Clubul Atletic Timișoara was a football club based in Timișoara, western Romania. It was founded in 1902 and dissolved in 1936.
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Full name | Clubul Atletic Timișoara | ||
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Short name | CAT | ||
Founded | April 26, 1902 | ||
Dissolved | 1936 | ||
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At the initiative of a group of young people from the 'Iosefin' neighborhood led by Dr. 'Péter Dobroszláv' , in one of the halls of the City Report House, 'Elite Palace' ' (the building of the current restaurant "Sinaia") in Timișoara, then in Austria-Hungary, on April 26 1902, is established the first club dedicated exclusively to football in Romania 'Football Club Timișoara' (FCT, in Hungarian TFC), which became after a few years Clubul Atletic Timișoara (CAT). The club had 30 members and white-green colors. The club was run by Dr. Adalbert Mesko - president, Rudolf Trinksz - vice-president and eng. Victor Covaci.
In 1913, the club won the 'Timișoara District Championship' with the following team: Drexler - Löbl, Soma, Scholmanski, Aichiger, Rausberger - Franz, Bauer, Weinberger, Molnár II, Molnár I.
After World War I it regularly participates at the Timișoara District Championship, starting with the autumn of 1921. Players used during the 1921–27 period numbered a lot of known internationals, such as: Zimmermann, Kozovits, Holz, Raffinski.
At the end of the 1925–26 season, it finished first and qualified at the final tournament of the national championship. But, after a litigation it is replaced by Chinezul Timișoara and loses the chance to appear in the competition.
In 1934, CA wins the West League, using the following players: Konrad – Havas, Zarkoczy – Iania, Kohn, Faragó – Cărăbuș, Korony, Possak, Molnár, Somogy and plays a double play-off match to promote to the Divizia A against România Cluj. Although it won the first match, CA lost the rematch – set after a litigation – and instead of playing in the Divizia A, it played in the first season of the Divizia B. The that season of the Divizia B, finishes 3rd in the Seria II. The next season RGM finishes 4th. Team used: Gervin – Gerber, Hajdu – Pokomy, Weidle, Morawetz – Seceni, Tóth, Stepan, Jánosi, Reuter.
In the summer of 1936, CA Timișoara disappeared after a merger with RGM Timișoara, the new team being named CAM Timișoara.
Players used during the 1921–27 period numbered a lot of known internationals, such as: