Poli Iași – Ceahlăul »Derby in Moldova, with the thought of promotion. Massive changes to both bands
Article by Ovidiu Minea, Romeo Ene – published Tuesday, 05 August 2025, 09:27 / Updated Tuesday, 05 August 2025 09:31
The last match of the first stage in Liga 2 takes place today in Iasi. From 8:00 pm, in Copou, Politehnica and Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț faces. Both groups are aimed at promoting this year, after they have consistently moved this summer.
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Two tradition teams close the inaugural round in Liga 2. Poli Iași and Ceahlăul start the season with the thought of promotion, but both come after a hectic summer.
Locker sprayed in Copou
After relegated from the superliga, following the loss of the dam with Metaloglobus Bucharest, the Polytechnic locker was sprayed.
After the coach Vasile Miriuță, no less than 21 players left Copou.
These are: Roman (UTA), Bordeianu (FC Botoșani), Guilrme Soares (Petrolul Ploiești), Boben (CFR), Bordușanu (Dinamo), Samayoa (CSD Municipal, Guatemala 1), Marchioni (Commerins Uidos, Peru 1), Skuka (Partizani Tirana 1) Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1), Joao Amaral (Serik Belediyespor, Turkey 2), Diakhaby (Waldhof Mannheim, Germany 3), Claudio Silva (Penafiel, Portugal 2), Ailena (Ceahlăul), Borcea (CS Dinamo), Avescăliței (Steaua), M. Tăsă (Metalul Buzău), V. (Şoimii Gura Humorului), Nardini, R. Moise, Creț, Dobrean.
21 transfers made this summer by Poli Iași!
Instead, Poli, who reinstalled the coach Anthony “Tony” da Silva, also transferred 21 players.
He brought D. Iancu (FC Hermannstadt) this summer, Ruben Silva (Amarante, Portugal 3), Bruninho (Fafe, Portugal 3), Jipa (FC Hermannstadt), Ghindovean (FC U Craiova), Opriș (U Cluj), Șeroni (FC Botoșani), R. Farcaș (Avranches, France 4), Ferhaoui (Gloria Ultra Dorohoi), A. Dumitru (CSM Focșani), Inglada (AC D Esaldes, Andorra 1), Elo (Banga Gargzdai, Lithuania 1), Istratie (returned after the loan to Poli Timișoara), Olaru, D. Paudă (return to the loans) (returned after the loan to CSM Vaslui), Cuciureanu (returned after the loan to Suceava Fortress), Pojar (U Cluj), Dinescu (U Cluj) and Ofori (Seinajoki, Finland 1).
From the last season, Poli only matters J. Fernandez, Niga, Stefanovici, D. Ciobanu and S. Camara, two other footballers, Ispas and shoulder being injured.
14 purchases at Ceahlăul, 11 departures
Ceahlăul, who managed to keep many of the basic people of the last season, led by the former dynamo Patrick Petre and Geani Crețu, took a consistent procurement campaign.
Apart from Ailena, who will not have the right to play today, the Germans also purchased Andrei Marc (Concordia Chiajna), T. Telcean (UTA), Yolou (CFR Cluj), Matiș and Grecu (SCM Zalău), R. Munteanu (Farul), R. Buțerchi (FC Bacău), M. Petroăanu (Gloria Ultra Dorohoi), Granja (Miroslava Science), plus Robert Filip and Abdulah Razak, both from CFR Cluj.
In the chapter of departures, 11 names appear: Brănescu (FC Hibernians), Țuțu (UTA), Tanas (Ischia), Chibsah (Slatina), Folha (U Craiova II), Gbizie (Sanluqueno), Katusa, Amashohu, Cervone, Moroșanu and A. Apostol.
