2004–05 FC Oțelul Galați season

In December 2004, with 2 months left on his contract,

Mihai Stoichiţă was announced^[3]

Competitions

Friendlies

30 June 2004	Braşov
		(Report)	Oprea ,

3 July 2004	Braşov
	Bălan	(Report)	Tănase Danciu

10 July 2004	Constanţa
		(Report)	Negru 35'	Stadium: Farul

6 February 2005 Greece	Oțelul Galați	Thessaloniki
	? 85'	(Report)

8 February 2005 Greece	Oțelul Galați	Thessaloniki
15:00		(Report)	Munteanu 70' Tănase 85'

12 February 2005 Greece	Oțelul Galați	Thessaloniki
12:00		(Report)	Iacob 75'

17 February 2005	Conpet Ploieşti	1–2	Ploieşti
	?	(Report)	Tănase 40' (pen.) Alexandru 60'

19 February 2005	Ploieşti
		(Report)	Izvoranu 30' Alexandru 71'	Stadium: Ilie Oană

23 February 2005	Oțelul Galați	Brăila
		(Report)	Oprea 30' Alexandru 90'	Stadium: Progresul

26 February 2005	Oțelul Galați	Smârdan, Galați
11:00		(Report)	Iacob 11' Tănase 57' (pen. )

5 March 2005	Oțelul Galați	Brăila
11:00	Dorobanţu 89'	(Report)	Balauru 17' Alexandru 18'

UEFA Cup

15 July 2004 1st QR 1st leg	Constanţa
20:00	Iacob 26' Apostol 44', 44'	(Report)	Dhëmbi 45'	Stadium: Farul Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Siniša Zrnić

29 July 2004 1st QR 2nd leg	Oțelul Galați	Tirana
19:00	Rigers Qosja 23' Poçi 63'	(Report)	Danciu 21' (pen.), 80' Rohat 37' Aldea 69'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Attendance: 100 Referee: José Luis Mengual Prades

12 August 2004 2nd QR 1st leg	Constanţa
20:00	Oprea 21' Cernea 40'	(Report)	Ilić 55'	Stadium: Farul Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Fritz Stuchlik

26 August 2004 2nd QR 2nd leg	Oțelul Galați	Belgrade
20:30	Milović 22' Radonjić 29' Brnović 63' Radović 65'	(Report)	Mozacu 15' Crăciun 67' Cernea 76'	Stadium: Partizan Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

Liga 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Politehnica Timișoara	30	13	6	11	37	34	+3	45^[a]
7	Sportul Studențesc București	30	12	9	9	37	27	+10	45^[a]
8	Oțelul Galați	30	12	4	14	33	44	−11	40
9	Politehnica Iași	30	10	8	12	28	41	−13	38
10	Argeș Pitești	30	8	12	10	32	37	−5	36^[b]

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:

^ ^a ^b TIM 2–0 SPO; SPO 0–0 TIM
^ ARG 2–0 CFR; CFR 1–1 ARG

Results 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	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	W
Position	15	15	15	14	11	11	14	10	9	10	9	10	8	9	8	7	7	7	9	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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
30	12	4	14	31	32	−1	40	10	2	3	16	8	+8	2	2	11	15	24	−9

Matches

1 August 2004 Matchday 1	Oțelul Galați	Bacău
20:00	Goian 43' Tănasă 59' Lovin 86' Croitoru 89'	(Report)	Danciu 67' Munteanu 85'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Augustus Constantin

7 August 2004 Matchday 2	Ploieşti
20:00	Nanu 71' Gheară 73' Mozacu 85'	(Report)	Coman 61' Dică 83' Valerică Mircea Stan 87'	Stadium: Astra Attendance: 400 Referee: Sebastian Colţescu

21 August 2004 Matchday 4	Farul Constanţa	Galați
18:00	Iacob 6' Aldea 29' Mărginean 45' Gheară 74' Cernea 76'	(Report)	Paşcovici 16' Mihai 60'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ionică Serea

29 August 2004 Matchday 5	Oțelul Galați	Timișoara
20:00	Voicu 4' Constantinescu 9' Poenaru 50'	(Report)	Tănase 5' Aldea 85'	Stadium: Dan Păltinişanu Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu

11 September 2004 Matchday 6	Sportul Studenţesc	Galați
17:00	Iacob 38', 90+4'	(Report)	Cruceru 70' Bălan 83'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Marian Salomir

19 September 2004 Matchday 7	Bistriţa
17:00	Coroian 47', 70' Costin 56' Cornea 83'	(Report)	Danciu 24' 65' Munteanu 49' Mărginean 61'	Stadium: Gloria Attendance: 300 Referee: Anton Heleşteanu

26 September 2004 Matchday 8	Politehnica Iaşi	Galați
17:00	Nanu 40' Munteanu 64' Crăciun 65' Rohat 69' Aldea 90+1'	(Report)	Toma 44'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu

2 October 2004 Matchday 9	Oțelul Galați	1–0	Rapid București	Galați
15:00	Iacob 78', 88'	(Report)		Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sorin Corpodean

17 October 2004 Matchday 10	Oțelul Galați	Bucharest
20:45	Neaga 69', 70' Cristea 90'	(Report)	Oprea 45'	Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Sebastian Colţescu

24 October 2004 Matchday 11	Apulum Alba Iulia	Galați
15:00	Munteanu 5', 15', 72' Călin 18' Mărginean 44'	(Report)	Dionisiu Miron Bumb 18' Cristian Hardău 73'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Marian Salomir

31 October 2004 Matchday 12	Oțelul Galați	Cluj-Napoca
15:00	Bruncević 88' (pen.)	(Report)	Izvoranu 19' Aldea 37'	Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sorin Corpodean

3 November 2004 Matchday 3	Braşov
14:00	Nicolae 26' Dăscălescu 42' Brujan 45' Robert Barna Dani 47' Claudiu Sărmăşan 50' Surdu 84'	(Report)	Iacob 25' Rohat 81'	Stadium: Silviu Ploieşteanu Attendance: 300 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu

Oțelul Galați v Dinamo București

6 November 2004 Matchday 13	Oțelul Galați	2–0	Dinamo București	Galați
14:00	Badea 83' (o.g. )	(Report)	Grigorie 83'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ionică Serea

20 November 2004 Matchday 14	Oțelul Galați	Bucharest
15:00	Srhoj 33' Savu 72'	(Report)	Crăciun 49'	Stadium: Cotroceni Attendance: 300 Referee: Cristian Balaj

27 November 2004 Matchday 15	Universitatea Craiova	Galați
14:00	Iacob 70' Crăciun 76'	(Report)	Bundea 15' Dobre 63' Daouda 90'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Augustus Constantin

Oțelul Galați v FCM Bacău

12 March 2005 Matchday 16	Oțelul Galați	1–0	FCM Bacău	Galați
15:00	Nanu 83'	(Report)	Tănasă 11' Geamăn 22' Ganea 61'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu

20 March 2005 Matchday 17	Piteşti
14:00	Tănasă 38'	(Report)	Bădescu 13' Ghidarcea 34' 75'	Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Marian Salomir

Oțelul Galați v FC Brașov

3 April 2005 Matchday 18	Oțelul Galați	1–1	FC Brașov	Galați
16:00	Oprea 65' Munteanu 89'	(Report)	László Balint 35' Bodea 90'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor

8 April 2005 Matchday 19	Constanţa
20:00	Cristocea 56' Farmache 61'	(Report)	Munteanu 7' Rohat 35' Crăciun 62'	Stadium: Farul Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sebastian Colţescu

16 April 2005 Matchday 20	FC Timişoara	Galați
17:00	Oprea 65' Rohat 81' Cernea 90+2'	(Report)	Stancu 31' Petre 62' Contra 65' Rus 85' Coman 87'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Sorin Corpodean

23 April 2005 Matchday 21	Oțelul Galați	Bucharest
17:00	Bucur 2', 17', 35' (pen.) Bălan 90+1' Ferfelea 90+2'	Report)	Iacob 57' Aldea 88'	Stadium: Regie Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Anton Heleşteanu

27 April 2005 Matchday 22	Gloria Bistriţa	Galați
17:00	Iacob 15', 18' Aldea 16' Izvoranu 87'	(Report)	Pelecaci 78'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sebastian Colţescu

30 April 2005 Matchday 23	Iaşi
17:00	Tiberiu Beceru 51' Bâlbă 80' Rednic 83'	(Report)	Bădescu 81'	Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj

4 May 2005 Matchday 24	Oțelul Galați	Bucharest
21:30	Stancu 74' Moldovan 86'	(Report)		Stadium: Giuleşti Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Lucian Dan

8 May 2005 Matchday 25	Steaua București	Galați
17:00	Bădescu 28' Tănase 70' Cernea 89'	(Report)		Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Sebastian Colţescu

13 May 2005 Matchday 26	Oțelul Galați	Alba Iulia
18:00	Constantin Dan Găldean 39' Adrian Constantin Popescu 50' Remus George Chivescu 58'	(Report)	Oprea 73' Izvoranu 75'	Stadium: Cetate Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Tiberiu Lajos

Oțelul Galați v CFR Cluj

18 May 2005 Matchday 27	Oțelul Galați	1–2	CFR Cluj	Galați
17:00	Iacob 68'	(Report)	Ţurcaş 83'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu

21 May 2005 Matchday 28	Oțelul Galați	Bucharest
20:15	Bălţoi 20' Niculescu 45' 52'	(Report)	Rohat 44'	Stadium: Dinamo Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Anton Heleşteanu

28 May 2005 Matchday 29	Naţional București	Galați
17:00	Bădescu 36'	(Report)	Radu 37' Chihaia 61' Thwaite 78' Savu 80' Liţă 84'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Victor Berbecaru

11 June 2005 Matchday 30	Oțelul Galați	Craiova
17:00		(Report)	Bădescu 41' Tănase 43' Balauru 48' Rohat 65' Alexandru 73'	Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 200 Referee: Viorel Sandu

Cupa României

13 October 2004 Round of 32	Botoşani
14:00		(Report)	Iacob 22'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Aurelian Simion

27 October 2004 Round of 16	Oțelul Galați	Sfântu Gheorghe
14:00	Soporan 65'	(Report)	Munteanu 90'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Victor Berbecaru
	Penalties
	M. Popescu Soporan Giurgiu Damian Goga		Dragomir Izvoranu

10 November 2004 Quarter-final 1st leg	Farul Constanţa	Galați
14:00	Iacob 62', 74' Aldea 70'	(Report)	Guriţă 10', 75' Paşcovici 42'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor

1 December 2004 Quarter-final 2nd leg	Constanţa
12:00	Şchiopu 43'	(Report)	Iacob 45' Rohat 53' Tudose 90'	Stadium: Farul Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Marian Salomir

Players

Squad statistics

				Total			Divizia A		Cupa României		UEFA Cup
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
–	FW		Aldea	9	22	3	16	2	2		4	1
–			Alexandru		3	1	3	1
–			Apostol	1	1	1					1	1
–			Balauru	5	11		11
–	GK		Barbu	16	17		14		3
–			Bădescu	13	15	3	15	3
–			Călin	4	12		10		2
–			Cernea	22	22		17		1		4
–			Crăciun	22	27	1	21	1	4		2
–			Danciu	17	17	2	11		2		4	2
–			Dobre	2	2						2
–			Dragomir	23	29		26		2		1
–			Gheară	7	10	1	7	1			3
–			Ghidarcea	6	6		6
–	FW		Iacob	35	35	16	28	13	3	2	4	1
–			Izvoranu	22	31	2	25	2	4		2
–			Macare	1	3		2		1
–			Mărginean	26	32	1	25	1	3		4
–			Mozacu	12	27		21		4		2
–			Munteanu	35	35	4	27	3	4	1	4
–			Nanu	28	29	1	22		3		4	1
–			Negru	3	6	1	2		2		2	1
–			Nemţanu		1		1
–			Oprea	19	31	1	24	1	3		4
–			Rohat	37	37	2	29	1	4		4	1
–			Tănase	34	36	1	28	1	4		4
–			Toporan	5	7		5		2
–			Tudose		2		1		1
–			Zeciu	14	14		14

Last updated: 11 March 2010
Source: RomanianSoccer and Viaţa Liberă
Ordered by player name
0 shown as blank

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
–	LM	Tănase	33	EU	Argeș Pitești	Transfer	Summer		Undisclosed	^[5]
–	RM	Crăciun	31	EU	Petrolul Ploiești	Transfer	Summer		Undisclosed	^[6]
–	[[\|S]]	Iacob	23	EU	Rapid București	Transfer	Summer		Undisclosed	^[7]
–	CB	Nemţanu	30	EU	Progresul București	Transfer	Summer		Undisclosed	^[7]
–	LB	Mozacu	27	EU	Brașov	Transfer	Summer		Undisclosed	^[7]
–	CB	Toporan	25	EU	Petrolul Ploiești	Loan	Summer		Undisclosed	^[7]
–	AM	Bădescu	26	EU	Naftex Burgas	Transfer	Winter		Undisclosed	^[8]
–	CB	Zeciu	27	EU	Pyunik	Transfer	Winter		Undisclosed	^[8]
–	RB	Ghidarcea	26	EU	Laminorul	Transfer	Winter		Undisclosed	^[9]
–	RM	Balauru	24	EU	Unirea Alba Iulia	Transfer	Winter		Undisclosed	^[9]
–	[[\|S]]	Alexandru	27	EU	Gloria Bistrița	Transfer	Winter		Undisclosed	^[9]
–	MF	Scarlat	21	EU	Mechel	Transfer	Winter	2005	Undisclosed	^[9]

Out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
–	[[\|S]]	Ilie	27	EU	Universitatea Craiova	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	^[10]
–	CB	Ghionea	25	EU	Steaua București	Loan end	Summer	–	^[10]
–	WI	Orac	19	EU	Steaua București	Loan end	Summer	–	^[10]
–	RB	Toma	28	EU		Released	Summer	–	^[5]
–	CB	Pelin	35	EU		Released	Summer	–	^[5]
–	RM	Apostol	23	EU	Farul Constanța	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	^[7]
–	AM	Danciu	27	EU	Argeș Pitești	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	^[9]
–	[[\|S]]	Negru	28	EU	Oltul Slatina	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	^[9]
–	AM	Călin	31	EU		Released	Winter	–	^[9]
–	CB	Nemţanu	31	EU		Released	Winter	–	^[9]

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.

References

^ "Nicu Boghici, in tratative cu Marius Lacatus si Panduru". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Viorel Anghelinei – în fruntea CF Otelul". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Stoichitã a semnat cu Otelul". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 23 January 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ some sources list Niculescu as the 52nd min scorer
^ ^a ^b ^c "Otelul va juca meciurile din Cupa UEFA la Constanta". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "In urmatoarele zile, lotul Otelului ar putea suferi cateva modificari importante". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ""Otelarii" – gata de start!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 31 July 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ""Legiunea armeana" devine... sarba". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 3 February 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Antrenori si jucãtori noi". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mircea Ilie a fost transferat la Universitatea Craiova!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation at rsssf.com
Divizia A at romaniansoccer.ro

[table_hth_TIM0.0069399485396873-4] TIM 2–0 SPO; SPO 0–0 TIM

[table_hth_ARG0.0069399485396873-5] ARG 2–0 CFR; CFR 1–1 ARG

[1] "Nicu Boghici, in tratative cu Marius Lacatus si Panduru". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[2] "Viorel Anghelinei – în fruntea CF Otelul". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[3] "Stoichitã a semnat cu Otelul". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 23 January 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[6] some sources list Niculescu as the 52nd min scorer

[uefa_constanta-7] "Otelul va juca meciurile din Cupa UEFA la Constanta". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[8] "In urmatoarele zile, lotul Otelului ar putea suferi cateva modificari importante". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[gata_de_start-9] ""Otelarii" – gata de start!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 31 July 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[legiunea-10] ""Legiunea armeana" devine... sarba". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 3 February 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[jucatori_noi-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Antrenori si jucãtori noi". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[plecari-12] "Mircea Ilie a fost transferat la Universitatea Craiova!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

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15 February 2005 Greece	Arheiras Oțelul Galați	Thessaloniki
		(Report)	Mozacu , , Marius Macare Crăciun Izvoranu Tănase ?' (pen.)