The club was founded in summer 1949 and soon played in the Romanian first league, finishing 13th (last) in the 1955 season.

This is how the formations Foresta Română, Partizanul, Nautica, Producția, Recolta, Progresul and Rapid appeared and these will later form the core and foundation of Avântul Reghin.

The squad led by Alexandru Schwartz was composed of: Cojocaru, Szekes - Katona II, Bartha, Tonița, Veszi, Feher, Lukacs, Katona I, Constantinescu, Balint, Nistor, Eles, Mateon, Farago, Munteanu and Asztalos I.

[3] In 2008, the team finished second in the third league and participated at the play-offs for the promotion to Liga II.

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