FC Politehnica Iași (2010)

Fotbal Club 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, currently playing in the Liga I.

This article is about the football club established in 2010. For the dissolved club, see FC Politehnica Iași (1945). For other uses, see Politehnica Iași.
Politehnica Iași
Full nameFotbal Club Politehnica Iași
Nickname(s)
  • Alb-albaștrii (The White and Blues)
  • Trupa din Copou (Copou Squad)
Short namePoli Iași
Founded16 August 2010 (2010-08-16)
as ACSMU Politehnica Iași
GroundEmil Alexandrescu
Capacity11,390
OwnerIași Municipality
ChairmanCiprian Paraschiv
ManagerAndrei Cristea
LeagueLiga I
2019–20Liga I, 12th of 14
WebsiteClub website
Active departments of CS Politehnica Iași
Football Basketball
(Men's)		 Basketball
(Women's)
Handball
(Men's)		 Rugby
(Men's)		 Rugby
(Women's)
Athletics Shooting Weightlifting

The team was formed in 2010 as ACSMU Politehnica Iași,[1] following the dissolution of the original FC Politehnica Iași. It began competing in the second division and made its first Liga I appearance in the 2012–13 season. They achieved their best result in the latter competition in 2018 when they finished in sixth place.

Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu is the home ground of "the White and Blues" and has a capacity of 11,390.

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.[2] In August that year, Tricolorul Breaza merged with Navoby Iași and formed ACSMU Politehnica Iași.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] On 2 June 2012, after the 4–2 victory against Farul Constanța.[6] the team gained promotion to Liga I,[7] after two years in the second tier of Romanian football.

On 29 August, Liviu Ciobotariu was appointed head coach.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

Name Period
ACSMU Politehnica Iași 2010–2011
CSM Studențesc Iași 2011–2016
CSM Politehnica Iași 2016–2018
FC Politehnica Iași 2018–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.[12] 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.[13]

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).[14]

In June 2017, president Florin Prunea was let go after five years at the helm of Politehnica Iași.[15] 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.[16][17][18] On 24 February 2018, despite of 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.[19] 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.[20]

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.[21]

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.[22]

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.[23] 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.[24]

Honours

Leagues

Players

Current squad
As of 1 February 2021[25][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  ROU Teodor Axinte
2 DF  CPV Rodny Lopes
3 DF  GRE Nikos Baxevanos (on loan from Lazio)
4 DF  ROU Ovidiu Mihalache (Vice-captain)
5 DF  ROU Ștefan Cană (on loan from FCSB)
6 DF  ROU Răzvan Popa
7 MF  ROU Doru Popadiuc
8 MF  ARG Juan Pablo Passaglia (3rd captain)
9 FW  BIH Dženan Zajmović
11 MF  BEL Floriano Vanzo
12 GK  ROU Laurențiu Brănescu
13 DF  ROU Cosmin Saizu
16 GK  HUN Levente Bősz
17 FW  GHA Joseph Mensah
18 MF  ARG Manuel de Iriondo
19 DF  ROU Răzvan Onea
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  CPV Platini
22 MF  ARG Pablo Gaitán
23 DF  ROU Cosmin Frăsinescu (Captain)
24 DF  ROU Sorin Bușu
26 MF  ROU Ionuț Moisă
28 FW  MNE Uroš Đuranović
29 MF  ROU Antonio Stan
30 DF  ROU Victor Petrișor
42 FW  ROU Alexandru Zaharia
70 MF  CRC Dylan Flores
77 FW  CRC Deyver Vega
88 MF  ROU Francisc Cristea
90 FW  ROU Andreias Calcan
95 GK  MDA Ianoș Brînză (on loan from Botoșani)
— MF  VEN Rafael Acosta

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
14 DF  ROU Ștefan Rusu (to Hușana Huși)
33 GK  ROU Denis Ciofu (to Unirea Slobozia)
— GK  ROU Adrian Duță (to Dante Botoșani)
— GK  ROU Eduard Belibrov (to Axiopolis Cernavodă)
— DF  ROU Lucian Dumea (to SCM Gloria Buzău)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ROU Ionuț Cotiugă (to Bradu Borca)
— DF  ROU Vlad Gangal (to Bradu Borca)
— DF  ROU Tudor Ciobanu (to Bradu Borca)
— MF  ROU Denis Iftimie (to Sporting Vaslui)
— MF  ROU Alexandru Păvăluc (to Bradu Borca)

Club officials

Statistics and records

League history

European Cups history
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 2Q 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 1201134−1
Total1201134−1

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