FC Steaua Bucureti

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FCSB (Romanian pronunciation: [fetesebe]), short for

Fotbal Club Steaua Bucureti (Romanian Steaua Bucur eti
pronunciation: [ste awa bukuret]) and colloquially
known as simply Steaua,[note 1] is a Romanian
professional football club based in Bucharest. Founded in
1947 as Asociaia Sportiv a Armatei Bucureti, it has
spent its entire history in the Liga I, the top tier of the
Romanian football league system.

The team was previously part of the CSA Steaua

Bucureti sports club and belonged to the Romanian
Army, however it separated in 1998. The Army sued the
football club in 2011 and has since been in a conflict
regarding the ownership of the Steaua brand, which
resulted in the change of the name to the acronym FCSB
in early 2017. Domestically, Ro-albatrii have won Liga
I 26 times, Cupa Romniei 22 times, Cupa Ligii 2 times Full name Fotbal Club FCSB[1]
and Supercupa Romniei 6 times all competition Nickname(s) Stelitii
records. Internationally, they have won the European Cup Ro-albatrii (The Red and Blues)
and European Super Cup, both in 1986. They reached the
Short name FCSB
European Cup final once again in 1989, when they were
defeated by Milan. Throughout its history, Steaua also Founded 7 June 1947
played the final of the Intercontinental Cup, the quarter- as ASA Bucureti
finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup and the semi- Ground Arena Naional
finals of the UEFA Cup.
Capacity 55,634[2]
Their home ground is Arena Naional, having moved Owner George Becali
here from the Ministry of National Defence-owned
Chairman Valeriu Argseal
Stadionul Ghencea. Initially, the club played in the
colours of the Romanian tricolour blue, yellow and Manager Nicolae Dic[3]
red but yellow soon lost its importance and the team League Liga I
became associated with the red and blue colours.
Recently, some away kits have begun to reintegrate the 201617 Liga I, 2nd
yellow colour. Website Club website

The club has a long-standing rivalry with neighbouring

Dinamo Bucureti, with matches between the two being
commonly referred to as "the Eternal Derby" or "the
Romanian Derby".

Contents
Home colours Away colours
1 History
2 Crest and colours
2.1 Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
3 Stadium
4 Support
4.1 Rivalries
5 Ownership and finances
6 Popular culture
 7 Honours
7.1 Domestic
7.1.1 Leagues
7.1.2 Cups
7.2 European
7.3 Worldwide
8 Rankings
9 Players
9.1 First team squad
9.2 Out on loan
10 Club officials
10.1 Board of directors
10.2 Current technical staff
10.3 Notable players throughout history
11 Statistics and records
11.1 European cups all-time statistics
12 Notable managers
13 References
14 External links

History
Steaua was founded on 7 June 1947 at the initiative of several officers of the Romanian Royal House. The
establishment took place following a decree signed by General Mihail Lascr, High Commander of the
Romanian Royal Army. The club's first name was ASA Bucureti (Asociaia Sportiv a Armatei Bucureti
Army Sports Association). It was formed as a sports society with seven initial sections, including football,
coached by Coloman Braun-Bogdan.[6] ASA was renamed CSCA (Clubul Sportiv Central al Armatei Central
Sports Club of the Army) in 1948 and CCA (Casa Central a Armatei Central House of the Army) in 1950.[6]

In 1949, CSCA won its first trophy, the Cupa Romniei, defeating CSU Cluj 21 in the final. Under the name
of CCA, the club managed to win three Championship titles in a row in 1951, 1952 and 1953, along with its
first ChampionshipCup double in 1951. During the 1950s, the so-called CCA Golden Team became nationally
famous.[7] In 1956, the Romania national team (composed exclusively of CCA players) played Yugoslavia in
Belgrade and won 10. In the same year, CCA, coached by Ilie Savu, became the first Romanian team to
participate in a tournament in England, where it achieved noteworthy results against the likes of Luton Town,
Arsenal, Sheffield Wednesday and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[8]

At the end of 1961, CCA changed its name once again to CSA Steaua Bucureti (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei
Steaua Army Sports Club Steaua). The club's new name translated to The Star and was adopted because of
the presence of a red star, a symbol of most East European Army clubs, on its crest. A poor period of almost
two decades followed in which the club claimed only three championships (196768, 197576, 197778).
Instead, the team won nine national cup trophies, for which matter it gained the nickname of "cup
specialists".[9] Also during this period, on 9 April 1974 Steaua's current ground, Stadionul Ghencea, was
inaugurated with a friendly match against OFK Beograd.[10]

Under the leadership of coaches Emerich Jenei and Anghel Iordnescu, Steaua had an impressive
Championship run in the 198485 season, which it won after a six-year break. Subsequently, Steaua became the
first Romanian club to reach a European Cup final, which it ultimately won against Barcelona on penalties (20
thanks to goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam saving all four penalties taken by the Spaniards), after a goalless
draw. Steaua therefore became the first Eastern European team to claim the title of European champions. An
additional European Super Cup was won in 1987 against Dynamo Kyiv. Steaua remained at the top of
European football for the rest of the decade, managing one more European Cup semi-final in 198788 and one
more European Cup final in 1989 (lost 40 to Milan). Notably, this was in addition to its four additional
national titles (198586, 198687, 198788,[note 2] 198889) and four national cups (198485, 198687, 1987
 88, 198889). Furthermore, from June 1986 to September 1989, Steaua
ran a record 104-match undefeated streak in the championship, setting a
world record for that time and a European one still standing.[11]

The Romanian Revolution led the country towards a free open market
and, subsequently, several players of the 1980s team left for other clubs
in the West. After a short pull-back, a quick recovery followed and
Steaua managed a six consecutive championship streak between 1992
Steaua with the European Cup in 1986. 93 and 199798 to equalize the 1920s performance of Chinezul
Timioara[12] and also three more cups in 199596, 199697 and 1998
99. At international level, the club
also managed to reach the UEFA
Champions League group stage Duckadam
three years in a row between
199495 and 199697. In 1998, Belodedici Bumbescu
the football club separated from
CSA Steaua and changed its name Iovan (C) Brbulescu
to the current FC Steaua
Bucureti (Fotbal Club Steaua
The champion team of 1989
Football Club Steaua),[13] being Blan Blni
led by Romanian businessman
Balint Majearu
Viorel Punescu. Punescu
performed poorly as a president and soon the club was plunged into
debt.[14] George Becali, another businessman, was offered the position of
vice-president in the hope that Becali would invest money in the club. Lctu Piurc
Becali eventually purchased the majority share in 2002 and turned the
governing company public in January 2003.[15]

Because of his controversial character, he has been challenged by the 1986 European Cup Final starting lineup.
majority of Steaua fans.[16] The team qualified for the UEFA Cup group
stage in the 200405 season and became the first Romanian team to make
it to the European football spring since 1993 (also Steaua's performance).
The next season, Steaua reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 200506, Lung
where it was eliminated by Middlesbrough thanks to a last-minute goal.
Steaua thereafter qualified for the following Champions League seasons Ungureanu Bumbescu

after a ten-year break, and in 200708 Steaua again reached the group
stage of the Champions League. Nationally, the club won two titles in Petrescu Stoica (C)

200405 and 200506 and the Supercupa Romniei in 2006, the latter
being the club's 50th trophy in its 59-year history.[17]
Minea Rotariu
In 2013, Steaua won its 24th national title, also reaching the UEFA Iovan Hagi
Champions League group stage for 201314. It repeated the same
performance next year, in 2014, winning its 25th championship.

After the Ministry of National Defense sued FC Steaua Bucureti in Lctu Piurc
[5]
2011, claiming that the Romanian Army were the rightful owners of the
Steaua logo, colours, honours and name,[18] the Executive Committee of
the Romanian Football Federation approved an application to modify the
name of the club from "SC Fotbal Club Steaua Bucureti SA" to "SC 1989 European Cup Final starting lineup.
Fotbal Club FCSB SA" on 30 March 2017, [1][19] following more judiciary
sentences. CSA Steaua Bucureti had previously announced they would
refound their football department in the summer of the same year.[20] However, owner Becali announced that
his team would retain the original honours and UEFA coefficient, and was also hopeful of recovering the name
in the near future.[4]
Crest and colours
ASA Bucureti was founded by the Royal Army on 7 June 1947,[6] at which date the club had no official crest.
During its first season, 194748, Steaua wore yellow and red striped shirts with blue shorts, to symbolize
Romania's tricolour flag.[21] Starting with the following season and with the Army's change of identity from the
Royal Army to the People's Army, the yellow was gradually given up, so that the official colours remained, up
to this day, the red and the blue.

As communists assumed total control of the country on 30 December 1947,[22] the Royal Army was
transformed into the People's Army and ASA automatically with it. Being inspired by the Red Army, the new
Ministry of Defence decided to create a crest for the club, along with the change of name to CSCA, consisting
in an A-labeled red star (symbol of the Red Army) on a blue disc.

Two years later, the change of name to CCA brought with it a new crest consisting of the same red star labeled
CCA surrounded by a crown of laurel. The all-present star motif on the crest finally had its saying over the new
name of Steaua as up 1961. It was opted for a badge which, redesigned, remains up to this day the club's
symbol: the red and blue striped background with a golden star in the middle, to symbolize to Romanian
tricolour flag. The shape for the emblem was redesigned in 1974, once the team moved to Stadionul Ghencea.

Following the Romanian Revolution, the Army decided to break all links to the defunct communist regime, so,
in 1991, CSA Steaua had a last change of crest with an eagle also present on the Ministry of Defence coat of
arms and also on Romania's. As FC Steaua appeared in 1998, the club added two yellow stars on top of the
CSA Steaua badge signifying its 20 titles of champions won, along with the Fotbal Club specification.

In 2003, the new Board of Administration run by George Becali decided to change the crest, which was a return
to the old emblem of 19741991, redesigned with the two yellow stars on top.

Steaua has never had a standard playing kit. However, the most widely used throughout time was the
combination of red shirts, blue shorts and red socks. Other variants have been all-red, all-blue and also shirts in
vertical red and blue stripes during the 1960s and 1970s. Other kit colours have very rarely been used.
Exceptions were the 1986 European Cup Final in which Steaua wore, for the only time in their history, an all-
white kit, the 199900 away kit (yellow and red), the 200506 third kit (yellow and black), the 200812 and
201416 away kit (all-yellow), the 201214 away kit ( all-sky blue or sky blue shirts with dark blue shorts and
socks). For the 201617 season, the away kit is all-white.

The Ministry of National Defense sued Steaua in 2014, claiming that the Romanian Army were the rightful
owners of the Steaua logo.[18] The Supreme Court found in the army's favour, and on 3 December 2014
stripped the football club of its badge.[18] Steaua were forced to play their next home game, against CSM
Studenesc Iai, without it on the stadium scoreboard.[18] The club unveiled a new badge in January 2015, an
eight-sided star containing the letters FCSB,[23] and issued a statement to the effect that they had reached an
agreement with the Ministry of National Defense that would allow them to retain the name Steaua Bucureti
and the colours.[24]

Kit manufacturers and shirt spo nsors

Steaua's kit is currently manufactured by Nike, who have held the contract since 2002, after a long partnership
with Adidas.[25] First team shirt sponsors have been City Insurance since 2013.[26] Previous sponsors include
Ford,[27] Castrol, Philips, CBS, Bancorex (initially BRCE), Dialog (currently Orange), BCR, RAFO and
CitiFinancial.[28]

Stadium

Arena Naional
Steaua played its three first matches in history at the defunct Venus
stadium. Opened in 1931, the venue had previously been in the property
of Venus Bucureti, a club disbanded in 1949.[29] After the ground's
demolition through order of the Communist regime, Steaua had played
its home matches on either three of Bucharest's largest multi-use stadia,
ANEF, Republicii (built in 1926 and put down in 1984 to make room
for the erection of the Casa Poporului) and 23 August (built in 1953).
Of these two, 23 August (current Naional) was mostly used when two
matches between Bucharest clubs were scheduled in the same matchday
or for important European matches, while Republicii for regular Location Basarabia Blvd., Nr. 37-39
matches inside the championship. Sector 2, Bucharest,
Romania
Steaua plays its home matches at the Stadionul Ghencea, a football
Owner Municipality of Bucharest
stadium situated in South-Western Bucharest. Part of Complexul Sportiv
Steaua, it was inaugurated on 9 April 1974 when Steaua played a Capacity 55,634
friendly match against OFK Beograd,[10] at which time it was the first Field size 105 m 68 m (115 yd
football-only stadium ever built in Communist Romania, with no track 74 yd)
and field facilities.
Construction
The original capacity was 30,000 on benches. A general renovation Broke 20 February 2008
occurred in 1991. This included installing seats, which dropped the ground
capacity to 28,365,[30] inaugurating a floodlighting system and erecting
a VIP personal box section. Opened 6 September 2011
Architect Gerkan, Marg and Partners
After a second renovation, in 2006, which included refurbishing the
turf, Ghencea[31] was able to host UEFA Champions League events, being a third category arena according to
the UEFA classification system.[32] Lately, there have been talks for increasing the capacity to either 45,000 or
60,000.[33]

The Romania national team was also a tenant. The first game played by the national team at Ghencea was in
March 1977 against Turkey, with 59 other matches played there ever since, the last occurring in October 2006
against Belarus.[34] Also, several matches from the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship,
including the final, have been hosted by the arena.

The stadium, built through order of the Ministry of National Defence inside a former military base and was
long used by CSA Steaua.

From 2011, Steaua have played the European games and its most important internal games on the newly
constructed Arena Naional, and from March 2015, exclusively at the Arena Naional. In the 201617
domestic league season, FCSB drew an average home attendance of 5,067, the highest in the Romanian league.
Their highest home attendance was 35,000 in that league season.[35][36]

Support
Steaua has the largest number of supporters of any team in Romania. A survey conducted in June 2007
suggested that the club accounts for approximately 42% of all Romanian football lovers, far greater than the
teams ranked second and third, Dinamo Bucureti, with 12%, and Rapid Bucureti, with 9%.[37] The largest
concentration of fans are in Bucharest, notably in areas adjacent to the arena, covering the whole southern half
of Bucharest, a city geographically divided by the Dmbovia River.[38] Also, the club has an important fan
base inside the country, where several towns are renowned for counting vast majorities of Steaua supporters,
and outside the borders, among Romanian emigrants.

The Steaua Ultras movement began in 1995, when the bases of Armata Ultra (AU), the first Ultras group from
Bucharest (and second in Romania after Politehnica Timioara's Commando Viola Ultra Curva Sud),[39] were
set. The group quickly reached an impressive number of members, but, in 2001, they dissolved due to internal
problems. Currently Steaua's supporters are divided into several groups,
some of them being located at the Peluza Nord (North End) (Titan Boys,
Nucleo, Insurgenii 1998, Skins 1996, Combat, Armata 47 Vest), while
some other ones taking their place at the Peluza Sud (South End) (Vacarm,
Glas, E.R.A., Hunters, Outlaws, Shadows, Roosters, T.K., Tinerii Sudisti).
Several important groups such as Stil Ostil, Ultras, Banda Ultra' and South
Boys retired from attending Steaua's matches due to the club's constant
abuses towards them and, mainly, to the current ownership of Steaua.[40]

More recently, as of 2006, the supporters have formed their own official Choreography at the Peluza Nord in
association, called AISS (Asociaia Independent a Suporterilor Steliti 2011
Steaua Supporters' Independent Association). AISS was formed as a legal
entity with its stated goals of protecting the interests and image of Steaua
supporters, as well as identifying and promoting the club's perennial
values.[41]

A heavy debated topic about the fans is the one related to racism. Stemmed
from their rivalry with Rapid Bucureti, whose fans are often envisioned as
Romani ethnics,[42] the issue degenerated on certain situations in several
incidents between factions of supporters of Steaua and Rapid.[43] Also, the
200506 UEFA Champions League qualifying match against Shelbourne,
resulted in a one-matchday pitch suspension for Steaua during the same Peluza Nord in 2008
European season, after racial chants were heard from the crowd.[44]

Lately, crowd turbulence has been one of the club's main problems. During the last three seasons, 11 Liga I
matchday suspensions and one in the UEFA Cup have been dictated against the Ghencea-based club out of
reasons such as crowd trouble, racial chants or torch lighting.

In 2009, UEFA ordered Steaua to play two home games of the Europa League behind closed doors due to their
fans displaying racist banners in a second qualifying round match against Hungarian side jpest.[45] Three
further incidents occurred in the 201415 season, with the club fined and ordered to play further games in an
empty stadium after displays of racist banners in matches against Dynamo Kyiv, Ludogorets Razgrad and
Strmsgodset.[46]

Steaua's Peluza Nord and Peluza Sud fan groups no longer support the current team, as a sign of protest. They
have instead started to attend the matches of CSA Steaua. A new fan group made up of a handful of
individuals, Peluza Ros Albastra, is trying its luck at filling the void left by the legendary Peluza Nord and
Peluza Sud, with mixed results.

Rivalries

Steaua's most important rivalry is the one against Dinamo

Bucureti. Marele Derby (The Great Derby) has been the leading
Romanian football encounter in the last 60 years, as Steaua and
Dinamo are the two most successful football teams in the country.
There have been a total of 156 matches played so far between
Steaua and Dinamo in the Romanian League, Romanian Cup and
also Romanian Super Cup, with the following results: Steaua 55
wins, Dinamo 54 wins and 47 draws.[47] With 44 titles won
altogether (Steaua26; Dinamo18), the two clubs have won 16 of An Eternal Derby played at the Arena
the last 23 seasons.[48] It is also a match between the former clubs Naional
of the Romanian Army (Steaua) and the Ministry of Internal
Affairs (Dinamo). Several clashes between different factions of
supporters have often occurred and still occur inside and outside the stadium. The heyday was reached before a
match kick-off in 1997, when Dinamo's fans set a sector of Stadionul Ghencea's Peluza Sud, where they were
assigned, on fire.[49] On 16 August 2016, during Steaua's Champions League play-off 05 loss to Manchester
assigned, on fire.[49] On 16 August 2016, during Steaua's Champions League play-off 05 loss to Manchester
City, undercover Dinamo fans displayed a huge message saying "Only Dinamo Bucharest", which was labelled
one of the biggest pranks in football history.[50] Between October 1991 and April 2000, Steaua counted 19
undefeated official matches in front of their rivals, both in the championship and the cup. Just as well, a period
of 17 years and 7 months has been recorded in which Dinamo did not manage to win away against Steaua in the
domestic league.[51]

The second-most important rivalry is with Rapid Bucureti. Several matches in the last years between Steaua
and Rapid have also ended in serious clashes between fans.[43] Rivalry has become even fiercer since Steaua
outpassed Rapid in an all-Romanian quarter-final of the 200506 UEFA Cup. The local sports newspapers said
that the two teams were linked up in this quarter-final by the line of the number 41 tram which links the
Ghencea Stadium to the Valentin Stnescu Stadium.

Milder and historical rivalries are also with non-Bucharest-based teams, such as Universitatea Craiova,
Politehnica Timioara, Petrolul Ploieti, CFR Cluj, Universitatea Cluj and a recent one with Astra Giurgiu.[52]

Ownership and finances

Steaua has always been known as the club of the Romanian Army, which founded it in 1947 as a sports
society.[6] The Army continues to own the society, called CSA Steaua Bucureti at the moment.

The football department, however, in order to comply with UEFA rules, separated and turned private in 1998,
owned and financed by a non-profit organization called AFC Steaua Bucureti, chaired by businessman Viorel
Punescu.[13]

In January 2003, the club turned public under the leadership of investor and current politician George Becali,
who had already purchased 51% of the society's shares and later on acquired the rest to become owner of the
club. At present, Becali has no official link to the club, as he gradually renounced his shares. However, the facts
that the current shareholders, that include several nephews of his,[53] are people loyal to him and that he is still
in charge of Steaua are obvious.[54] An unofficial explanation for this situation is represented by the heavy
amount of unpaid taxes added up by the former governing company, AFC Steaua Bucureti, whose payment
towards the tax authority was avoided this way by transferring its assets to the new-formed company, with the
old association going on liquidation bankruptcy.[55]

George Becali is a highly controversial figure at Steaua, whose involvement in the life of the club and the team
has often been described as authoritarian and dictatorial by both the media and the fans.[56]

Popular culture
As Steaua is currently the most popular football team in Romania,[37] a good number of musicians or TV and
film directors have inspired themselves from ideas linked to the Ghencea-based club. Popular reference,
however, appeared only after the Romanian Revolution, as before, mass-media programmes were mostly being
controlled by the former communist regime. The 2002 Romanian film Furia depicts scenes in which Steaua
and Dinamo gangs of supporters are fighting on the streets after a direct match between the two sides.[57] Prima
TV comedy show Mondenii often airs sketches parodying Steaua owner George Becali, the players and other
representatives around the club.[58] Pro TV series La bloc aired an episode in which characters Nelu and Costel
are displayed as representing Steaua in a parking lot match against two other neighbours representing Dinamo.

Several other examples from music can be attributed as Steaua-related. Apart from club anthems played
throughout time by Marcel Pavel, Bere Gratis, Gaz pe Foc, an album was released in 2006 as a compilation by
Mircea Vintil, Chicanos, Bogdan Dima and several other artists.[59] Delikt and Ultras are two former hip hop
bands whose members ranked the defunct Armata Ultra' brigade and would always show up displaying fan
materials. Also, Voltaj, in their song 'MSD2', make reference to the fans in the line "Poi s fii cine sau poi fi
stelist" ("You can be a dog[60] or you can be a Steaua fan").[61]
One of the most famous pop-culture references about the club is the association with Scooter's song Maria, first
sung spontaneously in 2003 by the fans in Peluza Nord after the team would score. Ever since, it has been
adopted as an unofficial club anthem and is being played at the stadium at every match, sung together by the
supporters. Nonetheless, the song is beginning to lose popularity, mainly because it has become too commercial
and many fans do not feel bonded with it any more.[62]

Honours
Domestic

Leagues

Liga I / Divizia A
Winners (26) Record: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 195960, 196061, 196768, 197576, 1977
78, 198485, 198586, 198687, 198788, 198889, 199293, 199394, 199495, 199596,
199697, 199798, 200001, 200405, 200506, 201213, 201314, 201415
Runners-up (15): 1954, 195758, 196263, 197677, 197980, 198384, 198990, 199091,
199192, 200203, 200304, 200607, 200708, 201516, 201617

Cups

Cupa Romniei
Winners (22) Record: 194849, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 196162, 196566, 196667, 1968
69, 196970, 197071, 197576, 197879, 198485, 198687, 198788,[63] 198889, 199192,
199596, 199697, 199899, 201011, 201415
Runners-up (8): 1953, 196364, 197677, 197980, 198384, 198586, 198990, 201314
Cupa Ligii
Winners (2) Record: 201415, 201516
Supercupa Romniei
Winners (6) Record: 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2013
Runners-up (5): 1999, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2015

European
UEFA Champions League / European Cup
Winners (1): 198586
Runners-up (1): 198889
UEFA Super Cup / European Super Cup
Winners (1): 1986

Worldwide

Intercontinental Cup
Runners-up (1): 1986

Rankings

These are the International Federation of Football This is the UEFA club's coefficient as of 9 June
History & Statistics (IFFHS) club's points as of 5 April 2017:[65]
2017:[64]
 P Club Points P Club Coefficient

97 Al-Ahli 125,00 57 Sporting CP 36,866

102 Chelsea 124,00 58 Saint-tienne 35,833

102 Marseille 124,00 59 KAA Gent 35,480

102 Steaua Bucureti 124,00 60 Steaua Bucureti 35,370

105 Beikta 123,50 61 PAOK 35,080

106 Panathinaikos 122,00 62 Ludogorets Razgrad 34,175

106 Internazionale 122,00 63 Levante 33,999

Players
First team squad

As of 20 September 2017[66][67]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIF A
nationality.

No. Position Player No. Position Player

1 GK Florin Ni 16 DF Bogdan Plani
2 DF Romario Benzar 17 FW Florinel Coman
3 DF Ionu Larie 19 DF Artur Jorge (on loan from Braga )
4 DF Mihai Blaa (3rd captain) 20 MF Vlad Achim
5 MF Mihai Pintilii (vice-captain) 22 FW Ctlin Golofca
6 MF Drago Nedelcu 23 MF Ovidiu Popescu
7 FW Denis Alibec (captain) 24 MF Paul Szecui
8 MF Lucian Filip 26 FW Daniel Benzar
9 FW Harlem Gnohr 29 MF William De Amorim
10 FW Florin Tnase (4th captain) 33 GK Eduard Stncioiu
11 FW Constantin Budescu 44 MF Gabriel Enache
12 DF Jnior Morais 80 MF Filipe Teixeira
13 DF Marian Pleac 98 FW Dennis Man
15 DF Marko Momilovi 99 GK Andrei Vlad

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIF A
nationality.

No. Position Player No. Position Player

Vlad Mihalcea (to Academica Gabriel Simion (to Academica
18 MF DF
Clinceni until 30 June 2018) Clinceni until 30 June 2018)
Toma Niga (to Academica Clinceni Antonio Jakoli (to Apollon
GK MF
until 30 June 2018) Limassol until 30 June 2018)
Club officials

Board of directors Current technical staff

Role Name As of 4 July 2017.[69]

Owner George Becali
Role Name
President Valeriu Argseal
Head coach Nicolae Dic
Helmuth
Image President Assistant coach Viorel Tnase
Duckadam
Economic Director Iulian Ghiorghior Goalkeeper coach Marius Popa
Sporting Director Mihai Stoica Fitness coach Marian Lupu
Dumitru Dumitriu Kinetotherapist Ovidiu Kurti
Coordinator of the Academy [68]
Club doctor Flavian Armitu
Secretary Sorin Pitu Medical assistant Constantin Moroiu
The Chief of Security and Sorin Cristof
Adrian Ianuli
Safety Masseurs Ctlin Fndel
Press officer Ctlin Finii Adrian Neacu

Notable players thr oughout history

Statistics and records

Steaua currently boasts itself with the most impressive pedigree in Romania. With 62 seasons spent in Liga I,
they are one of only two teams to have played only in the first national league, along with Dinamo Bucureti
(61 seasons). At the same time, the club is the current record holder for the number of national championships
(26), national cups (22), national super cups (6) and the national league cup (2). Between 1993 and 1998, its
run of six consecutive national titles won equaled the one of Chinezul Timioara from the 1920s.
Internationally, it is the only Romanian club to have won continental trophies (the European Champions Cup in
1986 and the European Super Cup in 1986) and to have played in the final of the European Cup (in 1986 and
1989).

For three years and three months (June 1986 September 1989), Steaua counted a number of 104 unbeaten
matches in the league, establishing, at that moment, a world record and a European one still standing.[70] Also
inside the national league, the club counted 112 matches between November 1989 and August 1996 of
invincibility at Stadionul Ghencea in Liga I. Its run of 17-straight wins in 1988 is another record, equal to the
one held by Dinamo as of one year later.[71]

Tudorel Stoica is the player with the most appearances for Steaua in Liga I, a record unlikely to be broken in
the nearby future, as none of the current players have entered the top-ten so far. The club's all-time top scorer in
the league is Anghel Iordnescu with 146 goals, a record that also looks solid, out of the same reason as above-
mentioned. Other records are currently owned by former players such as Dorinel Munteanu (most national
caps 134) or Gheorghe Hagi (most goals scored for Romania 35; most appearances of a Romanian player in
the European cups 93).[72]

European cups all-time statistics

As of 28 September 2017
 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 18 122 48 34 40 164 142 +22

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners'

11 40 14 12 14 51 54 3
Cup

Intercontinental Cup 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1

Total 59 308 115 86 107 419 401 +18

Notable managers
The following managers have all won at least one major trophy with Steaua Bucureti:[73]

Table correct as of 15 January 2017

 Name Period Trophies

Colea Vlcov 08.194807.1949 Romanian Cup

03.195011.1950
Francisc Rnay 09.195311.1953 Romanian Cup
03.195406.1954

03.195108.1953
Gheorghe Popescu 08.195807.1960 4 Divizia A, 3 Romanian Cups
03.196207.1962

09.195411.1955
Ilie Savu 1958 3 Romanian Cups
08.196406.1967

tefan Dobay 03.195611.1956 Divizia A

09.196006.1961
tefan Onisie 08.196211.1963 Divizia A, Romanian Cup
08.197006.1971

tefan Covaci 08.196707.1970 Divizia A, 2 Romanian Cups

03.197312.1973
Gheorghe Constantin Romanian Cup
08.197806.1981

08.197506.1978
08.198305.1984
10.198410.1986
Emerich Jenei 5 Divizia A, 3 Romanian Cups, European Cup
04.199112.1991
08.199304.1994
10.199804.2000

10.198606.1990
Anghel Iordnescu 4 Divizia A, 2 Romanian Cups, European Super Cup
08.199206.1993

03.199206.1992
08.200006.2002
Victor Piurc Divizia A, Romanian Cup, Romanian Supercup
10.200206.2004
07.201008.2010

08.199406.1997
Dumitru Dumitriu 05.200506.2005 4 Divizia A, 2 Romanian Cups, 2 Romanian Supercups
09.201512.2015

08.199710.1998
Mihai Stoichi 09.200905.2010 Divizia A, Romanian Supercup
03.201205.2012

08.200210.2002
Cosmin Olroiu Divizia A, Romanian Supercup
03.200605.2007

Gabriel Caramarin1 05.2011 Romanian Cup

05.201205.2014
Laureniu Reghecampf 2 Liga I, League Cup, Romanian Supercup
12.201505.2017

Constantin Glc 06.201406.2015 Liga I, Romanian Cup, League Cup

Notes:
^1 Caretaker coach.

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