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Oțelul Galați 
Full name Fotbal Club Oțelul Galați Nickname(s) Oțelarii (Steelworkers) Short name Oţelul Founded 1964 Ground Oțelul
(Capacity: 13,500[1])Chairman Marius Stan Manager Dorinel Munteanu League Liga I 2010–11 Liga I, 1st Website Club home page 
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Current seasonFotbal Club Oțelul Galați (Romanian pronunciation: [ot͡selul ɡaˈlat͡sʲ], approximately "OATS-el-ool ge-LETS"; meaning "Galați Steel") is a Romanian football club based in Galați . They have spent the majority of the last few decades in the top division, securing several seasons of European football and enjoying success in the Romanian Cup. They won their first league title in the 2010–2011 season and consequently qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time. On August 25 they were drawn in Group C of the Group Stage and will meet Manchester United, Benfica and FC Basel.
Oţelul plays in red, white and blue, and are currently managed by former Romania international Dorinel Munteanu.
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History
The club was formed in 1964.[2] After a brief period in which their town rivals Dunărea were the prominent club, Oţelul emerged as the main footballing force of the region. The club was first promoted to the Divizia A in 1986[2] and in 1988 made its debut in the UEFA Cup with a 1–0 victory against Italian side Juventus. The club reached the 2004 final of the Romanian Cup but lost against Dinamo Bucureşti.
Oţelul has 23 seasons of Liga I football to date and ranks 16th in the Liga I All-time table. It also is the 2nd best Moldovan team in this ranking, being surpassed only by FCM Bacău.
They clinched their first Liga I title on 15 May 2011 following a 2–1 victory over Politehnica Timişoara, qualifying for the group stage of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, their debut in this competition.[3] They will play Manchester United, Benfica and Basel in the group stage.
Achievements
Domestic
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- Winners (1): 2010–11
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- Winners (2): 1985–86, 1990–91
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- Winners (2): 1967–68, 1980–81
- Runners-up (1): 1972–73
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- Runners-up (1): 2003–04
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- Winners (1): 2011
European
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- Runners-up (1): 1991–92
European record
Main article: FC Oţelul Galaţi in EuropeCompetition S P W D L GF GA GD UEFA Champions League / European Cup 1 4 0 0 4 1 7 – 6 UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 5 14 5 3 6 18 21 – 3 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1 4 3 1 0 7 2 + 5 Total 7 20 8 4 8 26 26 0 Players
First team
As of 31 August 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 
GK Cristian Brăneţ 2 
DF Nejc Skubic 3 DF Cornel Râpă 4 MF Ioan Filip 5 
DF Zoran Ljubinković 6 DF Alexandru Benga 7 MF Laurenţiu Iorga 8 MF Liviu Antal 10 FW Gabriel Paraschiv 11 MF Sorin Frunză 12 
GK Branko Grahovac 14 MF Silviu Ilie 15 
MF John Ibeh 16 DF Cristian Sârghi No. Position Player 17 MF Laurenţiu Buş 18 DF Sergiu Costin 19 FW Bratislav Punoševac 20 DF Samoel Cojoc 21 
FW Daniel Chávez 22 
GK Miloš Buchta 23 DF Adrian Sălăgeanu 26 MF Ionuţ Neagu 27 FW Marius Pena 29 MF Gabriel Giurgiu 37 
MF Gabriel Viglianti 55 DF Milan Perendija – MF Alexandru Iacob – MF Daniel Novac On loan
No. Position Player MF Cosmin Garleanu (at Dunarea Galati) MF Alexandru Avram (at Dunarea Galati) 
GK William Arias (at Hunedoara) DF Sorin Cucu (at Delta Tulcea) DF Constantin Mişelăricu (at Săgeata Năvodari) MF Răzvan Ochiroşii (at Săgeata Năvodari) No. Position Player DF Laurenţiu Petean (at Petrolul Ploieşti) MF Ciprian Milea (at Petrolul Ploieşti) DF Enes Šipović (at Petrolul Ploieşti) DF Sebastian Agache (at FC Prahova Tomsani) GK Gabriel Abraham (at FC Prahova Tomsani) Players with dual nationality
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12 Branko Grahovac -
15 John Ibeh
Reserves and youth team
Main article: FC Oţelul II GalaţiNotable former players
- Victoraş Iacob
- Viorel Ion
- Emil Gabriel Jula
- Cristian Munteanu
- Valentin Ştefan
- János Székely
- Viorel Tănase
- Cătălin Tofan
References
- ^ http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/StatDoc/competitions/UCL/01/67/63/78/1676378_DOWNLOAD.pdf
- ^ a b Hafez, Shamoon (17 October 2011). "Man Utd's trip into the unknown". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15305878.stm. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Otelul confirmed as Romanian champions after CAS verdict". Yahoo Eurosport. Reuters. 18 May 2011. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18052011/2/otelul-confirmed-romanian-champions-cas-verdict.html. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
External links
- Official Website
- Fans website
- Otelul Galati – A Dream came true – book in English
- Official Liga 1 stats of Oţelul Galaţi
Fotbal Club Oțelul Galați Teams General information Players · ManagersGrounds Oțelul · SiderurgistulHistory Statistics · Seasons · Europe · Current season2011–12 UEFA Champions League Currently playing in the
group stageGroup A: Bayern Munich · Manchester City · Napoli · Villarreal
Group B: CSKA Moscow · Internazionale · Lille · Trabzonspor
Group C: Basel · Benfica · Manchester United · Oțelul Galați
Group D: Ajax · Dinamo Zagreb · Lyon · Real Madrid
Group E: Bayer Leverkusen · Chelsea · Genk · Valencia
Group F: Arsenal · Borussia Dortmund · Marseille · Olympiacos
Group G: APOEL · Porto · Shakhtar Donetsk · Zenit St. Petersburg
Group H: BATE Borisov · Barcelona · Milan · Viktoria PlzeňEliminated in the
play-off roundChampions: Copenhagen · Maccabi Haifa · Malmö FF · Sturm Graz · Wisła Kraków
Non-champions: Odense · Rubin Kazan · Twente · Udinese · ZürichEliminated in the
third qualifying roundChampions: Ekranas · HJK Helsinki · Litex Lovech · Maribor · Partizan · Rangers · Rosenborg · Shamrock Rovers · Slovan Bratislava · Zestafoni
Non-champions: Dynamo Kyiv · Panathinaikos · Standard Liège · VasluiEliminated in the
second qualifying roundBangor City · Breiðablik · Borac Banja Luka · Dacia Chişinău · F91 Dudelange · HB Tórshavn · Linfield · Mogren · Neftchi Baku · Pyunik · Skënderbeu Korçë · Škendija · Skonto · Tobol Kostanay · Valletta · VideotonEliminated in the
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