ASC Oțelul Galați

Asociația Suporter Club Oțelul Galați (Romanian pronunciation: [oˈt͡selul ɡaˈlat͡sʲ]; Galați Steel), commonly known as Oțelul Galați, or simply as Oțelul, is a Romanian football club based in the city of Galați, currently playing in Romania's 2nd Division, Liga II.

Founded in 1964 as the team of the Galați steel works, Oțelul spent the first two decades of their history in the lower leagues. They reached Liga I for the first time in 1986 and have spent a total of twenty-seven seasons playing in the top flight, while also securing several seasons of European football. Oțelarii's team colors are red, white and blue, and they play at the Stadionul Oțelul.

Oțelul won the league title at the end of the 2010–11 campaign, becoming the first and only Romanian champion from the region of Moldavia to date; this triumph was accompanied by winning the 2011 Supercupa Romaniei. Their best result in the Romanian Cup is reaching the 2004 final. Internationally, Oțelul's best performances are qualifying for the group stages of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, and being one of the eleven co-winners of the 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

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