The club was founded in 1935 as Energia Orăștie by workers from the city's chemical factory and initially competed in the Hunedoara Regional Championships.

[3] Over the next fifteen years, the club remained active in regional and county championships and adopted the name Dacia Orăștie.

Coached by Remus Prodan, the squad featured players such as P. Catană - I. Andea, Adrian Crișan, Sergiu Albu, Anghel, C. Răsădeanu, Verejan, Iulian Bolovan, Teodor Hopîrteanu, A. Matache, A. Dimeni, Duțu among others.

[4] Returning to third division, the White and Blues, under head coach Teodor Pop, finished as runners-up in Series VIII of the 1973–74 season, just two points behind Minerul Moldova Nouă.

Supported by the town’s Mechanical Enterprise, Mecanica achieved promotion from the Hunedoara County Championship in 1983 and reached Divizia B in 1985.

In 2016, after one year of inactivity, the club enrolled in Liga V – Hunedoara County, the fifth tier, and earned promotion to the fourth division after finishing 1st in the 2016–17 season.