Ferar Cluj (Hungarian: Kolozsvári Vasas) was a football club from Kolozsvár/Cluj that played both in the Hungarian and the Romanian Championship.
| Full name | Ferar Cluj / Kolozsvári Vasas | |
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| Short name | Ferar / Vasas | |
| Founded | 1880; as Kolozsvári Atlétikai Club (Club Atletic Cluj) | |
| Dissolved | 1948 | |
| Ground | Ferar | |
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History
editFounded in 1880 as Kolozsvári Atlétikai Club, the football section was founded in 1904 and the team first entered the Hungarian second league in 1907–1908 season. The team participated in the Eastern District of the second Hungarian league. After being runner-up three times in 1907–1908, 1908–09 and 1911–12, they finally became district champions in the 1913–14 season, even though the season was discontinued due to the beginning of World War I.
After the World War I, the city of Kolozsvár/Cluj became part of Romania, and from this time it participated in the Romanian league system. The club played in the Romanian regional championship until 1934 when it was promoted to Divizia B. It spent 2 seasons there until its 1938 relegation.
During World War II, the club played in the Hungarian National Championship and finished 3rd in the 1943–44 season. Some players used were Márky – Vass, Pall – Balint, Reinhardt, Z. Szaniszló – Fábián I, Ș. Kovács IV, L. Bonyhádi, Fülöp, and Incze II. In 1945, Ferar changed its name to Ferar KMSE, having in its midst a number of valuable players including Márky, Szoboszlay, Vass, Demeter, Z. Szaniszló, Fülöp, I. Petschovsky, Mészáros, Kovács V, Ș. Kovács IV, Pall, Reinhardt, Fábián I, L. Bonyhádi, and Blejan.[1]
At the first postbelic season, 1946–47, under the name of Ferar, a number of players were added: Boldizsár, Farmati, Börzsei, Fuzer, Váczi, and Fernbach-Ferenczi.
In 1948, the club merged with CFR Cluj and disappeared from all records.
Honours
edit- Winners (0):, Best finish: 6th 1946–47
Hungarian National Championship I:
- Winners (0):, Best finish: 3rd 1943–44
Hungarian National Championship II:
- Winners (1): 1941–42
- Winners (2): 1913–14, 1940–41
- Runners-up (3): 1907–08, 1908–09, 1911–12
- Runner-up (1) :1943–44
Domestic record
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| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
The players in bold were the top goalscorers in the division.
Seasons
edit| Season | League | Cup | European Cup | Other | Top Goalscorer(s) | Notes | Name[2] | |||||||||||
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| Division | Pos | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Name | Goals | ||||||||
| Hungarian Football Championship[3] | Kolozsvári Atlétikai Club / Clubul Atletic Cluj | |||||||||||||||||
| 1907–08 | District | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | – | ||||||||
| 1908–09 | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | – | |||||||||
| 1909–10 Not involved in any competitions | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1910–11 | Ch. Tr. | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 1911–12 | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | – | |||||||||||
| 1912–13 | 3rd | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | – | |||||||||||
| 1913–14 | 1st | 20 | 35 | – | Championship discontinued | |||||||||||||
| 1914–18 Not involved in any competitions due to World War I. In 1918, Transylvania is united with Romania. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1918–19 | District | 6 | – | |||||||||||||||
| 1919–20 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 1920–21 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Romanian Football Championship | CA Cluj | |||||||||||||||||
| 1921–22 | District | 7 | – | |||||||||||||||
| 1922–23 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 1923–24 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 1924–25 | 14 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 1925–26 | 18 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 1926–27 | 10 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 1927–28 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 1928–29 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 1929–30 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 1930–31 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 1931–32 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 1932–33 | – | Foundation of the Romanian Football League system | ||||||||||||||||
| 1933–34 | p | |||||||||||||||||
| 1934–35 | Div B | 7th | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | p | ||||||||
| 1935–36 | 5th | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 12 | p | |||||||||
| 1936–37 | Div C | 3rd | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 11 | p | ||||||||
| 1937–38 | 3rd | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 22 | p | |||||||||
| 1938–39 | p | |||||||||||||||||
| 1939–40 | p | |||||||||||||||||
| 1940–41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Retired due to Second Vienna Award | ||||||
| Hungarian Football Championship[3] | Kolozsvári Atlétikai Club | |||||||||||||||||
| 1940–41 | Nem II | 3rd | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 9 | p | ||||||||
| 1941–42 | Nem I | 13th | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 78 | 22 | p | ||||||||
| 1942–43 | 10th | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 60 | 70 | 26 | p | |||||||||
| 1943–44 | 3rd | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 45 | 36 | F | |||||||||
| 1944–45 | 8th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | Retired – Vienna Award nullified | ||||||
| Romanian Football Championship | Ferar Cluj | |||||||||||||||||
| 1945–46 | District | 1st | – | |||||||||||||||
| 1946–47 | Div A | 6th | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 29 | 30 | – |  Gheorghe Váczi |
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| 1947–48 | 14th | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 10 | R16 | Anton Fernbach-Ferenczi |
15 | Merged with CFR Cluj during the Season | ||||||
Coach history
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Nicolae Kovács (1947)
References
edit- ^ "EXCLUSIV S-a reînființat singura echipă care a câștigat titlul atât în Ungaria, cât și în România! » Ce planuri are, cine o conduce Sponsor inedit" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Evolutia denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor".
- ^ a b "Kolozsvár, Kolozsvári AC (Bajnoki múlt) • csapatok • Magyarfutball.hu".