The 2010–11 season was Oțelul Galați's 19th consecutive season in the Liga I, and its 22nd overall season in the top-flight of Romanian football. It was the first season with new shirt supplier Masita.
Oțelul's primary objective will be to obtain a qualifying spot for the 2011–2012 season of Europa League.
Overview
The previous season of Liga I ended on May 22 and the players went on vacation. On June 10 the team returned from holiday, with two new faces: Laurenţiu Buş, which returned from a 6-month loan from Arieşul Turda, team from which he was initially bought in January 2010 but loaned back to finish the season there, and Georgian Butoi – a youth player signed up from Farul Constanţa.
The team trained in Galați for a few days and on June 13 they left for a training camp in Poiana Braşov. During the time spent there Csaba Borbély was signed while N'Kongue, Goločevac, Siminic and Nikolić left the team. Due to the ongoing economical crisis Oțelul tried to talk some players into cutting down their wages, with players like Paraschiv, Viglianti and Perendija accepting. The mountain training-camp ended on June 26.
The team reunited again in Galați on June 28 where they started training again. The following day, club president Marius Stan announced that ticket prices went up because the club needs money to continue or start new investments – especially the floodlights system, feature without which the team will not be able to play Liga I matches on home ground.
The team was set for another training camp, this time in Germany, between 2 and 15 July.
Players
Transfers
In
Out
Player statistics
Squad statistics
Start formations
Disciplinary records
Suspensions No.PNameMatchesBannedReason for SuspensionNotesSource32FWBorbélyLeague:#6Sent offSuspension received after two yellow cards against U. Cluj26DMNeaguL:7Cumulative yellowsSuspension received after collecting his fourth yellow card of the season against FC Brașov7 RMIorgaC:1 and L:9Sent off (violent conduct)Suspension received after a straight red card against Unirea Urziceni16CBSârghiL:12Sent off (violent conduct)Suspension received after a straight red card against Gloria Bistriţa23LBSălăgeanuL:12Cumulative yellowsSuspension received after collecting his fourth yellow card of the season against Gloria Bistriţa29DMGiurgiuL:14Sent offSuspension received after two yellow cards against CFR Cluj18CBCostinL:17Cumulative yellowsSuspension received after collecting his fourth yellow card of the season against Poli Timișoara14LMIlieL:17Cumulative yellowsSuspension received after collecting his fourth yellow card of the season against Poli Timișoara26DMNeaguL:17Cumulative yellowsSuspension received after collecting his seventh yellow card of the season against Poli Timișoara16CBSârghiL:18Cumulative yellowsSuspension received after collecting his fourth yellow card of the season against Astra Ploieşti29DMGiurgiuL:18Cumulative yellowsSuspension received after collecting his fourth yellow card of the season against Astra Ploieşti11LMOchiroşiiL:24Cumulative yellowsSuspension received after collecting his fourth yellow card of the season against FC Brașov8RMAntalL:25Cumulative yellowsSuspension received after collecting his fourth yellow card of the season against FC Vaslui30CBPerendijaL:25Cumulative yellowsSuspension received after collecting his fourth yellow card of the season against FC Vaslui30CBPerendijaL:33Cumulative yellows
Club
Coaching staff
Kit
Competitions
Overall
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! !Total ! Home ! Away |- |align=left| Games played || 35 || 17 || 18 |- |align=left| Games won || 21 || 12 || 9 |- |align=left| Games drawn|| 7 || 5 || 2 |- |align=left| Games lost || 7 || – || 7 |- |align=left| Biggest win|| 4–1 vs Urziceni || 4–1 vs Urziceni || 3–0 vs Urziceni |- |align=left| Biggest loss || 0–4 vs FC Vaslui || – || 0–4 vs FC Vaslui |- |align=left| Clean sheets || 17 || 8 || 9 |- |align=left| Goals scored || 47 || 29 || 18 |- |align=left| Goals conceded|| 27 || 12 || 15 |- |align=left| Goal difference || +20 || +17 || +3 |- |align=left| Average per game || || || |- |align=left| Average per game || || || |- |align=left| Yellow cards || 82 || 42 || 40 |- |align=left| Red cards || 4 || 3 || 1 |- |align=left| Most appearances || colspan=3| Râpă (34) |- |align=left| Most minutes played ||colspan=3| Râpă (3201) |- |align=left| Top scorer || colspan=3| Pena (8) |- |align=left| Top assister || colspan=3| Viglianti (7) |- |align=left| Points || 70/105 (%) || 41/51 (%) || 29/54 (%) |- |align=left| Winning rate || % || % || %
Liga I
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Points by opponent TeamResultsPointsHomeAwayAstra Ploieşti 2–1 1–0 6FC Brașov 1–0 0–1 3CFR Cluj 1–1 1–0 4Dinamo București 3–3 2–1 4Gaz Metan Mediaş 2–2 2–0 4Gloria Bistriţa 2–1 0–0 4Pandurii Târgu Jiu 2–0 3–0 6Rapid București 1–0 0–0 4Sportul Studenţesc 1–0 1–0 6Steaua București 1–0 0–1 3FCM Târgu Mureş 1–0 0–1 3FC Timișoara 2–1 0–2 3Unirea Urziceni 4–1 3–0 6Universitatea Cluj 3–0 1–2 3Universitatea Craiova 2–1 1–0 6FC Vaslui 0–0 0–4 1Victoria Brăneşti 1–1 2–1 4 Source: FCO
Matches Kickoff times are in EET.
Cupa României
Friendlies Germany training camp
Cyprus training camp
References
See also FC Oțelul Galați 2010–11 Liga I 2010–11 Cupa României