Poli, qualification on penalties! Dramatic, we’re in the final!

The Politehnica Timisoara football team qualified, dramatically, from the first round of the promotion play-off for promotion to League II. The result of the away match against Minaur Baia Mare was 2-1 after extra time. The goals were scored by David Ciurel (24, from a free kick into the top corner) and newcomer Marincu (85), respectively ex-Dinamovist R. Stănescu (37). https://druckeria360.ro/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Politehnica-Timisoara.mp4 In the penalty shootout, the White-Violets prevailed 7-6, the…

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Exactly 40 years ago: Poli – Steaua 1-1

Photo: A sequence from the match, with Giuchici (in white), the captain and Polist striker, next to opposing defenders Iovan and Bumbescu Exactly four decades ago, on a Thursday, May 23, 1985, Politehnica Timișoara met Steaua in the 31st round of the Diviziei A (below, the chronicle from the newspaper “Sportul”). The score was 1-1 (1-1-1), with goals scored by Bolba (28) and Pițurcă (45), respectively. Ion Dumitru was the…

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Politehnica Timișoara – Minaur Baia Mare 1-2, in the first leg of the promotion play-off semi-finals

Politehnica Timisoara was beaten 1-2 (0-2) by Minaur Baia Mare in the semi-final round of the League 2 promotion play-off. In a packed “Electrica” stadium, the white-violets found themselves trailing after a penalty goal and a deflected free-kick in the last phase of the first half. Our only goal came from David Ciurel, late in the second half, after the visitors were reduced to a numerical inferiority after Fofana’s dismissal….

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First battle for a place in League 2, at home against Minaur Baia Mare. “It is definitely the most important match of the season”

Politehnica Timisoara will play on Wednesday, May 21, at home, the second leg of the semi-final play-off for promotion to League 2. CS Minaur Baia Mare, the winner of Series 10 of League 3, will play at the “Electrica”, a team coached by Constantin Schumacher. “This is definitely the most important match of the season. Basically the first game out of the four we have left, it shows the work…

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Baia Mare and the memory of the draw with Real Madrid

Baia Mare is the county seat of Maramureș County, but is not part of the historical province of Maramureș (now divided between Romania and Ukraine). This historic province (with its historic capital in Sighetu Marmației, also in Maramureș county) has never had a team in the first division, regardless of country. The fan club of Baia Mare was founded in 1948, through the merger of the local Phoenix (also present…

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Progresul Pecica – Politehnica Timișoara 2-1 at the fall of the play-off curtain. The play-off against Baia Mare is next

Politehnica Timisoara was defeated, 1-2 (0-1), at Progresului Pecica, in the ninth round, the last of the play-off League 3, Series 9. The hosts scored early on in both halves and despite the comeback in the second half of the game, the defeat was not avoided. Dan Pureca scored the only goal. Without the injured Istratie, the Light Blues started slowly. Olăroiu gave the first dangerous signal at Mosoarcă’s goal…

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