Meetings total 25 | ||
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Teams Petrolul PloieștiAstra Giurgiu Latest meeting Astra Giurgiu 3–1 Petrolul Ploiești2015–16 Liga I(12 December 2015) | ||
Former Ploiești derby (Romanian: Fostul derbi al Ploieștiului) is the name given in football to any match between Petrolul Ploiești and Astra Giurgiu.
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Petrolul Ploiești leads regarding honours, as they won the Liga I four times and the Cupa României three times. Astra Giurgiu won one Liga I, one Cupa României, and two Supercupa României.
Background and history
Astra was founded in 1921 in Ploiești, while Petrolul was founded three years later in Bucharest as Juventus, following the merger of Triumf and Romcomit. In 1952 it moved to Ploiești, and changed its name to Flacăra Ploiești accordingly. After 91 years, in September 2012, Astra moved to Giurgiu.
The actual rivalry started in 1998, when Astra promoted for the first time to the first division. Even after its relocation to Giurgiu, the rivalry continued between the governances of the clubs. However, Petrolul fans consider the derby with Rapid București the most important one.
Head to head results
As of 12 December 2015All matches
Petrolul Ploiești win Astra Giurgiu win
As of 12 December 2015