Fotbal Club Politehnica Iași (), commonly known as Politehnica Iași or simply Poli Iași, was a Romanian

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club from the city of

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, Iași County. Named after the

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, the team was founded in 1945. Its home stadium was the Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu, where it played in blue and white until being dissolved in 2010. In the same year, a successor club was formed under the name of ACSMU Politehnica Iași and currently competes in the second division.

History

The club was established as ''Sportul Studențesc Iași'' by a group of students on 27 April 1945, and first received the name of Politehnica one month later (''Asociația Sportivă Politehnica Iași''). It alternated between Romania's second and first leagues. They played in the Liga I for 28 seasons during the periods: 1960–61, 1962–1967 (under the name ''CSMS Iași''), 1968–1972, 1973–1981, 1982–1990, 1995–96, and 2004–2010.

Recent history

2004–05 season Politehnica started the 2004–05 season by winning only two points in eight rounds. After manager

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was replaced with

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, Politehnica won the following fixture away against Steaua București, Adrian Cristea scoring the only goal of the match. The team gradually lifted itself from the bottom of the table, finally finishing 9th with 38 points. In the

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they were eliminated in the first round (sixteen-finals) by

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with 1–0. 2005–06 season The 2005–06 season was a relatively good one for the Iași-based team, whose objective was to avoid relegation. They narrowly lost both matches against the future champions Steaua and the away match with runners-up

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, all with the score of 1–0, after three penalty kicks. They also lost 2–0 against

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at home. However, they drew away against a weakened Dinamo team, after a second-half goal by

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. Politehnica Iași eventually finished 10th with 39 points. In the

they reached the quarter-finals, eliminating

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(2–0) and FC Vaslui (2–1 AET) in the progress. They were eliminated by Rapid after a last-minute goal and after the referee disallowed a controversial goal scored in the second half by Politehnica. During the season Politehnica experienced major financial problems, which resulted in the impossibility to buy better players for the team and difficulties encountered in receiving the club license necessary for playing in the 2006/07 season in Liga I. The license was finally obtained after the efforts made by chairman and mayor of Iași Gheorghe Nichita. 2006–07 season Politehnica Iași started the season with the same financial problems, resulting in only four players joining the team in the pre-season break and many salaries and debts paid late. In addition, the conflict between Gheorghe Nichita and Iași prefect

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concerning public funding of the club and interference by the press spiced up the atmosphere. Despite all odds, Politehnica kept itself between the top six teams after the first 12 matches and was unbeaten for eight consecutive matches (seven in Liga I and one cup match), drawing at home with Steaua (1–1), Rapid and

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(0–0). A negative run followed with one point in seven league matches and was followed by a 4–0 away victory against local rivals Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț. Politehnica finally finished 13th with 40 points. The team qualified for the second time in a row in the quarter-finals of the

, disposing of

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(2–1) and Farul Constanța (1–0), however, they were eliminated by Poli Timișoara, score 1–2. 2009–10 season The club relegated from the Liga I at the end of the season.

Dissolution

After it relegated in 2010, the club became bankrupt because of debts that were accumulated during the years. The football tradition in Iași has been continued by Politehnica Iași (2010), which regard themselves as the continuation of the original team. In 2018, they earned the right to use the logo and name of FC Politehnica.

Honours

Liga I: :*''Best finish:'' 6th in 1965–66 Liga II: :*Winners (6): 1959–60, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1981–82, 2003–04 :*Runners-up (4): 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1993–94

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: :*Winners (1): 2001–02

Rivalries with other clubs

Politehnica Iași had a rivalry with FC Vaslui and Oțelul Galați.

Former managers

* Ion Unguroiu (1960–1961) *

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(1962–1963) *

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(1963–1965) *

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(1965–1967) *

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(1967–1968) * Șerban Iustin (1968–1970) * Vintilă Mărdărescu (1970–1972) *

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(1973–1977) * Leonida Antohi (1977–1981) * Gheorghe Constantin (1981–1982) * Ioan Marica (1982–1983) *

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(1982–1983) * Ioan Marica (1983–1984) * Vasile Ianul (1983–1984) *

(1983–1984) * Constantin Oțet (1984–1985) *

(1984–1985) *

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(1995–1996) * Leonida Antohi (1995–1996) * Narcis Ciocîrlan (1995–1996) *

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(1995–1996) *

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(1996–1997) * Marian Moldovan (1997–1998) * Ioan Marica (1998) *

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(1998–1999) * Mihai Dănilă (1999–2000) *

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(1999–2000) *

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(2000–2001) *

(2001–2002) *

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(2002–2003) *

& Narcis Ciocîrlan (2003–2004) *

(2004–2008) *

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(2008–2009) *

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(2009–2010) *

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(2009–2010)

References

External links

Politehnica Iaşi official site
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