 Pandurii Târgu Jiu was founded in August 1962, after the merger of the two big rivals from the town, "Flacăra-Unirea Târgu Jiu" and "CIL Târgu-Jiu".The club entered the fourth division of Romanian football, with a strong objective, to promote immediately in the third division.And the target was reached, Pandurii gaining the promotion to Divizia C in June 1963.