1998–99 FC Oțelul Galați season
| 1998–99 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Mihai Stoica |
| Manager | Vasile Simionaş |
| Divizia A | 6th |
| Cupa României | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Tănase (10) All: Tănase (10) Balint (3) Guriță (3) Ion (3) Ion (3) Mihalache (3) Nemțanu (3) Oprea (3) Spirea (3) Cernat (2) Maleş (2) Pelin (2) Ştefan (2) Tofan (2) |
Competitions
Divizia A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Argeș Pitești | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 64 | |
| 5 | Bacău | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 62 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | Oțelul Galați | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 55[a] | |
| 7 | Național București | 34 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 55[a] | |
| 8 | Petrolul Ploiești | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 53 |
Source: LT (in Romanian)
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) number of goals scored.
Notes:
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) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Results by round
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 35 | −15 |
Matches
| 1 August 1998 Matchday 1 | Foresta Fălticeni | 1–2 | Oțelul Galați | Fălticeni |
Gheorghe  43' (pen.) |
Guriță 23' Ștefan 45' (pen.) |
Stadium: Foresta Referee: Florin Chivulete |
| 7 August 1998 Matchday 2 | Oțelul Galați | 3–2 | Progresul București | Galați |
| Mihalache 43' Pelin 66'Ion 79' |
Pigulea 20' Butoiu 60' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Marcel Lică |
| 15 August 1998 Matchday 3 | Olimpia Satu Mare | 0–1 | Oțelul Galați | Satu Mare |
| Guriță 67' |
Stadium: Olimpia Referee: Gheorghe Moise |
| 21 August 1998 Matchday 4 | Oțelul Galați | 1–1 | Astra Ploiești | Galați |
| Ion 85' |
Beraru 68' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Iosif Biro |
| 29 August 1998 Matchday 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–1 | Oțelul Galați | Craiova |
| Nemțanu 90' |
Stadium: Oblemenco Referee: Aron Huzu |
| 12 September 1998 Matchday 6 | Oțelul Galați | 5–0 | Universitatea Cluj | Galați |
| Tănase 6' Tănase 40'Tănase 46' (pen.)Ion 54'Ion 67' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Adrian Stoica |
| 19 September 1998 Matchday 7 | FC Argeş Piteşti | 2–1 | Oțelul Galați | Piteşti |
| Barbu 44' Barbu 45' |
Pelin 70' |
Stadium: FC Argeș Referee: Marian Salomir |
| 26 September 1998 Matchday 8 | Oțelul Galați | 3–0 | FC Oneşti | Galați |
| Ştefan 39' (pen.) Nemțanu 63'Maleş 67' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Florin Chivulete |
| 4 October 1998 Matchday 9 | Rapid București | 3–0 | Oțelul Galați | București |
| Niculescu 27' (pen.) Niculescu 38' |
Tofan Own work by 65. | Stadium: Giulești Referee: Iosif Biro |
| 17 October 1998 Matchday 10 | Oțelul Galați | 4–0 | CSM Școlar Reșița | Galați |
| Ion 24' Spirea 60'Spirea 76'Balint 85' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Aron Huzu |
| 24 October 1998 Matchday 11 | Steaua București | 2–0 | Oțelul Galați | București |
| Dănciulescu 2' Lăcătuș 66' |
Stadium: Ghencea Referee: Sorin Vădana |
| 31 October 1998 Matchday 12 | Oțelul Galați | 0–1 | FCM Bacău | Galați |
| Petcu 79' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Marian Salomir |
| 7 November 1998 Matchday 13 | Petrolul Ploieşti | 2–0 | Oțelul Galați | Ploiești |
| Onuț 19' (pen.) Onuț 52' (pen.) |
Stadium: Ilie Oană Referee: Constantin Zotta |
| 14 November 1998 Matchday 14 | Oțelul Galați | 1–2 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | Galați |
| Balint 43' |
Matei 55' Alistar 72' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Adrian Stoica |
| 21 November 1998 Matchday 15 | Farul Constanța | 0–1 | Oțelul Galați | Constanța |
| Tănase 48' |
Stadium: Farul Referee: Valeriu Ioniță |
| 28 November 1998 Matchday 16 | Gloria Bistrița | 2–1 | Oțelul Galați | Bistrița |
| Ganea 65' (pen.) Ganea 84' (pen.) |
Tănase 17' |
Stadium: Gloria Referee: Marcel Savaniu |
| 6 December 1998 Matchday 17 | Oțelul Galați | 2–1 | Dinamo București | Galați |
| Ion 72' Tănase 90' |
Lupescu 55' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Marcel Lică |
| 6 March 1999 Matchday 18 | Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | Foresta Fălticeni | Galați |
| Balint 53' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Constantin Zotta |
| 14 March 1999 Matchday 19 | Progresul București | 0–1 | Oțelul Galați | București |
| Maleş 89' |
Stadium: Cotroceni Referee: Sorin Corpodean |
| 17 March 1999 Matchday 20 | Oțelul Galați | 2–0 | Olimpia Satu Mare | Galați |
| Oprea 4' Oprea 19' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Florin Chivulete |
| 20 March 1999 Matchday 21 | Astra Ploieşti | 3–1 | Oțelul Galați | Ploieşti |
| Dăscălescu 13' Dăscălescu 34' |
Pelin Own work by 46. Tănase 61' |
Stadium: Astra Referee: Sorin Altmayer |
| 3 April 1999 Matchday 22 | Oțelul Galați | 4–0 | Universitatea Craiova | Galați |
| Mihalache 2' Spirea 38'Tănase 67'Baștină 69' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Marcel Lică |
| 10 April 1999 Matchday 23 | Universitatea Cluj | 0–2 | Oțelul Galați | Cluj |
| Tofan 25' Tofan 35' |
Stadium: Cluj Arena Referee: Constantin Ene |
| 17 April 1999 Matchday 24 | Oțelul Galați | 1–1 | FC Argeş Piteşti | Galați |
| Nemțanu 7' |
Bratu 85' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Valeriu Ioniță |
| 21 April 1999 Matchday 25 | FC Onești | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați | Oneşti |
| Scânteie 89' |
Stadium: Onești Referee: Cristian Marinescu |
| 25 April 1999 Matchday 26 | Oțelul Galați | 0–1 | Rapid București | Galați |
| Mutică 75' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Marcel Lică |
| 1 May 1999 Matchday 27 | CSM Școlar Reșița | 2–3 | Oțelul Galați | Reşița |
| Szijj 11' (pen.) Pogăcean 27' |
Cernat 26' Cernat 37'Tănase 58' |
Stadium: Mircea Chivu Referee: Laszlo Sajtos |
| 8 May 1999 Matchday 28 | Oțelul Galați | 2–0 | Steaua București | Galați |
| Mihalache 24' Oprea 61' (pen.) |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Sorin Altmayer |
| 12 May 1999 Matchday 29 | FCM Bacău | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați | Bacău |
| Bolfă 45' |
Stadium: Municipal Referee: Constantin Zotta |
| 15 May 1999 Matchday 30 | Oțelul Galați | 0–1 | Petrolul Ploieşti | Galați |
| Onuț 62' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Sorin Vădana |
| 22 May 1999 Matchday 31 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 1–1 | Oțelul Galați | Piatra Neamț |
| Marc 13' |
Tănase 45' |
Stadium: Ceahlăul Referee: Valeriu Ioniță |
| 26 May 1999 Matchday 32 | Oțelul Galați | 2–1 | Farul Constanța | Galați |
| Guriță 20' Niță 62' (pen.) |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Anton Heleşteanu |
| 29 May 1999 Matchday 33 | Oțelul Galați | 0–0 | Gloria Bistrița | Galați |
| Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Sorin Corpodean |
| 12 June 1999 Matchday 34 | Dinamo București | 2–1 | Oțelul Galați | București |
| Gane 38' Kiriță 88' |
Silian 3' |
Stadium: Dinamo Referee: Marian Dorobanțu |
Cupa României
| 21 October 1998 Round of 32 | Crişul Aleşd | 0–5 | Oțelul Galați | Aleşd |
| Tănase 40' Tănase 49'Maleş 64'Maleş 88'Pelin 68' |
Stadium: Aleşd Referee: Marcel Savaniu |
| 18 November 1998 Round of 16 | Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | Sportul Studențesc | Buzău |
| Niță 74' |
Stadium: Gloria Referee: Sorin Altmayer |
| 2 December 1998 Quarter-finals | FCM Bacău | 2–0 | Oțelul Galați | Bacău |
| Ardeleanu 28' Pavel 74' |
Stadium: Municipal Referee: Gheorghe Moise |
| 9 December 1998 Semi-finals | Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | FCM Bacău | Galați |
| Tofan 5' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Florin Chivulete |
Players
Transfers
In
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | DF |
|
Mozacu | 22 | EU | Olimpia Satu Mare | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | ||
| - | FW |
|
Oprea | 26 | EU | FC Onești | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CM |
|
Baştină | 25 | EU | Petrolul Ploiești | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF |
|
Guriță | 25 | EU | Foresta Fălticeni | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | DF |
|
Alexa | 24 | EU | Tiraspol 
|
Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF |
|
Niță | 21 | EU | Corvinul | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CB |
|
Ghionea | 19 | EU | Dunărea Galați | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF |
|
Buteseacă | 19 | EU | Dunărea Galați | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CM |
|
Cernat | 18 | EU | Dunărea Galați | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CM |
|
Muha | 19 | EU | Dunărea Galați | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF |
|
Bogdan | 19 | EU | Dunărea Galați | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - |
|
Ghinea | EU | Dunărea Galați | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||||
| - | CM |
|
Higlău | EU | Dunărea Galați | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | |||
| - | DF |
|
Ariton | 19 | EU | Dunărea Galați | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - |
|
Van Caval | 19 | EU | Dunărea Galați | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | |||
| - | DF |
|
Miloiu | EU | Dunărea Galați | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | |||
| - | CM |
|
Negraru | 19 | EU | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | |||
| - | CF |
|
Silian | EU | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||||
| - | CM |
|
Gugoaşă | EU | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||||
| - | CF |
|
Oană | 26 | EU | Gloria Bistrița | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF |
|
Basalâc | 17 | EU | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | |||
| - | CM |
|
Frunză | 20 | EU | Dunărea Galați | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
Out
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | DF |
|
Bosânceanu | 31 | EU | Rocar București | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF |
|
Niță | 21 | EU | Cimentul Fieni | Loan | Winter | Undisclosed | ||
| - | DM |
|
Arhire | 22 | EU | Pohang Steelers 
|
Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF |
|
Ion | 30 | EU | VfL Bochum 
|
Transfer | Autumn | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF |
|
State | 30 | EU | Farul Constanța | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | DF |
|
Brătianu | 30 | EU | Farul Constanța | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF |
|
Stanciu | 23 | EU | ASA Târgu Mureș | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CM |
|
Frunză | 20 | EU | Cimentul Fieni | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.