Prahova Ploiești

Full name Fotbal Club Prahova Ploiești

Nickname(s)
Prahoveni
(O Povo de Prahova)
Galben-Alba ⁇ trii
(O Amarelo e o Blues)
Nome curto Prahova
Fundado 1909; 115 anos atrás
Terreno Vários terrenos e estádios durante seus 112 anos de existência
Liga não ativo no nível sênior

Cores da casa

Cores distantes
Fotbal Club Prahova Ploie ⁇ ti, (Pronúncia de romeno: [ ⁇ prahova plo ⁇ je ⁇ tj]),
comumente conhecido como Prahova Ploie ⁇ ti ou simplesmente como Prahova, é um
romeno futebol clube baseado em Ploie ⁇ ti, Condado de Prahova. Prahova foi fundada
em 1909 sob o nome de Unidos Ploie ⁇ ti e logo se tornou uma das melhores equipes
do país, vencendo uma Campeonato Romeno em 1912. O clube foi dissolvido em 2001,
pela indolência dos empresários privados que assumiram o clube após a revolução
romena de 1989 e foi refundado em 2018.

História
O clube foi fundado em 1909, sob o nome de United Ploiești, pelos funcionários
americanos e holandeses das refinarias de petróleo, sob a presidência do engenheiro
Jacob Koppes. Os primeiros jogadores do clube foram: Braizer, os irmãos prefeito,
Bider, Kolman, van Beck, Meyer e Bolton. Em 1911, o primeiro jogador romeno aparece
na equipe, Vintilescu. No final do 1911 – 12 temporada o clube foi coroado campeão,
vencendo em Ploiești contra Olympia București com 6–2. A equipe de Bucareste jogou
com apenas 9 jogadores porque, os outros dois jogadores eram estudantes, e seus
pais não permitiam que eles fossem para o jogo fora. A partir de 1914, os jogadores
estrangeiros deixaram o país e o United se vê dissolvido pouco antes do início da
Primeira Guerra Mundial. Os restantes jogadores e funcionários foram divididos
entre dois clubes, Românico-Americano em Bucure ⁇ ti e Prahova Ploie ⁇ ti.

Em 1915 Jacob Koppes, refundou o clube, sob o nome de Prahova Ploie ⁇ ti. Em 1915–
16 a equipe conseguiu ganhar o título nacional mais uma vez. A crista do clube era
representada por uma cabra preta e as cores da camisa eram azul-amarelo-branco.

After World War I it resumed its activity alongside the teams from Bucharest,
participating at the national championship in the system of a final tournament,
with the regional championships and league championships, between 1919 and 1932.
During this period, its best performance was to win the South League Championship
in 1931, using the following players: Zaharescu – Barasch, Ionescu Nălae –
Vasilescu (Muller), Dancher, Popescu, Obretcovici, Rheingruber, Georgescu, Taryan,
I. Niculescu, Atanasiu. In the national championship tournament, 1930–31, te team
reaches the semifinals where it loses 2–3 to UD Reșița, and is eliminated.

Starting with 1934, Prahova played in the Second Division (1934–1936), then in the
Third Division (1936–1937) and again in the Second Division (1937–1941), the
players used, among others, were: Iordăchescu, Șenchea, Dunăreanu, Rusen, Gh.
Dragomirescu, Grun, Pascaru, Epure, T. Georgescu, Bujor, Farkas, Criciotoiu,
Boldiș, Radu Florian, and in the period of World War II: Ioanid, Panovschi, Boacă,
Șperlea, Bușac, T. Păunescu, I. Manolescu, N. Antonescu, V. Bărbulescu, Lipănescu,
E. Vlaiculescu, Gh. Ionescu, R. Gologan.
In 1946, after a double play-off match against Gloria CFR Galați (3–0, 2–1), the
team promoted to the First Division, the players used were: C. Mihăilescu, Balmuș,
Hrisafi, Matroc, Șt. Comănescu, Boacă, Vâlvoi II, Catană, M. Beraru, Mladin, Comșa,
M. Ionescu, Șt. Georgescu, Mazăre, Gologan, Vlaiculescu, Deliu, Mihăescu. The
leadership was secured by: B. Andrei, Gh. Marinescu, N. Stanbolgiu, Tr. Stoenescu,
Tr. Popescu. After only one season, 1946–47, it relegates to the Second Division
and in 1947 merges with Concordia, the team of the Factory from Ploiești with the
same name. New players in the squad are: Asadur, Ștefănescu, Mincea, Teașcă, Șt.
Vasile, Mărdărescu, Chilea, Gârlea, Gh. Ionescu, Moldoveanu, Bădulescu-Bardatz,
Motronea, Sanilovici.

The divisionary direction of the team was constant in the Second Division, but with
consecutive name changes: Partizanul (1950), Flacăra (1951–1953), Metalul (1954),
Flacăra 1 Mai (1955), Metalul 1 Mai (1956), Energia 1 Mai (1956–1958), and in 1958
comes back to its traditional name Prahova.

At the end of the 1962–1963 season the team was excluded from the Second Division
after some competition disorders, and relegated in the towns championship.

In 1968 Prahova promoted to Third Division and in 1975 to the Second Division where
it stays until 1978. Will come back in the Third Division in 1983 and in 1984 the
club changes its name to Prahova CSU. The decline was accentuated after 1989 when
the club was relegated to the Third Division in 1991 and in 1995 in the regional
championship. Without any material support in 1997 the club merges with a police
club, Dinamo Argus Ploiești, changing its name to Prahova Argus Ploiești. In 2000
the club is moved to Urlați, and after this dissolution comes quickly.

In August 2018, the club was refounded and enrolled in Liga C – Prahova (Mizil
Series), the equivalent of the 7th tier.[1] At the end of the season it finished on
the second place,[2] which allowed the club to promote to the 6th league Liga B –
Prahova, East Series.

Grounds

Prahova Stadium, original home ground of the club.

Prahova Ploiești used to play its home matches on Prahova Stadium in Ploiești, with
a capacity of 4,000 places. After the 2001 dissolution of the club, the stadium was
bought by Ioan Niculae, owner of Astra Giurgiu and used by this club as a secondary
ground. After the 2018 refoundation, Prahova negotiated to move back on its home
ground, but the negotiations failed, so it played on Conpet Stadium in Strejnicu,
with a capacity of 1,732 seats, then on Voința Stadium in Ciorani, with a capacity
of 1,000 seats.

Honours
Liga I:

Winners (2): 1911–12, 1915–16

Runners-up (1): 1910–11
Liga III:

Winners (2): 1974–75, 1981–82

Runners-up (2): 1979–80, 1980–81
Liga a IV-a Prahova

Winners (2): 1953, 1967–68

Campionatul Districtului Ploiești

Winners (4): 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1945–46

Liga VII – Prahova County:
Runners-up (1): 2018–19