The junior teams of Politehnica Timisoara will play on Sunday in the 9th round of the national championships in the biggest age groups. Poli will play at home against Sepsi OSK Sf. Gheorghe: from 10 am in the U17 Elite League and from 12 pm in the Youth League.

In the previous round there were away derbies against Ripensia. There was one win and one defeat. At U18 it was 4-2, after 0-1 at half-time, with goals scored by Radu Ciurel, Marco Lazăr, Avrămescu and Marincu (all in the senior squad). At U17 the score was 1-2 (goal scored by Cercel, from a penalty). In the Youth League, the 2006 group, coached by Cristian Petcu, and in the U17 Elite League, the 2007 group, coached by Vlad Bura. In the standings, Poli is 5th with 14 points in the U18 and 9th with 10 points in the U17.

The U16 Elite League and U15 Elite League will also play the 9th round, and also in a double-header, with the white-violets in the 3rd series. Poli will receive the visit of FC Hermannstadt Sibiu. The games will take place on Saturday: from 12 noon for U16 and from 2pm for U15. In the previous round there were away games against CSJ Știința U Craiova. The scores were 2-0 in U16 and 1-3 in U15.

At the Polytechnic Academy, the coordinator is Sorin Brîndescu, former coach of the senior team.

Politehnica’s youth centre has always been in the Top 10, in the hierarchy of the best children and youth centres in Romania. This year, the club was placed on an exceptional 4th place, with 88,5 points. In the process of ranking football academies, edition 2023, the Romanian Football Federation took into account the quality standards of youth clubs.