ASC Oțelul Galați
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Asociația Clubul Sportiv Supporter Club Oțelul Galați (Romanian pronunciation: [oˈt͡selul ɡaˈlat͡sʲ]), commonly known as Oțelul Galați or simply as Oțelul, is a Romanian football club based in the city of Galați, Galați County, which competes in the Liga I.
Full name | Asociația Clubul Sportiv Suporter Club Oțelul Galați[1] | |||
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Founded | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) | |||
Ground | Oțelul | |||
Capacity | 13,500 | |||
Owners | Oțelul Galați Supporters Association Galați Municipality | |||
Chairman | Cristian Munteanu | |||
Head coach | Dorinel Munteanu | |||
League | Liga I | |||
2023–24 | Liga I, 8th of 16 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Founded in 1964 as the team of the Galați steel works, Oțelul spent the first two decades of its existence in the lower leagues. It reached the Liga I for the first time in 1986, and has since amassed 27 seasons in the competition. Oțelul won the league title in the 2010–11 campaign, becoming the first and only Romanian champion from the region of Moldavia to date; this triumph was followed by winning the 2011 Supercupa României. In the Cupa României, Oțelul's best result is reaching the final twice, in 2004 and 2024.
Internationally, the team's best performances are qualifying for the group stages of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League and being one of the eleven co-winners of the 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Oțelul's team colours are red, white and blue, and they play at the namesake Stadionul Oțelul.