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Petrolul Potcoava

Full name

Clubul Sportiv Orășenesc Petrolul Potcoava

Nickname(s)

Potcovenii
(The people from Potcoava)
Petroliștii
(The Oilmen)

Short name

Potcoava

Founded

1950; 74 years ago (1950)
as Unirea Potcoava

Ground

Orășenesc / Mircea Stan

Capacity

1.100 / 500 (200 seated)

Owner

Potcoava Town

Chairman

Adrian Brânză

Manager

Ionuț Pîrvulescu

League

Liga III

2023–24

Liga III, Seria VI, 9th

Website

https://fcpetrolulpotcoava.freewb.ro/

Home colours

Away colours

Clubul Sportiv Orășenesc Petrolul Potcoava, also known as Petrolul Potcoava, or just Potcoava is a Romanian football club based in Potcoava, Olt County, which currently competes in Liga III, the third tier of Romanian football.

History

The town of Potcoava is known for its crude oil and gas deposits, thanks to which the oil industry has developed. Ciurești Scaffold and Petrom Service Potcoava operated in the territory.

The club first appeared in 1950 under the name Unirea Potcoava and played in Argeș Regional and District Championships. The club changing its name during the 1960s to Petrolul Potcoava and played in the first season of Olt County Championship finishing in 5th place.

The club finished 2nd at the end of the 2014–15 Liga IV season, 19 points behind the leader.

In the 2017–18 season the club finished 2nd, behind Vedița Colonești, as in the following season the club finished 3rd place 27 points behind CSM Slatina.

In the 2019–20 season the season was suspended, because of the COVID-19, and the club finished 1st place, and were promoted to Liga III, due to Minerul Costești not having testing.

In their first season in Liga III, Petrolul managed to finish in 8th place, and in the following seasons the club had ranking as follows: 8th in 2021–22, 7th in 2022–23 and 9th in the 2023–24, resulting in the relegation to fourth league. However, The Oilmen were spared from relegation due to withdrawal of other clubs from Liga III.

Honours

Liga IV – Olt County

Winners (1): 2019–20
Runners-up (3): 1982–83, 2014–15, 2017–18

League history

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Cupa României
2024–25	3	Liga III (Seria IV)	TBD	Third round
2023–24	3	Liga III (Seria VI)	9th	Second Round
2022–23	3	Liga III (Seria VI)	7th

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Notes
2021–22	3	Liga III (Seria VI)	8th
2020–21	3	Liga III (Seria VI)	8th
2019–20	4	Liga IV (OT)	1st (C)	Promoted

References

"Orașul Potcoava" [Potcoava Town] (in Romanian). cjolt.ro. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
"Gafă inimaginabilă la Minerul Costești: a făcut teste de anticorpi în loc de RT-PCR și pierde singurul meci pe care îl avea la baraj! Petrolul Potcoava promovează în Liga 3 fără să joace" [Unimaginable gaffe at Minerul Costești: he did antibody tests instead of RT-PCR and loses the only match it had at the dam! Petrolul Potcoava promotes to League 3 without playing] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
"Decizie. Petrolul Potcoava, campioana județului Olt" [Decision. Petrolul Potcoava, Olt county champion] (in Romanian). gazetaoltului.ro. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
"FRF a anunțat 11 cluburi care vor completa din locurile vacante pentru noul sezon de Liga 3!" [FRF has announced 11 clubs that will fill the vacancies for the new League 3 season!] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 5 August 2024. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

External links

CSO Petrolul Potcoava on Facebook

v t e 2024–25 Liga III
Seria I	Bucovina Ceahlăul II CSM Bacău CSM Vaslui FC Bacău Gloria Ultra Miroslava Șoimii Șomuz USV Iași
Seria II	Adjud Aerostar Braniștea Dacia Unirea KSE Liești Limpeziș Râmnicu Sărat Sepsi II Viitorul Onești
Seria III	Agricola Axiopolis Dunărea Călărași Fetești Fundulea Gloria Băneasa Înainte Medgidia Popești-Leordeni Recolta Gh.Doja
Seria IV	Alexandria CS Dinamo Cetatea Clinceni Curtișoara Dunărea Giurgiu Potcoava Progresul Spartac Roșiori Vedița
Seria V	ACS FC Dinamo Blejoi Flacăra Păulești Petrolul II Pucioasa Sport Team Ștefănești Tunari Urban
Seria VI	Băicoi Ciucaș Gheorgheni Kids Tâmpa Odorheiu Secuiesc Olimpic Cetate Plopeni SR Brașov Tricolorul Zărnești
Seria VII	Avântul Reghin CIL Blaj Codlea CSU Alba Iulia Gloria Mediaș Metalurgistul Târgu Mureș Unirea Alba Iulia Unirea Dej
Seria VIII	ARO Muscelul Bascov Dăești Fărcășești Filiași Gilortul Jiul Petroșani Râmnicu Vâlcea Sparta Speed Academy
Seria IX	Avântul Periam Ghiroda Gloria Lunca-Teuz Lotus Lupeni Pecica Peciu Nou Poli Timișoara Timișul Șag Viitorul Arad
Seria X	CSM Olimpia Diosig Minaur Mintiu Gherlii Olimpia MCMXXI Sănătatea Sântandrei Sighetu Marmației Viitorul Cluj Zalău

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