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

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 MárkyVass, 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.

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 = PointsDiv 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 23R = 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
ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegated

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

Seasons

SeasonLeagueCupEuropean CupOtherTop Goalscorer(s)NotesName
DivisionPosPWDLGFGAPtsNameGoals
Hungarian Football ChampionshipKolozsvári Atlétikai Club / Clubul Atletic Cluj
1907–08District2nd43011556
1908–092nd8512161211
1909–10 Not involved in any competitions
1910–11Ch. Tr.3rd4004170
1911–122nd64028
1912–133rd1271415
1913–141st2035Championship discontinued
1914–18 Not involved in any competitions due to World War I. In 1918, Transylvania is united with Romania.
1918–19District6
1919–20
1920–21
Romanian Football ChampionshipCA Cluj
1921–22District7
1922–23
1923–24
1924–2514
1925–2618
1926–2710
1927–28
1928–29
1929–30
1930–31
1931–32
1932–33Foundation of the Romanian Football League system
1933–34p
1934–35Div B7th1441918309p
1935–365th14527212812p
1936–37Div C3rd10271151211p
1937–383rd16943391922p
1938–39p
1939–40p
1940–41Retired due to Second Vienna Award
Hungarian Football ChampionshipKolozsvári Atlétikai Club
1940–41Nem II3rd1041529279p
1941–42Nem I13th308616517822p
1942–4310th3011415607026p
1943–443rd301569544536F
1944–458th3120534Retired – Vienna Award nullified
Romanian Football ChampionshipFerar Cluj
1945–46District1st
1946–47Div A6th261349442930Romania Gheorghe Váczi19
1947–4814th15348213310R16Romania Anton Fernbach-Ferenczi15Merged with CFR Cluj during the Season

Coach history