2002–03 FC Oțelul Galați season

In the summer of 2002, coach Marius Lăcătuş refused to extend his contract saying that he is unhappy with the current financial situation at Oțelul and left the team.[1] Soon after, many players whose contracts were expiring also left the team. They were joined by vice-president Mihai Stoica, who signed for Steaua.[2] President Ion Ionică appointed[3] Costel Orac as the new manager. Later in that summer, Igor Pîrvu is named as the new president of the club.[4]

Oțelul Galați
2002–03 season
ChairmanRomania Igor Pîrvu
ManagerRomania Costel Orac
Divizia A13th
Cupa RomânieiRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Guriță (8)
All:
Guriță (9)
Oprea (4)
Bucătaru (3)
Cornea (3)
Iordache (2)
Tofan (2)

Competitions

Friendlies
17 July 2002 Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe 0–3 Oțelul Galați Sfântu Gheorghe
(Report) Guriţă
Tofan
Murgoci
18 July 2002 Gloria Buzău 1–4 Oțelul Galați Sfântu Gheorghe
10:00 ? (Report) Toma , ,
Guriţă
24 July 2002 Oțelul Galați 1–0 Farul Constanţa Galați
18:00 Guriţă 76' (pen.) (Report) Stadium: Oțelul
Referee: Sorin Burloiu
27 July 2002 Farul Constanţa 2–0 Oțelul Galați Constanţa
11:00 ? , (Report) Stadium: Farul
6 February 2003 Cyprus FC Seoul South Korea 2–1 Romania Oțelul Galați Larnaca
17:30 ? , (Report) Piana
10 February 2003 Cyprus Energiya Khabarovsk Russia 2–0 Romania Oțelul Galați Larnaca
? , (Report)
12 February 2003 Cyprus Kuban Krasnodar Russia 2–1 Romania Oțelul Galați Larnaca
18:00 ? 40', 45' (Report) Pelin 3'
14 February 2003 Cyprus Fakel Voronezh Russia 1–0 Romania Oțelul Galați Larnaca
11:00 ? (Report)
26 February 2003 CF Brăila 2–0 Oțelul Galați Lacu Sărat, Brăila
? , (Report)

Divizia A
Main article: 2002–03 Divizia A

Although at the end of the season they had to compete in a playout match in order to remain in Divizia A, which they lost, Oțelul still managed to keep their place in the first league due to the merger of Divizia A team Astra Ploieşti and the newly promoted Petrolul Ploieşti, which resulted in the creation of FC Petrolul Ploieşti, thus freeing a spot.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 Argeș Pitești 30 11 5 14 37 41 −4 38[lower-alpha 1]
12 Bacău 30 10 8 12 31 31 0 38[lower-alpha 1]
13 Oțelul Galați 30 9 9 12 25 37 −12 36 Qualification to relegation play-offs
14 Politehnica AEK Timișoara 30 11 2 17 37 52 −15 35
15 Sportul Studențesc București (R) 30 9 4 17 44 55 −11 31 Relegation to Divizia 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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ARG 3-1 BAC; BAC 2-3 ARG

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWLWDWWDLLDLWLWLDDLWLDLDLDLLWWD
Position395653349887878881091012131314131313131313
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 9 9 12 25 37  −12 36 7 6 2 17 11  +6 2 3 10 8 26  −18

Matches
17 August 2002 Matchday 1 Oțelul Galați 2–0 FC Argeş Galați
18:00 Oprea Yellow card 16'
Guriţă 25'
Cornea Yellow card 33', 41'
Toma Yellow card 37'
Bucătaru Yellow card 85'
Iordache Yellow card 87'		 (Report) Radu Yellow card 12'
Dică Yellow card 29'
Chiriţă Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tiberiu Lajos
25 August 2002 Matchday 2 Rapid București 5 – 2[5] Oțelul Galați Bucharest
17:00 Bădoi 46'
Măldărăşanu Yellow card 48'
Ilyeş 62'
Bratu 67', 68'
Godfroid 74'		 (Report) Pelin Yellow card 27'
Tănase Yellow card 33'
Bar Yellow card 40'
Bucătaru 78', 82'		 Stadium: Giuleşti – Valentin Stănescu
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Sorin Altmayer
31 August 2002 Matchday 3 Oțelul Galați 1–0 Gloria Bistriţa Galați
18:00 Badea Yellow card 26'
Pelin Yellow card 47'
Tofan 59'		 (Report) Ceauşu Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 68'
Negrean Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Alexandru Deaconu
13 September 2002 Matchday 4 Naţional București 0–0 Oțelul Galați Bucharest
20:00 Iacob Yellow card 88' (Report) Pelin Yellow card 51' Stadium: Cotroceni
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Iosif Biro
21 September 2002 Matchday 5 Oțelul Galați 2–1 UTA Arad Galați
17:00 Tofan 50'
Iordache Yellow card 78'
Guriţă 79'
Cornea Yellow card 83'
Toma Yellow card 89'
Pelin Yellow card 90+2'		 (Report) Chiţescu Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 55'
Mărginean Yellow card 48'
Baldovin 52', Yellow card 80'
Piţ Yellow card 68'
Botiş Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Alexandru Tudor
28 September 2002 Matchday 6 Farul Constanţa 0–1 Oțelul Galați Constanţa
19:00 (Report) Bucătaru 28', Yellow card 64'
Bar Yellow card 55'
Toma Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Farul
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Alexandru Deaconu
5 October 2002 Matchday 7 Oțelul Galați 0–0 Sportul Studenţesc Galați
15:00 (Report) Chihaia Yellow card 45'
Musteață Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Anton Heleşteanu
19 October 2002 Matchday 8 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ 4 – 0[6] Oțelul Galați Piatra Neamţ
15:00 Purică 8'
Botez Yellow card 35'
Botan 57' (pen.)
Solomon 73', 76'
Burdujan Yellow card 89'		 (Report) Mărginean Yellow card 37'
Tănase Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Ceahlăul
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Iosif Biro
26 October 2002 Matchday 9 FC Brașov 3 – 2[7] Oțelul Galați Braşov
15:00 Andraşi Yellow card 27'
Stere Yellow card 35', 36'
Bodea 67'
Buga 70'		 (Report) Guriţă 9'
Toma Yellow card 15'
Iordache 29'
Oprea Yellow card 39'
Cornea Yellow card 46'
Tănase Yellow card 64'
Pelin Yellow card 84'
Badea Red card 84'		 Stadium: Silviu Ploieşteanu
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Mugurel Vădan
2 November 2002 Matchday 10 Oțelul Galați 2–2 Poli AEK Galați
14:00 Tănase 33', Yellow card 66'
Oprea 53'		 (Report) Pelin 45' (o.g.)
Silvăşan 85'		 Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gheorghe Farcaş
9 November 2002 Matchday 11 Universitatea Craiova 2–0 Oțelul Galați Craiova
14:00 Papură 35'
Dunăreanu Yellow card 36'
Vochin Yellow card 43'
Luţu 51'
Pleşan Yellow card 79'		 (Report) Iordache Yellow card 3' Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Sorin Altmayer
16 November 2002 Matchday 12 Oțelul Galați 2–0 Dinamo București Galați
12:00 Guriţă 18', 80'
Tofan Yellow card 25'
Mărginean Yellow card 62'		 (Report) Kiriţă Yellow card 64'
Grigorie Yellow card 72'
Preda Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Augustus Constantin
23 November 2002 Matchday 13 Astra Ploieşti 2–0 Oțelul Galați Ploieşti
17:00 Mihart Yellow card 28'
Todoran Yellow card 30'
Irimescu 83'
Tofan 88' (o.g.)		 (Report) Oprea Yellow card 14'
Tănase Yellow card 53'
Borş Yellow card 76'
Pelin Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Astra
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Aurelian Simion
30 November 2002 Matchday 14 Oțelul Galați 1 – 0[8] FCM Bacău Galați
14:00 Cornea 83'
Tofan Yellow card 80'
Tănase Yellow card 90+3'		 (Report) Apostol Yellow card 40'
Lovin Yellow card 64'
Nivaldo Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Alexandru Deaconu
7 December 2002 Matchday 15 Steaua București 1–0 Oțelul Galați Bucharest
13:00 Trică 30'
Mutică Yellow card 40'		 (Report) Borş Yellow card 8'
Iordache Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 67'		 Stadium: Steaua
Attendance: 250
Referee: Alexandru Băjan
8 March 2003 Matchday 17 Oțelul Galați 0–0 Rapid București Galați
15:00 Cornea Yellow card 44'
Badea Yellow card 45'
Pelin Yellow card 50'
Tofan Yellow card 75'		 (Report) Maftei Yellow card 3'
Bisconti Yellow card 36'
Perjă Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Tiberiu Lajos
15 March 2003 Matchday 18 Gloria Bistriţa 1–0 Oțelul Galați Bistriţa
15:30 Rus Yellow card 45'
Sânmărtean 75'		 (Report) Toma Yellow card 12' Stadium: Gloria
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Sorin Altmayer
19 March 2003 Matchday 16 FC Argeş 2–2 Oțelul Galați Piteşti
15:30 Iordache Yellow card 5' Yellow-red card 32'
Şomcherechi Yellow card 6'
Bogoi Yellow card 35'
Tofan 38' (o.g.)
Dică 82' (pen.)		 (Report) Mărginean Yellow card 8'
Cornea Yellow card 15'
Oprea 16' (pen.), Yellow card 63'
Guriţă 76'		 Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Florin Chivulete
22 March 2003 Matchday 19 Oțelul Galați 2–1 Naţional București Galați
16:00 Coman 1' (o.g.)
Mărginean Yellow card 37'
Oprea 58' (pen.), Yellow card 59'
Iliuciuc Yellow card 90+4'		 (Report) Coman 19'
Buta Yellow card 38'
Mitrović Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Gheorghe Farcaş
5 April 2003 Matchday 20 UTA Arad 3–0 Oțelul Galați Arad
17:00 Popescu 33'
Manta 54', Yellow card 82'
Luca 70'
Varga Yellow card 75'		 (Report) Guriţă Yellow card 68'
Bar Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Francisc von Neumann
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Alexandru Deaconu
12 April 2003 Matchday 21 Oțelul Galați 2–2 Farul Constanţa Galați
17:00 Guriţă 14'
Mărginean Yellow card 44'
Tănase Yellow card 63'
Badea 72'
Pelin Yellow card 89'		 (Report) Uşurelu Yellow card 34'
Zicu 44' (pen.)
Senin 56'
Chirea Yellow card 74'
Bălan Yellow card 82'
Bălţoi Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Alexandru Tudor
16 April 2003 Matchday 22 Sportul Studenţesc 2–0 Oțelul Galați Bucharest
17:00 Diniţă 58'
Farmache Yellow card 68'
Chihaia 72'		 (Report) Guriţă Yellow card 44'
Badea Yellow card 48'
Mărginean Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Regie
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Iosif Biro
19 April 2003 Matchday 23 Oțelul Galați 0–0 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ Galați
17:00 (Report) Ilie Yellow card 28'
Botez Yellow card 37'		 Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sorin Corpodean
25 April 2003 Matchday 24 Oțelul Galați 0–2 FC Brașov Galați
17:00 Pelin Yellow card 44'
Tofan Yellow card 49'		 (Report) Stere 14'
Sărmăşan Yellow card 37'
Iorga Yellow card 43'
Nicolae Yellow card 50'
Constantin Yellow card 55'
Buga Yellow card 60'
Surdu 77'
Stan Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Cristian Lucian Dan
3 May 2003 Matchday 25 Poli AEK 0–0 Oțelul Galați Timișoara
18:00 Stancu Yellow card 71'
Constantinovici Yellow card 78'
Bătrânu Yellow card 82'		 (Report) Guriţă Yellow card 35'
Borş Yellow card 38'
Tănase Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Dan Păltinişanu
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sorin Corpodean
7 May 2003 Matchday 26 Oțelul Galați 0–1 Universitatea Craiova Galați
13:00 Iordache Yellow card 29'
Tănase Yellow card 30'
Tofan Yellow card 44'
Pelin Yellow card 52'
Mărginean Yellow card 78'		 (Report) Papură 7'
Miclea Yellow card 72'
Gušo Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Sorin Altmayer
10 May 2003 Matchday 27 Dinamo București 1–0 Oțelul Galați Bucharest
20:00 Frăsineanu 18'
Kiriţă Yellow card 58'
Grigorie Yellow card 63'		 (Report) Stadium: Dinamo
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Iosif Biro
17 May 2003 Matchday 28 Oțelul Galați 2–1 Astra Ploieşti Galați
18:00 Cornea 22'
Crăciun Yellow card 59'
Guriţă 90+2'		 (Report) Todoran 90+1' Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Cristian Balaj
24 May 2003 Matchday 29 FCM Bacău 0–1 Oțelul Galați Bacău
18:00 (Report) Oprea 40'
Tănase Yellow card 59'
Mărginean Yellow card 76'
Bar Yellow card 90+1'
Iliuciuc Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marian Salomir
28 May 2003 Matchday 30 Oțelul Galați 1–1 Steaua București Galați
18:00 Iordache 43'
Minescu Red card 61'
Mărginean Red card 69'
Guriţă Yellow card 80'
Vieira Yellow card 90+4'		 (Report) Lung Yellow card 39'
Răducanu Red card 61'
Paraschiv 76'		 Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sorin Corpodean
14 June 2003 Playout 1st leg Oțelul Galați 2–1 FC Oradea Galați
18:00 Cornea 28'
Iordache Yellow card 36'
Guriţă 67'		 (Report) Vrăjitoarea Yellow card 34', 45+1' (pen.)
Lazăr Yellow card 37'
Rotaru Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Marian Salomir
18 June 2003 Playout 2nd leg FC Oradea 3–1 Oțelul Galați Oradea
17:30 Vrăjitoarea 70', 81', gold-colored soccer ball 91' (Report) Cornea Yellow card 19'
Tănase 28'
Badea Yellow card 68'
Iordache Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Cristian Balaj

Cupa României
Main article: 2002–03 Cupa României
6 November 2002 Round of 32 Industria Sârmii Câmpia Turzii 3–0 Oțelul Galați Câmpia Turzii
13:00 Anca 23'
Mitiu 71'
M. Bratu 72'		 Stadium: Mechel
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Orlando Trandu

Players

Squad statistics
Total Divizia A Cupa RomânieiRelegation playoffs
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
App
Gls
– Brazil Vieira 1 7 7
– Romania Apostol 1 1
– Romania Apostu 3 3
– Romania Badea 26 291 271 2
– Romania Bar 22 27 25 2
– GKRomania Borş 12 13 12 1
– FWRomania Bucătaru 11 213 203 1
– Romania Bucur 3 2 1
– Romania Cernat 9 18 15 1 2
– Romania Chiriţă 1 3 2 1
– Romania Cornea 28 304 283 21
– Romania Costea 1 1
– Romania Dascălu 1 1 1
– FWRomania Guriţă 30 319 298 21
– GKRomania Iliuciuc 21 21 19 2
– Romania Iordache 28 282 262 2
– Romania Maleş 6 6
– Romania Mărginean 20 25 24 1
– Romania Minescu 14 22 21 1
– Romania Miron 1 1 1
– Romania Mogoş 1 1 1
– Romania Murgoci 1 1 1
– Romania Onuţa 1 1 1
– FWRomania Oprea 22 254 234 2
– CBRomania Pelin 28 28 26 2
– Democratic Republic of the Congo Piana 7 10 10
– Romania Popa 1 1 1
– FBRomania Sârghi 1 1 1
– Romania Mihai.C 7 6 1
– Romania Tănase 28 282 261 21
– Romania Tofan 28 282 262 2
– Romania Toma 19 26 25 1
– Romania Velescu 1 1 1
Last updated: 11 March 2010
Source: RomanianSoccer and Viaţa Liberă
Ordered by player name
0 shown as blank

Transfers

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
– DF Romania Minescu 31EU Foresta Fălticeni Transfer Summer Undisclosed [9]
– GK Romania Iliuciuc EU Dinamo București Transfer Summer Undisclosed [9]
– LM Romania Cornea 20EU Baia Mare Transfer Summer Undisclosed [9]
– CB Romania Iordache 21EU Dinamo București Transfer Summer Undisclosed [9]
– RB Romania Baldovin 30EU Universitatea Craiova Transfer Summer Undisclosed [10]
– Romania Bar EU Baia Mare Transfer Summer Undisclosed [11]
– DM Romania Badea 26EU Dinamo București Transfer Summer Undisclosed [11]
– DF Romania Chiriță EU Radnički Kragujevac Serbia Transfer Summer Undisclosed [11]
– CB Brazil Vieira 28Non-EU Transfer Winter 2005 Undisclosed [12]
– CB Romania Nițulescu EU Transfer [12]
– CF Democratic Republic of the Congo Piana 21Non-EU Troyes France Transfer Winter 2005 Free [12]

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
– LM Romania Boştină 25EU Steaua București Transfer Summer Free [1]
– GK Romania Munteanu 27EU Dinamo București Transfer Summer $ 100,000 [13]
– CB Romania Ghionea 23EU Steaua București Transfer Summer $ 150,000 [14]
– RB Romania Ogăraru 22EU Steaua București Loan end Summer – [15]
– DF Romania Dinu EU Zimbru Chișinău Moldova Transfer Summer Undisclosed [16]
– CM Romania Baştină 29EU Zimbru Chișinău Moldova Transfer Summer Undisclosed [16]
– LB Romania Mozacu 25EU Brașov Contract expired Summer – [16]
– CF Romania Andone 27EU Ferencváros Hungary Contract expired Summer – [16]

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
  1. ""Nu cred ca noi am fi putut sa-i oferim ceva asemanator", considera Mihai Stoica". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 13 June 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  2. "Otelul va lua totul de la zero!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 2 July 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  3. "Costel Orac va fi noul antrenor al Otelului. Problema bugetului ramane, in continuare, nerezolvata". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 3 July 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  4. "Marinarul care va conduce Otelul". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 17 July 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  5. Badoi or Bratu for the 70th-minute goal
  6. Some sources list Solomon as the 76th minute scorer
  7. some sources say that Bundea was the 11th minute scorer
  8. Some sources list Cornea's goal 83rd minute
  9. "Otelul a plecat la munte". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 9 July 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  10. "Adrian Baldovin – ultima noutate in "curtea" Otelului!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 14 August 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  11. "Insemnari de la confeinta de presa". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 16 August 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  12. "Marlin Piana si Andre Vieira au semnat pentru Otelul". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 5 March 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  13. "Portarul Cristi Munteanu a semnat pentru Dinamo!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 15 June 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  14. "A plecat si Sorin Ghionea!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 19 June 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  15. "In pofida tuturor zvonurilor, Otelul Galati nu este pe marginea prapastiei..." Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 20 June 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  16. "Otelul are nevoie de intariri". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 4 July 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
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