2014–15 FC Petrolul Ploiești season

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)
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 (10)
All:
Toto Tamuz (13)
Highest home attendance 14,000 v Steaua
(21 September 2014)
Lowest home attendance 4,000 v Gaz Metan
(4 October 2014)
Average home league attendance 7,300
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
2015–16 →

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

Petrolul versus Flamurtari Vlorë in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round first leg

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 39rowspan="1"|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 (FCSB), 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 43rowspan="1"|Became insolvent, is not eligible to play in European cups

Players

First team squad

As of 22 March 2015. [23]
No. Name Nat. Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Goals Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Peterson Peçanha Brazil GK 2013 11 January 1980 Rapid București 54 0 Free 2015
12 Alberto Cobrea Romania GK 2014 1 November 1990 Concordia Chiajna 2 0 Free 2018
33 Mirel Bolboașă Romania GK 2014 11 July 1992 Viitorul (on loan) 0 0 Undisclosed 2015
95 Iuliu Oprea Romania GK 2014 2 July 1995 Petrolul Academy 0 0 -/- Undisclosed
Defenders
2 Jean Sony Alcénat Haiti RB 2012 23 January 1986 Portugal Rio Ave 65 2 Undisclosed 2015
3 Geraldo Alves (C) Portugal CB 2012 8 November 1980 Steaua București 64 4 Free 2015
5 Dean Beța Romania RB / LB 2013 11 May 1991 Sportul Studențesc 9 0 Free 2016
8 Mourad Satli Algeria CB / LB / RB 2014 29 January 1990 Belgium Charleroi 18 0 Free 2017
39 Jean-Alain Fanchone France LB 2014 22 September 1988 Italy Udinese Calcio 13 0 Undisclosed 2017
40 Roberto Alecsandru Romania CB 2014 13 September 1996 Petrolul Academy 1 0 -/- Undisclosed
77 Andrei Peteleu Romania RB 2014 20 August 1992 Săgeata Năvodari 5 0 Free 2017
86 Kristijan Ipša Croatia CB / RB 2014 4 April 1986 Italy Reggina Calcio 11 0 Free 2015
Midfielders
4 Ioan Filip Romania DM 2014 20 May 1989 Oțelul Galați 14 0 Free 2015
5 Ciprian Vasilache Romania AM / RW / LW 2015 14 September 1983 South Korea Gangwon FC 4 0 Free 2015
7 Gevaro Nepomuceno Curaçao LW / RW 2014 10 November 1992 Netherlands Fortuna Sittard 15 0 Free 2017
11 Rok Kronaveter Slovenia CM / AM 2015 7 December 1986 Hungary Győri ETO 3 0 Free 2015
13 Sebastián Gallegos Uruguay AM / RW / LW 2014 18 January 1992 Italy Calcio Como 1 0 Free 2015
20 Alexandru Coman Romania DM / CM 2015 16 October 1991 Rapid București 4 0 Free 2015
21 Victoraș Astafei Romania RW / LW / CF 2014 6 July 1987 Oțelul Galați 19 5 Free 2017
30 Laurențiu Marinescu Romania DM / AM 2012 25 August 1984 Universitatea Cluj 46 3 Undisclosed 2016
80 Filipe Teixeira Portugal LW / AM / CM 2013 2 October 1980 United Arab Emirates Al-Shaab 48 15 Free 2015
91 Pablo de Lucas Spain DM / CM / AM 2013 20 September 1986 Spain Salamanca 46 2 Free 2016
93 Alexandru Chiriță Romania AM / RW 2014 24 June 1996 Dinamo București II 0 0 Free Undisclosed
— Jeroen Lumu Netherlands RW / LW / CF 2015 27 May 1995 Netherlands SC Heerenveen 0 0 Free 2017
Forwards
9 Patrick N'Koyi Netherlands CF 2014 1 January 1990 Netherlands Fortuna Sittard 10 0 Free 2017
10 Mohamed Tchité Burundi CF / RW 2015 31 January 1984 Belgium Club Brugge 1 0 Free 2015
18 George Mareș Romania CF 2014 16 May 1996 Sportul Studențesc 5 0 Free 2018
23 Rodrigo Pastorini Uruguay CF / AM 2014 4 March 1990 Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers 7 0 Free 2016
29 Alexandru Radu Romania CF 2014 9 May 1997 Petrolul Academy 1 0 -/- Undisclosed
99 Toto Tamuz Israel CF 2014 1 April 1988 Russia Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast 29 13 Free 2016

Transfers

In

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
— FW Romania Roman, MihaiMihai Roman 22EU Săgeata Năvodari Loan return Summer 2014 Free
7 FW CuraçaoNetherlands Nepomuceno, GevaroGevaro Nepomuceno 21EU Fortuna Sittard Netherlands Transfer Summer 2017 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
9 FW NetherlandsDemocratic Republic of the Congo N'Koyi, PatrickPatrick N'Koyi 24EU Fortuna Sittard Netherlands Transfer Summer 2017 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
18 FW Romania Mareș, GeorgeGeorge Mareș 18EU Sportul Studențesc Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed
39 DF France Fanchone, Jean-AlainJean-Alain Fanchone 25EU Udinese Italy Transfer Summer 2017 Undisclosed FC Petrolul Ploiești
12 GK Romania Cobrea, AlbertoAlberto Cobrea 23EU Concordia Chiajna Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed ProSport
33 GK Romania Bolboașă, MirelMirel Bolboașă 25EU Viitorul Loan transfer Summer 2015 Undisclosed FC Petrolul Ploiești
77 DF Romania Peteleu, AndreiAndrei Peteleu 21EU Săgeata Năvodari Transfer Summer 2017 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
8 DF AlgeriaFrance Satli, MouradMourad Satli 24EU Charleroi Belgium Transfer Summer 2017 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
21 MF Romania Astafei, VictorașVictoraș Astafei 27EU Oțelul Galați Transfer Summer 2017 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
14 DF Romania Alecsandru, RobertoRoberto Alecsandru 17EU Youth system Promoted Summer Undisclosed Free
17 DF Romania Radu, AlexandruAlexandru Radu 17EU Youth system Promoted Summer Undisclosed Free
23 FW UruguayItaly Pastorini, RodrigoRodrigo Pastorini 24EU Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay Transfer Summer 2016 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
13 AM UruguaySpain Gallegos, SebastiánSebastián Gallegos 22EU Calcio Como Italy Transfer Summer 2015 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
4 MF Romania Filip, IoanIoan Filip 25EU Oțelul Galați Transfer Summer 2015 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
86 DF CroatiaSlovenia Ipša, KristijanKristijan Ipša 28EU Reggina Calcio Italy Transfer Summer 2015 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
93 MF Romania Chiriță, AlexandruAlexandru Chiriță 18EU Dinamo București II Transfer Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed
15 DF Israel Haddad, ShaiShai Haddad 27Non-EU Beitar Jerusalem Israel Transfer Summer 2015 Free
— MF Netherlands Lumu, JeroenJeroen Lumu 19EU SC Heerenveen Netherlands Transfer Winter 2017 Free TuttoMercato Web
5 MF Romania Vasilache, CiprianCiprian Vasilache 31EU Gangwon FC South Korea Transfer Winter 2015 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
20 MF Romania Coman, AlexandruAlexandru Coman 23EU Rapid București Transfer Winter 2015 Free Dolce Sport
10 FW BurundiBelgium Tchité, MohammedMohammed Tchité 31EU Club Brugge Belgium Transfer Winter 2015 Free La Derniere Heure
11 MF Slovenia Kronaveter, RokRok Kronaveter 28EU Győri ETO Hungary Transfer Winter 2015 Free

Out

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
— FW Romania Roman, MihaiMihai Roman 22EU Pandurii Târgu Jiu End of contract Summer Free
32 DF Romania Achim, SebastianSebastian Achim 28EU CS U Craiova End of contract Summer Free
4 DF Central African RepublicFrance Enza-Yamissi, ManasséManassé Enza-Yamissi 24EU Gil Vicente Portugal End of contract Summer Free
23 GK Romania Bornescu, MirceaMircea Bornescu 34EU Rapid București End of contract Summer Free
21 DF Brazil Sityá, GuilhermeGuilherme Sityá 24Non-EU Greuther Fürth Germany End of contract Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
16 FW PortugalGuinea-Bissau Camará, AbelAbel Camará 24EU Belenenses Portugal End of loan Summer Free
7 MF Spain Fernández, WalterWalter Fernández 24EU Lokeren Belgium End of loan Summer Free
22 GK Lithuania Valinčius, PovilasPovilas Valinčius 25EU Free agent Mutual termination Summer Free
27 MF Romania Zicu, IanisIanis Zicu 30EU ASA Târgu Mureș Mutual termination Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
93 FW Romania Morar, VladVlad Morar 21EU Universitatea Cluj Mutual termination Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
52 MF Brazil Pires, RomárioRomário Pires 25Non-EU Karpaty Lviv Ukraine Mutual termination Summer Free ProSport
15 MF Romania Hoban, OvidiuOvidiu Hoban 31EU Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel Transfer Summer Undisclosed FC Petrolul Ploiești
10 FW Romania Mutu, AdrianAdrian Mutu 35EU Free agent Mutual termination Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
11 MF UruguaySpain Albín, Juan ÁngelJuan Ángel Albín 28EU Veracruz Mexico Transfer Winter Undisclosed Deportes Televisa
15 DF Israel Haddad, ShaiShai Haddad 27Non-EU Free agent Mutual termination Winter Free Realitatea.net
20 MF CameroonMalta Priso, NjongoNjongo Priso 26EU Győri ETO Hungary Mutual termination Winter Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
5 MF HaitiFrance Mustivar, SoniSoni Mustivar 24EU Sporting Kansas City United States Mutual termination Winter Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
35 DF BrazilSpain Guimarães, GersonGerson Guimarães 23EU Lechia Gdańsk Poland Mutual termination Winter Free

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Liga I —3rd 27 July 201428 May 2015
Cupa României Round of 32Semi-finals 24 September 2014
Cupa Ligii Round of 16— Round of 16 20 July 2014
UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round— Play-off round 17 July 201428 August 2014

Last updated: 22 March 2015
Source: Competitions

Liga I

Main article: 2014–15 Liga I

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Steaua București 23 17 2 4 43 13+30 53 2015–16 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Târgu Mureș 23 13 7 3 32 13+19 46 2015–16 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
3 Petrolul Ploiești 23 12 7 4 34 16+18 43rowspan="1"|Became insolvent, is not eligible to play in European cups
4 Astra Giurgiu 23 10 9 4 37 17+20 39 2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
5 CS U Craiova 23 10 9 4 27 23+4 39rowspan="1"|Founded in 2013, is not eligible to play in European cups

Updated to games played on 22 March 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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
23 12 7 4 34 16 +18 43 5 3 4 16 12 +4 7 4 0 18 4 +14

Last updated: 22 March 2015.
Source: Matches

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
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                  
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                  

Last updated: 10 April 2015.
Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

      Win       Draw       Loss

Last updated: 22 March 2015

Cupa României

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Last updated: 6 March 2015

Cupa Ligii

Main article: 2014–15 Cupa Ligii

Round of 16

Last updated: 21 July 2014

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Play-off round

Last updated: 29 August 2014

Squad statistics

Goals

Updated as of 22 March 2015.

Rank Player Position Liga I Europa League1 Cupa României Total
1 Israel Toto Tamuz CF 10 3 0 13
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
6 Portugal Geraldo Alves CB 2 0 0 2
7 Haiti Jean Sony Alcénat RB 1 0 0 1
Israel Shai Haddad DM 0 0 1
Croatia Kristijan Ipša CB 0 0 1
Curaçao G. Nepomuceno LW 0 1 0
Netherlands Patrick N'Koyi CF 0 0 1
Cameroon Njongo Priso RW 0 1 0
Burundi Mohamed Tchité CF 0 0 1
Total 34 12 7 53

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

  1. ↑ "Petrolul va purta echipament Nike în sezonul viitor" [Petrolul will wear Nike kits next season]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian).
  2. ↑ "Acibadem a devenit sponsorul medical al FC Petrolul" [Acıbadem became Petrolul's medical sponsor]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 3 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "U Cluj - Petrolul 1-0. N'Koyi, eliminat după un gest stupid" [U Cluj - Petrolul 1-0. N'Koyi, sent off because of a stupid gesture]. DigiSport (in Romanian). 20 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Opel rămâne sponsorul oficial al FC Petrolul" [Opel continues being FC Petrolul's official sponsor]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 27 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Petrolul and Hajduk heroics stun Europe". UEFA. 7 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Mutu a marcat un gol superb cu Viktoria Plzen! A 3-a reușită în ultimele 3 meciuri" [Mutu scored a wondergoal against Viktoria Plzeň! It is his third goal in the last three matches]. DigiSport (in Romanian). 7 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Petrolul i-a transferat pe Pastorini și Gallegos" [Petrolul transferred Pastorini and Gallegos]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 3 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Petrolul i-a permis lui Hoban să negocieze cu Hapoel Be'er Sheva" [Petrolul allowed Hoban to negotiate with Hapoel Be'er Sheva]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 11 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Petrolul l-a transferat pe Ioan Filip" [Petrolul transferred Ioan Filip]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 11 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Răzvan Lucescu nu mai este antrenorul Petrolului" [Răzvan Lucescu is not Petrolul's coach anymore]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 16 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Bun venit, Gheorge Mulțescu!" [Welcome, Gheorghe Mulțescu!]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 17 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "Kristian Ipsa se alătură Petrolului" [Kristijan Ipša joins Petrolul]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 17 September 2014.
  13. ↑ ""Dubla" lui Tamuz n-a putut împiedica eşecul ploieștenilor" [Tamuz' double couldn't prevent a loss]. DigiSport (in Romanian). 21 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "FC Petrolul a reziliat contractul cu Adrian Mutu" [FC Petrolul broke Adrian Mutu's contract]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 26 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Transferurile lui Mutu și Zicu, criticate de fostul antrenor al Petrolului: "Au fost un eșec!"" [The signings of Mutu and Zicu, criticised by a former coach: "They were a failure!"]. DigiSport (in Romanian). 26 September 2014.
  16. ↑ Ben Ziv, Guy (16 October 2014). "Toto's partner: Shai Haddad signed for a season with Petrolul Ploiești" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  17. ↑ "Finanțatorul Dan Capră și directorul general al Petrolului, Marius Bucuroiu, reținuți pentru 24 de ore!" [Petrolul's president Dan Capră and general director Marius Bucuroiu, arrested for 24 hours!]. DigiSport (in Romanian). 25 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "Colaps total la Ploieşti. Mandate de arestare pentru acţionarii clubului în dosarul de evaziune fiscală. Reţinerea finanţatorului Capră provoacă plecarea unor jucători importanţi" [Total collapse at Ploieşti. Warrants for the club's shareholders in the tax evasion case. The arrest of president Capră causes the departure of some important footballers]. ProSport (in Romanian). 26 November 2014.
  19. ↑ "Mircea Rednic a revenit pe banca Petrolului!" [Mircea Rednic returned to Petrolul!]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 10 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Insolvența, un nou ȋnceput, nicidecum finalul!" [Insolvency, a new beginning, not the end!]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 7 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "Petrolul l-a achiziționat pe Mohamed Tchité" [Petrolul signed Mohamed Tchité]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 25 February 2015.
  22. ↑ "Tchite, debut cu gol la Petrolul: "Steaua e favorită acum, dar am avut două penalty-uri neacordate". Povestea spectaculoasă a jucătorului de 14,5 milioane de euro" [Tchité, goal at début for Petrolul: "Steaua has the first chance to qualify now, but we should have had 2 penalties." The story of the 14.5 million euro player]. ProSport (in Romanian). 5 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "Echipă" [Squad]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 19 July 2014.