ACS Poli Timișoara

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This article is about the football club established in 2012. For the dissolved club, see FC Politehnica Timișoara.
ACS Poli Timișoara
ACS Poli Timișoara crest
Full name Asociația Club Sportiv Poli Timișoara
Nickname(s) Alb-Violeţii
(The White and Purples)
Founded 2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Ground Dan Păltinișanu
Ground Capacity 32,972
Owner Timișoara Municipality
Chairman Ioan Miculaș
Manager Ionuț Popa
League Liga II
2015–16 Liga I, 13th (relegated)
Website Club home page
Current season

ACS Poli Timișoara is a professional Romanian football club from Timișoara, Romania. Founded in 2012, the club is the official record holder and successor [1] of the original club founded in 1921, FC Politehnica Timișoara, which went bankrupt and was dissolved, following the 2011–12 season. It is co-owned by the City Council and the County Council and has the backing of the Politehnica University of Timişoara, all three being active members in the legal entity running the club.[2]

History

Former logo.

In the summer of 2012, ACS Recaș, a club recently promoted to the Liga II, was moved to Timișoara and renamed ACS Poli Timișoara[3][4] after the dissolution of FC Politehnica Timișoara.[5] Valentin Velcea continued as head coach,[6] while the roster consisted mostly of the core ACS Recaş players and several current and ex-players from FC Politehnica.[7] Since its conception, the club has been primarily financed by the local authorities,[8][9][10] as Timişoara mayor Nicolae Robu has insisted control should not be forfeited to private investors.[11]

The club initially required consent from the owner of insolvent FC Politehnica, Marian Iancu, to use the historic badge, history, records and colours, as these had been bequeathed for a 25-year period.[12] In December 2012, it was announced that ACS Poli has received these free of charge [13] and that it could use them starting the following season.[14] However, due to the complications of the legal formalities and because of the FC Politehnica's debts, the team kept on playing under the ACS Poli name and using black/white/yellow for their official kits instead of the traditional purple colour.[15][16][17][18] This changed in the 2015-2016 season, as the club received temporary right to make use of the historic colours.[19] As of February 2016, it was announced that the club is now the sole and full owner of all the rights pertaining to and deriving from the Politehnica Timisoara brand and records, following a court decision which nullified the original agreement between the founding club and record holders, and Marian Iancu's insolvent club.[20]

From a competitive perspective, the club has achieved two promotions to the Liga I, while also being relegated once. Its rivalries with FC Steaua Bucureşti and FC Dinamo Bucureşti have endured, as the home matches against both teams keep drawing in above average crowds,[21][22][23][24] but the average attendance has decreased compared to the FC Politehnica's attendance numbers in the mid 2000s.[25]

Current squad

As of 30 May 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Romania GK Mădălin Smaranda
4 Spain DF Manu Torres
5 Romania MF Cătălin Doman
6 Spain MF Abel Suárez
7 Romania DF Claudiu Belu-Iordache
8 England FW Alex Nimely
9 Curaçao FW Prince Rajcomar
10 Romania FW Dorin Goga
11 Spain MF Javi Hernández
12 Romania MF Sebastian Mailat
13 Romania DF Cristian Scutaru (captain)
15 Romania DF Cristian Bocșan
16 Romania MF Lucian Oprea
17 Romania FW Sebastian Velcotă
18 England MF Ross Jenkins
19 Romania FW Róbert Elek
No. Position Player
23 Romania DF Gabriel Cânu
24 Romania DF Daniel Popescu
25 Spain MF Fernando Llorente
26 Romania DF Cristian Melinte
29 Romania GK Mario Contra
30 Romania DF Harald Fridrich
42 Romania MF Deian Sorescu
77 Romania MF Cristian Bărbuț
83 Romania MF Ianis Zicu
88 Romania MF Marius Croitoru
91 Brazil FW Pedro Henrique
94 Romania MF Ovidiu Popescu
— Romania DF Ciprian Sturz
— Romania MF Cosmin Bîrnoi
— Romania MF Mădălin Livan
— Romania FW Andrei Sîntean

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
18 Romania MF Andrei Artean (on loan at Râmnicu Vâlcea)
No. Position Player

Club Officials

Honours

Domestic

League

Campioana Romania.pngLiga II

Managers

Statistics

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe League Cup Notes Manager
2012–13 L2 2 24 12 9 3 39 19 45 5th round Promoted Valentin Velcea
2013–14 L1 16 34 10 8 16 26 42 38 Last 32 Relegated Valentin Velcea, Dan Alexa
2014–15 L2 1 30 19 9 2 52 11 66 5th round Promoted Dan Alexa
2015–16 L1 11 26 5 10 11 24 35 25 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Dan Alexa, Florin Marin

Color:

Gold Winner
Silver Runner-up
Bronze 3rd place (Semi-final)
Relegated Second Division

Players

Appearances

Competitive, professional matches only.

As of 25 May 2016

Name Years League Cup Total
1 Romania Cristian Barbut 2012–present 86 6 92
2 Romania Claudiu Belu 2013–present 76 6 82
3 Romania Cristian Scutaru 2012–present 76 4 80
4 Romania Razvan Trandu 2012–2015 70 4 74
5 Romania Cristian Boldea 2012–2016 72 2 74

Goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only. Appearances, including substitutes, appear in brackets.

As of 25 May 2016

# Name Years League Cup Total Ratio
1 Romania Szabolcs Szekely 2012–2015 18 (57) 2 (2) 20 (59) 0.34
2 Romania Cristian Boldea 2012–present 12 (72) 0 (2) 12 (74) 0.16
3 Romania Cristian Barbut 2012–present 11 (86) 1 (6) 12 (92) 0.12
4 Brazil Pedro Henrique 2014–present 11 (21) 0 (0) 11 (21) 0.52
5 Romania Robert Elek 2015–present 8 (44) 2 (4) 10 (48) 0.21

References

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  3. ↑ Robu a elucidat misterul: "Nu-i spunem Politehnica, îi spunem Poli!"
  4. ↑ ACS Recaş a primit acordul lui Marian Iancu pentru a purta denumirea ACS Poli Timișoara
  5. ↑ A treia operaţie estetică! AC Recaş se mută de luni pe "Dan Păltinişanu"
  6. ↑ Velcea, reconfirmat ca antrenor la Timișoara! Ce a spus primarul după întâlnirea cu jucătorii
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  10. ↑ ACS Recaş, transformată în ACS Poli, trăieşte din bani publici: CLT i-a dat 4 milioane de lei!
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  13. ↑ Marian Iancu a cedat gratuit palmaresul Politehnicii Timișoara!
  14. ↑ ACS Poli s-a transformat în Politehnica Timișoara! Iancu le-a cedat culorile, denumirea şi palmaresul
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