CS Conpet Ploiești

Romanian association football club

Football club

Conpet PloieștiFull name| Clubul Sportiv Conpet Ploiești

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Nickname(s)| Transportatorii
(The carriers)
Founded| 1968
Dissolved| 2015
Ground| Conpet
Capacity| 1,732
2014–15| Liga IV, Prahova County, 17th

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Clubul Sportiv Conpet Ploiești, also known as Conpet Ploiești, was a Romanian football club from Strejnicu, Prahova County. Founded in 1968 and disbanded in 2015, Conpet played fifteen consecutive seasons in the Romanian third football division between 1999 and 2014.[1]

The club played at the Conpet Stadium in Strejnicu, located 3 km from Ploiești and was supported financially by Conpet, the national operator for transporting crude oil and derivatives through pipelines from Romania.

## History

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Founded in 1968, Conpet played most of its history in the lower leagues, managing to promoted in Divizia C at the end of the 1998–99 season after won Liga IV – Prahova County.

The carriers played the next seasons the Romanian third football division occupied the following position: 9th (1999–2000), 9th (2000–01), 3rd (2001–02), 5th (2002–03), 7th (2003–04), 3rd (2004–05), 5th (2005–06).[2]

With Marius Vișan as head coach, Conpet finished the 2006–07 campaign on 7th place.

The 2007–08 season started with Marius Vișan as head coach, but was sacked in the first part of the season, and Decu Crângașu led the team as interim. Silviu Dumitrescu was appointed as head coach in January 2008,[3] leading the club to the 5th place at the end of the season.

The next two seasons saw "the carriers" on top of the league finishing on 3rd place in the 2008–09 and on the 2nd place in the 2009–10 season.

Silviu Dumitrescu left the club in May 2011 with three rounds before the end of the season and Conpet finished the 2010–11 season on the 8th place, with Gheorghe Bărbuceanu as caretaker manager.[4]

Mugur Bolohan was named as the new head coach and "the carriers" finished the 2011–12 season on the 4h place.[5]

Bolohan was replaced in January 2013 with Florin Pârvu and Conpet finished the 2012–13 season in 6th place out of ten in the Series VI.[6]

At the end of the 2013–14 Liga III campaign Conpet finished 2nd in the play-out, 8th in the overall standings, thus remaining in the Third Division, but at the beginning of the next season, due to financial reasons, Conpet withdrew from Liga III and enrolled in the Liga IV – Prahova County.[7][8][9][1]

## Honours

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Liga III

* Runners-up (1): 2009–10

Liga IV – Prahova County

* Winners (1): 1998–99

Other performances

* Appearances in Liga III: 15

## League history

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| Season[10] | Tier | Division | Place | Notes | Cupa României

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2014–15 | 4 | Liga IV (PH) | 17th |  |
2013–14 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VI) | 8th | Withdrew |
2012–13 | 3 | Liga III (Seria VI) | 6th |  |
2011–12 | 3 | Liga III (Seria III) | 4th |  |
2010–11 | 3 | Liga III (Seria III) | 8th |  |
2009–10 | 3 | Liga III (Seria III) | 2nd |  |
2008–09 | 3 | Liga III (Seria III) | 3rd |  |
2007–08 | 3 | Liga III (Seria III) | 5th |  |
2006–07 | 3 | Liga III (Seria III) | 7th |  |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Notes | Cupa României

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2005–06 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IV) | 5th |  |
2004–05 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IV) | 3rd |  |
2003–04 | 3 | Liga III (Seria II) | 7th |  |
2002–03 | 3 | Liga III (Seria II) | 5th |  |
2001–02 | 3 | Liga III (Seria II) | 3rd |  |
2000–01 | 3 | Liga III (Seria IV) | 9th |  |
1999–00 | 3 | Liga III (Seria II) | 9th |  |
1998–99 | 4 | Divizia D (PH) | 1st (C) | Promoted |
1997–98 | 4 | Divizia D (PH) | 3rd |  |

## Former managers

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* Mihai Mocanu
* Valentin Sinescu (2002)
* Marius Vișan (2006–2007)
* Decu Crângașu (interim) (2007)
* Silviu Dumitrescu (2008–2011)
* Gheorghe Bărbuceanu (interim) (2011)
* Mugur Bolohan (2011–2012)
* Romeo Bunică (2012)
* Florin Pârvu (2012–2014)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Conpet Ploiești s-a repliat la… "județ"" [Conpet Ploiești retreated to... "county"]. liga2.prosport.ro. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.(in Romanian)
2. ^ "Sezoane Liga III" [Liga III seasons]. romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
3. ^ "Silviu Dumitrescu – "uns", ieri, ca antrenor la AS Conpet" [Silviu Dumitrescu - "anointed", yesterday, as coach at AS Conpet]. ziarulprahova.ro. 9 January 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.(in Romanian)
4. ^ "Silviu Dumitrescu a plecat de la Conpet" [Silviu Dumitrescu left Conpet]. ziarulprahova.ro. 17 May 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.(in Romanian)
5. ^ "Mugur Bolohan – antrenor la Conpet Ploiești" [Mugur Bolohan – coach at Conpet Ploiești]. ziarulprahova.ro. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.(in Romanian)
6. ^ "Pârvu, principal la Conpet!" [Pârvu, principal at Conpet!]. liga2.prosport.ro. 22 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.(in Romanian)
7. ^ "FRF a validat dezafilierea a 11 cluburi" [The FRF validated the disaffiliation of 11 clubs]. liga2.prosport.ro. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2022.(in Romanian)
8. ^ "Lovitură de teatru: Conpetul s-a retras din Liga a III-a de fotbal și se desființează!" [Theatrical blow: Conpet has withdrawn from the III-a football league and is disbanding!]. gazetaph.ro. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.(in Romanian)
9. ^ "Conpet Ploiești primita in Liga a IV-a" [Conpet Ploiești received in the League IV]. liga2.prosport.ro. 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2022.(in Romanian)
10. ^ "History & Statistics". romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2019.(in Romanian)