ASC Oțelul Galați

Oțelul Galați
Full name Asociația Suporter Club Oțelul Galați
Nickname(s) Oțelarii
(Steelworkers)
Gălățenii
(The People from Galați)
Founded 1964 (1964)
as FC Oțelul Galați
19 July 2016 (19 July 2016)
as ASC Oțelul Galați
Ground Siderurgistul
Ground Capacity 6,000
Owner Oțelul Galați Supporters Association
Chairman Sorin Haraga
Manager Stelian Bordieanu
League Liga IV
2015–16 Liga II, Seria I, 13th (relegated)
Website Club home page

ASC Oțelul Galați (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈot͡selul ɡaˈlat͡sʲ]; meaning "Galați Steel") is a Romanian football club based in Galați, founded in 1964. They have spent the majority of the last few decades in the top division, securing several seasons of European football and enjoying success in the Romanian Cup. They won their first league title in the 2010–2011 season and consequently qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time. On 25 August they were drawn in Group C of the Group Stage and met Manchester United, Benfica and Basel.

Oțelul played in red, white and blue.

History

Oţelul supporters.
Former logo.
50th anniversary logo.

The club was established in 1964.[1] After a brief period in which their town rivals Dunărea were the prominent club, Oțelul emerged as the main footballing force of the region. The club was first promoted to the Divizia A in 1986[1] and in 1988 made its debut in the UEFA Cup with a 1–0 victory against Italian side Juventus. The club reached the 2004 final of the Romanian Cup but lost against Dinamo București.

Oțelul has 23 seasons of Liga I football to date and ranks 16th in the Liga I All-time table. It is also the 2nd best Moldovan team in this ranking, being surpassed only by FCM Bacău.

They clinched their first Liga I title on 15 May 2011 following a 2–1 victory over Politehnica Timișoara, qualifying for the group stage of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, their debut in this competition.[2] They played against Manchester United, Benfica and Basel in the group stage, but failed to win a single point. The club won its first Romanian Supercup in 2011 after a 1–0 victory over rivals Steaua București.

The club was dissolved in 2016.

After the dissolution of the club, Oțelul supporters founded a new association, Suporter Club Oțelul Galați, and try the registration of the new club in the Liga IV.

On 19 July 2016 ASC Oțelul Galați was officially born with the objective of continuing the tradition of Oțelul and the tradition of the football from Galați.[3]

Honours

Domestic competitions

Winners (1): 2010–11
Winners (2): 1985–86, 1990–91
Winners (2): 1967–68, 1980–81
Runners-up (1): 1972–73
Runners-up (1): 2003–04
Winners (1): 2011

European competitions

Group stage (1): 2011
Winners (1): 2007 (joint winner) [4]

European record

Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League 16006311–8
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 5145361821–3
UEFA Intertoto Cup 1431072+5
Total 7 24 8 4 12 28 34  –6

Current squad

As of 26 July 2016

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

No. Position Player
1 Romania GK Ștefan Bordieanu
2 Romania DF Rareș Oprea
5 Romania DF Adrian Codreanu
6 Romania DF Claudiu Maftei
20 Romania MF Viorel Lepădatu
21 Romania DF Robert Ciurea (captain)
22 Romania GK Cătălin Enache
27 Romania MF Mihai Petică
29 Romania MF George Cristof
No. Position Player
— Romania DF Tudor Scarlat
— Romania MF Valentin Ioviță
— Romania MF Claudiu Cireașă
— Romania MF Robert Gheorghe
— Romania MF Aurelian Goga
— Romania MF Robert Grozav
— Romania FW Alin Grigoraș
— Romania FW George Iancu

Club officials

Board of directors

Role Name
Owner Romania Oțelul Galați Supporters Association
Sporting Director Romania Sorin Haraga

Current technical staff

Role Name
Manager Romania Stelian Bordieanu
Fitness Coach Romania Dorin Radu
Masseur & Storeman Romania Gheorghe Stamate


Former notable players

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FC Oțelul Galați.

Former Managers

Name |NationalityYears
Dungu, GheorgheGheorghe Dungu  Romania 1965–1966
Drăghiescu, GheorgheGheorghe Drăghiescu  Romania 1966–1967
Ionescu, PompiliuPompiliu Ionescu  Romania 1966–1967
Unguroiu, IonIon Unguroiu  Romania 1967–1968
Drăghiescu, GheorgheGheorghe Drăghiescu  Romania 1967–1969
Ionescu, PompiliuPompiliu Ionescu  Romania 1968–1969
Vasile, ȘtefanȘtefan Vasile  Romania 1968–1970
Oprea, DumitruDumitru Oprea  Romania 1970–1971
Neagu, ValeriuValeriu Neagu  Romania 1970–1971
Oprea, DumitruDumitru Oprea  Romania 1973–1976
Hamza, VirgilVirgil Hamza  Romania 1976–1977
Constantin, GheorgheGheorghe Constantin  Romania 1977–1978
Oprea, DumitruDumitru Oprea  Romania 1977–1978
Hamza, VirgilVirgil Hamza  Romania 1977–1978
Toma, IonIon Toma  Romania 1978–1979
Ioniță, IonIon Ioniță  Romania 1979–1980
Moțoc, PetrePetre Moțoc  Romania 1980–1981
Ioniță, IonIon Ioniță  Romania 1981–1982
Ivănescu, TraianTraian Ivănescu  Romania 1981–1983
Olteanu, MarinMarin Olteanu  Romania 1982–1983
Ionică, IonIon Ionică  Romania 1982–1983
Niculescu, AngeloAngelo Niculescu  Romania 1982–1984
Rădulescu, CosticăCostică Rădulescu  Romania 1984–1988
Dinu, CornelCornel Dinu  Romania 1988–1989
Sdrobiș, IoanIoan Sdrobiș  Romania 1988–1989
Burcea, NicolaeNicolae Burcea  Romania 1988–1989
Dridea, MirceaMircea Dridea  Romania 1988–1990
Moldovan, IonIon Moldovan  Romania 1990–1992
Țicleanu, AurelAurel Țicleanu  Romania 1992–1994
Antohi, HaralambieHaralambie Antohi  Romania 1994–1995
Sdrobiș, IoanIoan Sdrobiș  Romania 1994–1995
Simionaș, VasileVasile Simionaș  Romania 1994–1999
Ploieșteanu, ConstantinConstantin Ploieșteanu  Romania 1999–2000
Dumitriu, DumitruDumitru Dumitriu  Romania 1999–2000
Țicleanu, AurelAurel Țicleanu  Romania 2000–2001
Gigi, IonIon Gigi  Romania 2000–2001
Dumitrescu, IlieIlie Dumitrescu  Romania 2000–2001
Roșca, VictorVictor Roșca  Romania 2001–2002
Lăcătuș, MariusMarius Lăcătuș  Romania 2001–2002
Orac, CostelCostel Orac  Romania 2002–2004
Cârțu, SorinSorin Cârțu  Romania 2003–2005
Panduru, BasarabBasarab Panduru  Romania 2004–2005
Stoichiță, MihaiMihai Stoichiță  Romania 2004–2005
Gigi, IonIon Gigi  Romania 2005–2006
Șunda, AurelAurel Șunda  Romania 2005–2006
Grigoraș, PetrePetre Grigoraș  Romania 2006–2009
Munteanu, DorinelDorinel Munteanu  Romania 2009–2012
Balaur, IoanIoan Balaur  Romania 2012–2013
Tănase, ViorelViorel Tănase  Romania 2012–2013
Grigoraș, PetrePetre Grigoraș  Romania 2012–2013
Badea, IonuțIonuț Badea  Romania 2013–2014
Schumacher, ConstantinConstantin Schumacher  Romania 2013–2014
Lienen, EwaldEwald Lienen  Germany 2013–2014
Weiss (football manager), MichaelMichael Weiss (football manager)  Germany 2014
Selymes, TiborTibor Selymes  Romania 2014–2015
Marin, FlorinFlorin Marin  Romania 2015
Florea (footballer), DanielDaniel Florea (footballer)  Romania 2015–2016
Haraga, SorinSorin Haraga  Romania 2016

References

  1. 1 2 Hafez, Shamoon (17 October 2011). "Man Utd's trip into the unknown". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Otelul confirmed as Romanian champions after CAS verdict". Yahoo Eurosport. Reuters. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  3. ↑ http://liga2.prosport.ro/special/s-a-primit-verdictul-mult-asteptat-de-fanii-galateni-noul-otelul-s-a-constituit-si-din-punct-de-vedere-legal-15533061
  4. ↑ The UEFA Intertoto Cup: Past Winners. Listed are all 11 teams that won the Intertoto Cup, qualifying for the UEFA Cup.

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