2014–15 FC Petrolul Ploiești season

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Petrolul Ploiești
2014–15 season
President Daniel Capră
Coach Răzvan Lucescu (until Sept. 16)
Gheorghe Mulțescu (from Sept. 17 to Jan. 8)
Mircea Rednic (from Jan. 10 to May 5)
Stadium Stadionul Ilie Oană
Liga I Ongoing
Cupa României Semi-finals
Cupa Ligii Round of 16
UEFA Europa League Play-off round
Top goalscorer League:
Toto Tamuz (11)
All:
Toto Tamuz (14)
Highest home attendance 14,000 v Steaua
(21 September 2014)
Lowest home attendance 2,500 v Astra Giurgiu
(30 April 2015)
Average home league attendance 6,323
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2014–15 season is Petrolul Ploiești's 85th season in the Romanian football league system, and their fourth consecutive season in the Liga I. Petrolul came third in the 2013–14 Liga I, earning a place in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

Month by month review

June

Petrolul signed a one-year kit deal with American sportswear company Nike, after the association with Puma came to an end.[1] Also, Acıbadem Healthcare Group became the team's medical sponsor until the end of the season, with an extension option being available.[2] Gevaro Nepomuceno, Patrick N'Koyi, George Mareș, Jean-Alain Fanchone, Alberto Cobrea, Mirel Bolboașă, Andrei Peteleu and Mourad Satli were transferred to Petrolul. Roberto Alecsandru and Alexandru Radu were also promoted from the academy.

July

On 7 July, Petrolul announced that they had signed winger Victoraș Astafei on a free transfer. On 20 July, using many players that would normally be substitutes and having a player sent off in the second half, Petrolul was beaten by Universitatea Cluj in the Cupa Ligii (English: League Cup) round of 16, a competition which was reenacted after fourteen years of pause.[3] In Europa League, "The Yellow Wolves" eliminated Flamurtari Vlorë 5–1 on aggregate. On 27 July, Petrolul confirmed on its official website that Opel will continue being the shirt sponsor until the end of the season.[4]

Position at the end of July

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
6 Petrolul Ploiești 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3

August

Petrolul had bad luck at the Europa League third qualifying round draw, confronting Czech side Viktoria Plzeň, a club which in the previous season took part in the Champions League group stage. After a draw at Ploiești (1–1), "The Yellow Wolves" impressively beat Viktoria scoring four goals and conceding only one.[5] The Romanian side's captain, 35-year-old Adrian Mutu, played a big role in his team's qualification, scoring both home and away.[6] However, losing both of the play-off legs against Dinamo Zagreb of Croatia, Petrolul yet again missed the chance of advancing to the group stage.

Position at the end of August

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
3 Petrolul Ploiești 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13 2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round

September

On 3 September, Uruguayan footballers Rodrigo Pastorini and Sebastián Gallegos joined Petrolul's squad.[7] One week later, Ovidiu Hoban was transferred to Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[8] He was Petrolul's only Romanian player called by the national team for a match against Greece, which was played on 7 September. Ioan Filip signed with Petrolul to replace Hoban.[9] On 16 September, Răzvan Lucescu was sacked.[10] Gheorghe Mulțescu, who coached Petrolul twice in the past, took his place one day later.[11] On the same day, "The Yellow Wolves" transferred Kristijan Ipša, a Croatian central defender.[12] Mulțescu made his début against rivals Steaua București, on the 21st. Israeli international striker Toto Tamuz scored a double, but unfortunately, Petrolul lost the match 2–3.[13] After many rumours, Adrian Mutu eventually broke his contract with "The Oilmen", on the 26th.[14] He was the best paid footballer, and was often criticised for playing bad. Cosmin Contra, Petrolul's coach from October 2012 to March 2014, said that the signings of Adrian Mutu and Ianis Zicu (both joined in January 2014) were a "failure".[15]

Position at the end of September

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
5 Petrolul Ploiești 9 5 2 2 19 9 +10 17

October

On 16 October, Shai Haddad signed a one-year contract with Petrolul, on Toto Tamuz's recommendation.[16]

Position at the end of October

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
3 Petrolul Ploiești 12 7 3 2 22 9 +13 24 2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round

November

On 25 November, president Daniel Capră, general director Marius Bucuroiu and five other persons faced preventive detention for 24 hours, being suspected of tax evasion and money laundering.[17] The loss would amount to 15.4 million euros. The press suggested that these criminal matters could cause serious financial problems for Petrolul and important players might want to leave the club.[18]

Position at the end of November

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
3 Petrolul Ploiești 15 9 4 2 27 9 +18 31 2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round

December

Petrolul had the chance to finish the year on the second place of Liga I, but drawn at home against Concordia Chiajna, subsequently keeping the third place.

Position at the end of December

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
3 Petrolul Ploiești 17 9 6 2 29 11 +18 33 2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round

January

On 10 January 2015, ex-Standard Liège coach Mircea Rednic replaced Gheorghe Mulțescu on the bench.[19] During the winter transfer window, five footballers left Petrolul, including important ones like Juan Albín and Soni Mustivar.

February

At the beginning of February, due to president Capră still being under detention, the club faced financial problems and entered insolvency, meaning that the participation in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League is denied.[20] However, among others, Mircea Rednic convinced 31-year-old striker Mohamed Tchité, who spent most of his professional career in Belgium, with Standard Liége, Anderlecht and Club Brugge, and in Spain with Racing de Santander, to be part of the team until the end of the season at the least.[21]

Position at the end of February

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
2 Petrolul Ploiești 19 11 6 2 30 11 +19 39 Became insolvent, is not eligible to play in European cups

March

Mohamed Tchité made his début on 5 March in the first leg of the Romanian Cup semi-final against rivals Steaua București, scoring his team's only goal in a 1–1 draw.[22]

Position at the end of March

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
3 Petrolul Ploiești 23 12 7 4 34 16 +18 43 Became insolvent, is not eligible to play in European cups

April

On 3 April, Petrolul missed the qualification to the Cupa României final for the second year in a row, losing the semi-final second leg against Steaua at Arena Națională.[23] However, only a week later, "The Yellow Wolves" defeated them in the championship, after more than 15 years.[24] Curaçaoan winger Gevaro Nepomuceno netted the only goal of the match.[25]

Position at the end of April

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
3 Petrolul Ploiești 29 13 9 7 38 22 +16 48 Became insolvent, is not eligible to play in European cups

May

On 5 May, it was announced that manager Mircea Rednic left "The Yellow-Blues".[26] Assistant coach Valentin Sinescu continued as the caretaker of the team. Eventually, Petrolul finished the season on a disappointing place six.[27]

Position at the end of May

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
6 Petrolul Ploiești 34 14 10 10 42 30 +12 52 Became insolvent, is not eligible to play in European cups

Players

First team squad

At the end of the season.
No. Name Nat. Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Goals Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Peterson Peçanha Brazil GK 2013 (1980-01-11) 11 January 1980 (age 44) Rapid București 64 0 Free 2015
12 Alberto Cobrea Romania GK 2014 (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 33) Concordia Chiajna 3 0 Free 2018
33 Mirel Bolboașă Romania GK 2014 (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 31) Viitorul (on loan) 0 0 Undisclosed 2015
95 Iuliu Oprea Romania GK 2014 (1995-07-02) 2 July 1995 (age 28) Petrolul Academy 0 0 -/- Undisclosed
Defenders
2 Jean Sony Alcénat Haiti RB 2012 (1986-01-23) 23 January 1986 (age 38) Portugal Rio Ave 74 2 Undisclosed 2015
5 Dean Beța Romania RB / LB 2013 (1991-05-11) 11 May 1991 (age 32) Sportul Studențesc 9 0 Free 2016
8 Mourad Satli Algeria CB / LB / RB 2014 (1990-01-29) 29 January 1990 (age 34) Belgium Charleroi 25 0 Free 2017
35 Marian Marin Romania RB 2015 (1987-09-11) 11 September 1987 (age 36) Fortuna Poiana Câmpina 3 0 Free 2015
39 Jean-Alain Fanchone France LB 2014 (1988-09-22) 22 September 1988 (age 35) Italy Udinese Calcio 16 0 Undisclosed 2017
40 Roberto Alecsandru Romania CB 2014 (1996-09-13) 13 September 1996 (age 27) Petrolul Academy 1 0 -/- Undisclosed
77 Andrei Peteleu Romania RB 2014 (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 31) Săgeata Năvodari 16 0 Free 2017
86 Kristijan Ipša Croatia CB / RB 2014 (1986-04-04) 4 April 1986 (age 38) Italy Reggina Calcio 21 1 Free 2015
Midfielders
4 Ioan Filip Romania DM 2014 (1989-05-20) 20 May 1989 (age 34) Oțelul Galați 24 0 Free 2015
5 Ciprian Vasilache Romania AM / RW / LW 2015 (1983-09-14) 14 September 1983 (age 40) South Korea Gangwon FC 8 1 Free 2015
7 Gevaro Nepomuceno Curaçao LW / RW 2014 (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 31) Netherlands Fortuna Sittard 25 1 Free 2017
11 Rok Kronaveter Slovenia CM / AM 2015 (1986-012-07) 7 December 1986 (age 37) Hungary Győri ETO 11 2 Free 2015
13 Sebastián Gallegos Uruguay AM / RW / LW 2014 (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 (age 32) Italy Calcio Como 2 0 Free 2015
20 Alexandru Coman Romania DM / CM 2015 (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991 (age 32) Rapid București 7 0 Free 2015
21 Victoraș Astafei Romania RW / LW / CF 2014 (1987-07-06) 6 July 1987 (age 36) Oțelul Galați 29 5 Free 2017
30 Laurențiu Marinescu Romania DM / AM 2012 (1984-08-25) 25 August 1984 (age 39) Universitatea Cluj 53 3 Undisclosed 2016
91 Pablo de Lucas Spain DM / CM / AM 2013 (1986-09-20) 20 September 1986 (age 37) Spain Salamanca 52 2 Free 2016
93 Alexandru Chiriță Romania AM / RW 2014 (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 (age 27) Dinamo București II 1 0 Free Undisclosed
Forwards
9 Patrick N'Koyi Netherlands CF 2014 (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 34) Netherlands Fortuna Sittard 17 1 Free 2017
10 Mohamed Tchité Burundi CF / RW 2015 (1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 (age 40) Belgium Club Brugge 11 0 Free 2015
18 George Mareș Romania CF 2014 (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 27) Sportul Studențesc 6 0 Free 2018
23 Rodrigo Pastorini Uruguay CF / AM 2014 (1990-03-04) 4 March 1990 (age 34) Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers 16 0 Free 2016
29 Alexandru Radu Romania CF 2014 (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 (age 26) Petrolul Academy 1 0 -/- Undisclosed
99 Toto Tamuz Israel CF 2014 (1988-04-01) 1 April 1988 (age 36) Russia Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast 36 14 Free 2016

Transfers

In

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Ref.
FW Romania Mihai Roman 22 EU Săgeata Năvodari Loan return Summer 2014 Free
7 FW CuraçaoNetherlands Gevaro Nepomuceno 21 EU Fortuna Sittard Netherlands Transfer Summer 2017 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
9 FW NetherlandsDemocratic Republic of the Congo Patrick N'Koyi 24 EU Fortuna Sittard Netherlands Transfer Summer 2017 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
18 FW Romania George Mareș 18 EU Sportul Studențesc Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed
39 DF France Jean-Alain Fanchone 25 EU Udinese Italy Transfer Summer 2017 Undisclosed FC Petrolul Ploiești
12 GK Romania Alberto Cobrea 23 EU Concordia Chiajna Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed ProSport
33 GK Romania Mirel Bolboașă 25 EU Viitorul Loan transfer Summer 2015 Undisclosed FC Petrolul Ploiești
77 DF Romania Andrei Peteleu 21 EU Săgeata Năvodari Transfer Summer 2017 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
8 DF AlgeriaFrance Mourad Satli 24 EU Charleroi Belgium Transfer Summer 2017 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
21 MF Romania Victoraș Astafei 27 EU Oțelul Galați Transfer Summer 2017 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
14 DF Romania Roberto Alecsandru 17 EU Youth system Promoted Summer Undisclosed Free
17 DF Romania Alexandru Radu 17 EU Youth system Promoted Summer Undisclosed Free
23 FW UruguayItaly Rodrigo Pastorini 24 EU Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay Transfer Summer 2016 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
13 AM UruguaySpain Sebastián Gallegos 22 EU Calcio Como Italy Transfer Summer 2015 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
4 MF Romania Ioan Filip 25 EU Oțelul Galați Transfer Summer 2015 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
86 DF CroatiaSlovenia Kristijan Ipša 28 EU Reggina Calcio Italy Transfer Summer 2015 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
93 MF Romania Alexandru Chiriță 18 EU Dinamo București II Transfer Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed
15 DF Israel Shai Haddad 27 Non-EU Beitar Jerusalem Israel Transfer Summer 2015 Free
5 MF Romania Ciprian Vasilache 31 EU Gangwon FC South Korea Transfer Winter 2015 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
20 MF Romania Alexandru Coman 23 EU Rapid București Transfer Winter 2015 Free Dolce Sport
10 FW BurundiBelgium Mohammed Tchité 31 EU Club Brugge Belgium Transfer Winter 2015 Free La Derniere Heure
11 MF Slovenia Rok Kronaveter 28 EU Győri ETO Hungary Transfer Winter 2015 Free
35 DF Romania Marian Marin 28 EU Fortuna Poiana Câmpina Transfer Winter 2015 Free

Out

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
FW Romania Mihai Roman 22 EU Pandurii Târgu Jiu End of contract Summer Free
32 DF Romania Sebastian Achim 28 EU CS U Craiova End of contract Summer Free
4 DF Central African RepublicFrance Manassé Enza-Yamissi 24 EU Gil Vicente Portugal End of contract Summer Free
23 GK Romania Mircea Bornescu 34 EU Rapid București End of contract Summer Free
21 DF Brazil Guilherme Sityá 24 Non-EU Greuther Fürth Germany End of contract Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
16 FW PortugalGuinea-Bissau Abel Camará 24 EU Belenenses Portugal End of loan Summer Free
7 MF Spain Walter Fernández 24 EU Lokeren Belgium End of loan Summer Free
22 GK Lithuania Povilas Valinčius 25 EU Free agent Mutual termination Summer Free
27 MF Romania Ianis Zicu 30 EU ASA Târgu Mureș Mutual termination Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
93 FW Romania Vlad Morar 21 EU Universitatea Cluj Mutual termination Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
52 MF Brazil Romário Pires 25 Non-EU Karpaty Lviv Ukraine Mutual termination Summer Free ProSport
15 MF Romania Ovidiu Hoban 31 EU Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel Transfer Summer Undisclosed FC Petrolul Ploiești
10 FW Romania Adrian Mutu 35 EU Free agent Mutual termination Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
11 MF UruguaySpain Juan Ángel Albín 28 EU Veracruz Mexico Transfer Winter Undisclosed Deportes Televisa
15 DF Israel Shai Haddad 27 Non-EU Free agent Mutual termination Winter Free Realitatea.net
20 MF CameroonMalta Njongo Priso 26 EU Győri ETO Hungary Mutual termination Winter Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
5 MF HaitiFrance Soni Mustivar 24 EU Sporting Kansas City United States Mutual termination Winter Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
35 DF BrazilSpain Gerson Guimarães 23 EU Lechia Gdańsk Poland Mutual termination Winter Free

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Liga I 6th 27 July 2014 27 May 2015
Cupa României Round of 32 Semi-finals 24 September 2014 2 April 2015
Cupa Ligii Round of 16 Round of 16 20 July 2014
UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Play-off round 17 July 2014 28 August 2014

Last updated: 27 May 2015
Source: Competitions

Liga I

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League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Steaua București 34 22 5 7 59 23 +36 71 2015–16 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Târgu Mureș 34 20 8 6 51 25 +26 68 2015–16 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
3 CFR Cluj 34 16 9 9 46 29 +17 57 Became insolvent, is not eligible to play in European cups
4 Astra Giurgiu 34 15 12 7 53 27 +26 57 2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
5 CS U Craiova 34 14 11 9 40 34 +6 53 Team which has not been given a UEFA license, is not eligible to play in European cups
6 Petrolul Ploiești 34 14 10 10 42 30 +12 52 Became insolvent, is not eligible to play in European cups

Updated to games played on 28 May 2015.
Source: Liga I
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 14 10 10 42 30  +12 52 6 3 8 19 20  −1 8 7 2 23 10  +13

Last updated: 27 May 2015.
Source: Matches

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Ground A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A
Result W W W D W L D L W W W D D W W D D W W L D L W L W L D D L D W L L L
Position 6 4 1 2 1 3 4 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 6

Last updated: 28 May 2015.
Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

      Win       Draw       Loss

Last updated: 27 May 2015

Cupa României

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Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Last updated: 5 April 2015

Cupa Ligii

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Round of 16

Last updated: 21 July 2014

UEFA Europa League

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Qualifying rounds

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Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Play-off round

Last updated: 29 August 2014

Squad statistics

Goals

Updated as of 27 May 2015.

Rank Player Position Liga I Europa League1 Cupa României Total
1 Israel Toto Tamuz CF 11 3 0 14
2 Portugal Filipe Teixeira LW 8 2 0 10
3 Uruguay Juan Albín AM 5 1 1 7
Romania Victoraș Astafei RW 5 0 2
4 Romania Adrian Mutu AM 2 2 0 4
5 Spain Pablo de Lucas DM 1 2 0 3
Croatia Kristijan Ipša CB 1 0 2
6 Portugal Geraldo Alves CB 2 0 0 2
Curaçao G. Nepomuceno LW 1 1 0
Netherlands Patrick N'Koyi CF 1 0 1
Slovenia Rok Kronaveter DM 2 0 0
7 Haiti Jean Sony Alcénat RB 1 0 0 1
Israel Shai Haddad DM 0 0 1
Cameroon Njongo Priso RW 0 1 0
Burundi Mohamed Tchité CF 0 0 1
Romania Ciprian Vasilache CM 1 0 0
Total 41 12 8 61

1 Includes qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Pre-season and friendlies

      Win       Draw       Loss

Last updated: 15 February 2015

See also

Notes and references

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