Petrolul Ploiești

Asociația Club Sportiv Petrolul 52, commonly known as Petrolul Ploiești (Romanian pronunciation: [peˈtrolul ploˈjeʃtʲ]), or simply as Petrolul, is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, which plays in the Liga II.

Founded in 1924 in capital Bucharest as Juventus, following the merger of Triumf and Romcomit, it won its first league championship in the 1929–30 season. The team was relocated north to the city of Ploiești in 1952 and settled on the current name of Petrolul five years later. Shortly after, the club achieved three more national titles—in 1957–58, 1958–59 and 1965–66. Domestically, its honours also include three national cups, the latest in the 2012–13 campaign.

Petrolul's debut in European football was recorded in 1958, when they faced Wismut Karl Marx Stadt of East Germany in the preliminary round. In recent history, Petrolul became insolvent in February 2015 and dissolution followed, however supporters and club legends refounded and enrolled it in the fourth division in the summer of 2016.

Petrolul's current home colors are yellow and dark blue. Accordingly, the players are nicknamed "the Yellow Wolves" and play their home games at the 15,500-seater Ilie Oana Stadium. The club's most notable rivalries are the ones against Rapid București and Astra Giurgiu.

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