2024–25 FC Petrolul Ploiești season

FC Petrolul Ploiești
2024–25 season
Manager	Mehmet Topal
Stadium	Ilie Oană Stadium
Liga I	8th
Cupa României	Pre-season
Top goalscorer	League: ; Albin Berisha; Valentin Țicu; (1 each); All: ; Albin Berisha; Valentin Țicu; (1 each)
Biggest defeat	Dinamo București 4–1 Petrolul Ploiești

The 2024–25 season is the 100th season in the history of FC Petrolul Ploiești, and the club's third consecutive season in Liga I. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Cupa României.

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Ricardinho	Voluntari	Free	1 July 2024
FW	Alexandru Tudorie	UTA Arad	Free	1 July 2024
MF	Alexandru Mateiu	Universitatea Craiova	Free	1 July 2024	^[1]
MF	Tidiane Keita	USL Dunkerque	Free	1 July 2024	^[2]
FW	Nana Akosah-Bempah	Hapoel Acre	Free	19 July 2024	^[3]
MF	Fabrício Baiano	SC Sagamihara	Free	19 July 2024	^[4]
DF	Denis Radu	Voluntari	Undisclosed	22 July 2024	^[5]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Takayuki Seto		Released	22 July 2024	^[6]

Friendlies

Pre-season

26 June 2024 Friendly	FC Hermannstadt	0–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Bolu, Turkey
16:30 UTC+3		Report	Tolea 21'

29 June 2024 Friendly	Fenerbahçe	2–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Bolu, Turkey
10:30 UTC+3	Džeko 41' Zajc 57'		Bratu 24' Ilie 90'

Mid-season

8 January 2025 Friendly

Orduspor

1–1

Petrolul Ploiești

11 January 2025 Friendly	CSKA 1948 Sofia	3–2	Petrolul Ploiești	Kundu
	Thalis 7' Karagaren 28' Kirilov 63'	Report	Boțogan 55' Radu 88'	Stadium: Topkapı Spor Kompleksi - Field 6

12 January 2025 Friendly	Zagłębie Lubin	1–0	Petrolul Ploiești
	Mikołajewski 78'	Report

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Liga I	15 July 2024		Matchday 1	4	1	2	1	2	4	−2	025.00
Cupa României				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				4	1	2	1	2	4	−2	025.00

Last updated: 29 July 2024
Source: Soccerway

Liga I

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Advances
7	Sepsi OSK	30	11	8	11	38	35	+3	41^[a]	Qualification for play-out round
8	Hermannstadt	30	11	8	11	34	40	−6	41^[a]
9	Petrolul Ploiești	30	9	13	8	29	29	0	40
10	Farul Constanța	30	8	11	11	29	38	−9	35
11	UTA Arad	30	8	10	12	28	35	−7	34

Source: LPF (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[7]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Sepsi (+3); Hermannstadt (-3).

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
4	1	2	1	2	4	−2	5	1	1	0	1	0	+1	0	1	1	1	4	−3

Last updated: 4 August 2024.
Source:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5
Ground	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	D
Position	9	15	9

Updated to match(es) played on 4 August 2024. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 1 July 2024.^[8]

15 July 2024 1	Petrolul Ploiești	0–0	Gloria Buzău	Ploiești
21:30 UTC+3	Huja 39' Grozav 58' Hanca 63'		Călin 11' Sălceanu 48'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Referee: István Kovács

21 July 2024 2	Dinamo București	4–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Bucharest
22:00 UTC+3	Abdallah 12' Cîrjan 41' Selmani 61' Politic 86' (pen.)		Țicu 82'	Stadium: Arcul de Triumf Stadium Referee: Găman George Cătălin

29 July 2024 3	Petrolul Ploiești	1–0	Rapid București	Ploiești
22:00 UTC+3	Berisha 31' Eșanu 90' Hanca 90+5'		Gojković 87'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Referee: Andrei Chivulete

4 August 2024 4	Universitatea Craiova	0–0	Petrolul Ploiești	Craiova
19:00				Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Stadium Referee: Ionuţ Coza

12 August 2024 5	Petrolul Ploiești	0–0	Universitatea Cluj	Ploiești
19:00 EEST		Report	Thiam 43' Bic 66'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Attendance: 7,118 Referee: Bogdan Dumitrache

16 August 2024 6	Unirea Slobozia	1–2	Petrolul Ploiești	Clinceni
19:00 EEST	Gele 29' 50' Christ Afalna 90+4'	Report	Rădulescu 39' Papp 64' Tudorie 77' Dumitriu 90+3'	Stadium: Clinceni Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Viorel Flueran

23 August 2024 7	Petrolul Ploiești	0–0	Oțelul	Ploiești
19:00 EEST		Report	Đurić 33' João Lameira 57' Cissé 90+5'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Attendance: 6,653 Referee: Rareș Vidican

1 September 2024 8	Botoșani	0–2	Petrolul Ploiești	Botoșani
16:30 EEST	Kaprof 22' Florescu 49' Mitrov 86'	Report	Dumitriu 18' Papp 53' Akosah-Bempah 90+2' Rădulescu 90+4' Grozav 90+6'	Stadium: Botoșani Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs

14 September 2024 9	Petrolul Ploiești	1–1	Farul Constanța	Ploiești
21:30 EEST	Ricardinho 20' Grozav 83'	Report	Alibec 61' 80' Gustavo Marins 82'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Attendance: 8,760 Referee: Iulian Călin

21 September 2024 10	FCSB	1–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Bucharest
21:30 EEST	Băluță 3' 43' Olaru 21' Popescu 30' Radunović 45+2' Crețu 72' Târnovanu 79' Șut 90+8'	Report	Marian Huja 4' Rădulescu 42' Papp 72' Jyry 88' Tudorie 90+4'	Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 8,512 Referee: Adrian Cojocaru

27 September 2024 11	Petrolul Ploiești	4–1	Hermannstadt	Ploiești
18:00 EEST	Ricardinho 6' Rădulescu 11' 26' Grozav 63'	Report	Buș 48'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Attendance: 6,927 Referee: Istvan Kovacs

4 October 2024 12	UTA Arad	3–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Arad
18:00 EET	Marian Huja 32' (o.g.) Cîmpanu 38' Attah Kadiri 44' Hrezdac 57' Popa 90' Zsóri 90'	Report	Keita 37' Tudorie 53' Grozav 70' Zima 70' Hanca 90+1'	Stadium: Francisc von Neuman Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Horia Mladinovici

19 October 2024 13	Petrolul Ploiești	0–0	CFR Cluj	Ploiești
21:00 EET	Jyry 59' Hanca 70' Papp 88'	Report	Michael 40' Munteanu 74'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan

26 October 2024 14	Petrolul Ploiești	3–1	Politehnica Iași	Ploiești
16:00 EET	Mateiu 22' Grozav 25' Marian Huja 36' Tudorie 53' Roche 79' Zima 79' Bratu 88'	Report	Bordeianu 20' 55' Kamberi 38' Atanaskoski 49'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Sorin Vădana

2 November 2024 15	Sepsi	1–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Sfântu Gheorghe
18:30 EET	Coman 18' 38' Dumitrescu 25' 89' Kallaku 25' Mino 87'	Report	Dumitriu 27' Tudorie 28' Keita 45+3'	Stadium: Sepsi Arena Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sebastian Colțescu

11 November 2024 16	Gloria Buzău	0–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Buzău
18:00 EET	Ferraresso 40' Čanađija 45+2'	Report	Tudorie 26' Mateiu 44'	Stadium: Buzău Municipal Stadium Attendance: 1,455 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu

24 November 2024 17	Petrolul Ploiești	0–1	Dinamo București	Ploiești
20:45 EET	Marian Huja 26'	Report	Selmani 26' 31' Milanov 65'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic

29 November 2024 18	Rapid București	1–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Bucharest
20:45 EET	Dumitriu 54' (o.g.)	Report	Tudorie 45' 62' Roche 56' Grozav 90+5' Papp 90+10'	Stadium: Rapid-Giulești Stadium Attendance: 11,719 Referee: Florin Andrei

7 December 2024 19	Petrolul Ploiești	1–1	Universitatea Craiova	Ploiești
20:00 EET	Tudorie 25' Jyry 45' Papp 68' Dumitriu 88'	Report	Mora 49' Baiaram 73' Koljić 75'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Attendance: 2,979 Referee: Marian Barbu

14 December 2024 20	Universitatea Cluj	4–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Cluj-Napoca
20:00 EET	Blănuță 51' 65' Thiam 61' Silaghi 76' Masoero 87'	Report	Papp 20' 90+3' 75' Marian Huja 38' Rădulescu 80' Zima 90+3'	Stadium: Cluj Arena Attendance: 4,516 Referee: Istvan Kovacs

22 December 2024 21	Petrolul Ploiești	2–1	Unirea Slobozia	Ploiești
12:30 EET	Ricardinho 17' Papp 44' Roche 64' Grozav 67'	Report	Florinel Ibrian 7' Ionuț Dinu 32'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Attendance: 3,120 Referee: Viorel Flueran

18 January 2025 22	Oțelul Galați	0–0	Petrolul Ploiești	Galați
19:30 EET	Stevanović 76' Roșu 89'	Report	Marian Huja 30'	Stadium: Oțelul Stadium Referee: Horia Mladinovici

27 January 2025 23	Petrolul Ploiești	3–1	Botoșani	Ploiești
17:00 EET	Papp 5' Tolea 15' 30' Grozav 19' Hanca 24' Bălbărău 77'	Report	López 85'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Attendance: 4,480 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic

3 February 2024 24	Farul Constanța	2–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Ovidiu
20:00 EET	Larie 12' Iancu 35' (pen.) 87' Dican 76' Cojocaru 88' 88'	Report	Jyry 45' Papp 67' Gheorghe 82'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan

6 February 2024 25	Petrolul Ploiești	0–0	FCSB	Ploiești
20:30 EET	Radu 45+3'	Report		Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Attendance: 8,544 Referee: Marian Barbu

9 February 2024 26	Hermannstadt	1–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Sibiu
14:30 EET	Kujabi 22' Popescu 68' Ivanov 73' Buș 83' Căpușă 90+3'	Report	Găman 90+4' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sibiu Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,444 Referee: Radu Petrescu

15 February 2024 27	Petrolul Ploiești	0–1	UTA Arad	Ploiești
15:00 EET	Roche 90+6' Hanca 90+9' 90+9'	Report	Harrison 17' Danciu 58' Costache 65' Gorcea 90+2' Zsóri 90+8'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sebastian Colțescu

22 February 2024 28	CFR Cluj	2–0	Petrolul Ploiești	Cluj-Napoca
20:30 EET	Păun 37' Korenica 48' Kamara 72'	Report	Jyry 68' Grozav 78'	Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium Attendance: 1,470 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan

2 March 2024 29	Politehnica Iași	1–0	Petrolul Ploiești	Iași
15:00 EET	Radu 45+3' (o.g.) Samayoa 55'	Report	Keita 19'	Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu Stadium Attendance: 2,018 Referee: Adrian Cojocaru

8 March 2024 30	Petrolul Ploiești	1–0	Sepsi	Ploiești
18:00 EET	Papp 40' 72'	Report	Coman 37' Mino 70'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Attendance: 5,514 Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs

Play-out round

Cupa României

27 August 2024 Play-off round	Dumbrăvița	1-1 (a.e.t.) (4-5 p)	Petrolul Ploiești	Ploiești
19:00 EEST	Răzvan Morariu 19' Nicu Modan 63' Răzvan Ghinescu 75' Cătălin Trifon 98' Cristian Pădurariu 110' Alin Burdet 114'	Report	Tudorie 52' 61' Stănică 67' Keita 90+4'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Referee: Naidin Valentin

Group stage

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MET	UCV	FCS	PET	DIN	AGR
1	Metalul Buzău	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	—	—	0–0	—
2	Universitatea Craiova	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3	6	Advance to knockout phase	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	FCSB	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6		—	0–2	—	—	—	—
4	Petrolul Ploiești	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4		—	0–2	—	—	—	—
5	Dinamo București	3	0	2	1	0	4	−4	2		—	—	0–4	0–0	—	—
6	Agricola Borcea	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0		0–3	—	1–2	0–3	—	—

Source: FRF

29 October 2024 Group B	Agricola Borcea	0-3	Petrolul Ploiești	Borcea
14:30 EET	Costin Alexandru Ciochină 69' Victor Militaru 74'	Report	Hanca 40' 45+1' Papp 44' Irobiso 58' Radu 88'	Stadium: Stadionul Comunal Referee: Ovidiu Robu

4 December 2024 Group B	Petrolul Ploiești	0-2	Universitatea Craiova	Ploiești
20:00 EET	Roche 46'	Report	Oshima 51' Bană 56' Grego 68' Basilio Ndong 81' Houri 87'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium Referee: Adrian Cojocaru

18 December 2024 Group B	Dinamo București	0-0	Petrolul Ploiești	Bucharest
20:00 EET	Bordușanu 32'	Report	Stănică 4'	Stadium: Arcul de Triumf Stadium Referee: Marcel Bîrsan

References

^ "Alexandru Mateiu şi-a găsit echipă! Fotbalistul cu peste 300 de prezenţe în tricoul Universităţii Craiova semnează cu o echipă cu pretenţii". Orangesport. 10 June 2024.
^ "Un francez în SuperLigă! Al patrulea transfer al verii la Petrolul". www.digisport.ro.
^ "Transfer de ultim moment în Superligă! A semnat după ce clubul a scăpat de interdicție: „Bine ai venit!"". GSP.
^ "Transfer curios în Liga 1 » A venit o rezervă din liga a treia japoneză". GSP.
^ "Petrolul a mai anunțat un transfer înainte de meciul cu Dinamo: „Contract până în 2027"". GSP.
^ "Mulțumim, Takayuki Seto! – FC Petrolul". 22 July 2024.
^ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ Preotu, Andrei (1 July 2024). "Programul complet al sezonului 2024 - 2025 din Superliga României, prezentat de LPF!".

[table_hth_SPS0.27291557484908-7] Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Sepsi (+3); Hermannstadt (-3).

[1] "Alexandru Mateiu şi-a găsit echipă! Fotbalistul cu peste 300 de prezenţe în tricoul Universităţii Craiova semnează cu o echipă cu pretenţii". Orangesport. 10 June 2024.

[2] "Un francez în SuperLigă! Al patrulea transfer al verii la Petrolul". www.digisport.ro.

[3] "Transfer de ultim moment în Superligă! A semnat după ce clubul a scăpat de interdicție: „Bine ai venit!"". GSP.

[4] "Transfer curios în Liga 1 » A venit o rezervă din liga a treia japoneză". GSP.

[5] "Petrolul a mai anunțat un transfer înainte de meciul cu Dinamo: „Contract până în 2027"". GSP.

[6] "Mulțumim, Takayuki Seto! – FC Petrolul". 22 July 2024.

[sw-8] "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[9] Preotu, Andrei (1 July 2024). "Programul complet al sezonului 2024 - 2025 din Superliga României, prezentat de LPF!".

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