CLUB
Chinezul Timișoara
Romania
Overview
Chinezul Timișoara is recorded as the club affiliation for 1 player in Footballopedia’s registered 1930 World Cup roster data for Romania. This historical club card is built from the tournament-era roster connection; broader club history can be enriched independently without breaking the player-to-club link.
Key facts
- Country
- Romania
- City
- Timișoara
- 1930 name
- Chinezul Timișoara
- Club status
- defunct
- Founded
- 1910
- Dissolved / identity ended
- 1946
- Historical status
- No longer exists as the same 1930 club identity
- Stadium
- Stadionul Banatul (site of today’s Stadionul CFR)
- 1930 team context
- Romania
- 1930 linked players
- 1
- Identity status
- verified-historical-identity
History
Pre-1930 chronologyDescription: Before the 1930 World Cup, Chinezul Timișoara already had a documented club history extending from 1910 through the tournament era. Footballopedia now keeps that pre-1930 story as a season-aware chronology rather than treating 1930 as the club’s starting point.
Chapter 1Description: Founded in 1910 as Temesvári Kinizsi SE and later known as Chinezul Timișoara.
Chapter 2Description: Chinezul dominated Romanian football in the 1920s, winning six consecutive national championships.
Chapter 3Description: The historic club ceased to exist in 1946.
Historical overview
Identity and place in football historyDescription: The defining Romanian powerhouse of the 1920s. Founded as Temesvári Kinizsi, it won six consecutive Romanian national championships from 1921/22 through 1926/27.
The club around the 1930 World CupDescription: In Footballopedia’s 1930 graph, Chinezul Timișoara is linked to 1 World Cup roster player(s) through tournament-era club affiliation. This club page records those names inside club/season history only; no player profile was created or expanded in this pass.
End of the original identityDescription: A financial crisis after the title run weakened the club. It later merged with ILSA, then after World War II with CAM Timișoara; the Chinezul identity disappeared in the post-war restructuring.
Historical timeline
1910Description: Foundation / earliest canonical start of the Chinezul Timișoara identity.
Pre-1930 chronologyDescription: Before the 1930 World Cup, Chinezul Timișoara already had a documented club history extending from 1910 through the tournament era. Footballopedia now keeps that pre-1930 story as a season-aware chronology rather than treating 1930 as the club’s starting point.
Chapter 1Description: Founded in 1910 as Temesvári Kinizsi SE and later known as Chinezul Timișoara.
Chapter 2Description: Chinezul dominated Romanian football in the 1920s, winning six consecutive national championships.
Chapter 3Description: The historic club ceased to exist in 1946.
1930 World Cup eraDescription: Documented club affiliation for: Rudolf Bürger.
1946Description: The historic Chinezul identity disappeared in 1946 after its long decline and post-war reorganisation.
Season-by-season history
1911Season: 1911 · Competition: Hungarian regional league system · Finish: Entered Southern territorial championship · Notes: First match was played in May 1911 against Temesvár FC.No full roster asserted.
1914Season: 1914 · Competition: Southern territorial championship · Finish: Champions · Notes: One of three pre-World War I/war-era regional titles.No full roster asserted.
1917Season: 1917 · Competition: Southern territorial championship · Finish: Champions · Notes: Regional champions.No full roster asserted.
1918Season: 1918 · Competition: Southern territorial championship · Finish: Champions · Notes: Regional champions.No full roster asserted.
1921/22Season: 1921/22 · Competition: Romanian national championship · Finish: Champions · Notes: Part of Chinezul’s record six consecutive Romanian titles.No full roster asserted.
1922/23Season: 1922/23 · Competition: Romanian national championship · Finish: Champions · Notes: Part of Chinezul’s record six consecutive Romanian titles.No full roster asserted.
1923/24Season: 1923/24 · Competition: Romanian national championship · Finish: Champions · Notes: Part of Chinezul’s record six consecutive Romanian titles.No full roster asserted.
1924/25Season: 1924/25 · Competition: Romanian national championship · Finish: Champions · Notes: Part of Chinezul’s record six consecutive Romanian titles.No full roster asserted.
1925/26Season: 1925/26 · Competition: Romanian national championship · Finish: Champions · Notes: Part of Chinezul’s record six consecutive Romanian titles.No full roster asserted.
1926/27Season: 1926/27 · Competition: Romanian national championship · Finish: Champions · Notes: Part of Chinezul’s record six consecutive Romanian titles.No full roster asserted.
1927/28Season: 1927/28 · Competition: Romanian championship · Finish: Post-title decline · Notes: The club entered a severe internal and financial crisis around 1927–28.Documented players: Rudolf BürgerDocumented young players used in this period; not a full squad.
1929/30Season: 1929/30 · Competition: Timișoara regional football · Finish: Active · Notes: Still a major historic name, but no longer dominant.Documented players: Rudolf BürgerNo full roster asserted. Includes Footballopedia 1930 World Cup-linked club players; not claimed as a full club roster unless explicitly stated.
1933/34Season: 1933/34 · Competition: Romanian Divizia A, Group 1 · Finish: 6th · Notes: First season in the divisional top-flight format; finished 6th in Group 1.No full roster asserted.
1934/35Season: 1934/35 · Competition: Romanian Divizia A · Finish: Mid-table; documented wins over Ripensia · Notes: Beat eventual champions Ripensia in both league meetings, including a 6–5 win in September 1934.No full roster asserted.
1935/36Season: 1935/36 · Competition: Romanian Divizia A · Finish: 9th · Notes: Finished 9th in the national championship.No full roster asserted.
1936/37Season: 1936/37 · Competition: Romanian Divizia A · Finish: 10th · Notes: After merging with ILSA, the combined Chinezul-ILSA side narrowly avoided relegation and finished 10th.No full roster asserted.
1937/38Season: 1937/38 · Competition: Romanian Divizia A, Group 1 · Finish: 4th · Notes: Finished 4th in Group 1; Arpad Thierjung was the division’s leading scorer with 22 goals.No full roster asserted.
1938/39Season: 1938/39 · Competition: Romanian Divizia A · Finish: 10th · Notes: Last season in Romania’s top flight.No full roster asserted.
1939/40Season: 1939/40 · Competition: Divizia B · Finish: Second-tier participant · Notes: Dropped to the second tier after the 1938/39 campaign.No full roster asserted.
1940/41Season: 1940/41 · Competition: Divizia B · Finish: Second-tier participant · Notes: Continued in Divizia B before wartime competition disruption.No full roster asserted.
1945/46Season: 1945/46 · Competition: Chinezul-CAM / post-war reorganisation · Finish: Merger transition · Notes: Merged with CAM Timișoara after the war; the hybrid Chinezul-CAM identity was short-lived.No full roster asserted.
1946Season: 1946 · Competition: CAM Timișoara identity · Finish: Original Chinezul identity ended · Notes: The combined side was thereafter known simply as CAM Timișoara, marking the official disappearance of the original Chinezul identity.No full roster asserted.
Competition chronology
1911Description: Hungarian regional league system | Entered Southern territorial championship | First match was played in May 1911 against Temesvár FC.
1914Description: Southern territorial championship | Champions | One of three pre-World War I/war-era regional titles.
1917Description: Southern territorial championship | Champions | Regional champions.
1918Description: Southern territorial championship | Champions | Regional champions.
1921/22Description: Romanian national championship | Champions | Part of Chinezul’s record six consecutive Romanian titles.
1922/23Description: Romanian national championship | Champions | Part of Chinezul’s record six consecutive Romanian titles.
1923/24Description: Romanian national championship | Champions | Part of Chinezul’s record six consecutive Romanian titles.
1924/25Description: Romanian national championship | Champions | Part of Chinezul’s record six consecutive Romanian titles.
1925/26Description: Romanian national championship | Champions | Part of Chinezul’s record six consecutive Romanian titles.
1926/27Description: Romanian national championship | Champions | Part of Chinezul’s record six consecutive Romanian titles.
1927/28Description: Romanian championship | Post-title decline | The club entered a severe internal and financial crisis around 1927–28.
1929/30Description: Timișoara regional football | Active | Still a major historic name, but no longer dominant.
1933/34Description: Romanian Divizia A, Group 1 | 6th | First season in the divisional top-flight format; finished 6th in Group 1.
1934/35Description: Romanian Divizia A | Mid-table; documented wins over Ripensia | Beat eventual champions Ripensia in both league meetings, including a 6–5 win in September 1934.
1935/36Description: Romanian Divizia A | 9th | Finished 9th in the national championship.
1936Description: Merged with ILSA Timișoara during the club’s long financial decline; the Chinezul identity continued in weakened form.
1936/37Description: Romanian Divizia A | 10th | After merging with ILSA, the combined Chinezul-ILSA side narrowly avoided relegation and finished 10th.
1937/38Description: Romanian Divizia A, Group 1 | 4th | Finished 4th in Group 1; Arpad Thierjung was the division’s leading scorer with 22 goals.
1938/39Description: Romanian Divizia A | 10th | Last season in Romania’s top flight.
1939Description: Made its final appearance in Romania’s top flight.
1939/40Description: Divizia B | Second-tier participant | Dropped to the second tier after the 1938/39 campaign.
1940/41Description: Divizia B | Second-tier participant | Continued in Divizia B before wartime competition disruption.
1945/46Description: Chinezul-CAM / post-war reorganisation | Merger transition | Merged with CAM Timișoara after the war; the hybrid Chinezul-CAM identity was short-lived.
1945–46Description: After World War II another merger with CAM Timișoara produced Chinezul CAM; from 1946 the side was simply CAM Timișoara, ending the original Chinezul identity.
1946Description: CAM Timișoara identity | Original Chinezul identity ended | The combined side was thereafter known simply as CAM Timișoara, marking the official disappearance of the original Chinezul identity.
Honours and achievements
Honour / achievementDescription: Romanian champion: 1921/22, 1922/23, 1923/24, 1924/25, 1925/26, 1926/27 (six consecutive titles).
Stadium and ground history
Stadionul Banatul (site of today’s Stadionul CFR)Description: Documented historical venue context currently linked to the 1930-era club record. Relationship: historical home ground in 1930-era context.
Venue-history ruleDescription: Only grounds supported by historical evidence are attached. A modern ground is never projected backward into the 1930 period merely because a successor or namesake later used it.
1930 World Cup-linked players
Rudolf BürgerDescription: DF · Romania · tournament-era club affiliation
What happened to the club
Canonical historical identityDescription: No longer exists as the same 1930 club identity
What happened nextDescription: A financial crisis after the title run weakened the club. It later merged with ILSA, then after World War II with CAM Timișoara; the Chinezul identity disappeared in the post-war restructuring.
Continuity policyDescription: Successor, merger partner, refoundation and namesake are stored as related entities/lineage. They are not silently collapsed into the 1930 club unless legal and sporting continuity is demonstrated.
Club lineage
1930 identityDescription: Chinezul Timișoara
End of original identityDescription: The historic Chinezul identity disappeared in 1946 after its long decline and post-war reorganisation.
Legacy and identity note
This page preserves the Chinezul Timișoara identity as it existed around the 1930 World Cup. Later clubs using a similar name are not automatically treated as the same legal entity.
Squad
Rudolf BürgerPosition: DF · National Team: Romania · Player Slug: rudolf-burger
Notes
Historical-identity ruleDescription: Footballopedia keeps the 1930 club as its own canonical historical entity even when a successor, merger partner, refoundation or namesake exists.
World Cup linkDescription: Linked to 1 player(s) in the 1930 World Cup roster graph.
Related
RomaniaRole: National team context · Type: national_team
Stadionul Banatul (site of today’s Stadionul CFR)Role: Historical club venue / 1930-era ground context · Type: venue