ASA Târgu Mureș

ASA Târgu Mureș is a Romanian football club based in Târgu Mureș, Mureș County. It was founded in 1962 and it currently competes in the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. Financially supported in the past by the Ministry of National Defence, ASA was considered privileged under the communist regime and functioned as an unofficial satellite club of Steaua București. The club rose rapidly and became one of the most notable teams in the country. However, following the Romanian Revolution, "the Army Men" declined and eventually went bankrupt in 2005. Between 2008 and 2018, the local authorities backed FCM Târgu Mureș, a club later renamed ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș. However, this new entity neither inherited nor acquired the official records of the original club and eventually disbanded without achieving notable results. In the summer of 2021, ASA was re-established under its original brand. Starting in the summer of 2025, the club marked its return to Romania’s second division after a 23-year absence.