FC Politehnica Iași (2010)

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Politehnica Iași
FC Politehnica Iasi.svg
Full nameAsociația Club Sportiv Municipal Politehnica Iași[note 1]
Nickname(s)
  • Alb-albaștrii (The White and Blues)
  • Trupa din Copou (Copou Squad)
Short namePoli Iași
Founded16 August 2010; 11 years ago (2010-08-16)
as ACSMU Politehnica Iași
GroundEmil Alexandrescu
Capacity11,390
OwnerIași Municipality
ChairmanCornel Șfaițer
ManagerCostel Enache
LeagueLiga II
2020–21Liga I, 16th of 16 (Relegated)
WebsiteClub website
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Asociația Club Sportiv Municipal Politehnica Iași (Romanian pronunciation: [po.liˈteh.nika ˈjaʃʲ]), commonly known as Politehnica Iași or simply Poli Iași, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Iași, Iași County, which plays in the Liga II.

The team was formed in 2010 as ACSMU Politehnica Iași,[2] and regard themselves as the continuation of the original FC Politehnica Iași which was dissolved the same year; however, the club does not currently hold the record of the old entity. Between 2011 and 2016, it was rebranded as CSM Studențesc Iași, but returned to the name of Politehnica afterwards.

Politehnica Iași began competing in the second tier and made its first Liga I appearance in the 2012–13 season. In the 2017–18 campaign, it equalled the best result of its predecessor after finishing sixth in the Romanian league championship. The club plays in white and blue uniforms at the inherited Emil Alexandrescu Stadium, which has a capacity of 11,390 persons.

History[]

Main article: FC Politehnica Iași (1945)

Foundation and first years (2010–2014)[]

The original Politehnica Iași was established in April 1945 and folded in 2010 because of unpaid debts.[3] In August that year, Tricolorul Breaza merged with Navoby Iași and formed ACSMU Politehnica Iași.[4] Playing in the Liga II, the club's objective was to return to the first tier of Romanian football.

Ionuț Popa was appointed manager of the newly founded club and Grigore Sichitiu was elected as executive president.[5]

In the summer of 2011, the club was renamed Clubul Sportiv Municipal Studențesc Iași, or simply CSMS Iași. For the second half of the 2011–12 season ex-Romanian international Florin Prunea was brought in as president.[6] On 2 June 2012, after the 4–2 victory against Farul Constanța.[7] the team gained promotion to Liga I,[8] after two years in the second tier of Romanian football.

On 29 August, Liviu Ciobotariu was appointed head coach.[9] The Moldavian team finished the 2012–13 season in 17th place and were relegated to the second division. Even though there were hopes that they would be accepted for the 2013–14 Liga I season, eventually CS Concordia Chiajna secured the last place in the first league, due to the relegation of FC Rapid București for financial reasons.[10]

For the 2013–14 Liga II season, promising young coach Costel Enache was brought in to head a team that retained the services of its young talent, the likes of Alexandru Crețu, Adrian Avrămia and Andrei Hergheligiu.[11]

Return to the top division (2014–present)[]

Former logo, used between 2016 and 2018

After Marius Lăcătuș replaced Enache as manager, Politehnica finished 1st in the 2013–14 Liga II and were promoted back to Liga I. For the 2014–15 season, the club played for their first time in the Cupa Ligii, defeating ASA Târgu Mureș and advancing to the last-16, where they eliminated former Romanian Cup and Liga I winner CFR Cluj.[12]

Name Period
Politehnica Iași 2010–2011
Studențesc Iași 2011–2016
Politehnica Iași 2016–present

The 2015–16 Liga I season was one of the best in the short history of Politehnica Iași and in the football history of Iași. After a great campaign, the team finished 7th and qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League under the command of Italian coach Nicolò Napoli, with a team that relied on experienced players like: Andrei Cristea, Bojan Golubović, Ionuț Voicu and Branko Grahovac.[13] In the second round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, Politehnica encountered Croatian team Hajduk Split and after a 2–2 draw at Iași, they were defeated at Split 1–2, prematurely leaving the competition.[14]

On 22 July 2016, the club announced that it had changed its name, from CSM Studențesc Iași to CSM Politehnica Iași, a name more closely linked to the Iași football tradition and dissolved FC Politehnica Iași (1945).[15]

In June 2017, president Florin Prunea was let go after five years at the helm of Politehnica Iași.[16] Adrian Ambrosie was subsequently appointed to the position. After a number of major departures, with the likes of Lukács Bőle and Daisuke Sato finishing their contracts, the team went into major reconstruction and signed a number of foreign internationals, like Denis Rusu, Kamer Qaka, Luwagga Kizito and Platini.[17][18][19] On 24 February 2018, despite a 0–1 loss to defending champions Viitorul Constanța, Poli Iași became the first team from Moldavia to qualify for the Liga I play-off round since its introduction in 2015.[20] To the delight of manager Flavius Stoican, they went on to finish the league in 6th place, thus equalling the best result of predecessor FC Politehnica Iași.

On 11 July that year, the club announced that it earned the right to use the FC Politehnica Iași logo and name, which was considered to be the first step in the plan of regaining the club's full identity, the next one being the recovery of their record.[21]

Stadium[]

Politehnica Iași plays its home matches at the Emil Alexandrescu stadium. It is located in the borough of Copou, near the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, and has a capacity of 11,390 seats.[22]

Emil Alexandrescu Stadium.

Support[]

The biggest ultras groups of Politehnica Iași are Băieții Veseli and Ultras. Both supported FC Politehnica Iași (1945) until dissolution and regard the new team as its successor. They have friendly relationships with Zimbru Chișinău.[23]

Rivalries[]

Politehnica Iași's main rival is FC Vaslui, and matches between these clubs are known as the "Moldavian Derby". The rivalry developed in the 2001–02 Divizia C, when the previous club from Vaslui, Sportul Municipal, was fighting for promotion to Divizia B together with Poli Iaşi, with the latter winning the championship and earning promotion to Divizia B. The rivalry between FC Vaslui and Politehnica Iaşi was fueled by another clash for promotion, this time in the 2003–04 Divizia B, with the whites and blues prevailing yet again.[24] Ever since, the two sets of supporters participate in what is known as "The Derby of Moldavia". However, starting with their second season in Liga I, the tables have turned in favour of Vaslui after massive investments from the chairman, Adrian Porumboiu, with the yellow-greens dominating their rivals until their dissolution in 2014.

There are other smaller rivalries with Oțelul Galați and FC Botoșani.[25]

Honours[]

Domestic[]

Leagues[]

Players[]

First team squad[]

As of 26 January 2022[26]

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 Romania ROU Teodor Axinte
3 DF Romania ROU Dragoș Ungurenașu
5 DF Romania ROU Ștefan Cană (on loan from FCSB)
6 MF Romania ROU Marian Târșa
7 MF Romania ROU Tiberiu Serediuc
8 MF Romania ROU Marian Stoenac
10 MF Romania ROU Francisc Cristea
12 GK Moldova MDA Ianoș Brînză (on loan from Botoșani)
13 MF Romania ROU Ioan Pop
14 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Aftanache
15 DF Greece GRE Okan Chatziterzoglou
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Guinea GUI Sekou Camara (on loan from Botoșani)
21 MF Romania ROU Ionuț Pelivan
23 DF Romania ROU Cătălin Defta
25 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Mărieș (on loan from CSU Craiova)
29 MF Romania ROU Cristian Pușcaș
37 DF Romania ROU Florin Plămadă (Vice-Captain)
77 DF Romania ROU Alexandru Stan
98 FW Romania ROU Robert Asăvoaei
— DF Ivory Coast CIV Christ Kouadio
— MF Romania ROU Paul Chiorean
— FW Ukraine UKR Mykhaylo Plokhotnyuk

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
— DF Romania ROU Tudor Ciobanu (to Pașcani)
— MF Romania ROU Lucian Dumea (to Bucovina Rădăuți)
— MF Romania ROU Rareș Purcariu (to Pașcani)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Romania ROU Sebastian Cotiugă (to Hușana Huși)
— FW Romania ROU Ionuț Moisă (to Știința Miroslava)

Other players under contract[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Purcariu
33 MF Romania ROU Petru Corobuță
88 MF Romania ROU Ionuț Moisă
99 MF Romania ROU Iulian Iurașcu
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Romania ROU Adrian Duță
— DF Romania ROU Vlad Gangal
— DF Romania ROU Cosmin Saizu
— MF Romania ROU Denis Iftimie

Club officials[]

Notable former players[]

For a list of all former and current FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players.

Statistics and records[]

League history[]

European Cups history[]

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 2Q Croatia Hajduk Split 2–2 1–2 3–4
Notes
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round

European cups all-time statistics[]

Main article: FC Politehnica Iași (2010) in European football
As of 1 December 2017
Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Europa League 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1
Total 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1

References[]

Notes

  1. ^ The official name of the club is ACSM Politehnica Iași,[1] but refers to itself intermittently as either "CSM Politehnica Iași" or "FC Politehnica Iași".

Citations

  1. ^ "ACSM Politehnica Iaşi" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ http://iasisport.gsp.ro/stiri/6377/o-noua-echipa-ieseana-acsmu-poli-tricolorul-breaza-in-liga-a-iii-a.htm ACSMU Politehnica Iasi after the fusion with Tricolorul Breaza
  3. ^ "Istoria fotbalului la Iaşi. 68 de ani de existenţă, opt denumiri ale echipei, zece retrogradări în diviziile inferioare şi un singur sezon de povestit nepoţilor" [History of football in Iași. 68 years of existence, eight names for the team, ten relegations in the lower divisions and only one season to tell the grandchildren]. Adevărul (in Romanian). 4 July 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Retrospective-ACSMU analysis". Prosport (in Romanian). 2 August 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Popa la ACSMU". bzi.ro (in Romanian). 2 July 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2012-06-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Popa revine la Iasi
  7. ^ "Viitorul si CSMS in Liga I". Liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  8. ^ "CSMS in Liga I". Gsp.ro. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  9. ^ "Schimbări de antrenori în Liga 1 " Cine sînt numele noi de la CSMS Iaşi şi CS Severin!". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  10. ^ "CSMS Iaşi se pregăteşte de Liga 1, deşi a retrogradat pe teren". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  11. ^ "CSMS Iaşi: 5 nume pentru un singur post". ProSport (in Romanian). 14 June 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  12. ^ "CUPA LIGII: CSMS Iaşi – CFR Cluj 4–2" [League Cup: CSMS Iaşi – CFR Cluj 4–2]. Libertatea. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Revenire incredibilă a lui CSMS Iaşi, care va juca în Europa. Rezultatele ultimei etape". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  14. ^ "CSMS Iaşi a pierdut returul contra lui Hajduk Split, scor 2–1" [CSMS Iaşi loses return leg against Hajduk Split, final score 2–1]. ProSport. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  15. ^ WWW.BRANDWEB.RO, BRANDWEB -. "Bine ai revenit, Poli Iași, în fotbalul românesc! : STIRI : CSMS IASI". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  16. ^ "CSM Poli Iaşi nu-i va prelungi contractul preşedintelui Florin Prunea". ProSport. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Cu cine a semnat CSM Politehnica Iaşi". . 17 July 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  18. ^ "CSM Poli Iaşi şi-a prezentat lotul". ProSport. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Încă un jucător adus de Politehnica Iaşi". Digi Sport. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  20. ^ "Extaz la Iaşi, după calificarea lui CSM Poli în play-off-ul Ligii 1" [Enthusiasm in Iași, after CSM Poli's qualification to the Liga 1 play-off]. Digi Sport. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  21. ^ "Ne-am recăpătat identitatea!" [We have regained our identity!]. politehnicaiasi.ro. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  22. ^ http://stadiumromania.blogspot.it/2009/11/stadioane-liga-1-14-stadionul-emil.html Emil Alexandrescu Stadium stats
  23. ^ ""Băieţii veseli" de la Poli Iaşi au fost prezenţi la derby-ul Molodvei!" ["Băieţii veseli" from Poli Iaşi attend Moldovan derby!]. Gazeta Sporturilor. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  24. ^ "Un nou derby în Moldova" [A new derby in Moldova]. vremeanoua.ro. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  25. ^ "Ploaie de goluri în derby-ul din Moldova" [Goal rain in Moldova derby]. Gazeta Sporturilor. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  26. ^ "Echipă" [Squad]. FC Politehnica Iași (in Romanian). Retrieved 6 August 2021.

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