Siderurgistul Galați was a

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club based in Galaţi,

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. It was founded in 1955 and dissolved in 1967.

History

In 1955 Dinamo Galați is founded and in 1961 the club was renamed CSO Galați, and one year later renamed again in Siderurgistul, with the following players: Dan, Câmpean, Lupea, Hulea, Stănescu, Dumitru Ionel, Coman I, Oprea, Costache, Militaru, Voicu, I. Gheorghe, Matei, Dărăban, Zagardan, David, Dragomir. In 1963 Siderurgistul promotes to the

Divizia A The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

and qualifies for the

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final (1–6 against Petrolul Ploieşti). At the end of the 1963–64 season the team finishes 14th and relegates, but only to promote once again the following season. Coaches P. Moldoveanu and D. Stanciu obtained this performance using the following players: Florea (Câmpeanu) – R. Tomescu, Costache, Ivănescu (Hulea), Voicu, Constantin (Comșa), Matei (Filimon), Pătrașcu, Voinea, Adam, Stoicescu (David). But this experience is short also, and the club relegates again. The following season, 1966–67, the club tries to promote for the third time, but finishes 2nd, and gives up its place in the

Divizia B The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...

and its players go to

Politehnica Galaţi Politehnica may refer to: *Politehnica University of Bucharest Politehnica University of Bucharest ( ro, Universitatea Politehnica din București) is a technical university in Bucharest, Romania. 200 years of activity have been celebrated lately ...

, being dissolved.

Chronology of names

Honours

Liga I The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

: **Winners (0):, ''Best finnish:'' 14th 1963–64, 1965–66

Liga II The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...

: **Winners (2): 1962–63, 1964–65 **Runners-up (3): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1966–67

: **Winners (0): **Runners-up (1): 1962–63

Notable Managers

Ion Zaharia Ion Zaharia (20 September 1929 – 5 November 1993) was a Romanian former football right midfielder and manager. International career Ion Zaharia played one friendly game at international level for Romania, in which he opened the score in a 2� ...

References

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