title: 2000–01 FC Oțelul Galați season
text: # 2000–01 FC Oțelul Galați season
  
  The 2000–01 FC Oțelul Galați season saw them compete in the Divizia A, finishing 12th, and they also reached the quarter-finals of the Cupa României.
  
  ## Managers
  
  They appointed Aurel Ţicleanu as their new manager, after the contract of Dumitru Dumitriu has expired. A few months later, in November, he resigned from the team. The team was left in charge of assistant-manager Ion Gigi until the winter-break. The new manager of the team, Ilie Dumitrescu, was announced on 6 December 2000. His contract ended after the last match of the season, in June 2001.
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Divizia A
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 | Astra Ploiești | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 40 | |
  | 11 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 38 | |
  | 12 | Oțelul Galați | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 38 | |
  | 13 | Foresta Fălticeni (R) | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 36 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
  | 14 | Bacău | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 34 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
  
  * ↑ AST 0-0 PET; PET 3-1 AST
  * 1 2 OTE 1-1 CEA; CEA 0-0 OTE
  * ↑ BAC 3-0 ROC; ROC 2-0 BAC
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
  | Result | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | W |
  | Position | 1 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Transfers
  
  **In**
  
  | No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | – | GK | Brăneţ | 22 | EU | Dunărea Galați | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
  | – | FW | State | 32 | EU | CSM Focşani | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
  | – | [[|S]] | Bukvić | 24 | EU | Vojvodina | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
  | – | DF | Andone | | EU | Corvinul | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
  | - | MF | Andone | 25 | EU | Rapid București | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
  | – | RM | Vlad | 23 | EU | Dinamo București | Loan | Winter | Undisclosed |
  | – | FW | Cristache | 20 | EU | Steaua București | Loan | Winter | Undisclosed |
  | – | DF | Mihai.C | 18 | EU | Dunărea Galați | Loan | Winter | Undisclosed |
  | | | Iodi | | EU | Dinamo București | Loan | Winter | Undisclosed |
  | | | Oajdea | | EU | Romprim București | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
  | | ST | Puşcaş | 29 | EU | Politehnica Iași | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
  
  EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.
  
  **Out**
  
  | N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | – | [[|S]] | Oprea | 27 | EU | BFC Dynamo | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
  | – | [[|S]] | Mihalache | 25 | EU | Astra Ploiești | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
  | – | CB | Nemţanu | 26 | EU | Rocar București | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
  | – | DF | Andone | | EU | | Released | Winter | – |
  | – | WI | Spirea | 31 | EU | | Released | Winter | – |
  | – | FW | State | 32 | EU | | Released | Winter | – |
  | – | FW | Voicilă | 21 | EU | | Released | Winter | – |
  | – | LB | Mozacu | 24 | EU | Petrolul Ploiești | Contract expired | Winter | – |
  | – | FW | Ion | 33 | EU | Rapid București | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
  | - | CM | Humelnicu | 23 | EU | Gloria Buzău | Loan | Winter | Undisclosed |
  
  EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.
  
  