CSM Politehnica Iași

CSM Politehnica Iași
Full name Clubul Sportiv Municipal Politehnica Iași
Nickname(s)
  • Alb-albaștrii (The White and Blues)
  • Trupa din Copou (Copou Squad)
Short name Poli Iași
Founded 16 August 2010 (2010-08-16)
as ACSMU Politehnica Iași
Ground Emil Alexandrescu
Ground Capacity 11,390
Owner Leonida Antohi
Arcadie Zaporojanu
Chairman Adrian Ambrosie
Manager Flavius Stoican
League Liga I
2016–17 Liga I, 7th
Website Club website

Clubul Sportiv Municipal Politehnica Iași (Romanian pronunciation: [jaʃʲ]), commonly known as Politehnica Iași, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Iași, Iași County.

The team was founded in 2010 as ACSMU Politehnica Iași[1] and currently plays in the Liga I.

History

Foundation

On August 2010, Tricolorul Breaza merged with Navoby Iași and formed ACSMU Politehnica Iași. [2] Playing in the Liga II, the club's objective was to return to the first tier of Romanian football. In the summer of 2011, the club was renamed Clubul Sportiv Municipal Studenţesc Iași or CSMS Iași.

2010–2012 (Liga II)

In the summer of 2010, Ionuț Popa was appointed manager and Grigore Sichitiu as executive president.[3]

For the second half of the 2011–12 season ex-Romanian international Florin Prunea was brought in as manager.[4] On June 2, 2012, after two years in the second tier of Romanian football, they gained promotion to Liga I[5] after the 4–2 victory against Farul Constanța.[6]

After the exodus of players such as Cristian Hăisan, Yamoudou Camara and Rodoljub Marjanović,[7] the team went into reconstruction, with players such as Petar Jovanović,[8] Cezar Lungu[9] and Claudiu Ionescu joining CSMS Iași.[10]

Name Period
ACSMU Politehnica Iași 2010–2011
CSM Studențesc Iași 2011–2016
CSM Politehnica Iași 2016–

On 29 August, Liviu Ciobotariu was appointed head coach.[11] The Moldavian team finished the 2012–13 season in 17th place and were relegated to the second division. Even though there were hopes that they would be accepted for the 2013–14 Liga I season, eventually CS Concordia Chiajna secured the last place in the first league, due to the relegation of FC Rapid București for financial issues.[12]

For the 2013–14 Liga II season, promising young coach Costel Enache was brought in to head a team that retained the services of its young talent, the likes of: Alexandru Crețu, Adrian Avrămia and Andrei Herghelegiu.[13]

2014– (Liga I)

With Marius Lăcătuș as the head coach they finished 1st in 2013–14 Liga II and were promoted back to Liga I. For the 2014–15 season, the team debuted for the first time in Cupa Ligii with a win over ASA Târgu Mureș in the competition play-off and the team advanced to the last 16 where they defeated a former Romanian Cup and Liga I winner CFR Cluj.

The 2015–16 Liga I season was the best in the history of CSMS Iași and in the football history of Iași. After a great campaign, the team finished 7th and qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League under the command of Italian coach Nicolò Napoli and with a team that relied on experienced players like: Andrei Cristea, Bojan Golubović, Ionuț Voicu and Branko Grahovac.[14] In the second round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, CSMS Iași encountered Croatian team Hajduk Split and after a 2–2 draw at Iași, they were defeated at Split 1–2, prematurely leaving the competition.[15]

On 22 July 2016, the club announced that it had changed its name, from CSM Studențesc Iași to CSM Politehnica Iași, a name more closely linked to the Iași football tradition and dissolved FC Politehnica Iași.[16]

Later that month the reign of Florin Prunea as club president ended after five years at the helm of Politehnica Iași.[17] The club brought in Adrian Ambrosie as the new president and started a partnership with Moldovan player agent Arcadie Zaporojanu.[18] After a number of major departures, with the likes of Lukács Bőle and Daisuke Sato finishing their contracts, the team went into major reconstruction and signed a number of foreign internationals: Ivan Kelava, Platini, Luwagga Kizito, Alexei Koșelev and Kamer Qaka.[19][20][21]

Stadium

CSM Politehnica Iași plays its home matches at the Emil Alexandrescu stadium. It is located in the borough of Copou near the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University. It has a capacity of 11,390.[22]

Emil Alexandrescu Stadium.

Supporters

The biggest ultras groups of CSM Politehnica Iași are Băieții Veseli and Ultras. Both supported Politehnica Iași until its dissolution in 2009 and have gone to CSMP as they regard it as a successor of Poli. There are friendly relationships with Moldova team, Zimbru Chișinău, as Băieții Veseli and Oastea Fiară, Zimbru's main ultras group, are "brothers".

Rivalries

CSM Politehnica Iași's eternal rival is the other team from the Moldavia region, FC Vaslui, and the matches between these teams are known as the "Derby of Moldavia", and often end with violent clashes between the supporters of both teams. The rivalry between FC Vaslui and Poli Iași started in 2004, when Vaslui were promoted to the top division of Romanian football, being a result of the demographic and political rivalry between Iași and Vaslui cities.

Other smaller rivals are Oţelul Galaţi and Dacia Chişinău. CSM Politehnica Iași has also developed a recent rivalry with FC Botoșani, another team from Moldavia.

Players

First team squad

As of 10 August 2017

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

No. Position Player
1 Croatia GK Ivan Kelava
3 Romania DF Ionuț Panțîru
4 Romania DF Ovidiu Mihalache
5 Romania MF Narcis Bădic
6 Romania DF Andu Moisi
7 Cape Verde MF Platini
8 Romania DF Gabriel Bosoi
10 Romania FW Andrei Cristea (Captain)
11 Brazil FW Jô Santos
12 Romania GK Teodor Axinte
14 Romania MF Ionuț Cioinac
18 Romania MF Vlad Danale
19 Romania MF Andrei Sin
No. Position Player
20 Moldova MF Alexandru Vremea
21 Uganda MF Luwagga Kizito
22 Cape Verde DF Tiago Almeida
23 Romania DF Cosmin Frăsinescu (Vice-Captain)
24 Romania MF Robert Dodan
28 Moldova GK Alexei Koșelev
77 Portugal MF Pedro Mendes
88 Romania MF Cătălin Ștefănescu
91 Romania FW Adrian Moldovan
92 Norway MF Kamer Qaka
94 Moldova MF Danu Spătaru
97 Romania MF Marius Chelaru

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
— Romania MF Robert Asăvoaei (at Știința Miroslava)
No. Position Player

Club officials

Board of directors

Role Name
Owners Romania Leonida Antohi
Moldova Arcadie Zaporojanu
Vice-President Romania Ion Apostol
Executive President Romania Adrian Ambrosie
Sporting Director Moldova Timofei Cîrlig
Economic Director Romania Florența Strujan
Marketing Manager Romania Sergiu Melinte
Team Manager Romania Marius Onofraș
Secretary Romania Ovidiu Postolache
Sports Complex Administrator Romania Virgil Grierosu
Organizer of Competitions Romania Tiberiu Ștefănescu
Responsible for Order and Safety Romania Alexandru Grierosu
Economist Romania Carmen Dabija
Press Officer Romania Lucian Lucescu

Current technical staff

Role Name
Manager Romania Flavius Stoican
Assistant Managers Romania Adrian Kereszy
Romania Eugen Trică
Goalkeeping Coach Moldova Denis Romanenco
Fitness Coach Moldova Denis Zmeu
Club Doctor Romania Andrei Tohăneanu
Masseurs Romania Eduard Apintilesei
Romania Marius Mereu
Storeman Romania Gheorghe Ungheanu

Statistics and records

Seasons

Season League Pos. Notes
2010–11 L2 6
2011–12 L2 1 Promoted
2012–13 L1 17 Relegated
2013–14 L2 1 Promoted
2014–15 L1 10
2015–16 L1 7
2016–17 L1 7

European record

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 2Q Croatia Hajduk Split 2–2 1–2 3–4

Honours

Domestic

References

  1. ↑ http://iasisport.gsp.ro/stiri/6377/o-noua-echipa-ieseana-acsmu-poli-tricolorul-breaza-in-liga-a-iii-a.htm ACSMU Politehnica Iasi after the fusion with Tricolorul Breaza
  2. ↑ "Retrospective-ACSMU analysis". Prosport (in Romanian). 2 August 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Popa la ACSMU". bzi.ro (in Romanian). 2 July 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2012-06-05. Popa revine la Iasi
  5. ↑ "CSMS in Liga I". Gsp.ro. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  6. ↑ "Viitorul si CSMS in Liga I". Liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  7. ↑ "Ionuţ Popa e disperat: "Mai am doar 14 jucători în lot!"". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 22 June 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Petar Jovanovic va juca la CSMS Iaşi: "A semnat un contract pe un an!"". ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Le uram bun venit noilor componenti ai echipei". csmsiasi.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "Iaşiul l-a transferat pe Claudiu Ionescu, de la Mioveni". ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "Schimbări de antrenori în Liga 1 » Cine sînt numele noi de la CSMS Iaşi şi CS Severin!". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "CSMS Iaşi se pregăteşte de Liga 1, deşi a retrogradat pe teren". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "CSMS Iaşi: 5 nume pentru un singur post". ProSport (in Romanian). 14 June 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "Revenire incredibilă a lui CSMS Iaşi, care va juca în Europa. Rezultatele ultimei etape". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Au vrut, dar n-au putut mai mult. CSMS Iaşi a pierdut returul contra lui Hajduk Split, scor 2–1, si a ratat calificarea mai departe în Europa League. Istoria s-a repetat şi în Croaţia". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  16. ↑ WWW.BRANDWEB.RO, BRANDWEB -. "Bine ai revenit, Poli Iași, în fotbalul românesc! : STIRI : CSMS IASI". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "CSM Poli Iaşi nu-i va prelungi contractul preşedintelui Florin Prunea". ProSport. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "Dezastru la un club din Liga 1!". Gazeta Sporturilor. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  19. ↑ "Cu cine a semnat CSM Politehnica Iaşi". Fanatik. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  20. ↑ "CSM Poli Iaşi şi-a prezentat lotul.". ProSport. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  21. ↑ "Încă un jucător adus de Politehnica Iaşi". Digi Sport. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  22. ↑ http://stadiumromania.blogspot.it/2009/11/stadioane-liga-1-14-stadionul-emil.html Emil Alexandrescu Stadium stats
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