2015–16 FC Petrolul Ploiești season

Petrolul Ploiești
2015–16 season
President Daniel Capră
Coach Tibor Selymes (until Aug. 25)
Eusebiu Tudor (from Aug. 25)
Stadium Stadionul Ilie Oană
Liga I 14th
Cupa României Round of 16
Cupa Ligii Round of 16
Top goalscorer League: Abdellah Zoubir
All: Abedellah Zoubir
Home colours
Away colours

The 2015–16 season is Petrolul Ploiești's 86th season in the Romanian football league system, and their fifth consecutive season in the Liga I. Petrolul came sixth in the 2014–15 Liga I. At the beginning of February 2015, 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.[1]

Month by month review

June

Due to the financial problems, the club had to terminate or not extend the contracts of seventeen players, including Pablo de Lucas, Victoraș Astafei and Jean Sony Alcénat.[2] On 3 June, Tibor Selymes became the head coach of "The Oilmen".[3] On the 11th, the club's reorganisation plan was voted, therefore bankruptcy was avoided for the time being.[4] Nike remained the kit manufacturer, while Superbet, a gambling company, replaced Alexandrion as the main sponsor of the team.[5] "The Yellow Wolves" settled their pre-season training stage at Zlatibor, in the neighbouring country Serbia. The stage started on June 21 and ended on July 4.[6] The club tested and signed new footballers during this period, generally ones who played in the French lower divisions, like Abdellah Zoubir, Ismail Hassan or Nicolas Farina. Ex-Dynamo Moscow midfielder Adrian Ropotan returned to Romania, six years after he left Dinamo București.[7] Petrolul also convinced Brazilian goalkeeper Peterson Peçanha to extend his contract.[8]

July

On 11 July, Petrolul played its first official game of the season against Steaua București, in the Liga I. The match ended goalless.[9]

Position at the end of July

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
14 Petrolul Ploiești 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 -3 Qualification to Relegation round
Petrolul Ploiești has been penalized with a deduction of six points for failure to comply with licensing requirements.

Players

As of 29 May 2016[10]

First team squad

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Alberto Cobrea Romania GK 1 November 1990 Concordia Chiajna
12 Iustin Popescu Romania GK 1 September 1993 Dinamo București
Defenders
13 Fabrice Begeorgi France LB 20 April 1987 Free agent
16 Alexandru Benga Romania CB 15 June 1989 Azerbaijan Gabala
22 Dean Beța Romania LB / RB 11 May 1991 Sportul Studențesc
25 Constantin Mișelăricu Romania CB 25 September 1989 Viitorul Constanța
37 Alexandru David Romania RB 15 June 1991 Brașov
40 Roberto Alecsandru Romania CB 13 September 1996 Petrolul Academy
87 Constantin Costache Romania CB 5 June 1997 Petrolul Academy
Midfielders
5 Dan Bucșa Romania DM 23 June 1988 ASA Târgu Mureș
8 Karim Ziani Algeria AM 17 August 1982 Free agent
17 Abdellah Zoubir France AM / LW / RW 5 December 1991 France Istres
21 Ludovic Guerriero France DM 5 January 1985 Free agent
23 Daniel Stana Romania LW 2 December 1982 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ
77 Bogdan Gavrilă Romania RW 6 February 1992 Dinamo București
Forwards
9 Michele Paolucci Italy CF 6 February 1986 Free agent
11 Marcos Michael Cyprus CF 13 June 1991 Cyprus Nea Salamina
14 Cosmin Daniel Lambru Romania CF 26 November 1998 Petrolul Academy
15 Janko Pacar Switzerland CF 18 August 1990 Switzerland Servette FC
42 Victoraș Astafei Romania LW 6 July 1987 Turkey Adana Demirspor
90 George Mareș Romania CF 16 May 1996 Sportul Studențesc

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

Transfers

In

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
14 MF FranceChad Sanaa Altama 24EU Oțelul Galați Transfer Summer 2018 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
37 DF France Jérémy Faug-Porret 28EU Botoșani Transfer Summer 2018 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
87 MF DjiboutiFrance Ismail Ahmed Kadar Hassan 28EU Épinal France Transfer Summer 2018 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
90 FW Romania Vlad Rusu 24EU Academica Argeș Transfer Summer 2017 Free Sport Online Ph
16 DF Romania Alexandru Benga 26EU Gabala Azerbaijan Transfer Summer 2018 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
17 MF FranceMorocco Abdellah Zoubir 23EU Istres France Transfer Summer 2018 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
8 MF Romania Adrian Ropotan 29EU Gabala Azerbaijan Transfer Summer 2016 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
15 FW Moldova Nicolae Milinceanu 22EU Rapid București Transfer Summer 2017 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
3 DF France Guillaume Rippert 30EU Lausanne-Sport Switzerland Transfer Summer 2017 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
9 FW TunisiaFrance Sofien Moussa 27Non-EU Étoile du Sahel Tunisia Transfer Summer 2017 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
23 MF France Nicolas Farina 28EU Racing FC Luxembourg Transfer Summer 2016 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
11 FW Romania Petrișor Voinea 25EU Sun Pegasus Hong Kong Transfer Summer 2018 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
30 MF Romania Dacian Varga 30EU ASA Târgu Mureș Transfer Summer 2016 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
5 MF Romania Dan Bucșa 27EU ASA Târgu Mureș Transfer Summer 2016 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
6 DF Romania Alexandru Tudose 28EU Hoverla Uzhhorod Ukraine Transfer Summer 2016 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
76 FW Romania Valentin Lemnaru 31EU Universitatea Cluj Transfer Summer 2016 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
3 DF Bulgaria Viktor Genev 26EU St Mirren Scotland Transfer Summer 2016 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
11 MF Spain Fernando Velasco Salazar 30EU CD Leganés Spain Transfer Summer 2016 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
14 DF Romania Cristian Pulhac 31EU Zawisza Bydgoszcz Poland Transfer Winter 2016 Free
90 FW Romania George Mareș 19EU FC Brașov Loan return Winter 2018 Free
25 DF Romania Constantin Mișelăricu 26EU Viitorul Constanța Transfer Winter Free
9 MF Italy Michele Paolucci 29EU Latina Calcio Italy Transfer Winter 2016 Free Mediafax
3 DF France Romain Inez 27EU Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria Transfer Winter Free Digisport
13 DF France Fabrice Begeorgi 29EU AC Ajaccio France Transfer Winter Free DigiSport
15 FW CroatiaSwitzerland Janko Pacar 25Non-EU Servette FCSwitzerland Transfer Winter 2018 Free Sport.ro
21 MF France Ludovic Guerriero 31EU Laval France Transfer Winter Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
6 DF Italy Giuseppe Prestia 22EU Parma Italy Transfer Winter Free Gazeta Sporturilor
37 DF Romania Alexandru David 24EU FC Brașov Transfer Winter Free stiridesport.ro
12 GK Romania Iustin Popescu 22EU Dinamo București Loan Winter Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
23 MF Romania Daniel Stana 33EU Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ Transfer Winter Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
77 MF Romania Bogdan Gavrilă 24EU Dinamo București Loan Winter 2016 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
11 FW Cyprus Marcos Michael 24EU Nea Salamina Cyprus Transfer Winter Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
8 MF AlgeriaFrance Karim Ziani 33EU Al-Fujairah SC United Arab Emirates Transfer Winter 2016 Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
42 FW Romania Victoraș Astafei 28EU Adana Demirspor Turkey Transfer Winter 2016 Free ziare.com

Out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
80 MF Portugal Filipe Teixeira 34EU Astra Giurgiu Mutual termination Summer Free Sport.ro
3 DF PortugalBrazil Geraldo Alves 34EU Astra Giurgiu Mutual termination Summer Free Sport.ro
4 MF Romania Ioan Filip 26EU Viitorul Constanța Mutual termination Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
21 MF Romania Victoraș Astafei 27EU Adana Demirspor Turkey Mutual termination Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
91 AM Spain Pablo de Lucas 28EU Beitar Jerusalem Israel Mutual termination Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
13 MF UruguaySpain Sebastián Gallegos 23EU Free agent Mutual termination Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
2 DF Haiti Jean Sony Alcénat 29Non-EU Steaua București End of contract Summer Free FC Steaua București
20 MF Romania Alexandru Coman 23EU Ethnikos Achna Cyprus Mutual termination Summer Free Dolce Sport
23 FW UruguayItaly Rodrigo Pastorini 25EU Murciélagos Mexico Mutual termination Summer Free ProSport
11 MF Slovenia Rok Kronaveter 28EU Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia End of contract Summer Free Stiridesport.ro
10 FW BurundiBelgium Mohamed Tchité 31EU Free agent End of contract Summer Free
5 MF Romania Ciprian Vasilache 31EU Zaria Bălți Moldova End of contract Summer Free
9 FW NetherlandsDemocratic Republic of the Congo Patrick N'Koyi 25EU Rapid București Mutual termination Summer Free
35 DF Romania Marian Marin 27EU Concordia Chiajna Mutual termination Summer Free
18 FW Romania George Mareș 19EU FC Brașov Loan transfer Summer Undisclosed
86 DF CroatiaSlovenia Kristijan Ipša 29EU Free agent End of contract Summer Free
8 DF AlgeriaFrance Mourad Satli 25EU Free agent Mutual termination Summer Free
39 DF France Jean-Alain Fanchone 26EU Brest France Undisclosed Summer Undisclosed
14 MF FranceChad Sanaa Altama 24EU Free agent Mutual termination Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
87 MF DjiboutiFrance Ismail Ahmed Kadar Hassan 28EU Free agent Mutual termination Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
3 DF France Guillaume Rippert 30EU Free agent Mutual termination Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
11 FW Romania Petrișor Voinea 25EU Free agent Mutual termination Summer Free FC Petrolul Ploiești
90 FW Romania Vlad Rusu 26EU Viitorul Constanța Mutual termination Winter Free
6 DF Romania Alexandru Tudose 29EU Free agent Mutual termination Winter Free Mediafax
23 MF France Nicolas Farina 29EU Cholet France Transfer Winter Free
1 GK Brazil Peterson Peçanha 36Non-EU Viitorul Constanța Transfer Winter €8k Sport Total FM
93 MF Romania Alexandru Chiriță 19EU Free agent Mutual termination Winter Free
8 MF Romania Adrian Ropotan 29EU Pandurii Târgu Jiu Transfer Winter Free Sport.ro
76 FW Romania Valentin Lemnaru 31EU East Riffa Bahrain Transfer Winter Free Mediafax
11 MF Spain Fernando Velasco Salazar 31EU Fuenlabrada Spain Transfer Winter Free Mediafax
7 FW CuraçaoNetherlands Gevaro Nepomuceno 23EU Marítimo Portugal Mutual termination Winter Free Sport.ro
9 FW FranceTunisia Sofien Moussa 28Non-EU Tromsø Norway Transfer Winter Free
99 FW IsraelNigeria Toto Tamuz 28Non-EU Free agent Mutual termination Winter Free Libertatea
3 DF Bulgaria Viktor Genev 27EU Dinamo Minsk Belarus Transfer Winter Free
37 DF France Jérémy Faug-Porret 29Non-EU Servette Switzerland Transfer Winter Free
20 GK Romania Mirel Bolboașǎ 26EU Universitatea Cluj Loan transfer Winter Free
15 FW Moldova Nicolae Milinceanu 23EU Speranța Nisporeni Moldova Transfer Winter Free Mediafax
3 DF France Romain Inez 27EU Free agent Mutual termination Winter Free Libertatea
10 MF Romania Laurențiu Marinescu 31EU Free agent Mutual termination Winter Free Libertatea
30 MF Romania Dacian Varga 31EU Free agent Mutual termination Winter Free Dragos-trestioreanu.ro
14 DF Romania Cristian Pulhac 31EU Free agent Mutual termination Winter Free Dragos-trestioreanu.ro
6 DF Italy Giuseppe Prestia 22EU Free agent Mutual termination Winter Free Dragos-trestioreanu.ro

Competitions

Liga I

League table

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
10 Botoșani 26 6 8 12 30 35 −5 26 Qualification for the relegation round
11 ACS Poli Timișoara 26 5 10 11 24 35 −11 25
12 Voluntari 26 5 9 12 28 42 −14 24
13 Concordia Chiajna 26 3 8 15 22 46 −24 17
14 Petrolul Ploiești[lower-alpha 1] 26 2 8 16 17 34 −17 8
Source: Liga 1, Soccerway
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) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.[11]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Petrolul Ploiești were deducted six points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.
Play-off
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 CSMS Iași 14 5 5 4 17 15 +2 39 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
8 Universitatea Craiova 14 7 2 5 19 17 +2 39
9 Botoșani 14 7 4 3 29 19 +10 38
10 CFR Cluj[lower-alpha 1] 14 6 4 4 25 13 +12 36
11 Concordia Chiajna 14 7 5 2 19 13 +6 35
12 Voluntari (O) 14 5 2 7 19 20 −1 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13 ACS Poli Timișoara[lower-alpha 2] 14 1 4 9 14 36 −22 20 Relegation to Liga II
14 Petrolul Ploiești (R) 14 4 2 8 9 18 −9 18
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points.
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ CFR Cluj would have qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Cupa României, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence after filing for insolvency in 2015.[12][13]
  2. ↑ ACS Poli Timișoara were not relegated because the winners of 2015–16 Liga II, Rapid București, were excluded from Liga I after the club went to dissolution.[14]

Results summary – regular season

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 2 8 16 17 34  −17 14 2 5 6 10 15  −5 0 3 10 7 19  −12

Last updated: 26 February 2016 (UTC).
Source: FC Petrolul Ploiești

Results summary – relegation round

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 4 2 8 9 18  −9 14 3 0 4 7 11  −4 1 2 4 2 7  −5

Last updated: 29 May 2016.
Source: Competitive Matches

Position by round – regular season

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDDLDDLWLLDLLDDLLDLWLLLLLLL
Position1414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414

Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2016 (UTC). Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Position by round – relegation round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundAHAAHAHHAHHAHA
ResultLLDWLDWLLWWLLL
Position1414141414141414141414141414

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2016. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent – regular season

Team Results Points
Home Away
ACS Poli Timișoara1–10–11
ASA Târgu Mureș0–11–11
Astra Giurgiu0–11–30
Botoșani2–11–23
CFR Cluj1–00–13
Concordia Chiajna1–12–22
CSMS Iași1–20–10
Universitatea Craiova0–10–20
Dinamo București1–20–20
Pandurii Târgu Jiu1–12–31
Steaua București0–00–02
Viitorul Constanța1–20–10
Voluntari1–10–11

Last updated: 27 February 2016

Results by opponent – relegation round

Team Results Points
Home Away
ACS Poli Timișoara3–21–06
Botoșani0–40–10
CFR Cluj1–00–04
Concordia Chiajna0–11–11
CSMS Iași1–20–10
Universitatea Craiova1–00-23
Voluntari1–20–20

Last updated: 20 May 2016

Cupa României

Round of 32

Round of 16

Last updated: 1 December 2015

Cupa Ligii

Round of 16

Last updated: 9 September 2015

Squad statistics

Goals

Updated as of 20 May 2016

Rank Player Position Liga I Cupa României Cupa Ligii Total
1 France Abdellah Zoubir RW 5 0 0 5
2 Romania Victoraș Astafei LW 4 0 0 4
3 Tunisia Sofien Moussa CF 3 0 0 3
4 Romania Adrian Ropotan CM 2 0 0 2
Romania L. Marinescu AM 2 0 0
Romania Dacian Varga LW 1 1 0
Spain Fernando Velasco CM 1 1 0
Romania Alexandru Benga CB 1 1 0
Israel Toto Tamuz CF 0 2 0
5 Romania Vlad Rusu CF 1 0 0 1
Italy Michele Paolucci CF 1 0 0
France Fabrice Begeorgi LB 1 0 0
Switzerland Janko Pacar CF 1 0 0
Romania Bogdan Gavrilă RW 1 0 0
Moldova Nicolae Milinceanu CF 0 1 0
Romania Valentin Lemnaru CF 0 1 0
Total 24 7 0 31

Pre-season and friendlies

Last updated: 3 July 2015

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Insolvența, un nou ȋnceput, nicidecum finalul!" [Insolvency, a new beginning, not the end!]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 7 February 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Despartire de Pablo de Lucas, Sebastián Gallegos, Ioan Filip si Victor Astafei" [Pablo de Lucas, Sebastián Gallegos, Ioan Filip and Victor Astafei left the team]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 28 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Oficial: Tibor Selymes – antrenor principal; Mihai Joița – director sportiv" [Official: Tibor Selymes – head coach; Mihai Joița – sports director]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 3 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Multumiri pentru votul de ieri" [Thanks for the yesterday's vote]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 12 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Parteneriat între FC Petrolul Ploiești și Superbet" [Partnership between FC Petrolul Ploiești and Superbet]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Două săptămâni la Zlatibor" [Two weeks in Zlatibor]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 17 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Adrian Ropotan a semnat cu FC Petrolul Ploiești" [Adrian Ropotan signed with FC Petrolul Ploiești]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 24 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Oficial: Peterson Peçanha a semnat un nou contract cu FC Petrolul" [Official: Peterson Peçanha signed a new contract with FC Petrolul]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 30 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Start încurajator: 0-0 pe "Arena Națională"" [Encouraging start: 0-0 at "National Arena"] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Echipă" [Squad]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 2 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Liga I 2015/2016 - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "CFR Cluj a intrat în insolvenţă!". Gazeta Sporturilor. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Cum se poate simplifica ecuaţia echipelor din Liga 1 care participă în cupele europene" (in Romanian). DigiSport. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  14. ↑ http://www.digisport.ro/Sport/FOTBAL/Competitii/Liga+1/E+oficial+Rapid+nu+va+juca+in+Liga+1+in+sezonul+viitor
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