About Progresul Pecica

Asociația Club Sportiv Progresul Pecica, commonly known as ACS Progresul Pecica, Progresul Pecica, or simply as Pecica is a Romanian professional football club based in Pecica, Arad County.

Progresul Pecica was founded in 1949, under the name of Steaua Roșie Pecica, as a result of the merger between Virtutea Pecica (est. in 1921) and Club Atletic Rovine (est. in 1924). Steaua Roșie was renamed in 1954 as Recolta Pecica and since 1965 was known as Progresul Pecica playing only at the level of the County or Districtual League (4th tier).

Progresul was renamed again in 1987, this time as Aurul Negru Pecica and started to be financially supported by the Pecica Oil Scaffold. In 1992, former Divizia C member Petrolul Arad/ Zădăreni (est. 1983) merged with Aurul Negru Pecica (est. 1949) and formed a new entity, West Petrom Arad (Pecica). West Petrom was financially supported by Petrom and for 10 years (1994–2004) played in the third tier, but with oscillating results.

In 2001, Aurul Negru Pecica withdrew from the West Petrom Association, changed its name back to Progresul Pecica and enrolled a senior squad in the Divizia D – Arad County. Progresul relegated in the Honor Division after only one season, while West Petrom spent three more seasons in the third tier before it was dissolved. Progresul promoted back in the Liga IV after 2005 and won twice the competition, in 2015 and 2019, but it succeeded to promote in the third tier only in 2019.