Ştiinţa Cluj
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj |
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| Nickname(s) |
Șepcile roșii (The Red Caps) Studenții (The Students) Alb-Negrii (The White and Blacks) |
| Short name | U Cluj |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Ground | Cluj Arena |
| Capacity | 30,201 |
| Owners | Cluj-Napoca Municipality Babeș-Bolyai University "U" Cluj Supporters Association |
| Chairman | Radu Constantea |
| Manager | Marius Popescu |
| League | Liga IV |
| 2016–17 | Liga IV, Cluj County, 1st |
| Website | Club home page |
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Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (Romanian pronunciation: [universiˈtate̯a kluʒ]) is a Romanian professional football club from Cluj-Napoca, founded in 1919 by Iuliu Hațieganu. The team plays in Romania's fourth league, Liga IV. Universitatea Cluj traditionally plays in white and black clothing, although variations of red, maroon and gold have been used—especially for away kits. U Cluj played for 89 years at the Ion Moina Stadium, and then moved into the new venue Cluj Arena, built on the site of the old stadium.
U Cluj are nicknamed Șepcile roșii ("The Red Caps") after the red berets worn by students from the University of Medicine in Cluj. They are traditionally considered to be the most important football club in Transylvania, although their status has recently been threatened by the success of their city rivals CFR Cluj.
The club has spent most of its history in the first league but have never become national champions. They have played in four Romanian Cup finals—each time under a different name—and won the trophy in the 1964–65 season.
The Universitatea sports club of Cluj was founded in September 1919 by the "Sports Society of University Students" (Romanian: Societatea Sportivă a Studenților Universitari—abbreviated to "U"). Its first chairman was Professor Iuliu Hațieganu, a physician and politician. In the early years of its existence "U" Cluj played in local competitions; at the time there was no national football championship in Romania. The team played against Chinezul Timișoara in the 1923 final of the Mara Cup, losing 0–2. "U" played in the Romanian national football championship Divizia A from 1932. In their first season "U" finished first in its group and played the championship final against Ripensia Timișoara (0–0 and 3–5).
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