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
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

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
14	Petrolul Ploiești	4	0	3	1	3	4	−1	−3^[a]	Qualification to Relegation round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ 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	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Alberto Cobrea	GK	(1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 34)	Concordia Chiajna
12	Iustin Popescu	GK	(1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31)	Dinamo București
Defenders
13	Fabrice Begeorgi	LB	(1987-04-20) 20 April 1987 (age 37)	Free agent
16	Alexandru Benga	CB	(1989-06-15) 15 June 1989 (age 35)	Gabala
22	Dean Beța	LB / RB	(1991-05-11) 11 May 1991 (age 33)	Sportul Studențesc
25	Constantin Mișelăricu	CB	(1989-09-25) 25 September 1989 (age 35)	Viitorul Constanța
37	Alexandru David	RB	(1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 33)	Brașov
40	Roberto Alecsandru	CB	(1996-09-13) 13 September 1996 (age 28)	Petrolul Academy
87	Constantin Costache	CB	(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 27)	Petrolul Academy
Midfielders
5	Dan Bucșa	DM	(1988-06-23) 23 June 1988 (age 36)	ASA Târgu Mureș
8	Karim Ziani	AM	(1982-08-17) 17 August 1982 (age 42)	Free agent
17	Abdellah Zoubir	AM / LW / RW	(1991-12-05) 5 December 1991 (age 32)	Istres
21	Ludovic Guerriero	DM	(1985-01-05) 5 January 1985 (age 39)	Free agent
23	Daniel Stana	LW	(1982-12-02) 2 December 1982 (age 41)	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
77	Bogdan Gavrilă	RW	(1992-02-06) 6 February 1992 (age 32)	Dinamo București
Forwards
9	Michele Paolucci	CF	(1986-02-06) 6 February 1986 (age 38)	Free agent
11	Marcos Michael	CF	(1991-06-13) 13 June 1991 (age 33)	Nea Salamina
14	Cosmin Daniel Lambru	CF	(1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 25)	Petrolul Academy
15	Janko Pacar	CF	(1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 34)	Servette FC
42	Victoraș Astafei	LW	(1987-07-06) 6 July 1987 (age 37)	Adana Demirspor
90	George Mareș	CF	(1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 28)	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.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
14	MF	Sanaa Altama	24	EU	Oțelul Galați	Transfer	Summer	2018	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
37	DF	Jérémy Faug-Porret	28	EU	Botoșani	Transfer	Summer	2018	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
87	MF	Ismail Ahmed Kadar Hassan	28	EU	Épinal	Transfer	Summer	2018	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
90	FW	Vlad Rusu	24	EU	Academica Argeș	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	Sport Online Ph
16	DF	Alexandru Benga	26	EU	Gabala	Transfer	Summer	2018	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
17	MF	Abdellah Zoubir	23	EU	Istres	Transfer	Summer	2018	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
8	MF	Adrian Ropotan	29	EU	Gabala	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
15	FW	Nicolae Milinceanu	22	EU	Rapid București	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
3	DF	Guillaume Rippert	30	EU	Lausanne-Sport	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
9	FW	Sofien Moussa	27	Non-EU	Étoile du Sahel	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
23	MF	Nicolas Farina	28	EU	Racing FC	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
11	FW	Petrișor Voinea	25	EU	Sun Pegasus	Transfer	Summer	2018	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
30	MF	Dacian Varga	30	EU	ASA Târgu Mureș	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
5	MF	Dan Bucșa	27	EU	ASA Târgu Mureș	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
6	DF	Alexandru Tudose	28	EU	Hoverla Uzhhorod	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
76	FW	Valentin Lemnaru	31	EU	Universitatea Cluj	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
3	DF	Viktor Genev	26	EU	St Mirren	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
11	MF	Fernando Velasco Salazar	30	EU	CD Leganés	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
14	DF	Cristian Pulhac	31	EU	Zawisza Bydgoszcz	Transfer	Winter	2016	Free
90	FW	George Mareș	19	EU	FC Brașov	Loan return	Winter	2018	Free
25	DF	Constantin Mișelăricu	26	EU	Viitorul Constanța	Transfer	Winter		Free
9	MF	Michele Paolucci	29	EU	Latina Calcio	Transfer	Winter	2016	Free	Mediafax
3	DF	Romain Inez	27	EU	Botev Plovdiv	Transfer	Winter		Free	Digisport
13	DF	Fabrice Begeorgi	29	EU	AC Ajaccio	Transfer	Winter		Free	DigiSport
15	FW	Janko Pacar	25	Non-EU	Servette FC	Transfer	Winter	2018	Free	Sport.ro
21	MF	Ludovic Guerriero	31	EU	Laval	Transfer	Winter		Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
6	DF	Giuseppe Prestia	22	EU	Parma	Transfer	Winter		Free	Gazeta Sporturilor
37	DF	Alexandru David	24	EU	FC Brașov	Transfer	Winter		Free	stiridesport.ro
12	GK	Iustin Popescu	22	EU	Dinamo București	Loan	Winter		Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
23	MF	Daniel Stana	33	EU	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț	Transfer	Winter		Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
77	MF	Bogdan Gavrilă	24	EU	Dinamo București	Loan	Winter	2016	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
11	FW	Marcos Michael	24	EU	Nea Salamina	Transfer	Winter		Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
8	MF	Karim Ziani	33	EU	Al-Fujairah SC	Transfer	Winter	2016	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
42	FW	Victoraș Astafei	28	EU	Adana Demirspor	Transfer	Winter	2016	Free	ziare.com

Out

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

Competitions

Liga I

Regular season


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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

Table

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]	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:

^ Petrolul Ploiești were deducted six points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.^{[citation needed]}

Position by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
Position	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Results by opponent

Team	Results		Points
Team	Home	Away	Points
ACS Poli Timișoara	1–1	0–1	1
ASA Târgu Mureș	0–1	1–1	1
Astra Giurgiu	0–1	1–3	0
Botoșani	2–1	1–2	3
CFR Cluj	1–0	0–1	3
Concordia Chiajna	1–1	2–2	2
CSMS Iași	1–2	0–1	0
Universitatea Craiova	0–1	0–2	0
Dinamo București	1–2	0–2	0
Pandurii Târgu Jiu	1–1	2–3	1
Steaua București	0–0	0–0	2
Viitorul Constanța	1–2	0–1	0
Voluntari	1–1	0–1	1

Last updated: 27 February 2016

Relegation round


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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

Table

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]	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^[b]	14	1	4	9	14	36	−22	20
14	Petrolul Ploiești (D, R)	14	4	2	8	9	18	−9	18	Not admitted to Liga II and revival in lower leagues

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points.
(D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ 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]
^ 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]

Position by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	L
Position	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Team	Results		Points
Team	Home	Away	Points
ACS Poli Timișoara	3–2	1–0	6
Botoșani	0–4	0–1	0
CFR Cluj	1–0	0–0	4
Concordia Chiajna	0–1	1–1	1
CSMS Iași	1–2	0–1	0
Universitatea Craiova	1–0	0-2	3
Voluntari	1–2	0–2	0

Last updated: 20 May 2016

Cupa României

Round of 32

23 September 2015	Unirea Tărlungeni	0–6	Petrolul Ploiești	Silviu Ploeșteanu, Brașov
		Report	Benga 30' Tamuz 38', 90' Varga 47' Milinceanu 78' Lemnaru 85'	Attendance: 400 Referee: Ionut Coza Man of the Match: Tamuz

Round of 16

27 October 2015	ACS Timișoara	2–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Dan Păltinișanu, Timișoara
	Hernández 40' (pen) Cânu 83'		Salazar 70'	Attendance: 1,000

Last updated: 1 December 2015

Cupa Ligii

Round of 16

9 September 2015	ACS Timișoara	1–0	Petrolul Ploiești	Dan Păltinișanu, Timișoara
	Elek 67'	Report		Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Adrian Cojocaru Man of the Match: Elek

Last updated: 9 September 2015

Squad statistics

Goals

Updated as of 20 May 2016

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

Pre-season and friendlies

23 June 2015 Friendly	Petrolul Ploiești	5–0	FK Cajetina	Zlatibor, Serbia
	Zoubir 14', 30' Chiriță 28', 34' Hadhria 52'	Report

25 June 2015 Friendly	Petrolul Ploiești	0–0	Vojvodina Novi Sad	Zlatibor, Serbia
		Report

28 June 2015 Friendly	Petrolul Ploiești	1–1	Spartak Zlatibor	Zlatibor, Serbia
	Nepomuceno 71'	Report	Dimitrijević 81'

30 June 2015 Friendly	Petrolul Ploiești	0–2	FK Jagodina	Zlatibor, Serbia
		Report	Šušnjar 30' (pen.) Radović 79'

3 July 2015 Friendly	Petrolul Ploiești	0–0	Mladost Lučani	Zlatibor, Serbia
		Report

Last updated: 3 July 2015

Notes and references

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
^ "Multumiri pentru votul de ieri" [Thanks for the yesterday's vote]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 12 June 2015.
^ "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.
^ "Două săptămâni la Zlatibor" [Two weeks in Zlatibor]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 17 June 2015.
^ "Adrian Ropotan a semnat cu FC Petrolul Ploiești" [Adrian Ropotan signed with FC Petrolul Ploiești]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 24 June 2015.
^ "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.
^ "Start încurajator: 0-0 pe "Arena Națională"" [Encouraging start: 0-0 at "National Arena"] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
^ "Echipă" [Squad]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 2 August 2015.
^ "Liga I 2015/2016 - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^ "CFR Cluj a intrat în insolvență!". Gazeta Sporturilor. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
^ "Cum se poate simplifica ecuația echipelor din Liga 1 care participă în cupele europene" (in Romanian). DigiSport. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
^ "E oficial! Rapid nu va juca în Liga 1 în sezonul viitor".

[table_hth_PET0.011030168277691-10] Petrolul Ploiești has been penalized with a deduction of six points for failure to comply with licensing requirements.

[table_note_PET0.87286131031479-12] Petrolul Ploiești were deducted six points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.^{[citation needed]}

[table_note_CFR0.59422611240029-16] 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]

[table_note_ACS0.59422611240029-18] 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]

[insolvency-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. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 12 July 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. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.

[11] "Echipă" [Squad]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 2 August 2015.

[13] "Liga I 2015/2016 - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

[Cluj_insolvency-14] "CFR Cluj a intrat în insolvență!". Gazeta Sporturilor. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

[European_cup-15] "Cum se poate simplifica ecuația echipelor din Liga 1 care participă în cupele europene" (in Romanian). DigiSport. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

[17] "E oficial! Rapid nu va juca în Liga 1 în sezonul viitor".

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v t e FC Petrolul Ploiești seasons
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1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950
1950s	1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Month by month review

June

July

Players

First team squad

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Liga I

Regular season

Table

Position by round

Results by opponent

Relegation round

Table

Position by round

Results by opponent

Cupa României

Round of 32

Round of 16

Cupa Ligii

Round of 16

Squad statistics

Goals

Pre-season and friendlies

See also

Notes and references