FC Petrolul Ploieşti

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FC Petrolul Ploieşti

Full name	Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploieşti
Nickname(s)	Lupii Galbeni (Yellow Wolves)
Short name	Petrolul Ploieşti
Founded	1952
Ground	Ilie Oană, Ploieşti (Capacity: 16,000)
Chairman	Florin Bercea
Manager	Eusebiu Tudor
League	Liga II
2008-09	Liga II, Seria I, 4th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Petrolul Ploieşti is a Romanian professional football club from Ploieşti, Prahova county, founded in 1952.

They currently play in Liga II, Seria I in the 2008-2009 season after finishing 3rd in Liga II, Seria I in the 2007-2008 season.

• Petrolul Ploieşti was founded in 1952 when the team Flacăra Bucureşti (Juventus Bucureşti) moved to Ploieşti.

[edit] Former names

Year(s)	Name
1952 - 1956	Flacara Ploieşti
1956 - 1957	Energia Ploieşti
1957 - 1992	FC Petrolul Ploieşti
1992 - 1993	FC Ploieşti
1993 -	FC Petrolul Ploieşti

[edit] History

They won the Romanian championship (Liga I) in 1957-1958, 1958-1959 and 1965-1966. They also won the Romanian Cup in 1962-1963 and 1994-1995. Their best European performance was reaching the quarter-finals of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (the predecessor of the UEFA Cup) in the 1962-63 edition after eliminating Spartak Brno (Czechoslovakia) and Leipzig XI (German Democratic Republic) and being defeated by the Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC.

Petrolul Ploieşti is the most successful team from Ploieşti, as they won 3 championships and 2 cups.

[edit] References

Liga II — Seria 1 • 2009–10 v • d • e

FCM Bacău • FC Botoşani • FC Buftea • Cetatea Suceava • Concordia Chiajna • Delta Tulcea • Dinamo II Bucureşti • Dunărea Galaţi • Dunărea Giurgiu • Farul Constanţa • Gloria Buzău • Otopeni • CSM Râmnicu Sărat • FC Snagov • Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti • Steaua II Bucureşti • Tricolorul Breaza • Victoria Brăneşti •

Liga II — Seria 2 • 2009–10 v • d • e

Arieşul Turda • FC Baia Mare • Bihor Oradea • Dacia Mioveni • FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin • Fortuna Covaci • Gaz Metan CFR Craiova • Gaz Metan Mediaş • Jiul Petroşani • Liberty Salonta • Minerul Lupeni • Mureşul Deva • Petrolul Ploieşti • Râmnicu Vâlcea • Silvania Şimleu Silvaniei • FCM Târgu Mureş • Universitatea Cluj • UTA Arad •

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