Steaua București in European football

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Steaua București in European football
Steaua team with the European Cup in 1986.
First entry1957–58 European Cup
Latest entry2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Titles
Champions League1 (1986)
Super Cup1 (1986)

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

Steaua's first match in European competition was in the 1957–58 European Cup against Borussia Dortmund of West Germany. So far, they have competed 28 times in the European Champions' Cup / Champions League, 21 times in the UEFA Cup / Europa League, 11 times in the Cup Winners' Cup, 2 times in the UEFA Europa Conference League, 1 time in the UEFA Super Cup, and 1 in the Intercontinental Cup. There were five consecutive participations in the European Cup during the 1980s and six in the 1990s. Since 2003, Steaua is a regular appearance in the UEFA competitions. As of September 2018, it has 14 consecutive seasons of European Cup participations.

Steaua won the European Cup in 1986, becoming the only Romanian and the first Eastern European 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 wins in Europe are a 6–0 victory over Young Boys in the 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup and a 6–0 victory over Aalborg BK (AaB for short) in a home match in the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

European competitions[edit]

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[edit]

Under communism (1947–1989)[edit]

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 defeated Luton Town 4–3, drew against Arsenal 1–1 and Sheffield Wednesday 3–3, then lost 5–0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Further, on 22 April 1956, the Romania national team defeated Yugoslavia 1–0 in Belgrade with a team comprised only by CCA players. In 1957, the team also made their first European Cup appearance, falling to Borussia Dortmund after a play-off in Bologna.

In 1961, CCA changed its name once again (for the final time) to CSA Steaua București (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua – English: Army Sports Club Steaua). The word "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 Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in Seville, Spanish champions Barcelona were clear favourites, but after a goalless draw, goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam saved all four penalties taken by Barça, 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, arguably the all-time best Romanian 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 semi-final against Benfica (1987–88) and one more Champions League final in 1989, which was lost 4–0 in to the Milan side 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 he had done nothing else than to protect his favourite team from Dinamo București'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–present)[edit]

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 joined Real Madrid for a then club record $4.3 million fee,[12] 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 qualified for the Champions League group stage for three-straight years between 1994–95 and 1996–97.

In 1998, following lobbying from football department president Marcel Pușcaș and new LPF regulations, the football club separated from CSA Steaua București and changed their name for the final 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 Italy goalkeeper 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 with manager Cosmin Olăroiu. Under Olăroiu they reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 2005–06, where they were eliminated by Middlesbrough by a last minute goal. This was their best performance at a European competition since reaching the final of the 1988–89 European Cup.

The next season, after having successfully passed two qualifying rounds against Gorica and Standard Liège, Steaua reached the group stage of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, where they finished in third position in Group E, behind Lyon (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). However, their continuation in the UEFA Cup was short, having been eliminated by title holders Sevilla in the round of 32.

In the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, they eliminated Zagłębie Lubin (1–0 away and 2–1 home) and BATE Borisov (2–2 away and 2–0 home) to reach the group stage, where they were drawn alongside Arsenal, Sevilla and Sparta Prague. However, their performance was sub-par, finishing last with one point.

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

The 2012–13 season saw Steaua achieve their best European performance in six seasons, reaching the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Round of 16 where they lost to eventual winners Chelsea. Steaua most recently qualified for the Champions League group stages in 2013–14, finishing last in their group with Chelsea, Schalke and Basel.

Total statistics[edit]

Updated 21 July 2022.

Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League / European Cup 28 144 52 40 52 203 204 −1
UEFA Super Cup / European Super Cup 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 21 143 59 38 46 194 163 +31
UEFA Europa Conference League 2 3 1 0 2 2 3 –1
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup 11 40 14 12 14 51 54 −3
Intercontinental Cup 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
Total 64 332 127 90 115 451 425 +26

Statistics by country[edit]

As of 27. 8. 2020

Country Club P W D L GF GA GD
Argentina Argentina River Plate 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
Subtotal 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
Armenia Armenia Alashkert 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2
Shirak 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
Subtotal 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5
Austria Austria Austria Wien 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1
LASK Linz 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3
Rapid Wien 2 1 0 1 3 4 –1
Red Bull Salzburg 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1
Subtotal 10 6 2 2 13 9 +4
Belarus Belarus BATE Borisov 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
Neman Grodno 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Subtotal 4 1 3 0 5 3 +2
Belgium Belgium Anderlecht 8 2 4 2 7 7 0
Club Brugge 4 1 2 1 7 5 +2
Royal Antwerp 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Standard Liège 5 2 2 1 8 6 +2
Subtotal 19 5 10 4 23 19 +4
Bulgaria Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv 2 1 0 1 4 7 –3
CSKA Sofia 6 3 3 0 12 7 +5
Ludogorets Razgrad 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
Subtotal 10 5 3 2 17 15 +2
Croatia Croatia / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb 4 1 0 3 5 9 –4
Hajduk Split 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3
Subtotal 6 3 1 4 11 12 –1
Cyprus Cyprus AEK Larnaca 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
Anorthosis Famagusta 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
Omonia 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
Subtotal 6 4 2 0 13 6 +7
Czech Republic Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Mladá Boleslav 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1
Slavia Prague 4 0 2 2 4 8 –4
Slovan Liberec 1 0 0 1 0 2 –2
Sparta Prague 4 2 2 0 10 4 +6
Viktoria Plzeň 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4
Subtotal 15 5 6 4 24 19 +5
Denmark Denmark AaB 2 1 0 1 6 1 +5
AGF Aarhus 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
Copenhagen 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Silkeborg 2 0 0 2 0 10 -10
Vejle Boldklub 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3
Subtotal 10 4 2 6 17 18 -1
England England Arsenal 2 0 0 2 1 3 –2
Aston Villa 2 1 0 1 2 3 –1
Chelsea 4 1 0 3 2 8 –6
Liverpool 4 0 2 2 3 7 –4
Manchester City 2 0 0 2 0 6 –6
Middlesbrough 2 1 0 1 3 4 –1
Southampton 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
West Ham United 4 1 1 2 3 6 -3
Subtotal 22 5 4 13 16 38 –22
Estonia Estonia Flora Tallinn 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1
Levadia Tallinn 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6
Subtotal 4 3 0 1 12 5 +7
Finland Finland Kuusysi 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1
France France Bastia 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
Lens 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
Monaco 4 2 0 2 4 7 –3
Montpellier 2 0 0 2 0 8 –8
Nantes 2 0 0 2 3 5 –2
Lyon 4 0 1 3 4 11 –7
Paris Saint-Germain 2 1 0 1 3 5 –2
Strasbourg 2 0 1 1 1 2 –1
Subtotal 19 5 2 12 22 41 –19
Georgia (country) Georgia Dinamo Tbilisi 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
Saburtalo Tbilisi 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3
Germany Germany / West Germany West Germany Bayern Munich 4 0 2 2 1 5 –4
Borussia Dortmund 7 1 1 5 9 17 –8
Hertha BSC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Schalke 04 4 0 2 2 1 5 –4
VfB Stuttgart 2 0 1 1 3 7 –4
Subtotal 18 1 7 10 14 34 –20
Greece Greece Panathinaikos 2 0 1 1 5 8 –3
Subtotal 2 0 1 1 5 8 –3
Hungary Hungary Budapest Honvéd 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
MTK Budapest 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
Újpest 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
Subtotal 6 4 0 2 12 5 +7
Iceland Iceland Fram Reykjavík 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
Israel Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
Maccabi Haifa 2 1 0 1 4 7 –3
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 7 9 –2
Italy Italy Fiorentina 2 0 1 1 0 1 –1
Genoa 2 0 0 2 0 2 –2
Juventus 2 0 1 1 0 3 –3
Lazio 2 1 0 1 2 5 –3
Milan 1 0 0 1 0 4 –4
Napoli 2 0 1 1 3 4 –1
Parma 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
Roma 2 0 1 1 0 1 –1
Sampdoria 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Subtotal 15 1 5 9 5 21 –16
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Aktobe 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
Shakhter Karagandy 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1
Lithuania Lithuania Ekranas 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
Malta Malta Hibernians 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1
Moldova Moldova Milsami Orhei 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
Sheriff Tiraspol 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Subtotal 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3
Netherlands Netherlands Ajax 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
Heerenveen 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
PSV 4 1 0 3 2 12 –10
Twente 4 0 2 2 1 3 –2
Utrecht 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
Subtotal 14 4 3 7 12 21 –9
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Derry City 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
Glentoran 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5
Subtotal 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10
Norway Norway Molde 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
Rosenborg 4 1 1 2 4 7 –3
Strømsgodset 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
Vålerenga 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5
Viking 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
Subtotal 12 8 1 3 21 12 +9
Poland Poland Legia Warsaw 2 0 2 0 3 3 0
Widzew Łódź 2 1 0 1 1 2 –1
Zagłębie Lubin 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
Subtotal 6 3 2 1 7 6 +1
Portugal Portugal Benfica 4 0 2 2 2 5 –3
Rio Ave 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
Sporting CP 2 0 1 1 1 5 –4
Vitória de Guimarães 2 0 1 1 0 1 –1
Subtotal 10 1 5 4 7 14 –7
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Bohemian 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4
Shelbourne 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3
St Patrick's Athletic 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
Subtotal 6 4 2 0 13 2 +11
North Macedonia Republic of Macedonia Sloga Jugomagnat 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
Vardar Skopje 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
Subtotal 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8
Romania Romania Rapid București 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Subtotal 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Russia Russia / Soviet Union Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
Scotland Scotland Motherwell 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5
Rangers 6 2 2 2 5 5 0
Subtotal 8 4 2 2 11 6 +5
Serbia Serbia / Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro Partizan 2 0 1 1 3 5 –2
TSC Bačka Topola 1 0 1 0 6 6 0
Železnik 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1
Subtotal 5 1 2 2 14 15 –1
Slovakia Slovakia / Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia DAC Dunajská Streda 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2
Spartak Trnava 4 2 0 2 6 6 0
Trenčín 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
Subtotal 8 5 0 3 12 9 +3
Slovenia Slovenia Gorica 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
Rudar Velenje 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6
Subtotal 4 4 0 0 11 0 +11
Spain Spain Athletic Bilbao 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
Atlético Madrid 2 0 1 1 1 5 –4
Barcelona 5 2 1 2 5 9 –4
Real Betis 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3
Real Madrid 2 0 0 2 1 5 –4
Sevilla 4 0 0 4 1 7 –6
Sporting Gijón 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
Valencia 6 2 0 4 6 12 –6
Villarreal 4 0 2 2 2 5 –3
Subtotal 28 6 6 16 22 46 –24
Sweden Sweden Halmstads BK 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
IFK Göteborg 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3
Subtotal 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6
Switzerland Switzerland Basel 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
Grasshopper 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
Lugano 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
Servette 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3
St. Gallen 2 0 1 1 2 3 –1
Young Boys 2 1 1 0 8 2 +6
Zürich 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Subtotal 14 4 7 3 22 14 +8
Turkey Turkey Beşiktaş 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
Fenerbahçe 4 1 1 2 3 5 –2
Galatasaray 4 2 2 0 8 3 +5
Osmanlıspor 2 1 0 1 2 3 –1
Subtotal 11 5 3 3 15 12 +3
Ukraine Ukraine / Soviet Union Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 7 2 2 3 10 12 –2
Karpaty Lviv 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
Subtotal 9 3 3 3 14 15 –1
Total 314 118 88 108 434 412 +22

Key[edit]

Notes for the abbreviations in the tables below:

  • QR: Qualifying round
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • 1R: First round
  • 2R: Second round
  • 3R: Third round
  • QF: Quarter-finals
  • SF: Semi-finals
  • F: Final
  • 1QR: First qualifying round
  • 2QR: Second qualifying round
  • 3QR: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round
  • R32: Round of 32
  • R16: Round of 16

UEFA Champions League / European Cup[edit]

Season Round Club Home Away Neutral Aggregate
1957–58 1R West Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–1 2–4 1–31 6–8
1960–61 PR Czechoslovakia Spartak Hradec Králové WO 2 N/A WO 2
1961–62 PR Austria Austria Wien 0–0 0–2 0–2
1968–69 1R Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 3–1 0–4 3–5
1976–77 1R Belgium Club Brugge 1–1 1–2 2–3
1978–79 PR France Monaco 2–0 0–3 2–3
1985–86 1R Denmark Vejle Boldklub 4–1 1–1 5–2
2R Hungary Budapest Honvéd 4–1 0–1 4–2
QF Finland Kuusysi 0–0 1–0 1–0
SF Belgium Anderlecht 3–0 0–1 3–1
F Spain Barcelona N/A 0–0 (2–0 p) N/A
1986–87 1R BYE N/A
2R Belgium Anderlecht 1–0 0–3 N/A 1–3
1987–88 1R Hungary MTK Budapest 4–0 0–2 4–2
2R Cyprus Omonia 3–1 2–0 5–1
QF Scotland Rangers 2–0 1–2 3–2
SF Portugal Benfica 0–0 0–2 0–2
1988–89 1R Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 2–2 5–1 7–3
2R Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 3–0 2–1 5–1
QF Sweden IFK Göteborg 5–1 0–1 5–2
SF Turkey Galatasaray 4–0 1–1 5–1
F Italy Milan N/A 0–4 N/A
1989–90 1R Iceland Fram Reykjavík 4–0 1–0 N/A 5–0
2R Netherlands PSV 1–0 1–5 2–5
1993–94 1R Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–2 3–2 4–4 (a)
2R France Monaco 1–0 1–4 2–4
1994–95 QR Switzerland Servette 4–1 1–1 5–2
Group C Belgium Anderlecht 1–1 0–0 3rd place
Croatia Hajduk Split 0–1 4–1
Portugal Benfica 1–1 1–2
1995–96 QR Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 0–0 1–0
Group C Scotland Rangers 1–1 1–0 3rd place
Italy Juventus 0–0 0–3
Germany Borussia Dortmund 0–0 0–1
1996–97 QR Belgium Club Brugge 3–0 2–2 5–2
Group 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 1QR Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 3–3 2–0 5–3
2QR France Paris Saint-Germain 3–03 0–5 3–5
1998–99 1QR Estonia Flora Tallinn 4–1 1–3 5–4
2QR Greece Panathinaikos 2–2 3–6 5–8
2001–02 2QR North Macedonia Sloga Jugomagnat 3–0 2–1 5–1
3QR Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–4 1–1 3–5
2005–06 2QR Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 4–1 0–0 4–1
3QR Norway Rosenborg 1–1 2–3 3–4
2006–07 2QR Slovenia Gorica 3–0 2–0 5–0
3QR Belgium Standard Liège 2–1 2–2 4–3
Group 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 2QR Poland Zagłębie Lubin 2–1 1–0 3–1
3QR Belarus BATE Borisov 2–0 2–2 4–2
Group 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 3QR Turkey Galatasaray 1–0 2–2 3–2
Group F Germany Bayern Munich 0–1 0–3 4th place
Italy Fiorentina 0–1 0–0
France Lyon 3–5 0–2
2013–14 2QR North Macedonia Vardar 3–0 2–1 5–1
3QR Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 1–1 2–0 3–1
PO Poland Legia Warsaw 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a)
Group E Germany Schalke 04 0–0 0–3 4th place
England Chelsea 0–4 0–1
Switzerland Basel 1–1 1–1
2014–15 2QR Norway Strømsgodset 2–0 1–0 3–0
3QR Kazakhstan Aktobe 2–1 2–2 4–3
PO Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 1–0 0–1 1–1 (5–6 p)
2015–16 2QR Slovakia Trenčín 2–3 2–0 4–3
3QR Serbia Partizan 1–1 2–4 3–5
2016–17 3QR Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–0 1–1 3–1
PO England Manchester City 0–5 0–1 0–6
2017–18 3QR Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 2–2 4–1 6–3
PO Portugal Sporting CP 1–5 0–0 1–5
1 At the time, the away goal rule was not 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[edit]

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

UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup[edit]

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1977–78 1R Spain Barcelona 1–3 1–5 2–8
1980–81 1R Belgium Standard Liège 1–2 1–1 2–3
1991–92 1R Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 2–2 (aet) 2–1 4–3
2R Spain Sporting Gijón 1–0 2–2 3–2
3R Italy Genoa 0–1 0–1 0–2
1997–98 1R Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–0 2–1 2–1
2R France Bastia 1–0 2–3 3–3 (a)
3R England Aston Villa 2–1 0–2 2–3
1998–99 1R Spain Valencia 3–4 0–3 3–7
1999–00 QR Estonia Levadia Tallinn 3–0 4–1 7–1
1R Austria LASK Linz 2–0 3–2 5–2
2R England West Ham United 2–0 0–0 2–0
3R Czech Republic Slavia Prague 1–1 1–4 2–5
2001–02 1R Switzerland St. Gallen 1–1 1–2 2–3
2003–04 QR Belarus Neman Grodno 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
1R England Southampton 1–0 1–1 2–1
2R England Liverpool 1–1 0–1 1–2
2004–05 2QR Serbia and Montenegro Železnik 1–2 4–2 5–4
1R Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2–1 2–2 4–3
Group B Belgium Standard Liège 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
R32 Spain Valencia 2–0 0–2 2–2 (4–3 p)
R16 Spain Villarreal 0–0 0–2 0–2
2005–06 1R Norway Vålerenga 3–1 3–0 6–1
Group C France Lens 4–0 N/A 1st place
Italy Sampdoria N/A 0–0
Sweden Halmstads BK 3–0 N/A
Germany Hertha BSC N/A 0–0
R32 Netherlands Heerenveen 0–1 3–1 3–2
R16 Spain Real Betis 0–0 3–0 3–0
QF Romania Rapid București 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
SF England Middlesbrough 1–0 2–4 3–4
2006–07 R32 Spain Sevilla 0–2 0–1 0–3
2009–10 2QR Hungary Újpest 2–0 2–1 4–1
3QR Scotland Motherwell 3–0 3–1 6–1
PO Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 3–0 2–1 5–1
Group H Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 1–1 4th place
Netherlands Twente 1–1 0–0
Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–1 1–3
2010–11 PO Switzerland Grasshopper 1–0 0–1 1–1 (4–3 p)
Group K England Liverpool 1–1 1–4 3rd place
Italy Napoli 3–3 0–1
Netherlands Utrecht 3–1 1–1
2011–12 PO Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2–0 1–1 3–1
Group J Germany Schalke 04 0–0 1–2 2nd place
Cyprus AEK Larnaca 3–1 1–1
Israel Maccabi Haifa 4–2 0–5
R32 Netherlands Twente 0–1 0–1 0–2
2012–13 3QR Slovakia Spartak Trnava 0–1 3–0 3–1
PO Lithuania Ekranas 3–0 2–0 5–0
Group E Germany VfB Stuttgart 1–5 2–2 1st place
Denmark Copenhagen 1–0 1–1
Norway Molde 2–0 2–1
R32 Netherlands Ajax 2–0 0–2 2–2 (4–2 p)
R16 England Chelsea 1–0 1–3 2–3
2014–15 Group J Denmark Aalborg BK 6–0 0–1 3rd place
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 0–2 1–3
Portugal Rio Ave 2–1 2–2
2015–16 PO Norway Rosenborg 0–3 1–0 1–3
2016–17 Group L Spain Villarreal 1–1 1–2 4th place
Switzerland Zürich 1–1 0–0
Turkey Osmanlıspor 2–1 0–2
2017–18 Group G Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 3–0 0–2 2nd place
Switzerland Lugano 1–2 2–1
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–1 2–1
R32 Italy Lazio 1–0 1–5 2–5
2018–19 2QR Slovenia Rudar Velenje 4–0 2–0 6–0
3QR Croatia Hajduk Split 2–1 0–0 2–1
PO Austria Rapid Vienna 2–1 1–3 3–4
2019–20 1QR Moldova Milsami Orhei 2–0 2–1 4–1
2QR Armenia Alashkert 2–3 3–0 5–3
3QR Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 0–0 1–0 1–0
PO Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 0–0 0–1 0–1
2020–21 1QR Armenia Shirak 3–0 — —
2QR Serbia TSC Bačka Topola — 6–6 (5–4 p) —
3QR Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 0–2 — —

UEFA Europa Conference League[edit]

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2021–22 2QR Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy 1–0 1–2 (aet) 2–2 (3–5 p)
2022–23 2QR Georgia (country) Saburtalo Tbilisi 4–2 0–1 4–3
3QR Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda 1–0 1–0 2–0
PO Norway Viking 1–2 3–1 4–3
Group B England West Ham United 0–3 1–3 4th
Belgium Anderlecht 0–0 2–2
Denmark Silkeborg 0–5 0–5
2023–24 2QR Bulgaria CSKA 1948 3–2 1–0 4–2
3QR Denmark Nordsjælland 0–0 0–2 0–2

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup[edit]

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

Intercontinental Cup[edit]

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

UEFA club coefficient rankings[edit]

As of 22 September 2023[14]
Rank Team Points
127 France Strasbourg 2.500
128 Ukraine Dnipro-1 10.500
129 Romania FCSB 10.500
130 Austria Sturm Graz 10.500
131 Azerbaijan Neftçi 10.000

Football Club Elo ranking[edit]

As of 14 June 2023[15]
Rank Team Points
293 France Ajaccio 1423
294 Croatia Osijek 1422
295 Romania FCSB 1422
296 Germany Magdeburg 1422
297 Austria Wolfsberger AC 1421

European competitions goals[edit]

Goals by player[edit]

Including away match with Nordsjaelland.

Hat-tricks[edit]

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
3 17 September 2020 Dennis Man Steaua – Bačka Topola 6–6

Two goals in one match[edit]

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
43 3 August 2016 Nicolae Stanciu Steaua – Sparta Prague 2–0
44 14 September 2017 Constantin Budescu Steaua – Viktoria Plzeň 3–0
45 19 October 2017 France Harlem Gnohéré Hapoel Be'er Sheva – Steaua 1–2
46 16 August 2018 France Harlem Gnohéré Steaua – Hajduk Split 2–1
47 11 July 2019 Florin Tănase Steaua – Milsami Orhei 2–0
48 3 August 2023 Croatia Damjan Djokovic Steaua – CSKA 1948 3–2

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External links[edit]

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