President Daniel Capră Liga I 14th Cupa Ligii Round of 16 | Stadium Stadionul Ilie Oană Cupa României Round of 16 | |
Coach Tibor Selymes (until Aug. 25)
Eusebiu Tudor (from Aug. 25) | ||
The 2015–16 season is Petrolul Ploiești's 86th season in the Romanian football league system, and their fifth consecutive season in the Liga I. Petrolul came sixth in the 2014–15 Liga I. At the beginning of February 2015, 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.
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June
Due to the financial problems, the club had to terminate or not extend the contracts of seventeen players, including Pablo de Lucas, Victoraș Astafei and Jean Sony Alcénat. On 3 June, Tibor Selymes became the head coach of "The Oilmen". On the 11th, the club's reorganisation plan was voted, therefore bankruptcy was avoided for the time being. Nike remained the kit manufacturer, while Superbet, a gambling company, replaced Alexandrion as the main sponsor of the team. "The Yellow Wolves" settled their pre-season training stage at Zlatibor, in the neighbouring country Serbia. The stage started on June 21 and ended on July 4. The club tested and signed new footballers during this period, generally ones who played in the French lower divisions, like Abdellah Zoubir, Ismail Hassan or Nicolas Farina. Ex-Dynamo Moscow midfielder Adrian Ropotan returned to Romania, six years after he left Dinamo București. Petrolul also convinced Brazilian goalkeeper Peterson Peçanha to extend his contract.
July
On 11 July, Petrolul played its first official game of the season against Steaua București, in the Liga I. The match ended goalless.
Position at the end of July
Petrolul Ploiești has been penalized with a deduction of six points for failure to comply with licensing requirements.Players
As of 29 May 2016.Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
League table
Regular season
Play-off
Results summary - regular season
Last updated: 26 February 2016 (UTC).
Source: FC Petrolul Ploiești
Results summary - relegation round
Last updated: 29 May 2016.
Source: Competitive Matches
Position by round - regular season
Last updated: 27 February 2016 (UTC).
Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Position by round - relegation round
Last updated: 20 May 2016.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Results by opponent - regular season
Last updated: 27 February 2016
Results by opponent - relegation round
Last updated: 20 May 2016
Round of 16
Last updated: 1 December 2015
Round of 16
Last updated: 9 September 2015
Goals
Updated as of 20 May 2016
Pre-season and friendlies
Last updated: 3 July 2015