II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Liga I, 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fotbal Club Municipal Uzina Textila Arad is a football club based in Arad, Romania, founded in 1946. During its history the club won the Romanian championship six times - only Steaua Bucharest, Dinamo Bucharest and Venus Bucharest winning more titles - and the Romanian Cup twice.
UTA's finest hour came in September 1970 when they eliminated the defending champions Feyenoord from the European Cup.
The most famous player ever to play for UTA is Helmuth Duckadam, the goalkeeper who saved four penalties in the 1986 European Cup final, helping his team, Steaua Bucharest to win the trophy. Gyula Lóránt and Iosif Petschovsky also played for UTA in the past.
UTA also have a large group of supporters named Spetzza Ultra Rossa,Directivo Ultras,Red Faction and Commando Hooligans. Their main rivalry is with the supporters of FCU Politehnica Timisoara.
The club was also called Industriile Textile Arădene and Flamura roşie Arad. UTA Arad relegated to Liga II in 2007-2008 season.
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[edit] Current first team squad
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[edit] Club officials
[edit] Boardroom
- Owner: Nicolae Bara
- Honour president: Constantin Ignaş
- Vice-president:
- Sportive Director: Paul Cazan
- Competition Organizator: Ionel Danciar
- Press Officer: Marius Mitran
[edit] Management
- Manager: Ionut Chirila
- Assistant Manager 1: Roland Nagy
- Assistant Manager 2: Ioan Naghi
- Goalkeeping Coach: Dan Tapoş
- Club Doctor: Florin Voin
- Masseurs: Dan Ifrim, Nicolae Tomescu
[edit] Selected Former Players
[edit] External links
- FCM UTA, new official site
- FCM UTA - Liga 1
