2011–12 FC Vaslui season
# 2011–12 FC Vaslui season

The 2011–12 season is the tenth season in FC Vaslui's existence, and its seventh in a row in Liga I. Though finished third last season, FC Vaslui qualified for the Third qualifying round in UEFA Champions League, following FC Timişoara's relegation.

## First-team squad

| No. | Name | Age | Since | T. Apps. | L. Apps. | C. Apps. | I. Apps. | T. Goals | L. Goals | C. Goals | I. Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Milan Borjan | 23 | 2012 (W) | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | Loan |
| 12 | Vytautas Černiauskas | 22 | 2010 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | Undisclosed | |
| 89 | Cătălin Straton | 21 | 2012 (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Undisclosed | |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Paul Papp | 21 | 2009 (W) | 91 | 74 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | €0.05M | |
| 4 | Marius Constantin | 26 | 2011 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | Free | |
| 14 | Anderson do Ó | 30 | 2012 (W) | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Undisclosed | |
| 15 | Richard Annang | 20 | 2010 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Undisclosed | |
| 17 | Paíto | 28 | 2012 (W) | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Undisclosed | |
| 20 | Zhivko Milanov | 26 | 2010 (W) | 92 | 74 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2013 | €0.35M |
| 21 | Ionuţ Balaur | 22 | 2007 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Youth | |
| 26 | Pavol Farkaš | 26 | 2009 (W) | 79 | 59 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | €0.2M | |
| 27 | Hugo Luz | 29 | 2008 (W) | 81 | 69 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Free | |
| 28 | Gabriel Cânu (captain) | 30 | 2008 | 56 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | N/A | €0.36M | Injured |
| 85 | Gladstone | 26 | 2010 (W) | 31 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | Free | |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Denis Zmeu | 26 | 2007 (W) | 104 | 81 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | N/A | €0.2M | |
| 8 | Adrian Gheorghiu | 29 | 2006 | 127 | 109 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | N/A | Undisclosed | |
| 18 | Lucian Sânmărtean | 31 | 2010 (W) | 96 | 76 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2015 | Free | |
| 23 | Sergiu Popovici | 18 | 2012 (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Undisclosed | |
| 30 | Raul Costin | 26 | 2009 | 98 | 78 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2012 | €0.1M | |
| 31 | Nicolae Stanciu | 18 | 2011 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | €0.2M | |
| 78 | Ousmane N'Doye | 33 | 2012 (W) | 49 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | N/A | Free | |
| 80 | Wesley (vice-captain) | 30 | 2009 (W) | 138 | 112 | 14 | 12 | 75 | 59 | 10 | 6 | 2013 | €1.0M | |
| 83 | Jaime Bragança | 28 | 2012 (W) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | Free | |
| 88 | Vasile Buhăescu | 23 | 2005 | 101 | 84 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | N/A | Youth | |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Savio Nsereko | 21 | 2012 (W) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | Loan | |
| 9 | Yero Bello | 23 | 2010 | 68 | 54 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2013 | €0.15M | |
| 10 | Adaílton | 34 | 2010 | 72 | 59 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2012 | Free | |
| 19 | Mike Temwanjera | 29 | 2007 (W) | 155 | 129 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 31 | 3 | 5 | N/A | Undisclosed | |

* T=Total
* L=Liga I
* C=Cupa României
* I=UEFA Europa League, Intertoto UEFA Cup

## Transfers

### Summer

**In**

| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | DF | Marius Constantin | Rapid București | Free | 8-09-2011 | Gazeta Sporturilor |
| 88 | MF | Vasile Buhăescu | Petrolul Ploieşti | Loan return | 1-07-2011 | Obiectivul de Vaslui |
| 31 | MF | Nicolae Stanciu | Unirea Alba Iulia | €240,000 | 9-09-2011 | Adevarul |

**Out**

| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Dušan Kuciak | Legia Warsaw | Free | 29-07-2011 | Gazeta Sporturilor |
| 2 | MF | Alejandro Campano | Xerez | Released | 29-06-2011 | ProSport |
| 4 | MF | Stanislav Genchev | Ludogorets Razgrad | End of contract | 1-06-2011 | Vremea Noua |
| 6 | DF | David Rivas | SD Huesca | Released | 29-06-2011 | ProSport |
| 9 | FW | Christian Pouga | Marítimo | Free | 5-07-2011 | Gazeta Sporturilor |

### Winter

**In**

| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Milan Borjan | Sivasspor | Loan | 23-02-2012 | Vremea Noua |
| 7 | FW | Savio Nsereko | Fiorentina | Undisclosed | 20-01-2012 | Vaslui FC |
| 14 | DF | Anderson do Ó | Vitória F.C. | Undisclosed | 14-02-2012 | Obiectivul de Vaslui |
| 17 | DF | Paíto | Neuchâtel Xamax | Undisclosed | 7-02-2012 | ProSport |
| 23 | MF | Sergiu Popovici | Flacăra Făget | Undisclosed | 5-02-2012 | Liga2 |
| 78 | MF | Ousmane N'Doye | Astra Ploiești | Free | 1-03-2012 | Vremea Noua |
| 83 | MF | Jaime Bragança | Free agent | Free | 20-01-2012 | Vaslui FC |
| 89 | GK | Cătălin Straton | Rapid București | Free | 21-01-2012 | ProSport |

**Out**

| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | FW | Răzvan Neagu | Petrolul Ploieşti | Loan | 21-01-2012 | Vremea Noua |
| 17 | DF | Silviu Bălace | Gaz Metan Severin | Ended contract | 31-12-2011 | Gazeta de Sud |
| 23 | MF | Miloš Pavlović | Rapid București | Free | 21-01-2012 | ProSport |
| 25 | MF | Gerlem | EC Vitória | Free | 30-03-2012 | Vremea Noua |
| 33 | GK | Mihai Luca | CSS Paşcani | Loan | 26-03-2012 | Vremea Noua |

## Statistics

### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 20 May 2012.

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Liga I | Liga I | Europe | Europe | Cupa României | Cupa României |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | CAN | Milan Borjan | 19 | -18 | 16 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 |
| 3 | DF | ROU | Paul Papp | 36 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ROU | Marius Constantin | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | MDA | Denis Zmeu | 21 | 2 | 10+4 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | GER | Savio Nsereko | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ROU | Adrian Gheorghiu | 16 | 1 | 3+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Yero Bello | 40 | 6 | 13+15 | 3 | 4+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Adaílton | 42 | 8 | 29+1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 12 | GK | LTU | Vytautas Černiauskas | 27 | -23 | 17 | -14 | 10 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | BRA | Anderson do Ó | 17 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | GHA | Richard Annang | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | MOZ | Paíto | 16 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ROU | Lucian Sânmărtean | 45 | 2 | 30+1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ZIM | Mike Temwanjera | 40 | 9 | 26+4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | BUL | Zhivko Milanov | 39 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 9+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ROU | Ionuţ Balaur | 15 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | SVK | Pavol Farkas | 32 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | POR | Hugo Luz | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ROU | Gabriel Cânu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ROU | Raul Costin | 38 | 2 | 13+14 | 1 | 3+4 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | ROU | Nicolae Stanciu | 19 | 1 | 5+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 78 | MF | SEN | Ousmane N'Doye | 14 | 2 | 10+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | FW | BRA | Wesley | 44 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4+1 | 7 |
| 83 | MF | POR | Jaime Bragança | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | DF | BRA | Gladstone | 12 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | ROU | Vasile Buhăescu | 21 | 3 | 3+10 | 2 | 1+5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Players sold or loaned out during the season ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ROU | Răzvan Neagu | 7 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | SRB | Nemanja Milisavljević | 24 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ROU | Silviu Bălace | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ROU | Claudiu Puia | 4 | -6 | 1 | -3 | 0+1 | -2 | 2 | -1 |
| 23 | MF | SRB | Miloš Pavlović | 22 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | BRA | Willian Gerlem | 7 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | BIH | Petar Jovanović | 20 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

Converted penalties :

| Player | Pen. |
| - | - |
| Wesley | 8 |

### Top scorers

| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Liga I | Europa League | Romanian Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | | 80 | Wesley | 27 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
| 2 | | 19 | Mike Temwanjera | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | | 10 | Adaílton | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | | 9 | Yero Bello | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | | 88 | Vasile Buhăescu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | | 18 | Lucian Sânmărtean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | | 5 | Denis Zmeu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | | 30 | Raul Costin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | | 78 | Ousmane N'Doye | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | | 3 | Paul Papp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | 4 | Marius Constantin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | 17 | Silviu Bălace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | 17 | Paíto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | 21 | Ionuţ Balaur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | 25 | Gerlem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | 31 | Nicolae Stanciu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | 20 | Zhivko Milanov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | 7 | Răzvan Neagu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | | 8 | Adrian Gheorghiu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| / | / | / | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 58 | 7 | 17 | 82 |

Penalties inflicted :

| Player | Pen. |
| - | - |
| Ionuţ Balaur | 2 |
| Zhivko Milanov | 2 |
| Adaílton | 1 |
| Gladstone | 1 |
| Milan Borjan | 1 |

Penalties obtained :

| Player | Pen. |
| - | - |
| Yero Bello | 2 |
| Zhivko Milanov | 2 |
| Wesley | 2 |
| Lucian Sânmărtean | 1 |
| Mike Temwanjera | 1 |

### Top Assisters

| Position | Number | Name | Liga I | Europa League | Romanian Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 | Lucian Sânmărtean | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | 10 | Adaílton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Nemanja Milisavljević | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 19 | Mike Temwanjera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 9 | Yero Bello | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 80 | Wesley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | Zhivko Milanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 30 | Raul Costin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 25 | Gerlem | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 7 | Răzvan Neagu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 88 | Vasile Buhăescu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 23 | 5 | 12 | 40 |

### Disciplinary record

| R | No. | Pos | Name | Liga I | Liga I | Liga I | UEFA | UEFA | UEFA | Romanian Cup | Romanian Cup | Romanian Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 20 | DF | Zhivko Milanov | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | DF | Paul Papp | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 23 | MF | Miloš Pavlović | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 80 | MF | Wesley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 18 | MF | Lucian Sânmărtean | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | FW | Adaílton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | DF | Marius Constantin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | FW | Mike Temwanjera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | DF | Ionuţ Balaur | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 30 | MF | Raul Costin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | FW | Yero Bello | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 31 | MF | Nicolae Stanciu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 77 | DF | Petar Jovanović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 85 | DF | Gladstone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | MF | Denis Zmeu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 11 | MF | Nemanja Milisavljević | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | GK | Vytautas Černiauskas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | DF | Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 78 | MF | Ousmane N'Doye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | FW | Răzvan Neagu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | DF | Paíto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | MF | Gerlem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 88 | MF | Vasile Buhăescu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | DF | Hugo Luz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 1 | GK | Milan Borjan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | MF | Adrian Gheorghiu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 15 | DF | Richard Annang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | DF | Silviu Bălace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | DF | Pavol Farkaš | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 83 | MF | Jaime Bragança | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | TOTALS | 78 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 5 | 3 |

### Overall

| Games played | 49 (34 Liga I, 2 UEFA Champions League, 8 UEFA Europa League, 5 Cupa României) |
| - | - |
| Games won | 27 (22 Liga I, 2 UEFA Europa League, 3 Cupa României) |
| Games drawn | 8 (4 Liga I, 1 UEFA Champions League, 3 UEFA Europa League) |
| Games lost | 14 (8 Liga I, 1 UEFA Champions League, 3 UEFA Europa League, 2 Cupa României) |
| Goals scored | 82 |
| Goals conceded | 45 |
| Goal difference | +37 |
| Yellow cards | 139 |
| Red cards | 6 |
| Worst discipline | Zhivko Milanov with 14 yellow cards and 2 red cards |
| Best result | 8-0 (H) v Voinţa Livezile – Cupa României – 22 Sep 2011 |
| Worst result | 0-3 (A) v Rapid – Liga I – 22 Jul 2011 |
| Most appearances | Lucian Sânmărtean with 45 appearances |
| Top scorer | Wesley (37 goals) |
| Points | 70/102 (68.62.%) |

Last updated: 20 May 2012 Source:

**Performances**

Updated to games played on 20 May 2012.

| | All | All | All | All | All | All | All | All | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Pld | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| League | 34 | 70 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 |
| Overall | 49 | – | 27 | 8 | 14 | 82 | 45 | +37 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 15 | +34 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 32 | +1 |

**Goal minutes**

Updated to games played on 20 May 2012.

| 1'–15' | 16'–30' | 31'–HT | 46'–60' | 61'–75' | 76'–FT | Extra time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 0 |

## Liga I

The fixtures for the 2011–12 season were announced on 7 July, with an early Liga I title contender clash against Rapid București in the opening match, for the second year in a row.

On 22 July, Vaslui travelled to București to suffer a 0–3 defeat in the Liga I opening match. Two goals from Ciprian Deac and Romeo Surdu and a late goal from Ovidiu Herea saw the club starting the season from the last place in the league. Zhivko Milanov also received the first red card of the season, identical with the opening match from the previous season. Since Rapid's stadium was suspended for the incidents created by fans during the last match of the 2010–11 season, the match was played on Regie.

Vaslui played their first home league match against new promoted team Petrolul Ploieşti on 30 July. The match finished 0–0, most notable being Wesley's captain appointment, following Gabriel Cânu's long-term injury from the UEFA Champions League's qualifying match against FC Twente.

On 14 August, Vaslui faced Concordia Chiajna on its third match. Wesley took the lead with a header in the 33rd minute, managing Vaslui's first goal from the 2011–12 campaign. However, he was substituted three minutes before the end of the first half due to an injury. With two late goals from Silviu Bălace and Denis Zmeu, Vaslui managed its first win from the new season. It was also striker Ionuţ Balaur's debut as a central defender, since both Paul Papp and Gabriel Cânu were injured.

One week later, Vaslui faced a third new promoted team Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ. The game was goal-less at half-time, with both teams having trouble to find the net. Slowly Vaslui started building confidence, and finally a goal by Mike Temwanjera from a cross by Nemanja Milisavljević put Vaslui ahead in the score. However, two unexpected late goals from Ceahlăul's Eugeniu Cebotaru and Vlad Achim led to a 2–1 defeat, counting Vaslui's second loss in the league.

After a successful qualification in the UEFA Europa League group stages, Vaslui travelled to the Silviu Ploeşteanu Stadium in Braşov to take on the local team, on 28 August. The hosts took the lead in the 31st minute, when Marian Cristescu fed Alexandru Chipciu inside the box and the winger scored with a right-footed strike towards the left corner of Černiauskas's goal. Brasov's joy didn't last too long, since Gerlem equalized one minute later after he dribbled Majerník and put the ball past Felgueiras. In the 56th minute, Wesley played the ball through for Temwanjera, who beat Felgueiras with a low shot into the bottom corner, putting Vaslui ahead. The game eventually ended 2–1, Vaslui winning for the first time in their history on Braşov's home ground.

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | CFR Cluj (C) | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 71 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Vaslui | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Steaua București | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 66 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Rapid București | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 64 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Dinamo București | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 62 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |

* ↑ Dinamo București won the 2011–12 Cupa României so it qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League play-off round.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 18 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |

## Matches

### Friendlies

The Austria training camp

The Antalya training camp

### UEFA Europa League

**Group stage**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Lazio | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Vaslui | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Zürich | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | |

## Awards

| Ceremony | Honour | Winner |
| - | - | - |
| Fanatik Awards | Midfielder of the Year | Lucian Sânmărtean |
| Fanatik Awards | Foreign Player of the Year | Wesley |
| Fanatik Awards | Professional Man of the Year | Viorel Hizo |
| LPF and FRF Awards | Romanian Footballer of the Year | Lucian Sânmărtean |
| LPF and FRF Awards | Foreign Player of the Year | Wesley |
| Gazeta Sporturilor Awards | Foreign Player of the Year | Wesley |
| Gazeta Sporturilor Awards | Romanian Footballer of the Year | Lucian Sânmărtean (2nd) |
| Gazeta Sporturilor Awards | Foreign Player of the Year | Adaílton (2nd) |
| ProSport Awards | Romanian Footballer of the Year | Lucian Sânmărtean |
| ProSport Awards | Foreign Player of the Year | Wesley |
| DSJT Vaslui Awards | Footballer of the Year | Ionuţ Balaur |
| Top Gazeta Team of the Year (First Part of the Season) | Right Midfielder | Adaílton |
| Top Gazeta Team of the Year (First Part of the Season) | Left Midfielder | Lucian Sânmărtean |
| Top Gazeta Team of the Year (First Part of the Season) | Forward | Wesley |
| ProSport Team of the Year (First Part of the Season) | Central Defender | Pavol Farkaš |
| ProSport Team of the Year (First Part of the Season) | Left Back | Nemanja Milisavljević |
| ProSport Team of the Year (First Part of the Season) | Central Midfielder | Wesley |
| ProSport Team of the Year (First Part of the Season) | Left Midfielder | Lucian Sânmărtean |
| LPF | Liga I Golden Boot | Wesley |
| Top Gazeta Team of the Year | Goalkeeper | Milan Borjan |
| Top Gazeta Team of the Year | Forward | Wesley |
| Top Gazeta Team of the Year | Manager | Augusto Inácio |
| ProSport Team of the Year | Right Defender | Zhivko Milanov |
| ProSport Team of the Year | Right Midfielder | Adaílton |
| ProSport Team of the Year | Central Midfielder | Wesley |
| ProSport Team of the Year | Left Midfielder | Lucian Sânmărtean |
