2023–24 FC Petrolul Ploiești season

The 2023–24 season is FC Petrolul Ploiești's 99th season in existence and second consecutive in the Liga I. They will also compete in the Cupa României.

FC Petrolul Ploiești
2023–24 season
OwnerMarian Copilu
ChairmanClaudiu Tudor
Head coachFlorin Pârvu
StadiumIlie Oană Stadium
Liga I8th
Cupa RomânieiPre-season
Biggest win2-0 FC Rapid
Biggest defeat0-2 FC Voluntari

Players

First-team squad
As of 6 February 2024[1][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  POR Marian Huja
3 DF  NED Bart Meijers (Vice-captain)
4 DF  ROU Paul Papp
5 DF  ROU Valentin Țicu (Captain)
6 MF  FIN Tommi Jyry
7 FW  ROU Gheorghe Grozav (4th captain)
8 MF  BRA Jair
9 FW  ROU Mihai Roman
10 MF  ROU Mario Bratu
11 MF  JPN Takayuki Seto (3rd captain)
12 GK  ROU Mihai Eșanu
13 FW  ROU Iustin Răducan
17 MF  ROU David Paraschiv
19 FW  NGA Christian Irobiso (on loan from Al-Ula)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  ROU Sergiu Hanca
22 DF  ROU Denis Radu (on loan from Politehnica Timișoara)
24 FW  ROU Raul Bucur
31 MF  ROU Alexandru Ișfan (on loan from Universitatea Craiova)
34 DF  BRA Guilherme Garutti
35 GK  ROU Andrei Jercălău
38 GK  CZE Lukáš Zima
44 MF  ROU Lucian Dumitriu
71 DF  CIV Seniko Doua
82 MF  CIV Ismaël Diomandé
95 MF  ROU Mihai Constantinescu
97 MF  ROU Augustin Dumitrache
99 MF  ROU Alexandru Musi (on loan from FCSB)
— FW  KOS Albin Berisha

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date
MF Alexandru Musi FCSB Loan 1 July 2023
FW Ionuț Cojocaru Farul Constanta
FW Iustin Raducan CSA Steaua Bucuresti Free Transfer
GK Mihai Eșanu Chindia Târgoviște
GK George Gavrilas Metaloglobus București
FW Zoran Petrović Buducnost Podgorica
GK Lukas Zima VVV-Venlo
DF Guilherme Garutti CS Mioveni
FW Sergiu Hanca Universitatea Craiova
FW Zoran Mitrov FC Brașov €10,000
DF Pedro Justiniano Radomiak Radom Loan 2 July 2023
FW Mihai Roman II FC Botosani Free Transfer 23 August 2023
DF Denis Radu Poli Timisoara Loan 29 August 2023
FW Giorgi Abuashvili FC Porto B €150,000 30 August 2023

      Out
      No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date
      GK Octavian Vâlceanu FC Voluntari End of loan 30 June 2023
      DF Florin Borța Universitatea Craiova
      DF Ricardo Grigore FC Dinamo Bucuresti
      MF Vlad Prejmeran Chindia Târgoviște Free Transfer 1 July 2023
      FW Dragoș Gheorghe CS Tunari
      GK Andreas Leitner SV Ried
      DF Antoniu Manolache Corvinul Hunedoara
      DF Alexandru Sabau CSM Resita Loan
      MF Mihai Nitescu CSM Alexandria 3 July 2023
      FW Robert Moldoveanu Chindia Târgoviște Free Transfer 11 July 2023
      DF Mihai Velisar Corvinul Hunedoara 13 July 2023
      FW Alexandru Saim Tudor FC Brașov 26 July 2023
      FW Alin Botogan Chindia Târgoviște Loan
      GK Andrei Jercălău Cetatea Turris Turnu Magurele 27 July 2023
      FW Vlad Bogdan Metaloglobus București 31 July 2023
      MF Cristian Lixandru CS Tunari 1 August 2023
      MF Constantin Budescu Farul Constanta Free Transfer 4 August 2023
      DF Félix Mathaus PAE Chania 1 September 2023
      FW Christian Irobiso Al-Ula €125,000 5 September 2023
      FW Ionuț Cojocaru Farul Constanta End of loan
      DF Georgi Pashov FC Buzău Free Transfer 6 September 2023
      MF Stefan Purtić Free Agent 12 September 2023

      Overall transfer activity

      Pre-season and friendlies
      22 June 2023 Friendly Petrolul Ploiești 2–3 Shkëndija Rogla, Slovenia
      17:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Štadion Rogla
      26 June 2023 Friendly Petrolul Ploiești 0–5 Sarajevo Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia
      18:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Štadion Dobrava
      30 June 2023 Friendly Aluminij 0–0 Petrolul Ploiești Kidričevo, Slovenia
      17:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Športni Park Aluminij
      4 July 2023 Friendly Panathinaikos 2–0 Petrolul Ploiești Mattersburg, Austria
      18:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Pappelstadion
      5 July 2023 Friendly Petrolul Ploiești 1–1 Osijek Križevci, Croatia
      17:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Gradski Stadion

      Competitions
      Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
      Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
      Liga I 16 July 2023 May 2024 Matchday 1 8 3 4 1 14 12 +2 037.50
      Cupa României TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
      Total 8 3 4 1 14 12 +2 037.50

      Last updated: 1 September 2023
      Source: Soccerway

      Liga I
      Main article: 2023–24 Liga I

      League table

      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
      8 UTA Arad 30 10 10 10 36 43 −7 40[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to play-out round
      9 Hermannstadt 30 9 13 8 36 31 +5 40[lower-alpha 1]
      10 Petrolul Ploiești 30 7 14 9 29 32 −3 35
      11 Oțelul Galați 30 6 16 8 31 36 −5 34
      12 Politehnica Iași 30 7 12 11 33 44 −11 33
      Source: , 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.[3]
      Notes:
      1. Head to head points: UTA 3 (+1), Hermannstadt 3 (-1)

      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FCS CFR UCV FAR SEP RAP
      1 FCSB (C) 10 5 2 3 12 11 +1 49 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–2
      2 CFR Cluj 10 6 1 3 19 14 +5 46 Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round 0–1 1–2 5–1 2–1 3–2
      3 Universitatea Craiova (O) 10 6 1 3 18 14 +4 44 Qualification to European competition play-offs 2–0 0–1 1–2 3–2 2–1
      4 Farul Constanța 10 4 2 4 19 20 −1 36 0–1 5–1 3–3 1–4 3–1
      5 Sepsi OSK 10 3 3 4 17 17 0 34 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–2
      6 Rapid București 10 1 1 8 13 22 −9 32 2–0 1–4 1–2 1–2 0–1
      Source: Soccerway, FRF (in Romanian), LPF (in Romanian)
      Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Points in the regular season; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 7 and 8 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[4] Source: https://m.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/departajarea-in-play-off-ul-si-play-out-ul-din-liga-1-si-liga-2-explicata-de-frf-1639959
      (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation UTA OTE HER UCJ PET IAS DIN BOT VOL FCU
      1 UTA Arad 9 5 2 2 15 11 +4 37 3–1 1–3 1–0 4–3 3–1
      2 Oțelul Galați 9 6 1 2 11 7 +4 36 Qualification to European competition play-offs 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
      3 Hermannstadt 9 4 2 3 13 7 +6 34 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 1–1
      4 Universitatea Cluj 9 3 3 3 12 10 +2 33 Qualification to European competition play-offs 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–3 3–0
      5 Petrolul Ploiești 9 3 2 4 8 14 −6 29 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–4 1–0
      6 Politehnica Iași 9 3 1 5 7 8 −1 27 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–0
      7 Dinamo București (O) 9 2 4 3 10 12 −2 25 Qualification to relegation play-offs 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1
      8 Botoșani (O) 9 4 2 3 11 11 0 25 2–1 2–1 0–0 4–1
      9 Voluntari (R) 9 2 4 3 11 10 +1 24 Relegation to 2024–25 Liga II 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0
      10 FC U Craiova (R) 9 1 3 5 8 14 −6 22 1–2 1–3 3–2 1–1
      Source: Soccerway, FRF (in Romanian), LPF (in Romanian)
      Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Points in the regular season; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Play-off (only if needed to decide teams for relegation). (Note: only criteria 7 and 8 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[5] Source: https://m.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/departajarea-in-play-off-ul-si-play-out-ul-din-liga-1-si-liga-2-explicata-de-frf-1639959
      (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

      Results summary
      OverallHomeAway
      PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
      8 3 4 1 14 12  +2 13 2 2 1 10 10  0 1 2 0 4 2  +2

      Last updated: 1 September 2023.
      Source: SuperLiga

      Results by round
      Round12345678
      GroundHAHHAHAH
      ResultDDLWWWDD
      Position891295345
      Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2023. Source: SuperLiga
      A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

      Matches

      The league fixtures were unveiled on 27 June 2023.[6]

      16 July 2023 1 Petrolul Ploiești 1–1 Universitatea Cluj Ploiești
      18:30 UTC+3
      		Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium
      Referee: Marcel Bîrsan

      Cupa României
      Main article: 2023–24 Cupa României

      References
      1. "Prima echipă" [First-team squad] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
      2. "FC PETROLUL jucatori - componenta echipa" [FC PETROLUL players - team squad] (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
      3. "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
      4. "FRF – Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF). Romanian Football Federation (in Romanian). pp. 29–30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
      5. "FRF – Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF). Romanian Football Federation (in Romanian). pp. 29–30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
      6. "Program Liga 1 2023/2024. FCSB - Dinamo se joacă în etapa a doua". www.digisport.ro.
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