Petrolul Ploiesti
Encyclopedia
Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești (peˈtrolul ploˈjeʃtʲ) is a Romania
n professional football club
based in Ploiești
, Prahova County
, currently playing in the Liga I
.
) was dissolved, and its players and staff moved to Ploiești
.
They won the Romanian championship 3 times, in 1957-1958, 1958-1959 and 1965-1966 and the Romanian Cup
2 times, in 1962-1963 and 1994-1995.
Their best European performance was reaching the quarter-finals of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
in the 1962-63 edition after eliminating Spartak Brno
from Czechoslovakia
and Leipzig XI
from the German Democratic Republic
and being defeated by the Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC. In the 1995-1996 they also managed to defeat Welsh team Wrexham FC narrowly over two games.
They are the most successful team from Ploiești, having played in the Liga 1 for 41 seasons.
Petrolul wins their 2010–11 Liga II
series, promoting back to the Liga I
after the relegation from 2004.
:
Liga II
:
Cupa României
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n professional football club
Football team
A football team is the collective name given to a group of players selected together in the various team sports known as football.Such teams could be selected to play in an against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an All-star team or even selected as a...
based in Ploiești
Ploiesti
Ploiești is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia in Romania. The city is located north of Bucharest....
, Prahova County
Prahova County
Prahova is a county of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploieşti.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 829,945 and the population density was 176/km². It is Romania's most populated county, having a population density double than the country's mean...
, currently playing in the Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
.
History
Petrolul Ploiești was founded in 1952 when the team Flacăra București (Juventus BucureştiFC Juventus Bucuresti (1924)
Juventus Bucureşti was a Romanian football club based in the capital BucharestThe team was founded in 1924 after the merger of Triumf Bucureşti and Romcomit Bucureşti. At the end of the 1929-30 season Juventus became champions. After the reorganisation of the Romanian football to a divisonary...
) was dissolved, and its players and staff moved to Ploiești
Ploiesti
Ploiești is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia in Romania. The city is located north of Bucharest....
.
They won the Romanian championship 3 times, in 1957-1958, 1958-1959 and 1965-1966 and the Romanian Cup
Romanian Cup
The Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
2 times, in 1962-1963 and 1994-1995.
Their best European performance was reaching the quarter-finals of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...
in the 1962-63 edition after eliminating Spartak Brno
1. FC Brno
FC Zbrojovka Brno is a Czech football club based in Brno.The club won the Czechoslovak First League in the 1977–78 season and finished as runners-up in 1979–80.-Historic names:* SK Židenice * Zbrojovka Brno...
from Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
and Leipzig XI
Lokomotive Leipzig
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig is a German football club based in the city of Leipzig in Saxony and may be more familiar to many of the country's football fans as the historic side VfB Leipzig, the first national champions of Germany...
from the German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic
The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city...
and being defeated by the Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC. In the 1995-1996 they also managed to defeat Welsh team Wrexham FC narrowly over two games.
They are the most successful team from Ploiești, having played in the Liga 1 for 41 seasons.
Petrolul wins their 2010–11 Liga II
2010–11 Liga II
The 2010–11 Liga II is the 71st season of Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. It began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 4 June 2011....
series, promoting back to the Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
after the relegation from 2004.
Honours
Liga ILiga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
:
- Winners (3): 1957–58, 1958–59, 1965–66
- Runners-up (2): 1955Divizia A 1955-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Ion Ciosescu - Ştiinţa Timişoara - 18 goals-References:...
, 1961–62
Liga II
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
:
- Winners (7): 1954, 1976–77, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 2002–03Divizia B 2002–03The Divizia B 2002-03 season was the 63rd season of Divizia B, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. It was the last in this format ....
, 2010–11 - Runners-up (1): 1980–81
Cupa României
- Winners (2): 1962–63, 1994–95Cupa României 1994–95The 1995 Cupa României Final was the 57th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 21 June 1995 and was contested between Divizia A sides Petrolul Ploieşti and Rapid Bucureşti. The cup was won by Petrolul on penalties.-Match...
- Runners-up (1): 1952
European record
| Competition | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... / European Cup UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | – 7 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... / European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... |
2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | – 3 |
| UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – 4 |
| Total | 6 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | – 14 |
Former names
| Year(s) | Name |
|---|---|
| 1952–56 | Flacăra Ploiești |
| 1956–57 | Energia Ploiești |
| 1957–92 | FC Petrolul Ploiești |
| 1992–93 | FC Ploiești |
| 1993–present | FC Petrolul Ploiești |