2023–24 FC Petrolul Ploiești season

The 2023–24 season is FC Petrolul Ploiești's 99th season in existence and second consecutive in the Liga I. They will also compete in the Cupa României.

FC Petrolul Ploiești
2023–24 season
OwnerMarian Copilu
ChairmanClaudiu Tudor
Head coachFlorin Pârvu
StadiumIlie Oană Stadium
Liga I8th
Cupa RomânieiPre-season
Biggest win2-0 FC Rapid
Biggest defeat0-2 FC Voluntari

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 6 February 2024[1][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   POR Marian Huja
3 DF   NED Bart Meijers (Vice-captain)
4 DF   ROU Paul Papp
5 DF   ROU Valentin Țicu (Captain)
6 MF   FIN Tommi Jyry
7 FW   ROU Gheorghe Grozav (4th captain)
8 MF   BRA Jair
9 FW   ROU Mihai Roman
10 MF   ROU Mario Bratu
11 MF   JPN Takayuki Seto (3rd captain)
12 GK   ROU Mihai Eșanu
13 FW   ROU Iustin Răducan
17 MF   ROU David Paraschiv
19 FW   NGA Christian Irobiso (on loan from Al-Ula)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   ROU Sergiu Hanca
22 DF   ROU Denis Radu (on loan from Politehnica Timișoara)
24 FW   ROU Raul Bucur
31 MF   ROU Alexandru Ișfan (on loan from Universitatea Craiova)
34 DF   BRA Guilherme Garutti
35 GK   ROU Andrei Jercălău
38 GK   CZE Lukáš Zima
44 MF   ROU Lucian Dumitriu
71 DF   CIV Seniko Doua
82 MF   CIV Ismaël Diomandé
95 MF   ROU Mihai Constantinescu
97 MF   ROU Augustin Dumitrache
99 MF   ROU Alexandru Musi (on loan from FCSB)
FW   KOS Albin Berisha

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date
MF   Alexandru Musi   FCSB Loan 1 July 2023
FW   Ionuț Cojocaru   Farul Constanta
FW   Iustin Raducan   CSA Steaua Bucuresti Free Transfer
GK   Mihai Eșanu   Chindia Târgoviște
GK   George Gavrilas   Metaloglobus București
FW   Zoran Petrović   Buducnost Podgorica
GK   Lukas Zima   VVV-Venlo
DF   Guilherme Garutti   CS Mioveni
FW   Sergiu Hanca   Universitatea Craiova
FW   Zoran Mitrov   FC Brașov 10,000
DF   Pedro Justiniano   Radomiak Radom Loan 2 July 2023
FW   Mihai Roman II   FC Botosani Free Transfer 23 August 2023
DF   Denis Radu   Poli Timisoara Loan 29 August 2023
FW   Giorgi Abuashvili   FC Porto B 150,000 30 August 2023

Out edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date
GK   Octavian Vâlceanu FC Voluntari End of loan 30 June 2023
DF   Florin Borța Universitatea Craiova
DF   Ricardo Grigore FC Dinamo Bucuresti
MF   Vlad Prejmeran Chindia Târgoviște Free Transfer 1 July 2023
FW   Dragoș Gheorghe CS Tunari
GK   Andreas Leitner SV Ried
DF   Antoniu Manolache Corvinul Hunedoara
DF   Alexandru Sabau CSM Resita Loan
MF   Mihai Nitescu CSM Alexandria 3 July 2023
FW   Robert Moldoveanu Chindia Târgoviște Free Transfer 11 July 2023
DF   Mihai Velisar Corvinul Hunedoara 13 July 2023
FW   Alexandru Saim Tudor FC Brașov 26 July 2023
FW   Alin Botogan Chindia Târgoviște Loan
GK   Andrei Jercălău Cetatea Turris Turnu Magurele 27 July 2023
FW   Vlad Bogdan Metaloglobus București 31 July 2023
MF   Cristian Lixandru CS Tunari 1 August 2023
MF   Constantin Budescu Farul Constanta Free Transfer 4 August 2023
DF   Félix Mathaus PAE Chania 1 September 2023
FW   Christian Irobiso Al-Ula 125,000 5 September 2023
FW   Ionuț Cojocaru Farul Constanta End of loan
DF   Georgi Pashov FC Buzău Free Transfer 6 September 2023
MF   Stefan Purtić Free Agent 12 September 2023

Overall transfer activity edit

Pre-season and friendlies edit

22 June 2023 Friendly Petrolul Ploiești   2–3   Shkëndija Rogla, Slovenia
17:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Štadion Rogla
26 June 2023 Friendly Petrolul Ploiești   0–5   Sarajevo Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia
18:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Štadion Dobrava
30 June 2023 Friendly Aluminij   0–0   Petrolul Ploiești Kidričevo, Slovenia
17:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Športni Park Aluminij
4 July 2023 Friendly Panathinaikos   2–0   Petrolul Ploiești Mattersburg, Austria
18:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Pappelstadion
5 July 2023 Friendly Petrolul Ploiești   1–1   Osijek Križevci, Croatia
17:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Gradski Stadion

Competitions edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Liga I 16 July 2023 May 2024 Matchday 1 8 3 4 1 14 12 +2 037.50
Cupa României TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 8 3 4 1 14 12 +2 037.50

Last updated: 1 September 2023
Source: Soccerway

Liga I edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 UTA Arad 30 10 10 10 36 43 −7 40[a] Qualification to play-out round
9 Hermannstadt 30 9 13 8 36 31 +5 40[a]
10 Petrolul Ploiești 30 7 14 9 29 32 −3 35
11 Oțelul Galați 30 6 16 8 31 36 −5 34
12 Politehnica Iași 30 7 12 11 33 44 −11 33
Source: [1] , Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head points: UTA 3 (+1), Hermannstadt 3 (-1)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FCS CFR UCV FAR SEP RAP
1 FCSB (C, Q) 8 5 2 1 12 8 +4 49 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round 11 May 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–2
2 CFR Cluj 8 4 1 3 13 13 0 40 Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round 0–1 1–2 18 May 2–1 3–2
3 Universitatea Craiova 8 5 0 3 12 9 +3 40 Qualification to European competition play-offs 2–0 0–1 1–2 18 May 2–1
4 Farul Constanța 8 4 1 3 15 12 +3 35 0–1 5–1 11 May 1–4 3–1
5 Sepsi OSK 8 2 3 3 12 12 0 31 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 11 May
6 Rapid București 8 0 1 7 9 19 −10 29 18 May 1–4 1–2 1–2 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2024. Source: Soccerway, FRF (in Romanian), LPF (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Points in the regular season; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 7 and 8 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[4] Source: https://m.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/departajarea-in-play-off-ul-si-play-out-ul-din-liga-1-si-liga-2-explicata-de-frf-1639959
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a] UTA OTE HER UCJ PET BOT VOL IAS FCU DIN
1 UTA Arad (Q) 8 5 2 1 15 9 +6 37 Qualification to European competition play-offs 3–1 1–3 1–0 4–3 3–1
2 Oțelul Galați 8 5 1 2 9 7 +2 33 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
3 Hermannstadt 8 3 2 3 10 6 +4 31 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–0
4 Universitatea Cluj 8 2 3 3 11 10 +1 30 0–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 3–3
5 Petrolul Ploiești 8 3 2 3 8 12 −4 29 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–4 1–0
6 Botoșani 8 4 2 2 11 9 +2 25 0–0 2–1 4–1 2–1
7 Voluntari 8 2 4 2 11 9 +2 24 Qualification to relegation play-offs 1–1 1–0 0–0
8 Politehnica Iași 8 2 1 5 5 8 −3 24 0–2 3–1 0–0
9 FC U Craiova 8 1 3 4 7 13 −6 22 Relegation to 2024–25 Liga II 1–2 3–2 1–1
10 Dinamo București 8 1 4 3 8 12 −4 22 1–1 1–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2024. Source: Soccerway, FRF (in Romanian), LPF (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Points in the regular season; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Play-off (only if needed to decide teams for relegation). (Note: only criteria 7 and 8 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[5] Source: https://m.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/departajarea-in-play-off-ul-si-play-out-ul-din-liga-1-si-liga-2-explicata-de-frf-1639959
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
8 3 4 1 14 12  +2 13 2 2 1 10 10  0 1 2 0 4 2  +2

Last updated: 1 September 2023.
Source: SuperLiga

Results by round edit

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GroundHAHHAHAH
ResultDDLWWWDD
Position891295345
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2023. Source: SuperLiga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were unveiled on 27 June 2023.[6]

16 July 2023 1 Petrolul Ploiești 1–1 Universitatea Cluj Ploiești
18:30 UTC+3
  • Musi   30'
  • Budescu   59'
Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan

Cupa României edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Prima echipă" [First-team squad] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ "FC PETROLUL jucatori - componenta echipa" [FC PETROLUL players - team squad] (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ "FRF – Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF). Romanian Football Federation (in Romanian). pp. 29–30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. ^ "FRF – Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF). Romanian Football Federation (in Romanian). pp. 29–30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Program Liga 1 2023/2024. FCSB - Dinamo se joacă în etapa a doua". www.digisport.ro.

External links edit