# 2012–13 FC Oțelul Galați season

The 2012–13 season will be Oțelul Galați's 21st consecutive season in the Liga I, and their 24th overall season in the top-flight of Romanian football.

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

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 15 | CB | Mardare | 24 | EU | Debrecen | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free |
| 30 | MF | Băjenaru | 29 | EU | Astra Ploiești | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 88 | RM | Inkango | 28 | EU | Kastrioti Kruje | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 90 | MF | Zaharia | 22 | EU | CS Turnu Severin | Transfer | Winter | 2016 | Undisclosed |
| 23 | FW | Vancea | 28 | EU | CS Turnu Severin | Transfer | Winter | 2015 | Undisclosed |
| 21 | MF | Astafei | 25 | EU | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Transfer | Winter | 2016 | € 200,000 |
| 9 | FW | Gazale | 28 | Non-EU | Universidad Católica | Transfer | Winter | 2015 | Free |
| 8 | CM | Marquinhos | 20 | Non-EU | Paraná | Transfer | Winter | 2017 | Free |
| 3 | RB | Antunes | 20 | Non-EU | Flamengo | Transfer | Winter | 2017 | Free |

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 11 | LM | Frunză | 34 | EU | Brăila | Contract expired | Summer | – |
| 8 | RM | Antal | 23 | EU | Vaslui | Transfer | Summer | € 500,000 |
| 23 | LB | Sălăgeanu | 29 | EU | Vaslui | Transfer | Summer | € 200,000 |
| 17 | LM | Buș | 25 | EU | | Mutual consent | Winter | – |
| 37 | MF | Viglianti | 33 | EU | | Retired | Winter | – |
| | MF | Enescu | 25 | EU | | Mutual consent | Winter | – |
| | CF | Chipirliu | 20 | EU | Dunărea Galați | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 15 | DF | Mardare | 25 | EU | Rapid București | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 19 | CF | Punosevac | 25 | EU | FCM Târgu Mureș | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 3 | DF | Râpă | 23 | EU | Steaua București | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 27 | ST | Pena | 27 | EU | Baku | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 55 | CB | Perendija | 27 | Non-EU | Mordovia Saransk | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 93 | RM | Inkango | 28 | EU | | Mutual consent | Winter | 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.

## Player statistics
### Squad statistics

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Liga I | Liga I | Cupa României | Cupa României |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 30 | AM | | Băjenaru | 2 | 5 | | 5 | | | |
| 6 | CB | | Benga | 5 | 5 | | 5 | | | |
| 1 | GK | | Brăneţ | 7 | 7 | | 7 | | | |
| 17 | LM | | Buş | 4 | 4 | | 4 | | | |
| 18 | CB | | Costin | 8 | 8 | | 8 | | | |
| | LB | | Cucu | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | |
| 4 | DM | | Filip | 2 | 3 | | 3 | | | |
| 29 | DM | | Giurgiu | 9 | 9 | | 9 | | | |
| 12 | GK | | Grahovac | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | | |
| 14 | LM | | Ilie | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | |
| 88 | RM | | Inkango | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | | |
| 7 | RM | | Iorga | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | | |
| 5 | LB | | Ljubinković | 6 | 7 | | 7 | | | |
| 23 | CB | | Murgoci | | 1 | | 1 | | | |
| 77 | DM | | Neagu | 4 | 6 | | 6 | | | |
| 27 | ST | | Pena | 6 | 8 | | 8 | | | |
| 55 | CB | | Perendija | 8 | 8 | | 8 | | | |
| 19 | FW | | Punoševac | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | |
| 3 | RB | | Râpă | 9 | 9 | | 9 | | | |
| 16 | CB | | Sârghi | 1 | 2 | | 2 | | | |
| 11 | FW | | Štromajer | 7 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | | |
| 37 | AM | | Viglianti | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | | |

### Start formations

| Qnt | Formation | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches |
| Qnt | Formation | Liga I | Cupa României |
| 22 | 4–2–3–1 | All matches | All matches |

### Disciplinary records

| N | Pos. | Name | | | |
| 30 | AM | Băjenaru | 1 | | |
| 6 | CB | Benga | 3 | | |
| 17 | LM | Buş | 1 | | |
| 18 | CB | Costin | 3 | | |
| 29 | DM | Giurgiu | 3 | | |
| 7 | RM | Iorga | 1 | | |
| 5 | LB | Ljubinković | | | 1 |
| 77 | DM | Neagu | 2 | | |
| 55 | CB | Perendija | 3 | | |
| 27 | ST | Pena | 4 | 1 | |
| 3 | RB | Râpă | 2 | | |
| 16 | CB | Sârghi | 1 | | |
| 37 | AM | Viglianti | 2 | | |
Last updated: 26 September 2012 Source: Matches Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

#### Suspensions

| No. | P | Name | Matches Banned | Reason for Suspension | Notes | Source |
| 5 | LB | Ljubinković | League #4 | Sent off | Suspension received after a straight red card against Petrolul | |
| 27 | FW | Pena | League #9 | Sent off | Suspension received after two yellow cards against Viitorul | |

## Competitions
### Overall

| | Total | Home | Away |
| Games played | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Games won | 1 | – | 1 |
| Games drawn | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Games lost | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Biggest win | 2–1 vs CSMS Iaşi | – | 2–1 vs CSMS Iaşi |
| Biggest loss | 1–2 vs Petrolul | 1–2 vs CFR Cluj | 1–2 vs Petrolul |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goals scored | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Goals conceded | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Goal difference | -3 | -1 | -2 |
| Average GF per game | 1.22 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Average GA per game | 1.56 | 1.25 | 1.8 |
| Yellow cards | 26 | 9 | 17 |
| Red cards | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Most appearances | Giurgiu, Râpă, Štromajer (9) | Giurgiu, Râpă, Štromajer (9) | Giurgiu, Râpă, Štromajer (9) |
| Most minutes played | Giurgiu, Râpă (849) | Giurgiu, Râpă (849) | Giurgiu, Râpă (849) |
| Top scorer | Viglianti (4) | Viglianti (4) | Viglianti (4) |
| Top assister | Pena (3) | Pena (3) | Pena (3) |
| Points | 7/27(25.93%) | 3/12(25%) | 4/15(26.67%) |
| Winning rate | 11.11% | 0% | 20% |
Last updated: 26 September 2012 Source: Matches

### Liga I
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | CFR Cluj | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 49 |
| 10 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 46 |
| 11 | Oțelul Galați | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 41 |
| 12 | Universitatea Cluj | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 38 |
| 13 | Viitorul Constanța | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 36 |
* ↑ CFR 0-0 RAP; RAP 3-2 CFR
* ↑ Oțelul Galați were deducted two points because of debts owed to agent Codoban Tătar Ionel.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 December 2012. 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 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 6 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Points by opponent

| Team | Results | Results | Points |
| Team | Home | Away | Points |
| Astra Ploieşti | 2–1 | | 3 |
| FC Brașov | 0–0 | | 1 |
| Ceahlăul | | 1–4 | 0 |
| CFR Cluj | 1–2 | | 0 |
| Concordia Chiajna | | 0–0 | 1 |
| CSMS Iaşi | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3 |
| Dinamo București | | 1–2 | 0 |
| Gaz Metan Mediaş | 0–0 | | 1 |
| Gaz Metan Severin | | 1–1 | 1 |
| Gloria Bistriţa | 1–1 | | 1 |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | | 2–3 | 0 |
| Petrolul Ploieşti | | 1–2 | 0 |
| Rapid București | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4 |
| Steaua București | | 1–2 | 0 |
| Universitatea Cluj | | 1–1 | 1 |
| FC Vaslui | 2–0 | | 3 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 1–1 | | 1 |
Source: FCO

#### Matches

Kickoff times are in EET.