2009–10 FC Steaua București season

Steaua București
2009–10 season
President Argăseală
Manager Bergodi
Stoichiță
Liga I 4th
Cupa României Round of 16
Europa League Group stage, 4th
Top goalscorer League: Kapetanos (15)
All: Kapetanos (19)
Highest home attendance 21,446 vs Motherwell
(30 July 2009)
Lowest home attendance 800 (approx.) vs Twente
(18 December 2009)

This page covers all relevant details regarding FC Steaua București for all official competitions inside the 2009–10 season. These are Liga I, Cupa României, and UEFA Europa League.

Contents

Previous season positions

Competition Position
UEFA Champions League 4th / Group Stage
Liga I 6th
Cupa României Round of 32

Players

Squad information

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK COL Rufay 31 Non-EU 2007[1] 66 0 2011[1] €0.5M
2 CB CYP Parpas 24 EU 2010 0 0 2010 Undisclosed
3 LB NGR Emeghara 26 Non-EU 2007[2] 12 0 2011[2] €1.2M Also plays as RB
4 RB POL Golański 27 EU 2007[3] 37 1 2010[3] €1M
5 CB BUL Zhelev 30 EU 2010 0 0 2011 Ochiroșii
7 RW ROM Székely 27 EU 2008[4] 16 1 2013[4] €1.5M Also plays as LW
8 DM ROM Ov. Petre 28 EU 2006[5] 56 4 2011[5] €1M
9 FW GRE Kapetanos 26 EU 2008 23 11 Undisclosed Free
10 AM ROM Tănase 23 EU 2009[6] 0 0 2014[6] €1.8M Also plays as LW, RW and CM
50% of next sale will go to Argeș Pitești
11 FW ARM A. Karamyan 30 Non-EU 2010 0 0 2010 Free
12 GK ROM Tătărușanu 24 EU 2008 0 0 2013 €1.5M
14 AM COL Toja 25 Non-EU 2008 23 2 2011 €0.58M
15 CB ROM Tudose 23 EU 2005 2 0 2011 Undisclosed
16 RW ROM Nicoliță 25 EU 2005[7] 128 17 2010[7] Undisclosed Also plays as LW and RB
17 CB ROM Baciu 29 EU 2004 70 1 2011 €0.23M FCM Bacău should receive €0.4M if Baciu is transferred or becomes free player
18 LB ROM P. Marin (C) 36 EU 2004 107 1 2010 €0.04M Also plays as RB
19 CM ROM Pleșan 27 EU 2007 22 2 2012 €1.3M
20 CB SEN Tall 25 Non-EU 2010 0 0 2010 Undisclosed
22 FW COL Pepe 28 Non-EU 2010 15 5 2010 Undisclosed
24 FW ROM Surdu 26 EU 2007[8] 12 0 2011[8] Undisclosed Also plays as LW
26 CM ROM Eric 22 EU 2007 15 1 2012 Undisclosed
28 FW ROM Stancu 22 EU 2008 29 11 2012 €1M Also plays as SS
50% of next sale will go to Giovani Becali
77 LW ARM Karamyan 30 Non-EU 2010 0 0 2010 Free
Players from Steaua II
21 AM ROM Fl. Matei 17 EU 2010 0 0 Undisclosed Youth system
27 DM ROM Iacob 21 EU 2009 0 0 2012 Youth system Also plays as CB
32 LB ROM Filip 19 EU 2009 0 0 Undisclosed Youth system
Players sold or loaned out during the season
3 CB ROM Goian (VC) 30 EU 2005[9] 104 6 2010[9] €0.1M + €1M
5 CB ROM Rada 27 EU 2007[10] 21 1 2010[10] Undisclosed Also plays as LB
10 LW POL Grzelak 27 EU 2009 0 0 2010 Undisclosed
19 AM ROM A. Ionescu 22 EU 2008 8 0 2013 €0.5M 50% of next sale will go to U Craiova
20 LB PORMOZ Tininho 29 EU 2009[11] 0 0 2010[11] Free
21 LW ROM Ochiroșii 21 EU 2005 22 2 2012 Youth system
23 AM COL Dayro M. 24 Non-EU 2008 38 10 2012 €1.4M Also plays as FW
20% of his next transfer fee will be owned to Once Caldas
24 CB ROM Ghionea (captain) 31 EU 2002 117 2 Undisclosed Free
25 DM ROM Onicaș 20 EU 2009 1 0 Undisclosed Youth system
31 CB ROM Ninu 23 EU 2007 0 0 2010 €0.4M Also plays as RB and LB
33 GK ROM Cezar 22 EU 2009 0 0 2010 Youth system
99 FW BUL Bibishkov 27 EU 2009[12] 0 0 2012[12] Free

Last updated: 12:00, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
Source: Steaua News

Transfers

In

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
12 GK ROM Tătărușanu 23 EU Gloria Bistrița Loan return Summer 2013
82 GK ROM Vâtcă 27 EU Gaz Metan Mediaș Loan return Summer Undisclosed
31 RB ROM Ninu 22 EU Gloria Bistrița Loan return Summer Undisclosed
5 CB ROM Rada 26 EU Otopeni Loan return Summer 2010
11 FW ROM Surdu 25 EU Brașov Loan return Summer 2011
FW ROM Simion 23 EU Pandurii Târgu Jiu Loan return Summer Undisclosed
2 RB ROM Bălan 29 EU Alki Larnaca Loan return Summer 2010
10 LW POL Grzelak 27 EU Skoda Xanthi Loan Summer 2010 Undisclosed FCSB
99 FW BUL Bibishkov 26 EU Litex Lovech Free transfer Summer 2012 Free FCSB
20 LB PORMOZ Tininho 28 EU Belenenses Free transfer Summer 2010 Free FCSB
27 DM ROM Iacob 20 EU Steaua II București Promoted Summer Undisclosed
6 AM ROM Tănase 22 EU Argeș Pitești Transfer Summer 2014 €1.8M FCSB
23 AM COL Dayro M. 24 Non-EU Steaua II București Promoted Summer 2012
22 CM ROM Pleșan 26 EU Steaua II București Promoted Summer 2012
RB ROM Bălan 30 EU Aris Limassol Loan return Winter 2010
5 CB BUL Zhelev 30 EU Oțelul Galați Swap Winter 2011 Ochiroșii FCSB
11 FW ARM A. Karamyan 30 Non-EU Timișoara Free transfer Winter 2010 Free FCSB
77 LW ARM Karamyan 30 Non-EU Timișoara Free transfer Winter 2010 Free FCSB
2 CB CYP Parpas 24 EU AEL Limassol Loan Winter 2010 Undisclosed FCSB
22 FW COL Pepe 28 EU Independiente Loan Winter 2010 Undisclosed FCSB
20 CB SEN Tall 24 Non-EU APOP Kinyras Loan Winter 2010 Undisclosed FCSB

Out

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
2 RB ROM Ogăraru 29 EU Ajax End of loan Summer
30 DM POR Tiago Gomes 23 EU Estrela da Amadora End of loan Summer
FW ROM Simion 22 EU Steaua II București Second team Summer
12 GK ROM Cernea 33 EU Unirea Alba Iulia Mutual termination Summer Free FCSB
11 FW ROM Lițu 22 EU Steaua II București Second team Summer
20 DM ROM Lovin 27 EU Steaua II București Second team Summer GSP
23 CM ROM Pleșan 26 EU Steaua II București Second team Summer GSP
9 FW POR Semedo 30 EU Steaua II București Second team Summer GSP
10 AM COL Dayro M. 23 Non-EU Steaua II București Second team Summer GSP
22 FW BOL Pedriel 22 Non-EU Steaua II București Second team Summer GSP
27 LB ROM Filip 18 EU Steaua II București Second team Summer
29 FW ROM Rusu 19 EU Steaua II București Second team Summer
82 GK ROM Vâtcă 27 EU Gaz Metan Mediaș Loaned out Summer Undisclosed
2 RB ROM Bălan 30 EU Aris Limassol Loaned out Summer Undisclosed FCSB
3 CB ROM Goian 28 EU Palermo Transfer Summer €2M FCSB
20 LB PORMOZ Tininho 28 EU Leixões Contract termination Summer Free FCSB
5 CB ROM Rada 27 EU Al Nasr Transfer Winter €0.27M FCSB
21 LW ROM Ochiroșii 20 EU Oțelul Galați Swap Winter Zhelev
+50%
FCSB
RB ROM Bălan 30 EU SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk Loaned out Winter Undisclosed
24 CB ROM Ghionea 30 EU Rostov Transfer Winter €0.1M FCSB
27 DM ROM Iacob 20 EU Steaua II București Second team Winter
10 LW POL Grzelak 27 EU Steaua II București Second team Winter
99 FW BUL Bibishkov 27 EU Steaua II București Second team Winter
25 DM ROM Onicaș 20 EU Politehnica Iași Loaned out Winter Undisclosed FCSB
31 CB ROM Ninu 23 EU Farul Constanța Loaned out Winter Undisclosed FCSB
19 AM ROM Ionescu 21 EU Politehnica Iași Loaned out Winter Undisclosed FCSB
23 AM COL Dayro M. 24 Non-EU Once Caldas Transfer Winter Undisclosed
33 GK ROM Cezar 21 EU Steaua II București Second team Winter

Last updated: 21:17, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Spending

Summer: €1.8 million

Winter: €0 million

Total: €1.8 million

Income

Summer: €2 million

Winter: €0.37 million

Total: €2.37 million

Shirt numbers changed during the season
Player New number Old number
Emeghara 3 30
Tănase 10 6
Surdu 24 11
Pleșan 19 22

Squad stats

Total UEFA Europa League Liga I Cupa României
N
P
Name
Nat.
GS
App

Min
App

App

App

Notes
1 GK Rufay COL 28 28 -28 8 -8 19 -20 1
2 CB Parpas CYP 12 13 13
3 LB Emeghara NGR 10 12 1 11 GS: 7 RB, 3 LB
4 RB Golański POL 26 28 1 7 21 1 GS: 24 RB, 1 CB, 1 DM
5 CB Zhelev BUL 16 16 1 16 1
7 RW Székely ROM 31 33 6 10 1 21 5 2 GS: 24 RW, 5 LW, 2 CM
8 DM Ov. Petre ROM 18 19 1 18 1 1 GS: 17 DM, 1 CB
9 FW Kapetanos GRE 32 41 19 10 2 30 15 1 2
10 AM Tănase ROM 16 26 1 4 21 1 1 GS: 5 AM, 4 RW, 4 FW, 3 LW
11 FW A. Karamyan ARM 8 13 5 13 5 GS: 8 LW
12 GK Tătărușanu ROM 20 20 -17 4 -1 15 -16 1
14 AM Toja COL 27 36 2 8 1 28 1 GS: 25 AM, 2 LW
15 CB Tudose ROM 8 12 3 8 1
16 RW Nicoliță ROM 39 40 5 11 3 28 2 1 GS: 20 LW, 18 RW, 1 RB
17 CB Baciu ROM 22 26 7 17 2 GS: 20 CB, 1 RB, 1 cm
18 LB P. Marin ROM 36 38 2 8 1 29 1 1 GS: 32 LB, 4 RB
19 CM Pleșan ROM 13 19 1 18 1 1
20 CB Tall SEN
22 FW Pepe COL 6 6
24 FW Surdu ROM 26 43 6 10 1 32 5 1
26 CM Eric ROM 11 15 6 7 2
28 FW Stancu ROM 32 35 14 9 6 25 8 1
77 LW Karamyan ARM 4 8 8 GS: 3 LB, 1 LW
Players from Steaua II
21 AM Fl. Matei ROM 2 2
27 DM Iacob ROM 1 3 1 2
32 LB Filip ROM 1 2 2
Players sold or loaned out during the season
3 CB Goian ROM 4 4 3 1
5 CB Rada ROM 19 19 6 11 2 GS: 14 CB, 5 LB
10 LW Grzelak POL 4 13 1 6 1 6 1
19 AM A. Ionescu ROM 12 18 9 8 1
20 LB Tininho POR
MOZ
1 1
21 LW Ochiroșii ROM 3 13 1 6 1 5 2
23 AM Dayro M. COL 4 9 2 3 5 2 1 GS: 4 FW
24 CB Ghionea ROM 22 22 9 12 1
25 DM Onicaș ROM 11 19 9 8 2
31 CB Ninu ROM 10 13 7 6 GS: 8 RB, 2 LB
33 GK Cezar ROM
99 FW Bibishkov BUL 3 5 3 1 1

Last updated: 15:05, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
Source: Match reports in competitive matches, FCSB
Ordered by start team, game starts and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank

Goalscorers

Key

Player left the club in mid-season
Player joined the club in mid-season
Player Liga I Cupa României Europa League Fixture Total Friendlies Total
Pantelis Kapetanos 15 2 2 19 3 22
Bogdan Stancu 8 0 6 14 3 17
János Székely 5 0 1 6 2 8
Romeo Surdu 5 0 1 6 4 10
Bănel Nicoliță 2 0 3 5 0 5
Arman Karamyan 5 0 0 5 0 5
Juan Carlos Toja 1 0 1 2 2 4
Dayro Moreno 2 0 0 2 1 3
Petre Marin 1 0 0 1 0 1
Cristian Tănase 1 0 0 1 2 3
Ovidiu Petre 1 0 0 1 0 1
Mihăiță Pleșan 1 0 0 1 0 1
Zhivko Zhelev 1 0 0 1 0 1
Paweł Golański 1 0 0 1 0 1
Rafał Grzelak 0 0 1 1 0 1
Petre Marin 0 0 1 1 0 1
Răzvan Ochiroșii 0 0 1 1 0 1
Ionuț Rada 0 0 0 0 1 1
Andrei Ionescu 0 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals
Stephen Craigan 0 0 1 1 0 1

Last updated:15:05, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
Source: FCSB

Start formations

Qnt Formation Match(es)
43 4-4-2 UEL1, UEL2, UEL3, 1, UEL4, 2, 3, UEL5, 4, UEL6, 5, 6, UEL7, 7, CR1, 8, 10, UEL9, 11, 12, UEL10, 14, 15, 16, 17, UEL12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34
2 4-3-3 UEL8, 9
2 3-4-3 CR2, UEL11
1 3-5-2 13

Last updated: 12:00, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.

Starting XI

No.
Pos
Nat
Name
GS Notes
1 GK COL Rufay 28
18 LB ROM P. Marin 32 +4 as RB
17 CB ROM Baciu 20 +1 as RB, +1 as CM
24 CB ROM Ghionea 22
4 RB POL Golański 24 +1 as CB, +1 as DM
8 DM ROM Ov. Petre 17 + 1 as CB
16 LW ROM Nicoliță 20 +18 as RW, +1 as RB
14 AM COL Toja 25 +2 as LW
7 RW ROM Székely 24 +5 as LW, +2 as CM
9 FW GRE Kapetanos 32
28 FW ROM Stancu 32

Last updated: 15:05, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Overall

Total Home Away
Games played 48 23 25
Games won 25 13 12
Games drawn 13 6 7
Games lost 10 4 6
Biggest win 3–0 vs Motherwell
3–0 vs St Patrick's
3–0 vs Motherwell
3–0 vs St Patrick's
4–2 vs Gaz Metan
3–1 vs Motherwell
2–0 vs Ceahlăul
2–0 vs Bacău
2–0 vs Iași
2–0 vs Internațional
Biggest lose 5–1 vs Rapid 3–1 vs Ceahlăul 5–1 vs Rapid
Clean sheets 21 11 10
Goals scored 69 35 34
Goals conceded 45 18 27
Goal difference +24 +17 +7
Top scorer Kapetanos (19) 11 8
Winning rate 52.08% 56.52% 48%

Last updated: 15:05, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
Source: Competitive matches

International appearances

Player Position Country Caps this season Goals this season
Arman Karamyan Forward  Armenia vs.  Belarus
Artavazd Karamyan Left winger  Armenia vs.  Belarus
Pantelis Kapetanos Forward  Greece vs.  Senegal,  North Korea ,  Paraguay
Romeo Surdu Forward  Romania vs.  Hungary,  France,  Austria
Bogdan Stancu Forward  Romania None1
Ciprian Tătărușanu Goalkeeper  Romania None2
Bănel Nicoliță Right winger  Romania vs.  Poland,  Israel
Cristian Tănase Attacking midfielder  Romania vs.  Poland,  Ukraine,  Macedonia
Paweł Golański Right back  Poland vs.  Northern Ireland
Mihai Onicaș Defensive midfielder Romania U-21 vs. Andorra U-21, Moldova U-21
Eric Bicfalvi Centre midfielder Romania U-21 vs. Moldova U-21, Latvia U-21, Faroe Islands U-21, Latvia U-21, Poland U-21 vs. Faroe Islands U-21
Răzvan Ochiroșii Left winger Romania U-21 vs. Andorra U-21, Moldova U-21, Faroe Islands U-21 vs. Moldova U-21
Andrei Ionescu Attacking midfielder Romania U-21 vs. Andorra U-21, Moldova U-21, Latvia U-21, Faroe Islands U-21, Latvia U-21, Poland U-21 vs. Faroe Islands U-21
Cezar Lungu Goalkeeper Romania U-21 vs. Faroe Islands U-21, Latvia U-21, Poland U-21 , Israel U-21
Ciprian Tătărușanu Goalkeeper Romania U-23 vs. Italy U-23
Notes

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current position / round Final position / round First match Last match
Liga I 4th 2 August 2009 22 May 2010
Cupa României Round of 32 Round of 16 22 September 2009 28 October 2009
Europa League Second qualifying round 4th / Group Stage 16 July 2009 17 December 2009

Liga I

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
2 Unirea Urziceni 34 18 12 4 53 26 +27 66 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
3 Vaslui 34 18 8 8 44 28 +16 62 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Play-off round VAS 2–1 STE
STE 2–1 VAS
4 Steaua București 34 18 8 8 49 36 +13 62
5 Timișoara 34 15 14 5 55 27 +28 59 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
6 Dinamo București 34 13 14 7 48 37 +11 53 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1

Source: LPF (Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
1Because the finalists of 2009–10 Cupa României, CFR Cluj and Vaslui finished the league 5th or higher, 6th-placed team qualified for the second qualifying round of 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 18 8 8 49 36 +13 62 10 4 3 26 16 +10 8 4 5 23 20 +3

Last updated: 15:05, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
Source: FCSB

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 H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A A H A H A H A H A H A HR A H A
Result W D L W L W W D D W D W W L W W W L D D W L W D W W W L D L W L W W
Position 2 2 8 5 9 5 3 5 6 4 4 3 2 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 4

Last updated: 15:05, 23 May 2010 (UTC).
Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Match
Date
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Pos.
Pts.
GD
Report
1 2 August 2009 A Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 2 – 0 2 3 +2
2 9 August 2009 H CFR Cluj 2 – 2 2 4 +2
3 16 August 2009 H Unirea Urziceni 0 – 1 8 4 +1
4 23 August 2009 A Oțelul Galați 1 – 0 5 7 +2
5 30 August 2009 H Dinamo București 0 – 1 9 7 +1
6 13 September 2009 A Gaz Metan Mediaș 4 – 2 5 10 +3
7 20 September 2009 H Pandurii Târgu Jiu 1 – 0 3 13 +4
8 26 September 2009 A Brașov 0 – 0 5 14 +4
9 4 October 2009 H Gloria Bistrița 1 – 1 6 15 +4
10 17 October 2009 A Politehnica Iași 2 – 0 4 18 +6
11 25 October 2009 H Rapid București 1 – 1 4 19 +6
12 31 October 2009 A Timișoara 1 – 0 3 22 +7
13 9 November 2009 H Unirea Alba Iulia 2 – 0 2 25 +9
14 21 November 2009 A Astra Ploiești 1 – 2 4 25 +8
15 29 November 2009 H Vaslui 2 – 1 3 28 +9
16 7 December 2009 A Universitatea Craiova 2 – 1 4 31 +10
17 12 December 2009 H Internațional Curtea de Argeș 3 – 2 3 34 +11
18 20 February 2010 H Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 1 – 3 3 34 +9
19 28 February 2010 A CFR Cluj 1 – 1 4 35 +9
20 7 March 2010 A Unirea Urziceni 2 – 2 3 36 +9
21 12 March 2010 H Oțelul Galați 1 – 0 2 39 +10
22 17 March 2010 A Dinamo București 0 – 2 3 39 +8
23 21 March 2010 H Gaz Metan Mediaș 2 – 0 3 42 +10
24 26 March 2010 A Pandurii Târgu Jiu 0 – 0 3 43 +10
25 2 April 2010 H Brașov 1 – 0 3 46 +11
26 7 April 2010 A Gloria Bistrița 2 – 1 2 49 +12
27 12 April 2010 H Politehnica Iași 2 – 1 2 52 +13
28 18 April 2010 A Rapid București 1 – 5 2 52 +9
29 25 April 2010 H Timișoara 3 – 3 3 53 +9
30 1 May 2010 A Unirea Alba Iulia 1 – 2 5 53 +8
31 5 May 2010 HR Astra Ploiești 2 – 0 5 56 +10
32 10 May 2010 A Vaslui 1 – 2 5 56 +9
33 16 May 2010 H Universitatea Craiova 2 – 0 5 59 +11
34 22 May 2010 A Internațional Curtea de Argeș 2 – 0 4 62 +13

Last updated: 15:05, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
Source: FCSB
1Steaua București goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Steaua București.
Pos. = Position in league, Pts. = Points, GD = Goal difference, Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Cupa României

Results

M
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
1 23 September 2009 CR R32 A FCM Bacău 2 – 0
2 28 October 2009 CR R16 A Gloria Bistrița 0 – 0
(4 – 5 pen.)

Last updated: 28 October 2009
Source: FCSB
1Steaua București goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Steaua București.
Pos. = Position in league, Pts. = Points, GD = Goal difference, Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

M
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
1 16 July 2009 UEL QR2 H Újpest 2 – 0
2 23 July 2009 UEL QR2 A Újpest 2 – 1
3 30 July 2009 UEL QR3 H Motherwell 3 – 0
4 6 August 2009 UEL QR3 AR Motherwell 3 – 1
5 20 August 2009 UEL PR H St Patrick's Athletic 3 – 0
6 27 August 2009 UEL PR AR St Patrick's Athletic 2 – 1

Last updated: 17 December 2009
Source: FCSB
1Steaua București goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Steaua București.
Pos. = Position in league, Pts. = Points, GD = Goal difference, Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Group stage

Group H standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Fenerbahçe 6 5 0 1 8 3 +5 15
Twente 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
Sheriff Tiraspol 6 1 2 3 4 5 −1 5
Steaua București 6 0 4 2 3 6 −3 4

Results

M
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
1 17 September 2009 UEL GS H Sheriff Tiraspol 0 – 0
2 1 October 2009 UEL GS A Twente 0 – 0
3 22 October 2009 UEL GS H Fenerbahçe 0 – 1
4 5 November 2009 UEL GS A Fenerbahçe 1 – 3
5 2 December 2009 UEL GS A Sheriff Tiraspol 1 – 1
6 17 December 2009 UEL GS H Twente 1 – 1

Last updated: 17 December 2009
Source: FCSB
1Steaua București goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Steaua București.
Pos. = Position in league, Pts. = Points, GD = Goal difference, Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Non competitive matches

M
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
1 1 July Friendly N Celje 3 – 0
2 3 July Friendly N Bohemians Prague (Střížkov) 2 – 0
3 5 July Friendly N Dinamo Zagreb 1 – 0
4 7 July Friendly N CSKA Sofia 1 – 2
5 11 July Friendly H Gençlerbirliği 0 – 0
6 11 October Friendly N FC Snagov 3 – 0
8 26 January Friendly N Red Bull Salzburg 1 – 1
9 1 February Friendly N Vasas 2 – 0
10 5 February Friendly N Rijeka 1 – 1
11 7 February Friendly N Lokomotiv Sofia 3 – 2
12 9 February Friendly N Terek Grozny 0 – 2
13 11 February Friendly N BATE 2 – 0

Last updated: 20:54, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
Source: FCSB
1Steaua goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Steaua.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

UEFA Club rankings

This is the current UEFA Club Rankings, including season 2008–09.[13]

Rank Team Points Mvmnt
27 Panathinaikos 56.633 (+10)
28 Glasgow Rangers 56.575 (–4)
29 Tottenham 55.899 (+4)
30 Newcastle 54.899 (–16)
31 Ajax 54.825 (+12)
32 Steaua București 53.781 (–3)
33 Espanyol 52.853 (–7)
34 Olympiacos 52.632 (+10)
35 Fenerbahçe 52.445 (+10)
36 Bayer Leverkusen 51.339 (–4)
37 Basel 51.050 (+5)

Staff

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Mihai Stoichiță (from 18 Sept.)
Head Coach Cristiano Bergodi (until 17 Sept.)
Assistant Coach Mihai Teja
General Manager Basarab Panduru (from 14 Sept)
Sports Manager Renzo Rossi (until 17 Sept.)
Team Manager Marius Ianuli
Goalkeeping Coach Andrei Speriatu
Fitness Coach Ionel Colonel
Fitness Coach Horea Codorean
Medic Radu Paligora
Medic Assistant Iulian Mircea
Masseur Ion Budugă
Masseur Constantin Moroiu
Masseur Cătălin Fandel

Last updated: 13:44, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Source: FCSB

Other information

Owner George Becali
President Valeriu Argăseală
Vice-Chairman Teia Sponte
Vicepresident Iulian Ghiorghișor
Executive Director Ovidiu Costeșin
Marketing Director Bobby Durbac
Press Officer Cătălin Făiniși
Board Room Member Lucian Becali
Board Room Member Vasile Geambazi
Censor Victor Manole
Censor Mariana Istudor
Supplementary Censor Virgil Laurențiu Găman
Supplementary Censor Maria Apostoiu
Stock Holder Vasile Geambazi (37%)[14][15]
Stock Holder Constantin Geambazi (30%)[14][15]
Stock Holder Cătălin Ciubotă (26%)[14][15]
Stock Holder Tomaida Bădescu (4%)[14][15]
Stock Holder Marius Ianuli (3%)[14][15]

Last updated: 9 August 2009
Source: FCSB

Notes and references