 Founded in 1977 as "Aripile Bacău" (The Bacău Wings) the club was enrolled directly in the Divizia C, being assigned to the second series.The team obtained only a 14th place out of 16 in the first season and a 15th place at the end of the second, being relegated to the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system.After one season of absence Aripile promoted back to Divizia C and changed its name in "Victoria IRA Bacău".