2014–15 FC Petrolul Ploiești season

The 2014–15 season is Petrolul Ploiești's 85th season in the Romanian football league system, and their fourth consecutive season in the Liga I. Petrolul came third in the 2013–14 Liga I, earning a place in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

Petrolul Ploiești

2014–15 season
President	Daniel Capră
Coach	Răzvan Lucescu (until Sept. 16) Gheorghe Mulțescu (from Sept. 17 to Jan. 8) Mircea Rednic (from Jan. 10 to May 5)
Stadium	Stadionul Ilie Oană
Liga I	Ongoing
Cupa României	Semi-finals
Cupa Ligii	Round of 16
UEFA Europa League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: Toto Tamuz (11) All: Toto Tamuz (14)
Highest home attendance	14,000 v Steaua (21 September 2014)
Lowest home attendance	2,500 v Astra Giurgiu (30 April 2015)
Average home league attendance	6,323
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Month by month review

June

Petrolul signed a one-year kit deal with American sportswear company Nike, after the association with Puma came to an end.[1] Also, Acıbadem Healthcare Group became the team's medical sponsor until the end of the season, with an extension option being available.[2] Gevaro Nepomuceno, Patrick N'Koyi, George Mareș, Jean-Alain Fanchone, Alberto Cobrea, Mirel Bolboașă, Andrei Peteleu and Mourad Satli were transferred to Petrolul. Roberto Alecsandru and Alexandru Radu were also promoted from the academy.

July

On 7 July, Petrolul announced that they had signed winger Victoraș Astafei on a free transfer. On 20 July, using many players that would normally be substitutes and having a player sent off in the second half, Petrolul was beaten by Universitatea Cluj in the Cupa Ligii (English: League Cup) round of 16, a competition which was reenacted after fourteen years of pause.[3] In Europa League, "The Yellow Wolves" eliminated Flamurtari Vlorë 5–1 on aggregate. On 27 July, Petrolul confirmed on its official website that Opel will continue being the shirt sponsor until the end of the season.[4]

Position at the end of July

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Petrolul Ploiești	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3

Source:

August

Petrolul had bad luck at the Europa League third qualifying round draw, confronting Czech side Viktoria Plzeň, a club which in the previous season took part in the Champions League group stage. After a draw at Ploiești (1–1), "The Yellow Wolves" impressively beat Viktoria scoring four goals and conceding only one.[5] The Romanian side's captain, 35-year-old Adrian Mutu, played a big role in his team's qualification, scoring both home and away.[6] However, losing both of the play-off legs against Dinamo Zagreb of Croatia, Petrolul yet again missed the chance of advancing to the group stage.

Position at the end of August

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Petrolul Ploiești	6	4	1	1	13	4	+9	13	2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round

Source:

September

On 3 September, Uruguayan footballers Rodrigo Pastorini and Sebastián Gallegos joined Petrolul's squad.[7] One week later, Ovidiu Hoban was transferred to Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[8] He was Petrolul's only Romanian player called by the national team for a match against Greece, which was played on 7 September. Ioan Filip signed with Petrolul to replace Hoban.[9] On 16 September, Răzvan Lucescu was sacked.[10] Gheorghe Mulțescu, who coached Petrolul twice in the past, took his place one day later.[11] On the same day, "The Yellow Wolves" transferred Kristijan Ipša, a Croatian central defender.[12] Mulțescu made his début against rivals Steaua București, on the 21st. Israeli international striker Toto Tamuz scored a double, but unfortunately, Petrolul lost the match 2–3.[13] After many rumours, Adrian Mutu eventually broke his contract with "The Oilmen", on the 26th.[14] He was the best paid footballer, and was often criticised for playing bad. Cosmin Contra, Petrolul's coach from October 2012 to March 2014, said that the signings of Adrian Mutu and Ianis Zicu (both joined in January 2014) were a "failure".[15]

Position at the end of September

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Petrolul Ploiești	9	5	2	2	19	9	+10	17

Source:

October

On 16 October, Shai Haddad signed a one-year contract with Petrolul, on Toto Tamuz's recommendation.[16]

Position at the end of October

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Petrolul Ploiești	12	7	3	2	22	9	+13	24	2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round

Source:

November

On 25 November, president Daniel Capră, general director Marius Bucuroiu and five other persons faced preventive detention for 24 hours, being suspected of tax evasion and money laundering.[17] The loss would amount to 15.4 million euros. The press suggested that these criminal matters could cause serious financial problems for Petrolul and important players might want to leave the club.[18]

Position at the end of November

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Petrolul Ploiești	15	9	4	2	27	9	+18	31	2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round

Source:

December

Petrolul had the chance to finish the year on the second place of Liga I, but drawn at home against Concordia Chiajna, subsequently keeping the third place.

Position at the end of December

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Petrolul Ploiești	17	9	6	2	29	11	+18	33	2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round

Source:

January

On 10 January 2015, ex-Standard Liège coach Mircea Rednic replaced Gheorghe Mulțescu on the bench.[19] During the winter transfer window, five footballers left Petrolul, including important ones like Juan Albín and Soni Mustivar.

February

At the beginning of February, due to president Capră still being under detention, the club faced financial problems and entered insolvency, meaning that the participation in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League is denied.[20] However, among others, Mircea Rednic convinced 31-year-old striker Mohamed Tchité, who spent most of his professional career in Belgium, with Standard Liége, Anderlecht and Club Brugge, and in Spain with Racing de Santander, to be part of the team until the end of the season at the least.[21]

Position at the end of February

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Petrolul Ploiești	19	11	6	2	30	11	+19	39	Became insolvent, is not eligible to play in European cups

Source:

March

Mohamed Tchité made his début on 5 March in the first leg of the Romanian Cup semi-final against rivals Steaua București, scoring his team's only goal in a 1–1 draw.[22]

Position at the end of March

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Petrolul Ploiești	23	12	7	4	34	16	+18	43	Became insolvent, is not eligible to play in European cups

Source:

April

On 3 April, Petrolul missed the qualification to the Cupa României final for the second year in a row, losing the semi-final second leg against Steaua at Arena Națională.[23] However, only a week later, "The Yellow Wolves" defeated them in the championship, after more than 15 years.[24] Curaçaoan winger Gevaro Nepomuceno netted the only goal of the match.[25]

Position at the end of April

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Petrolul Ploiești	29	13	9	7	38	22	+16	48	Became insolvent, is not eligible to play in European cups

Source:

May

On 5 May, it was announced that manager Mircea Rednic left "The Yellow-Blues".[26] Assistant coach Valentin Sinescu continued as the caretaker of the team. Eventually, Petrolul finished the season on a disappointing place six.[27]

Position at the end of May

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	Petrolul Ploiești	34	14	10	10	42	30	+12	52	Became insolvent, is not eligible to play in European cups

Source:

Players

First team squad

At the end of the season.

No.	Name	Nat.	Position(s)	Since	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Games	Goals	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Peterson Peçanha		GK	2013	11 January 1980	Rapid București	64	0	Free	2015
12	Alberto Cobrea		GK	2014	1 November 1990	Concordia Chiajna	3	0	Free	2018
33	Mirel Bolboașă		GK	2014	11 July 1992	Viitorul Constanța (on loan)	0	0	Undisclosed	2015
95	Iuliu Oprea		GK	2014	2 July 1995	Petrolul Academy	0	0	-/-	Undisclosed
Defenders
2	Jean Sony Alcénat		RB	2012	23 January 1986	Rio Ave	74	2	Undisclosed	2015
5	Dean Beța		RB / LB	2013	11 May 1991	Sportul Studențesc	9	0	Free	2016
8	Mourad Satli		CB / LB / RB	2014	29 January 1990	Charleroi	25	0	Free	2017
35	Marian Marin		RB	2015	11 September 1987	Fortuna Poiana Câmpina	3	0	Free	2015
39	Jean-Alain Fanchone		LB	2014	22 September 1988	Udinese Calcio	16	0	Undisclosed	2017
40	Roberto Alecsandru		CB	2014	13 September 1996	Petrolul Academy	1	0	-/-	Undisclosed
77	Andrei Peteleu		RB	2014	20 August 1992	Săgeata Năvodari	16	0	Free	2017
86	Kristijan Ipša		CB / RB	2014	4 April 1986	Reggina Calcio	21	1	Free	2015
Midfielders
4	Ioan Filip		DM	2014	20 May 1989	Oțelul Galați	24	0	Free	2015
5	Ciprian Vasilache		AM / RW / LW	2015	14 September 1983	Gangwon FC	8	1	Free	2015
7	Gevaro Nepomuceno		LW / RW	2014	10 November 1992	Fortuna Sittard	25	1	Free	2017
11	Rok Kronaveter		CM / AM	2015	7 December 1986	Győri ETO	11	2	Free	2015
13	Sebastián Gallegos		AM / RW / LW	2014	18 January 1992	Calcio Como	2	0	Free	2015
20	Alexandru Coman		DM / CM	2015	16 October 1991	Rapid București	7	0	Free	2015
21	Victoraș Astafei		RW / LW / CF	2014	6 July 1987	Oțelul Galați	29	5	Free	2017
30	Laurențiu Marinescu		DM / AM	2012	25 August 1984	Universitatea Cluj	53	3	Undisclosed	2016
91	Pablo de Lucas		DM / CM / AM	2013	20 September 1986	Salamanca	52	2	Free	2016
93	Alexandru Chiriță		AM / RW	2014	24 June 1996	Dinamo București II	1	0	Free	Undisclosed
Forwards
9	Patrick N'Koyi		CF	2014	1 January 1990	Fortuna Sittard	17	1	Free	2017
10	Mohamed Tchité		CF / RW	2015	31 January 1984	Club Brugge	11	0	Free	2015
18	George Mareș		CF	2014	16 May 1996	Sportul Studențesc	6	0	Free	2018
23	Rodrigo Pastorini		CF / AM	2014	4 March 1990	Montevideo Wanderers	16	0	Free	2016
29	Alexandru Radu		CF	2014	9 May 1997	Petrolul Academy	1	0	-/-	Undisclosed
99	Toto Tamuz		CF	2014	1 April 1988	Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast	36	14	Free	2016

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
—	FW		Mihai Roman	22	EU	Săgeata Năvodari	Loan return	Summer	2014	Free
7	FW		Gevaro Nepomuceno	21	EU	Fortuna Sittard	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
9	FW		Patrick N'Koyi	24	EU	Fortuna Sittard	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
18	FW		George Mareș	18	EU	Sportul Studențesc	Transfer	Summer	2018	Undisclosed
39	DF		Jean-Alain Fanchone	25	EU	Udinese	Transfer	Summer	2017	Undisclosed	FC Petrolul Ploiești
12	GK		Alberto Cobrea	23	EU	Concordia Chiajna	Transfer	Summer	2018	Undisclosed	ProSport
33	GK		Mirel Bolboașă	25	EU	Viitorul	Loan transfer	Summer	2015	Undisclosed	FC Petrolul Ploiești
77	DF		Andrei Peteleu	21	EU	Săgeata Năvodari	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
8	DF		Mourad Satli	24	EU	Charleroi	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
21	MF		Victoraș Astafei	27	EU	Oțelul Galați	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
14	DF		Roberto Alecsandru	17	EU	Youth system	Promoted	Summer	Undisclosed	Free
17	DF		Alexandru Radu	17	EU	Youth system	Promoted	Summer	Undisclosed	Free
23	FW		Rodrigo Pastorini	24	EU	Montevideo Wanderers	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
13	AM		Sebastián Gallegos	22	EU	Calcio Como	Transfer	Summer	2015	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
4	MF		Ioan Filip	25	EU	Oțelul Galați	Transfer	Summer	2015	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
86	DF		Kristijan Ipša	28	EU	Reggina Calcio	Transfer	Summer	2015	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
93	MF		Alexandru Chiriță	18	EU	Dinamo București II	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
15	DF		Shai Haddad	27	Non-EU	Beitar Jerusalem	Transfer	Summer	2015	Free
5	MF		Ciprian Vasilache	31	EU	Gangwon FC	Transfer	Winter	2015	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
20	MF		Alexandru Coman	23	EU	Rapid București	Transfer	Winter	2015	Free	Dolce Sport
10	FW		Mohammed Tchité	31	EU	Club Brugge	Transfer	Winter	2015	Free	La Derniere Heure
11	MF		Rok Kronaveter	28	EU	Győri ETO	Transfer	Winter	2015	Free
35	DF		Marian Marin	28	EU	Fortuna Poiana Câmpina	Transfer	Winter	2015	Free

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
—	FW		Mihai Roman	22	EU	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	End of contract	Summer	Free
32	DF		Sebastian Achim	28	EU	CS U Craiova	End of contract	Summer	Free
4	DF		Manassé Enza-Yamissi	24	EU	Gil Vicente	End of contract	Summer	Free
23	GK		Mircea Bornescu	34	EU	Rapid București	End of contract	Summer	Free
21	DF		Guilherme Sityá	24	Non-EU	Greuther Fürth	End of contract	Summer	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
16	FW		Abel Camará	24	EU	Belenenses	End of loan	Summer	Free
7	MF		Walter Fernández	24	EU	Lokeren	End of loan	Summer	Free
22	GK		Povilas Valinčius	25	EU	Free agent	Mutual termination	Summer	Free
27	MF		Ianis Zicu	30	EU	ASA Târgu Mureș	Mutual termination	Summer	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
93	FW		Vlad Morar	21	EU	Universitatea Cluj	Mutual termination	Summer	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
52	MF		Romário Pires	25	Non-EU	Karpaty Lviv	Mutual termination	Summer	Free	ProSport
15	MF		Ovidiu Hoban	31	EU	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	FC Petrolul Ploiești
10	FW		Adrian Mutu	35	EU	Free agent	Mutual termination	Summer	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
11	MF		Juan Ángel Albín	28	EU	Veracruz	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	Deportes Televisa
15	DF		Shai Haddad	27	Non-EU	Free agent	Mutual termination	Winter	Free	Realitatea.net
20	MF		Njongo Priso	26	EU	Győri ETO	Mutual termination	Winter	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
5	MF		Soni Mustivar	24	EU	Sporting Kansas City	Mutual termination	Winter	Free	FC Petrolul Ploiești
35	DF		Gerson Guimarães	23	EU	Lechia Gdańsk	Mutual termination	Winter	Free

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Liga I	—	—	6th	27 July 2014	27 May 2015
Cupa României	Round of 32	—	Semi-finals	24 September 2014	2 April 2015
Cupa Ligii	Round of 16	—	Round of 16	20 July 2014
UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round	—	Play-off round	17 July 2014	28 August 2014

Updated to match played 27 May 2015
Source: Competitions

Liga I

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Astra Giurgiu	34	15	12	7	53	27	+26	57[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
5	Universitatea Craiova[lower-alpha 3]	34	14	11	9	40	34	+6	53
6	Petrolul Ploiești[lower-alpha 3]	34	14	10	10	42	30	+12	52
7	Dinamo București[lower-alpha 3]	34	13	9	12	47	44	+3	48
8	Botoșani	34	12	11	11	40	43	−3	47	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]

Source: Liga I (in Romanian) UEFA.com (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
Notes:

1. CFR Cluj ahead on head-to-head record; CFR Cluj–Astra Giurgiu 4–1, Astra Giurgiu–CFR Cluj 0–1
2. The Romanian Cup finalist Universitatea Cluj filed for insolvency, and the other one is Steaua București, so the European spot meant for cup winner will be filled up by the 3rd eligible team from the Liga I and the spot for the third-placed team will be given to the 4th eligible team from the Liga I.[28]
3. Teams who have not been given a UEFA license (Brașov, Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, CFR Cluj, Concordia Chiajna, Universitatea Craiova, Dinamo București, Oțelul Galați, Petrolul Ploiești, Rapid București and Universitatea Cluj) were not eligible to play in European competitions.[29] Petrolul Ploiești,[30] Dinamo București,[31] Rapid București,[32] FC Brașov,[33] Universitatea Cluj[28] and CFR Cluj[34] were not eligible to play in Europe because they filed for insolvency and Universitatea Craiova was not eligible because it was affiliated in 2013.[35]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	14	10	10	42	30	+12	52	6	3	8	19	20	−1	8	7	2	23	10	+13

Last updated: 27 May 2015.
Source: Matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	L
Position	6	4	1	2	1	3	4	6	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	6

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2015. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

27 July 2014 1	FC Brașov	0–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Brașov
		Report	Teixeira  38'	Stadium: Silviu Ploeșteanu Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Adrian Viorel Cojocaru

3 August 2014 2	Petrolul Ploiești	4–1	FC Botoșani	Ploiești
	Mutu  1' Albín  13' Tamuz  16', 60'	Report	Batin  38'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan

10 August 2014 3	CSMS Iași	1–5	Petrolul Ploiești	Iași
	Wesley  24'	Report	Teixeira  19' Mutu  50' Tamuz  57', 71' Albín  90+2'	Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj

16 August 2014 4	Petrolul Ploiești	0–0	Rapid București	Ploiești
		Report		Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Istvan Kovacs

24 August 2014 5	CS U Craiova	0–2	Petrolul Ploiești	Craiova
		Report	Albín  67' Tamuz  83'	Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor

31 August 2014 6	Petrolul Ploiești	1–2	CFR Cluj	Ploiești
	Teixeira  54'	Report	Jakoliš  40' Tadé  85'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Sebastian Colțescu

15 September 2014 7	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	1–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Târgu Jiu
	Roman  3'	Report	De Lucas  43'	Stadium: Tudor Vladimirescu Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Lucian Rusandru

21 September 2014 8	Petrolul Ploiești	2–3	Steaua București	Ploiești
	Tamuz  28', 58'	Report	Chipciu  13' Keșerü  17' Varela  72'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj

28 September 2014 9	Viitorul Constanța	1–3	Petrolul Ploiești	Chiajna
	Daminuță  38'	Report	Tamuz  72' (pen.) Astafei  82', 90+2'	Stadium: Concordia Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Adrian Comănescu

4 October 2014 10	Petrolul Ploiești	1–0	Gaz Metan Mediaș	Ploiești
	Astafei  12'	Report		Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Robert Dumitru

20 October 2014 11	Petrolul Ploiești	2–0	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț	Ploiești
	Geraldo  24' Tamuz  87'	Report		Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Istvan Kovacs

27 October 2014 12	Astra Giurgiu	0–0	Petrolul Ploiești	Giurgiu
		Report		Stadium: Marin Anastasovici Referee: Alexandru Tudor

3 November 2014 13	Petrolul Ploiești	0–0	Oțelul Galați	Ploiești
		Report		Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Marcel Bârsan

8 November 2014 14	Universitatea Cluj	0–3	Petrolul Ploiești	Cluj
		Report	Tamuz  36' Alcénat  45+1' Albín  70'	Stadium: Cluj Arena Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj Man of the Match: Tamuz

23 November 2014 15	Petrolul Ploiești	2–0	ASA Târgu Mureș	Ploiești
	Albín  16' Geraldo  21'	Report		Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Lucian Rusandu Man of the Match: Alcenat

30 November 2014 16	Dinamo București	0–0	Petrolul Ploiești	Bucharest
		Report		Stadium: Dinamo Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Cristian Balaj Man of the Match: Peçanha

8 December 2014 17	Petrolul Ploiești	2–2	Concordia Chiajna	Ploiești
	Astafei  5' Teixeira  61'	Report	Dina  15' Florea  25' (pen.)	Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Cătălin Popa Man of the Match: Peçanha

20 February 2015 18	Petrolul Ploiești	1–0	FC Brașov	Ploiești
	Teixeira  73'	Report		Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Marius Avram Man of the Match: Filipe Teixeira

27 February 2015 19	FC Botoșani	0–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Botoșani
		Report	Teixeira  48' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor Man of the Match: Filipe Teixeira

9 March 2015 20	Petrolul Ploiești	0–2	CSMS Iași	Ploiești
		Report	Ciucur  6' Braga  73'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Robert Dumitru

13 March 2015 21	Rapid București	1–1	Petrolul Ploiești	București
	Săpunaru  60'	Report	Teixeira  64'	Stadium: Giulești Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan

13 March 2015 22	Petrolul Ploiești	1–2	CSU Craiova	Ploiești
	Astafei  48'	Report	Rocha  6' Brandán  51' (pen.)	Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Cristian Balaj

22 March 2015 23	CFR Cluj	0–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Cluj-Napoca
			Teixeira  45' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Radu Petrescu

6 April 2015 24	Petrolul Ploiești	0–1	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	Ploiești
		Report	Momčilović  14'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Iulian Dima

9 April 2015 25	Steaua București	0–1	Petrolul Ploiești	București
		Report	Nepomuceno  90'	Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Radu Petrescu

13 April 2015 26	Petrolul Ploiești	1–2	Viitorul Constanța	Ploiești
	Vasilache  89'	Report	Mitrea  11' Manea  67'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Alexandru Tudor

18 April 2015 27	Gaz Metan Mediaș	0–0	Petrolul Ploiești	Mediaș
		Report		Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Adrian Comănescu

27 April 2015 28	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț	1–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Piatra Neamț
	Stana  47'	Report	Marković  92' (og)	Stadium: Ceahlăul Attendance: 1,000 Referee: George Rădulescu

30 April 2015 29	Petrolul Ploiești	1–2	Astra Giurgiu	Ploiești
	Tamuz  52' (pen.)	Report	Seto  83' Alibec  87'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Horaţiu Feşnic

4 May 2015 30	Oțelul Galați	1–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Galați
	Cernat  51'	Report	Kronaveter  27'	Stadium: Oțelul Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Marcel Bârsan

9 May 2015 31	Petrolul Ploiești	1–0	Universitatea Cluj	Ploiești
	Ipša  53'	Report		Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Lucian Rusandu

16 May 2015 32	ASA Târgu Mureș	1–0	Petrolul Ploiești	Târgu Mureș
	Voiculeț  86'	Report		Stadium: Trans-Sil Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Radu Petrescu

22 May 2015 33	Petrolul Ploiești	0–3	Dinamo București	Ploiești
			Gavrilă  28' Elhamed  30' Grozav  90'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Cătălin Popa

27 May 2015 34	Concordia Chiajna	3–2	Petrolul Ploiești	Chiajna
	Cristea  17' Purece  59' Pena  73'		N'Koyi  11' Kronaveter  52'	Stadium: Concordia Attendance: 3,000 Referee: George Găman

Last updated: 27 May 2015

Cupa României

Round of 32

24 September 2014	Unirea Jucu	0–3	Petrolul Ploiești	Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca
		Report	Astafei  24', 56' N'Koyi  31'	Referee: Florin Andrei Man of the Match: Astafei

Round of 16

30 October 2014	Rapid CFR Suceava	2–3	Petrolul Ploiești	Stadionul Municipal, Botoșani
	Matei  56' Sumanariu  69'	Report	Ipša  27' Velescu  57' (o.g.) Haddad  60'	Referee: Iulian Călin

Quarter-finals

4 December 2014	ASA Târgu Mureș	0–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Stadionul Trans-Sil, Târgu Mureș
		Report	Albín  88'	Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan Man of the Match: Albín

Semi-finals

5 March 2015 First leg	Petrolul Ploiești	1–1	Steaua București	Ilie Oană, Ploiești
	Tchité  22'	Report	Chipciu  90+4'	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Adrian Comănescu

2 April 2015 Second leg	Steaua București	3–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Arena Națională, București
	Popa  21' Iancu  33' Tănase  69'	Report	Ipša  71'	Referee: George Găman

Last updated: 5 April 2015

Cupa Ligii

Round of 16

20 July 2014	Universitatea Cluj	1–0	Petrolul Ploiești	Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca
	Kovács  31'			Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Lucian Rusandu

Last updated: 21 July 2014

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round

17 July 2014 First leg	Petrolul Ploiești	2–0	Flamurtari Vlorë	Stadionul Ilie Oană, Ploiești
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nepomuceno  77' Tamuz  84'	Report		Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen (Norway)

24 July 2014 Second leg	Flamurtari Vlorë	1–3 (1–5 agg.)	Petrolul Ploiești	Stadiumi Flamurtari, Vlorë
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lena  37'	Report	Teixeira  39' De Lucas  83' Priso  90'	Referee: Ján Valášek (Slovakia)

Third qualifying round

31 July 2014 First leg	Petrolul Ploiești	1–1	Viktoria Plzeň	Stadionul Ilie Oană, Ploiești
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mutu  76'	Report	Kolář  90+1'	Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

7 August 2014 Second leg	Viktoria Plzeň	1–4 (2–5 agg.)	Petrolul Ploiești	Doosan Arena, Plzeň
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pilař  40'	Report	Teixeira  20' Mutu  38' De Lucas  43' Tamuz  69'	Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

Play-off round

21 August 2014 First leg	Petrolul Ploiești	1–3	Dinamo Zagreb	Stadionul Ilie Oană, Ploiești
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Tamuz  45'	Report	Čop  29' (pen.), 80' Machado  90+6'	Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

28 August 2014 Second leg	Dinamo Zagreb	2–1 (5–2 agg.)	Petrolul Ploiești	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Čop  22' Antolić  90+5'	Report	Albín  59'	Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Last updated: 29 August 2014

Squad statistics

Goals

Updated as of 27 May 2015.

Rank	Player	Position	Liga I	Europa League^1	Cupa României	Total
1	Toto Tamuz	CF	11	3	0	14
2	Filipe Teixeira	LW	8	2	0	10
3	Juan Albín	AM	5	1	1	7
	Victoraș Astafei	RW	5	0	2
4	Adrian Mutu	AM	2	2	0	4
5	Pablo de Lucas	DM	1	2	0	3
	Kristijan Ipša	CB	1	0	2
6	Geraldo Alves	CB	2	0	0	2
	G. Nepomuceno	LW	1	1	0
	Patrick N'Koyi	CF	1	0	1
	Rok Kronaveter	DM	2	0	0
7	Jean Sony Alcénat	RB	1	0	0	1
	Shai Haddad	DM	0	0	1
	Njongo Priso	RW	0	1	0
	Mohamed Tchité	CF	0	0	1
	Ciprian Vasilache	CM	1	0	0
Total			41	12	8	61

¹ Includes qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 June 2014 Friendly	Petrolul Ploiești	5–0	Volga Novgorod	Maribor, Slovenia
	Morar  8' Nepomuceno  16' Tamuz  35', 39' Mutu  45'	Report		Stadium: Play Green Football Resort Pohorje

26 June 2014 Friendly	Petrolul Ploiești	2–0	Dinamo Zagreb	Murska Sobota, Slovenia
	Mutu  40' Satli  52'	Report		Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium

29 June 2014 Friendly	Petrolul Ploiești	2–0	Slaven Belupo	Maribor, Slovenia
	Mustivar  45' N'Koyi  58'	Report		Stadium: Play Green Football Resort Pohorje

2 July 2014 Friendly	Maribor	1–2	Petrolul Ploiești	Maribor, Slovenia
	Bohar  36'	Report	Gerson  73' Mutu  87' (pen.)	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Referee: Alen Borošak

4 July 2014 Friendly	Petrolul Ploiești	1–0	Partizan Belgrade	Maribor, Slovenia
	Mutu  28'	Report		Stadium: Play Green Football Resort Pohorje

10 October 2014 Friendly	Petrolul Ploiești	3–0	Viitorul Constanța	Ploiești, Romania
	Astafei  34' Ipša  41' Mareș  67'	Report		Stadium: Ilie Oană

15 November 2014 Friendly	Petrolul Ploiești	2–0	Oțelul Galați	Ploiești, Romania
	Ipša  5' Mareș  86'	Report		Stadium: Ilie Oană

23 January 2015 Friendly	Petrolul Ploiești	0–1	Neftchi Baku	Antalya, Turkey
		Report	Silva  36'	Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex

26 January 2015 Friendly	Petrolul Ploiești	0–0	Guangzhou R&F	Antalya, Turkey
		Report		Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex

28 January 2015 Friendly	Petrolul Ploiești	0–1	Podbeskidzie	Antalya, Turkey
		Report	Malinowski  40'	Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex

10 February 2015 Friendly	Petrolul Ploiești	1–1	Levski Sofia	Antalya, Turkey
	Mareș  84'	Report	Domovchiyski  69'	Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex

12 February 2015 Friendly	Petrolul Ploiești	0–1	CSKA Sofia	Antalya, Turkey
		Report	Joachim  39'	Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex

Last updated: 15 February 2015

See also

• 2014–15 Cupa României
• 2014–15 Cupa Ligii
• 2014–15 Liga I
• 2014–15 UEFA Europa League

Notes and references

1. "Petrolul va purta echipament Nike în sezonul viitor" [Petrolul will wear Nike kits next season]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 17 June 2014.
2. "Acibadem a devenit sponsorul medical al FC Petrolul" [Acıbadem became Petrolul's medical sponsor]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014.
3. "U Cluj – Petrolul 1-0. N'Koyi, eliminat după un gest stupid" [U Cluj – Petrolul 1-0. N'Koyi, sent off because of a stupid gesture]. DigiSport (in Romanian). 20 July 2014.
4. "Opel rămâne sponsorul oficial al FC Petrolul" [Opel continues being FC Petrolul's official sponsor]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 27 July 2014.
5. "Petrolul and Hajduk heroics stun Europe". UEFA. 7 August 2014.
6. "Mutu a marcat un gol superb cu Viktoria Plzen! A 3-a reușită în ultimele 3 meciuri" [Mutu scored a wondergoal against Viktoria Plzeň! It is his third goal in the last three matches]. DigiSport (in Romanian). 7 August 2014.
7. "Petrolul i-a transferat pe Pastorini și Gallegos" [Petrolul transferred Pastorini and Gallegos]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 3 September 2014.
8. "Petrolul i-a permis lui Hoban să negocieze cu Hapoel Be'er Sheva" [Petrolul allowed Hoban to negotiate with Hapoel Be'er Sheva]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 11 September 2014.
9. "Petrolul l-a transferat pe Ioan Filip" [Petrolul transferred Ioan Filip]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 11 September 2014.
10. "Răzvan Lucescu nu mai este antrenorul Petrolului" [Răzvan Lucescu is not Petrolul's coach anymore]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 16 September 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014.
11. "Bun venit, Gheorge Mulțescu!" [Welcome, Gheorghe Mulțescu!]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 17 September 2014.
12. "Kristian Ipsa se alătură Petrolului" [Kristijan Ipša joins Petrolul]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 17 September 2014.
13. ""Dubla" lui Tamuz n-a putut împiedica eşecul ploieștenilor" [Tamuz' double couldn't prevent a loss]. DigiSport (in Romanian). 21 September 2014.
14. "FC Petrolul a reziliat contractul cu Adrian Mutu" [FC Petrolul broke Adrian Mutu's contract]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 26 September 2014. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014.
15. "Transferurile lui Mutu și Zicu, criticate de fostul antrenor al Petrolului: "Au fost un eșec!"" [The signings of Mutu and Zicu, criticised by a former coach: "They were a failure!"]. DigiSport (in Romanian). 26 September 2014.
16. Ben Ziv, Guy (16 October 2014). "Toto's partner: Shai Haddad signed for a season with Petrolul Ploiești" (in Hebrew). ONE.
17. "Finanțatorul Dan Capră și directorul general al Petrolului, Marius Bucuroiu, reținuți pentru 24 de ore!" [Petrolul's president Dan Capră and general director Marius Bucuroiu, arrested for 24 hours!]. DigiSport (in Romanian). 25 November 2014.
18. "Colaps total la Ploieşti. Mandate de arestare pentru acţionarii clubului în dosarul de evaziune fiscală. Reţinerea finanţatorului Capră provoacă plecarea unor jucători importanţi" [Total collapse at Ploieşti. Warrants for the club's shareholders in the tax evasion case. The arrest of president Capră causes the departure of some important footballers]. ProSport (in Romanian). 26 November 2014.
19. "Mircea Rednic a revenit pe banca Petrolului!" [Mircea Rednic returned to Petrolul!]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 10 January 2015.
20. "Insolvența, un nou ȋnceput, nicidecum finalul!" [Insolvency, a new beginning, not the end!]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 7 February 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015.
21. "Petrolul l-a achiziționat pe Mohamed Tchité" [Petrolul signed Mohamed Tchité]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 25 February 2015.
22. "Tchite, debut cu gol la Petrolul: "Steaua e favorită acum, dar am avut două penalty-uri neacordate". Povestea spectaculoasă a jucătorului de 14,5 milioane de euro" [Tchité, goal at début for Petrolul: "Steaua has the first chance to qualify now, but we should have had 2 penalties." The story of the 14.5 million euro player]. ProSport (in Romanian). 5 March 2015.
23. "Visul frumos s-a terminat!" [The beautiful dream is over!]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 3 April 2015.
24. "Cadoul perfect pentru Rednic" [The perfect birthday gift for Rednic]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 10 April 2015.
25. "Nepomuceno a adus victoria Petrolului cu prima sa reușită în Liga 1. "Totul se va schimba acum"" [Nepomuceno brought Petrolul's victory with his first Liga 1 goal. "Everything will be different from now"]. DigiSport (in Romanian). 9 April 2015.
26. "Despărţire de Mircea Rednic" [Mircea Rednic parting]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 5 May 2015.
27. "Eșec la final de campionat" [Fail at the end of the championship]. FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015.
28. "U. Cluj a scapat de faliment!!". Sport.ro. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
29. "SANCȚIUNILE DICTATE DE COMISIA DE LICENȚIERE – INSTANȚA DE FOND" (in Romanian). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
30. "FC Petrolul: Insolvența, un nou început, nicidecum finalul!". 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
31. "FC Dinamo, în INSOLVENȚĂ. Tribunalul București a admis cererea societății care administrează clubul". 12 June 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
32. "Rapid a scapat de faliment!". Hot News. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
33. "Tribunalul Brașov a deschis procedura de insolvență a FC Brașov!". Mediafax. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
34. "CFR Cluj a intrat în insolvență!". Gazeta Sporturilor. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
35. "UEFA i-a interzis clubului CS U Craiova să evolueze în cupele europene în sezonul următor!". TVR. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2015.