CSO Petrolul Potcoava
| Full name | Clubul Sportiv Orășenesc Petrolul Potcoava | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Potcovenii (The people from Potcoava) Petroliștii (The Oilmen) Lupii galbeni (The Yellow Wolves) | ||
| Short name | Potcoava | ||
| Founded | 1950 as Unirea Potcoava | ||
| Ground | Petrolul | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| Owner | Potcoava Town | ||
| Chairman | Doru Alexe | ||
| Manager | Cristian Ciobanu | ||
| League | Liga III | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga III, Seria IV, 8th | ||
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Clubul Sportiv Orășenesc Petrolul Potcoava, also known as Petrolul Potcoava, or simply Potcoava is a Romanian football club based in Potcoava, Olt County. The team currently competes in Liga III, the third tier of Romanian football.
History
The club was founded in 1950 as Unirea Potcoava and competed in the Argeș Regional and District Championships. During the 1960s, it adopted the name Petrolul Potcoava, as Potcoava is known for its oil and gas deposits, with Ciurești Scaffold of the Romanian Petrol Company operating in the area. This led to local economic development and further highlighted the town's connection to the petroleum industry.[1]
The team participated in the inaugural season of the Olt County Championship, finishing in 5th place and becoming a constant presence in the fourth division.
Petrolul finished as runners-up in the 2014–15 season, nineteen points behind the winners, AS Milcov. The following season, the team placed 5th, while in 2016–17, it finished 7th.
In the 2017–18 season, Petrolul appointed Cristian Vintilă as the new head coach and finished as runners-up, this time behind Vedița Colonești. The club secured 3rd place in the 2018–19 season, ending the campaign twenty-seven points behind champions CSM Slatina.
The 2019–2020 season was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Cristian Vintilă’s team leading the standings at the time. Petrolul was declared county champion and promoted to Liga III without playing in the promotion play-off, as Unirea Țigănești, the Teleorman County winner, withdrew, and Minerul Costești, the Vâlcea County champion, had its COVID-19 tests rejected by the Romanian Football Federation.[2][3]
In their first season in Liga III, Petrolul managed to finish in 8th place, and in the following seasons the club had ranking as follows: 8th in 2021–22, 7th in 2022–23 and 9th in the 2023–24, resulting in the relegation to fourth league. However, The Oilmen were spared from relegation due to withdrawal of other clubs from Liga III.[4]
Honours
Players
First team squad
- As of 10 September 2024
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Out on loan
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Club officials
Board of directors
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Current technical staff
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League history
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References
- ^ "Orașul Potcoava" [Potcoava Town] (in Romanian). cjolt.ro. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Decizie. Petrolul Potcoava, campioana județului Olt" [Decision. Petrolul Potcoava, Olt county champion] (in Romanian). gazetaoltului.ro. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Gafă inimaginabilă la Minerul Costești: a făcut teste de anticorpi în loc de RT-PCR și pierde singurul meci pe care îl avea la baraj! Petrolul Potcoava promovează în Liga 3 fără să joace" [Unimaginable gaffe at Minerul Costești: he did antibody tests instead of RT-PCR and loses the only match it had at the dam! Petrolul Potcoava promotes to League 3 without playing] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "FRF a anunțat 11 cluburi care vor completa din locurile vacante pentru noul sezon de Liga 3!" [FRF has announced 11 clubs that will fill the vacancies for the new League 3 season!] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 5 August 2024. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.