Article by Eduard Apostol – Published Friday, June 12, 2026, 4:22 p.m. / Updated Friday, June 12, 2026, 4:23 p.m.
Ploiesti Oil meets Monday at 11:00 a.m., but doesn't know where he'll practice. There are maintenance works at the “Ilie Oană” stadium as Beitar Jerusalem (2nd place in Israel) will play again in Ploiesti in the Conference League preliminaries
Petrolul Ploiește is going through a difficult period. With debts exceeding 9 million euros, the “Gazarians” have officially requested to go into insolvency. And the team will go through multiple transformations. Ricardo Sousa replaces Mehmet Topal on the bench, but there will be multiple changes to the squad.
Beitar Jerusalem comes to play again in Ploiesti in the European preliminaries. How much do Israelis pay per hour?
The yellow-blue players were informed that Monday, at 11:00 am, is the team reunion at the stadium. It's just that the training, the first of the summer, cannot be done at the “Ilie Oană” arena. According to GSP.ro information, there are maintenance works at the stadium as Ploiești will once again host Beitar Jerusalem (2nd place in Israel), and Petrolul does not know where it will train from Monday onwards.
Beitar returns to Romania to play in the Conference League preliminaries, as Prosport originally announced last month. GSP sources say the Israelis will pay around 1,000 euros/hour to rent the arena.
Oil will go into exile, where it can
Thus, the “yellow wolves” are forced to look for a training place. Either in Pleașa, at Daniel Chiriță's base, or in Strejnic, or in Aricești. It remains to be seen with whom Ricardo Sousa will approach the training sessions and what will follow at Petrolul.
All the players at the end of the contract will leave the club, others will come, on lower salaries.
Beitar Jerusalem also played in 2025 at the “Ilie Oana” stadium
One of the most titled groups in Israel, Beitar Jerusalem, played in 2025 in Ploiesti. It beat Sutjeska (Montenegro) 5-2 and Riga (Latvia) 3-1, being eliminated in the third preliminary round of the Conference League.
Approximately 1,000 spectators attended the matches on “Ilie Oană”. The pitch is changing, among other things, to accommodate the team with six titles in Israel, but there will be other works at the arena.
