FC Ploiești

Early history (1921–1941)

The club was founded in 1921 as Tricolor Ploiești by several prominent local figures, including Constantin Zagoritz, who served as the club’s first president, Ilie Gheorghiu, Jan Vasopol, Nicu Stambolgiu, and composer Elly Roman. Initially, the team competed in the Ploiești District Championship, gradually establishing a presence in regional football. In the 1927–28 season, Tricolor won the District Championship and qualified for the National Championship, where it was narrowly defeated 1–2 by Olympia Bucharest in the first round. The club repeated its district success the following season, earning a place in the National Stage once again, but lost 0–1 to Venus București in the opening round. In the 1929–30 season, Tricolor won the District Championship for the third time in four years and advanced to the National Stage. After a 1–0 win over Victoria Constanța in the first round, the team was eliminated by Juventus București following a 1–2 defeat in the second round. The lineup used during this period included Botez, Lang, Gh. Dragomirescu, Anastasescu, M. Popescu, Șerbănescu, Stavrescu, Antonescu, Lae Dumitrescu, Frunzulescu, and T. Ionescu. In the 1931–32 season, Tricolor won the district title again. Following the introduction of the national league system in 1932, the club qualified for the inaugural season of Divizia A. Competing in Group I, Tricolor finished 5th in the 1932–33 season and 8th in 1933–34, after which it was relegated…

Liga II:

Winners (3): 1937–38, 1939–40, 1946–47 Ploiești District Championship

Winners (4): 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1931–32 Prahova County Championship

Winners (1): 1968–69 Runners-up (3): 1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74