2008–09 FC Argeș Pitești season

FC Argeș
2008–09 season
Chairman	Cornel Penescu
Manager	Ionuț Badea
Liga I	10th (relegated)
Cupa României	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Adrian Dulcea; Iulian Tameș (7); All: ; Adrian Dulcea; Iulian Tameș (7)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 FC Argeș Pitești season was the 44th season of FC Argeș Pitești in the Liga I, the top division in Romanian football.^[1]^[2]

The team finished the league in 10th position but was relegated due to allegations of referee bribery.^[3]

Squad 2008–09

Appearances and goals

As of October 8, 2008

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Liga I		Cupa României
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ROU	Ionuţ Boşneag	10	-13	10	-13	0	0
3	DF	ROU	Daniel Lăcustă	10	0	10	0	0	0
4	DF	ARG	Elias Bazzi	10	0	10	0	0	0
9	MF	ROU	Cristian Tănase	10	0	10	0	0	0
13	FW	ROU	Adrian Dulcea	10	3	10	3	0	0
11	MF	ROU	Cosmin Năstăsie	10	1	10	1	0	0
10	MF	ROU	Iulian Tameş	9	4	9	4	0	0
20	FW	ROU	Adrian Iordache	8	0	8	0	0	0
30	FW	CIV	Youssouf Kamara	8	2	8	2	0	0
5	DF	ROU	Daniel Bălaşa	7	0	7	0	0	0
7	MF	ROU	Cătălin Doman	7	1	7	1	0	0
16	DF	ROU	Daniel Ghiţă	7	0	7	0	0	0
2	DF	ROU	Mircea Stan	6	0	6	0	0	0
8	MF	ROU	Monel Cârstoiu	5	0	5	0	0	0
23	DF	ROU	Ilie Poenaru	5	0	5	0	0	0
24	MF	ROU	Vali Stan	5	0	5	0	0	0
21	FW	ROU	Adrian Voiculeţ	4	3	4	3	0	0
18	MF	ROU	Ionuţ Chirciu	2	0	2	0	0	0
25	DF	ROU	Ionuţ Cazan	2	0	2	0	0	0
26	DF	ROU	Andrei Bărbulescu	1	0	1	0	0	0
6	MF	ROU	Iulian Crivac	1	0	1	0	0	0
19	MF	ROU	Roberto Boboacă	1	0	1	0	0	0
		ROU	Adrian Voicu	1	0	1	0	0	0
12	GK	ROU	Valentin Coca	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	ROU	Sorin Bucuroaia	0	0	0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record

Disciplinary records for 2008–09 league and cup matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.

Last updated on October 8, 2008.

No.	Player
5	Daniel Bălaşa	2	0	1
4	Elias Bazzi	3	0	0
25	Ionuţ Cazan	0	1	0
30	Youssouf Kamara	0	0	1
3	Daniel Lăcustă	2	0	0
10	Iulian Tameş	2	0	0
9	Cristian Tănase	1	0	0
8	Monel Cârstoiu	1	0	0
7	Cătălin Doman	1	0	0
13	Adrian Dulcea	1	0	0
26	Andrei Bărbulescu	1	0	0
16	Daniel Ghiţă	1	0	0
21	Adrian Voiculeţ	1	0	0

Competitions

Liga I

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Rapid București	34	16	7	11	44	34	+10	55^[a]
9	Brașov	34	14	13	7	35	25	+10	55^[a]
10	Argeș Pitești (R)	34	12	8	14	41	47	−6	44	Relegation to Liga II^[b]
11	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	34	11	10	13	27	36	−9	43
12	Oțelul Galați	34	11	7	16	37	48	−11	40

Source: LPF (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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b RAP 3–1 BRA; BRA 0–0 RAP
^ Argeș Pitești were relegated to the Liga II due to allegations of referee bribery. Gaz Metan as best-placed relegated team were therefore spared from relegation.^[4]

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
34	12	8	14	41	47	−6	44	9	7	1	28	14	+14	3	1	13	13	33	−20

Source: RomanianSoccer.ro

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	W
Position	9	13	10	14	14	13	11	12	9	9	7	5	8	6	7	4	8	8	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Source: RomanianSoccer.ro
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

26 July 2008 Matchday 1	Argeș Pitești	1–1	FC Timişoara	Piteşti
19:30 EET	Tameş 38' Dulcea 42'		Sretenović 30' Alexa 38' Magera 45' Art. Karamian 62' Arm. Karamian 90'	Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Aurel Bogaciu

2 August 2008 Matchday 2	Unirea Urziceni	3–2	Argeș Pitești	Urziceni
19:30 EET	Mara 29', 74' (pen.) Apostol 40' Rusescu 46' Bordeanu 59' Brandán 90+3'		Kamara 9' Dulcea 31' Bălaşa 38' Bazzi 55'	Stadium: Tineretului Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu

10 August 2008 Matchday 3	Argeș Pitești	1–0	FC Brașov	Piteşti
21:30 EET	Kamara 5' Ghiţă 87' Cazan 90'		Sburlea 26' Ionescu 90'	Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Marius Martiş

16 August 2008 Matchday 4	Steaua București	2–0	Argeș Pitești	Bucharest
20:30 EET	Nicoliţă 4', 33' Golański 67' Stancu 74' Lovin 66' 81'		Bărbulescu 34' Kamara 35' Cârstoiu 50'	Stadium: Ghencea Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Teodor Crăciunescu

25 August 2008 Matchday 5	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	3–1	Argeș Pitești	Târgu Jiu
21:00 EET	Vasilache 25', 69' (pen.) Chibulcutean 28' Piţurcă 32' Iordache 37' Mândrean 42' Popete 31' 45' Păcurar 47' Piţurcă 80'		Doman 34', 51'	Stadium: Tudor Vladimirescu Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sorin Corpodean

29 August 2008 Matchday 6	Argeș Pitești	2–0	Gaz Metan	Piteşti
19:45 EET	Tameş 15' Iordache 43' Năstăsie 70' Bălaşa 75' Voiculeţ 80' Voiculeţ 80'		Zaharia 40'	Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ionică Serea

12 September 2008 Matchday 7	CS Otopeni	1–2	Argeș Pitești	Ploieşti
20:00 EET	Sone 14' Ganea 68' Mărgărit 69' Ivan 90'		Tameş 3', 43' (pen.), 21' Tănase 62'	Stadium: Astra Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tiberiu Lajos

20 September 2008 Matchday 8	Argeș Pitești	1–1	Gloria Buzău	Piteşti
19:00 EET	Lăcustă 32' Bălaşa 48' Voiculeţ 90'		Tiago 19' Liţu 22' Fallardo 72'	Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Lucian Dan

28 September 2008 Matchday 9	Rapid București	1–3	Argeș Pitești	Bucharest
21:00 EET	Pitbull 38' Vella 45' Pitbull 68'		Dulcea 11' Tameş 23' Lăcustă 39' Bazzi 53' Dulcea 90+1'	Stadium: Giuleşti Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Robert Dumitru

3 October 2008 Matchday 10	Argeș Pitești	1–1	Universitatea Craiova	Piteşti
19:00 EET	Tameş 35' Voiculeţ 81' Bălaşa 84' Bazzi 87'		Găman 35' Costea 66' Woobay 67' Mitchell 69' Bornescu 83' Baird 84'	Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Aurelian Bogaciu

19 October 2008 Matchday 11	FC Vaslui	0–1	Argeș Pitești	Vaslui
19:00 EET			Tameş 87'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Aurelian Bogaciu

24 October 2008 Matchday 12	Argeș Pitești	3–0	Politehnica Iaşi	Piteşti
				Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin

31 October 2008 Matchday 13	Gloria Bistriţa	2–0	Argeș Pitești	Bistriţa
				Stadium: Gloria

8 November 2008 Matchday 14	Argeș Pitești	3–0	Farul Constanţa	Piteşti
				Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin

16 November 2008 Matchday 15	CFR Cluj	2–0	Argeș Pitești	Cluj-Napoca
				Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu

23 November 2008 Matchday 16	Argeș Pitești	3–2	Oțelul Galați	Piteşti
				Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin

29 November 2008 Matchday 17	Dinamo București	2–0	Argeș Pitești	Bucharest
				Stadium: Dinamo

28 February 2009 Matchday 18	FC Timişoara	2–1	Argeș Pitești	Timișoara
				Stadium: Dan Păltinişanu

8 March 2009 Matchday 19	Argeș Pitești	0–0	Unirea Urziceni	Piteşti
				Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin

15 March 2009 Matchday 20	FC Brașov	1–0	Argeș Pitești	Braşov
				Stadium: Silviu Ploeşteanu

20 March 2009 Matchday 21	Argeș Pitești	2–2	Steaua București	Piteşti
				Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin

4 April 2009 Matchday 22	Argeș Pitești	2–1	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	Piteşti
				Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin

8 April 2009 Matchday 23	Gaz Metan	2–2	Argeș Pitești	Mediaş
				Stadium: Municipal

12 April 2009 Matchday 24	Argeș Pitești	1–1	CS Otopeni	Piteşti
				Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin

17 April 2009 Matchday 25	Gloria Buzău	3–1	Argeș Pitești	Buzău
				Stadium: Municipal

21 April 2009 Matchday 26	Argeș Pitești	1–0	Rapid București	Piteşti
				Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin

26 April 2009 Matchday 27	Universitatea Craiova	1–0	Argeș Pitești	Craiova
				Stadium: Extensiv

3 May 2009 Matchday 28	Argeș Pitești	0–0	FC Vaslui	Piteşti
				Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin

6 May 2009 Matchday 29	Politehnica Iaşi	4–0	Argeș Pitești	Iaşi
				Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu

10 May 2009 Matchday 30	Argeș Pitești	2–1	Gloria Bistriţa	Piteşti
				Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin

16 May 2009 Matchday 31	Farul Constanţa	2–0	Argeș Pitești	Constanţa
				Stadium: Farul

24 May 2009 Matchday 32	Argeș Pitești	0–2	CFR Cluj	Piteşti
				Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin

31 May 2009 Matchday 33	Oțelul Galați	2–0	Argeș Pitești	Galați
				Stadium: Oțelul

10 June 2009 Matchday 34	Argeș Pitești	5–2	Dinamo București	Piteşti
				Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin

Cupa României

15 October 2008 Round of 32	Internațional Curtea de Argeș	2–1	Argeș Pitești	Piteşti
				Stadium: Tineretului

References

^ "FC Argeș Pitești - istoria meciurilor anul 2008". RomanianSoccer.ro. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ "FC Argeș Pitești - istoria meciurilor anul 2009". RomanianSoccer.ro. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ "FC Argeş, retrogradată pentru corupţie!". evz.ro. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
^ "FC Argeș, retrogradată pentru corupție!". evz.ro. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

[table_hth_RAP0.68336090989567-4] RAP 3–1 BRA; BRA 0–0 RAP

[table_note_res_R10.68336090989567-6] Argeș Pitești were relegated to the Liga II due to allegations of referee bribery. Gaz Metan as best-placed relegated team were therefore spared from relegation.^[4]

[1] "FC Argeș Pitești - istoria meciurilor anul 2008". RomanianSoccer.ro. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[2] "FC Argeș Pitești - istoria meciurilor anul 2009". RomanianSoccer.ro. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[3] "FC Argeş, retrogradată pentru corupţie!". evz.ro. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

[5] "FC Argeș, retrogradată pentru corupție!". evz.ro. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

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