2013–14 CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu season

The 2013–14 season will be Pandurii Târgu Jiu's 50th season in the Romanian football league system, and their eighth consecutive season in Liga I.

Pandurii Târgu Jiu
2013–14 season
ChairmanMarin Condescu
Head coachCristian Pustai
StadiumTudor Vladimirescu
Liga I4th
Cupa RomânieiRound of 32
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage

They finished second in the 2012–13 Liga I. Pandurii competed in UEFA Europa League, their first European participation ever, playing in the group stage.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Romania ROU David Lazar
3 DF Equatorial Guinea EQG Sipo
4 DF Serbia SRB Marko Momčilović
5 DF Cyprus CYP Paraskevas Christou (captain)
6 DF Romania ROU Iulian Mamele
7 MF Romania ROU Alin Buleică
8 MF Romania ROU Călin Cristea
9 FW Brazil BRA Alex dos Santos
10 MF Brazil BRA Eric
11 FW Montenegro MNE Admir Adrović
18 DF Romania ROU Bogdan Ungurușan
19 MF Romania ROU Paul Anton
20 MF Romania ROU Cornel Predescu
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Brazil BRA Erico
22 MF Argentina ARG David Distéfano
23 DF Romania ROU Ionuț Rada
25 DF Romania ROU Marian Pleașcă
26 MF Romania ROU Viorel Nicoară
28 MF Suriname SUR Nicandro Breeveld
32 FW Chile CHI Diego Rubio
33 GK Romania ROU Răzvan Stanca
77 MF Portugal POR Paulinho
80 GK Portugal POR Pedro Mingote
90 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Ciucur
99 FW Lithuania LTU Deivydas Matulevičius
— FW Lebanon LBN Feiz Shamsin

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Liga I
Main article: 2013–14 Liga I

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 CFR Cluj 34 13 12 9 44 33 +11 51 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
6 Vaslui (R) 34 15 6 13 38 32 +6 51 Relegation to Liga IV[lower-alpha 1]
7 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 34 14 8 12 59 39 +20 50
8 Botoșani 34 12 7 15 36 52 −16 43
9 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 34 10 11 13 27 31 −4 41[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Liga I (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Vaslui did not receive a license for financial reasons.[1] Dinamo București filed for insolvency, thus didn't get an UEFA licence. Cluj got their Europa League spot.[2]
  2. OȚE 0-1 CEA; CEA 2-0 OȚE

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
7 4 3 0 9 4  +5 15 1 3 0 4 2  +2 3 0 0 5 2  +3

Last updated: 25 August 2013.
Source: www.pandurii-tg-jiu.ro

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
Second qualifying round
16 July 2013 First leg Levadia Tallinn Estonia 0–0 Romania Pandurii Târgu Jiu Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn
18:00 Report Attendance: 2,848[3]
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
25 July 2013 Second leg Pandurii Târgu Jiu Romania 4–0
(4–0 agg.)		 Estonia Levadia Tallinn Tudor Vladimirescu, Târgu Jiu
19:00 Matulevičius 7'
Erico 35', 57'
Breeveld 39'		 Report Attendance: 4,270[4]
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Third qualifying round
1 August 2013 First leg Pandurii Târgu Jiu Romania 1–1 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca
20:00 Nistor 4' Report Sasha 29' Attendance: 4,996[5]
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
8 August 2013 Second leg Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 1–2
(2–3 agg.)		 Romania Pandurii Târgu Jiu Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
19:00 Damari 21' (pen.) Report Eric 34'
Ciucur 50'		 Attendance: 6,700[6]
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Play-off round
22 August 2013 First leg Pandurii Târgu Jiu Romania 0–1 Portugal Braga Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca
20:00 Report Yazalde 51' Attendance: 11,500[7]
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
29 August 2013 Second leg Braga Portugal 0–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 agg.)		 Romania Pandurii Târgu Jiu Estádio Municipal, Braga
21:30 Report Buleică 15'
Ciucur 117'		 Attendance: 11,312[8]
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Group stage

Group E

19 September 2013 Second leg Pandurii Târgu Jiu Romania 0–1 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca[C]
19:00 Report Rotan 38' Attendance: 8,000[9]
Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)
3 October 2013 Paços de Ferreira Portugal 1–1 Romania Pandurii Târgu Jiu Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães[E]
21:05 Rui Miguel 49' Report Momčilović 5' Attendance: 1,314[10]
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia)
24 October 2013 Fiorentina Italy v Romania Pandurii Târgu Jiu Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
21:05 Report
7 November 2013 Pandurii Târgu Jiu Romania v Italy Fiorentina Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca[C]
19:00 Report
28 November 2013 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine v Romania Pandurii Târgu Jiu Dnipro-Arena, Dnipropetrovsk
21:05 Report

Notes and references
  1. "Oficial! Cine nu a primit licența pentru sezonul viitor". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. "ADIO Europa League! Comisia de Apel a respins cererea clubului Dinamo pentru licenta europeana!".
  3. "Levadia vs Pandurii Târgu Jiu". Soccerway. 16 July 2013.
  4. "Pandurii Târgu Jiu vs. Levadia". Soccerway. 25 July 2013.
  5. "Pandurii Târgu Jiu vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv". Soccerway. 1 August 2013.
  6. "Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Pandurii Târgu Jiu". Soccerway. 8 August 2013.
  7. "Pandurii Târgu Jiu vs. Sporting Braga". Soccerway. 22 August 2013.
  8. "Sporting Braga vs. Pandurii Târgu Jiu". Soccerway. 29 August 2013.
  9. "Pandurii Târgu Jiu vs. Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk". Soccerway. 19 September 2013.
  10. "Paços de Ferreira vs. Pandurii Târgu Jiu". Soccerway. 3 October 2013.
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