The club was established in 1980, under the name of AS Cermei and knew a recent progress in the Romanian football league system, especially after its promotion to Liga III in 2016.

Despite the fact that had not a long football tradition, comparative with other football clubs in the Arad County, Gloria Cermei had a growth from year to year, thus promoting to Liga III in 2016, where it remained for seasons in a row, becoming the most constant presence at this level for Arad County.

For the next decade, the white and reds remained in the Liga V, with no important results, then in the 1996–97 season appeared again in the best division of Arad County, now under the name of Gloria Cermei.

[1][2] In the promotion play-offs, Gloria LT Cermei had a big rival in Viitorul Feleacu, champions of Liga IV Cluj, but it managed to win the double, 3–2 on aggregate (after extra time) and promoted to Liga III, by far the most important performance in the history of Gloria.

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