2019–20 FC Petrolul Ploiești season

Petrolul Ploiești
2019–20 season
Owner	Veolia; Petrolul Supporters Association
Chairman	Marius Stan
Manager	Flavius Stoican
Stadium	Ilie Oană
Cupa României	Third Round
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2018–19

The 2019–20 season will be the 90th season of competitive football by Petrolul Ploiești, and the 2nd in Liga II after an absence of 7 years, finishing fourth in the previous year. Petrolul Ploiești will compete in the Liga II and in Cupa României. The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Previous season positions[edit]

	Competition	Position
	Liga II	3rd
	Cupa României	Quarter-finals

Players[edit]

First team squad[edit]

As of 1 October 2019^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ROU	Cezar Lungu
3	MF	PAR	David Meza
4	DF	MDA	Petru Racu
5	DF	BRA	Walace
6	MF	ROU	Mădălin Mihăescu
7	MF	ROU	Alexandru Zaharia
8	MF	ROU	Cătălin Ștefănescu
9	FW	TUN	Hamza Younés
10	MF	ROU	Laurențiu Marinescu (Captain)
11	FW	ROU	Ianis Stoica (on loan from FCSB)
12	GK	ROU	Raul Avram
14	MF	ROU	Ionuț Cioinac
17	MF	ROU	Saim Tudor


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	ROU	Valentin Țicu
19	MF	ROU	Mario Bratu
20	DF	ROU	Ștefan Bărboianu
21	MF	ROU	Robert Enache
22	MF	ROU	Alexandru Munteanu
27	MF	ROU	Gabriel Deac
28	FW	ROU	Sergiu Arnăutu
29	FW	FRA	Guy Gnabouyou
30	DF	ROU	Antonio Manolache
33	DF	ROU	Cristian Sîrghi
35	GK	MDA	Cristian Apostolachi
77	MF	ROU	Bogdan Gavrilă
89	FW	ROU	Ștefan Blănaru

Loans out[edit]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	ROU	Mihai Velisar (to Gaz Metan Mediaș)
27	MF	ROU	Raul Bucur (to Sportul Snagov)
78	DF	ROU	Andrei Rus (to CSM Reșița)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ROU	Andrei Iacob (to Blejoi)
—	DF	ROU	Alberto Olaru (to Blejoi)
—	FW	ROU	Cosmin Lambru (to Blejoi)

Competitions[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Liga II	3 August 2019	–	Matchday 1	28	11	11	6	27	24	+3	039.29
Cupa României	August 2019	–	Fourth round	4	3	0	1	9	1	+8	075.00
Total				32	14	11	7	36	25	+11	043.75

Last updated: 17 November 2019
Source: Competitions

Liga II[edit]

The Liga II fixture list was announced in July 2019.

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
3	Turris Turnu Măgurele (Q)	22	11	6	5	36	25	+11	39	Qualification to Promotion play-offs
4	Argeș Pitești (Q)	23	10	8	5	34	25	+9	38
5	Petrolul Ploiești (Q)	23	10	8	5	23	20	+3	38
6	Rapid București (Q)	23	10	7	6	32	20	+12	37
7	Metaloglobus București	23	10	7	6	28	20	+8	37

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2020. Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.^[2]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results by round[edit]

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

Updated to match(es) played on November 2019. Source: https://ro.soccerway.com/national/romania/liga-ii/20192020/regular-season/r54197/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss

4 August 2019 (2019-08-04) 1	Metaloglobus București	1–2	Petrolul Ploiești	Colentina, Bucharest
13:30 EEST (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Colentina Attendance: 1,000 (500 Away)

12 August 2019 (2019-08-12) 2	Petrolul Ploiești	0–3	UTA Arad	Ploiești
18:00 EET (UTC+3)		Report	C.Rus 36' (pen) Buhăcianu 90' Lorenzi 94'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 6,000

18 August 2019 (2019-08-18) 3	Dunărea Călărași	1–3	Petrolul Ploiești	Călărași
15:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Gliga 89'	Report	Arnăutu 14', 30' Zaharia 55'	Stadium: Ion Comșa Attendance: 400 (100 Away)

26 August 2019 (2019-08-26) 4	Farul Constanța	0–0	Petrolul Ploiești	Constanța
18:00EEST (UTC+3)				Stadium: Farul Attendance: 2,000 (250 Away)

7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 6	Ripensia Timișoara	0–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Timișoara
19:45 EEST (UTC+3)			Munteanu 28'	Stadium: Ciarda Roșie Attendance: 400

16 September 2019 (2019-09-16) 7	Petrolul Ploiești	1–1	Sportul Snagov	Ploiești
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Arnăutu 30'		Stoica 90'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 4,000 (0 Away)

20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) 8	Universitatea Cluj	4–0	Petrolul Ploiești	Cluj-Napoca
18:00 EET (UTC+3)	Gavra 51' Florescu 76' (pen.) Taub 85' Burghele 91'	Report		Stadium: Cluj Arena Attendance: 3,000(80 Away)

1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) 9	Petrolul Ploiești	0–0	Mioveni	Ploiești
17:45 EEST (UTC+3)				Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 4,000

5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 10	CS Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu	0–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Târgu Jiu
12:00 EET (UTC+3)		Report	Oita 48' (og.)	Stadium: Municipal Teren 2 Attendance: 1,000(50 Away)

13 October 2019 (2019-10-13) 11	Petrolul Ploiești	3–0	ASC Daco-Getica București	Ploiești
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Cioinac 3' Țicu 13' Arnăutu 73'	Report		Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 4,000(0 Away)

16 October 2019 (2019-10-16) 12	FC Rapid	1–0	Petrolul Ploiești	Regie, Bucharest
16:00 EET (UTC+3)	Manole 80'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Regie Attendance: 9,000(1,000 Away)

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 13	Petrolul Ploiești	3–0	CS Concordia Chiajna	Ploiești
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 1,000(0 Away)

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 15	Petrolul Ploiești	1–0	ASU Politehnica Timișoara	Ploiești
11:30 EET (UTC+3)				Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 2,000(50 Away)

5 November 2019 (2019-11-05) 5	Petrolul Ploiești	1–0	Miercurea Ciuc	Ploiești
17:45 EET (UTC+3)				Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 2,000(0 Away)

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 16	CSM Reșița	1–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Reșița
11:00 EET (UTC+3)				Stadium: Mircea Chivu Attendance: 700(50 Away)

12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) 17	Petrolul Ploiești	3–1	Viitorul Târgu Jiu	Ploiești
19:30 EET (UTC+3)				Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 2,000(0 Away)

17 November 2019 (2019-11-17) 18	FC Argeș	1–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Pitești
12:00 EET (UTC+3)	Blejdea 10'	Report	Arnăutu 57'	Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin Attendance: 1,000 (60 Away) Referee: Marian Barbu
Note: The game was postponed from saturday to sunday due to intense fog. Away attendance was changed from 400 to 60 Petrolul fans.

17 November 2019 (2019-11-17) 14	Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele	1–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Turnu Măgurele
19:30EEST (UTC+3)				Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Attendance: 2,000 (35 Away)

25 November 2019 (2019-11-25) 19	Petrolul Ploiești	0–1	Gloria Buzău	Ploiești
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)				Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 2,000

2 December 2019 (2019-12-02) 20	Petrolul Ploiești	0–0	Metaloglobus București	Ploiești
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)				Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 2,000 (0 Away)

8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) 21	UTA Arad	0–3	Petrolul Ploiești	Arad
13:00 EEST (UTC+3)				Stadium: Motorul Attendance: 4,000 (20 Away)

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 22	Petrolul Ploiești	2–0	Dunărea Călărași	Ploiești
12:00 EEST (UTC+3)				Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 4,670 (30 Away)

Cupa Romaniei[edit]

September 2019 Fourth round	Sportul Snagov	0–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Ghermănești
EEST (UTC+3)				Stadium: Voința

25 September 2019 Round of 32	Industria Galda	0–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Galda de Jos
16:30 EEST (UTC+3)			Younes Hamza	Stadium: Galda Arena

30 October 2019 Round of 16	Sănătatea Cluj-Napoca	0–7	Petrolul Ploiești	Cluj-Napoca
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)				Stadium: Cluj Arena Attendance: 500

March 2020 Round of 8	Petrolul Ploiești	v	Sepsi OSK	Ploiești
EEST (UTC+3)				Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Liga II		Cupa Romaniei
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ROU	Cezar Lungu	2	0	2	0	0	0
12	GK	ROU	Raul Avram	2	0	2	0	0	0
35	GK	MDA	Cristian Apostolach	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
4	DF	MDA	Petru Racu	1	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF	BRA	Walace Alves da Silva	4	0	4	0	0	0
20	DF	ROU	Ștefan Bărboianu	4	0	4	0	0	0
18	DF	ROU	Valentin Țicu	4	0	4	0	0	0
30	DF	ROU	Antonio Manolache	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	ROU	Cristian Sîrghi	4	0	4	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ROU	Mădălin Mihăescu	3	0	3	0	0	0
7	MF	ROU	Alexandru Zaharia	4	1	4	1	0	0
8	MF	ROU	Cătălin Ștefănescu	2	0	2	0	0	0
9	MF	PAR	David Meza	4	0	4	0	0	0
10	MF	ROU	Laurențiu Marinescu	4	0	4	0	0	0
14	MF	ROU	Ionuț Cioinac	3	0	3	0	0	0
17	MF	ROU	Șaim Tudor	1	0	1	0	0	0
19	MF	ROU	Mario Bratu	4	1	4	1	0	0
21	MF	ROU	Robert Enache	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	ROU	Alexandru Munteanu	2	0	2	0	0	0
84	MF	ROU	Mihai Constantinescu	1	0	1	0	0	0
Forwards
11	FW	ROU	Ianis Stoica	3	0	3	0	0	0
28	FW	ROU	Sergiu Arnăutu	4	2	4	2	0	0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 13 August 2019
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers[edit]

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Liga II	Cupa României	Total
Own goal					0	0	0
Totals					0	0	0

Last updated: August 2019

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Liga II	Cupa României	Total
Totals					0	0	0

Last updated: August 2019

Youth program[edit]

FC Petrolul Ploiești U19[edit]

Managers[edit]

Position	Name
Manager	Gheorghe Liliac

Current squad[edit]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ROU	Petru Marinache
—	GK	ROU	Șt. Georgescu
—	DF	ROU	D. Ardic
—	DF	ROU	Ed. Smaranda
—	DF	ROU	A. Șerban
—	DF	ROU	A. Popa
—	DF	ROU	O. Chițescu
—	DF	ROU	D. Stoica
—	MF	ROU	E. Badea
—	MF	ROU	M. Stroe


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ROU	R. Simionescu
—	MF	ROU	D. Enache
—	FW	ROU	A. Căciulă
—	FW	ROU	Șt. Ioniță
—	FW	ROU	M. Constantinescu
—	FW	ROU	F. Sotir
—	FW	ROU	Cojocaru

Competitions[edit]

Campionatul Național U19[edit]

2019 1	FC Petrolul Ploiești U19	3–6	FC Rapid București U19
EEST (UTC+3)

2019 2	FC Astra Ploiești U19	2–2	FC Petrolul Ploiești U19
EEST (UTC+3)

2019 3	FC Petrolul Ploiești U19	15–0	Liceul Tehnologic Sf. Pantelimon U19
EEST (UTC+3)

2019 4	FC Petrolul Ploiești U19	4–0	ACS Petrosport Ploiesti U19
EEST (UTC+3)

2019 5	CSM Ploieşti U19	0–7	FC Petrolul Ploiești U19
EEST (UTC+3)

2019 6	FC Petrolul Ploiești U19	5–0	ACS Prosport Academy U19
EEST (UTC+3)

2019 7	AFC Progresul 1944 Spartac București U19	1–0	FC Petrolul Ploiești U19
EEST (UTC+3)

2019 8	FC Rapid București U19	3–0	FC Petrolul Ploiești U19
EEST (UTC+3)

2019 9	FC Petrolul Ploiești U19	4–3	FC Astra Ploiești U19
EEST (UTC+3)

2019 10	Liceul Tehnologic Sf. Pantelimon U19	2–6	FC Petrolul Ploiești U19
EEST (UTC+3)

2019 11	ACS Petrosport Ploiesti U19	1–9	FC Petrolul Ploiești U19
EEST (UTC+3)

2019 12	FC Petrolul Ploiești U19	v	CSM Ploieşti U19
EEST (UTC+3)

References[edit]

^ "Prima echipă" [First team squad] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Liga I 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

External links[edit]

[1] "Prima echipă" [First team squad] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[2] "Liga I 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

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