It promoted to the top flight in the 2013–14 season, however attendances were modest as the majority of the former fans chose to support ASU Politehnica Timișoara instead.

[5] At its conception, the club, established as an NGO, was primarily financed by the local authorities,[6][7][8] as Timișoara mayor Nicolae Robu insisted control should not be forfeited to private investors.

[9] After initially playing in black/white/yellow kits, in order to avoid legal complications while the court ruled over the rightful owner following the bankruptcy of FC Politehnica, the club returned to its historic white-purple colors starting with the 2015–2016 season.

The situation was amplified by the fact that the financing received from the local authorities was deemed illegal in the summer of 2015, which left the club without its main financial benefactor.

[17] In spite of this, Poli, under the management of Ionuţ Popa, rallied to reach the relegation play-off in the dying minutes of the season and defeated rivals UTA Arad 5–2 on aggregate.

[19] With financial pressures mounting, the club declared insolvency[20] during the 2018–2019 Liga 2 season and struggled to stay competitive, becoming involved in another fight to avoid relegation.

ACS Poli struggled to fill the void created by their departure, with smaller fan factions forming to support the club.