2004–05 FC Oțelul Galați season

FC Oțelul
2004–05 season
Chairman	Nicu Boghici; (until Jan 15, 2005); Viorel Anghelinei; (from Jan 15, 2005)
Manager	Sorin Cârţu; (until Dec 15, 2004); Mihai Stoichiţă; (from Jan 23, 2005)
Divizia A	8th
Cupa României	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	2nd qual. round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Iacob (13); All: ; Iacob (16); Bădescu (3); Munteanu (3); Aldea (2)
	← 2003–04 2005–06 →

In December 2004, with 2 months left on his contract, Sorin Cârţu and president Nicu Boghici agreed for a departure.^[1] January 2005 came with rumors which said that Mittal Steel would take over the team, for which they already were shirt sponsors. Soon after, Viorel Anghelinei, former player of Oțelul and referee, was appointed^[2] as the new president of the club. The new manager of Oțelul, Mihai Stoichiţă was announced^[3] on 23 January.

Competitions

Friendlies

30 June 2004	Progresul București	0–3	Oțelul Galați	Braşov
		(Report)	Danciu Oprea ,

3 July 2004	Sportul Studenţesc	1–2	Oțelul Galați	Braşov
	Bălan	(Report)	Tănase Danciu

10 July 2004	Midia Năvodari	0–1	Oțelul Galați	Constanţa
		(Report)	Negru 35'	Stadium: Farul

6 February 2005 Greece	Aris Thessaloniki	1–0	Oțelul Galați	Thessaloniki
	? 85'	(Report)

8 February 2005 Greece	Iraklis Thessaloniki	0–2	Oțelul Galați	Thessaloniki
15:00		(Report)	Munteanu 70' Tănase 85'

12 February 2005 Greece	Gloria Bistriţa	0–2	Oțelul Galați	Thessaloniki
12:00		(Report)	Mozacu 65' Iacob 75'

15 February 2005 Greece	Arheiras	0–7	Oțelul Galați	Thessaloniki
		(Report)	Mozacu , , Marius Macare Crăciun Izvoranu Tănase ?' (pen.)

17 February 2005	Conpet Ploieşti	1–2	Oțelul Galați	Ploieşti
	?	(Report)	Tănase 40' (pen.) Alexandru 60'

19 February 2005	Petrolul Ploieşti	0–2	Oțelul Galați	Ploieşti
		(Report)	Izvoranu 30' Alexandru 71'	Stadium: Ilie Oană

23 February 2005	CF Brăila	0–2	Oțelul Galați	Brăila
		(Report)	Oprea 30' Alexandru 90'	Stadium: Progresul

26 February 2005	Dunărea Galați	0–3	Oțelul Galați	Smârdan, Galați
11:00		(Report)	Bădescu 4' Iacob 11' Tănase 57' (pen.)

5 March 2005	CF Brăila	1–2	Oțelul Galați	Brăila
11:00	Dorobanţu 89'	(Report)	Balauru 17' Alexandru 18'

UEFA Cup

15 July 2004 1st QR 1st leg	Oțelul Galați	4–0	Dinamo Tirana	Constanţa
20:00	Negru 10' Nanu 17' Iacob 26' Apostol 44', 44'	(Report)	Dhëmbi 45'	Stadium: Farul Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Siniša Zrnić

29 July 2004 1st QR 2nd leg	Dinamo Tirana	1–4	Oțelul Galați	Tirana
19:00	Rigers Qosja 23' Poçi 63'	(Report)	Danciu 21' (pen.), 80' Rohat 37' Aldea 69'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Attendance: 100 Referee: José Luis Mengual Prades

12 August 2004 2nd QR 1st leg	Oțelul Galați	0–0	FK Partizan	Constanţa
20:00	Nanu 18' Oprea 21' Cernea 40'	(Report)	Rnić 47' 73' Ilić 55'	Stadium: Farul Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Fritz Stuchlik

26 August 2004 2nd QR 2nd leg	FK Partizan	1–0	Oțelul Galați	Belgrade
20:30	Milović 22' Radonjić 29' Brnović 63' Radović 65'	(Report)	Mozacu 15' Crăciun 67' Cernea 76'	Stadium: Partizan Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

Liga 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Politehnica Timișoara	30	13	6	11	37	34	+3	45^[a]
7	Sportul Studențesc București	30	12	9	9	37	27	+10	45^[a]
8	Oțelul Galați	30	12	4	14	33	44	−11	40
9	Politehnica Iași	30	10	8	12	28	41	−13	38
10	Argeș Pitești	30	8	12	10	32	37	−5	36^[b]

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.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b TIM 2–0 SPO; SPO 0–0 TIM
^ ARG 2–0 CFR; CFR 1–1 ARG

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	W
Position	15	15	15	14	11	11	14	10	9	10	9	10	8	9	8	7	7	7	9	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	12	4	14	31	32	−1	40	10	2	3	16	8	+8	2	2	11	15	24	−9

Matches

1 August 2004 Matchday 1	FCM Bacău	1–0	Oțelul Galați	Bacău
20:00	Goian 43' Tănasă 59' Lovin 86' Croitoru 89'	(Report)	Danciu 67' Munteanu 85'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Augustus Constantin

7 August 2004 Matchday 2	Oțelul Galați	1–2	FC Argeş	Ploieşti
20:00	Danciu 26' 86' Munteanu 45' Mărginean 64' Nanu 71' Gheară 73' Mozacu 85'	(Report)	Sava 45' (pen.), 45' Tănasă 54', 74' Coman 61' Dică 83' Valerică Mircea Stan 87'	Stadium: Astra Attendance: 400 Referee: Sebastian Colţescu

21 August 2004 Matchday 4	Oțelul Galați	1–0	Farul Constanţa	Galați
18:00	Iacob 6' Aldea 29' Mărginean 45' Gheară 74' Cernea 76'	(Report)	Paşcovici 16' Mihai 60'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ionică Serea

29 August 2004 Matchday 5	FC Timişoara	2–1	Oțelul Galați	Timișoara
20:00	Voicu 4' Constantinescu 9' Poenaru 50'	(Report)	Tănase 5' Aldea 85'	Stadium: Dan Păltinişanu Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu

11 September 2004 Matchday 6	Oțelul Galați	1–0	Sportul Studenţesc	Galați
17:00	Nanu 35' Iacob 38', 90+4'	(Report)	Cruceru 70' Bălan 83'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Marian Salomir

19 September 2004 Matchday 7	Gloria Bistriţa	3–0	Oțelul Galați	Bistriţa
17:00	Coroian 47', 70' Costin 56' Cornea 83'	(Report)	Danciu 24' 65' Munteanu 49' Mărginean 61'	Stadium: Gloria Attendance: 300 Referee: Anton Heleşteanu

26 September 2004 Matchday 8	Oțelul Galați	1–0	Politehnica Iaşi	Galați
17:00	Gheară 29' Nanu 40' Munteanu 64' Crăciun 65' Rohat 69' Aldea 90+1'	(Report)	Toma 44'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu

2 October 2004 Matchday 9	Oțelul Galați	1–0	Rapid București	Galați
15:00	Călin 63' Izvoranu 65' Iacob 78', 88'	(Report)		Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sorin Corpodean

17 October 2004 Matchday 10	Steaua București	1–0	Oțelul Galați	Bucharest
20:45	Neaga 69', 70' Cristea 90'	(Report)	Tănase 30' Oprea 45'	Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Sebastian Colţescu

24 October 2004 Matchday 11	Oțelul Galați	2–0	Apulum Alba Iulia	Galați
15:00	Munteanu 5', 15', 72' Călin 18' Mărginean 44'	(Report)	Dionisiu Miron Bumb 18' Cristian Hardău 73'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Marian Salomir

31 October 2004 Matchday 12	CFR Cluj	1–0	Oțelul Galați	Cluj-Napoca
15:00	Bruncević 88' (pen.)	(Report)	Izvoranu 19' Aldea 37'	Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sorin Corpodean

3 November 2004 Matchday 3	FC Brașov	2–1	Oțelul Galați	Braşov
14:00	Nicolae 26' Dăscălescu 42' Brujan 45' Robert Barna Dani 47' Claudiu Sărmăşan 50' Surdu 84'	(Report)	Nanu 23' Iacob 25' Rohat 81'	Stadium: Silviu Ploieşteanu Attendance: 300 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu

6 November 2004 Matchday 13	Oțelul Galați	2–0	Dinamo București	Galați
14:00	Iacob 27' Mărginean 48' Aldea 68' Danciu 73' Tănase 74' Rohat 77' Badea 83' (o.g.)	(Report)	Petre 79' Grigorie 83'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ionică Serea

20 November 2004 Matchday 14	Naţional București	0–0	Oțelul Galați	Bucharest
15:00	Srhoj 33' Savu 72'	(Report)	Crăciun 49'	Stadium: Cotroceni Attendance: 300 Referee: Cristian Balaj

27 November 2004 Matchday 15	Oțelul Galați	0–0	Universitatea Craiova	Galați
14:00	Macare 69' Iacob 70' Crăciun 76'	(Report)	Bundea 15' Dobre 63' Daouda 90'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Augustus Constantin

12 March 2005 Matchday 16	Oțelul Galați	1–0	FCM Bacău	Galați
15:00	Munteanu 52' Nanu 83'	(Report)	Tănasă 11' Geamăn 22' Ganea 61'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu

20 March 2005 Matchday 17	FC Argeş	1–1	Oțelul Galați	Piteşti
14:00	Tănasă 38'	(Report)	Bădescu 13' Ghidarcea 34' 75'	Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Marian Salomir

3 April 2005 Matchday 18	Oțelul Galați	1–1	FC Brașov	Galați
16:00	Iacob 65' Oprea 65' Munteanu 89'	(Report)	László Balint 35' Bodea 90'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor

8 April 2005 Matchday 19	Farul Constanţa	2–0	Oțelul Galați	Constanţa
20:00	Gurita 33' Cristocea 56' Farmache 61'	(Report)	Munteanu 7' Rohat 35' Crăciun 62'	Stadium: Farul Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sebastian Colţescu

16 April 2005 Matchday 20	Oțelul Galați	1–0	FC Timişoara	Galați
17:00	Izvoranu 6' Tănase 19' Crăciun 41' Oprea 65' Rohat 81' Cernea 90+2'	(Report)	Stancu 31' Petre 62' Contra 65' Rus 85' Coman 87'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Sorin Corpodean

23 April 2005 Matchday 21	Sportul Studenţesc	3–2	Oțelul Galați	Bucharest
17:00	Bucur 2', 17', 35' (pen.) Bălan 90+1' Ferfelea 90+2'	Report)	Cernea 22' Iacob 57' Aldea 88'	Stadium: Regie Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Anton Heleşteanu

27 April 2005 Matchday 22	Oțelul Galați	2–1	Gloria Bistriţa	Galați
17:00	Iacob 15', 18' Aldea 16' Izvoranu 87'	(Report)	Pelecaci 78'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sebastian Colţescu

30 April 2005 Matchday 23	Politehnica Iaşi	1–0	Oțelul Galați	Iaşi
17:00	Tiberiu Beceru 51' Pârvu 59' Baldovin 61' Bâlbă 80' Rednic 83'	(Report)	Bădescu 81'	Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj

4 May 2005 Matchday 24	Rapid București	3–0	Oțelul Galați	Bucharest
21:30	Buga 11' Burdujan 13' Gane 37' Stancu 74' Moldovan 86'	(Report)		Stadium: Giuleşti Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Lucian Dan

8 May 2005 Matchday 25	Oțelul Galați	1–0	Steaua București	Galați
17:00	Bădescu 28' Tănase 70' Cernea 89'	(Report)		Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Sebastian Colţescu

13 May 2005 Matchday 26	Apulum Alba Iulia	0–4	Oțelul Galați	Alba Iulia
18:00	Constantin Dan Găldean 39' Adrian Constantin Popescu 50' Remus George Chivescu 58'	(Report)	Iacob 11', 22', 44', 54' Balauru 57' Oprea 73' Izvoranu 75'	Stadium: Cetate Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Tiberiu Lajos

18 May 2005 Matchday 27	Oțelul Galați	1–2	CFR Cluj	Galați
17:00	Izvoranu 39' Mărginean 45' Iacob 68'	(Report)	Jula 45' (pen.) Anca 76' Ţurcaş 83'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu

21 May 2005 Matchday 28	Dinamo București	4 – 0^[4]	Oțelul Galați	Bucharest
20:15	Pacurar 16' Bălţoi 20' Niculescu 45' 52'	(Report)	Rohat 44'	Stadium: Dinamo Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Anton Heleşteanu

28 May 2005 Matchday 29	Oțelul Galați	0–2	Naţional București	Galați
17:00	Bădescu 36'	(Report)	Radu 37' Chihaia 61' Thwaite 78' Savu 80' Liţă 84'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Victor Berbecaru

11 June 2005 Matchday 30	Universitatea Craiova	0–6	Oțelul Galați	Craiova
17:00		(Report)	Iacob 3', 64', 77' Bădescu 41' Tănase 43' Balauru 48' Rohat 65' Alexandru 73'	Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 200 Referee: Viorel Sandu

Cupa României

13 October 2004 Round of 32	FC Botoşani	0–1	Oțelul Galați	Botoşani
14:00		(Report)	Iacob 22'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Aurelian Simion

27 October 2004 Round of 16	U. Cluj	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Oțelul Galați	Sfântu Gheorghe
14:00	Soporan 65'	(Report)	Munteanu 90'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Victor Berbecaru
	Penalties
	M. Popescu Ţârlea Opriceană Abrudan Soporan Giurgiu Damian Goga		Tănase Rohat Danciu Munteanu Aldea Oprea Dragomir Izvoranu

10 November 2004 Quarter-final 1st leg	Oțelul Galați	1–2	Farul Constanţa	Galați
14:00	Nanu 45' Iacob 62', 74' Aldea 70'	(Report)	Guriţă 10', 75' Paşcovici 42'	Stadium: Dunărea Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor

1 December 2004 Quarter-final 2nd leg	Farul Constanţa	2–0	Oțelul Galați	Constanţa
12:00	Guriţă 20' Mihai 36' Şchiopu 43'	(Report)	Iacob 45' Rohat 53' Tudose 90'	Stadium: Farul Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Marian Salomir

Players

Squad statistics

				Total			Divizia A		Cupa României		UEFA Cup
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
–	FW		Aldea	9	22	3	16	2	2		4	1
–			Alexandru		3	1	3	1
–			Apostol	1	1	1					1	1
–			Balauru	5	11		11
–	GK		Barbu	16	17		14		3
–			Bădescu	13	15	3	15	3
–			Călin	4	12		10		2
–			Cernea	22	22		17		1		4
–			Crăciun	22	27	1	21	1	4		2
–			Danciu	17	17	2	11		2		4	2
–			Dobre	2	2						2
–			Dragomir	23	29		26		2		1
–			Gheară	7	10	1	7	1			3
–			Ghidarcea	6	6		6
–	FW		Iacob	35	35	16	28	13	3	2	4	1
–			Izvoranu	22	31	2	25	2	4		2
–			Macare	1	3		2		1
–			Mărginean	26	32	1	25	1	3		4
–			Mozacu	12	27		21		4		2
–			Munteanu	35	35	4	27	3	4	1	4
–			Nanu	28	29	1	22		3		4	1
–			Negru	3	6	1	2		2		2	1
–			Nemţanu		1		1
–			Oprea	19	31	1	24	1	3		4
–			Rohat	37	37	2	29	1	4		4	1
–			Tănase	34	36	1	28	1	4		4
–			Toporan	5	7		5		2
–			Tudose		2		1		1
–			Zeciu	14	14		14

Last updated: 11 March 2010
Source: RomanianSoccer and Viaţa Liberă
Ordered by player name
0 shown as blank

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
–	LM	Tănase	33	EU	Argeș Pitești	Transfer	Summer		Undisclosed	^[5]
–	RM	Crăciun	31	EU	Petrolul Ploiești	Transfer	Summer		Undisclosed	^[6]
–	[[\|S]]	Iacob	23	EU	Rapid București	Transfer	Summer		Undisclosed	^[7]
–	CB	Nemţanu	30	EU	Progresul București	Transfer	Summer		Undisclosed	^[7]
–	LB	Mozacu	27	EU	Brașov	Transfer	Summer		Undisclosed	^[7]
–	CB	Toporan	25	EU	Petrolul Ploiești	Loan	Summer		Undisclosed	^[7]
–	AM	Bădescu	26	EU	Naftex Burgas	Transfer	Winter		Undisclosed	^[8]
–	CB	Zeciu	27	EU	Pyunik	Transfer	Winter		Undisclosed	^[8]
–	RB	Ghidarcea	26	EU	Laminorul	Transfer	Winter		Undisclosed	^[9]
–	RM	Balauru	24	EU	Unirea Alba Iulia	Transfer	Winter		Undisclosed	^[9]
–	[[\|S]]	Alexandru	27	EU	Gloria Bistrița	Transfer	Winter		Undisclosed	^[9]
–	MF	Scarlat	21	EU	Mechel	Transfer	Winter	2005	Undisclosed	^[9]

Out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
–	[[\|S]]	Ilie	27	EU	Universitatea Craiova	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	^[10]
–	CB	Ghionea	25	EU	Steaua București	Loan end	Summer	–	^[10]
–	WI	Orac	19	EU	Steaua București	Loan end	Summer	–	^[10]
–	RB	Toma	28	EU		Released	Summer	–	^[5]
–	CB	Pelin	35	EU		Released	Summer	–	^[5]
–	RM	Apostol	23	EU	Farul Constanța	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	^[7]
–	AM	Danciu	27	EU	Argeș Pitești	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	^[9]
–	[[\|S]]	Negru	28	EU	Oltul Slatina	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	^[9]
–	AM	Călin	31	EU		Released	Winter	–	^[9]
–	CB	Nemţanu	31	EU		Released	Winter	–	^[9]

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.

References

^ "Nicu Boghici, in tratative cu Marius Lacatus si Panduru". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Viorel Anghelinei – în fruntea CF Otelul". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Stoichitã a semnat cu Otelul". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 23 January 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ some sources list Niculescu as the 52nd min scorer
^ ^a ^b ^c "Otelul va juca meciurile din Cupa UEFA la Constanta". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "In urmatoarele zile, lotul Otelului ar putea suferi cateva modificari importante". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ""Otelarii" – gata de start!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 31 July 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ""Legiunea armeana" devine... sarba". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 3 February 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Antrenori si jucãtori noi". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mircea Ilie a fost transferat la Universitatea Craiova!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation at rsssf.com
Divizia A at romaniansoccer.ro

[table_hth_TIM0.6677424775752-4] TIM 2–0 SPO; SPO 0–0 TIM

[table_hth_ARG0.6677424775752-5] ARG 2–0 CFR; CFR 1–1 ARG

[1] "Nicu Boghici, in tratative cu Marius Lacatus si Panduru". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[2] "Viorel Anghelinei – în fruntea CF Otelul". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[3] "Stoichitã a semnat cu Otelul". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 23 January 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[6] some sources list Niculescu as the 52nd min scorer

[uefa_constanta-7] "Otelul va juca meciurile din Cupa UEFA la Constanta". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[8] "In urmatoarele zile, lotul Otelului ar putea suferi cateva modificari importante". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[gata_de_start-9] ""Otelarii" – gata de start!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 31 July 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[legiunea-10] ""Legiunea armeana" devine... sarba". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 3 February 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[jucatori_noi-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Antrenori si jucãtori noi". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[plecari-12] "Mircea Ilie a fost transferat la Universitatea Craiova!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian). Galați. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

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2004–05 season
Chairman	Nicu Boghici (until Jan 15, 2005) Viorel Anghelinei (from Jan 15, 2005)
Manager	Sorin Cârţu (until Dec 15, 2004) Mihai Stoichiţă (from Jan 23, 2005)
Divizia A	8th
Cupa României	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	2nd qual. round
Top goalscorer	League: Iacob (13) All: Iacob (16) Bădescu (3) Munteanu (3) Aldea (2)
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