The 2011–12 season will be Politehnica Timișoara's 5th season in Liga II.
Poli finished 2nd in the table at the end of the 2010–11 Liga I season and was supposed to play in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, but were relegated to the Liga II because of accumulated debt.LICENȚIERE: 13 CLUBURI DIN LIGA I AU PRIMIT LICENȚA PENTRU SEZONUL 2011-2012
Season 2011–2012
Pre-season
Transfers
On 4 June 2011, the capitan Dan Alexa signed with Bucharest rival Rapid București. Also with Rapid signed the defender Ovidiu Burcă.
On 16 June 2011, defenders Nikola Ignjatijević and Hélder returns to Red Star Belgrade and AS Nancy after their loan season expired. Also on 16 June, the last season Liga I top scorer Ianis Zicu signed with CSKA Sofia for €500,000 and goalkeeper Pedro Taborda terminate his contract.
On 18 June, it was confirmed that defender Jiří Krejčí was released by the club, also on 18 June Lukáš Magera and Marián Čišovský was released.
Friendlies
For the pre-season, Politehnica Timișoara will visit Hungary and Austria. It will be Poli's tenth trip to the Austria, where they will face Tatran Prešov on 30 June, Austria Salzburg on 1 July, Neftchi Baku on 3 July and SV Bischofshofen on 7 July. Also confirmed are 2 pre-season friendlies with Bihor Oradea.
Transfers
In Date Player Previous club Cost
Out Date Player New Club Cost 4 June 2011 Dan AlexaRapid BucureștiFree 16 June 2011 Ianis ZicuCSKA Sofia€500,000 16 June 2011 Pedro TabordaFree AgentReleased 18 June 2011 Lukáš MageraFree AgentReleased 18 June 2011 Marián ČišovskýFree AgentReleased 18 June 2011 Jiří KrejčíFree AgentReleased 19 June 2011 Ovidiu BurcăRapid BucureștiFree 19 July 2011 Sorin GhioneaFree AgentReleased 25 July 2011 Alexandru BourceanuSteaua București€700,000 5 August 2011 Costel Pantilimon Manchester City Undisclosed
Loaned out Date Player Club Cost Return date 25 July 2011 Stefan NikolićSteaua București€250,000End of 2011–12 season
Squad list
Long-term injury list
Date Injured Player Injury Return Date
Starting XI
Match results
Pre-season
Liga II
Romanian Cup
Player statistics
No.Pos.NationalityPlayerLRCTotal 1GK Estonia12416 00 02DF Romania9110 02 03DF Romania314 10 05 MF Romania 7310 02 06 MF Romania 10313 01 07MF Romania10313 20 08 DF Romania 9413 10 09 FW Romania 10313 34 110 MF Romania 9312 40 011 FW Romania8311 20 013 DF Romania 11415 15 014 DF Romania 639 13 015 MF Romania 112 11 016 MF Romania 213 00 018 FW Romania 9312 11 019MF Argentina718 03 020MF Moldova639 12 021FW Romania10313 72 122DF Romania202 00 023MF Romania303 01 025MF Romania516 00 027MF Romania011 00 030 MF Brazil 538 03 033 MF Romania 100 00 087 FW Canada 8311 41 0No.Pos.NationalityPlayerLRCTotal Last Update: 9 July 2011 Data includes all competitions Substitution appearances included as full L – Liga II RC – Romanian Cup Ast – Assists N/A – Refers to a player who began the season a Politehnica Timișoara player but left the club over the course of the campaign
Top scorer As of the 2011–12 Liga II Season
P.PlayerPositionLiga IIRomanian CupTotal1 Dorin GogaForward5272 Iulian TameşMidfielder3143 Mircea AxenteForward4044 Tosaint RickettsForward3145 Alexandru CurteanMidfielder112
Most appearances As of the 2011–12 Liga II Season
P.PlayerPositionLiga IIRomanian CupTotal1 Sergei LepmetsGoalkeeper124162 Cristian ScutaruDefender114153 László SepsiDefender94134 Florin IlieMidfielder103135 Alexandru CurteanMidfielder10313
Most assists As of the 2011–12 Liga II Season
P.PlayerPositionLiga IIRomanian CupTotal1 Alexandru CurteanMidfielder3032 László SepsiLeft back2133 Mircea AxenteForward2024 Dorin GogaForward1125 Andrei ZăgreanForward112
Liga II results by round
References
External links Official website Club news by GSP