FC Politehnica Iași (2010)

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This article is about the football club established in 2010. For the original club dissolved in 2010, see FC Politehnica Iași (1945). For other uses, see Politehnica Iași.
Politehnica Iași
FC Politehnica Iasi.svg
Full name Asociația Club Sportiv Municipal Politehnica Iași[note 1]
Nickname(s)
  • Alb-albaștrii (The White and Blues)
  • Trupa din Copou (Copou Squad)
Short name Poli Iași
Founded
  • 27 April 1945; 79 years ago (27 April 1945) (as Sportul Studențesc Iași)
  • 16 August 2010; 14 years ago (16 August 2010) (refounding)
Ground Emil Alexandrescu
Ground Capacity 11,390
Owner Iași Municipality
Chairman Cornel Șfaițer
Head coach Leontin Grozavu
League Liga I
2022–23 Liga II, 1st (promoted)
Website Club home page
Current season

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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, that competes in the Liga I.

The team was formed as ACSMU Politehnica Iași in 2010,[2] following the dissolution of the original FC Politehnica Iași the same year. Because it was created by merging Tricolorul Breaza with Navobi Iași and started to play directly from the Liga II, the club is not generally considered to hold the record of the old entity. Between 2011 and 2016, the team was rebranded CSM Studențesc Iași, but returned to the name of Politehnica afterwards. It made its Liga I debut in the 2012–13 season, and equalled the best result of its predecessor by finishing sixth in the 2017–18 Liga I season.

Politehnica Iași plays in white and blue uniforms at the inherited Emil Alexandrescu Stadium, which was built in 1960 and has a capacity of 11,390 persons.

History

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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 Navobi 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)

File:CSM Politehnica Iasi 2016 logo.png
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
CSM 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] Settore Ultra used to be another group of ultras but were captured by Oțelul Galați.

Rivalries

Politehnica Iași's main rival is Sporting Vaslui, and matches between these clubs are known as the "Moldovan Derby".[24] The rivalry developed in the 2001–02 Liga III season, when the club from Vaslui was fighting for promotion to the second division together with Poli Iaşi, with the latter winning the championship and earning promotion. The rivalry between the two clubs was, again, fueled by another clash for promotion, this time in the 2003–04 Liga II season, with the whites and blues prevailing yet again.[25] Another recent enemy is Oțelul Galați because of their friendly relations with Dacia Chișinău, as Peluza Nord Iași frequently chants obscenities towards them at nearly every game.

There is another smaller rivalry with FC Botoșani.[26]

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Liga I:

Liga II:

Liga III:

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 June 2023[27]

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

No. Position Player
1 Moldova GK Ianoș Brînză
2 Romania DF Marius Martac
4 Romania DF Răzvan Tincu (Vice-captain)
5 Romania MF Diego Fărcaș
8 Romania MF Gabriel Vașvari (3rd captain)
9 England FW Shayon Harrison
11 Romania MF Antonio Dumitru
12 Romania GK Ionuț Ailenei (on loan from Sporting Vaslui)
17 Slovakia FW Jakub Vojtuš
18 Romania DF Ștefan Ștefanovici
20 Romania MF Cătălin Itu (on loan from CFR Cluj)
No. Position Player
22 Republic of Macedonia GK Risto Jankov
23 Romania FW Robert Ion
28 Argentina MF Julián Marchioni
30 Romania MF Alexandru Mogoș
32 Croatia DF Matija Katanec
33 Ivory Coast DF Christ Kouadio
80 Romania MF Alin Roman
88 Romania MF Alexandru Hrib
94 Romania MF Cătălin Hlistei
98 Romania MF Bogdan Istratie
Romania DF Sorin Șerban
Brazil MF Leonardo Oliveira Silva
Romania MF David Andrei
Albania FW Sabah Kejorta

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
Moldova GK Timur Chistol (to Bucovina Rădăuți)
Romania DF Alexandru Azoiței (to Rapid Brodoc)
Romania DF Dragoș Ungurenașu (to Știința Miroslava)
Moldova DF Alexandru Gău (to Viitorul Dărăbani)
Romania MF Răzvan Buțerchi (to CSM Bacău)
Romania MF Alexandru Aftanache (to Bucovina Rădăuți)
No. Position Player
Romania MF Alexandru Anton (to Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț)
Romania MF Mario Baban (to Știința Miroslava)
Romania MF Rareș Purcariu (to Pașcani)
Romania FW Darius Deac (to Știința Miroslava)
Romania FW David Ciubăncan (to CFR II Cluj)

Club officials

Notable former players

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

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Romania
Albania
Argentina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Costa Rica
Croatia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hungary
Italy
Kosovo
Lithuania
Moldova
Netherlands
Philippines
Portugal
Serbia
Suriname
Uganda

Notable former managers

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

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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

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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

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