SC Oțelul Galați

Early years of football in Galați (1910–1964)

Football spread to Romania shortly before 1900, first appearing in the cities of Arad and Bucharest. It arrived in Galați about 10 years later, through foreign trade companies and offices in the city, as well as the efforts of one Officer Vladovici, a career soldier who studied in France and brought football game regulations and equipment to Galați. The first games took place c. 1908, when Vladovici's team from the 3rd Artillery Regiment played groups of English sailors stationed in the harbour. A year later, the Cavalry Regiment of Galați established a second team in the city. This led to the organisation of several football matches, and the press highlighted the fact that matches were also possible with the sailors from British naval ships present in the Port of Galați. The students of Vasile Alecsandri High School (LVA) formed a team in 1919. A year later, emigrants from Turkey, Greece and Armenia set up the teams of Olimpia and Niki, consisting largely of players coming from Italy, Greece and Turkey, where football was much more developed as a sport. An exhibition match took place on 7 May 1921, in which Triumf București defeated Internaționala Galați 2–1. In the same year, the team of HMS Ladybird defeated Internaționala Galați 6–2. Though there were too few teams for organised competitions, inter-city matches intensified with Brăila, Tulcea, and Reni. There were also regular matches with local teams Internaționala,…

Domestic

Leagues

Liga I Winners (1): 2010–11 Divizia B / Liga II Winners (2): 1985–86, 1990–91 Divizia C / Liga III Winners (4): 1967–68, 1980–81, 2020–21, 2021–22 Runners-up (1): 1972–73 Divizia D / Liga IV – Galați County Winners (2): 1976–77, 2016–17

Cups

Cupa României Runners-up (2): 2003–04, 2023–24 Supercupa României Winners (1): 2011

European

UEFA Intertoto Cup Co-winners (1): 2007