 Their first game in this division was played on 1 September 1963, against Siderurgistul Hunedoara.Pandurii won by a big margin, 6–0, goals scored by Chițu (12'), Nelu Băloi (35'), Melinte (53', 80') and Vasilescu (83', 85').In the first years, Pandurii finished constantly in the first half of the standings, so the club decided to attack a promotion to Divizia B.