The 2024–25 season is Oțelul Galați's 29th season in Liga I, and the second consecutive season since last winning promotion at the end of the 2022–23 Liga II season. In addition to the Superliga, Oțelul will participate in this season's edition of Cupa României.
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oțelul stadium is used as the season's home ground | ||||
| Chairman | Cristian Munteanu | |||
| Head coach | Dorinel Munteanu | |||
| Stadium | Oțelul | |||
| Liga I | TBD | |||
| Cupa României | TBD | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: TBD All: TBD | |||
| Highest home attendance | TBD | |||
| Lowest home attendance | TBD | |||
| Average home league attendance | – | |||
| Biggest win | Home: Oțelul Galați Away: Oțelul Galați | |||
| Biggest defeat | Home: Oțelul Galați Away: Oțelul Galați | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 17 June 2024. | ||||
In preparation for the upcoming season, Oțelul completed a training camp at Vatra Dornei from June 9th to 20th. The team also participated in a subsequent training camp in Austria, held between June 22nd and July 4th in Mönichkirchen.
Overview
editOțelul ended the previous season by finishing 8th in the Liga I and reaching the Cupa României final, which was lost against Corvinul Hunedoara.
Players
editTransfers
editIn
edit| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | GK | 
|
Iustin Popescu | 30 | EU | Chindia Târgoviște | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2026 | Free | [1] |
| 23 | CM |
|
Cristian Chira | 22 | EU | CFR Cluj | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Free | [2] |
| 20 | CM |
|
Neluț Roșu | 30 | EU | Dinamo București | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2026 | Free | [3] |
| 9 | CF | 
|
Stipe Jurić | 25 | Non-EU | ŁKS Łódź 
|
Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Free | [4] |
| 33 | CM | 
|
Vasilije Đurić | 25 | Non-EU | Radnički Kragujevac
|
Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Free | [5] |
| 12 | GK | 
|
Maksym Kovalyov | 23 | Non-EU | Pirin Blagoevgrad 
|
Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Free | [6] |
| 97 | ST |
|
Albert Hofman | 21 | EU | Universitatea Cluj | Loaned-in | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 5 | CB |
|
Nikola Stevanović | 25 | Non-EU | Napredak Kruševac
|
Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Free | [8] |
| 3 | RB | 
|
Valerio Gallo | 19 | EU | Gloria Bistrița | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2026 | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 27 | RB |
|
David Maftei | 19 | EU | Farul Constanța | Loaned-in | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed | [10] |
| 22 | LB | 
|
Josip Tomašević | 30 | EU | Hapoel Hadera 
|
Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed | [11] |
Out
edit| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | GK |
|
Relu Stoian | 28 | EU | Contract ended | Summer | [12] | ||
| 25 | CB |
|
Dragan Lovrić | 28 | EU | Contract ended | Summer | [12] | ||
| 16 | LB |
|
Costin Ghiocel | 30 | EU | FC Argeș Pitești | Contract ended | Summer | [12][13] | |
| 22 | LB |
|
Dan Panait | 27 | EU | Contract ended | Summer | [12] | ||
| 3 | RB |
|
Claudio Mocanu | 19 | EU | Contract ended | Summer | [12] | ||
| 23 | DM | 
|
Vasile Jardan | 30 | Non-EU | Petrocub Hîncești
|
Contract ended | Summer | [12][14] | |
| 7 | CF |
|
George Cârjan | 35 | EU | Retired | Summer | [12] | ||
| 94 | GK |
|
Eduard Pap | 29 | EU | FC Botoșani | Contract ended | Summer | [15][16] | |
| 27 | CM | 
|
Pablo Gaitán | 32 | Non-EU | Contract ended | Summer | [15] | ||
| 9 | ST |
|
Anes Rušević | 27 | Non-EU | Contract ended | Summer | [15] |
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.
Player statistics
editSquad statistics
edit| Total | Liga I | Cupa României | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Sts |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
Start formations
edit| Qnt | Formation | Match(es) |
|---|
Club
editTechnical staff
edit| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Dorinel Munteanu
|
| Assistant coach 1 | Sorin Haraga
|
| Assistant coach 2 | Dorin Toma
|
| Goalkeeping coach | Iulian Olteanu
|
| Club doctor | Bogdan Băneșanu
|
| Masseur | Constantin Crăciun
|
| Fitness coach | Laurențiu Iorga
|
| Physiotherapist | Alexandru Popa
|
| Kinetotherapist | Liviu Tunariu
|
| Video analyst | Nic Constandache
|
| Storeman | Iulian Dogaru
|
Last updated: 10 October 2023
Source: LPF.ro
Competitions
editOverall
edit| Total |  Home
|
 Away
| |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | - | - | - |
| Games won | - | - | - |
| Games drawn | - | - | - |
| Games lost | - | - | - |
| Biggest win | - | - | - |
| Biggest loss | - | - | - |
| Clean sheets | - | - | - |
| Goals scored | - | - | - |
| Goals conceded | - | - | - |
| Goal difference | - | - | - |
| Average GF per game | - | - | - |
| Average GA per game | - | - | - |
| Yellow cards | - | - | - |
| Red cards | - | - | - |
| Most appearances | TBD | ||
| Most minutes played | TBD | ||
| Top scorer | TBD | ||
| Top assister | TBD | ||
| Points | - | - | - |
| Winning rate | - | - | - |
Last updated: 17 June 2024
Source: Matches
SuperLiga
editLeague table
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | FCSB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Qualification for play-out round |
| 9 | Gloria Buzău | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Oțelul Galați | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Petrolul Ploiești | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Rapid București | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 17 June 2024.
Source: Matches
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on 17 June 2024. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Points by opponent
edit| Team | Results | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Play-out | ||||
| Home | Away | Home | Away | ||
Source: SCOG
Matches
edit| 15 July 2024 Matchday 1 | FC Botoșani | v | Oțelul Galați | Botoșani |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+03) | Stadium: Municipal |
| 22 July 2024 Matchday 2 | Oțelul Galați | v | Farul Constanța | Galați |
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+03) | Stadium: Oțelul |
| 26 July 2024 Matchday 3 | FCSB | v | Oțelul Galați | Bucharest |
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+03) | Stadium: Arena Națională |
| 3 August 2024 Matchday 4 | Oțelul Galați | v | Hermannstadt | Galați |
| TBA EEST (UTC+03) | Stadium: Oțelul |
| 10 August 2024 Matchday 5 | UTA Arad | v | Oțelul Galați | Arad |
| TBA EEST (UTC+03) | Stadium: Francisc von Neuman |
| 24 August 2024 Matchday 7 | Petrolul Ploiești | v | Oțelul Galați | Ploiești |
| TBA EEST (UTC+03) | Stadium: Ilie Oană |
| 14 September 2024 Matchday 9 | Gloria Buzău | v | Oțelul Galați | Buzău |
| TBA EEST (UTC+03) | Stadium: Municipal |
| 21 September 2024 Matchday 10 | Oțelul Galați | v | Dinamo București | Galați |
| TBA EEST (UTC+03) | Stadium: Oțelul |
| 28 September 2024 Matchday 11 | Rapid București | v | Oțelul Galați | Bucharest |
| TBA EEST (UTC+03) | Stadium: Rapid-Giulești |
| 5 October 2024 Matchday 12 | Oțelul Galați | v | Universitatea Craiova | Galați |
| TBA EEST (UTC+03) | Stadium: Oțelul |
| 19 October 2024 Matchday 13 | Universitatea Cluj | v | Oțelul Galați | Cluj-Napoca |
| TBA EEST (UTC+03) | Stadium: Cluj Arena |
| 26 October 2024 Matchday 14 | Oțelul Galați | v | Unirea Slobozia | Galați |
| TBA EEST (UTC+03) | Stadium: Oțelul |
| 2 November 2024 Matchday 15 | Poli Iași | v | Oțelul Galați | Iași |
| TBA EET (UTC+02) | Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu |
| 9 November 2024 Matchday 16 | Oțelul Galați | v | FC Botoșani | Galați |
| TBA EET (UTC+02) | Stadium: Oțelul |
| 23 November 2024 Matchday 17 | Farul Constanța | v | Oțelul Galați | Ovidiu |
| TBA EET (UTC+02) | Stadium: Viitorul |
| 7 December 2024 Matchday 19 | Hermannstadt | v | Oțelul Galați | Sibiu |
| TBA EET (UTC+02) | Stadium: Municipal |
| 21 December 2024 Matchday 21 | CFR Cluj | v | Oțelul Galați | Cluj-Napoca |
| TBA EET (UTC+02) | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu |
| 18 January 2025 Matchday 22 | Oțelul Galați | v | Petrolul Ploiești | Galați |
| TBA EET (UTC+02) | Stadium: Oțelul |
| 25 January 2025 Matchday 23 | Sepsi OSK | v | Oțelul Galați | Sfântu Gheorghe |
| TBA EET (UTC+02) | Stadium: Sepsi Arena |
| 1 February 2025 Matchday 24 | Oțelul Galați | v | Gloria Buzău | Galați |
| TBA EET (UTC+02) | Stadium: Oțelul |
| 5 February 2025 Matchday 25 | Dinamo București | v | Oțelul Galați | București |
| TBA EET (UTC+02) | Stadium: Arcul de Triumf |
| 8 February 2025 Matchday 26 | Oțelul Galați | v | Rapid București | Galați |
| TBA EET (UTC+02) | Stadium: Oțelul |
| 15 February 2025 Matchday 27 | Universitatea Craiova | v | Oțelul Galați | Craiova |
| TBA EET (UTC+02) | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco |
| 22 February 2025 Matchday 28 | Oțelul Galați | v | Universitatea Cluj | Galați |
| TBA EET (UTC+02) | Stadium: Oțelul |
| 1 March 2025 Matchday 29 | Unirea Slobozia | v | Oțelul Galați | Slobozia |
| TBA EET (UTC+02) | Stadium: 1 Mai |
Cupa României
edit
Friendlies
edit| 28 June 2024 | Celje  | 2–3 | Oțelul Galați | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
| 12:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Karlo Speljak  12'Bajde 87' |
(Report) | Teles 17' Răzvan Tănasă 29'Đurić 43' |
Stadium: Sports park Ruteč |
References
edit- ^ "Bun venit, Iustin Popescu!". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Chira, un nou talent la Oțelul". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Neluț Roșu este oțelar". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to Oțelul, Stipe Jurić!". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Vasilije Djurić, bun venit!". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Bine ai venit, Maksym Kovalov!". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Albert Hofman, 1 an la Oțelul". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Welcome, Nikola Stevanović!". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Valerio Gallo este oțelar". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "David Maftei, 1 an la Oțelul". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Tomašević, welcome to Oțelul!". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mulțumim și mult succes!". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Bine ai venit, Costin Ghiocel!". argesfc.ro (in Romanian). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "EXCLUSIV: Vasile Jardan este noul jucător al campioanei Petrocub Hîncești". realmedia.md (in Romanian). 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Vă ținem pumnii, mulțumim!". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Probleme pentru Dorinel Munteanu la Oțelul Galați. Fotbalistul care a fost integralist în play-out și în finala Cupei României nu și-a mai prelungit contractul și a anunțat unde e dorit în Superliga: „Există și posibilitatea asta!"". ProSport (in Romanian). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.