FC Ripensia Timișoara

Ripensia Timișoara
Full name Fotbal Club Ripensia Timișoara 1928
Nickname(s) Ripi
Short name Ripensia
Founded 21 October 1928 (1928-10-21)
Ground Ciarda Roşie
Ground Capacity 1,000
Chairman Radu Ienovan
Manager Remus Steop
League Liga III
2015–16 Liga IV, Timiș County, 1st (promoted)
Website Club home page

Fotbal Club Ripensia Timișoara is a football team from the Romanian city of Timișoara. It was founded in 1928 by Dr. Cornel Lazăr and it lasted only twenty years before folding due to lack of funds in 1948.

In 2012, the club was brought back to life in the Timiş County League.

Ripensia was the first Romanian football club to turn professional, and because of this status they were unable to compete in the national league until the 1932–33 season. After being accepted in the national system, Ripensia quickly became one of the best teams in the country, winning four leagues and two Romanian Cups in their short history.

The team's colors are red and yellow.

History

Ripensia Timișoara winning the 1933–34 Romanian Cup against "U. Cluj"
Ripensia Timișoara in 1931
Ripensia Timișoara in 1932
Ripensia-Unirea Tricolor 3–1 in 1932

It was founded in 1928 by Dr. Cornel Lazăr, a famous promoter of football in the Banat region, and the former president of Chinezul Timișoara. The players came from Chinezul Timișoara, C.A.T. and Poli Timișoara. Due to its professional status, until 1932–1933 (the first season of the National League – Divizia A), the team and its players could not participate in official national competitions.

They were champions of the Romanian Football League in 1933, 1935, 1936, and 1938, with two Romanian Cup appearances, winning 3–2 over Universitatea Cluj in 1934 and 5–1 over Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti in 1936. They were national vice-champions for 1933–34 and 1938–39. After World War II, due to financial problems, the communist sports organisation and controversial actions, Ripensia played in Divizia B and Divizia C. After 1948, without any support, it disappeared, merging with Electrica Timișoara. Their colours were red-yellow. Their home stadium was called Electrica (today UMT; the original wooden stand was demolished in 2004–2005). The greatest players in team history were:

In the 2012 the team was reestablished and competed in the municipal championship, they won it and promoted to Liga V. In Liga V they reached the first place in the 2013–2014 seasaon and promoted to the next league Liga IV. Also they made a good impression in the 2013–14 Romanian Cup, where they defeated again Universitatea Cluj to reach the Last 16 of the cup making them the surprise of the cup. In the Last 16 they lost to Pandurii Târgu Jiu.

Mitropa Cup

Ripensia played in the Mitropa Cup, an important inter-war football competition. In the 1938 season Ripensia knocked Italian giants AC Milan out of this competition. The Romanians won the first leg 3–0 at Bucharest, and lost the second leg 1–3. In the next round Ripensia was eliminated by Hungarian side of Ferencváros (1–4, 4–5).

Season Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1938 First Round Italy Italy A.C. Milan 3–0 1 – 3 4–3
Quarter-finals Hungary Hungary Ferencváros 4–5 1 – 4 5–9

Current squad

As of 5 September 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Romania GK Iulius Rădulescu
3 Senegal FW Ndiaye Mediop
4 Romania DF Ciprian Ștreangă
5 Romania DF Darius Vasiliu
6 Romania DF Claudiu Apro
7 Romania MF Adrian Popa (Captain)
8 Romania MF Cosmin Mânecan
9 Romania FW Denis Golda
10 Romania MF Raul Briciu
11 Romania MF Florin Nanu
12 Greece GK Georgios Gakos
13 Romania MF Claudiu Filip
15 Romania MF Marius Semeniuc
No. Position Player
17 Romania DF Laurenţiu Luca
18 Romania FW Pavel Olărescu
19 Romania DF Călin Toma
21 Romania MF Sebastian Bobină
22 Romania MF Gabriel Stoi
23 Romania DF Mădălin Grunță
24 Romania GK Raul Boboiciov
25 Romania DF Mihai Hecsko
26 Romania DF Octavian Popescu
27 Romania MF Adrian Ungureanu
29 Romania MF Adrian Zaluschi
30 Romania MF Silviu Francescu

Club Officials

Board of directors

Role Name
President Romania Radu Ienovan
Vice-President Romania Ioan Nină
Vice-President Romania Erol Baeram
Board Member Romania Nicolae Ţăran
Board Member Romania Ilie Vlaicu
Board Member Romania Doru Ienovan
Board Member Romania Nicolae Bibu
Board Member Romania Vasile Cărpinişan
Board Member Romania Nicola Carabenciov
Board Member Romania Ioan Moica
Board Member Romania Cristian Dănescu
Board Member Romania Ernst Holzheimer
Board Member Romania Iosif Lazăr
Board Member Romania Sorin Sulcină
Delegate Romania Adrian Onica
Press Officer Romania Sergiu Raca
Photographer Romania Cosmin Dan

Current technical staff

Role Name
Manager Romania Remus Steop
Assistant Manager Romania Orlando Trandu
Goalkeeping Coach Romania Gheorghe Stoianov
Doctor Romania Marian Cotoşpan
Masseur Romania Cristian Chivu

Honours

Liga I

Romanian Cup

Liga III

Liga IV Timiș County

Liga V Timiș County

Liga VI Timiș County

Domestic record

Key

  • Pos = Final position
  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • GF = Goals For
  • GA = Goals Against
  • Pts = Points

  • Div A / L1 = Liga I
  • Div B / L2 = Liga II
  • Div C / L3 = Liga III
  • L4 = Liga IV
  • L5 = Liga V
  • L6 = Liga VI
  • p = Preliminary Round
  • 1R = Round 1
  • 2R = Round 2

  • 3R = Round 3
  • 4R = Round 4
  • 5R = Round 5
  • GS = Group stage
  • R32 = Round of 32
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • F = Final

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

The players in bold were the top goalscorers in the division.

Seasons

Season League Cup European Cup Other Top Goalscorer(s) Notes
Division Pos P W D L GF GA Pts Name Goals
1932–33 Div A 1st 12 10 0 2 49 10 20   Finals WRomania Ștefan Dobay 16 Foundation of the Romanian Football
League system
1933–34 1st 14 10 2 2 55 13 22 W Finals F Romania Ștefan Dobay 15
1934–35 1st 22 14 4 4 66 34 32 F Romania Ștefan Dobay 24
1935–36 1st 22 13 4 5 59 37 30 W Romania Ștefan Dobay 12
1936–37 3rd 22 13 1 8 59 39 27 F Romania Ștefan Dobay 21
1937–38 1st 18 15 0 3 63 25 30 R32 Finals W Romania Silviu Bindea 21
1938–39 2nd 22 11 4 7 53 39 26 R32 Romania Adalbert Marksteiner 21
1939–40 6th 22 8 6 8 36 37 22 R32 Romania Adalbert Marksteiner 15
1940–41 3rd 24 13 6 5 58 32 32 R32 Romania Silviu Bindea 10
1941–42          QF
1942–43          R32
1943–46 Not involved in any competitions due to World War II.
1946–47 Div C 1st 18 13 4 1 48 21 30  
1947–48 Div B 8th 29 12 4 13 44 54 28 R32 Merged with Electrica Timișoara.
Disbanded.
1948–2012 Not involved in any competitions.
2012–13 L6 1st 22 21 1 0 143 9 64   Timiș County Phase W Romania Adrian Boghian 23
2013–14 L5 1st 28 25 2 1 152 9 77 R16 Timiș County Phase 2R Romania Raul Briciu 37
2014–15 L4 2nd 34 29 2 3 122 27 89   Timiș County Phase W Senegal Ndiaye Mediop 32
2015–16 1st 32 28 3 1 150 28 87 R32 Timiș County Phase SF Senegal Ndiaye Mediop 55
2016–17 L3 3rd 13 6 5 2 23 14 23   Senegal Ndiaye Mediop 4

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