FC Oțelul Galați

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Oțelul Galați
File:FC Oțelul Galați Logo.png
Full name Fotbal Club Oțelul Galați
Nickname(s) Oțelarii (Steelworkers)
Short name Oțelul
Founded 1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Ground Oțelul
Ground Capacity 13,500
Owner The Nova Group
Chairman MB Management
Manager Daniel Florea
League Liga II
2014–15 Liga I, 17th (relegated)
Website Club home page
Current season

Fotbal Club Oțelul Galați (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈot͡selul ɡaˈlat͡sʲ]; meaning "Galați Steel") is a Romanian football club based in Galați . They have spent the majority of the last few decades in the top division, securing several seasons of European football and enjoying success in the Romanian Cup. They won their first league title in the 2010–2011 season and consequently qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time. On 25 August they were drawn in Group C of the Group Stage and met Manchester United, Benfica and FC Basel.

Oțelul play in red, white and blue.

History

The club was established in 1964.[1] After a brief period in which their town rivals Dunărea were the prominent club, Oțelul emerged as the main footballing force of the region. The club was first promoted to the Divizia A in 1986[1] and in 1988 made its debut in the UEFA Cup with a 1–0 victory against Italian side Juventus. The club reached the 2004 final of the Romanian Cup but lost against Dinamo Bucureşti.

Oțelul has 23 seasons of Liga I football to date and ranks 16th in the Liga I All-time table. It is also the 2nd best Moldovan team in this ranking, being surpassed only by FCM Bacău.

They clinched their first Liga I title on 15 May 2011 following a 2–1 victory over Politehnica Timișoara, qualifying for the group stage of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, their debut in this competition.[2] They played against Manchester United, Benfica and Basel in the group stage, but failed to win a single point. The club won its first Romanian Supercup in 2011 after a 1–0 victory over rivals Steaua Bucureşti.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Winners (1): 2010–11
Winners (2): 1985–86, 1990–91
Winners (2): 1967–68, 1980–81
Runners-up (1): 1972–73
Runners-up (1): 2003–04
Winners (1): 2011

European competitions

Group stage (1): 2011
Winners (1): 2007 [3]

European record

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Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League 1 6 0 0 6 3 11 – 8
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 5 14 5 3 6 18 21 – 3
UEFA Intertoto Cup 1 4 3 1 0 7 2 + 5
Total 7 24 8 4 12 28 34  – 6

Current squad

As of 11 January 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Romania GK Nicuşor Grecu (on loan from CSMS Iaşi)
2 Romania DF Rareş Oprea
3 Romania DF Viorel Lică
4 Romania MF Eduard Dumitru
5 Romania DF Marius Ioniţă
6 Romania MF Robert Tătar
7 Romania FW Bogdan Chipirliu
8 Romania MF Cosmin Stoian
9 Romania MF Alexandru Avram
10 Romania MF Raphael Stănescu
11 Romania MF Viorel Ştefan
12 Romania GK Daniel Vicol
14 Romania MF Daniel Dajbog
15 Romania MF Antonio Sefer
16 Romania FW Ionuţ Constantinescu
No. Position Player
17 Romania MF Ionuţ Miron
18 Romania MF Ionuţ Codreanu
19 Romania FW George Cârjan
20 Romania DF Samoel Cojoc (captain)
21 Romania DF Robert Ciurea
23 Romania DF Lucian Murgoci
24 Romania FW Mădălin Blănaru
25 Romania MF Alexandru Istrate
26 Romania DF Andrei Marus
27 Romania DF Lucian Asanache
28 Romania FW Alexandru Perju
29 Romania MF Mihai Adăscăliţei
30 Mali FW Cheick Diarra (on loan from Petrolul)
31 Romania DF Robert Moglan

Club Officials

Reserves and youth team

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Former notable players

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FC Oțelul Galați.

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Managers

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Name Nationality Years
Gheorghe Dungu  Romania 1965–1966
Gheorghe Drăghiescu  Romania 1966–1967
Pompiliu Ionescu  Romania 1966–1967
Ion Unguroiu  Romania 1967–1968
Gheorghe Drăghiescu  Romania 1967–1969
Pompiliu Ionescu  Romania 1968–1969
Ștefan Vasile  Romania 1968–1970
Dumitru Oprea  Romania 1970–1971
Valeriu Neagu  Romania 1970–1971
Dumitru Oprea  Romania 1973–1976
Virgil Hamza  Romania 1976–1977
Gheorghe Constantin  Romania 1977–1978
Dumitru Oprea  Romania 1977–1978
Virgil Hamza  Romania 1977–1978
Ion Toma  Romania 1978–1979
Ion Ioniță  Romania 1979–1980
Petre Moțoc  Romania 1980–1981
Ion Ioniță  Romania 1981–1982
Traian Ivănescu  Romania 1981–1983
Marin Olteanu  Romania 1982–1983
Ion Ionică  Romania 1982–1983
Angelo Niculescu  Romania 1982–1984
Costică Rădulescu  Romania 1984–1988
Cornel Dinu  Romania 1988–1989
Ioan Sdrobiș  Romania 1988–1989
Nicolae Burcea  Romania 1988–1989
Mircea Dridea  Romania 1988–1990
Ion Moldovan  Romania 1990–1992
Aurel Țicleanu  Romania 1992–1994
Haralambie Antohi  Romania 1994–1995
Ioan Sdrobiș  Romania 1994–1995
Vasile Simionaș  Romania 1994–1999
Constantin Ploieșteanu  Romania 1999–2000
Dumitru Dumitriu  Romania 1999–2000
Aurel Țicleanu  Romania 2000–2001
Ion Gigi  Romania 2000–2001
Ilie Dumitrescu  Romania 2000–2001
Victor Roșca  Romania 2001–2002
Marius Lăcătuș  Romania 2001–2002
Costel Orac  Romania 2002–2004
Sorin Cârțu  Romania 2003–2005
Basarab Panduru  Romania 2004–2005
Mihai Stoichiță  Romania 2004–2005
Ion Gigi  Romania 2005–2006
Aurel Șunda  Romania 2005–2006
Petre Grigoraș  Romania 2006–2009
Dorinel Munteanu  Romania 2009–2012
Ioan Balaur  Romania 2012–2013
Viorel Tănase  Romania 2012–2013
Petre Grigoraș  Romania 2012–2013
Ionuț Badea  Romania 2013–2014
Constantin Schumacher  Romania 2013–2014
Ewald Lienen  Germany 2013–2014
Michael Weiss (football manager)  Germany 2014
Tibor Selymes  Romania 2014–2015
Florin Marin  Romania 2015
Daniel Florea (footballer)  Romania 2015–

References

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  3. The UEFA Intertoto Cup: Past Winners. Listed are all 11 teams that won the Intertoto Cup, qualifying for the UEFA Cup.

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