 In the summer of 1988, with the occasion of promotion, "Aripile Victoria" became again just "Aripile" and finished on the 13th place, at only one point from the relegation zone where were the old rivals from Metalul Plopeni and Fepa 74.The next season, 1989–90 was the best in the history of the club which achieved an unexpected 8th place, being situated over teams such as