Ferar Cluj

Ferar Cluj (Hungarian: Kolozsvári Vasas) was a football club from Kolozsvár/Cluj that played both in the Hungarian and the Romanian Championship.

Ferar Cluj

Full name	Ferar Cluj / Kolozsvári Vasas
Short name	Ferar / Vasas
Founded	1880; as Kolozsvári Atlétikai Club (Club Atletic Cluj)
Dissolved	1948
Ground	Ferar
Home colours

History

Founded 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

Liga I:

• 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

Transylvanian League

• Winners (2): 1913–14, 1940–41
• Runners-up (3): 1907–08, 1908–09, 1911–12

Hungarian Cup:

• Runner-up (1) :1943–44

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 = Liga I Div B = Liga II Div C = Liga III Nem I = Nemzeti Bajnokság I Nem II = Nemzeti Bajnokság II Ch. Tr. = Championship of Transylvania 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	Name[2]
	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	19
1947–48		14th	15	3	4	8	21	33	10	R16					Anton Fernbach-Ferenczi	15	Merged with CFR Cluj during the Season

Coach history

• Nicolae Kovács (1947)