2013–14 CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu season

The 2013–14 season will be Pandurii Târgu Jiu's 50th season in the Romanian football league system, and their eighth consecutive season in Liga I.

Pandurii Târgu Jiu
2013–14 season
ChairmanMarin Condescu
Head coachCristian Pustai
StadiumTudor Vladimirescu
Liga I4th
Cupa RomânieiRound of 32
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
2014-15 →

They finished second in the 2012–13 Liga I. Pandurii competed in UEFA Europa League, their first European participation ever, playing in the group stage.

Players

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First-team squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ROU David Lazar
3 DF   EQG Sipo
4 DF   SRB Marko Momčilović
5 DF   CYP Paraskevas Christou (captain)
6 DF   ROU Iulian Mamele
7 MF   ROU Alin Buleică
8 MF   ROU Călin Cristea
9 FW   BRA Alex dos Santos
10 MF   BRA Eric
11 FW   MNE Admir Adrović
18 DF   ROU Bogdan Ungurușan
19 MF   ROU Paul Anton
20 MF   ROU Cornel Predescu
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   BRA Erico
22 MF   ARG David Distéfano
23 DF   ROU Ionuț Rada
25 DF   ROU Marian Pleașcă
26 MF   ROU Viorel Nicoară
28 MF   SUR Nicandro Breeveld
32 FW   CHI Diego Rubio
33 GK   ROU Răzvan Stanca
77 MF   POR Paulinho
80 GK   POR Pedro Mingote
90 MF   ROU Alexandru Ciucur
99 FW   LTU Deivydas Matulevičius
FW   LBN Feiz Shamsin

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Liga I

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 CFR Cluj 34 13 12 9 44 33 +11 51 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
6 Vaslui (R) 34 15 6 13 38 32 +6 51 Relegation to Liga IV[a]
7 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 34 14 8 12 59 39 +20 50
8 Botoșani 34 12 7 15 36 52 −16 43
9 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 34 10 11 13 27 31 −4 41[b]
Source: Liga I (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Vaslui did not receive a license for financial reasons.[1] Dinamo București filed for insolvency, thus didn't get an UEFA licence. CFR Cluj got their Europa League spot.[2]
  2. ^ OȚE 0-1 CEA; CEA 2-0 OȚE

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
7 4 3 0 9 4  +5 15 1 3 0 4 2  +2 3 0 0 5 2  +3

Last updated: 25 August 2013.
Source: www.pandurii-tg-jiu.ro

UEFA Europa League

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Qualifying rounds

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Second qualifying round
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16 July 2013 First leg Levadia Tallinn   0–0   Pandurii Târgu Jiu Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn
18:00 Report Attendance: 2,848[3]
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
25 July 2013 Second leg Pandurii Târgu Jiu   4–0
(4–0 agg.)
  Levadia Tallinn Tudor Vladimirescu, Târgu Jiu
19:00 Matulevičius   7'
Erico   35', 57'
Breeveld   39'
Report Attendance: 4,270[4]
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Third qualifying round
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1 August 2013 First leg Pandurii Târgu Jiu   1–1   Hapoel Tel Aviv Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca
20:00 Nistor   4' Report Sasha   29' Attendance: 4,996[5]
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
8 August 2013 Second leg Hapoel Tel Aviv   1–2
(2–3 agg.)
  Pandurii Târgu Jiu Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
19:00 Damari   21' (pen.) Report Eric   34'
Ciucur   50'
Attendance: 6,700[6]
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Play-off round

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22 August 2013 First leg Pandurii Târgu Jiu   0–1   Braga Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca
20:00 Report Yazalde   51' Attendance: 11,500[7]
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
29 August 2013 Second leg Braga   0–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 agg.)
  Pandurii Târgu Jiu Estádio Municipal, Braga
21:30 Report Buleică   15'
Ciucur   117'
Attendance: 11,312[8]
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Group stage

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Group E

19 September 2013 Second leg Pandurii Târgu Jiu   0–1   Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca[C]
19:00 Report Rotan   38' Attendance: 8,000[9]
Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Oficial! Cine nu a primit licența pentru sezonul viitor". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. ^ "ADIO Europa League! Comisia de Apel a respins cererea clubului Dinamo pentru licenta europeana!".
  3. ^ "Levadia vs Pandurii Târgu Jiu". Soccerway. 16 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Pandurii Târgu Jiu vs. Levadia". Soccerway. 25 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Pandurii Târgu Jiu vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv". Soccerway. 1 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Pandurii Târgu Jiu". Soccerway. 8 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Pandurii Târgu Jiu vs. Sporting Braga". Soccerway. 22 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Sporting Braga vs. Pandurii Târgu Jiu". Soccerway. 29 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Pandurii Târgu Jiu vs. Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk". Soccerway. 19 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Paços de Ferreira vs. Pandurii Târgu Jiu". Soccerway. 3 October 2013.