Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Tuesday, 23 December 2025 20:06 / Updated on Tuesday, 23 December 2025 20:11
Ato Arad, the team coached by Adrian Mihalcea (49 years old), announced through the official channels that it will play two training games in the winter training camp. The Superliga club will stay in Arad to prepare the second part of the season.
The first friendly will be played on January 8, 2026, and Békéscsaba 1912 Előre, last place in the Hungarian second league, was chosen as the opponent.
The second test match will take place on January 11, and this time the opponent is stronger, Spartak Subotica, the 15th place in the first league of Serbia.
UTA stays in Arad for the winter camp: two perfect friendlies
“Our boys have gone on a short but well-deserved break until January 4, when the squad is scheduled to meet. pthe training before the resumption of the championship will take place locally, in Arad, in a semi-cantonment.
After a few days of reaccommodation with the effort, the players trained by Adrian Mihalcea scheduled the first training game, in the company of the Hungarians from Békéscsaba 1912 Előre. The game will be played on Thursday, January 8, in Arad. The time and location will be communicated later.
We will play the second and last friendly match of the winter in Serbia, at Sports Center FSS, the sports complex of the neighboring country's national football team. Our opponent will be the first league team FK Spartak Subotica. The meeting will take place on Sunday, January 11, from 11:00 a.m., Romanian time,” states the Arădenii, on the Facebook page.
UTA stays in Arad for the winter camp // PHOTO: Facebook @UTA Arad
UTA Arad finished 2025 with a bang, with four wins and a draw in their last 5 matches. The team coached by Adrian Mihalcea defeated Dinamo in the last match, score 2-0, and finished the year in 8th place, with 32 points, one behind Oțelul Galați, the team in the last play-off place.
UTA starts 2026 on the ground of Unirii Slobozia. The game was scheduled for January 17.
The standings at the end of 2025 in the Superliga
