2002–03 FC Oțelul Galați season
In the summer of 2002, coach Marius Lăcătuş refused to extend his contract saying that he is unhappy with the current financial situation at Oțelul and left the team.[1] Soon after, many players whose contracts were expiring also left the team. They were joined by vice-president Mihai Stoica, who signed for Steaua.[2] President Ion Ionică appointed[3] Costel Orac as the new manager. Later in that summer, Igor Pîrvu is named as the new president of the club.[4]
2002–03 season | |
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Chairman | Igor Pîrvu |
Manager | Costel Orac |
Divizia A | 13th |
Cupa României | Round of 32 |
Top goalscorer | League: Guriță (8) All: Guriță (9) Oprea (4) Bucătaru (3) Cornea (3) Iordache (2) Tofan (2) |
Competitions edit
Friendlies edit
17 July 2002 | Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe | 0–3 | Oțelul Galați | Sfântu Gheorghe |
(Report) | Guriţă Tofan Murgoci |
18 July 2002 | Gloria Buzău | 1–4 | Oțelul Galați | Sfântu Gheorghe |
10:00 | ? | (Report) | Toma , , Guriţă |
24 July 2002 | Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | Farul Constanţa | Galați |
18:00 | Guriţă 76' (pen.) | (Report) | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Sorin Burloiu |
27 July 2002 | Farul Constanţa | 2–0 | Oțelul Galați | Constanţa |
11:00 | ? , | (Report) | Stadium: Farul |
6 February 2003 Cyprus | FC Seoul | 2–1 | Oțelul Galați | Larnaca |
17:30 | ? , | (Report) | Piana |
10 February 2003 Cyprus | Energiya Khabarovsk | 2–0 | Oțelul Galați | Larnaca |
? , | (Report) |
12 February 2003 Cyprus | Kuban Krasnodar | 2–1 | Oțelul Galați | Larnaca |
18:00 | ? 40', 45' | (Report) | Pelin 3' |
14 February 2003 Cyprus | Fakel Voronezh | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați | Larnaca |
11:00 | ? | (Report) |
26 February 2003 | CF Brăila | 2–0 | Oțelul Galați | Lacu Sărat, Brăila |
? , | (Report) |
Divizia A edit
Although at the end of the season they had to compete in a playout match in order to remain in Divizia A, which they lost, Oțelul still managed to keep their place in the first league due to the merger of Divizia A team Astra Ploieşti and the newly promoted Petrolul Ploieşti, which resulted in the creation of FC Petrolul Ploieşti, thus freeing a spot.
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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11 | Argeș Pitești | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 38[a] | |
12 | Bacău | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 38[a] | |
13 | Oțelul Galați | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 36 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
14 | Politehnica AEK Timișoara | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 35 | |
15 | Sportul Studențesc București (R) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 31 | Relegation to Divizia B |
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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Results by round edit
Results summary edit
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 26 | −18 |
Matches edit
25 August 2002 Matchday 2 | Rapid București | 5 – 2[5] | Oțelul Galați | Bucharest |
17:00 | Bădoi 46' Măldărăşanu 48' Ilyeş 62' Bratu 67', 68' Godfroid 74' | (Report) | Pelin 27' Tănase 33' Bar 40' Bucătaru 78', 82' | Stadium: Giuleşti – Valentin Stănescu Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Sorin Altmayer |
31 August 2002 Matchday 3 | Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | Gloria Bistriţa | Galați |
18:00 | Badea 26' Pelin 47' Tofan 59' | (Report) | Ceauşu 48' 68' Negrean 74' | Stadium: Oțelul Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu |
13 September 2002 Matchday 4 | Naţional București | 0–0 | Oțelul Galați | Bucharest |
20:00 | Iacob 88' | (Report) | Pelin 51' | Stadium: Cotroceni Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Iosif Biro |
28 September 2002 Matchday 6 | Farul Constanţa | 0–1 | Oțelul Galați | Constanţa |
19:00 | (Report) | Bucătaru 28', 64' Bar 55' Toma 84' | Stadium: Farul Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu |
5 October 2002 Matchday 7 | Oțelul Galați | 0–0 | Sportul Studenţesc | Galați |
15:00 | (Report) | Chihaia 45' Musteață 56' | Stadium: Oțelul Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Anton Heleşteanu |
19 October 2002 Matchday 8 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | 4 – 0[6] | Oțelul Galați | Piatra Neamţ |
15:00 | Purică 8' Botez 35' Botan 57' (pen.) Solomon 73', 76' Burdujan 89' | (Report) | Mărginean 37' Tănase 57' | Stadium: Ceahlăul Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Iosif Biro |
9 November 2002 Matchday 11 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–0 | Oțelul Galați | Craiova |
14:00 | Papură 35' Dunăreanu 36' Vochin 43' Luţu 51' Pleşan 79' | (Report) | Iordache 3' | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Sorin Altmayer |
16 November 2002 Matchday 12 | Oțelul Galați | 2–0 | Dinamo București | Galați |
12:00 | Guriţă 18', 80' Tofan 25' Mărginean 62' | (Report) | Kiriţă 64' Grigorie 72' Preda 80' | Stadium: Oțelul Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Augustus Constantin |
7 December 2002 Matchday 15 | Steaua București | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați | Bucharest |
13:00 | Trică 30' Mutică 40' | (Report) | Borş 8' Iordache 66' 67' | Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 250 Referee: Alexandru Băjan |
15 March 2003 Matchday 18 | Gloria Bistriţa | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați | Bistriţa |
15:30 | Rus 45' Sânmărtean 75' | (Report) | Toma 12' | Stadium: Gloria Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sorin Altmayer |
5 April 2003 Matchday 20 | UTA Arad | 3–0 | Oțelul Galați | Arad |
17:00 | Popescu 33' Manta 54', 82' Luca 70' Varga 75' | (Report) | Guriţă 68' Bar 78' | Stadium: Francisc von Neumann Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu |
16 April 2003 Matchday 22 | Sportul Studenţesc | 2–0 | Oțelul Galați | Bucharest |
17:00 | Diniţă 58' Farmache 68' Chihaia 72' | (Report) | Guriţă 44' Badea 48' Mărginean 87' | Stadium: Regie Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Iosif Biro |
19 April 2003 Matchday 23 | Oțelul Galați | 0–0 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | Galați |
17:00 | (Report) | Ilie 28' Botez 37' | Stadium: Oțelul Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sorin Corpodean |
3 May 2003 Matchday 25 | Poli AEK | 0–0 | Oțelul Galați | Timișoara |
18:00 | Stancu 71' Constantinovici 78' Bătrânu 82' | (Report) | Guriţă 35' Borş 38' Tănase 45' | Stadium: Dan Păltinişanu Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Sorin Corpodean |
10 May 2003 Matchday 27 | Dinamo București | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați | Bucharest |
20:00 | Frăsineanu 18' Kiriţă 58' Grigorie 63' | (Report) | Stadium: Dinamo Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Iosif Biro |
17 May 2003 Matchday 28 | Oțelul Galați | 2–1 | Astra Ploieşti | Galați |
18:00 | Cornea 22' Crăciun 59' Guriţă 90+2' | (Report) | Todoran 90+1' | Stadium: Oțelul Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj |
18 June 2003 Playout 2nd leg | FC Oradea | 3–1 | Oțelul Galați | Oradea |
17:30 | Vrăjitoarea 70', 81', 91' | (Report) | Cornea 19' Tănase 28' Badea 68' Iordache 80' | Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj |
Cupa României edit
6 November 2002 Round of 32 | Industria Sârmii Câmpia Turzii | 3–0 | Oțelul Galați | Câmpia Turzii |
13:00 | Anca 23' Mitiu 71' M. Bratu 72' | Stadium: Mechel Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Orlando Trandu |
Players edit
Squad statistics edit
Total | Divizia A | Cupa României | Relegation playoffs | ||||||||||
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No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | |
– | Vieira | 1 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
– | Apostol | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
– | Apostu | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
– | Badea | 26 | 29 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
– | Bar | 22 | 27 | 25 | 2 | ||||||||
– | GK | Borş | 12 | 13 | 12 | 1 | |||||||
– | FW | Bucătaru | 11 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 1 | |||||
– | Bucur | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
– | Cernat | 9 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
– | Chiriţă | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
– | Cornea | 28 | 30 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
– | Costea | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
– | Dascălu | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
– | FW | Guriţă | 30 | 31 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ||||
– | GK | Iliuciuc | 21 | 21 | 19 | 2 | |||||||
– | Iordache | 28 | 28 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
– | Maleş | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
– | Mărginean | 20 | 25 | 24 | 1 | ||||||||
– | Minescu | 14 | 22 | 21 | 1 | ||||||||
– | Miron | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
– | Mogoş | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
– | Murgoci | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
– | Onuţa | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
– | FW | Oprea | 22 | 25 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 2 | |||||
– | CB | Pelin | 28 | 28 | 26 | 2 | |||||||
– | Piana | 7 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
– | Popa | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
– | FB | Sârghi | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
– | Mihai.C | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
– | Tănase | 28 | 28 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
– | Tofan | 28 | 28 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
– | Toma | 19 | 26 | 25 | 1 | ||||||||
– | Velescu | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Source: RomanianSoccer and Viaţa Liberă
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Transfers edit
In edit
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
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– | DF | Minescu | 31 | EU | Foresta Fălticeni | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [9] | ||
– | GK | Iliuciuc | EU | Dinamo București | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [9] | |||
– | LM | Cornea | 20 | EU | Baia Mare | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [9] | ||
– | CB | Iordache | 21 | EU | Dinamo București | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [9] | ||
– | RB | Baldovin | 30 | EU | Universitatea Craiova | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [10] | ||
– | Bar | EU | Baia Mare | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [11] | ||||
– | DM | Badea | 26 | EU | Dinamo București | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [11] | ||
– | DF | Chiriță | EU | Radnički Kragujevac | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [11] | |||
– | CB | Vieira | 28 | Non-EU | Transfer | Winter | 2005 | Undisclosed | [12] | ||
– | CB | Nițulescu | EU | Transfer | [12] | ||||||
– | CF | Piana | 21 | Non-EU | Troyes | Transfer | Winter | 2005 | Free | [12] |
Out edit
N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
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– | LM | Boştină | 25 | EU | Steaua București | Transfer | Summer | Free | [1] | |
– | GK | Munteanu | 27 | EU | Dinamo București | Transfer | Summer | $ 100,000 | [13] | |
– | CB | Ghionea | 23 | EU | Steaua București | Transfer | Summer | $ 150,000 | [14] | |
– | RB | Ogăraru | 22 | EU | Steaua București | Loan end | Summer | – | [15] | |
– | DF | Dinu | EU | Zimbru Chișinău | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [16] | ||
– | CM | Baştină | 29 | EU | Zimbru Chișinău | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [16] | |
– | LB | Mozacu | 25 | EU | Brașov | Contract expired | Summer | – | [16] | |
– | CF | Andone | 27 | EU | Ferencváros | Contract expired | Summer | – | [16] |
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.
References edit
- ^ a b ""Nu cred ca noi am fi putut sa-i oferim ceva asemanator", considera Mihai Stoica". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 13 June 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Otelul va lua totul de la zero!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 2 July 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Costel Orac va fi noul antrenor al Otelului. Problema bugetului ramane, in continuare, nerezolvata". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 3 July 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Marinarul care va conduce Otelul". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 17 July 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010. [dead link]
- ^ Badoi or Bratu for the 70th-minute goal
- ^ Some sources list Solomon as the 76th minute scorer
- ^ some sources say that Bundea was the 11th minute scorer
- ^ Some sources list Cornea's goal 83rd minute
- ^ a b c d "Otelul a plecat la munte". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 9 July 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Adrian Baldovin – ultima noutate in "curtea" Otelului!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 14 August 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Insemnari de la confeinta de presa". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 16 August 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010. [dead link]
- ^ a b c "Marlin Piana si Andre Vieira au semnat pentru Otelul". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 5 March 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Portarul Cristi Munteanu a semnat pentru Dinamo!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 15 June 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "A plecat si Sorin Ghionea!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 19 June 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "In pofida tuturor zvonurilor, Otelul Galati nu este pe marginea prapastiei..." Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 20 June 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Otelul are nevoie de intariri". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 4 July 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010. [dead link]
External links edit
- The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation at rsssf.com
- Divizia A at romaniansoccer.ro