| 1997–1998 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Mihai Stoica |
| Manager | Vasile Simionaș |
| Divizia A | 4th |
| Cupa României | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ştefan (14) All: Ştefan (14) State (9) Tănase (6) Maleş (4) Mihalache (4) Brătianu (3) Tofan (3) |
Competitions
editDivizia A
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rapid București | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 24 | +46 | 78 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Argeș Pitești | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 65 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Oțelul Galați | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 64 | |
| 5 | Național București | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 60 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | Dinamo București | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 54 |
Source: LT (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Results by round
editResults summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 33 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 35 | −15 |
Matches
edit| 2 August 1997 Matchday 1 | Oțelul Galați | 4–0 | Sportul Studenţesc | Galați |
Ion  16'State 25'Maleş 61'Tănase 82' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Adrian Porumboiu |
| 6 August 1997 Matchday 2 | Gloria Bistrița | 0–3 | Oțelul Galați | Bistrița |
| Ștefan 27', 49' Tănase 39' |
Stadium: Gloria Referee: Adrian Stoica |
| 9 August 1997 Matchday 3 | Oțelul Galați | 3–0 | Universitatea Cluj | Galați |
| State 15' Ştefan 25' (pen.)Tănase 81' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Alexandru Dobrin |
| 23 August 1997 Matchday 4 | Steaua București | 1–3 | Oțelul Galați | București |
| Rotariu 31' |
Ştefan 27' Tofan 50'Maleş 79' |
Stadium: Ghencea Referee: Aron Huzu |
| 30 August 1997 Matchday 5 | Oțelul Galați | 7–0 | Jiul Petroșani | Galați |
| Ştefan 30', 48' (pen.) State 38', 86'Bratianu 63'Tofan 75'Maleş 84' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Valeriu Ioniță |
| 13 September 1997 Matchday 6 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 0–0 | Oțelul Galați | Piatra Neamț |
| <! -- No info --> | Stadium: Ceahlăul Referee: Florin Chivulete |
| 21 September 1997 Matchday 7 | Progresul București | 2–0 | Oțelul Galați | București |
| Vâsc 36' (pen.) Petre 61' |
Stadium: Cotroceni Referee: Sorin Vădana |
| 24 September 1997 Matchday 8 | Oțelul Galați | 3–1 | CSM Reșița | Galați |
| Brătianu 3' State 7'Ştefan 17' |
Doană 27' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Cristian Marinescu |
| 4 October 1997 Matchday 9 | Oțelul Galați | 3–0 | Foresta Fălticeni | Galați |
| Maleş 30' State 36'Bosânceanu 73' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Alexandru Crișan |
| 15 October 1997 Matchday 10 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–2 | Oțelul Galați | Craiova |
| Ştefan 6' Tănase 66' |
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Referee: Aron Huzu |
| 18 October 1997 Matchday 11 | Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | Rapid București | Galați |
| Pelin 90' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Gheorghe Constantin |
| 26 October 1997 Matchday 12 | Dinamo București | 2–0 | Oțelul Galați | București |
| Rednic 6' Contra 65' |
Stadium: Ştefan Cel Mare Referee: Sorin Corpodean |
| 2 November 1997 Matchday 13 | Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | FC Argeş | Galați |
| Ştefan 48' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Adrian Porumboiu |
| 8 November 1997 Matchday 14 | Chindia Târgoviște | 4–2 | Oțelul Galați | Târgoviște |
| Ceaușu 18' Stoica 53'Pelin (o.g.) Jilăveanu 81' |
State 30', 47' |
Stadium: Chindia Referee: Iosif Biro |
| 15 November 1997 Matchday 15 | Oțelul Galați | 2–0 | Petrolul Ploieşti | Galați |
| Tănase 12' State 26' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Aron Huzu |
| 22 November 1997 Matchday 16 | Farul Constanța | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați | Constanța |
| Mohora 16' (pen.) |
Stadium: Farul Referee: Alexandru Crișan |
| 29 November 1997 Matchday 17 | Sportul Studenţesc | 0–1 | Oțelul Galați | București |
| Ştefan 33' (pen.) |
Stadium: Sportul Referee: Stan Prodan |
| 6 December 1997 Matchday 18 | Oțelul Galați | 3–0 | Gloria Bistrița | Galați |
| Balint 13' Arhire 71'Arhire 78' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Valeriu Ioniță |
| 13 December 1997 Matchday 19 | Universitatea Cluj | 2–0 | Oțelul Galați | Cluj |
| Popescu 8', 44' |
Stadium: Cluj Arena Referee: Alexandru Dobrin |
| 1 March 1998 Matchday 20 | Oțelul Galați | 0–2 | Steaua București | Galați |
| Munteanu 37' (pen.), 79' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Aron Huzu |
| 7 March 1998 Matchday 21 | Jiul Petroşani | 0–2 | Oțelul Galați | Petroşani |
| Pelin 48' Ştefan 74' |
Stadium: Jiul Referee: Gheorghe Moise |
| 11 March 1998 Matchday 22 | Oțelul Galați | 2–0 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | Galați |
| Ion 42' Brătianu 52' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Constantin Ene |
| 15 March 1998 Matchday 23 | Oțelul Galați | 3–2 | Progresul București | Galați |
| Ion 6' Spirea 42'Tănase 90' |
Sburlea 52', 71' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Sorin Corpodean |
| 22 March 1998 Matchday 24 | CSM Reşiţa | 3–0 | Oțelul Galați | Reşița |
| Mutică 21' Szijj 70', 87' |
Stadium: Mircea Chivu Referee: Iosif Biro |
| 28 March 1998 Matchday 25 | Oțelul Galați | 1–2 | FCM Bacău | Galați |
| Ştefan 32' (pen.) |
Ardeleanu 69' Pavel 78' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Adrian Stoica |
| 1 April 1998 Matchday 26 | Foresta Fălticeni | 1–0 | FC Oțelul Galați | Fălticeni |
| Minescu 62' |
Stadium: Foresta Referee: Valeriu Ioniță |
| 4 April 1998 Matchday 27 | Oțelul Galați | 1–1 | Universitatea Craiova | Galați |
| Tofan 85' |
Trică 31' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Florin Chivulete |
| 11 April 1998 Matchday 28 | Rapid București | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați | București |
| Marinescu 89' |
Stadium: Giuleşti Referee: Marian Salomir |
| 15 April 1998 Matchday 29 | Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | Dinamo București | Galați |
| Ştefan 24' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Sorin Vădana |
| 18 April 1998 Matchday 30 | FC Argeş | 1–1 | Oțelul Galați | Piteşti |
| Mutu 29' |
Mihalache 72' |
Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin Referee: Valeriu Ioniță |
| 25 April 1998 Matchday 31 | Oțelul Galați | 2–1 | Chindia Târgovişte | Galați |
| Mihalache 57', 59' |
Negru 28' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Marcel Lică |
| 29 April 1998 Matchday 32 | Petrolul Ploieşti | 1–1 | Oțelul Galați | Ploieşti |
| Măldărăşanu 60' |
Mihalache 75' |
Stadium: Petrolul Referee: Iosif Biro |
| 2 May 1998 Matchday 33 | Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | Farul Constanța | Galați |
| Ştefan 83' |
Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Anton Heleşteanu |
Cupa României
edit| 12 November 1997 Round of 32 | Laminorul Roman | 2–5 | Oțelul Galați | Roman |
| Țigănuș 45' (pen.) Bărbușcă 66' |
Brătianu 3', 17' State 25'Ion 47', 54' |
Stadium: Laminorul Referee: Marcel Lică |
| 3 December 1997 Round of 16 | Oțelul Galați | 6–0 | Gloria Buzău | Brăila |
| Ion 5', 73' Ştefan 40'State 48', 90'Brătianu 81' |
Stadium: Dacia Unirea Referee: Constantin Ene |
| 25 February 1998 Quarter-finals | Dinamo București | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați | Buzău |
| Petre 55' |
Stadium: Gloria Referee: Marcel Lică |
Players
editTransfers
editIn
edit| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | DF |
|
Nemțanu | 23 | EU | Steaua București | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | DF |
|
Brătianu | 29 | EU | Universitatea Cluj | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF |
|
Mihalache | 22 | EU | Petrolul Ploiești | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CM | 
|
Shnayin | 21 | EU | Sportul Studențesc București
|
Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CM |
|
Apostol | 16 | EU | Dunărea Galați | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF |
|
Stanciu | 22 | EU | ASA Târgu Mureș | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
Out
edit| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | DF | 
|
Lupașcu | 21 | EU | Nistru Otaci | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CM |
|
Rednic | 19 | EU | Dinamo București | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | DF |
|
Florea | 21 | EU | Dinamo București | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | DF |
|
Alexa | 22 | EU | Tiraspol | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CM |
|
Shnayin | 22 | EU | Petrolul Ploiești
|
Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CM |
|
Pânzaru | 21 | EU | Dunărea Galați | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | ||
| - | DF |
|
Mirea | 26 | EU | Midia Năvodari | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF |
|
Cornea | 29 | EU | Gloria Bistrița | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF |
|
Dobrea | 28 | EU | Foresta Suceava | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | DF |
|
Urdaru | EU | Politehnica Iași | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.