Pandurii Târgu Jiu was founded in August 1963 after two clubs, "Flacăra-Unirea Târgu Jiu" and "CIL Târgu-Jiu", came together. Their best performance in the Liga I was 2nd place in the 2012/13 season. They then qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, and made it to the group stage after defeating Levadia Tallinn, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Braga in the qualification and play-off rounds.