The 2011–12 season is the tenth season in FC Vaslui's existence, and its seventh in a row in Liga I. Though finished third last season, FC Vaslui qualified for the Third qualifying round in UEFA Champions League, following FC Timişoara's relegation.
First-team squad No.NameAgeNat.SinceT. Apps.L. Apps.C. Apps.I. Apps.T. GoalsL. GoalsC. GoalsI. GoalsEndsTransfer feeNotesGoalkeepers 1 Milan Borjan 2012 ()19 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Loan 12 Vytautas Černiauskas 201031 21 0 10 0 0 0 0 2015 Undisclosed 89 Cătălin Straton 2012 ()0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 Undisclosed Defenders 3 Paul Papp 2009 ()91 74 9 8 6 6 0 0 2013 €0.05M 4 Marius Constantin 201117 15 2 0 1 1 0 0 2014Marius Constantin a venit la Vaslui pentru „Dulăul” Hizo > EVZ.ro Free 14 Anderson do Ó 2012 ()17 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 N/A Undisclosed 15 Richard Annang 201010 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 N/A Undisclosed 17 Paíto 2012 ()16 13 3 0 1 1 0 0 N/A Undisclosed 20 Zhivko Milanov 2010 ()92 74 6 12 1 0 0 1 2013 €0.35M 21 Ionuţ Balaur 200716 10 2 4 1 1 0 0 N/A Youth 26 Pavol Farkaš 2009 ()79 59 7 13 2 2 0 0 2012 €0.2M 27 Hugo Luz 2008 ()81 69 6 6 2 2 0 0 N/A Free 28 Gabriel Cânu (captain) 200856 45 4 7 7 6 0 1 N/A €0.36M InjuredEXCLUSIV RADIO GSP / Probleme pentru Hizo! Cînu va sta 8 luni pe tuşă! :: GSP.RO 85 Gladstone 2010 ()31 24 3 4 1 1 0 0 2013 Free Midfielders 5 Denis Zmeu 2007 ()104 81 12 11 4 3 0 1 N/A €0.2M 8 Adrian Gheorghiu 2006127 109 11 6 11 9 2 0 N/A Undisclosed 18 Lucian Sânmărtean 2010 ()96 76 8 12 5 4 1 0 2015 Free 23 Sergiu Popovici 2012 ()0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A Undisclosed 30 Raul Costin 200998 78 10 10 8 5 3 0 2012 €0.1M 31 Nicolae Stanciu 2011 19 16 3 0 1 1 0 0 2016 €0.2M 78 Ousmane N'Doye 2012 ()49 39 4 6 5 2 1 2 N/A Free 80 Wesley (vice-captain) 2009 ()138 112 14 12 75 59 10 6 2013 €1.0M 83 Jaime Bragança 2012 ()2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Free 88 Vasile Buhăescu 2005101 84 9 8 6 5 1 0 N/A Youth Forwards 7 Savio Nsereko 2012 ()2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Loan 9 Yero Bello 201068 54 5 9 10 7 3 0 2013 €0.15M 10 Adaílton 201072 59 5 8 19 17 2 0 2012 Free 19 Mike Temwanjera 2007 ()155 129 9 17 39 31 3 5 N/A Undisclosed
T=Total L=Liga I C=Cupa României I=UEFA Europa League, Intertoto UEFA Cup
Transfers
Summer
In #PosPlayerFromFeeDateSource4 DF Marius Constantin Rapid București Free 8-09-2011 Gazeta Sporturilor88 MF Vasile Buhăescu Petrolul Ploieşti Loan return 1-07-2011 Obiectivul de Vaslui31 MF Nicolae Stanciu Unirea Alba Iulia €240,000 9-09-2011 Adevarul
Out #PosPlayerToFeeDateSource1 GK Dušan Kuciak Legia Warsaw Free 29-07-2011 Gazeta Sporturilor2 MF Alejandro Campano Xerez Released 29-06-2011 ProSport4 MF Stanislav Genchev Ludogorets Razgrad End of contract 1-06-2011 Vremea Noua6 DF David Rivas SD Huesca Released 29-06-2011 ProSport9 FW Christian Pouga Marítimo Free 5-07-2011 Gazeta Sporturilor
Winter
In #PosPlayerFromFeeDateSource1 GK Milan Borjan Sivasspor Loan 23-02-2012 Vremea Noua7 FW Savio Nsereko Fiorentina Undisclosed 20-01-2012 Vaslui FC14 DF Anderson do Ó Vitória F.C. Undisclosed 14-02-2012 17 DF Paíto Neuchâtel Xamax Undisclosed 7-02-2012 ProSport23 MF Sergiu Popovici Flacăra Făget Undisclosed 5-02-2012 Liga278 MF Ousmane N'Doye Astra Ploiești Free 1-03-2012 Vremea Noua83 MF Jaime Bragança Free agent Free 20-01-2012 Vaslui FC89 GK Cătălin Straton Rapid București Free 21-01-2012 ProSport
Out #PosPlayerToFeeDateSource7 FW Răzvan Neagu Petrolul Ploieşti Loan 21-01-2012 Vremea Noua17 DF Silviu Bălace Gaz Metan Severin Ended contract 31-12-2011 Gazeta de Sud23 MF Miloš Pavlović Rapid București Free 21-01-2012 ProSport25 MF Gerlem EC Vitória Free 30-03-2012 Vremea Noua33 GK Mihai Luca CSS Paşcani Loan 26-03-2012 Vremea Noua
Statistics
Appearances and goals Last updated on 20 May 2012.
|colspan="12"|Players sold or loaned out during the season
+Converted penalties PlayerPen. Wesley8
Top scorers PositionNationNumberNameLiga IEuropa LeagueRomanian CupTotal180Wesley273737219Mike Temwanjera7209310Adaílton602849Yero Bello3036588Vasile Buhăescu2013618Lucian Sânmărtean20025Denis Zmeu110230Raul Costin101278Ousmane N'Doye1012103Paul Papp10014Marius Constantin100117Silviu Bălace100117Paíto100121Ionuţ Balaur100125Gerlem100131Nicolae Stanciu100120Zhivko Milanov01017Răzvan Neagu00118Adrian Gheorghiu0011///Own Goals1001TOTALS5871782
+Penalties inflicted PlayerPen. Ionuţ Balaur2 Zhivko Milanov2 Adaílton1 Gladstone1 Milan Borjan1
+Penalties obtained PlayerPen. Yero Bello2 Zhivko Milanov2 Wesley2 Lucian Sânmărtean1 Mike Temwanjera1
Disciplinary record
NameLiga IUEFARomanian CupTotal120DFZhivko Milanov920300100132023DFPaul Papp7204001001220323MFMiloš Pavlović8013000001101480MFWesley300301300901518MFLucian Sânmărtean600300000900610FWAdaílton400100210710 74DFMarius Constantin50000010060019FWMike Temwanjera30030000060021DFIonuţ Balaur40020000060030MFRaul Costin400200000600119FWYero Bello300100100500 1231MFNicolae Stanciu30000010040077DFPetar Jovanović20020000040085DFGladstone200200000400 155MFDenis Zmeu10020000030011MFNemanja Milisavljević20010000030012GKVytautas Černiauskas20010000030014DFAnderson10000020030078MFOusmane N'Doye100000200300 207FWRăzvan Neagu00010010020017DFPaíto10000010020025MFGerlem10010000020088MFVasile Buhăescu1001000002002427DFHugo Luz001000000001 251GKMilan Borjan1000000001008MFAdrian Gheorghiu10000000010015DFRichard Annang00010000010017DFSilviu Bălace10000000010026DFPavol Farkaš10000000010083MFJaime Bragança100000000100TOTALS78423701161013153
Overall
{|class="wikitable" |- |Games played || 49 (34 Liga I, 2 UEFA Champions League, 8 UEFA Europa League, 5 Cupa României) |- |Games won || 27 (22 Liga I, 2 UEFA Europa League, 3 Cupa României) |- |Games drawn || 8 (4 Liga I, 1 UEFA Champions League, 3 UEFA Europa League) |- |Games lost || 14 (8 Liga I, 1 UEFA Champions League, 3 UEFA Europa League, 2 Cupa României) |- |Goals scored || 82 |- |Goals conceded || 45 |- |Goal difference || +37 |- |Yellow cards || 139 |- |Red cards || 6 |- |Worst discipline || Zhivko Milanov with 14 yellow cards and 2 red cards |- |Best result || 8-0 (H) v Voinţa Livezile – Cupa României – 22 Sep 2011 |- |Worst result || 0-3 (A) v Rapid – Liga I – 22 Jul 2011 |- |Most appearances || Lucian Sânmărtean with 45 appearances |- |Top scorer || Wesley (37 goals) |- |Points || 70/102 (68.62.%)
Performances Updated to games played on 20 May 2012. All Home AwayPld Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD League347022485829+2911333211+2111152618+8 Overall49–278148245+3715644915+34122103332+1
Goal minutes Updated to games played on 20 May 2012. 1'–15' 16'–30' 31'–HT 46'–60' 61'–75' 76'–FT Extra time 11 10 15 14 15 16 0
Liga I
The fixtures for the 2011–12 season were announced on 7 July, with an early Liga I title contender clash against Rapid București in the opening match, for the second year in a row.
On 22 July, Vaslui travelled to București to suffer a 0–3 defeat in the Liga I opening match. Two goals from Ciprian Deac and Romeo Surdu and a late goal from Ovidiu Herea saw the club starting the season from the last place in the league. Zhivko Milanov also received the first red card of the season, identical with the opening match from the previous season. Since Rapid's stadium was suspended for the incidents created by fans during the last match of the 2010–11 season, the match was played on Regie.
Vaslui played their first home league match against new promoted team Petrolul Ploieşti on 30 July. The match finished 0–0, most notable being Wesley's captain appointment, following Gabriel Cânu's long-term injury from the UEFA Champions League's qualifying match against FC Twente.
On 14 August, Vaslui faced Concordia Chiajna on its third match. Wesley took the lead with a header in the 33rd minute, managing Vaslui's first goal from the 2011–12 campaign. However, he was substituted three minutes before the end of the first half due to an injury. With two late goals from Silviu Bălace and Denis Zmeu, Vaslui managed its first win from the new season. It was also striker Ionuţ Balaur's debut as a central defender, since both Paul Papp and Gabriel Cânu were injured.
One week later, Vaslui faced a third new promoted team Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ. The game was goal-less at half-time, with both teams having trouble to find the net. Slowly Vaslui started building confidence, and finally a goal by Mike Temwanjera from a cross by Nemanja Milisavljević put Vaslui ahead in the score. However, two unexpected late goals from Ceahlăul's Eugeniu Cebotaru and Vlad Achim led to a 2–1 defeat, counting Vaslui's second loss in the league.
After a successful qualification in the UEFA Europa League group stages, Vaslui travelled to the Silviu Ploeşteanu Stadium in Braşov to take on the local team, on 28 August. The hosts took the lead in the 31st minute, when Marian Cristescu fed Alexandru Chipciu inside the box and the winger scored with a right-footed strike towards the left corner of Černiauskas's goal. Brasov's joy didn't last too long, since Gerlem equalized one minute later after he dribbled Majerník and put the ball past Felgueiras. In the 56th minute, Wesley played the ball through for Temwanjera, who beat Felgueiras with a low shot into the bottom corner, putting Vaslui ahead. The game eventually ended 2–1, Vaslui winning for the first time in their history on Braşov's home ground.
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Friendlies The Austria training camp
The Antalya training camp
Liga I
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
UEFA Europa League
Play-off round
Group stage
Cupa României
Awards Ceremony Honour WinnerFanatik AwardsMidfielder of the Year Lucian SânmărteanForeign Player of the Year WesleyProfessional Man of the Year Viorel HizoLPF and FRF AwardsRomanian Footballer of the Year Lucian SânmărteanForeign Player of the Year WesleyGazeta Sporturilor AwardsForeign Player of the Year WesleyRomanian Footballer of the Year Lucian Sânmărtean (2nd)Foreign Player of the Year Adaílton (2nd)ProSport AwardsRomanian Footballer of the Year Lucian SânmărteanForeign Player of the Year WesleyDSJT Vaslui AwardsFootballer of the Year Ionuţ BalaurTop Gazeta Team of the Year(First Part of the Season)Right Midfielder AdaíltonLeft Midfielder Lucian SânmărteanForward WesleyProSport Team of the Year(First Part of the Season)Central Defender Pavol FarkašLeft Back Nemanja MilisavljevićCentral Midfielder WesleyLeft Midfielder Lucian SânmărteanLPFLiga I Golden Boot WesleyTop Gazeta Team of the YearGoalkeeper Milan BorjanForward WesleyManager Augusto InácioProSport Team of the YearRight Defender Zhivko MilanovRight Midfielder AdaíltonCentral Midfielder WesleyLeft Midfielder Lucian Sânmărtean
References