2013–14 CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu season

The 2013–14 season will be Pandurii Târgu Jiu's 50th season in the Romanian football league system, and their eighth consecutive season in Liga I.

Pandurii Târgu Jiu
2013–14 season
ChairmanMarin Condescu
Head coachCristian Pustai
StadiumTudor Vladimirescu
Liga I4th
Cupa RomânieiRound of 32
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage

They finished second in the 2012–13 Liga I. Pandurii competed in UEFA Europa League, their first European participation ever, playing in the Group Stage.

Players

First-team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK David Lazar
3 DF Sipo
4 DF Marko Momčilović
5 DF Paraskevas Christou (captain)
6 DF Iulian Mamele
7 MF Alin Buleică
8 MF Călin Cristea
9 FW Alex dos Santos
10 MF Eric
11 FW Admir Adrović
18 DF Bogdan Ungurușan
19 MF Paul Anton
20 MF Cornel Predescu
No. Position Player
21 DF Erico
22 MF David Distéfano
23 DF Ionuț Rada
25 DF Marian Pleașcă
26 MF Viorel Nicoară
28 MF Nicandro Breeveld
32 FW Diego Rubio
33 GK Răzvan Stanca
77 MF Paulinho
80 GK Pedro Mingote
90 MF Alexandru Ciucur
99 FW Deivydas Matulevičius
— FW Feiz Shamsin

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Liga I
Main article: 2013–14 Liga I

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 CFR Cluj 34 13 12 9 44 33 +11 51 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
6 Vaslui (R) 34 15 6 13 38 32 +6 51 Relegation to Liga IV[lower-alpha 1]
7 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 34 14 8 12 59 39 +20 50
8 Botoșani 34 12 7 15 36 52 −16 43
9 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 34 10 11 13 27 31 −4 41[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Liga I (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Vaslui did not receive a license for financial reasons.[1] Dinamo București filed for insolvency, thus didn't get an UEFA licence. Cluj got their Europa League spot.[2]
  2. OȚE 0-1 CEA; CEA 2-0 OȚE

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
7 4 3 0 9 4  +5 15 1 3 0 4 2  +2 3 0 0 5 2  +3

Last updated: 25 August 2013.
Source: www.pandurii-tg-jiu.ro

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
Second qualifying round
16 July 2013 First legLevadia Tallinn 0–0 Pandurii Târgu JiuKadriorg Stadium, Tallinn
18:00 Report Attendance: 2,848[3]
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
25 July 2013 Second legPandurii Târgu Jiu 4–0 Levadia TallinnTudor Vladimirescu, Târgu Jiu
19:00 Matulevičius  7'
Erico  35', 57'
Breeveld  39'		 Report Attendance: 4,270[4]
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Third qualifying round
1 August 2013 First legPandurii Târgu Jiu 1–1 Hapoel Tel AvivCluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca
20:00 Nistor  4' Report Sasha  29' Attendance: 4,996[5]
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
8 August 2013 Second legHapoel Tel Aviv 1–2 Pandurii Târgu JiuBloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
19:00 Damari  21' (pen.) Report Eric  34'
Ciucur  50'		 Attendance: 6,700[6]
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Play-off round
22 August 2013 First legPandurii Târgu Jiu 0–1 BragaCluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca
20:00 Report Yazalde  51' Attendance: 11,500[7]
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
29 August 2013 Second legBraga 0–2 (a.e.t.) Pandurii Târgu JiuEstádio Municipal, Braga
21:30 Report Buleică  15'
Ciucur  117'		 Attendance: 11,312[8]
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Group stage

Group E

19 September 2013 Second legPandurii Târgu Jiu 0–1 Dnipro DnipropetrovskCluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca[C]
19:00 Report Rotan  38' Attendance: 8,000[9]
Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)
3 October 2013 Paços de Ferreira 1–1 Pandurii Târgu JiuEstádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães[E]
21:05 Rui Miguel  49' Report Momčilović  5' Attendance: 1,314[10]
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia)
24 October 2013 Fiorentina v Pandurii Târgu JiuStadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
21:05 Report
7 November 2013 Pandurii Târgu Jiu v FiorentinaCluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca[C]
19:00 Report
28 November 2013 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v Pandurii Târgu JiuDnipro-Arena, Dnipropetrovsk
21:05 Report

Notes and references
  1. "Oficial! Cine nu a primit licența pentru sezonul viitor". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. http://www.sport.ro/liga-1/adio-europa-comisia-de-apel-a-respins-cererea-clubului-pentru-licenta-dinamo-nu-joaca-in-europa-league.html
  3. "Levadia vs Pandurii Târgu Jiu". Soccerway. 16 July 2013.
  4. "Pandurii Târgu Jiu vs. Levadia". Soccerway. 25 July 2013.
  5. "Pandurii Târgu Jiu vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv". Soccerway. 1 August 2013.
  6. "Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Pandurii Târgu Jiu". Soccerway. 8 August 2013.
  7. "Pandurii Târgu Jiu vs. Sporting Braga". Soccerway. 22 August 2013.
  8. "Sporting Braga vs. Pandurii Târgu Jiu". Soccerway. 29 August 2013.
  9. "Pandurii Târgu Jiu vs. Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk". Soccerway. 19 September 2013.
  10. "Paços de Ferreira vs. Pandurii Târgu Jiu". Soccerway. 3 October 2013.
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