FC Oțelul Galați/import

Fotbal Club Oțelul Galați is a Romanian football club based in Galați. They have spent the majority of the last few decades in the top division, securing several seasons of European football and enjoying success in the Romanian Cup. They won their first league title in the 2010–2011 season and consequently qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time. On 25 August they were drawn in Group C of the Group Stage and met Manchester United, Benfica and FC Basel. 
Oțelul play in red, white and blue.
==History==
The club was formed in 1964. After a brief period in which their town rivals Dunărea were the prominent club, Oțelul emerged as the main footballing force of the region. The club was first promoted to the Divizia A in 1986 and in 1988 made its debut in the UEFA Cup with a 1–0 victory against Italian side Juventus. The club reached the 2004 final of the Romanian Cup but lost against Dinamo Bucureşti. 
Oțelul has 23 seasons of Liga I football to date and ranks 16th in the Liga I All-time table. It is also the 2nd best Moldovan team in this ranking, being surpassed only by FCM Bacău.
They clinched their first Liga I title on 15 May 2011 following a 2–1 victory over Politehnica Timişoara, qualifying for the group stage of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, their debut in this competition. They played Manchester United, Benfica and Basel in the group stage, but failed to win a single point. The club won its first Romanian Supercup in 2011 after a 1-0 victory over rivals Steaua Bucureşti.
==Honours==
===Domestic competitions===
====Championships====
*Liga I
:Winners (1): 2010–11
*Liga II
:Winners (2): 1985–86, 1990–91
*Liga III
:Winners (2): 1967–68, 1980–81
:Runners-up (1): 1972–73
====Cups====
*Cupa României
:Runners-up (1): 2003–04
*Supercupa României
:Winners (1): 2011
===European competitions===
*UEFA Intertoto Cup
:Third round (1): 2007
==European record==
Including 2011–12 season.
Competition 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
UEFA Champions League / European Cup	1	6 	0	0	6 	3 	11	– 8
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 	5	14	5	3	6 	18	21	– 3
UEFA Intertoto Cup 	1	4 	3	1	0 	7 	2 	+ 5
Total 	7	24	8	4	12	28	34	– 6
==Current squad==
As of 2 February 2014
 
=== Reserves and youth team ===
== Personnel ==
=== Current technical staff === 
* Head coach: Ewald Lienen
* Assistant coach: Abder Ramdane
* Assistant coach: Constantin Schumacher 
=== Current medical staff ===
* Fitness coach: Janosch Emonst 
* Club Doctor: Mihail Troacă, MD
==External links==
*Official Website
*Official On-line store
*Fans website
*Otelul Galati – A Dream came true – book in English
*Official Liga 1 stats of Oţelul Galaţi
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