2016–17 FC Petrolul Ploiești season

The 2016–17 season is Petrolul Ploiești's 87th season in the Romanian football league system, and their first season in the Liga IV. Petrolul came fourteenth in the 2015–16 Liga I. At the beginning of August 2016, Uniunea Suporterilor Petroliști refounded the club in the Liga IV.

Petrolul Ploiești
2016–17 season
PresidentCristian Vlad
CoachOctavian Grigore
StadiumStadionul Ilie Oană
Liga IV1st
Cupa României PrahovaWinners
Highest home attendance13,914 vs AS Dentaş Tărtăşeşti
(24 June 2017)
Lowest home attendance1,000 vs Teleajenul Vălenii de Munte
(12 November 2016)
Average home league attendance3,446

Players

First team squad
As of 7 February 2017

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

No. Position Player
— GK Corneliu Anica
— GK Claudiu Chiș
— GK Ionuț Marinică
— DF Roberto Alecsandru
— DF Cătălin Burlacu
— DF Răzvan Cătană
— DF Daniel Chiriță
— DF Antonio Constantinescu
— DF Ionuț Crăciun
— DF Bebe Lemnaru
— DF Alberto Olaru
— DF Jean Prunescu
— DF Valentin Țicu
— DF Mihai Velisar
No. Position Player
— MF Vladimir Butufei
— MF Ilie Dumitrescu
— MF Ionuț Iancu
— MF Michel Jipa
— MF Decebal Nae
— MF Bogdan Năstase
— MF Tiberiu Nițescu
— MF Claudiu Tudor (Captain)
— MF Valentin Ursu
— FW Dragoș Gheorghe
— FW Georgian Păun
— FW Sebastian Petre
— FW Adrian Vintilă

Technical staff

Role Name
Coach Octavian Grigore
Assistant coach Nicolae Constantin
Goalkeeping coach Gheorghe Liliac

Pre-season and friendlies
4 February 2017 Petrolul Ploiești 2–1 Dacia Unirea BrăilaPloiești, Romania
13:00 UTC+2 Khali  55'
Jipa  90' (pen.)		 Report Neagu  85' Stadium: West Municipal Park Ploiești
Attendance: 600
8 February 2017 Petrolul Ploiești Cancelled Petrolistul BoldeștiPloiești, Romania
15:00 UTC+2 Stadium: West Municipal Park Ploiești
Attendance: 100
Note: The game was cancelled due to the snow covering of the pitch.
10 February 2017 Petrolul Ploiești 3–3 Unirea SloboziaPloiești, Romania
13:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: West Municipal Park Ploiești
Attendance: 150
Referee: R. Nutu
Note: The game was postponed for around sixty minutes due to an accident near the stadium.
15 February 2017 Petrolul Ploiești 1–1 Flacăra MoreniPloiești, Romania
15:00 UTC+2 Butufei  57' Report Plăcintă  58' (pen.) Stadium: West Municipal Park Ploiești
15 February 2017 Petrolul Ploiești 12–0 Tineretul BerceniPloiești, Romania
13:00 UTC+2 Stadium: West Municipal Park Ploiești
Attendance: 200

Competitions

Overview

Liga A Prahova

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Petrolul Ploiești 30 25 5 0 125 11 +114 80 Promotion to Liga III
2 CS Blejoi 30 22 3 5 96 32 +64 69
3 Băneşti-Urleta 30 21 3 6 98 30 +68 66
4 CS Păuleşti 30 17 8 5 104 39 +65 59
Updated to match(es) played on 1 August 2017. Source: FRF

Result round by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
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ResultDWWWWWWWWDDWDWWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWW
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Updated to match(es) played on 1 August 2017. Source: frf-ajf.ro
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
21 August 2016 1CS Păulești1–1Petrolul PloieștiPăulești
11:00 UTC+3 Nae  10'
Dumitrescu  65'
Butufei  76'
Vintilă  86'		 Report Neacsu  68'
Alexandru  73'
Tânțaru  87'		 Stadium: Păulesti
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: A. Moroiță (Ploiești)
27 August 2016 2Petrolul Ploiești4–0AS Tufeni BăicoiPloiești
19:00 UTC+3 Tudor  12'
Nae  16'
Puchea  25'
Nițescu  76'		 Report Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 6,821
Referee: L. Piciu
Note: The game was postponed half an hour due to the big line at ticket office.
30 August 2016 3CS Blejoi0–3Petrolul PloieștiBlejoi
11:00 UTC+3 Tudor  37' (pen.)
Nae  47'
Dumitrescu  51'		 Report Stadium: Blejoi
Attendance: 2500
Referee: R. Nuțu
10 September 2016 4Petrolul Ploiești4–1AFC BrebuPloiești
11:00 UTC+3 Matei  29' (o.g.)
Nițescu  31'
Butufei  55'
Dumitrescu  67'		 Report Marinică  45+3' (o.g.) Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: A. Vulpe
24 September 2016 6Petrolul Ploiești7–0Unirea UrlațiPloiești
17:00UTC+3 Tudor  11'
Prunescu  27'
Petre  31'
Decebal  44'
Vintilă  57', 71', 74'		 Report Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Cristina Părăluţă (Pucheni, Dâmbovița)
2 October 2016 7CS Ceptura1–3Petrolul PloieștiCeptura
11:00UTC+3 Costache  25' (pen.) Report Butufei  18'
Tudor  19' (pen.)
Gheorghe  63'		 Stadium: Comunal
Attendance: 800
8 October 2016 8Petrolul Ploiești6–0Unirea Cocorăști ColțPloiești
11:00 UTC+3 Vintilă  14', 31'
Prunescu  30'
Matei  39' (og.)
Nae  41'
Gheorghe  42'		 Report Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 2,000
15 October 2016 9CS Cornu1–3Petrolul PloieștiPloiești
19:00 UTC+3 Cl. Tudor  12'
Nae  16'
Puchea  25'
Nițescu  76'		 Report Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 4,500
Note: The game was played at Ilie Oană although Cornu was the home team due to the celebration of 50 years since the 3-1 win against Liverpool F.C..
18 October 2016 5Petrolul Băicoi1–4Petrolul PloieștiBăicoi
15:00 UTC+3 Codreanu 78' Report Prunescu  4'
Dumitrescu  32'  39', 62'		 Attendance: 1,800
Referee: L. Piciu
Note: The game was scheduled for 17 September 2016, but was postponed due to the participation of some players in 2017 UEFA Regions' Cup.
22 October 2016 10Tricolorul Breaza1–1Petrolul PloieștiBreaza
15:00 UTC+3 Toader  51' Report Jipa  62' Stadium: Parc
Attendance: 1,000
29 October 2016 11Petrolul Ploiești0–0AFC Bănești-UrletaPloiești
15:00UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 1,500
6 November 2016 12Avântul Măneciu0–3Petrolul PloieștiMăneciu
14:00 UTC+2 Report Vintilă  10', 73'
Gheorghe  56'		 Stadium: Comunal
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Alin Gheorghe
12 November 2016 13Petrolul Ploiești0–0CSO Teleajenul Vălenii de MuntePloiești
18:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 1,000
18 November 2016 14CSO Metalul Plopeni0–6Petrolul PloieștiPlopeni
14:00 UTC+2 Report Tudor  38'
Păun  50'
Butufei  77'
Petre  77'
Jipa  90' 90		 Stadium: Stadionul Gheorghe Șilaev
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Andrei Moroiță(Ploiești)
26 November 2016 15Petrolul Ploiești9–1CS Mănești 2013 Coada IzvoruluiPloiești
14:00 UTC+2 Vintilă  23', 73'
Gheorghe  27', 37'
Anghel  28' (og.)
Păun  44', 46'
Jipa  86', 90'		 Report Latea  66' Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 1,500
4 March 2017 16Petrolul Ploiești2–0CS PăuleștiPloiești
15:00 UTC+3 Păun  30'
Tudor  70'		 Report Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 5,422
Referee: Gheorghe Alin
11 March 2017 17AS Tufeni Băicoi0–10Petrolul PloieștiPloiești
17:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 2,245
Note: The game was played at Ilie Oană although AS Tufeni hosted it because the change of Tufeni owners in the winter break.
18 March 2017 18Petrolul Ploiești5–0CS BlejoiPloiești
18:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 5,811
25 March 2017 19AFC Brebu1–1Petrolul PloieștiBrebu
15:00 UTC+3 Report Attendance: 1,200
1 April 2017 20Petrolul Ploiești5–0Petrolul BăicoiPloiești
17:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 1,614
8 April 2017 21Unirea Urlaţi0–4Petrolul PloieștiUrlați
17:00 UTC+3 Report Attendance: 1,000
14 April 2017 22Petrolul Ploiești7–0CS CepturaPloiești
18:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 1,426
23 April 2017 23Unirea Cocorăştii Colţ0–5Petrolul PloieștiCocorăștii Colț
11:00 UTC+3 Report Attendance: 1,000
29 April 2017 24Petrolul Ploiești3–0CS CornuCornu
11:00 UTC+3 Report Attendance: 1,500
Note: The game was played at Cornu due to a decision from the first leg.
6 May 2017 25Petrolul Ploiești5–0CSO Tricolorul BreazaPloiești
18:00 UTC +3 Report Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 1,500
13 May 2017 26AFC Băneşti-Urleta2–5Petrolul PloieștiBănești
11:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Bănești
Attendance: 1,700
20 May 2017 27Petrolul Ploiești7–0Avântul MăneciuPloiești
18:00 UTC +3 Report Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 1,500
24 May 2017 28CSO Teleajenul Vălenii de Munte1–5Petrolul PloieștiVălenii de Munte
11:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Orășenesc
Attendance: 1,000
28 May 2017 29Petrolul Ploiești4–0CSO PlopeniPloiești
18:00 UTC +3 Report Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 2,000
3 June 2017 30CS Măneşti 2013 Coada Izvorului0–3Petrolul PloieștiCoada Izvorului
11:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: CS Cetatea Coada Izvorului
Attendance: 1,500

Cupa Romaniei Prahova
3 December 2016 Round of 32Unirea Teleajen Ploiesti1–7Petrolul PloieștiPloiești
13:00 UTC+2 Zaharia  74' Report Jipa  16' 44'
Petre  28' 41'
Vintila  51' 87'		 Stadium: Kiru Sport
Attendance: 500
Referee: M. Marinescu
25 February 2017 Round of 16Rapid Mizil0-9Petrolul PloieștiMizil
14:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stadionul Steaua
Attendance: 600
Referee: M. Amorăriţei
21 April 2017 Quarter-finalsPetrolul Ploiești7-0Petrolul BăicoiBoldești-Scăeni
17:00 UTC+03:00 Gheorghe  17'
Păun 32'
Francu 42'
Chiriță  37'
Vintilă  69' 84' 89'
Popescu  70' 76'		 Report Stadium: Viorel Mateianu
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ionuț Neagu(Poienarii Apostoli)
31 May 2017 Semi-finalsPetrolul Ploiești3-0AFC BrebuStrejnic
17:30 UTC+03:00 Report Stadium: Conpet
Note: AFC Brebu withdrew the game due to many injuries in the squad.
7 June 2017 FinalPetrolul Ploiești2-0CS PăulestiPloiești
19:30 UTC+03:00 Stanescu 35'
N. Popescu  84'		 Report Carstocea  30'
Neagu  54'		 Stadium: Ilie Oană
Referee: A. Moroiță (Ploiești)

Liga III play-off

The 1st-placed team of the Liga IV Dâmbovița faced the 1st-placed team of the Liga IV Prahova.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AS Dentaş Tărtăşeşti 2–5 Petrolul Ploiești 0–3 2–2
17 June 2017 AS Dentaş Tărtăşeşti0–3Petrolul PloieștiRăcari
18:00 Report Tudor  47'
Prunescu  69'
Popescu  86'		 Stadium: Unirea
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Coza Ionuţ (Cernica)
24 June 2017 Petrolul Ploiești2–2AS Dentaş TărtăşeştiPloiești
19:45 Lețu  7'
Sandu  90'		 Report Vintilă  68'
Popescu  87'		 Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 13,914
Referee: Dumitrache Bogdan (Bucharest)

Notes:

See also

Notes and references
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