2011–12 FC Politehnica Timișoara season

The 2011–12 season will be Politehnica Timișoara's 5th season in Liga II.

Politehnica Timișoara
2011–12 season
Chairman Marian Iancu
ManagerValentin Velcea
StadiumDan Păltinişanu
Liga II2nd
Romanian CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Goga (5)
All: Goga (7)
Highest home attendance27,000 vs Steaua București
(27 October 2011 )
Lowest home attendance1,000 vs Chindia Târgovişte
(21 October 2011)
Average home league attendance5,500

Poli finished 2nd in the table at the end of the 2010–11 Liga I season and was supposed to play in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, but were relegated to the Liga II because of accumulated debt.[1]

Season 2011–2012

Transfers

On 4 June 2011, the capitan Dan Alexa signed with Bucharest rival Rapid București. Also with Rapid signed the defender Ovidiu Burcă.

On 16 June 2011, defenders Nikola Ignjatijević and Hélder returns to Red Star Belgrade and AS Nancy after their loan season expired. Also on 16 June, the last season Liga I top scorer Ianis Zicu signed with CSKA Sofia for €500,000 and goalkeeper Pedro Taborda terminate his contract.

On 18 June, it was confirmed that defender Jiří Krejčí was released by the club, also on 18 June Lukáš Magera and Marián Čišovský was released.

Friendlies

For the pre-season, Politehnica Timișoara will visit Hungary and Austria. It will be Poli's tenth trip to the Austria, where they will face Tatran Prešov on 30 June, Austria Salzburg on 1 July, Neftchi Baku on 3 July and SV Bischofshofen on 7 July. Also confirmed are 2 pre-season friendlies with Bihor Oradea.

Transfers

In
Date Player Previous Club Cost

Out
Date Player New Club Cost
4 June 2011 Dan AlexaRapid BucureștiFree[2]
16 June 2011 Ianis ZicuCSKA Sofia€500,000[3]
16 June 2011 Pedro TabordaFree AgentReleased[4]
18 June 2011 Lukáš MageraFree AgentReleased[5]
18 June 2011 Marián ČišovskýFree AgentReleased[5]
18 June 2011 Jiří KrejčíFree AgentReleased[6]
19 June 2011 Ovidiu BurcăRapid BucureștiFree[7]
19 July 2011 Sorin GhioneaFree AgentReleased[8]
25 July 2011 Alexandru BourceanuSteaua București€700,000[9]
5 August 2011 Costel PantilimonManchester CityUndisclosed[10]

Loaned Out
Date Player Club Cost Return date
25 July 2011 Stefan NikolićSteaua București€250,000End of 2011–12 season[11]

Squad list

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  EST Sergei Lepmets
2 DF  ROU Andrei Dăruială
3 DF  ROU Florin Sandu
4 DF  ROU Claudiu Iordache
5 MF  ROU Adrian Poparadu
6 DF  ROU Florin Ilie
7 MF  ROU Alexandru Curtean
8 DF  ROU László Sepsi
9 FW  ROU Mircea Axente
10 MF  ROU Iulian Tameş (Capitan)
11 FW  ROU Andrei Zăgrean
12 GK  BUL Mario Kirev
13 DF  ROU Cristian Scutaru
14 DF  ROU Ioan Mera
15 MF  ROU Adrian Zaluschi
16 DF  ROU Samuel Jitaru
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  ROU Alexandru Popovici
20 MF  MDA Artur Pătraş
21 FW  ROU Dorin Goga
22 DF  ROU Andrei Sava
23 MF  ARG Nicolás Gorobsov
24 MF  ROU Adrian Popa
25 MF  ROU Cătălin Chiş
30 DF  BRA Rafael Rocha
33 MF  ROU Marian Fuchs
34 MF  ROU Răzvan Dobricean
87 FW  CAN Tosaint Ricketts
99 GK  ROU Ciprian Ostafie
— DF  ROU Ionut Cuciorvă
— DF  ROU Răzvan Iovan
— GK  ROU Paul Iordache
— GK  ROU Andrei Cobliş

Long-term injury list
Date Injured Player Injury Return Date

Starting XI
4–3–3 Formation

Match results

Pre-season
21 June 2011 Matchday 1 Politehnica Timișoara 1–2 Ferencváros Tiszaújváros
17:00 Axente  78' Report Oláh  4'
Alison  61'		 Stadium: Városi Stadion
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Unknown
30 June 2011 Matchday 2 Politehnica Timișoara 2–1 Tatran Prešov Bischofshofen
19:00 Ricketts  27'
Nikolić  80'		 Report Guba  70' Stadium: Bischofshofen Complex
Attendance: 120
Referee: Unknown
1 July 2011 Matchday 3 Politehnica Timișoara 3–0 Austria Salzburg Bischofshofen
19:00 Goga  2'  40'
Rocha  31'		 Report Stadium: Bischofshofen Complex
Attendance: 300
Referee: Unknown
2 July 2011 Matchday 4 Politehnica Timișoara 0–1 Neftchi Baku Bischofshofen
17:00 Report Mpenza  69' Stadium: Bischofshofen Complex
Attendance: 100
Referee: Unknown
5 July 2011 Matchday 5 Politehnica Timișoara 2–3 FK Škendija Bischofshofen
16:30 Nikolić  30'
Curtean  88'		 Report Hasani  10'  45'  56' Stadium: Bischofshofen Complex
Attendance: 250
Referee: Unknown
7 July 2011 Matchday 6 Politehnica Timișoara 9–0 SV Bischofshofen Bischofshofen
18:15 Ricketts  5'
Axente  22'  39'  87'
Goga  25'  50'  60'
Adrian Popa  70'
Popovici  84'		 Report Stadium: Bischofshofen Complex
Attendance: 250
Referee: Unknown
12 July 2011 Matchday 7 Bihor Oradea 3–1 Politehnica Timișoara Oradea
18:00 Sulea  36'
Selagea  43'
Achim  87'		 Report Axente  83' Stadium: Iuliu Bodola
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Unknown
15 July 2011 Matchday 8 Politehnica Timișoara 1–0 Bihor Oradea Timișoara
18:00 Goga  56' Report Stadium: Dan Păltinişanu
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Unknown
30 July 2011 Matchday 9 Politehnica Timișoara 3–1 Naţional Sebiş Timișoara
11:00 Zăgrean  6'
Axente  13'
Popovici  64'		 Report Lung  75' Stadium: Dan Păltinișanu Sport Complexe
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Unknown
3 August 2011 Matchday 10 Gyula 1–3 Politehnica Timișoara Gyula
16:00 Unknown  37' Report Popovici  8'  31'
Rotariu  64'		 Stadium: Gyula Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Unknown

Liga II
19 August 2011 Round 1 Politehnica Timișoara 2–0 Bihor Oradea Timișoara
20:00 Scutaru  24'
Axente  56'		 Report Stadium: Dan Păltinişanu
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mihai Prodan
27 August 2011 Round 2 Alro Slatina 2–3 Politehnica Timișoara Slatina
11:00 Creţu  38'
Precup  62' (pen.)		 Report Ricketts  31'
Pătraş  66'
Tameş  89' (pen.)		 Stadium: 1 Mai
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Mugurel Drăgănescu
3 September 2011 Round 3 Politehnica Timișoara 1–0 FC Olt Timișoara
11:00 Goga  60' Report Stadium: Dan Păltinişanu
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Dan Monea
11 September 2011 Round 4 Gloria Bistriţa 2–2 Politehnica Timișoara Bistriţa
20:00 Feher  21'
Voinea  52'		 Report Curtean  34'
Goga  47'		 Stadium: Gloria
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Alexandru Deaconu
17 September 2011 Round 5 Unirea Alba Iulia 1–1 Politehnica Timișoara Alba Iulia
13:00 Bumbac  87' Report Tameş  81' (pen.) Stadium: Cetate
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mihai Ene
25 September 2011 Round 6 Politehnica Timișoara 2–1 Gaz Metan Severin Timișoara
13:00 Goga  26'
Ricketts  43'		 Report Boroiban  68' Stadium: Dan Păltinişanu
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Teodor Craciunescu
30 September 2011 Round 7 UTA Arad 0–0 Politehnica Timișoara Arad
19:00 Report Stadium: Francisc von Neumann
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Florin Marcu
8 October 2011 Round 8 Politehnica Timișoara 3–2 FC Baia Mare Timișoara
18:00 Zăgrean  4'  59'
Tameş  18' (pen.)		 Report Bota  6' (pen.)
Dragoş  75'		 Stadium: Dan Păltinişanu
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Marius Omut
15 October 2011 Round 9 Luceafărul Oradea 1–0 Politehnica Timișoara Sânmartin
11:00 Lupuţ  90+3' Report Stadium: Luceafărul
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Florin Dreve
21 October 2011 Round 10 Politehnica Timișoara 1–0 Chindia Târgovişte Timișoara
17:00 Sandu  56' Report Stadium: Dan Păltinişanu
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Marian Balaci
29 October 2011 Round 11 Mureşul Deva 0–3 Politehnica Timișoara Deva
11:00 Report Sepsi  45'
Axente  59'
Goga  90+2'		 Stadium: Cetate
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Sebastian Colţescu
5 November 2011 Round 12 Politehnica Timișoara 3–0 Argeş Piteşti Timișoara
12:00 Axente  9'
Ricketts  23'
Goga  65'		 Report Stadium: Dan Păltinişanu
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Adrian Comănescu

Romanian Cup
23 August 2011 Round IV CSM Reșița 0–0
(3–4 p)		 Politehnica Timișoara Reșița
17:00 Report Stadium: Mircea Chivu
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Unknown
Penalties
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown 		Tameş
Axente
Sepsi
Luchin
Pătraş
6 September 2011 Round V Național Sebiș 1–2 Politehnica Timișoara Sebiş
17:00 Băd  10' Report Tameş  20' (pen.)
Popovici  88'		 Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Unknown
21 September 2011 Round of 32 Politehnica Timișoara 2–0 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Timișoara
18:00 Goga  17'
Curtean  75'		 Report Stadium: Dan Păltinişanu
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Florin Miron
27 October 2011 Round of 16 Politehnica Timișoara 2–0 Steaua București Timișoara
20:30 Ricketts  29'
Goga  50'		 Report Stadium: Dan Păltinişanu
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Cristian Balaj

Player statistics
No. Pos. Nationality Player L RC Total
1GK EstoniaSergei Lepmets12416000
2DF RomaniaAndrei Dăruială9110020
3DF RomaniaFlorin Sandu314100
5MF RomaniaAdrian Poparadu7310020
6MF RomaniaFlorin Ilie10313010
7MF RomaniaAlexandru Curtean10313200
8DF RomaniaLászló Sepsi9413100
9FW RomaniaMircea Axente10313341
10MF RomaniaIulian Tameş9312400
11FW RomaniaAndrei Zăgrean8311200
13DF RomaniaCristian Scutaru11415150
14DF RomaniaIoan Mera639130
15MF RomaniaAdrian Zaluschi112110
16MF RomaniaSamuel Jitaru213000
18FW RomaniaAlex Popovici9312110
19MF ArgentinaNicolás Gorobsov718030
20MF MoldovaArtur Pătraş639120
21FW RomaniaDorin Goga10313721
22DF RomaniaAndrei Sava202000
23MF RomaniaRăzvan Dobricean303010
25MF RomaniaCătălin Chiş516000
27MF RomaniaDorinel Rotariu011000
30MF BrazilRafael Rocha538030
33MF RomaniaMarian Fuchs100000
87FW CanadaTosaint Ricketts8311410
No. Pos. Nationality Player L RC Total
  • Last Update: 9 July 2011
  • Data includes all competitions
  • Substitution appearances included as full
  • L – Liga II
  • RC – Romanian Cup
  • Ast – Assists
  • N/A – Refers to a player who began the season a Politehnica Timișoara player but left the club over the course of the campaign

Top scorer

As of the 2011–12 Liga II Season

P. Player Position Liga II Romanian Cup Total
1 Dorin GogaForward527
2 Iulian TameşMidfielder314
3 Mircea AxenteForward404
4 Tosaint RickettsForward314
5 Alexandru CurteanMidfielder112

Most appearances

As of the 2011–12 Liga II Season

P. Player Position Liga II Romanian Cup Total
1 Sergei LepmetsGoalkeeper12416
2 Cristian ScutaruDefender11415
3 László SepsiDefender9413
4 Florin IlieMidfielder10313
5 Alexandru CurteanMidfielder10313

Most assists

As of the 2011–12 Liga II Season

P. Player Position Liga II Romanian Cup Total
1 Alexandru CurteanMidfielder303
2 László SepsiLeft back213
3 Mircea AxenteForward202
4 Dorin GogaForward112
5 Andrei ZăgreanForward112

Liga II results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWDDWDWLWWW
Position111332212222
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References
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  3. "Top scorer Zicu at CSKA Sofia". Onlinesport. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  4. "Taborda leave Poli". Onlinesport. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  5. "Magera and Čišovský Released". Click. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on June 21, 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  6. "Jiří Krejčí among the ousted on Liga I's released list". Sport365. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  7. "Burcă signed with Rapid for money". Click. 19 June 2011. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  8. "Ghionea left Poli". Liga 2. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  9. "Bourceanu sold to Steaua". Politehnica Timișoara. 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  10. "Man City sign keeper Pantilimon". BBC News.
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