2011–12 FC Dinamo Bucureşti season

FC Dinamo Bucureşti
2011–12 season
Chairman Nicolae Badea
Manager Liviu Ciobotariu
Liga I Ongoing
Cupa României Ongoing
UEFA Europa League Play-off
Top goalscorer League: Marius Niculae - 14
All: Marius Niculae - 15
Highest home attendance 15,000 (5 December v. Steaua)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2011–12 season is FC Dinamo Bucureşti's 63rd consecutive season in Liga I. In this season, Dinamo plays in Liga I, Cupa României and UEFA Europa League, due to the 6th place occupied in the previous season of the Championship.

Contents

Players

Current squad

Updated last on 31 August 2011

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends
Goalkeepers
1 George Curcă GK May 8, 1981 (1981-05-08) (age 30) Farul Constanţa 2010 Unknown
23 Kristijan Naumovski GK September 17, 1988 (1988-09-17) (age 23) Rabotnički 2010 2015
34 Cristian Bălgrădean GK March 21, 1988 (1988-03-21) (age 23) UTA Arad 2010 2014
Defenders
2 Zie Diabaté LB March 2, 1989 (1989-03-02) (age 23) Kabby Sport Bongouanou 2008 Unknown
3 Cristian Pulhac LB August 17, 1984 (1984-08-17) (age 27) Academy 2002 Unknown
15 Adrian Scarlatache RB December 5, 1986 (1986-12-05) (age 25) Academy 2004 Unknown
21 Dragoş Grigore CB September 7, 1986 (1986-09-07) (age 25) CFR Timişoara 2008 Unknown
24 Srdjan Luchin RB March 4, 1986 (1986-03-04) (age 26) Poli Timişoara 2011 2016
30 Cosmin Moţi CB December 3, 1984 (1984-12-03) (age 27) Universitatea Craiova 2005 Unknown
32 Nicolae Muşat LB December 4, 1986 (1986-12-04) (age 25) Academy 2005 Unknown
Midfielders
5 Djakaridja Koné DM July 22, 1986 (1986-07-22) (age 25) Hapoel Petah Tikva 2009 2012
6 Dorel Stoica DM December 15, 1978 (1978-12-15) (age 33) Universitatea Craiova 2011 2013
7 Cătălin Munteanu CM January 26, 1979 (1979-01-26) (age 33) FC Braşov 2010 Unknown
8 Bogdan Pătraşcu DM May 7, 1979 (1979-05-07) (age 32) Sportul Studențesc 2011 2012
20 Elis Bakaj LM June 25, 1987 (1987-06-25) (age 24) Dinamo Tirana 2011 2016
26 Laurenţiu Rus RM May 7, 1985 (1985-05-07) (age 26) Liberty Salonta 2009 Unknown
Forwards
9 Marius Niculae ST May 16, 1981 (1981-05-16) (age 30) Inverness 2008 Unknown
10 Marius Alexe FW February 22, 1990 (1990-02-22) (age 22) Academy 2009 Unknown
14 Georgian Păun FW October 24, 1985 (1985-10-24) (age 26) Academy 2006 Unknown
19 Liviu Ganea ST February 23, 1988 (1988-02-23) (age 24) Academy 2005 2012
25 Ionel Dănciulescu ST December 6, 1976 (1976-12-06) (age 35) Hércules 2010 2012
29 George Ţucudean ST April 30, 1991 (1991-04-30) (age 20) UTA Arad 2010 2015

Squad changes

In:

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
1 GK ROU George Curcă 30 EU Unirea Urziceni Loan Return Summer
3 LB ROU Cristian Pulhac 26 EU Hércules Loan Return Summer
15 CB ROU Adrian Scarlatache 24 EU Khazar Loan Return Summer
32 LB ROU Nicolae Muşat 24 EU Khazar Loan Return Summer
CM ROU Hristu Chiacu 25 EU Khazar Loan Return Summer
9 FW ROU Marius Niculae 30 EU Kavala Loan Return Summer
26 MF ROU Laurenţiu Rus 26 EU Târgu Mureș Loan Return Summer
6 DF ROU Dorel Stoica 32 EU Free Agent Transfer Summer 2013 [1]
24 DF ROU Srdjan Luchin 25 EU Poli Timişoara Transfer Summer 2016 [2]

Out:

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
GK ROU Emilian Dolha 31 EU Mutual agreement Summer
RB ESP Óscar Rubio 27 EU End of Contract Summer
LB ROU Valeriu Bordeanu 34 EU End of Contract Summer
CB SRB Ersin Mehmedović 30 End of Contract Summer
LM ROU Vlad Munteanu 30 EU End of Contract Summer
RB ROU Ştefan Bărboianu 23 EU End of Contract Summer
CB ROU Valerică Găman 22 EU End of Contract Summer
CM ROU Andrei Mărgăritescu 31 EU Mioveni Transfer Summer Undisclosed
RB ROU Eugen Crăciun 25 EU Mioveni Transfer Summer Undisclosed
RM ROU Hristu Chiacu 24 EU Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Loan Summer Undisclosed
RM ROU Gabriel Torje 21 EU Udinese Transfer Summer Undisclosed [3]

Last updated: 2011-8-31

Player statistics

Starting XI

No.
Pos
Nat
Name
GS Notes
34 GK ROU Bălgrădean 23
24 RB ROU Luchin 16 5 presences as central defender
21 CB ROU Grigore 19 Adrian Scarlatache has 6 presences as central defender
30 CB ROU Moţi 20
2 LB ROU Diabaté 23
26 RM ROU Rus 22 7 presences as right defender
5 CM CIV Koné 22
7 CM ROU Munteanu 21
10 LM ROU Alexe 13
9 FW ROU Niculae 22
25 FW ROU Dănciulescu 24

Last updated: 17 December 2011 (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).

Squad stats

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

Min
App

App

App

Notes
1 GK Curcă ROU (-) means goals conceded
23 GK Naumovski MKD 2 2 180 2 (-) means goals conceded
34 GK Bălgrădean ROU 23 23 -19 2070 18 -10 1 -1 4 -8 (-) means goals conceded
2 DF Diabaté CIV 23 24 2081 17 3 4
3 DF Pulhac ROU 1 2 60 2
5 MF Koné CIV 22 22 1 1980 16 1 2 4
6 DF Stoica ROU 7 10 1 653 7 1 1 2
7 MF Munteanu ROU 21 23 2 2028 17 1 2 4 1
8 MF Pătraşcu ROU 5 12 481 9 2 1
9 FW Niculae ROU 22 23 15 1949 18 14 1 4 1
10 FW Alexe ROU 13 17 1 984 12 1 2 3
14 FW Păun ROU 1 6 1 194 2 3 1 1
15 DF Scarlatache ROU 13 14 1138 8 2 4
17 MF Scărlătescu ROU 1 1 45 1
19 FW Ganea ROU 3 13 4 497 9 1 2 3 2
20 MF Bakaj ALB 3 14 1 374 11 1 2 1
21 DF Grigore ROU 19 19 1684 15 3 1
24 DF Luchin ROU 16 16 2 1429 13 3 2
25 FW Dănciulescu ROU 24 24 10 2040 18 8 2 1 4 1
26 MF Rus ROU 22 22 1 1880 17 1 2 3
29 FW Ţucudean ROU 2 17 2 343 12 2 1 3 1
30 DF Moţi ROU 20 20 3 1775 15 2 1 4 1
32 DF Muşat ROU 2 3 169 2 1
33 MF Stănescu ROU 1 15 1
Players sold or loaned out during the season
22 MF Torje ROU 8 9 2 718 5 1 4 1

Last updated: 17 December
Source: [4]
Ordered by squad number
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated on 17 December 2011
No. Pos Name Liga I Cupa României Europa League Total
2 DF Zie Diabaté 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
3 DF Cristian Pulhac 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 MF Djakaridja Koné 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
7 MF Cătălin Munteanu 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
8 MF Bogdan Pătraşcu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Marius Niculae 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0
10 FW Marius Alexe 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
14 FW Georgian Păun 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
15 DF Adrian Scarlatache 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
20 MF Elis Bakaj 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
21 DF Dragoş Grigore 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 1 0
24 DF Srdjan Luchin 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
25 FW Ionel Dănciulescu 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
26 MF Laurenţiu Rus 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
29 FW George Ţucudean 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
30 DF Cosmin Moţi 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
34 GK Cristian Bălgrădean 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Players sold or loaned out during the season
22 MF Gabriel Torje 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0

Club

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head Coach First Team Liviu Ciobotariu
Assistant Coach Bebe Alexe
Goalkeeping Coach Gheorghe Niţu
Physical fitness coach Constantin Niculae

Last updated: 21 July
Source: FC Dinamo Official Website

Competitions

Overall

FC Dinamo plays in three competitions: Liga I, UEFA Europa League and Cupa României.

Competition Started round Current position / round Final position / round First match Last match
Liga I Round 1 1 vs. FCM Târgu Mureş
22 July 2011
Cupa României Round of 32 Semifinals vs. Luceafărul Oradea
22 September 2011
Europa League Third qualifying round Play-off round vs. Varaždin
28 July 2011
vs. Vorskla
25 August 2011

Liga I

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo București 18 12 4 2 32 10 +22 40 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2 CFR Cluj 18 12 3 3 37 14 +23 39
3 Rapid București 17 10 4 3 27 15 +12 34 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
4 FC Vaslui 17 9 3 5 26 14 +12 30 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round

Updated to games played on 17 December 2011
Source: LPF (Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(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.

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
18 12 4 2 32 10 +22 40 5 2 1 9 4 +5 7 2 1 23 6 +17

Last updated: 17 December
Source: Competitive Matches

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 H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A A
Result W W W W W L D W W W D D W W W L D W
Position 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Last updated: 17 December 2011.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Competitive

Liga I

Kickoff times are in EET.

Results

UEFA Europa League

Cupa României

Non competitive matches

M
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
1 27 June Friendly N Trepça 4 – 0
2 29 June Friendly N FC Ingolstadt 04 0 – 1
3 2 July Friendly N Basel 2 – 1
4 4 July Friendly N Maccabi Haifa 2 – 1
5 6 July Friendly N United Arab Emirates 1 – 1
6 8 July Friendly N 2 – 1
7 9 July Friendly N 17 – 0
8 8 October Friendly Ludogorets Razgrad 1 – 2
9 12 November Friendly Dacia Chişinău 1 – 2

Last updated: 12 November 2011
Source: www.fcdinamo.ro
1Dinamo goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Dinamo.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

References