FC Ripensia Timișoara
Full name | Fotbal Club Ripensia Timișoara 1928 | ||
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Nickname(s) | Ripi | ||
Short name | Ripensia | ||
Founded | 21 October 1928 | ||
Ground | Ciarda Roşie | ||
Capacity | 1,000 | ||
Chairman | Radu Ienovan | ||
Manager | Remus Steop | ||
League | Liga III | ||
2015–16 | Liga IV, Timiș County, 1st (promoted) | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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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
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:
- Goalkeepers: William Zombory, Dumitru Pavlovici
- Defenders: Rudolf Bürger, Balazs Hoksary
- Midfielders: Vasile Chiroiu II, Vasile Deheleanu, Rudolf Kotormany, Eugen Lakatos, Nicolae Simatoc
- Forwards: Gheorghe Oprean, Zoltan Beke, Silviu Bindea, Gheorghe Ciolac, Ştefan Dobay, Ladislau Raffinski, Alexandru Schwartz, Graţian Sepi II, Mihai Tänzer
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 |
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1938 | First Round | Italy | A.C. Milan | 3–0 | 1 – 3 | 4–3 |
Quarter-finals | 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.
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Club Officials
Honours
- Winners (2): 1933–34, 1935–36
- Runners-up (2): 1934–35, 1936–37
- Winners of Timiș County Phase (2): 2012–13, 2014–15
- Winners (1): 1946–47
- Winners (1): 2013–14
- Winners (1): 2012–13
Domestic record
Key
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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 | |||||||||||
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Division | Pos | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Name | Goals | |||||||
1932–33 | Div A | 1st | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 10 | 20 | – | Finals | W | Ștefan Dobay | 16 | Foundation of the Romanian Football League system | ||
1933–34 | 1st | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 13 | 22 | W | Finals | F | Ștefan Dobay | 15 | ||||
1934–35 | 1st | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 34 | 32 | F | Ștefan Dobay | 24 | ||||||
1935–36 | 1st | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 37 | 30 | W | Ștefan Dobay | 12 | ||||||
1936–37 | 3rd | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 59 | 39 | 27 | F | Ștefan Dobay | 21 | ||||||
1937–38 | 1st | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 25 | 30 | R32 | Finals | W | Silviu Bindea | 21 | ||||
1938–39 | 2nd | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 39 | 26 | R32 | Adalbert Marksteiner | 21 | ||||||
1939–40 | 6th | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 37 | 22 | R32 | Adalbert Marksteiner | 15 | ||||||
1940–41 | 3rd | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 32 | 32 | R32 | 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 | Adrian Boghian | 23 | |||
2013–14 | L5 | 1st | 28 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 152 | 9 | 77 | R16 | Timiș County Phase | 2R | Raul Briciu | 37 | |||
2014–15 | L4 | 2nd | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 122 | 27 | 89 | – | Timiș County Phase | W | Ndiaye Mediop | 32 | |||
2015–16 | 1st | 32 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 150 | 28 | 87 | R32 | Timiș County Phase | SF | Ndiaye Mediop | 55 | ||||
2016–17 | L3 | 3rd | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 23 | – | Ndiaye Mediop | 4 |
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to FC Ripensia Timișoara. |
- ripensiatimisoara.ro Official site (Romanian)