FC Dinamo Bucureşti
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Dinamo Bucureşti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Câinii Roşii (Red Dogs) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Dinamo Stadium, Bucharest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chairman |  Cristian Borcea |
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| Manager | Mircea Rednic |
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| League | Liga I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | Divizia A, 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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F.C. Dinamo Bucureşti is one of the most successful Romanian football clubs in the country. It is one of the three major teams from the Romanian capital, Bucharest, along with Rapid Bucureşti, and Steaua Bucureşti.
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[edit] Facts
The team's colours are red and white and the club's symbol depicts two red dogs.
Founded in 1992, the club's "Nuova Guardia" "ultras" group is one of the first ultra group in Romania. Today, the club's strongest "ultra" group is known under the name of Peluza Cătălin Hîldan, taken from the name of the stand where the group is located.
They are also the first Romanian team to achieve a place in the semifinals of the European Champions Cup.
Dinamo is the last team to have won both the Romanian Championship and the Romanian Cup, a feat achieved in the 2003-04 season.
In the 2005/06 UEFA Cup season, Dinamo advanced to the group stages after they defeated Everton F.C. with a 5-2 aggregate win in the first round. In the group stage they played against Olympique Marseille, CSKA Moscow, Heerenveen and Levski Sofia, but failed to qualify for the next stage of competition.
[edit] History
[edit] Beginning
On 14 May 1948, "Unirea Tricolor MAI" — newly entered, in January 1948, under the umbrella of the Internal Affairs Ministry — merges with "Ciocanul Bucureşti" and forms "Dinamo Bucureşti", the sporting club representing the above-mentioned institution.
Until the end of the championship, Dinamo was going to be represented by two teams: "Ciocanul" ("Hammer"), named "Dinamo A" and "Unirea Tricolor MAI", known as "Dinamo B" (this last one relegating, at the end of the football season, into the second Division B). Starting in 1950, Dinamo A was separated from Dinamo B, the latter being transferred first to Braşov, then to Cluj, and eventually - in 1958 - settling in Bacău.
Dinamo A Bucureşti was going to follow its destiny at the highest football level. The "Dinamo" name was used for the very first time on 1 May 1948. Nevertheless, the real debut of Dinamo was on the 1947-1948 championship edition (finishing 7th). Some of the team's players were Ambru, Angelo Niculescu, Teodorescu, Siclovan, Bartha, Sârbu. On July 14, 1948 Dinamo played its first international match against Zidnice (Czechoslovakia): 4 to 1 for the red-whites. The 22nd of August will remain a reference date for Dinamo's football, representing the debut of Dinamo Bucharest in the first national Division. The pioneers were, among others, Titus Ozon, Lăzărescu, Naciu. The team's first coach was Coloman Braun Bogdan. At the end of the '48-'49 edition, Angelo Niculescu retires, dedicating himself to the coaching career rewarded later with great victories with Dinamo and with the national team. In 1950, new football players arrived at Dinamo: Dumitru Nicolae Nicusor, Bacut I.
The current Dinamo Stadium was inaugurated on 14 October 1951. The first match: Dinamo-Locomotiva Timişoara 1-0. Dinamo finished runner up in the 1951-52 and 1952-53 seasons. Also in 1953, Dinamo played the Final of the Romanian Cup: 0-2 with Metalul Reşiţa.
[edit] First championship title
In 1956, the red-whites receive win the first of many titles to come. In the autumn of '56, Dinamo made its debut in the European Champions Cup (just inaugurated, one year before) on the 26th of August 1956. In front of 80 000 viewers, Dinamo defeated Galatasaray 3-1. Dinamo obtained the qualification in Istanbul 1-2. In 1959 Dinamo won the Cup after a 4-0 victory in front of Minerul Baia Mare. In 1961, Dinamo finished runner-up, with the contribution of Nunweiller IV, Panait, Ivan, Stoenescu, Ene II, Tarcovnicu, Eftimie, Mircea Sasu, Selymes, David (coaches: Traian Ionescu and Nicuşor).
[edit] Building a great name
The second title came in 1962, and the 3rd one year later in 1963. In 1964 Dinamo wins both the Championship and the Cup; the last one, after a 5-3 victory against Steaua. The same year they play in the Champions Cup against the famous Real Madrid (1-3 at Bucharest) with Alfredo Di Stéfano and Gento on the field. In the autumn of '64 Dinamo faces another big name of European football Internazionale (with Facchetti, Picchi, Jair, Mazzolla, Corso, Suárez). In '65, the 5th title and another match against Inter in the Champions Cup, wininng surprisingly 2-1 in Bucharest, but losing the qualification in Milano after a 2-0 defeat.
In the twentieth year of the club's existence (1948-1968), the team conquers the Cup (3-1 against Rapid). On the 13th of November 1968, Dinamo plays against West Bromwich Albion (1-1 and 0-4) in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. 1969 was the year of Romania's qualification to the World Cup held in Mexico, in 1970. The national team was "full" of Dinamo's players: Dinu, Boc, Deleanu, Ghergheli, Nunweiller III, Nunweiller IV, Nunweiller VI, Dumitrache and Lucescu! In the autumn of 1970, Dinamo eliminates Panathinaikos (5-0 and 0-1) in the UEFA Cup but, is defeated by Liverpool F.C.
[edit] The 70's
The 6th title: in 1971. In CCE, Dinamo eliminates Spartak Trnava, the team of Dobias, Kuna and Adamec. A new player: Florian Dumitrescu. What follows is a double win against Israel's and Van Hanegem's Feyenoord: 0-3 and 0-2. The 7th title comes two years later, in 1973. In CCE, they surpass North-Ireland's Crusaders Belfast, but fail against Atlético Madrid (0-2 and 2-2), the team of Capon, Irueta, Heredia and Ayala. The next year Dinamo plays in the UEFA Cup and after the eliminating Bolospur, fails in the confrontation with F.C. Koln: 1-1 and 2-3! The 8th big success was going to come in 1975, year when Dudu Georgescu receives "the golden boot" (with 32 goals). In '76 in the UEFA Cup Dinamo plays against another "sacred monster" - AC Milan - with Fabio Capello and Collovatti on its side: 0-0 and 1-2. The 1976-1977 first season brings the 9th title and a new golden boot for Dudu Georgescu (47 goals). In the autumn of '77 in the CCE, Dinamo wins a thrilling game against Atlético Madrid 2-1, but loses at Madrid, 2-0. In the second round of the UEFA Cup (after eliminating Alki Larnaca from Cyprus) Dinamo is eliminated (partially because of the referee) by Eintracht Frankfurt, team of Pezzey, Grabowsky and Holzenbein (2-0 and 0-3 in prolongation).
[edit] The glory of the 80's
The 81-82 UEFA Cup season brings some great wins for Dinamo. The red-whites meet Levski Spartak Sofia, team of Sirakov and Iskreoy (3-0 and 1-2). In the second round, a terrifing "double": Dinamo-Internazionale (with Bergoni, Bagni, Prohaska, Altobelli, Baresi, Oriali, Marini and Becallossi). At Milan, 1-1 (authors: Pasinato and Custov) and back home in Bucharest, 3-2 for the "dogs", in the prolongation minutes! Dinamo is eliminated by, the Swedish team IFK Goteborg, which end up winnig the trophy.
The 10th national title will be obtained in 1982, when Dinamo also conquers the Cup after a 3-2 victory against Baia Mare. After 5 year absence, Dinamo reappears in the European Champions Cup, meeting (and eliminating) Vaaleregen Oslo. In the next stage, Dinamo had to confront a difficult opponent: the team of Vizek and Nehoda, Dukla Praga. They win at home, with 2-0, obtaining the qualification at Prague: 1-2. Dinamo is eliminated by Aston Villa, club of Bremmer, Cowans, Withe, Shaw and Morley. The 11th title come one year later, in 1983. The 1983-1984 season began with the retirement of Cornel Dinu, winner of 6 national titles and 6 national cups, with 454 caps in the first league and 75 in the national team. Still the same year Dinamo wins the 12th title.
The autumn of 1983-84 was going to represent a valuable step into the international arena. The "European Champions Cup campaign" started with the Finnish team, Kuusysi Lahti (1-0 and 3-0). The second round pushes Dinamo against the current champion, Hamburger SV - team of Stein, Kalz and Magath. At Bucharest, Augustin, Multescu and Orac score for 3-0. The thrilling second leg finishes 3-2 (goals Talnar and Multescu). In order to accede in the semifinals of CCE, Dinamo had to defeat another top team: Dinamo Minsk, with Aleinikov, Zigmanatovici and Gurinovici. The first leg was 1-1 (Rednic equalizing in the minute '87!) followed by a 1-0 victory at Bucharest (goal Augustin). Dinamo is the first Romanian team reaching the European Champions Cup semifinals, where it meets the great Liverpool FC. Dinamo loses 1-0 on Anfield and 2-1 in Bucharest in front of the team which will ultimately win the European Champions Cup.
In the first tour of European Champions Cup, in the autumn of `84, Dinamo meets Omonia Nicosia: 4-1 and 1-2. Next is the match against Girondins Bordeaux (club of Tigana, Giresse, Lacombe and Battiston), Dinamo being, unfortunately, eliminated after 0-1 and 1-1.
In 1986 Dinamo wins the Cup against Steaua (1-0). After an 18 year break, Dinamo plays again in the Cup Winners Cup in the autumn of `86. The 1986-1987 season brings the 'golden boot'for Camataru (44 goals).
The 1988 Romanian cup final was a special one. After Steaua players left the field at the score of 1-1, Dinamo was given the trophy, but later the Romanian F.A. (bowing to pressure from the Communist Party) awarded the match 2-1 to Steaua. After the revolution of December 1989, Steaua returned the trophy to Dinamo, which refused to take it.
In the 88-89 Cup Winners Cup season, Dinamo eliminated again the Finnish team Lahti 3-0. Next is the elimination of Scottish club, Dundee United: 1-0 and 1-1 at Bucharest. Still they miss the qualification in the semifinals after losing on away goals 1-1 and 0-0 against Sampdoria Genova.
[edit] The early 90's
The Cup Winners Cup 1989-1990 season brings new success. Dinamo meets Albanian team, Dinamo Tirana 0-1 and 2-0. Next is the Greek champion, Panathinaikos 2-0 and 6-1. In the quarter finals they meet Partizan Belgrade (with Mijatovici on the field) eliminating them with 2-1 and 2-0. After six years of break, Dinamo plays a new continental semifinal this time against Anderlecht Bruxelles, losing twice with 1-0.
In the summer of 1990, Dinamo - with Mircea Lucescu as coach - conquers a new national title, the 13th. Also the team wins the Cup final, against Steaua: 6-4. The new CCE season begins with a the elimination of Irish team St Patrick's Athletic Dublin (4-0 and 1-1). Dinamo is eliminated in the second round by FC Porto.
The 1991-1992 UEFA Cup Edition faces Dinamo against Figo's Sporting Lisbon, qualyfing after a 0-1 loss and a 2-0 victory. The next round Dinamo is eliminated by Genoa 1893: 1-3 and 2-2.
In 1992, the 14th title was added to Dinamo's record. It was a triumphal march, with 34 matches and no defeat.
[edit] The reconstruction
The years to come see Dinamo in UEFA Cup but, without any special results, leaving the competition from the very beginning (first round), in 1993-1994 losing to Cagliari, in 1994-95 losing to Trabzonspor, and 1996 losing to Levski Sofia. Among the new players that play for Dinamo are: Catalin Hildan, Florentin Petre, Contra. Alongside the famous goalkeeper Florin Prunea appear Mihalcea and Kirita. With this new team, in the 1998-1999 season Dinamo plays the best football in Romania, still the team loses the title in favor of Rapid Bucuresti.
Dinamo played next season in the UEFA Cup beating Benfica 1-0 on Da Luz but losing a suspected game on Lia Manoliu 2-0.
Dinamo won the title in the 1999-2000 with Adrian Mutu playing for them but lost to Polonia Warszawa in the 2nd Round Preliminary of the Champions League mostly because they sold most of the players in the Summer Mercato whitch afected they next season, lost to Steaua.
In 2001-2002 Dinamo won the title again by beating FC National to it. It was not an easy fight, the title was won in the last day of the season. Dinamo was eliminated by FC Brugge in the Champions League 2nd Round Preliminary.
In the 2002-2003 season Dinamo was afected again by the players who left the team, becoming a tradition for the leaders of the club to sell players after wining a title, losing the games in the Champions League and having some hard time in Divizia A. Dinamo changed a lot of managers and lost 7 consecutive games but after Bogdan Andone came to the team, Dinamo won the Romanian Cup after a spectacular semi-final with Astra Ploiesti after losing 2-1 in Ploiesti in the middle of the crises the team beat Astra in Bucharest 3-1 after extra time and beating FC National in the final 1-0 with a goal scored by Iulian Tames
After building up a team again in 2004-2005 they eliminated Shakhtar Donetsk in the 1st Round of the UEFA Cup but they lost to Spartak Moscow after a 0-4 in Russia but did win 3-1 in Bucharest, at 3-0 Marica shot the ball a few cm from the goal and almost made it 4-0, after that Spartak scored from a penalty and the draw was lost. In the Romanian League Dinamo won the title by defeating Steaua Bucuresti in a close battle and wining the Cup in a final vs. Otelul Galati won 2-0 in Cotroceni
For the 2004-2005 season Dinamo's ambitions grew but still a lot of players left the club. Dinamo made a thriling game vs. Manchester United in Bucharest in the 3rd Round Preliminary of Champions League lost 1-2 after all but showed a lot of progress face to the last Champions League years. The 2nd leg was lost at Old Trafford 3-0. In the UEFA Cup Dinamo was eliminated by Partizan Belgrade. This time Dinamo had a better evolution in the year after the title victory but because of a mistake made by Lucian Goian in the derby vs. Rapid Bucuresti in the last seconds he passed to ball to Lucian Burdujan who scored for 2-2 and the title was lost.
A highlight in recent times came in the 2005/2006 uefa cup when Dinamo thrashed English Premier league giants Everton 5-1. Dinamo went on to win the tie 5-2. For the 2005/2006 season Dinamo entered a crisis in the second part of the season. Bogdan Andone though finished with Dinamo first in the first half of the season was fired by the new Executive President of the club Ioan Becali who brang Esteban Vigo but because of the scandals inside the club Becali was kicked out and Vigo left the club as well. Dinamo counted on Ion Marin for the first games of the spring that started with a 3-0 loss to Otelul Galati. Florin Marin came and was kept manager for the rest of the season before Mircea Rednic took the job. Dinamo finished the season with a 0-0 vs. Poli Timisoara and finished 3rd to earn a very important UEFA Cup spot at the end of a horrible season.
Also in the 2005/2006 they managed to beat CSKA Moscow ( Cup Holders ) 1-0 but they missed the European Spring mostly because of a game they dominated in Sofia with PFC Levski Sofia when Angelov scored in the last seconds of the game to bring PFC Levski Sofia the 3 points. But also because in Marseille playing against Olympique de Marseille on Stade Vélodrome at the score of 2-1 for Olympique de Marseille in the last moments of the game Chihaia launched a ball over Barthez and scored for 2-2 but the referee whistled the end of the game while the ball was in the air and entering the goal. It might be a unique moment in the history of the European Cup Football.
In the 2006/2007 season they did qualify for the European Spring by beating Besiktas and Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in Bucharest, drawing 1-1 at FC Brugge and losing 3-1 in London to Tottenham Hotspur, a game that has been criticised because the players showed no interest in that game and they were allowed to bring their girlfriends and wives by the manager, Mircea Rednic. Dinamo will face Benfica in the last 32 Round of the UEFA Cup on February the 14th on Da Luz and 22nd in Bucharest on the Stefan Cel Mare Stadium.
[edit] Honours
- Romanian League Championship 17 times: 1955, 1962, 1963, 1964 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2004
- Romanian Cup 12 times: 1959, 1964, 1968, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005.
- UEFA Champions League semifinals 1983-1984 lost to Liverpool F.C.
- Cup Winners Cup semifinal 1989-1990 lost to R.S.C. Anderlecht Brussels.
Records in the league:
- Consecutive winning games (equal to Steaua): 17 games (12 Iun 1988 - 27 Noi 1988)
- Best unbeaten run: 47 games (26 May 1991 - 20 Sep 1992)
- Consecutive losing games: 7 (8 Mar 2003 - 16 Apr 2003)
- Player with most caps: Cornel Dinu 454
- Top Scorer: Dudu Georgescu 252
- All-time statistics: 1744 / 961 / 372 / 411 / 3453 – 1923 / 2504
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Famous Players
The 1950s
- Titus Ozon
- Alexandru Ene
- Nicolae Panait
- Vasile Anghel
The 1960s
- Florea Dumitrache
- Constantin Fratila
- Lica Nunweiller
- Radu Nunweiller
- Ion Haidu
- Ion Nunweiller
- Spiridon Niculescu
- Vasile Gergely
The 1970s:
- Cornel Dinu
- Dudu Georgescu
The 1980s:
- Mircea Lucescu
- Dorin Mateut
- Rodion Camataru
- Dumitru Moraru
- Ion Marin
- Adrian Bumbescu
- Gheorghe Multescu
- Costel Orac
- Ioan Andone
- Mircea Rednic
- Cornel Talnar
- Michael Klein
The 1990s:
- Bogdan Stelea
- Ionuţ Lupescu
- Ioan Sabau
- Danut Lupu
- Florin Raducioiu
- Florin Prunea
- Gheorghe Mihali
- Dorinel Munteanu
- Viorel Moldovan
- Sulejman Demolari
Last 10 years:
- Catalin Hîldan
- Marius Niculae
- Florentin Petre
- Ionel Danciulescu
- Liviu Ciobotariu
- Cosmin Contra
- Adrian Mutu
- Claudiu Niculescu
League top scorers
- 1952 Titus Ozon - 17
- 1953 Titus Ozon - 12
- 1954 Alexandre Ene - 20
- 1963/1964 Constantin Fratila - 19
- 1968/1969 Florea Dumitrache - 22
- 1970/1971 Florea Dumitrache - 15
- 1974/1975 Dudu Georgescu - 33
- 1975/1976 Dudu Georgescu - 31
- 1976/1977 Dudu Georgescu - 47
- 1977/1978 Dudu Georgescu - 24
- 1986/1987 Rodion Camataru - 44
- 1988/1989 Dorin Mateut - 43
- 1991/1992 Gábor Gerstenmájer - 21 / Sulejman Demollari - 18 - ???
- 2000/2001 Marius Niculae - 20
- 2003/2004 Ionel Danciulescu - 21
- 2004/2005 Claudiu Niculescu - 25
[edit] External links
- (Romanian) / Dinamovisti.ro
- (Romanian) (English) Official website
- (Romanian) (English) FcDINAMO.net - Unofficial website
- (Romanian) Dinamo Online
- (Romanian) DinamoMania
- (Romanian) Red |White Pride :: Mandri de a fi Caini
- (Romanian) Page dedicated to Catalin Hildan
- (Romanian) Page dedicated to Catalin Hildan
- (Romanian) Dinamo - Liga 1 ranking
- (Romanian) All time Dinamo results in Liga 1
[edit] Fan Pages
- Dinamo Online
- Brigate Dinamo
- Tifosi Ultra'
- Guardia Oradea
- Red District Iasi
- Zoccolo Duro
- Red White Pride
- Ultras Tei
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- Dinamo Bucureşti statistics
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