FC Steaua București in European football

FC Steaua București in European football

Steaua team with the European Cup in 1986.
Club Steaua București
First entry 1957–58
Last entry 2014–15
Titles
Champions League
Super Cup

FC Steaua București are a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest, whose team has regularly taken part in Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) competitions. Qualification for Romanian clubs is determined by a team's performance in its domestic league and cup competitions. Steaua have regularly qualified for the primary European competition, the European Cup, by winning the Liga I. Steaua have also achieved European qualification via the Cupa României and have played in both the former UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Cup (now called the Europa League).

Steaua's first match in European competition was in the 1957–58 European Cup against Borussia Dortmund of West Germany. They have competed in 43 seasons of European football, participating in the European Cup 22 times. There were five consecutive participations in the European Cup during the 1980s and six in the 1990s.

Steaua won the European Cup in 1986, becoming the only Romanian club to do so, by defeating Barcelona on a penalty shootout. They again reached the European Cup Final in 1989, but lost 4–0 to Milan. Steaua's record win in Europe is a 6–0 victory over Young Boys in the 1979–80 Cup Winners' Cup.

European competitions

The first continental competition organised by UEFA was the European Cup in 1955. It is the most prestigious European competition and was conceived by the editor of L'Équipe Gabriel Hanot, as a competition for winners of the European national football leagues.[1] The format of the competition was changed for the 1992–93 season to include a group stage instead of the straight knockout format previously in use. The competition was also renamed as the UEFA Champions League.[2] Further changes were made for the 1997–98 season, with the runners-up from countries placed highly in the UEFA coefficients allowed to enter. This was later expanded to four team for the top countries in the coefficients.[3]

A number of other European competitions have also taken place. The secondary cup competition is the UEFA Cup, which was established in 1972. The competition was initially open to teams who finished as runners-up in their respective national leagues. This was later expanded based on the countries rank in the coefficients and performance in domestic cup competitions. The competition was renamed as the UEFA Europa League for the 2009–10 season.[4] The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a competition for the winners of all European domestic cup competitions. Established in 1960 it was considered the secondary cup competitions until the re-branding of the European Cup, which weakened the competition and it was considered the weakest of the three competitions.[5] The competition was discontinued in 1999 and amalgamated into the UEFA Cup.[6]

The UEFA Super Cup is a competition between the winners of the Champions League and Europa League. It was contested between the winners of the Champions League and Cup Winners' Cup up until the discontinuation of the latter in 1999. The competition was originally held over two-legs but was changed to a single match in 1998.[7] The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was established in 1955 and run independently of UEFA. It was initially for team from cities that hosted trade fairs, it was later expanded to include runners-up from the domestic leagues. In 1971 it came under the control of UEFA and was re-branded as the UEFA Cup.[5] Established in 1960 the Intercontinental Cup was a competition for the winners of the European Cup and the South American equivalent the Copa Libertadores. Jointly organised by UEFA and the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) it was contested until 2004, when it was replaced by the FIFA Club World Cup which included the winners of all six confederations regional championships.[8]

History

Under communism (1947–1990)

On 7 June 1947, at the initiative of several officers of the Romanian Royal House, the first Romanian sports club of the Army was born through a decree signed by General Mihail Lascăr, High Commander of the Romanian Royal Army. The club was to be called ASA București (Asociația Sportivă a Armatei București – English: Army Sports Association), with seven different sections (football, fencing, volleyball, boxing, shooting, athletics, tennis), and its leadership was entrusted to General-Major Oreste Alexandrescu. With a squad gathered in record time, ASA was preparing itself for the Romanian second league promotion play-offs. However, the new Communist government that had come to power in 1945 and assumed total control of the country at the end of 1947 stated that every sports association in the country was now to be linked to a certain trade union, be it a State Department, a Ministry or a company. However, this was not the case for first league club, Carmen București, owned by wealthy industrialist Dumitru Mociorniță, who saw his team excluded from the championship and later on dissolved, its place in the 1st league being now taken by newly formed ASA.[9]

The team's first official competition was the 1947-48 Romanian Football Championship season, in which they finished 14th. Their first official match was played in Bucharest against Dermata Cluj and ended 0-0. The team managed to avoid relegation after a play-out with seven other teams. On 5 June 1948, by Order 289 of the Ministry of National Defence, ASA became CSCA (Clubul Sportiv Central al Armatei – English: Central Sports Club of the Army), after which performances began to roll. In March 1950, CSCA changed its name to CCA (Casa Centrală a Armatei, English: "Central House of the Army").

The 1950s were years of great domestic performances, ones in which the famous "CCA Golden Team" was formed. 1956 was one of CCA's most prestigious years, when, apart from winning the title, the team entered a tournament in England where they beat Luton Town 4-3, drew against Arsenal 1-1 and Sheffield Wednesday 3-3 and lost 5-0 in front of Wolverhampton. Also, on 22 April 1956, the Romanian national team beat Yugoslavia 1-0 in Belgrade with a team comprised only by CCA players. In 1957, the team also made their first Champions League appearance, outpassed by Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League after a play-off in Bologna.

In 1961, CCA changed names once again (for the final time) to CSA Steaua București (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua – English: Army Sports Club Steaua). The name Steaua is Romanian for The Star and was adopted because of the presence, just like in any other Eastern-European Army team, of a red star on their badge.

The Steaua squad with the European Cup after victory in the 1986 European Cup Final.

Under the leadership of coaches Emerich Jenei and Anghel Iordănescu, Steaua had an impressive Championship run in the 1984-85 season, which they eventually won after a six-year drought. What followed was an astonishing European Cup season. After knocking-out Vejle Boldklub, Budapest Honvéd, Lahti and Anderlecht, they were the first ever Romanian team to make it into a Champions League final. On 7 May 1986, at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville, Spanish champions Barcelona were clear favourites, but after a goalless draw, goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam saved all four penalties taken by the Spaniards, being the first ever Romanian to reach the Guinness Book for that achievement,[10] while Gavril Balint and Marius Lăcătuș converted their penalties to make Steaua the first Eastern-European team to win the supreme continental trophy.

Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian all-time best footballer, joined the club a few months later, scoring the only goal of the match against Dynamo Kyiv which brought Steaua an additional European Super Cup on 24 February 1987 in Monaco, just two months after having lost the Intercontinental Cup 1-0 to Argentinians River Plate in Tokyo.

Steaua remained at the top of European football for the rest of the decade, managing one more Champions League semifinal against Benfica (1987–88) and one more Champions League final in 1989, which was lost 4-0 in to the Milan of Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard.

During these last years of the Communist regime in Romania, dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu's son Valentin was involved in the life of the team. Even though a controversial character, Valentin Ceaușescu admitted in a recent interview that he had done nothing else than to protect his favourite team from Dinamo's sphere of influence, ensured by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[11] Though contested by some, their five-year winning streak in the championship between 1984–85 and 1988-89 corroborates the notion that the team was really the best during this period.

Post-Revolution (1990-date)

The Romanian Revolution led the country towards a free open market and, subsequently, several players of the great 1980s team left for other clubs in the West. Gheorghe Hagi went to Real Madrid for a record $ 4,300,000 fee[12] which stands up to this day for the national championship, Marius Lăcătuș to Fiorentina, Dan Petrescu to Foggia, Silviu Lung to Logroñés, Ștefan Iovan to Brighton & Hove Albion, Tudorel Stoica to Lens and so on.

Therefore, three years followed in which the club won only a national cup in the 1991-92 season. However, a swift recovery followed and Steaua managed a six consecutive championship streak between 1992–93 and 1997-98. The club managed to reach the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals in 1993, when they lost on away goals to Royal Antwerp, and also to make it to the Champions League group stage three years in a row between 1994–95 and 1996-97.

In 1998, following lobbying from the football department president, Marcel Pușcaș, and new LPF regulations, the football club separated from CSA Steaua București and changed their name for the last time to FC Steaua București (Fotbal Club Steaua București).[13]

In the summer of 2004, following a third consecutive year with no trophy won, former Italian glory Walter Zenga was appointed as head coach, becoming the first ever foreign Steaua manager. Following the appointment, results came immediately, as the team qualified for the UEFA Cup group stage and further on became the first Romanian team to make it to the European football spring since 1993, where they defeated holders Valencia after a penalty shoot-out at Ghencea. Zenga was sacked with three matchdays to go in the Divizia A, but Steaua eventually won the title, performance repeated the following year, when, under coaches Oleh Protasov (August – December) and Cosmin Olăroiu (March 2006 – May 2007), they also managed to make it to the UEFA Cup semifinals.

In the next season, after having successfully passed two qualifying rounds against Gorica and Standard Liège, Steaua reached the group stage of the 2006–07 Champions League, where they ended third in Group E, behind Olympique Lyonnais (0-3 home, 1-1 away) and Real Madrid (1-4 home, 0-1 away) and in front of Dynamo Kyiv (1-1 home, 4-1 away). Their continuation in the UEFA Cup was short however, having been outpassed by holders Sevilla in the round of 32.

In the 2007–08 Champions League, they passed Zagłębie Lubin (1-0 away and 2-1 home) and BATE Borisov (2-2 away and 2-0 home), and reached the group stage, where they played against Arsenal, Sevilla and Sparta Prague. Their performance was sub-par however, finishing last with 1 point.

The 2008-09 UEFA Champions League season saw them advance to the group stage after defeating Galatasaray (2–2 away and 1–0 home), only to finish again last with 1 point, after Bayern Munich, Olympique Lyonnais, and Fiorentina.

Following seasons, Steaua qualified for Europa League only, where it managed to pass through the group stage in 2012 to lose against Twente Enschede in round of last 32. Next year, in 2013, Steaua manages to pass through AFC Ajax in round of last 32 after penalty shoot-outs, and is eliminated in round of 16 by UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea FC despite a 1-0 home win.

Total statistics

Including 2014-15 season.

Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League / European Cup 24133493747186181+5
UEFA Super Cup / European Super Cup 1110010+1
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 16112443137153131+22
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup 11401412145154–3
Intercontinental Cup 1100101–1
Total 53 287 108 80 99 391 367 +24

Statistics by country

Including 2014-15 season.

Country Club P W D L GF GA GD
Argentina Argentina River Plate 100101–1
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 100101–1
Austria Austria Austria Wien 421143+1
LASK Linz 220052+3
Red Bull Salzburg 211010+1
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 8521105+5
Belarus Belarus BATE Borisov 211042+2
Neman Grodno 2020110
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 413053+2
Belgium Belgium Anderlecht 6222550
Club Brugge 412175+2
Royal Antwerp 2020110
Standard Liège 522186+2
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 175842117+4
Bulgaria Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv 210147–3
CSKA Sofia 6330127+5
Ludogorets Razgrad 2101110
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 105321715+2
Croatia Croatia / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb 410359–4
Hajduk Split 210142+2
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 6204911–2
Cyprus Cyprus AEK Larnaca 211042+2
Anorthosis Famagusta 211043+1
Omonia 220051+4
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 6420136+7
Czech Republic Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Slavia Prague 402248–4
Sparta Prague 211073+4
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 613211110
Denmark Denmark AaB 210161+5
AGF Aarhus 2101440
København 211021+1
Vejle Boldklub 211052+3
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 8422178+9
England England Arsenal 200213–2
Aston Villa 210123–1
Chelsea 410328–6
Liverpool 402237–4
Middlesbrough 210134–1
Southampton 211021+1
West Ham United 211020+2
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 185491526–11
Estonia Estonia Flora Tallinn 210154+1
Levadia Tallinn 220071+6
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 4301125+ 7
Finland Finland Lahti 211010+1
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 211010+1
France France Bastia 2101330
Lens 110040+4
Monaco 420247–3
Montpellier 200208–8
Nantes 200235– 2
Lyon 4013411–7
Paris Saint-Germain 210135–2
Strasbourg 201112–1
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 1952122241–19
Georgia (country) Georgia Dinamo Tbilisi 211031+2
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 211031+2
Germany Germany / West Germany West Germany Bayern Munich 402215–4
Borussia Dortmund 7115917–8
Hertha BSC 1010000
Schalke 04 402215–4
Stuttgart 201137–4
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 1817101434–20
Greece Greece Panathinaikos 201158–3
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 201158–3
Hungary Hungary Budapest Honvéd 210142+2
MTK Budapest 210142+2
Újpest 220041+3
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 6402125+7
Iceland Iceland Fram Reykjavík 220050+5
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 220050+5
Israel Israel Maccabi Haifa 210147–3
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 210147–3
Italy Italy Fiorentina 201101–1
Genoa 200202–2
Juventus 201103–3
Milan 100104–4
Napoli 201134–1
Parma 100101–1
Roma 201101–1
Sampdoria 1010000
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 13058316–13
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Aktobe 211043+1
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 211043+1
Lithuania Lithuania Ekranas 220050+5
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 220050+5
Malta Malta Hibernians 211010+1
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 211010+1
Moldova Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 2020110
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 2020110
Netherlands Netherlands Ajax 2101220
Heerenveen 210132+1
PSV Eindhoven 4103212–10
Twente 402213–2
Utrecht 211042+2
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 144371221–9
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Derry City 220050+5
Glentoran 211061+5
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 4310111+10
Norway Norway Molde 220041+3
Rosenborg 201134–1
Strømsgodset 220030+3
Vålerenga 220061+5
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 8611166+10
Poland Poland Legia Warsaw 2020330
Widzew Łódź 210112–1
Zagłębie Lubin 220031+2
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 632176+1
Portugal Portugal Benfica 402225–3
Rio Ave 211043+1
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 613268–2
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Bohemian 211040+4
Shelbourne 211041+3
St Patrick's Athletic 220051+4
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 6420132+11
Republic of Macedonia Republic of Macedonia Sloga Jugomagnat 220051+4
Vardar Skopje 220051+4
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 4400102+8
Romania Romania Rapid București 2020110
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 2020110
Russia Russia / Soviet Union Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 220051+4
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 220051+4
Scotland Scotland Motherwell 220061+5
Rangers 6222550
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 8422116+5
Serbia Serbia / Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro Železnik 210154+1
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 210154+1
Slovakia Slovakia / Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 4202660
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 4202660
Slovenia Slovenia Gorica 220050+5
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 220050+5
Spain Spain Athletic Bilbao 100101–1
Atlético Madrid 201115–4
Barcelona 521259–4
Real Betis 211030+3
Real Madrid 200215–4
Sevilla 400417–6
Sporting de Gijón 211032+1
Valencia 6204612–6
Villarreal 201102–2
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 2665152043–23
Sweden Sweden Halmstads 110030+3
Göteborg 210152+3
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 320182+6
Switzerland Switzerland Basel 2020220
Grasshopper 2101110
Servette 211052+3
St. Gallen 201123–1
Young Boys 211082+6
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 103521810+8
Turkey Turkey Beşiktaş 110021+1
Fenerbahçe 411235–2
Galatasaray 422083+5
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 9432139+4
Ukraine Ukraine / Soviet Union Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 72231012–2
Karpaty Lviv 211043+1
colspan=2 align-"center" | Subtotal 93331415–1
colspan=2 align-"center" | Total 2871088099391367+24

Statistics by competition

UEFA Champions League / European Cup

Season Round Club Home Away Neutral Aggregate
1957–58 First round West Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–1 2–4 1–3 1 6–8
1960–61 Preliminary round Czechoslovakia Spartak Hradec Králové WO 2 N/A WO 2
1961–62 Preliminary round Austria Austria Wien 0–0 0–2 0–2
1968–69 First round Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 3–1 0–4 3–5
1976–77 First round Belgium Club Brugge 1–1 1–2 2–3
1978–79 Preliminary round France Monaco 2–0 0–3 2–3
1985–86 First round Denmark Vejle Boldklub 4–1 1–1 5–2
Second round Hungary Budapest Honvéd 4–1 0–1 4–2
Quarter-finals Finland Lahti 0–0 1–0 1–0
Semi-finals Belgium Anderlecht 3–0 0–1 3–1
Final Spain Barcelona N/A 0–0 (2–0 p) N/A
1986–87 Second round Belgium Anderlecht 1–0 0–3 N/A 1–3
1987–88 First round Hungary MTK Budapest 4–0 0–2 4–2
Second round Cyprus Omonia 3–1 2–0 5–1
Quarter-finals Scotland Rangers 2–0 1–2 3–2
Semi-finals Portugal Benfica 0–0 0–2 0–2
1988–89 First round Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 2–2 5–1 7–3
Second round Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 3–0 2–1 5–1
Quarter-finals Sweden Göteborg 5–1 0–1 5–2
Semi-finals Turkey Galatasaray 4–0 1–1 5–1
Final Italy Milan N/A 0–4 N/A
1989–90 First round Iceland Fram Reykjavík 4–0 1–0 N/A 5–0
Second round Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1–0 1–5 2–5
1993–94 First round Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–2 3–2 4–4 (a)
Second round France Monaco 1–0 1–4 2–4
1994–95 Qualifying round Switzerland Servette 4–1 1–1 5–2
Group stage (C) Belgium Anderlecht 1–1 0–0 3rd place
Croatia Hajduk Split 0–1 4–1
Portugal Benfica 1–1 1–2
1995–96 Qualifying round Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 0–0 1–0
Group stage (C) Scotland Rangers 1–1 1–0 3rd place
Italy Juventus 0–0 0–3
Germany Borussia Dortmund 0–0 0–1
1996–97 Qualifying round Belgium Club Brugge 3–0 2–2 5–2
Group stage (B) Spain Atlético Madrid 1–1 0–4 4th place
Germany Borussia Dortmund 0–3 3–5
Poland Widzew Łódź 1–0 0–2
1997–98 First qualifying round Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 3–3 2–0 5–3
Second qualifying round France Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 3 0–5 3–5
1998–99 First qualifying round Estonia Flora Tallinn 4–1 1–3 5–4
Second qualifying round Greece Panathinaikos 2–2 3–6 5–8
2001–02 Second qualifying round Republic of Macedonia Sloga Jugomagnat 3–0 2–1 5–1
Third qualifying round Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–4 1–1 3–5
2005–06 Second qualifying round Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 4–1 0–0 4–1
Third qualifying round Norway Rosenborg 1–1 2–3 3–4
2006–07 Second qualifying round Slovenia Gorica 3–0 2–0 5–0
Third qualifying round Belgium Standard Liege 2–1 2–2 4–3
Group stage (E) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 4–1 3rd place
France Lyon 0–3 1–1
Spain Real Madrid 1–4 0–1
2007–08 Second qualifying round Poland Zagłębie Lubin 2–1 1–0 3–1
Third qualifying round Belarus BATE Borisov 2–0 2–2 4–2
Group stage (H) Czech Republic Slavia Prague 1–1 1–2 4th place
England Arsenal 0–1 1–2
Spain Sevilla 0–2 1–2
2008–09 Third qualifying round Turkey Galatasaray 1–0 2–2 3–2
Group stage (F) Germany Bayern Munich 0–1 0–3 4th place
Italy Fiorentina 0–1 0–0
France Lyon 3–5 0–2
2013–14 Second qualifying round Republic of Macedonia Vardar Skopje 3–0 2–1 5–1
Third qualifying round Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 1–1 2–0 3–1
Play-off round Poland Legia Warsaw 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a)
Group stage (E) Germany Schalke 04 0–0 0–3 4th place
England Chelsea 0–4 0–1
Switzerland Basel 1–1 1–1
2014–15 Second qualifying round Norway Strømsgodset 2–0 1–0 3–0
Third qualifying round Kazakhstan Aktobe 2–1 2–2 4–3
Play-off round Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 1–0 0–1 1–1 (5–6 p)
1 At the time, the away goal rule wasn't applied, so a play–off match was played on a neutral ground (Bologna), won 3–1, by Borussia.
2 After the defeat of the Romania team against Czechoslovakia in the quarter–finals of the 1960 UEFA European Championship (0:2 in Bucharest and 0:3 in Bratislava), the Communist Authorities decided the withdrawal of all Romanian teams from international competitions to avoid the risk of further "humiliation". Consequently, Romania did not compete also for the qualifiers for 1962 FIFA World Cup where Romania had to play Italy.
3 This match ended 3–2, but PSG had fielded a suspended player (Laurent Fournier), so UEFA awarded 3–0 for Steaua.

UEFA Super Cup / European Super Cup

Season Round Club Neutral
1986 Final Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 1–0

UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1977–78 First round Spain Barcelona 1–3 1–5 2–8
1980–81 First round Belgium Standard Liege 1–2 1–1 2–3
1991–92 First round Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 2–2 (aet) 2–1 4–3
Second round Spain Sporting de Gijón 1–0 2–2 3–2
Third round Italy Genoa 0–1 0–1 0–2
1997–98 First round Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–0 2–1 2–1
Second round France Bastia 1–0 2–3 3–3 (a)
Third round England Aston Villa 2–1 0–2 2–3
1998–99 First round Spain Valencia 3–4 0–3 3–7
1999–00 Qualifying round Estonia Levadia Tallinn 3–0 4–1 7–1
First round Austria LASK Linz 2–0 3–2 5–2
Second round England West Ham United 2–0 0–0 2–0
Third round Czech Republic Slavia Prague 1–1 1–4 2–5
2001–02 First round Switzerland St. Gallen 1–1 1–2 2–3
2003–04 Qualifying round Belarus Neman Grodno 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
First round England Southampton 1–0 1–1 2–1
Second round England Liverpool 1–1 0–1 1–2
2004–05 Second qualifying round Serbia and Montenegro Železnik 1–2 4–2 5–4
First round Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2–1 2–2 4–3
Group stage (B) Belgium Standard Liege 2–0 N/A 2nd place
Italy Parma N/A 0–1
Turkey Beşiktaş 2–1 N/A
Spain Athletic Bilbao N/A 0–1
Round of 32 Spain Valencia 2–0 0–2 2–2 (4–3 p)
Round of 16 Spain Villarreal 0–0 0–2 0–2
2005–06 First round Norway Valerenga 3–1 3–0 6–1
Group stage (C) France Lens 4–0 N/A 1st place
Italy Sampdoria N/A 0–0
Sweden Halmstads 3–0 N/A
Germany Hertha BSC N/A 0–0
Round of 32 Netherlands Heerenveen 0–1 3–1 3–2
Round of 16 Spain Real Betis 0–0 3–0 3–0
Quarter-finals Romania Rapid București 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Semi-finals England Middlesbrough 1–0 2–4 3–4
2006–07 Round of 32 Spain Sevilla 0–2 0–1 0–3
2009–10 Second qualifying round Hungary Újpest 2–0 2–1 4–1
Third qualifying round Scotland Motherwell 3–0 3–1 6–1
Play-off round Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 3–0 2–1 5–1
Group stage (H) Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 1–1 4th place
Netherlands Twente 1–1 0–0
Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–1 1–3
2010–11 Play-off round Switzerland Grasshopper 1–0 0–1 1–1 (4–3 p)
Group stage (K) England Liverpool 1–1 1–4 3rd place
Italy Napoli 3–3 0–1
Netherlands Utrecht 3–1 1–1
2011–12 Play-off round Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2–0 1–1 3–1
Group stage (J) Germany Schalke 04 0–0 1–2 2nd place
Cyprus AEK Larnaca 3–1 1–1
Israel Maccabi Haifa 4–2 0–5
Round of 32 Netherlands Twente 0–1 0–1 0–2
2012–13 Third qualifying round Slovakia Spartak Trnava 0–1 3–0 3–1
Play-off round Lithuania Ekranas 3–0 2–0 5–0
Group stage (E) Germany Stuttgart 1–5 2–2 1st place
Denmark København 1–0 1–1
Norway Molde 2–0 2–1
Round of 32 Netherlands Ajax 2–0 0–2 2–2 (4–2 p)
Round of 16 England Chelsea 1–0 1–3 2–3
2014–15 Group stage (J) Denmark AaB 6–0 0–1 3rd place
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 0–2 1–3
Portugal Rio Ave 2–1 2–2

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1962–63 Preliminary round Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv 3–2 1–5 4–7
1964–65 First round Northern Ireland Derry City 3–0 2–0 5–0
Second round Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb 1–3 0–2 1–5
1966–67 First round France Strasbourg 1–1 0–1 1–2
1967–68 First round Austria Austria Wien 2–1 2–0 4–1
Second round Spain Valencia 1–0 0–3 1–3
1969–70 First round Scotland Rangers 0–0 0–2 0–2
1970–71 First round Soviet Union Karpaty Lviv 3–3 1–0 4–3
Second round Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–3 0–4 0–7
1971–72 First round Malta Hibernians 1–0 0–0 1–0
Second round Spain Barcelona 2–1 1–0 3–1
Quarter-finals West Germany Bayern Munich 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
1979–80 First round Switzerland Young Boys 6–0 2–2 8–2
Second round France Nantes 1–2 2–3 3–5
1984–85 First round Italy Roma 0–0 0–1 0–1
1990–91 First round Northern Ireland Glentoran 5–0 1–1 6–1
Second round France Montpellier 0–3 0–5 0–8
1992–93 First round Republic of Ireland Bohemian 4–0 0–0 4–0
Second round Denmark AGF Aarhus 2–1 2–3 4–4 (a)
Quarter-finals Belgium Royal Antwerp 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)

Intercontinental Cup

Season Round Club Neutral
1986 Final Argentina River Plate 0–1

European competitions goals

Goals by player

Including 2014-15 season.

P Player Goals
1 Marius Lăcătuș16
2 Nicolae Dică14
3 Ilie Dumitrescu13
4 Gheorghe Hagi12
Raul Rusescu
6 Victoraș Iacob10
Bănel Nicoliță
8 Cristian Ciocoiu9
Dorin Goian
Adrian Ilie
Bogdan Stancu
12 Adrian Neaga8
13 Sabin Ilie7
Claudiu Răducanu
15 Gavril Balint6
Victor Pițurcă
Ilie Stan
Cristian Tănase
19 Valentin Badea5
Gheorghe Constantin
Claudiu Keșerü
Marcel Răducanu
Ion Vlădoiu
24 Alexandru Chipciu4
Viorel Năstase
Daniel Oprița
Sorin Paraschiv
Dan Petrescu
Italy Federico Piovaccari
Laurențiu Roșu
31 Ladislau Bölöni3
Vlad Chiricheș
Carol Creiniceanu
Ionel Dănciulescu
Gabriel Iancu
P Player Goals
31Greece Pantelis Kapetanos3
Iasmin Latovlevici
Cătălin Munteanu
Montenegro Stefan Nikolić
Basarab Panduru
Mirel Rădoi
Brazil Adi Rocha
Nicolae Stanciu
Tudorel Stoica
Dennis Șerban
Brazil Leandro Tatu
Gheorghe Tătaru
Eugen Trică
Radu Troi
Dorel Zaharia
51 Alexandru Andrași2
Sorin Avram
Gabriel Boștină
Mihai Costea
Andrei Cristea
Ștefan Iovan
Petre Marin
Damian Militaru
Răzvan Ochiroșii
Cornel Pavlovici
Ionel Pârvu
Ovidiu Petre
Marian Popa
Valeriu Răchită
Laurențiu Reghecampf
Ștefan Sameș
Nicolae Tătaru
Florea Voinea
69 Vasile Aelenei1
Ion Alecsandrescu
P Player Goals
69Brazil Arthuro1
Marius Baciu
Ilie Bărbulescu
Miodrag Belodedici
Tiberiu Bone
Brazil Éder Bonfim
Valeriu Bordeanu
Alexandru Bourceanu
Gheorghe Cacoveanu
Augustin Călin
Florin Costea
Cornel Cristescu
Ion Crișan
Laurențiu Diniță
Anton Doboș
Andrei Dumitraș
Dumitru Dumitriu
Ion Dumitru
Albania Albert Duro
Cameroon Nana Falemi
Lucian Filip
George Galamaz
Florin Gardoș
Constantin Gâlcă
Sorin Ghionea
Poland Rafał Grzelak
Ion Hrib
Viorel Ion
Adrian Ionescu
Anghel Iordănescu
Erik Lincar
Ion Luțu
Mihail Majearu
Dumitru Manea
Serbia Novak Martinović
P Player Goals
69Colombia Dayro Moreno1
Zsolt Muzsnay
Roland Nagy
Adrian Negrău
Vasile Negrea
Ion Nițu
Mihai Pintilii
Adrian Popa
Andrei Prepeliță
Daniel Prodan
Marin Radu
Gabriel Raksi
Cornel Râpă
Iosif Rotariu
Lucian Sânmărtean
Vasile Soo
Romeo Surdu
János Székely
Mihăiță Székely
Costică Ștefănescu
Colombia Juan Carlos Toja
Iosif Vigu
Gabriel Zahiu
Francisc Zavoda
Own goals
1Poland Daniel Bogusz1
Malta Edgar Caruana
Cyprus Evagoras Christofi
Northern Ireland Stephen Craigan
Brazil Emílson Cribari
Serbia Ivica Dragutinović
Montenegro Igor Pavlović
Netherlands Alje Schut
Iceland Ragnar Sigurðsson

Hat-tricks

N Date Player Match Score
1 15 March 1988 Marius Lăcătuș Steaua – Göteborg 5–1
2 18 September 2014 Claudiu Keșerü Steaua – AaB 6–0

Two goals one match

N Date Player Match Score
1 9 September 1964 Cornel Pavlovici Steaua – Derry City 3–0
2 16 September 1964 Carol Creiniceanu Derry City – Steaua 0–2
3 3 November 1971 Viorel Năstase Steaua – Barcelona 2–1
4 30 August 1979 Radu Troi Steaua – Monaco 2–0
5 3 October 1979 Ștefan Sameș Steaua – Young Boys 6–0
6 24 October 1979 Marcel Răducanu Nantes – Steaua 3–2
7 16 April 1986 Victor Pițurcă Steaua – Anderlecht 3–0
8 16 September 1987 Gheorghe Hagi Steaua – MTK Budapest 4–0
9 7 September 1988 Marius Lăcătuș Sparta Prague – Steaua 1–5
10 7 September 1988 Gheorghe Hagi Sparta Prague – Steaua 1–5
11 26 October 1988 Gheorghe Hagi Steaua – Spartak Moscow 3–0
12 3 October 1990 Ilie Dumitrescu Steaua – Glentoran 5–0
13 3 October 1990 Dan Petrescu Steaua – Glentoran 5–0
14 1 October 1991 Ilie Stan Steaua – Anorthosis Famagusta 2–2
15 29 September 1992 Alexandru Andrași Steaua – Bohemian 4–0
16 28 September 1994 Ion Vlădoiu Dinamo Zagreb – Steaua 2–3
17 7 December 1994 Adrian Ilie Hajduk Split – Steaua 1–4
18 7 August 1996 Adrian Ilie Club Brugge – Steaua 2–2
19 21 August 1996 Adrian Ilie Steaua – Club Brugge 3–0
20 4 November 1997 Cătălin Munteanu Bastia – Steaua 3–2
21 25 November 1997 Cristian Ciocoiu Steaua – Aston Villa 2–1
22 22 July 1998 Cristian Ciocoiu Steaua – Flora Tallinn 4–1
23 26 August 1998 Valeriu Răchită Panathinaikos – Steaua 6–3
24 12 August 1999 Sabin Ilie Steaua – Levadia Tallinn 3–0
25 26 August 1999 Laurențiu Roșu Levadia Tallinn – Steaua 1–4
26 25 July 2001 Claudiu Răducanu Steaua – Sloga Jugomagnat 3–0
27 8 August 2001 Eugen Trică Steaua – Dynamo Kyiv 2–4
28 12 August 2004 Adrian Neaga Železnik – Steaua 2–4
29 24 February 2005 Andrei Cristea Steaua – Valencia 2–0
30 20 October 2005 Nicolae Dică Steaua – Lens 4–0
31 16 March 2006 Bănel Nicoliță Real Betis – Steaua 0–3
32 23 August 2006 Valentin Badea Steaua – Standard Liège 2–1
33 13 September 2006 Nicolae Dică Dynamo Kyiv – Steaua 1–4
34 6 August 2009 Bogdan Stancu Motherwell – Steaua 1–3
35 20 August 2009 Bogdan Stancu Steaua – St Patrick's Athletic 3–0
36 4 November 2010 Bogdan Stancu Steaua – Utrecht 3–1
37 4 November 2011 Cristian Tănase Steaua – Maccabi Haifa 4–2
38 14 December 2011 Montenegro Stefan Nikolić Steaua – AEK Larnaca 3–1
39 30 August 2012 Brazil Adi Rocha Steaua – Ekranas 3–0
40 30 July 2013 Gabriel Iancu Dinamo Tbilisi – Steaua 0–2
41 18 September 2014 Raul Rusescu Steaua – AaB 6–0
42 23 October 2014 Raul Rusescu Steaua – Rio Ave 2–1

References

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