CA Timişoara

CA Timişoara
Full name CA Timişoara
Short name CAT
Founded April 26, 1902
Dissolved 1936

CA Timişoara was a football club based in Timişoara, western Romania. It was founded in 1902 and dissolved in 1936.

History

The club was founded in 1902 and was led by Dr. Adalbert Mesko - president, Rudolf Trinksz - vice-president and ing. Victor Covaci. In 1913 it wins the Timişoara District Championship with the following team: Drexler - Löbl, Soma, Scholmanski, Aichiger, Rausberger - Franz, Bauer, Weinberger, Molnár II, Molnár I.

After World War I it regularly participates at the Timişoara District Championship, starting with the autumn of 1921. Players used during the 1921-27 period numbered a lot of known internationals, such as: Zimmermann, Kozovits, Holz, Raffinski.

At the end of the 1925-26 season, it finished first and qualified at the final tournament of the national championship. But, after a litigation it is replaced by Chinezul Timişoara and looses the chance to appear in the competition.

In 1934, CA wins the West League, using the following players: Konrad - Havas, Zarkoczy - Iania, Kohn, Faragó - Cărăbuş, Korony, Possak, Molnár, Somogy and plays a double play-off match to promote to the Divizia A against România Cluj. Although it won the first match, CA lost the rematch - set after a litigation - and instead of playing in the Divizia A, it played in the first season of the Divizia B.

In the summer of 1936, CA disappeared after a merger with RGM Timişoara, the new team being named CAM Timişoara.