ASC Oțelul Galați
Romanian football club from Galați, 2010–11 league champion.
ASC Oțelul Galați is a Romanian football club based in Galați, Galați County, competing in Liga I, the top tier of Romanian football. Founded in 1964 as the team of the Galați steel works, it became the first and only champion from the Moldavia region by winning the league title in the 2010–11 season.
Quick Facts
- Clubname
- Oțelul Galați
- Fullname
- Asociația Clubul Sportiv Suporter Club Oțelul Galați
- Nickname
- Oțelarii (The Steelworkers) · Roș-alb-albaștrii (Red-White-Blues) · Gălățenii (The People from Galați)
- Founded
- 1964 / · 19 July 2016 (refounded) / as Asociația Supporter Club Oțelul Galați
- Ground
- Oțelul
- Capacity
- 13,500
- Owntitle
- Owners
- Owner
- Oțelul Galați Supporters Association / Galați Municipality
- Chrtitle
- Chairman
- Chairman
- Cristian Munteanu
- Mgrtitle
- Head coach
- Manager
- Stjepan Tomas
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Lore & Background
Oțelul spent its first two decades in the lower leagues, reaching Liga I for the first time in 1986. It has since amassed 27 seasons in the top division. The club won the league title in the 2010–11 campaign, followed by the 2011 Supercupa României. In the Cupa României, its best result is reaching the final twice, in 2004 and 2023 (the 2022–23 season final was played in 2023). Internationally, the team qualified for the group stages of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League and was one of eleven co-winners of the 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Reader's Guide
Oțelul Galați holds a unique place in Romanian football as the only club from the historical region of Moldavia to win the national league title, achieved in the 2010–11 season. Its foundation in 1964 as the team of the Galați steel works ties it to the industrial development of the city. The club's rise from lower leagues to top-flight success, including a Champions League group stage appearance, marks a significant underdog story. Despite periods of reorganization and dissolution in the 1970s, Oțelul reestablished itself and reached the Cupa României final twice. Its international co-victory in the 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup adds to its legacy. The club's colors are red, white, and blue, and it plays at Stadionul Oțelul.
Did You Know?
- It is the first and only Romanian champion from the region of Moldavia.
- Oțelul reached the Cupa României final in 2004 and again in 2023.
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