ACS Poli Timișoara

This article is about the football club established in 2012. For the dissolved club, see FC Politehnica Timișoara.
ACS Poli Timișoara
Full name Asociația Club Sportiv Poli Timișoara
Nickname(s) Alb-Violeţii
(The White and Purples)
Founded 2012 (2012)
Ground Dan Păltinișanu
Ground Capacity 32,972
Owner Timișoara Municipality
Chairman Ioan Miculaș
Manager Petre Grigoraș
League Liga I
2014–15 Liga II, Seria II, 1st (promoted)
Website Club home page

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 20 March 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 Israel MF Bar Aharoni (on loan from Maccabi Yavne)
17 Curaçao MF Everon Pisas
No. Position Player
18 England MF Ross Jenkins
19 Romania FW Róbert Elek
22 Senegal GK Lys Gomis (on loan from Torino)
23 Romania DF Gabriel Cânu
24 Romania DF Daniel Popescu
25 Spain MF Fernando Llorente
26 Romania DF Cristian Melinte
28 Israel GK Ram Strauss
30 Romania DF Harald Fridrich
42 Romania MF Deian Sorescu
77 Romania MF Cristian Bărbuț
83 Romania MF Ianis Zicu
91 Brazil FW Pedro Henrique
94 Romania MF Ovidiu Popescu

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
Romania MF Mădălin Livan (on loan at Brașov)

Club Officials

Board of directors

Role Name
Owner Romania Timișoara Municipality
President Romania Ioan Miculaș
Board member Romania Dănuț Șoșdean
Board member Romania Viorel Boiț
Board member Romania Grigore Grigoroiu
Board member Romania Iosim Radovan
Board member Romania Cristian Rusu
Sporting manager Romania Ioan Miculaș
Administrative director Romania Ovidiu Maier
Financial director Romania Mircea Mihuţ
Responsible for licensing Romania Petre Muşat
Marketing manager Romania Radu Birlică
Organizer of competitions Romania Viorel Vişan
HR inspector Romania Liliana Filip
Economist Romania Monica Jipescu
IT adviser Romania Ionel Poclid
Relationship with fans manager Romania Marius Babuciu
Management adviser Romania Giorgiana Prodanciuc
Press officer Romania Levente Balint
TMS manager Romania Răzvan Muşat
Secretary Romania Alexandra Manole
Football fields administrator Romania Gheorghe Bogdan
Judicial adviser Romania Alina Atanasescu

Current technical staff

Role Name
Manager Romania Petre Grigoraș
Assistant manager Romania Marian Dinu
Assistant manager Romania Iosif Rotariu
Assistant manager Romania Octavian Benga
Goalkeeping coach Romania Petru Țurcaș
Physiotherapist Romania Mihai Alexandru
Club doctor Iran Teymoor Ahmadi
Club doctor Romania Samer Hosin
Physiokinetotherapist Romania Stanislav Savici
Masseur Romania Mihai Preda
Masseur Romania Adrian Rus
Masseur Romania Marius Cristescu
Masseur Romania Adrian Blaj
Storeman Romania Ovidiu Moraru

Honours

Domestic

League

Liga II

Managers

Statistics

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe League Cup Notes Manager
2012–13 L2 2 241293 391945 5th round Promoted Valentin Velcea
2013–14 L1 16 3410816 264238 Last 32 Relegated Valentin Velcea, Dan Alexa
2014–15 L2 1 301992 521166 5th round Promoted Dan Alexa
2015–16 L1 11 2651011 243525 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 24 April 2016

NameYearsLeagueCupTotal
1Romania Cristian Barbut2012–present82688
2Romania Claudiu Belu2013–present76682
3Romania Cristian Scutaru2012–present75479
4Romania Razvan Trandu2012–201570474
5Romania Cristian Boldea2012–present72274

Goalscorers

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

As of 24 April 2016

#NameYearsLeagueCupTotalRatio
1Romania Szabolcs Szekely2012–201518 (57)2 (2)20 (59)0.34
2Romania Cristian Boldea2012–present12 (72)0 (2)12 (74)0.16
3Romania Cristian Barbut2012–present11 (82)1 (6)12 (88)0.13
4Brazil Pedro Henrique2014–present11 (21)0 (0)11 (21)0.52
5Romania Robert Elek2015–present8 (39)2 (4)10 (43)0.23

References

  1. ↑ "ACS Poli Timisoara are, oficial, palmares. Instanta a decis: culorile si numele ii raman definitiv". Tion.ro.
  2. ↑ "Hotărâre a senatului Universităţii Politehnica din Timişoara, Nr. 36/20.09.2012" (PDF). upt.ro.
  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
  7. ↑ "ACS Poli Timişoara Soccer Statistics and Results in Liga II 2012-2013". soccerpunter.com.
  8. ↑ "Cati bani primesc anul acesta din partea Consiliului Local, ACS Poli, RCM Timisoara si BC Timisoara?". Opinia Timişoarei.
  9. ↑ "Din nou despre buget. Şi despre ACS". Vestul.ro.
  10. ↑ ACS Recaş, transformată în ACS Poli, trăieşte din bani publici: CLT i-a dat 4 milioane de lei!
  11. ↑ "Planuri mari la ACS Poli Timişoara » Ce a promis primarul Nicolae Robu". GSP.
  12. ↑ "SS Politehnica, la mana lui Marian Iancu". debanat.ro.
  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
  15. ↑ "ACS Poli Timisoara porneste la drum fara violet, cu alb, negru si galben". tion.ro.
  16. ↑ "Marian Iancu explică de ce ACS Poli nu joacă în alb-violet la şase luni de la anunţul triumfalist al primarului Robu". pressalert.ro. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  17. ↑ "ACS Poli şi-a prezentat noile echipamente fără urmă de violet". pressalert.ro. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  18. ↑ "Planuri mari la ACS Poli Timișoara » Ce a promis primarul Nicolae Robu". Gazeta sporturilor. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  19. ↑ "Echipa ACS Poli Timişoara, promovată în Liga I, poate folosi numele Politehica şi culorile alb-violet". Gazeta sporturilor. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  20. ↑ "ACS Poli Timisoara are, oficial, palmares. Instanta a decis: culorile si numele ii raman definitiv". Tion.ro.
  21. ↑ "ACS Poli - Dinamo 2013/2014". soccerway.com.
  22. ↑ "ACS Poli - Steaua 2013/2014". soccerway.com.
  23. ↑ "ACS Poli - Steaua 2015/2016". soccerway.com.
  24. ↑ "ACS Poli - Dinamo 2015/2016". soccerway.com.
  25. ↑ "European Football Statistics Attendances". European Football Statistics.

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