# 2022–23 ASC Oțelul Galați season

The 2022–23 season is Oțelul Galați's first season back in the Liga II since the 2015-16 season. In addition to the Liga II, Oțelul will participate in this season's edition of Cupa României.

## Overview

Oțelul ended the previous season by winning promotion to the Liga II in a final tournament, playing against Foresta and Dante Botoşani. Following the match 2nd leg win against Dante, the players went on holiday. The return to training took place in late June, with a friendly against Galați county Unirea Braniștea that took place on the 1st of July.

## Players
### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 99 | GK | Rareș Antonio Pop | 23 | EU | Chindia Târgoviște | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | Undisclosed |
| 9 | ST | Berisha | 26 | EU | Sliema Wanderers | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| – | RW | Robert Băceanu | 17 | EU | Farul II | Loan in | Summer | 2023 | Undisclosed |
| – | LB | Mabussi | 25 | EU | | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Free |
| 19 | LW | Răzvan Gorovei | 28 | EU | Dante Botoșani | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 20 | LW | Kip | 30 | EU | | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Free |
| 17 | LW | Mitoi | 17 | EU | FC Argeș | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 21 | LW | Laurențiu Maxim | 17 | EU | Viitorul Cluj | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 6 | CM | Marković | 28 | Non-EU | Ruch Chorzów | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| – | CB | Maykel Reyes Villarreal | 24 | Non-EU | Walter Ferretti | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 4 | CB | Antonio Azinovic | 30 | EU | Bregalnica Štip | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 71 | ST | David Ilie | 17 | EU | Petrolul Ploiești | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 20 | CF | Bokhashvili | 29 | Non-EU | Nam Dinh | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Free |
| 22 | LB | Panait | 25 | EU | FC Brașov | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 2 | RB | Ionuț Ilieș | 18 | EU | U Cluj | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | Undisclosed |
| 77 | RW | Ursu | 28 | EU | CSC 1599 Șelimbăr | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | Free |
| 20 | AM | Antonio Cruceru | 26 | EU | AFC Unirea Slobozia | Transfer | Winter | 2024 | Free |
| 31 | DM | Živulić | 30 | EU | NK Tabor Sežana | Transfer | Winter | 2024 | Free |
| 9 | CF | Andreas Chirițoiu | 19 | EU | FCSB II | Loan-in | Winter | 2023 | Free |
| 27 | RW | Cristian Ciobanu | 28 | EU | | Free | Winter | 2023 | Free |
| 6 | DM | Rareș Scocîlcă | 18 | EU | FC Universitatea Cluj | Loan-in | Winter | 2023 | Free |
| 29 | ST | Dimitrov | 26 | EU | Lokomotiv Sofia | Transfer | Winter | 2024 | Undisclosed |
| | ST | Fatai | 33 | EU | Turan | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 9 | CF | Jack Serrant-Green | 28 | Non-EU | | Released | Summer | – |
| 4 | CB | Laurențiu Hagiu | 19 | EU | | Released | Summer | – |
| 2 | RB | Alberto Țica | 19 | EU | U Cluj | Loan end | Summer | – |
| 21 | RW | Marius Savu | 18 | EU | Colțea Brașov | Loan end | Summer | – |
| 29 | AM | Valentin Oniciu | 19 | EU | CSM Galați | Loan end | Summer | – |
| 1 | GK | Gabriel Ursu | 20 | EU | Unirea Braniștea | Loan out | Summer | – |
| 6 | CM | Marc Cireș | 18 | EU | Unirea Braniștea | Loan out | Summer | – |
| | RW | Robert Băceanu | 17 | EU | Farul II | Loan end | Summer | – |
| | LB | Mabussi | 25 | EU | | Released | Summer | – |
| | CB | Maykel Reyes Villarreal | 24 | Non-EU | | Released | Summer | – |
| 71 | ST | David Ilie | 18 | EU | | Released | Summer | – |
| 20 | CF | Bokhashvili | 29 | Non-EU | | Released | Winter | |
| 9 | ST | Berisha | 26 | EU | | Released | Winter | |
| 5 | DM | Denis Cireș | 21 | EU | Unirea Braniștea | Loan-out | Winter | Free |
| 4 | CB | Antonio Azinovic | 30 | EU | | Released | Winter | |
| 6 | CM | Marković | 28 | EU | | Released | Winter | |
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.

## Player statistics
### Squad statistics

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Liga II | Liga II | Cupa României | Cupa României |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 0 | ST | | Fatai | 10 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 | | |
| 2 | RM | | Ionuț Ilieș | 2 | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| 3 | LB | | Gabriel Nedelea | 18 | 18 | | 18 | | | |
| 4 | CB | | Antonio Azinović | 15 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | DM | | Denis Cires | 3 | 10 | | 5 | | 5 | |
| 6 | DM | | Rareș Scocîlcă | 5 | 8 | | 8 | | | |
| 7 | CF | | Cârjan | 16 | 26 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 1 | |
| 8 | DM | | Neagu | 23 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | CF | | Andreas Chirițoiu | | 2 | | 2 | | | |
| 11 | RM | | Alin Nica | 11 | 26 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 4 | |
| 13 | GK | | Dur-Bozoancă | 26 | 26 | | 24 | | 2 | |
| 14 | RB | | Andrei Rus | 28 | 31 | | 26 | | 5 | |
| 15 | CB | | Yabré | 31 | 31 | | 29 | | 2 | |
| 16 | LB | | Costin Ghiocel | 11 | 11 | | 10 | | 1 | |
| 17 | CM | | Mitoi | 15 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | RB | | Sțefan Farcaș | 6 | 10 | | 6 | | 4 | |
| 19 | LW | | Răzvan Gorovei | 23 | 27 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 4 | |
| 20 | CM | | Antonio Cruceru | 1 | 5 | | 5 | | | |
| 21 | RW | | Laurențiu Maxim | 12 | 27 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | |
| 22 | LB | | Panait | 16 | 23 | | 18 | | 5 | |
| 23 | DM | | Jardan | 20 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 3 | |
| 24 | AM | | Kip | | 3 | | 1 | | 2 | |
| 25 | CM | | Denis Bordun | | 1 | | 1 | | | |
| 26 | AM | | Mihai Adăscăliței | 3 | 22 | | 17 | | 5 | |
| 27 | CM | | Ciobanu | | 2 | | 2 | | | |
| 30 | LW | | Cisotti | 28 | 29 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 3 | |
| 31 | DM | | Živulić | 5 | 12 | | 12 | | | |
| 33 | CB | | Sîrghi | 9 | 10 | | 6 | | 4 | |
| 77 | RW | | Ursu | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 | | |
| 99 | GK | | Rareș Pop | 8 | 9 | | 6 | | 3 | |

### Start formations

| Qnt | Formation |
| 29 | 4-3-3 |
| 1 | 4-1-4-1 |
| 1 | 4-2-3-1 |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Dorinel Munteanu |
| Assistant coach 1 | Sorin Haraga |
| Assistant coach 2 | Catălin Ciorman |
| Fitness coach | Constantin Crăciun |
| Goalkeepers coach | Iulian Olteanu |
Last updated: 11 June 2022 Source: ascotelul.ro

## Competitions
### Overall

| | Total | Home | Away |
| Games played | 34 | 18 | 16 |
| Games won | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| Games drawn | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Games lost | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Biggest win | 3-0 vs. Metaloglobus | 3-0 vs. Metaloglobus | 3-1 vs. Dinamo |
| Biggest loss | 0-3 vs. Dinamo | 0-2 vs. Dinamo | 0-3 vs. Dinamo |
| Clean sheets | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Goals scored | 34 | 21 | 13 |
| Goals conceded | 31 | 14 | 17 |
| Goal difference | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| Average GF per game | 1 | 1.17 | 0.81 |
| Average GA per game | 0.91 | 0.78 | 1.06 |
| Yellow cards | 81 | 43 | 38 |
| Red cards | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Most appearances | Andrei Rus (31) | Andrei Rus (31) | Andrei Rus (31) |
| Most minutes played | Yabré (2790) | Yabré (2790) | Yabré (2790) |
| Top scorer | Cârjan (6) | Cârjan (6) | Cârjan (6) |
| Top assister | Răzvan Gorovei (4) | Răzvan Gorovei (4) | Răzvan Gorovei (4) |
| Points | 54/102 (52.94%) | 36/54 (66.67%) | 18/48 (37.5%) |
| Winning rate | 44.12% | 61.11% | 25% |
Last updated: 29 July 2023 Source: Matches

### Liga II
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Steaua București | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 40 | Qualification for Promotion play-off |
| 2 | Politehnica Iași | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 40 | Qualification for Promotion play-off |
| 3 | Oțelul Galați | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 36 | Qualification for Promotion play-off |
| 4 | Unirea Dej | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 32 | Qualification for Promotion play-off |
| 5 | Gloria Buzău | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 31 | Qualification for Promotion play-off |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Politehnica Iași (C, P) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 60 | Promotion to Superliga |
| 2 | Steaua București | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 52 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 3 | Oțelul Galați (P) | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 49 | Promotion to Superliga |
| 4 | Dinamo București (P) | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 46 | Qualification for play-offs |
| 5 | Gloria Buzău | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 42 | Qualification for play-offs |
| 6 | Unirea Dej | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 40 | |
* ↑ Steaua București is ineligible for promotion due to the club being owned by a governmental department/entity, all Liga I clubs are required to be privately owned.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Csíkszereda | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 39 | |
| 2 | 1599 Șelimbăr | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 36 | |
| 3 | Unirea Slobozia | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 34 | |
| 4 | Slatina | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 34 | |
| 5 | Metaloglobus București (O) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 32 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 6 | Minaur Baia Mare (R) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 22 | Relegation to 2023–24 Liga III |
| 7 | Politehnica Timișoara (R) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 19 | Relegation to 2023–24 Liga III |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Brașov (D, R) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 44 | Dissolved and disqualified |
| 2 | Concordia Chiajna | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 39 | |
| 3 | Dumbrăvița | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 33 | |
| 4 | Viitorul Târgu Jiu | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 32 | |
| 5 | Progresul Spartac București (O) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 6 | Unirea Constanța (D, R) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 18 | Dissolved and disqualified |
| 7 | Ripensia Timișoara (R) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 17 | Relegation to 2023–24 Liga III |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 July 2023. Source: Matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Points by opponent

| Team | Results | Results | Results | Results | Points |
| Team | Regular | Regular | Playoff | Playoff | | Points |
| Team | Home | Away | Home | Away | Points |
| Dinamo București | | 3-1 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 3 |
| Unirea Dej | | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Gloria Buzău | 1-1 | | 1-0 | 0-1 | 4 |
| Poli Iași | 0-0 | | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1 |
| Steaua București | | 0-1 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 4 |
| Ripensia | | 1-0 | | | 3 |
| Unirea Constanța | 3-2 | | | | 3 |
| CSM Slatina | | 0-0 | | | 1 |
| Metaloglobus | 3-0 | | | | 3 |
| FC Brașov | 2-1 | | | | 3 |
| Viitorul Târgu Jiu | 2-1 | | | | 3 |
| Poli Timișoara | 1-0 | | | | 3 |
| Concordia Chiajna | 1-0 | | | | 3 |
| Minaur | 1-0 | | | | 3 |
| Unirea Slobozia | | 0-1 | | | 0 |
| 1599 Șelimbăr | | 1-1 | | | 1 |
| Progresul Spartac | | 0-0 | | | 1 |
| Csíkszereda | 1-0 | | | | 3 |
| Dumbrăvița | | 1-1 | | | 1 |
Source: SCOG

#### Matches

Kickoff times are in EET.