SSU Politehnica Timișoara
| Full name | Societatea Sportivă Universitară Politehnica Timișoara SA | ||
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| Short name | Poli | ||
| Founded | 4 December 1921 2012 (refoundation) | ||
| Ground | Electrica / Știința | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 / 2,600 | ||
| Owners | Politehnica University of Timișoara (77%) Druckeria (12%) Other private entities (11%) | ||
| General manager | Sorin Brîndescu | ||
| Head coach | Cristian Gălan | ||
| League | Liga III | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga III, Seria IX, 2nd | ||
| Website | http://www.sspolitehnica.ro/ | ||
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Societatea Sportivă Universitară Politehnica Timișoara (Romanian pronunciation: [poliˈtehnika timiˈʃo̯ara]), commonly known as SSU Politehnica Timișoara, Politehnica Timișoara or simply Poli Timișoara, is a Romanian professional football club based in Timișoara, Timiș County, that competes in the Liga III.
Originally named ASU Politehnica, the team was formed following the dissolution of the original FC Politehnica Timișoara in 2012. During that year, ACS Recaș was moved to the city and renamed ACS Poli Timișoara, eventually reaching the top flight while ASU struggled in the lower leagues. Between the two, the majority of the fans chose to support the latter, and in 2021 ACS Poli was also dissolved. That summer, the Polytechnic University of Timișoara, founder of the original team in 1921, ceased the FC Politehnica brand and records to SSU.
Hence, SSU Politehnica Timișoara is the only active entity asserting the history of the original club, which has totalled 44 seasons in the top national league and won two Cupa României trophies, in 1957–58 and 1979–80. The team plays its home matches in white and purple shirts at the Dan Păltinișanu Stadium, which has a capacity of 32,972 seats. Their bitter rivals are UTA Arad, with whom they contest the West derby.