FC Ripensia Timișoara
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Ripensia Timișoara 1928 |
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| Nickname(s) | Ripi |
| Short name | Ripensia |
| Founded | 21 October 1928 |
| Ground | Ciarda Roşie |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Chairman | Radu Ienovan |
| Manager | Remus Steop |
| League | Liga III |
| 2015–16 | Liga IV, Timiș County, 1st (promoted) |
| Website | Club home page |
Fotbal Club Ripensia Timișoara is a football team from the Romanian city of Timișoara. It was founded in 1928 by Dr. Cornel Lazăr and it lasted only twenty years before folding due to lack of funds in 1948.
In 2012, the club was brought back to life in the Timiş County League.
Ripensia was the first Romanian football club to turn professional, and because of this status they were unable to compete in the national league until the 1932–33 season. After being accepted in the national system, Ripensia quickly became one of the best teams in the country, winning four leagues and two Romanian Cups in their short history.
The team's colors are red and yellow.
It was founded in 1928 by Dr. Cornel Lazăr, a famous promoter of football in the Banat region, and the former president of Chinezul Timișoara. The players came from Chinezul Timișoara, C.A.T. and Poli Timișoara. Due to its professional status, until 1932–1933 (the first season of the National League – Divizia A), the team and its players could not participate in official national competitions.
They were champions of the Romanian Football League in 1933, 1935, 1936, and 1938, with two Romanian Cup appearances, winning 3–2 over Universitatea Cluj in 1934 and 5–1 over Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti in 1936. They were national vice-champions for 1933–34 and 1938–39. After World War II, due to financial problems, the communist sports organisation and controversial actions, Ripensia played in Divizia B and Divizia C. After 1948, without any support, it disappeared, merging with Electrica Timișoara. Their colours were red-yellow. Their home stadium was called Electrica (today UMT; the original wooden stand was demolished in 2004–2005). The greatest players in team history were:
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