# 2024–25 ASC Oțelul Galați season

The 2024–25 season is Oțelul Galați's 29th season in Liga I, and the second consecutive season since last winning promotion at the end of the 2022–23 Liga II season. In addition to the Superliga, Oțelul will participate in this season's edition of Cupa României.
In preparation for the upcoming season, Oțelul completed a training camp at Vatra Dornei from June 9th to 20th. The team also participated in a subsequent training camp in Austria, held between June 22nd and July 4th in Mönichkirchen.

## Kits

* Supplier: Adidas
* Sponsors: Liberty (front) / MrBit, Visit Galați (back) / CreditFix, Dramirom Trade (left sleeve) / Valgrig (right sleeve)
| Home | Away | Third | Goalkeeper 1 | Goalkeeper 2 | Goalkeeper 3 |

## Overview

Oțelul ended the previous season by finishing 8th in the Liga I and reaching the Cupa României final, which was lost against Corvinul Hunedoara.

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

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 32 | GK | Iustin Popescu | 30 | EU | Chindia Târgoviște | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2026 | Free |
| 23 | CM | Cristian Chira | 22 | EU | CFR Cluj | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Free |
| 20 | CM | Neluț Roșu | 30 | EU | Dinamo București | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2026 | Free |
| 9 | CF | Stipe Jurić | 25 | Non-EU | ŁKS Łódź | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Free |
| 33 | CM | Vasilije Đurić | 25 | Non-EU | Radnički Kragujevac | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Free |
| 12 | GK | Maksym Kovalyov | 23 | Non-EU | Pirin Blagoevgrad | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Free |
| 97 | ST | Albert Hofman | 21 | EU | Universitatea Cluj | Loaned-in | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed |
| 5 | CB | Nikola Stevanović | 25 | Non-EU | Napredak Kruševac | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Free |
| 3 | RB | Valerio Gallo | 19 | EU | Gloria Bistrița | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2026 | Undisclosed |
| 27 | RB | David Maftei | 19 | EU | Farul Constanța | Loaned-in | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed |
| 22 | LB | Josip Tomašević | 30 | EU | Hapoel Hadera | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed |
| 77 | ST | Luca Andronache | 21 | EU | Farul Constanța | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed |
| 19 | WI | Maxim Cojocaru | 26 | Non-EU | Chindia Târgoviște | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Free |
| 71 | CM | Victor Bogaciuc | 24 | Non-EU | Chindia Târgoviște | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Free |
| 29 | AM | Samy Bourard | 28 | EU | Unattached | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Free |
| 4 | CB | Martin Angha | 30 | EU | Unattached | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2025 | Free |
| 11 | LM | Alexandru Burcea | 19 | EU | Concordia Chiajna | Loaned-in | Winter | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed |
| 9 | FW | Alex Stan | 19 | EU | Rapid București | Loaned-in | Winter | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed |
| 22 | RW | Andrei Bani | 22 | EU | Dinamo București | Transfer | Winter | 30 June 2027 | Undisclosed |
| 3 | CB | Julián Bonilla | 28 | EU | Felgueiras | Transfer | Winter | 30 June 2028 | Undisclosed |
| 34 | CM | Jakob Novak | 26 | EU | Unattached | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2027 | Free |
| 31 | DM | Diego Živulić | 32 | EU | Unattached | Transfer | Winter | 30 June 2026 | Free |
| | FW | Stiven Plaza | 25 | Non-EU | Unattached | Transfer | Winter | 30 June 2025 | Free |
| | AM | Eric Bicfalvi | 37 | EU | Unattached | Transfer | Winter | 30 June 2026 | Free |

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 12 | GK | Relu Stoian | 28 | EU | Universitatea Craiova | Contract ended | Summer | |
| 25 | CB | Dragan Lovrić | 28 | EU | Gloria Buzău | Contract ended | Summer | |
| 16 | LB | Costin Ghiocel | 30 | EU | FC Argeș | Contract ended | Summer | |
| 22 | LB | Dan Panait | 27 | EU | | Contract ended | Summer | |
| 3 | RB | Claudio Mocanu | 19 | EU | | Contract ended | Summer | |
| 23 | DM | Vasile Jardan | 30 | Non-EU | Petrocub Hîncești | Contract ended | Summer | |
| 7 | CF | George Cârjan | 35 | EU | | Retired | Summer | |
| 94 | GK | Eduard Pap | 29 | EU | FC Botoșani | Contract ended | Summer | |
| 27 | CM | Pablo Gaitán | 32 | Non-EU | Birkirkara | Contract ended | Summer | |
| 9 | ST | Anes Rušević | 27 | Non-EU | Zrinjski Mostar | Contract ended | Summer | |
| 1 | GK | Gabriel Ursu | 22 | EU | ACS Unirea Braniștea | Loaned out | Summer | |
| 24 | RW | Denis Bordun | 18 | EU | ACS Unirea Braniștea | Loaned out | Summer | |
| 18 | RB | Ștefan Farcaș | 21 | EU | Câmpulung Muscel | Loaned out | Summer | |
| 33 | CM | Vasilije Đurić | 26 | Non-EU | | Mutual | Winter | |
| 12 | GK | Maksym Kovalyov | 23 | Non-EU | | Mutual | Winter | |
| 11 | CF | Alexandru Pop | 24 | EU | Dinamo București | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 30 | LW | Juri Cisotti | 31 | EU | FCSB | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 9 | CF | Stipe Jurić | 26 | Non-EU | | Mutual | Winter | |
| 22 | LB | Josip Tomašević | 30 | EU | | Mutual | Winter | |
| 31 | DM | Diego Živulić | 32 | EU | | Mutual | Winter | |
| 26 | RB | Mihai Adăscăliței | 30 | EU | | Mutual | Winter | |
| 15 | CB | François Yabré | 33 | Non-EU | FC Bihor | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 3 | RB | Valerio Gallo | 20 | EU | | Mutual | Winter | |
| 71 | CM | Victor Bogaciuc | 25 | Non-EU | | Mutual | Winter | |
| 34 | CM | Jakob Novak | 27 | EU | FC Zhenis | Loaned out | 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 I | Liga I | Cupa României | Cupa României |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 2 | RB | | Zhelev | 8 | 11 | | 9 | | 2 | |
| 3 | CB | | Bonilla | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | | |
| 4 | CB | | Angha | 13 | 14 | | 12 | | 2 | |
| 5 | CB | | Stevanović | 27 | 27 | | 27 | | | |
| 6 | CB | | Cissé | 20 | 21 | | 20 | | 1 | |
| 7 | RW | | Maciel | 29 | 33 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 3 | |
| 9 | CF | | Jurić | 13 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | AM | | Bourard | 4 | 12 | 1 | 11 | | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | CF | | A. Pop | 17 | 24 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 3 | |
| 11 | LM | | Alexandru Burcea | | 8 | | 8 | | | |
| 13 | GK | | Dur-Bozoancă | 9 | 9 | | 7 | | 2 | |
| 14 | RB | | Andrei Rus | 4 | 8 | | 8 | | | |
| 15 | CB | | Yabré | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | AM | | Răzvan Tănasă | 18 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | RB | | Sțefan Farcaș | | 1 | | 1 | | | |
| 19 | WI | | Cojocaru | 2 | 15 | | 13 | | 2 | |
| 20 | CM | | Roșu | 6 | 13 | | 12 | | 1 | |
| 21 | DM | | Teles | 20 | 31 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | |
| 22 | LB | | Tomašević | 11 | 11 | | 9 | | 2 | |
| 22 | RW | | Bani | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | | |
| 23 | CM | | Cristian Chira | 1 | 4 | | 4 | | | |
| 26 | RB | | Mihai Adăscăliței | 8 | 19 | | 18 | | 1 | |
| 27 | RB | | Maftei | 19 | 23 | | 22 | | 1 | |
| 28 | LB | | Miguel Silva | 17 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | |
| 30 | LW | | Cisotti | 19 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | |
| 31 | DM | | Živulić | 28 | 30 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | |
| 32 | GK | | Popescu | 25 | 25 | | 24 | | 1 | |
| 33 | CM | | Đurić | 8 | 17 | | 16 | | 1 | |
| 55 | AM | | Bicfalvi | | 1 | | 1 | | | |
| 59 | FW | | Marković | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | |
| 66 | DM | | Lameira | 30 | 32 | | 29 | | 3 | |
| 71 | CM | | Bogaciuc | 1 | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| 77 | ST | | Andronache | | 6 | | 5 | | 1 | |
| 91 | FW | | Plaza | | 1 | | 1 | | | |
| 97 | RW | | Hofman | 3 | 8 | | 8 | | | |
| 9 | FW | | Stan | 1 | 4 | | 4 | | | |

### Start formations

| Qnt | Formation |
| 30 | 4-3-3 |
| 2 | 4-4-2 |
| 1 | 5-4-1 |
| 1 | 5-3-2 |

## Club
### Technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Ovidiu Burcă |
| PRO License coach | Victor Naicu |
| Assistant coach | Paul Călin Ceușan |
| Assistant coach | Laurențiu Iorga |
| Goalkeeping coach | Iulian Olteanu |
| Physiotherapist | Iulian Ichim |
| Kinetotherapist | Andrei Bogățan |
| Masseur | Constantin Crăciun |
| Masseur | Alexandru Bălan |
| Storeman | Iulian Dogaru |
| Storeman | Cristian Bahnașu |
Last updated: 18 January 2025 Source: ascotelul.ro

## Competitions
### Overall

| | Total | Home | Away |
| Games played | 34 | 16 | 18 |
| Games won | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Games drawn | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Games lost | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Biggest win | 2–0 vs. Sepsi | 2–0 vs. Sepsi | 2–0 vs. FCSB |
| Biggest loss | 1–4 vs. FCSB | 1–4 vs. FCSB | 0–2 vs. U Cluj |
| Clean sheets | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Goals scored | 29 | 12 | 17 |
| Goals conceded | 38 | 16 | 22 |
| Goal difference | -9 | -4 | -5 |
| Average GF per game | 0.85 | 0.75 | 0.94 |
| Average GA per game | 1.12 | 1 | 1.22 |
| Yellow cards | 55 | 24 | 31 |
| Red cards | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Most appearances | Maciel (33) | Maciel (33) | Maciel (33) |
| Most minutes played | Živulić (2736) | Živulić (2736) | Živulić (2736) |
| Top scorer | A. Pop (5) | A. Pop (5) | A. Pop (5) |
| Top assister | Maciel (5) | Maciel (5) | Maciel (5) |
| Points | 36/102 (35.29%) | 17/48 (35.42%) | 19/54 (35.19%) |
| Winning rate | 23.53% | 18.75% | 27.78% |
Last updated: 16 March 2025 Source: Matches

### SuperLiga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Advances |
| 10 | Farul Constanța | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 35 | Qualification for play-out round |
| 11 | UTA Arad | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 34 | Qualification for play-out round |
| 12 | Oțelul Galați | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 32 | Qualification for play-out round |
| 13 | Politehnica Iași | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 31 | Qualification for play-out round |
| 14 | Botoșani | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 31 | Qualification for play-out round |
* 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: Politehnica Iași (4); Botoșani (1).

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 16 March 2025. 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |

#### Points by opponent

| Team | Results | Results | Results | Results | Points |
| Team | Regular | Regular | Play-out | Play-out | | Points |
| Team | Home | Away | Home | Away | Points |
| Buzău | 2–1 | 0–0 | | | 4 |
| CFR Cluj | 0–1 | 2–3 | | | 0 |
| Dinamo | 1–1 | 0–1 | | | 1 |
| Farul | 0–0 | 1–0 | | | 4 |
| FC Botoșani | 0–0 | 3–2 | | | 4 |
| FCSB | 1–4 | 2–0 | | | 3 |
| Hermannstadt | 1–0 | 0–1 | | | 3 |
| Petrolul | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | 2 |
| Poli Iasi | 2–3 | 1–2 | | | 0 |
| Rapid | 1–1 | 0–0 | | | 2 |
| Sepsi | 2–0 | 0–2 | | | 3 |
| Slobozia | 0–2 | 1–0 | | | 3 |
| U Cluj | 0–1 | 0–2 | | | 0 |
| U Craiova | 1–1 | 1–2 | | | 1 |
| UTA | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 2 |
Source: SCOG