United Ploieşti
| Full name | Prahova Ploieşti |
|---|---|
| Short name | Prahova |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Dissolved | 2001 |
| Ground | Prahova |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
Prahova Ploieşti was a football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, Romania. It was founded in 1909 under the name of United Ploiești and it soon became one of the best teams in the country, winning one Romanian Championships in 1912. The club was dissolved in 2001, by indolence of the private business men that took over the club after the 1989 Romanian revolution.
The club was founded in 1909 under the name of United Ploiesti by the American and Dutch functionaries from the Petroleum Refineries, under the presidency of engineer Jacob Koppes. The first players of the club were: Braizer, the Mayor brothers, Bider, Kolman, van Beck, Meyer, Bolton. In 1911 the first Romanian player appears in the squad, Vintilescu. At the end of the 1911–12 season the club were crowned champions, winning at Ploiești against Olympia București with 6–2. The team from Bucharest played with only 9 players because, the two other players were schoolboys, and their parents didn't allow them to go to the away game. Starting with 1914, the foreign players left the country and United sees itself dissolved just before World War I started. The remaining players and staff were divided between two clubs, Româno-Americană București and Prahova Ploiești.
In 1916 Jacob Koppes, refounded the club, under the name of Prahova Ploiești. In 1915–16 the team succeeded to win the national title once again. The crest of the club was represented by a black goat and the jersey colours were blue-yellow-white.
After World War I it resumes its activity alongside the teams from Bucharest, participating at the national championship in the system of a final tournament, with the regional championships and league championships, between 1919–1932. During this period, its best performance was to win the South League Championship in 1931, using the following players: Zaharescu – Barasch, Ionescu Nălae – Vasilescu (Muller), Dancher, Popescu, Obretcovici, Rheingruber, Georgescu, Taryan, I. Niculescu, Atanasiu. In the national championship tournament, 1930–31, te team reaches the semifinals where it loses 2–3 to UD Reşiţa, and is eliminated.
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