2013–14 FC Petrolul Ploiești season

Petrolul Ploiești
2013–14 season
President Daniel Capră
Coach Cosmin Contra (until March 10)
Răzvan Lucescu (from March 11)
Stadium Stadionul Ilie Oană
Liga I 3rd
Cupa României Semi-finals
UEFA Europa League Play-off round
Top goalscorer League:
Juan Albín (10)
All:
Hamza Younés (12)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The 2013–14 season was Petrolul Ploiești's 84th season in the Romanian football league system, and their third consecutive season in the Liga I.

They finished third in the 2012–13 Liga I, as well as winning the Cupa României for the third time in their history. Petrolul competed in UEFA Europa League, following an 18-year absence in European competitions. After defeating Víkingur Gøta and Vitesse Arnhem, they were eliminated in the play-off round by Swansea City. During the winter transfer window, the team brought Adrian Mutu, a former Romanian international, which attracted media attention.[1] In January 2014, German automobile manufacturer Opel became Petrolul's shirt sponsor.[2] In April, Petrolul had the chance to qualify for their second consecutive Cupa României final, but lost the second leg of the semi-final against rivals Astra Giurgiu (2–1), after a 0–0 result at home.[3] The fans blamed Petrolul's administration for selling two of their best players (Hamza Younés and Damien Boudjemaa), and bringing Adrian Mutu and Ianis Zicu, who did not live up to expectations. Some also considered that the new manager, Răzvan Lucescu, wasn't a suitable replacer for Cosmin Contra, who left the club for Getafe in March.[4] Petrolul came third in the Liga I for a second successive season, thus again participating in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

Players

First team squad

At the end of the season.

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

No. Position Player
1 Brazil GK Peterson Peçanha
2 Haiti DF Sony Alcénat
3 Portugal DF Geraldo Alves (vice-captain)
4 Central African Republic DF Manassé Enza-Yamissi
5 Haiti MF Sony Mustivar
6 Romania DF Dean Beța
7 Spain MF Walter (on loan from Lokeren)
10 Romania FW Adrian Mutu (captain)
11 Uruguay MF Juan Albín
12 Romania GK Iuliu Oprea
15 Romania MF Ovidiu Hoban
16 Portugal FW Abel Camará (on loan from Beira-Mar)
20 Cameroon MF Njongo Priso
No. Position Player
21 Brazil DF Guilherme Sityá
22 Lithuania GK Povilas Valinčius
23 Romania GK Mircea Bornescu
27 Romania MF Ianis Zicu
30 Romania MF Laurențiu Marinescu
32 Romania DF Sebastian Achim
35 Brazil DF Gerson Guimarães
52 Brazil MF Romário Pires
80 Portugal MF Filipe Teixeira
91 Spain MF Pablo de Lucas
93 Romania FW Vlad Morar
99 Israel FW Toto Tamuz

Out on loan

No. Position Player
— Romania FW Mihai Roman (at Săgeata Năvodari)

Reserve players with first team appearances

Petrolul Ploiești's reserve team includes players from the club's academy.

No. Position Player
14 Romania DF Roberto Alecsandru
17 Romania FW Alexandru Radu
No. Position Player
18 Romania MF Marius Anghel

Transfers

In

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
— FW Romania Roman, MihaiMihai Roman 21EU Turnu Severin Loan return Summer Undisclosed Free
42 FW Romania Cristea, AdrianAdrian Cristea 29EU Standard Liège Belgium Loan return Summer Undisclosed Free
1 GK Brazil Peçanha, PetersonPeterson Peçanha 33Non-EU Rapid București Transfer Summer 2015 Free
80 MF PortugalFrance Teixeira, FilipeFilipe Teixeira 32EU Al-Shaab United Arab Emirates Transfer Summer 2014 Free
91 MF Spain de Lucas, PabloPablo de Lucas 26EU Salamanca Spain Transfer Summer 2016 Free
16 DF Romania Benga, AlexandruAlexandru Benga 24EU Oțelul Galați Transfer Summer 2016 Undisclosed
20 FW CameroonMalta Priso, NjongoNjongo Priso 24EU CSKA Sofia Bulgaria Transfer Summer 2015 Free
16 FW PortugalGuinea-Bissau Camará, AbelAbel Camará 23EU Belenenses Portugal Loan transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed ProSport
99 FW Republic of the Congo Doré, FéréboryFérébory Doré 24Non-EU Angers France Transfer Summer 2016 Undisclosed
6 DF Romania Beța, DeanDean Beța 22EU Free agent Transfer Summer Undisclosed Free
7 MF Spain Fernández, WalterWalter Fernández 23EU Lokeren Belgium Loan transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed
11 AM UruguaySpain Albín, JuanJuan Albín 26EU Espanyol Spain Transfer Summer Undisclosed Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
10 FW Romania Mutu, AdrianAdrian Mutu 35EU Ajaccio France Transfer Winter Undisclosed Free ProSport
27 MF Romania Zicu, IanisIanis Zicu 30EU Gangwon South Korea Transfer Winter Undisclosed Free
12 GK Romania Oprea, IuliuIuliu Oprea 18EU Youth system Promoted Winter Undisclosed Free
35 DF BrazilSpain Guimarães, GersonGerson Guimarães 22EU Kapfenberger SV Austria Transfer Winter 2017 Undisclosed FC Petrolul Ploiești
99 FW IsraelNigeria Tamuz, TotoToto Tamuz 25Non-EU Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast Russia Transfer Winter 2016 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești

Out

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
31 FW France Sauvadet, FlorentFlorent Sauvadet 24EU Free agent Mutual termination Summer Free
— FW Romania Roman, MihaiMihai Roman 21EU Săgeata Năvodari Loan transfer Summer Free
10 AM Brazil Silva, RenanRenan Silva 24Non-EU Al Nahda Oman Mutual termination Summer Free
14 MF Bolivia Mojica, GualbertoGualberto Mojica 28Non-EU Chongqing Lifan China Transfer Summer Undisclosed
18 MF Romania Cristescu, MarianMarian Cristescu 25EU Astra Giurgiu Mutual termination Summer Free
33 GK Belarus Khamutowski, VasilVasil Khamutowski 34Non-EU Torpedo Zhodino Belarus Mutual termination Summer Free
42 FW Romania Cristea, AdrianAdrian Cristea 29EU Steaua București Mutual termination Summer Free
6 DF Romania Neag, IonuțIonuț Neag 19EU Universitatea Cluj Transfer Summer Undisclosed
29 DF Romania Grecu, ConstantinConstantin Grecu 25EU Dinamo București Mutual termination Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
14 DF Azerbaijan Naziri, ElhadElhad Naziri 20Non-EU Ravan Baku Azerbaijan Mutual termination Summer Free
11 FW Democratic Republic of the CongoNetherlands Bokila, JeremyJeremy Bokila 24EU Terek Grozny Russia Transfer Summer €1.5 million Championat
7 FW Romania Grozav, GheorgheGheorghe Grozav 22EU Terek Grozny Russia Transfer Summer €2.1 million
99 FW Republic of the Congo Doré, FéréboryFérébory Doré 24Non-EU Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria Transfer Winter Undisclosed
16 DF Romania Benga, AlexandruAlexandru Benga 24EU Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria Transfer Winter Undisclosed
9 FW Tunisia Younés, HamzaHamza Younés 27Non-EU Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria Transfer Winter €750,000 FC Petrolul Ploiești
8 MF FranceAlgeria Boudjemaa, DamienDamien Boudjemaa 28EU Slavia Prague Czech Republic Transfer Winter Undisclosed FC Petrolul Ploiești

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Supercupa României

Liga I

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Steaua București (C) (Q) 34 22 11 1 71 20+51 77 2014–15 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Astra Giurgiu (Q) 34 22 6 6 70 28+42 72 2014–15 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
3 Petrolul Ploiești (Q) 34 18 14 2 53 20+33 68 2014–15 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
4 Dinamo București 34 17 8 9 52 34+18 59Became insolvent, is not eligible to play in European cups
5 Vaslui (R) 34 15 6 13 38 32+6 51 Relegation to 2014–15 Liga II[5]

Updated to games played on 21 May 2014.
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
34 18 14 2 53 20  +33 68 10 7 0 31 7  +24 8 7 2 22 13  +9

Last updated: 20 May 2014.
Source: fcpetrolul.ro

Results by opponent

Team Results Points
Home Away
Astra Giurgiu 1–1 2–1 4
Botoșani 3–0 2–1 6
Brașov 0–0 1–1 2
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 1–1 0–0 2
CFR Cluj 3–2 1–1 4
Concordia Chiajna 2–0 0–0 4
Corona Brașov 3–0 3–0 6
Dinamo București 2–2 1–1 2
Gaz Metan Mediaș 2–0 0–1 3
Oțelul Galați 2–0 2–1 6
Pandurii Târgu Jiu 1–1 1–0 4
Poli Timișoara 0–0 3–0 4
Săgeata Năvodari 3–0 3–2 6
Steaua București 0–0 1–1 2
Universitatea Cluj 2–0 1–0 6
Vaslui 3–0 1–1 4
Viitorul Constanța 3–0 0–2 3

Cupa României

Semi-finals

Last updated: 17 April 2014
Source: FRF

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round

Play-off round

Pre-season and friendlies

Last updated: 15 February 2014

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Ambitious Mutu back in Romania with Petrolul". UEFA. 14 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "FC Petrolul — Opel Partnership". FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Am ratat dramatic finala Cupei României!" [We dramatically missed the Romanian Cup final!]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Scandal la Ploiești! Suporterii au întrerupt antrenamentul și a fost nevoie de intervenția jandarmilor" [Scandal in Ploiesti! The fans have stopped the training and the policemen intervened]. DigiSport (in Romanian). 17 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Oficial! Cine nu a primit licenţa pentru sezonul viitor". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Petrolul Ploiești vs Víkingur". Soccerway. 18 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Víkingur vs. Petrolul Ploiești". Soccerway. 28 July 2013.
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