2008–09 FC Vaslui season

FC Vaslui
2008–09 season
President Ciprian Damian
Owner Adrian Porumboiu
Manager Viorel Hizo
(Resigned on 1 November 2008)
Viorel Moldovan
(Resigned from 1 November 2008 to 26 May 2009)
Cristian Dulca
(from 26 May 2009)
Stadium Municipal
Liga I 5th
Cupa României Semifinals, eliminated
UEFA Cup First Round, eliminated
UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round, winner
Top goalscorer League: Mike Temwanjera (9)
All: Mike Temwanjera (11)
Lucian Burdujan (11)
Highest home attendance 8,000 vs FC Steaua Bucureşti
(30 July 2008)
8,000 vs FC Timişoara
(18 April 2009)
Lowest home attendance 2,000 vs Gaz Metan Mediaş
(31 October 2008)

The 2008–09 season is FC Vaslui's 7th season of its existence, and its 4th in a row, in Liga I. Because it finished 7th, FC Vaslui played on UEFA Intertoto Cup in the third round. FC Vaslui passed by Neftchi Baku, and it qualified for the 3rd preliminary round of UEFA Cup. In the play-off, it was eliminated by Slavia Prague, because of the away goal rule, being the only Romanian team, who was eliminated, without losing in UEFA Cup that season. In the championship, they started perfectly, after a 1-0 win against FC Steaua Bucureşti and a 3-1 win against arch rivals Poli Iaşi. But because of the injuries, the team results began to be poor. After a 1-1 draw with Gaz Metan Mediaş, Viorel Hizo was dismissed, and Viorel Moldovan was named the new coach. The team entered in the winter break, on the 9th place. In the winter break, Adrian Porumboiu spent over 3 million €, for new signings, being the only Romanian team, who weren't affected by the Global Economical Crisis. With Moldovan, the team reached the semi-finals of Romanian Cup, but after a 1-4 loss against Gloria Buzău, Moldovan was also sacked, and as a manager, was named the assistant Dulca. With Dulca as a coach, FC Vaslui resurrected, and saved its season, in the last 2 games, after a 1-0 win against FC Rapid Bucureşti, and also a 1-0 win against Universitatea Craiova in front of 25.000 fans on Ion Oblemencu. The team finished 5th, and qualified in the 3rd round of UEFA Europa League.

First-team squad

No. Name Age Nat. Since T. Apps. L. Apps. C. Apps. I. Apps. T. Goals L. Goals C. Goals I. Goals Transfer fee Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Dušan Kuciak 23 Slovakia 2008 44 34 4 6 0 0 0 0 € 0.8M
12 Alessio Chiaverini 24 Italy 2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Free
22 Claudiu Puia 21 Romania 2006 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Free
Defenders
2 Paul Papp 18 Romania 2009 (W) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 € 0.05M
3 Dorian Andronic 18 Romania 2007 (W) 28 26 1 1 1 1 0 0 Undisclosed
14 Serge Akakpo 20 Togo 2009 (W) 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 € 0.5M
15 Bogdan Buhuş 28 Romania 2005 122 109 7 6 0 0 0 0 Free
16 Stéphane Zubar 21 France 2009 (W) 12 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 € 0.4M
17 Silviu Bălace 29 Romania 2007 46 42 2 2 1 1 0 0 € 0.35M
26 Pavol Farkaš 23 Slovakia 2009 (W) 18 16 2 0 2 2 0 0 € 0.2M
27 Hugo Luz 26 Portugal 2008 (W) 41 36 2 4 1 1 0 0 € 0.05M
28 Gabriel Cânu 27 Romania 2008 28 21 3 4 3 2 0 1 € 0.36M
29 Daniel Munteanu 30 Romania 2008 17 11 1 5 0 0 0 0 € 0.25M
Midfielders
4 Stanislav Genchev 27 Bulgaria 2008 43 34 3 6 6 3 1 2 Free
5 Marius Ştefoi 18 Romania 2009 (W) 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 € 0.05M
8 Denis Zmeu 23 Moldova 2007 (W) 58 50 5 3 2 2 0 0 € 0.2M
10 Nemanja Milisavljević 23 Serbia 2009 (W) 18 16 2 0 1 1 0 0 € 0.5M
11 Adrian Gheorghiu 26 Romania 2006 81 73 4 4 10 9 1 0 Undisclosed
20 Marko Ljubinković 26 Serbia 2006 93 86 1 6 24 24 0 0 € 0.05M
23 Miloš Pavlović 24 Serbia 2009 (W) 18 16 2 0 1 1 0 0 € 0.25M
80 Wesley 27 Brazil 2009 (W) 18 16 2 0 8 7 1 0 € 1.5M
Forwards
9 Lucian Burdujan 24 Romania 2008 36 28 3 5 11 6 2 3 Swap
18 Vasile Buhăescu 20 Romania 2005 74 67 5 2 3 3 0 0 Youth
19 Mike Temwanjera 26 Zimbabwe 2007 (W) 83 74 3 6 19 17 1 1 Undisclosed
21 Nemanja Jovanović 23 Serbia 2008 23 17 2 4 2 1 1 0 € 0.28M
30 Hristijan Kirovski 22 Republic of Macedonia 2009 (W) 12 10 2 0 2 2 0 0 € 0.35M

Transfers

In

Summer

# Pos Player From Fee Date
1 GKSlovakia Dušan Kuciak MŠK Žilina €0.8 million June 2008
4 MFBulgaria Stanislav Genchev PFC Litex Lovech €0.1 million 13 June 2008
5 DFBulgaria Rosen Kirilov APOP Kinyras free October 2008
6 DFSerbia Neven Marković FK Rad €0.25 million 20 June 2008
7 FWSerbia Nemanja Jovanović U Cluj €0.28 million 26 June 2008
9 FWRomania Lucian Burdujan FC Rapid Bucureşti swap deal 4 July 2008
10 MFRomania Marian Aliuţă FC Timişoara €0.2 million June 2008
28 DFRomania Gabriel Cânu FC Timişoara €0.35 million June 2008
29 DFRomania Daniel Munteanu Unirea Urziceni €0.25 million 5 June 2008

Winter

# Pos Player From Fee Date
2 DFRomania Paul Papp FC Botoşani €0.05 million 23 February 2009
5 MFRomania Marius Ştefoi FC Botoşani €0.05 million 23 February 2009
10 MFSerbia Nemanja Milisavljević FK Rabotnički €0.5 million 28 December 2008
14 DFTogo Serge Akakpo AJ Auxerre €0.5 million 28 December 2008
16 DFFrance Stéphane Zubar SM Caen €0.4 million 9 February 2009
23 MFSerbia Miloš Pavlović Académica de Coimbra €0.5 million 22 January 2009
26 DFSlovakia Pavol Farkas FC Artmedia Petržalka €0.35 million 9 February 2009
30 FWRepublic of Macedonia Hristijan Kirovski FK Rabotnički €0.35 million 13 March 2009
80 FWBrazil Wesley Lopes Leixões S.C. €1 million 21 January 2009

Out

Summer

# Pos Player To Fee Date
5 DFRomania Ştefan Mardare FC Rapid Bucureşti €0.5 million 4 July 2008
6 DFRomania Laurenţiu Ivan CS Otopeni €0.15 million Summer
10 MFRomania Sorin Frunză Unirea Urziceni €0.3 million 4 June 2008
14 MFRomania Ionuţ Pavel Cetatea Suceava free 5 July 2008
16 MFRomania Daniel Sabou Gloria Bistriţa €0.15 million June 2008
24 DFRomania Ştefan Apostol Aerostar Bacău free June 2008
26 STSerbia Milorad Bukvić Cetatea Suceava free 8 July 2008
TBD DF Romania Bogdan Cotolan Cetatea Suceava €0.1 million 5 July 2008

Winter

# Pos Player To Fee Date
5 DFBulgaria Rosen Kirilov Unknown Finished contract 31 December 2008
10 MFRomania Marian Aliuţă Neftchi Baku PFC Undisclosed 5 February 2009
21 MFSenegal Ousmane N'Doye FC Dinamo Bucureşti €0.45 million 14 January 2009
23 FWRomania Marius Matei FC Botoşani Released Winter

Loaned out

# Pos Player To Start End
1 GKRomania Mihai Luca Cetatea Suceava 1 July 2008 End of season
2 MFRomania Marius Doboş FCM Bacău Summer End of season
16 DFRomania Bogdan Panait CS Otopeni Winter End of season
25 FWRomania Răzvan Neagu FCM Bacău Winter End of season
30 MFSerbia Petar Jovanović FC Politehnica Iaşi 20 February 2009 End of season
81 GKRomania Cristian Hăisan FCM Bacău 22 February 2009 End of season

Overall

Spending

Summer: Decrease 2,230,000 €

Winter: Decrease 3,700,000 €

Total: Decrease 5,930,000 €

Income

Summer: Increase 1,200,000 €

Winter: Increase 0,450,000 €

Total: Increase 1,650,000 €

Outcome

Summer: Decrease 1,030,000 €

Winter: Decrease 3,250,000 €

Total: Decrease 4,280,000 €

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 10 June 2009.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLiga I UEFA Cup Cupa României UEFA Intertoto Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Slovakia Dušan Kuciak 44 -44 34 -37 4 -2 4 -3 2 -2
2 DF Romania Paul Papp 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Romania Dorian Andronic 6 0 4+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Bulgaria Stanislav Genchev 43 6 32+2 3 4 1 3 1 2 1
5 MF Romania Marius Ştefoi 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Serbia Neven Marković 14 0 7+3 0 1 0 2 0 0+1 0
8 MF Moldova Denis Zmeu 24 1 6+11 1 0+3 0 2+2 0 0 0
9 FW Romania Lucian Burdujan 36 11 23+5 6 3 2 3 2 2 1
10 MF Serbia Nemanja Milisavljević 18 1 13+3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
11 MF Romania Adrian Gheorghiu 24 1 10+7 0 1+1 0 2+1 1 0+2 0
14 DF Togo Serge Akakpo 5 0 3+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF Romania Bogdan Buhuş 37 0 27 0 4 0 4 0 2 0
16 MF France Stéphane Zubar 9 0 7+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Romania Silviu Bălace 18 0 8+6 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 1 0
18 MF Romania Vasile Buhăescu 15 0 1+10 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 0 0
19 FW Zimbabwe Mike Temwanjera 42 11 28+5 9 4 0 2+1 1 2 1
20 MF Serbia Marko Ljubinković 35 6 26+2 6 4 0 1 0 2 0
21 FW Serbia Nemanja Jovanović 24 2 5+12 1 0+3 0 1+2 1 0+1 0
23 MF Serbia Miloš Pavlović 18 1 15+1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
26 DF Slovakia Pavol Farkas 18 2 16 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
27 DF Portugal Hugo Luz 33 1 26 1 3 0 3 0 1 0
28 DF Romania Gabriel Cânu 28 3 20+1 2 2 1 3 0 2 0
29 DF Romania Daniel Munteanu 17 0 8+3 0 3 0 0+1 0 2 0
30 FW Republic of Macedonia Hristijan Kirovski 12 2 3+7 2 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
80 FW Brazil Wesley Lopes 18 8 15+1 7 0 0 2 1 0 0
Players sold or loaned out during the season
5 DF Bulgaria Rosen Kirilov 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Romania Marian Aliuţă 17 0 11 0 3+1 0 0 0 2 0
16 DF Romania Bogdan Panait 9 0 5 0 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
21 MF Senegal Ousmane N'Doye 22 2 14+1 0 4 2 1 0 2 0
23 FW Romania Marius Matei 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW Romania Răzvan Neagu 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 MF Serbia Petar Jovanović 14 0 4+6 0 2 0 1 0 0+1 0
81 GK Romania Cristian Hăisan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top Scorers

Position Nation Number Name Liga I UEFA Cup Intertoto UEFA Cup Romanian Cup Total
1 Zimbabwe 19 Mike Temwanjera 9 0 1 1 11
= Romania 9 Lucian Burdujan 6 2 1 2 11
3 Brazil 80 Wesley 7 0 0 1 8
4 Serbia 20 Marko Ljubinković 6 0 0 0 6
= Bulgaria 4 Stanislav Genchev 3 1 1 1 6
6 Romania 28 Gabriel Cânu 2 1 0 0 3
7 Slovakia 26 Pavol Farkas 2 0 0 0 2
= Republic of Macedonia 30 Hristijan Kirovski 2 0 0 0 2
= Senegal 21 Ousmane N'Doye 0 2 0 0 2
= Serbia 7/21 Nemanja Jovanović 1 0 0 1 2
11 Portugal 27 Hugo Luz 1 0 0 0 1
= Serbia 10 Nemanja Milisavljević 1 0 0 0 1
= Serbia 23 Miloš Pavlović 1 0 0 0 1
= Moldova 8 Denis Zmeu 1 0 0 0 1
= Romania 11 Adrian Gheorghiu 0 0 0 1 1
/ / / Own Goals 2 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 44 6 3 7 60

Top Assisters

Position Nation Number Name Liga I UEFA Cup Intertoto UEFA Cup Romanian Cup Total
1 Romania 11 Adrian Gheorghiu 5 0 0 0 5
2 Romania 10 Marian Aliuţă 4 1 0 0 5
3 Serbia 10 Nemanja Milisavljević 3 0 0 1 4
4 Zimbabwe 19 Mike Temwanjera 3 0 0 0 3
= Portugal 27 Hugo Luz 2 1 0 0 3
= Romania 9 Lucian Burdujan 2 0 0 1 3
7 Romania 18 Vasile Buhăescu 2 0 0 0 2
= Romania 15 Bogdan Buhuş 2 0 0 0 2
= Bulgaria 4 Stanislav Genchev 1 1 0 0 2
10 Slovakia 26 Pavol Farkas 1 0 0 0 1
= Serbia 30 Petar Jovanović 1 0 0 0 1
= Serbia 20 Marko Ljubinković 1 0 0 0 1
= Serbia 23 Miloš Pavlović 1 0 0 0 1
= Brazil 80 Wesley 1 0 0 0 1
= France 16 Stéphane Zubar 1 0 0 0 1
= Bulgaria 21 Ousmane N'Doye 0 0 1 0 1
= Moldova 8 Denis Zmeu 0 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 26 3 1 3 33

Disciplinary record

Position Nation Number Name Liga I UEFA Cup Intertoto UEFA Cup Romanian Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
GK Slovakia 1 Dušan Kuciak 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Romania 3 Dorian Andronic 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF Bulgaria 4 Stanislav Genchev 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
DF Serbia 6 Neven Marković 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
MF Moldova 8 Denis Zmeu 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
FW Romania 9 Lucian Burdujan 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
MF Serbia 10 Nemanja Milisavljević 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Romania 10 Marian Aliuţă 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
MF Romania 11 Adrian Gheorghiu 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
DF France 14 Serge Akakpo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Romania 15 Bogdan Buhuş 11 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14 0
DF Romania 16 Bogdan Panait 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF Romania 17 Silviu Bălace 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
FW Zimbabwe 19 Mike Temwanjera 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
MF Serbia 20 Marko Ljubinković 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
MF Senegal 21 Ousmane N'Doye 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 1
MF Serbia 23 Miloš Pavlović 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
FW Romania 25 Răzvan Neagu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF Slovakia 26 Pavol Farkas 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
DF Portugal 27 Hugo Luz 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF Romania 28 Gabriel Cânu 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1
DF Romania 29 Daniel Munteanu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Republic of Macedonia 30 Hristijan Kirovski 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Serbia 30 Petar Jovanović 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
FW Brazil 80 Wesley 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
TOTALS 78 3 7 0 4 1 9 0 98 4

Overall

Games played 44 (34 Liga I, 4 UEFA Cup, 2 UEFA Intertoto Cup, 4 Cupa României)
Games won 23 (17 Liga I, 2 UEFA Cup, 1 UEFA Intertoto Cup, 3 Cupa României)
Games drawn 8 (6 Liga I, 2 UEFA Cup)
Games lost 13 (11 Liga I, 1 UEFA Intertoto Cup, 1 Cupa României)
Goals scored 60
Goals conceded 44
Goal difference +16
Yellow cards 98
Red cards 4
Worst discipline Romania Bogdan Buhuş with 14 yellow cards
Best result 3–0 (H) v Poli Iaşi – Cupa României – 5 October 2008
3–0 (H) v Gloria Buzău – Liga I – 16 November 2008
3–0 (H) v Gloria Bistriţa – Liga I – 14 March 2009
Worst result 0–3 (A) v CFR Cluj – Liga I – 4 March 2009
1–4 (A) v Dinamo – Liga I – 11 March 2009
1–4 (A) v Gloria Buzău – Liga I – 23 May 2009
Most appearances Slovakia Dušan Kuciak with 44 appearances
Top scorers Zimbabwe Mike Temwanjera (11 goals)
Romania Lucian Burdujan (11 goals)
Points 57/102 (55.8%)

Last updated: 10 June
Source:

Performances

Updated to games played on 10 June 2009.

All Home Away
Pld Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
League3457176114437+711242615+116471822-4
Overall34238136044+1614343517+189592527-2

Goal minutes

Updated to games played on 10 June 2009.

1'–15' 16'–30' 31'–HT 46'–60' 61'–75' 76'–FT Extra time
9 12 15 7 5 12 0

Liga I

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Unirea Urziceni (C) 34 21 7 6 51 20+31 70 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Politehnica Timișoara 34 20 7 7 58 38+20 67 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
3 Dinamo București 34 20 5 9 56 30+26 65 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
4 CFR Cluj 34 16 11 7 44 26+18 59 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round 1
5 Vaslui 34 17 6 11 44 37+7 57 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
6 Steaua București 34 14 14 6 44 27+17 56 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round STE 2–1 CRA
CRA 0–0 STE
7 Universitatea Craiova 34 15 11 8 44 25+19 56rowspan=8 style="background-color:white;"|
8 Rapid București 34 16 7 11 44 34+10 55 RAP 3–1 BRA
BRA 0–0 RAP
9 Brașov 34 14 13 7 35 25+10 55
10 Argeș Pitești 34 12 8 14 41 476 44
11 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 34 11 10 13 27 369 43
12 Oțelul Galați 34 11 7 16 37 4811 40
13 Gloria Bistrița 34 11 5 18 32 4412 38
14 Politehnica Iași 34 10 7 17 32 4715 37
15 Gaz Metan Mediaș (R) 34 10 6 18 36 5115 36 Relegation to Liga II
16 Farul Constanța (R) 34 8 6 20 27 5629 30
17 Otopeni (R) 34 5 7 22 32 5422 22
18 Gloria Buzău (R) 34 4 5 25 23 6239 17

Source: LPF (Romanian)
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) number of goals scored
FC Timişoara were deducted 6 points after not respecting a ruling from CAS.[1] However, this decision has been revoken by the CAS on 11 June 2009.[2]
1Since Cupa României 2008-09 finalists Timişoara have qualified for the UEFA Champions League, CFR Cluj are qualified for the UEFA Europa League as losing finalists at least. Due to their fourth-place finish, they will enter the competition in the play-off round. As a consequence, Steaua as sixth-placed team also qualified for the Europa League.
(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.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 17 6 11 44 37 +7 57 11 2 4 26 15 +11 6 4 7 18 22 −4

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Result W W W L W W L L L D L L D W W D D D W W W L W L W L L D W W W L W W
Position 4 3 2 6 3 2 4 4 7 7 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 10 9 8 7 8 6 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 5

Last updated: 10 June 2009 (UTC).
Source: LPF
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Liga I

Cupa României

UEFA Cup

2nd Qualifying Round

First round

UEFA Intertoto Cup

References

  1. "Minus 6" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 2008-09-04. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
  2. "Six points given back to Timisoara". Court of Arbitration for Sports. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.