FC Petrolul Ploiești

Founding and early years (1924–1952)

The team was founded in Bucharest in late 1924, when Romcomit and Triumf merged into what would become one of the most notable clubs of the capital during the interwar period, Juventus București. Its Latin identity was illustrated by the crest, which was based on the legend of the founding of Rome, where a she-wolf nursed Romulus and Remus. Juventus inherited the stadium and the red and blue colors of Romcomit. An article relating the event was published on 4 January 1925 in the Gazeta Sporturilor newspaper, under the title "Juventus – A sensational merger" (Juventus – O fuziune senzațională). In their first season of existence being led by president Ettore Brunelli and player-coach Ion Motoroi, the team finished on the 4th place in the Bucharest championship, the first game taking place on 8 March 1925 in a 3–0 victory against Colțea București with goals scored by Bebe Rollea, Antofiloiu (o.g.) and Török, the team used being: Căpșuneanu – Constantin Vețianu, Sile Georgescu – Schaller, Ion Motoroi, Grigore Grigoriu, Sergiu Petrovici, Victor Block, Bebe Rollea, Török, Aurel Schei. Before the start of the new season, president Brunelli wanted to test the value of his squad, organizing the club's first matches at international level, friendlies which ended with victories against Slavia Prague (2–1), Slavia Sofia (3–0) and Vasas Budapest (5–2). In the Bucharest regional championship, the team finished on the 1st place, qualifying for…

Domestic

Divizia A / Liga I Winners (4): 1929–30, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1965–66 Runners-up (3): 1925–26, 1955, 1961–62 Divizia B / Liga II Winners (9): 1940–41, 1953, 1976–77, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 2002–03, 2010–11, 2021–22 Runners-up (1): 1980–81 Liga III Winners (1): 2017–18 Cupa României Winners (3): 1962–63, 1994–95, 2012–13 Runners-up (1): 1952 Supercupa României Runners-up (2): 1995, 2013

Regional

Liga IV – Prahova County Winners (1): 2016–17 Cupa României – Prahova County Winners (1): 2016–17

Invitational

Bangladesh President's Gold Cup Champions (1): 1993