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| Full name | Fotbal Club Politehnica Iași[1] | ||
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| Short name | Poli Iași | ||
| Founded | 27 April 1945; 80 years ago (27 April 1945) asSportul Studențesc Iași 16 August 2010; 15 years ago (16 August 2010) (refounded) asAsociația Club Sportiv Municipal Politehnica Iași | ||
| Ground | Emil Alexandrescu | ||
| Capacity | 11,390 | ||
| Owner | Iași Municipality | ||
| Chairman | Cornel Șfaițer | ||
| Head coach | Tibor Selymes | ||
| League | Liga II | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga I, 13th of 16 (relegated via play-offs) | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Fotbal Club Politehnica Iași (Romanian pronunciation:[po.liˈteh.nikaˈjaʃʲ]), commonly known asPolitehnica Iași or simplyPoli Iași, is a Romanian professionalfootball club based in the city ofIași,Iași County, that competes in theLiga II.
Named after theGheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași, the original team was founded in 1945 and played in blue and white at theStadionul Emil Alexandrescu until its dissolution in 2010.
Later that year, a new entity was formed under the nameACSMU Politehnica Iași, following a merger betweenTricolorul Breaza andNavobi Iași. The new club began directly in theLiga II and is regarded as the historical successor of the original team, buying at auction its colours, history, and records.
Between 2011 and 2016, it was known asCSM Studențesc Iași, before reverting to the name Politehnica Iași.
It debuted in theLiga I during the2012–13 season and equalled its all-time best finish by placing sixth in the2017–18 season.
Politehnica Iași currently plays in theLiga II, wearing white and bluekits, and hosts matches at the 11,390-capacityStadionul Emil Alexandrescu, built in 1960.
The originalPolitehnica Iași was established in April 1945 and folded in 2010 because of unpaid debts.[2] In August that year,Tricolorul Breaza merged withNavobi Iași and formedACSMU Politehnica Iași.[3] Playing in theLiga II, the club's objective was to return to the first tier of Romanian football.
Ionuț Popa was appointedmanager of the newly founded club and Grigore Sichitiu was elected as executive president.[4]
In the summer of 2011, the club was renamedClubul Sportiv Municipal Studențesc Iași, or simplyCSMS Iași. For the second half of the2011–12 season ex-Romanian internationalFlorin Prunea was brought in as president.[5] On 2 June 2012, after the 4–2 victory againstFarul Constanța.[6] the team gained promotion toLiga I,[7] after two years in the second tier of Romanian football.
On 29 August,Liviu Ciobotariu was appointedhead coach.[8] The Moldavian team finished the2012–13 season in 17th place and were relegated to the second division. Even though there were hopes that they would be accepted for the2013–14 Liga I season, eventuallyCS Concordia Chiajna secured the last place in the first league, due to the relegation ofFC Rapid București for financial reasons.[9]
For the2013–14 Liga II season, promising young coachCostel Enache was brought in to head a team that retained the services of its young talent, the likes ofAlexandru Crețu,Adrian Avrămia andAndrei Hergheligiu.[10]
AfterMarius Lăcătuș replaced Enache as manager, Politehnica finished 1st in the2013–14 Liga II and were promoted back toLiga I. For the2014–15 season, the club played for their first time in theCupa Ligii, defeatingASA Târgu Mureș and advancing to the last-16, where they eliminated formerRomanian Cup andLiga I winnerCFR Cluj.[11]
The2015–16 Liga I season was one of the best in the short history of Politehnica Iași and in the football history ofIași. After a great campaign, the team finished 7th and qualified for the2016–17 UEFA Europa League under the command of Italian coachNicolò Napoli, with a team that relied on experienced players like:Andrei Cristea,Bojan Golubović,Ionuț Voicu andBranko Grahovac.[12] In the second round of the2016–17 UEFA Europa League, Politehnica encountered Croatian teamHajduk Split and after a 2–2 draw atIași, they were defeated atSplit 1–2, prematurely leaving the competition.[13]
On 22 July 2016, the club announced that it had changed its name, fromCSM Studențesc Iași toCSM Politehnica Iași, a name more closely linked to the Iași football tradition and dissolvedFC Politehnica Iași (1945).[14]
In June 2017, president Florin Prunea was let go after five years at the helm of Politehnica Iași.[15] Adrian Ambrosie was subsequently appointed to the position. After a number of major departures, with the likes ofLukács Bőle andDaisuke Sato finishing their contracts, the team went into major reconstruction and signed a number of foreign internationals, likeDenis Rusu,Kamer Qaka,Luwagga Kizito andPlatini.[16][17][18] On 24 February 2018, despite a 0–1 loss to defending championsViitorul Constanța, Poli Iași became the first team fromMoldavia to qualify for theLiga I play-off round since its introduction in 2015.[19] To the delight of managerFlavius Stoican, they went on to finish the league in 6th place, thus equalling the best result of predecessor FC Politehnica Iași.
| Name | Period |
| Politehnica Iași | 2010–2011 |
| CSM Studențesc Iași | 2011–2016 |
| Politehnica Iași | 2016–present |
Politehnica Iași plays its home matches at theEmil Alexandrescu stadium. It is located in the borough ofCopou, near theAlexandru Ioan Cuza University, and has a capacity of 11,390 seats.[20]
The biggest ultras groups of Politehnica Iași areBăieții Veseli andUltras. Both supportedFC Politehnica Iași (1945) until dissolution and regard the new team as its successor. They have friendly relationships withZimbru Chișinău.[21]Settore Ultra used to be another group of ultras but were captured byOțelul Galați.
Politehnica Iași's main rival isSporting Vaslui, and matches between these clubs are known as the "Moldovan Derby".[22] The rivalry developed in the 2001–02Liga III season, when the club from Vaslui was fighting for promotion to thesecond division together with Poli Iaşi, with the latter winning the championship and earning promotion. The rivalry between the two clubs was, again, fueled by another clash for promotion, this time in the2003–04 Liga II season, with the whites and blues prevailing yet again.[23] Another recent enemy isOțelul Galați because of their friendly relations withDacia Chișinău, asPeluza Nord Iași frequently chants obscenities towards them at nearly every game.
There is another smaller rivalry withFC Botoșani.[24]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level. Players whose name is listed had a significant number of caps and goals accumulated throughout a certain number of seasons for the club itself as well.
Narcis BădicMihai BordeianuGabriel BosoiIonuț CioinacMădălin CiucăAlexandru CiucurAlexandru CrețuAndrei CristeaFrancisc CristeaCosmin FrăsinescuFlorin GardoșVasile GheorgheAndrei GheorghițăȘtefan GrigorieAndrei HergheligiuFlorin IlieSilviu Lung Jr.Ovidiu MihalacheBogdan MitreaAdrian OlahRăzvan OneaMarius OnofrașIonuț PanțîruFlorin PlămadăAlin RomanLaurențiu RusAndrei SinCătălin ȘtefănescuȘtefan TârnovanuRăzvan TincuClaudiu TudorAlexandru ȚigănașuGabriel VașvariIulian VladuIonuț Voicu
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| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q |  Hajduk Split | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 |
| Competition | S | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| UEFA Europa League | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
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