Dinamo Bucuresti
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Fotbal Club Dinamo Bucureşti (diˈnamo bukuˈreʃtʲ, commonly known as Dinamo) is a Romania
n professional football
club
based in Bucharest
. Dinamo is one of the two most successful football teams in Romania, having won 18 Romanian Liga I
titles, 12 Romanian Cup
s and 1 Romanian Supercup
.
They became the first Romanian team to reach the European Champions' Cup semifinals in 1983-84
.
Founded in 1948, Dinamo has spent its entire history in Liga I, the top league of Romanian football.
The team's traditional home colours are all red. The current crest is a modified version of the one adopted in the 1998. Dinamo Bucharest's home ground is the 15,032-seater Dinamo Stadium
in downtown Bucharest, where it has played since 1951.
The club's biggest rivals are Steaua Bucureşti, and matches between the two capital sides are commonly referred to as "The Eternal Derby
".
— merged with "Ciocanul Bucureşti
" and formed "Dinamo Bucureşti", the sporting club representing the above-mentioned institution.
Until the end of the championship, Dinamo was going to be represented by two teams: "Ciocanul" ("Hammer"), named "Dinamo A" and "Unirea Tricolor MAI", known as "Dinamo B" (this last one relegating, at the end of the football season, into the Divizia B). Starting with 1950, Dinamo A was separated from Dinamo B, the latter being transferred first to Braşov
, then to Cluj-Napoca
, and eventually, in 1958, being dissolved.
Dinamo Bucureşti was going to follow its Communist destiny at the highest football level. The "Dinamo" name was used for the very first time on 1 May 1948. Nevertheless, the real debut of Dinamo was on the 1947-48 Divizia A edition (finishing 8th). Some of the team's players were Ambru, Angelo Niculescu
, Teodorescu, Siclovan, Bartha, Sârbu. On July 14, 1948 Dinamo played its first international match against Zidnice (Czechoslovakia): 4 to 1 for the red-whites. August 22 will remain a reference date for Dinamo's football, representing the debut of Dinamo Bucharest in the first national Division. The pioneers were, among others, Titus Ozon
, Lăzărescu, Naciu. The team's first coach was Coloman Braun-Bogdan
. At the end of the '48-'49 edition, Angelo Niculescu retires, dedicating himself to the coaching career rewarded later with great victories with Dinamo and with the national team. In 1950, new football players arrived at Dinamo: Dumitru Nicolae
, Băcuţ I.
The current Dinamo Stadium was inaugurated on 14 October 1951. The first match: Dinamo-Locomotiva Timişoara 1-0. Dinamo finished runner-up in the 1951-52 and 1952-53 seasons. Also in 1953, Dinamo played the Final of the Romanian Cup: 0-2 with Metalul Reşiţa.
, Kuna
and Adamec. A new player: Florea Dumitrache
. What follows is a double win against Israel's and Van Hanegem
's Feyenoord: 0-3 and 0-2. The 7th title comes two years later, in 1973. In CCE, they surpass Northern Ireland
's Crusaders Belfast
( The 11-0 home game against Northern Ireland
's team is still the biggest margin of victory in the history of the European Cup ), but fail against Atlético Madrid (0-2 and 2-2), the team of Capon, Irueta
, Heredia and Ayala. The next year Dinamo plays in the UEFA Cup
and after the eliminating Bolospur, fails in the confrontation with F.C. Koln
: 1-1 and 2-3!
The 8th big success was going to come in 1975, year when Dudu Georgescu receives "the golden boot"
(with 32 goals). In '76 in the UEFA Cup Dinamo plays against another "sacred monster" - AC Milan - with Fabio Capello
and Collovatti on its side: 0-0 and 1-2. The 1976-1977 first season brings the 9th title and a new golden boot for Dudu Georgescu (47 goals). In the autumn of '77 in the CCE, Dinamo wins a thrilling game against Atlético Madrid 2-1, but loses at Madrid
, 2-0.
In the second round of the UEFA Cup
(after eliminating Alki Larnaca from Cyprus
) Dinamo is eliminated by Eintracht Frankfurt
, team of Pezzey
, Grabowsky and Holzenbein (2-0 and 0-3 in prolongation).
, team of Sirakov
and Iskrenov (3-0 and 1-2). In the second round, a terrifing "double": Dinamo-Internazionale (with Bergoni, Bagni, Prohaska
, Altobelli
, Baresi
, Oriali
, Marini and Becallossi). At Milan, 1-1 (authors: Pasinato and Custov) and back home in Bucharest, 3-2 for the "dogs", in the extra time. Dinamo is eliminated by the Swedish team IFK Göteborg
, which later ends up winning the trophy.
The 10th national title will be obtained in 1982, when Dinamo also conquers the Cup after a 3-2 victory against Baia Mare. After a 5 year absence, Dinamo reappears in the European Champions Cup
, meeting (and eliminating) Vaaleregen Oslo
. In the next stage, Dinamo had to confront a difficult opponent: the team of Vizek and Nehoda, Dukla Prague. They win at home, with 2-0, obtaining the qualification at Prague: 1-2. Dinamo is eliminated by Aston Villa, club of Bremmer, Cowans
, Withe
, Shaw
and Morley. The 11th title come one year later, in 1983. The 1983-1984 season began with the retirement of Cornel Dinu, winner of 6 national titles and 6 national cups, with 454 caps in the first league and 75 in the national team. Still the same year Dinamo wins the 12th title.
The autumn of 1983-84
was going to represent a valuable step into the international arena. The "European Champions Cup campaign" started with the Finnish team, Kuusysi Lahti (1-0 and 3-0). The second round pushes Dinamo against the current champion, Hamburger SV
- team of Stein, Kalz and Magath
. At Bucharest, Augustin, Multescu and Orac score for 3-0. The thrilling second leg finishes 3-2 (goals Talnar and Multescu). In order to accede in the semifinals of CCE, Dinamo had to defeat another top team: Dinamo Minsk, with Aleinikov, Zigmanatovici and Gurinovici. The first leg was 1-1 (Rednic equalizing in the 87th minute), and it was followed by a 1-0 victory at Bucharest (with Augustin scoring). Dinamo was the first Romanian team to reach the European Champions Cup
semifinals, where it met Liverpool FC (see Liverpool vs Dinamo Bucharest, 1984 European Cup Semi-Final
). Dinamo lost 1-0 at
Anfield
and 2-1 in Bucharest, in front of the team which ultimately won the 1984 European Cup Final
.
In the first round of the next European Champions Cup, in the autumn of `84, Dinamo meets Omonia Nicosia: 4-1 and 1-2. Next is the match against Girondins Bordeaux (club of Tigana
, Giresse, Lacombe
and Battiston
), Dinamo being eliminated after 0-1 and 1-1.
In 1986 Dinamo wins the Cup against Steaua (1-0). After an 18 year break, Dinamo plays again in the Cup Winners Cup in the autumn of `86. The 1986-1987 season brings the 'golden boot' for Camataru (44 goals). They also lost against the Albanian team 17 Nentori Tirana
.
The 1988 Romanian cup final was a special one. After Steaua players left the field at the score of 1-1 due to a claim of being robbed by the referee, Dinamo was given the trophy, but later the Romanian F.A.
(bowing to pressure from the Communist Party
) awarded the match 2-1 to Steaua. After the revolution of December 1989
, Steaua propositioned to return the trophy to Dinamo, which refused to take it.
In the 88-89 Cup Winners Cup
season, Dinamo again eliminated the Finnish team Lahti, managing to win 3-0. Next is the elimination of Scottish club Dundee United: 1-0 and 1-1 at Bucharest. However, they fail to qualify for the semifinals after losing on away goals, 1-1 and 0-0 against Sampdoria Genova
.
season brings new success. Dinamo meets Albanian team, Dinamo Tirana 0-1 and 2-0. Next is the Greek champion, Panathinaikos 2-0 and 6-1.
In the quarter finals they meet Partizan Belgrade
(with Mijatovici on the field) eliminating them with 2-1 and 2-0. After six years of break, Dinamo plays a new continental semifinal this time against Anderlecht Bruxelles, losing twice with 1-0.
In the summer of 1990, Dinamo - with Mircea Lucescu
as coach - conquers a new national title, the 13th. Also the team wins the Cup final, against Steaua: 6-4. The new CCE season begins with the elimination of Irish team St Patrick's Athletic Dublin (4-0 and 1-1). Dinamo is eliminated in the second round by FC Porto.
The 1991-1992 UEFA Cup
Edition faces Dinamo against Figo
's Sporting Clube de Portugal, qualyfing after a 0-1 loss and a 2-0 victory. The next round Dinamo is eliminated by Genoa 1893: 1-3 and 2-2.
In 1992, the 14th title was added to Dinamo's record. It was a triumphal march, with 34 matches and no defeat.
The years to come saw Dinamo in the UEFA Cup
. However, without any special results, the team leaves the competition in the first qualification round, in 1993-1994 losing to Cagliari
, in 1994-95 losing to Trabzonspor
, and in 1996
losing to Levski Sofia.
Among the new players that play for Dinamo are: Catalin Hildan
, Florentin Petre
, Cosmin Contra
. Alongside the famous goalkeeper Florin Prunea appear Mihalcea and Kirita. With this new team, in the 1998-1999 season Dinamo plays arguably the best football in Romania, though the team loses the title to Rapid Bucureşti
. Dinamo ended the dark era of the mid 1990s this way once they started to fight for the title this year, only having to wait one more year to win it with no contender.
2-0.
Dinamo won the title in the 1999-2000 with Adrian Mutu
playing for them but lost to Polonia Warszawa
in the second qualification round of the UEFA Champions League 1999-00
mostly because they sold most of the players in the Summer Mercato
. This affected their next season, when they lost the title to Steaua Bucharest.
In 2001-02 Dinamo won the title again after a tight championship run. Dinamo managed to win the title in the last game of the season just in front of FC National. In Europe, Dinamo played in the 2001-02 UEFA Cup eliminating Dinamo Tirana in the Qualifying round but lost in the 1st round to Grasshopper Club Zurich.
In the 2002-03 season Dinamo was affected again by the players who left the team, with it becoming a tradition for the leaders of the club to sell players after winning a title, losing the games in the UEFA Champions League
and having a hard time in Divizia A. Dinamo changed a lot of managers and lost 7 consecutive games. After Ioan Andone
came to the team, Dinamo played a spectacular semifinal with Astra Ploiesti. After losing 2-1 in Ploiesti in the middle of the crisis the team beat Astra in Bucharest 3-1 after extra time. They then went on to win the Romanian Cup
, after beating FC National in the final 1-0 on a goal scored by Iulian Tames
.
After building up a team again in 2003-04, they eliminated Shakhtar Donetsk
in the first round of the UEFA Cup 2003-04 season. They went on to lose to Spartak Moscow
in the second round.
In the Romanian League Dinamo won the title by defeating Steaua Bucureşti in a close battle. They also won the Romanian Cup
after an 2-0 win over Oţelul Galaţi at Cotroceni
.
For the 2004-05 season Dinamo's ambitions grew, but still a lot of players left the club. Dinamo played a thrilling game vs. Manchester United in Bucharest in the third qualification round of the UEFA Champions League
, but lost 1-2. This game was significant because it showed a lot of progress from the last attempts to qualify for the group phase of the Champions League
. The 2nd leg was lost at Old Trafford 3-0. In the UEFA Cup 2004-05
season Dinamo was eliminated by Partizan Belgrade
.
This time Dinamo had a better evolution during the season after the title victory. However, Dinamo lost the title to Steaua Bucharest on a costly error by Lucian Goian
in the last seconds of the game with Rapid Bucharest close to the end of the season.
A highlight in recent times came in the UEFA Cup 2005-06
season when Dinamo thrashed Premier league team Everton
5-1. Dinamo went on to win the tie 5-2.
For the 2005-06 season Dinamo entered a crisis in the second part of the season. Ioan Andone
was fired by the new Executive President of the club Ioan Becali. Esteban Vigo
was brought in, but because of the scandals inside the club Ioan Becali was kicked out and Vigo left the club as well. Dinamo counted on Ion Marin for the first games of the spring that started with a 3-0 loss to Oţelul Galaţi. Florin Marin
came and was kept manager for the rest of the season before Mircea Rednic
took the job. Dinamo finished the season with a 0-0 draw against Poli Timişoara and finished 3rd to earn a very important UEFA Cup
spot at the end of a horrible season.
Also in the 2005-06 season, they managed to beat CSKA Moscow (Cup Holders) 1-0 but they missed the European Spring due to a couple of close games lost in the last few seconds. Playing against Olympique de Marseille
on Stade Vélodrome
and trailing by 2-1 in the last moments of the game Octavian Chihaia
launched a ball over Barthez
and scored for 2-2 but the referee whistled the end of the game while the ball was in the air and before it entered the goal. Some claim that might have been a unique moment in the history of the European Cup Football.
In the 2006-07 season they did qualify for the European Spring where they were eliminated by Benfica after a 0-1 loss at Da Luz and a 1-2 loss at home. Domestically, the team crushed most of its opponents in the first 19 rounds, ending up autumn champions, 13 points ahead of second place and then they secured their 18th title with four rounds to spare.
Dinamo failed again to enter the Champions League group phase, being eliminated in the third qualifying round by Lazio Roma
. After four manager changes, Dinamo finished the 2007-08 season on the 4th spot in Liga I. In the summer of 2008, Mircea Rednic returned as coach having the mission to win the title and qualify Dinamo to the Champions League, but after the team finished the first part of the season as leader, they failed at the finish line and ended only third.
In the 2009-10 season, Dinamo played in the playoff for Europa League against Czech football club FC Slovan Liberec
. In the first leg the supporters invaded the pitch causing the match to be abandoned in the 88th minute when the score was 2-0 for Slovan. The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body awarded a default 0–3 defeat against Dinamo. One week later in Liberec
Dinamo managed a memorable comeback and qualified in the Europa League 2009-10 group stage after winning 3-0 in Liberec after 90 and 120 minutes and winning 9-8 at penalties after 10 series. The domestic season was yet another unsuccessful one, finishing 6th in the championships.
finals against Steaua, but lost due to an own goal. For the 2011-12 season, Dinamo started with a new coach, ex-Dinamo player Liviu Ciobotariu
.
After a disappointing defeat against Vorskla Poltava
in the Europa League Play-Off, Dinamo is leading the Romanian Championship after 10 rounds with the best offense and defense in the championship despite selling Gabriel Torje
to the Italian
team Udinese
with only Dorel Stoica
and Srdjan Luchin
completing the squad for the new season.
Being the second most famous club in the country, Dinamo has an estimated 15% support in Romania, making them the 2nd most supported Romanian club after Steaua and along with Universitatea Craiova
. The largest concentration of fans is in Bucharest, mainly in the North-East areas of the city. The club also has important fan bases inside and outside the country.Even though Dinamo's fans aren't as great in numbers as Steaua's, they make up for it with passion and their hardcore attitude, while the majority of Steaua Bucharest's fans are considered to be more of a casual type of supporters for their team.This hardcore attitude of Dinamo's fans is transponded through their conduct inside and outside the stadium, always looking for brawls with other teams fan groups.
The roots of the Dinamo ultras movement can be found in 1995 when groups like Dracula or Rams Pantelimon appear in the North End. In 1996 a group called Nuova Guardia is born, composed of young but very devoted men it will become the leading group in the red-white stands and later on in the entire Romanian ultras movement. Following the death of Catalin Hîldan
in 2000 the fans renamed the North End of Dinamo's stadium to Peluza Catalin Hildan (PCH) in his honor.
Today the majority of supporters are located in the PCH but several factions have moved to the South End.
Dinamo's most important rivalry is with Steaua. The match between them, Eternul Derby (The Eternal Derby), has been the leading Romanian football encounter in the last 60 years, as Dinamo and Steaua are the two most successful football teams in the country. Clashes between different factions of supporters have often occurred and still occur inside and outside the stadium. The nadir was reached in 1997 when Dinamo's fans set a sector of Steaua's stadium (Stadionul Ghencea
) on fire. The result of the encounter between the two rivals is currently the following: 123 matches, 44 wins for Dinamo, 34 wins for Steaua and 45 games ended in a tie.
Other rivalries are shared with Universitatea Craiova
and Rapid Bucureşti, and a minor one with Petrolul
, Farul
, Argeş
and Poli Timişoara fans also consider Dinamo to be their rival, although Dinamo fans don't seem to give any special importance to the games against these teams.
Records in the league:
Records in the European competition:
For Dinamo's second team see FC Dinamo II Bucureşti
.
Kingdom of Romania Cătălin Hîldan
- Posthumous honor
Since "Unicul Căpitan (The Only Captain)" died, no player will wear the number 11 shirt at FC Dinamo, since the club decided to retire the shirt out of respect and posthumous honor for legend Cătălin Hîldan
.
The most notable managers of Dinamo are Angelo Niculescu with two championship titles in 1955 and 1965; Nicolae Nicusor Dumitru with six championship titles in 1962, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1983 and 1984, and who qualified Dinamo in the European Champions Cup 1983-1984 season
reaching the semifinals; Ion Nunweiller
who won the championship in 1973 and 1977. Mircea Lucescu
who managed Dinamo for five years winning two cups, one title and qualifying Dinamo in the quarter finals of the Cup Winners Cup in the 1988-1989 season
, and one year later in 1989-1990
in the same competition reaching the semifinals. Cornel Dinu
marked the comeback of Dinamo on the Romanian football stage winning the title in 2000, and the cup in 2001.
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n professional football
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club
Football team
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based in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
. Dinamo is one of the two most successful football teams in Romania, having won 18 Romanian Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
titles, 12 Romanian Cup
Romanian Cup
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s and 1 Romanian Supercup
Romanian Supercup
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.
They became the first Romanian team to reach the European Champions' Cup semifinals in 1983-84
European Cup 1983-84
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.
Founded in 1948, Dinamo has spent its entire history in Liga I, the top league of Romanian football.
The team's traditional home colours are all red. The current crest is a modified version of the one adopted in the 1998. Dinamo Bucharest's home ground is the 15,032-seater Dinamo Stadium
Dinamo Stadium (Bucharest)
Dinamo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Dinamo Bucureşti.-History:...
in downtown Bucharest, where it has played since 1951.
The club's biggest rivals are Steaua Bucureşti, and matches between the two capital sides are commonly referred to as "The Eternal Derby
Eternal derby (Romania)
The Eternal Derby, , also called The Romanian Derby, and the Great Derby, is a match between the fierce rivals Steaua and Dinamo, the biggest and most popular football clubs in Romania....
".
Beginning
On 14 May 1948, "Unirea Tricolor MAI" — newly entered, in January 1948, under the umbrella of the Communist regime's Internal Affairs MinistryMinistry of Administration and Interior of Romania
The Ministry of Administration and Interior of Romania is one of the fifteen ministries of the Government of Romania.From 23 August 1944 to 18 March 1975 the minister held the title of Minister of Internal Affairs, between 2004 and 2007, held the title of Minister of Administration and Interior,...
— merged with "Ciocanul Bucureşti
Maccabi Bucuresti
Maccabi or Macabi Bucureşti, later known as Ciocanul, was a Romanian sport club, representing the Jewish community, akin to the famous Hakoah Vienna...
" and formed "Dinamo Bucureşti", the sporting club representing the above-mentioned institution.
Until the end of the championship, Dinamo was going to be represented by two teams: "Ciocanul" ("Hammer"), named "Dinamo A" and "Unirea Tricolor MAI", known as "Dinamo B" (this last one relegating, at the end of the football season, into the Divizia B). Starting with 1950, Dinamo A was separated from Dinamo B, the latter being transferred first to Braşov
Brasov
Brașov is a city in Romania and the capital of Brașov County.According to the last Romanian census, from 2002, there were 284,596 people living within the city of Brașov, making it the 8th most populated city in Romania....
, then to Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
, and eventually, in 1958, being dissolved.
Dinamo Bucureşti was going to follow its Communist destiny at the highest football level. The "Dinamo" name was used for the very first time on 1 May 1948. Nevertheless, the real debut of Dinamo was on the 1947-48 Divizia A edition (finishing 8th). Some of the team's players were Ambru, Angelo Niculescu
Angelo Niculescu
Angelo Niculescu is a former Romanian football manager. He was the coach of the Romania national football team during the 1970 FIFA World Cup.-External links:*...
, Teodorescu, Siclovan, Bartha, Sârbu. On July 14, 1948 Dinamo played its first international match against Zidnice (Czechoslovakia): 4 to 1 for the red-whites. August 22 will remain a reference date for Dinamo's football, representing the debut of Dinamo Bucharest in the first national Division. The pioneers were, among others, Titus Ozon
Titus Ozon
Titus Ozon was a Romanian international football striker. He was considered one of the greatest talents of the postwar in the Romanian football, famous for his extraordinary ability to dribble.- Records :...
, Lăzărescu, Naciu. The team's first coach was Coloman Braun-Bogdan
Coloman Braun-Bogdan
Coloman Braun-Bogdan was a Romanian football midfielder and football manager.Born in Arad, Arad County, which was at the time part of Austria-Hungary, he made a name for himself as one of the best Romanian midfielders of the interwar period...
. At the end of the '48-'49 edition, Angelo Niculescu retires, dedicating himself to the coaching career rewarded later with great victories with Dinamo and with the national team. In 1950, new football players arrived at Dinamo: Dumitru Nicolae
Dumitru Nicolae
Dumitru Nicolae "Nicuşor" was a Romanian striker and manager. As coach Nicolae, was champion of Romania with Dinamo on four occasions , a Romanian Cup in 1984, and went on to guide them to European Cup semi-finals in 1984.-External links:*...
, Băcuţ I.
The current Dinamo Stadium was inaugurated on 14 October 1951. The first match: Dinamo-Locomotiva Timişoara 1-0. Dinamo finished runner-up in the 1951-52 and 1952-53 seasons. Also in 1953, Dinamo played the Final of the Romanian Cup: 0-2 with Metalul Reşiţa.
The 1970s
The 6th title: in 1971. In CCE, Dinamo eliminates Spartak Trnava, the team of DobiasKarol Dobiáš
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, Kuna
Ladislav Kuna
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and Adamec. A new player: Florea Dumitrache
Florea Dumitrache
Florea Dumitrache was a Romanian football striker. He was considered one of the best Romanian strikers of all time.-Career:...
. What follows is a double win against Israel's and Van Hanegem
Willem van Hanegem
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's Feyenoord: 0-3 and 0-2. The 7th title comes two years later, in 1973. In CCE, they surpass Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
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's Crusaders Belfast
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( The 11-0 home game against Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
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's team is still the biggest margin of victory in the history of the European Cup ), but fail against Atlético Madrid (0-2 and 2-2), the team of Capon, Irueta
Javier Irureta
Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano , Irureta for short, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a forward, and a current manager....
, Heredia and Ayala. The next year Dinamo plays in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
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and after the eliminating Bolospur, fails in the confrontation with F.C. Koln
1. FC Köln
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: 1-1 and 2-3!
The 8th big success was going to come in 1975, year when Dudu Georgescu receives "the golden boot"
European Golden Boot
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(with 32 goals). In '76 in the UEFA Cup Dinamo plays against another "sacred monster" - AC Milan - with Fabio Capello
Fabio Capello
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and Collovatti on its side: 0-0 and 1-2. The 1976-1977 first season brings the 9th title and a new golden boot for Dudu Georgescu (47 goals). In the autumn of '77 in the CCE, Dinamo wins a thrilling game against Atlético Madrid 2-1, but loses at Madrid
Madrid
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, 2-0.
In the second round of the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
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(after eliminating Alki Larnaca from Cyprus
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) Dinamo is eliminated by Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
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, team of Pezzey
Bruno Pezzey
Bruno Edmund Pezzey was an Austrian footballer.-Club career:Regarded as one of Austria's greatest defenders of all time, Pezzey started his professional career at local side FC Vorarlberg and moved to FC Wacker Innsbruck after only one season, winning two league titles and a domestic cup...
, Grabowsky and Holzenbein (2-0 and 0-3 in prolongation).
The 1980s
The 1981–82 UEFA Cup season brings some great wins for Dinamo. The red-whites meet Levski SofiaPFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...
, team of Sirakov
Nasko Sirakov
Nasko Petkov Sirakov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played mainly as a striker.Part of the Bulgarian team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup as it finished fourth, he was one of the most important footballers in the country in the 80's/90's, being a legend at Levski Sofia, a club he represented in...
and Iskrenov (3-0 and 1-2). In the second round, a terrifing "double": Dinamo-Internazionale (with Bergoni, Bagni, Prohaska
Herbert Prohaska
Herbert Prohaska is a retired Austrian football player. He ranks among Austria's greatest football players of all time. Prohaska is currently working as a football pundit for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation . His nickname "Schneckerl", Viennese dialect for curly hair, derives from his curly...
, Altobelli
Alessandro Altobelli
Alessandro Altobelli is a former professional Italian footballer.Nicknamed Spillo for his slender build. Altobelli was one of the most effective Italian forwards of the late 1970s and 1980s...
, Baresi
Giuseppe Baresi
Giuseppe Baresi is an Italian footballer, who spent most of his career with Internazionale. He is currently Internazionale's assistant manager.-Career:...
, Oriali
Gabriele Oriali
Gabriele Oriali is a former football player from Italy, who mainly played defensive midfield but could also play as defender.-Playing career:...
, Marini and Becallossi). At Milan, 1-1 (authors: Pasinato and Custov) and back home in Bucharest, 3-2 for the "dogs", in the extra time. Dinamo is eliminated by the Swedish team IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups....
, which later ends up winning the trophy.
The 10th national title will be obtained in 1982, when Dinamo also conquers the Cup after a 3-2 victory against Baia Mare. After a 5 year absence, Dinamo reappears in the European Champions Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, meeting (and eliminating) Vaaleregen Oslo
Vålerenga I.F. Fotball
Vålerenga Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Oslo and a part of the multi-sport club Vålerengens IF. Founded in 1913, the club is named after the neighbourhood of Vålerenga...
. In the next stage, Dinamo had to confront a difficult opponent: the team of Vizek and Nehoda, Dukla Prague. They win at home, with 2-0, obtaining the qualification at Prague: 1-2. Dinamo is eliminated by Aston Villa, club of Bremmer, Cowans
Gordon Cowans
Gordon Sidney Cowans is an English retired football player and coach.Cowans started his career at Aston Villa as an apprentice in 1974, and signed as a professional in 1976...
, Withe
Peter Withe
Peter Withe is a much-travelled English footballer who played as a striker, between 1971 and 1990...
, Shaw
Gary Shaw
Gary Shaw was an English football striker who played for Aston Villa in the early 1980s. His goals helped Aston Villa win the English First Division championship in 1980–81 and the European Cup the following year - the only Birmingham-born player in the team. In 1981 he was voted PFA Young Player...
and Morley. The 11th title come one year later, in 1983. The 1983-1984 season began with the retirement of Cornel Dinu, winner of 6 national titles and 6 national cups, with 454 caps in the first league and 75 in the national team. Still the same year Dinamo wins the 12th title.
The autumn of 1983-84
European Cup 1983-84
The season 1983–84 of the European Cup football club tournament was won by for a fourth time by Liverpool in a penalty shootout in the final against Roma. The game had finished 1–1. Phil Neal had scored for Liverpool and Roberto Pruzzo for Roma...
was going to represent a valuable step into the international arena. The "European Champions Cup campaign" started with the Finnish team, Kuusysi Lahti (1-0 and 3-0). The second round pushes Dinamo against the current champion, Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
- team of Stein, Kalz and Magath
Felix Magath
Wolfgang-Felix Magath is a former German football central midfielder and current manager of VfL Wolfsburg.-Playing career:...
. At Bucharest, Augustin, Multescu and Orac score for 3-0. The thrilling second leg finishes 3-2 (goals Talnar and Multescu). In order to accede in the semifinals of CCE, Dinamo had to defeat another top team: Dinamo Minsk, with Aleinikov, Zigmanatovici and Gurinovici. The first leg was 1-1 (Rednic equalizing in the 87th minute), and it was followed by a 1-0 victory at Bucharest (with Augustin scoring). Dinamo was the first Romanian team to reach the European Champions Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
semifinals, where it met Liverpool FC (see Liverpool vs Dinamo Bucharest, 1984 European Cup Semi-Final
Liverpool vs Dinamo Bucharest, 1984 European Cup Semi-Final
The 1983-84 UEFA European Cup Semi-Final between Liverpool of England and Dinamo Bucharest of Romania was one of two association football ties that made up the penultimate round of the 1983–84 European Cup, Europe's primary club football competition...
). Dinamo lost 1-0 at
Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
and 2-1 in Bucharest, in front of the team which ultimately won the 1984 European Cup Final
1984 European Cup Final
The 1984 European Cup Final was an association football match between Liverpool of England and Roma of Italy on 30 May 1984 at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy. It was the final match of the 1983–84 season of Europe's premier cup competition, the UEFA Champions League. Liverpool were appearing in...
.
In the first round of the next European Champions Cup, in the autumn of `84, Dinamo meets Omonia Nicosia: 4-1 and 1-2. Next is the match against Girondins Bordeaux (club of Tigana
Jean Tigana
Jean Amadou Tigana is a manager and former French international footballer, having played in midfield and managed professional football extensively throughout France, including 52 appearances and 1 goal for the France national football team during the 1980s.-Playing career:Tigana started his...
, Giresse, Lacombe
Bernard Lacombe
Bernard Lacombe is a retired French football player. He played forward, mainly with Olympique Lyonnais, Girondins Bordeaux and the French national team.-Career:...
and Battiston
Patrick Battiston
Patrick Battiston is a former French football player, who played for the France national team in three World Cups and won the 1984 European Football Championship.-Club career:...
), Dinamo being eliminated after 0-1 and 1-1.
In 1986 Dinamo wins the Cup against Steaua (1-0). After an 18 year break, Dinamo plays again in the Cup Winners Cup in the autumn of `86. The 1986-1987 season brings the 'golden boot' for Camataru (44 goals). They also lost against the Albanian team 17 Nentori Tirana
SK Tirana
KF Tirana is the most successful Albanian football club earning 47 major trophies in the country and is branch of Multiple Sport Klub of Tirana . KF Tirana is the most popular football club in the country with a considerable number of supporters...
.
The 1988 Romanian cup final was a special one. After Steaua players left the field at the score of 1-1 due to a claim of being robbed by the referee, Dinamo was given the trophy, but later the Romanian F.A.
Romanian Football Federation
The Romanian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Romania. It organizes the Romania national football team and most of the Romanian football competitions. It is based in the Romanian capital city of Bucharest...
(bowing to pressure from the Communist Party
Romanian Communist Party
The Romanian Communist Party was a communist political party in Romania. Successor to the Bolshevik wing of the Socialist Party of Romania, it gave ideological endorsement to communist revolution and the disestablishment of Greater Romania. The PCR was a minor and illegal grouping for much of the...
) awarded the match 2-1 to Steaua. After the revolution of December 1989
Romanian Revolution of 1989
The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a series of riots and clashes in December 1989. These were part of the Revolutions of 1989 that occurred in several Warsaw Pact countries...
, Steaua propositioned to return the trophy to Dinamo, which refused to take it.
In the 88-89 Cup Winners Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1988-89
The season 1988-89 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won for the third time by Barcelona in the final against Italian entrants Sampdoria. The same two sides reached the final of the European Cup 1991–92, which Barcelona also won. Wimbledon F.C...
season, Dinamo again eliminated the Finnish team Lahti, managing to win 3-0. Next is the elimination of Scottish club Dundee United: 1-0 and 1-1 at Bucharest. However, they fail to qualify for the semifinals after losing on away goals, 1-1 and 0-0 against Sampdoria Genova
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
.
The early 1990s
The Cup Winners Cup 1989-1990UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1989-90
The season 1989-90 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won for the only time by Sampdoria in the final against Anderlecht, 2-0 at Nya Ullevi in Göteborg, on 9 May 1990...
season brings new success. Dinamo meets Albanian team, Dinamo Tirana 0-1 and 2-0. Next is the Greek champion, Panathinaikos 2-0 and 6-1.
In the quarter finals they meet Partizan Belgrade
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
(with Mijatovici on the field) eliminating them with 2-1 and 2-0. After six years of break, Dinamo plays a new continental semifinal this time against Anderlecht Bruxelles, losing twice with 1-0.
In the summer of 1990, Dinamo - with Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu is a Romanian former football player and current coach, and one of the most successful Romanian football managers. He is also the father of Rapid Bucharest coach, Răzvan Lucescu...
as coach - conquers a new national title, the 13th. Also the team wins the Cup final, against Steaua: 6-4. The new CCE season begins with the elimination of Irish team St Patrick's Athletic Dublin (4-0 and 1-1). Dinamo is eliminated in the second round by FC Porto.
The 1991-1992 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup 1991-92
The UEFA Cup 1991–92 was won by Ajax on away goals over Torino.Although this was the second season since the ban on English clubs in European competitions was lifted, only one English club was entered into the 1991–92 UEFA Cup...
Edition faces Dinamo against Figo
Luís Figo
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, is a Portuguese former international footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over a period of 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009...
's Sporting Clube de Portugal, qualyfing after a 0-1 loss and a 2-0 victory. The next round Dinamo is eliminated by Genoa 1893: 1-3 and 2-2.
In 1992, the 14th title was added to Dinamo's record. It was a triumphal march, with 34 matches and no defeat.
Downfall of the mid 1990s, 2000s ups and downs
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
. However, without any special results, the team leaves the competition in the first qualification round, in 1993-1994 losing to Cagliari
Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. The club was formed in 1920 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and Serie B....
, in 1994-95 losing to Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...
, and in 1996
UEFA Cup 1995-96
The UEFA Cup 1995-96 was won by Bayern Munich on aggregate over Bordeaux. Girondins de Bordeaux went to the finals all the way from the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1995....
losing to Levski Sofia.
Among the new players that play for Dinamo are: Catalin Hildan
Catalin Hîldan
Cătălin Hîldan was a Romanian footballer. He was born in Brăneşti, Ilfov. During his career he played for Târgovişte, Dinamo Bucureşti and international football with the Romanian national team.-Background:...
, Florentin Petre
Florentin Petre
Florentin Petre "Piticul" is a retired Romanian footballer.-Career:Petre debuted in Divizia A with Dinamo Bucureşti in 1994, scoring in his first match. Except for a spell in UTA Arad in the second half of that season, he has stayed with Dinamo since. He helped win The Double in 2000 before...
, Cosmin Contra
Cosmin Contra
Cosmin Marius Contra is a retired Romanian footballer who played mainly as a right defender.Offensive-minded, he could also appear as a midfielder, and played professionally in four countries , mainly in Spain, where he appeared for three clubs, mainly Getafe CF, which he helped consolidate in the...
. Alongside the famous goalkeeper Florin Prunea appear Mihalcea and Kirita. With this new team, in the 1998-1999 season Dinamo plays arguably the best football in Romania, though the team loses the title to Rapid Bucureşti
Rapid
A rapid is a section of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. A rapid is a hydrological feature between a run and a cascade. A rapid is characterised by the river becoming shallower and having some rocks exposed above the...
. Dinamo ended the dark era of the mid 1990s this way once they started to fight for the title this year, only having to wait one more year to win it with no contender.
2000-2010
Dinamo played next season in the UEFA Cup beating Benfica 1-0 on Estádio da Luz, then losing a suspected game on Lia ManoliuLia Manoliu Stadium
The National Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania. The stadium held 60,120 people.It was built in 1953, for the 4th World Festival of Youth and Students...
2-0.
Dinamo won the title in the 1999-2000 with Adrian Mutu
Adrian Mutu
Adrian Mutu is a Romanian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Cesena.-Argeş Piteşti:Mutu began his professional career with his home club Argeş Piteşti...
playing for them but lost to Polonia Warszawa
Polonia Warszawa
Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...
in the second qualification round of the UEFA Champions League 1999-00
UEFA Champions League 1999-00
The 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League was the eighth edition of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier European club football tournament, since its rebranding from the European Cup, and the 45th edition overall. The competition was won by Real Madrid, who clinched an historic eighth title win by...
mostly because they sold most of the players in the Summer Mercato
Transfer window
The transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other countries into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA...
. This affected their next season, when they lost the title to Steaua Bucharest.
In 2001-02 Dinamo won the title again after a tight championship run. Dinamo managed to win the title in the last game of the season just in front of FC National. In Europe, Dinamo played in the 2001-02 UEFA Cup eliminating Dinamo Tirana in the Qualifying round but lost in the 1st round to Grasshopper Club Zurich.
In the 2002-03 season Dinamo was affected again by the players who left the team, with it becoming a tradition for the leaders of the club to sell players after winning a title, losing the games in the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
and having a hard time in Divizia A. Dinamo changed a lot of managers and lost 7 consecutive games. After Ioan Andone
Ioan Andone
Ioan Andone is a Romanian football coach and former player.-Career:He made his Divizia A debut with Corvinul Hunedoara in 1979. He later went to Dinamo Bucureşti where he helped win the league title in 1984 and 1990 and the cup title in 1984, 1986 and 1990. In 1990 he was bought by Spanish team...
came to the team, Dinamo played a spectacular semifinal with Astra Ploiesti. After losing 2-1 in Ploiesti in the middle of the crisis the team beat Astra in Bucharest 3-1 after extra time. They then went on to win the Romanian Cup
Romanian Cup
The Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
, after beating FC National in the final 1-0 on a goal scored by Iulian Tames
Iulian Tames
Iulian Tameş is a Romanian footballer who currently is under contract with Politehnica Timişoara. Tameş is a central offensive midfield.-Early career:...
.
After building up a team again in 2003-04, they eliminated Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
in the first round of the UEFA Cup 2003-04 season. They went on to lose to Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
in the second round.
In the Romanian League Dinamo won the title by defeating Steaua Bucureşti in a close battle. They also won the Romanian Cup
Romanian Cup
The Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
after an 2-0 win over Oţelul Galaţi at Cotroceni
Cotroceni
Cotroceni is a neighbourhood in western Bucharest, Romania located around the Cotroceni hill, in Bucharest's Sector 6.The Hill of Cotroceni was once covered by the forest of Vlăsia, which covered most of today's Bucharest...
.
For the 2004-05 season Dinamo's ambitions grew, but still a lot of players left the club. Dinamo played a thrilling game vs. Manchester United in Bucharest in the third qualification round of the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, but lost 1-2. This game was significant because it showed a lot of progress from the last attempts to qualify for the group phase of the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
. The 2nd leg was lost at Old Trafford 3-0. In the UEFA Cup 2004-05
UEFA Cup 2004-05
The 2004–05 UEFA Cup season was won by CSKA Moscow, coming from behind in the final against Sporting Clube de Portugal. It was the first win by a Russian side in any European competition, and was even more impressive considering that the final was held at the José Alvalade Stadium, the home of...
season Dinamo was eliminated by Partizan Belgrade
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
.
This time Dinamo had a better evolution during the season after the title victory. However, Dinamo lost the title to Steaua Bucharest on a costly error by Lucian Goian
Lucian Goian
Lucian Goian is a football player playing as a central defender. He is currently playing for Astra Ploieşti. He is the younger brother of Rangers defender Dorin Goian. He signed with his former club, Dinamo Bucureşti, after scoring against Dinamo's rivals, Steaua, when he played for Ceahlăul...
in the last seconds of the game with Rapid Bucharest close to the end of the season.
A highlight in recent times came in the UEFA Cup 2005-06
UEFA Cup 2005-06
The UEFA Cup 2005–06 season was won by Sevilla FC, beating Middlesbrough FC in the final. It was the first victory for Sevilla in a European competition, and the first appearance by Middlesbrough in a European final. The final took place at Philips Stadion, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The match was...
season when Dinamo thrashed Premier league team Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
5-1. Dinamo went on to win the tie 5-2.
For the 2005-06 season Dinamo entered a crisis in the second part of the season. Ioan Andone
Ioan Andone
Ioan Andone is a Romanian football coach and former player.-Career:He made his Divizia A debut with Corvinul Hunedoara in 1979. He later went to Dinamo Bucureşti where he helped win the league title in 1984 and 1990 and the cup title in 1984, 1986 and 1990. In 1990 he was bought by Spanish team...
was fired by the new Executive President of the club Ioan Becali. Esteban Vigo
Esteban Vigo
Esteban Vigo Benítez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current coach.-Playing career:...
was brought in, but because of the scandals inside the club Ioan Becali was kicked out and Vigo left the club as well. Dinamo counted on Ion Marin for the first games of the spring that started with a 3-0 loss to Oţelul Galaţi. Florin Marin
Florin Marin
Florin Flocea Marin is a former Romanian football defender and current manager last he managed Universitatea Craiova as an assistant coach.-Statistics:* Liga I: 281 matches, 3 goals* Cupa României winner: 1975, 1976...
came and was kept manager for the rest of the season before Mircea Rednic
Mircea Rednic
Mircea Rednic is a Romanian football manager and former defender. As of July 2010, he manages Khazar Lankaran in Azerbaijan....
took the job. Dinamo finished the season with a 0-0 draw against Poli Timişoara and finished 3rd to earn a very important UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
spot at the end of a horrible season.
Also in the 2005-06 season, they managed to beat CSKA Moscow (Cup Holders) 1-0 but they missed the European Spring due to a couple of close games lost in the last few seconds. Playing against Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
on Stade Vélodrome
Stade Vélodrome
The Stade Vélodrome is a football stadium in Marseille, France. It is home to the Olympique de Marseille football club of Ligue 1, and was a venue in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Rugby World Cup. It is the largest club-football ground in France, with a capacity of 60,031 spectators,...
and trailing by 2-1 in the last moments of the game Octavian Chihaia
Octavian Chihaia
Octavian Chihaia is a Romanian footballer who currently is Free Agent.Chihaia debuted at Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti. He later moved to FC Naţional Bucureşti and FC Dinamo Bucureşti. During the summer of 2006 he was traded to CFR Cluj for the price of 300,000 euros. Chihaia is a striker and is...
launched a ball over Barthez
Fabien Barthez
Fabien Alain Barthez is a former French footballer goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets...
and scored for 2-2 but the referee whistled the end of the game while the ball was in the air and before it entered the goal. Some claim that might have been a unique moment in the history of the European Cup Football.
In the 2006-07 season they did qualify for the European Spring where they were eliminated by Benfica after a 0-1 loss at Da Luz and a 1-2 loss at home. Domestically, the team crushed most of its opponents in the first 19 rounds, ending up autumn champions, 13 points ahead of second place and then they secured their 18th title with four rounds to spare.
Dinamo failed again to enter the Champions League group phase, being eliminated in the third qualifying round by Lazio Roma
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
. After four manager changes, Dinamo finished the 2007-08 season on the 4th spot in Liga I. In the summer of 2008, Mircea Rednic returned as coach having the mission to win the title and qualify Dinamo to the Champions League, but after the team finished the first part of the season as leader, they failed at the finish line and ended only third.
In the 2009-10 season, Dinamo played in the playoff for Europa League against Czech football club FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league...
. In the first leg the supporters invaded the pitch causing the match to be abandoned in the 88th minute when the score was 2-0 for Slovan. The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body awarded a default 0–3 defeat against Dinamo. One week later in Liberec
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....
Dinamo managed a memorable comeback and qualified in the Europa League 2009-10 group stage after winning 3-0 in Liberec after 90 and 120 minutes and winning 9-8 at penalties after 10 series. The domestic season was yet another unsuccessful one, finishing 6th in the championships.
Recent years & present
Dinamo finished 6th the 2010-11 season and qualified for the Cup2010–11 Cupa României
The 2010–11 Cupa României is the seventy-third season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament. It began on 17 July 2010 with the matches of the first round. For the third consecutive season, CFR Cluj were the defending champions...
finals against Steaua, but lost due to an own goal. For the 2011-12 season, Dinamo started with a new coach, ex-Dinamo player Liviu Ciobotariu
Liviu Ciobotariu
Liviu Ciobotariu is a retired Romanian football defender and current manager. From July 2011, he is the manager of Dinamo Bucureşti.- Playing career :...
.
After a disappointing defeat against Vorskla Poltava
FC Vorskla Poltava
FC Vorskla Poltava ,is a professional football team which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League and represents the city of Poltava.- History :...
in the Europa League Play-Off, Dinamo is leading the Romanian Championship after 10 rounds with the best offense and defense in the championship despite selling Gabriel Torje
Gabriel Torje
Gabriel Andrei Torje is a Romanian footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Udinese. He is a versatile right winger with the ability to swap onto the left side of the field during games.- Politehnica Timişoara :...
to the Italian
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
team Udinese
Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....
with only Dorel Stoica
Dorel Stoica
Dorel Stoica is a Romanian football player, currently under contract with Dinamo Bucureşti.-Career:On 5 January 2010, his move to Al-Ettifaq was made official by both clubs...
and Srdjan Luchin
Srdjan Luchin
Srdjan Luchin is a Romanian footballer of Serbian descent who currently plays for Dinamo Bucureşti. He is usually a centre back, but he can also play as a right back.-Poli Timişoara:...
completing the squad for the new season.
Supporters and rivalries
FC Universitatea Craiova
Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian professional football club from Craiova. They became the first Romanian football team to reach the semi-finals of a European tournament, during the UEFA Cup in 1982–83...
. The largest concentration of fans is in Bucharest, mainly in the North-East areas of the city. The club also has important fan bases inside and outside the country.Even though Dinamo's fans aren't as great in numbers as Steaua's, they make up for it with passion and their hardcore attitude, while the majority of Steaua Bucharest's fans are considered to be more of a casual type of supporters for their team.This hardcore attitude of Dinamo's fans is transponded through their conduct inside and outside the stadium, always looking for brawls with other teams fan groups.
The roots of the Dinamo ultras movement can be found in 1995 when groups like Dracula or Rams Pantelimon appear in the North End. In 1996 a group called Nuova Guardia is born, composed of young but very devoted men it will become the leading group in the red-white stands and later on in the entire Romanian ultras movement. Following the death of Catalin Hîldan
Catalin Hîldan
Cătălin Hîldan was a Romanian footballer. He was born in Brăneşti, Ilfov. During his career he played for Târgovişte, Dinamo Bucureşti and international football with the Romanian national team.-Background:...
in 2000 the fans renamed the North End of Dinamo's stadium to Peluza Catalin Hildan (PCH) in his honor.
Today the majority of supporters are located in the PCH but several factions have moved to the South End.
Dinamo's most important rivalry is with Steaua. The match between them, Eternul Derby (The Eternal Derby), has been the leading Romanian football encounter in the last 60 years, as Dinamo and Steaua are the two most successful football teams in the country. Clashes between different factions of supporters have often occurred and still occur inside and outside the stadium. The nadir was reached in 1997 when Dinamo's fans set a sector of Steaua's stadium (Stadionul Ghencea
Stadionul Ghencea
Ghencea Stadium , is a football stadium in Bucharest, Romania, home of Ministry of National Defence of Romania. It was inaugurated on 9 April 1974. It was the home of Steaua Bucureşti until 2011.Tătaru was the first player to score on the new stadium...
) on fire. The result of the encounter between the two rivals is currently the following: 123 matches, 44 wins for Dinamo, 34 wins for Steaua and 45 games ended in a tie.
Other rivalries are shared with Universitatea Craiova
FC Universitatea Craiova
Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian professional football club from Craiova. They became the first Romanian football team to reach the semi-finals of a European tournament, during the UEFA Cup in 1982–83...
and Rapid Bucureşti, and a minor one with Petrolul
Petrolul Ploiesti
Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...
, Farul
FC Farul Constanta
FC Farul Constanţa is a professional football club from Constanţa, Romania. Established in 1949, Farul is currently competing in Liga II ,after being relegated at the end of Liga I 2008-09. The club has yet to win a Romanian title...
, Argeş
FC Arges Pitesti
FC Argeş Piteşti is a Romanian professional football club from Piteşti, Argeş county.FC Argeş was one of the most successful Romanian clubs in the 1970s, when it won the national championship twice: in 1972 and 1979, and finished twice as runner-up...
and Poli Timişoara fans also consider Dinamo to be their rival, although Dinamo fans don't seem to give any special importance to the games against these teams.
Domestic
- Romanian League Championship: (18)
- Winners: 1955Divizia A 1955-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Ion Ciosescu - Ştiinţa Timişoara - 18 goals-References:...
, 1961-62Divizia A 1961-62-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Gheorghe Constantin - CCA Bucureşti - 24 goals...
, 1962-63Divizia A 1962-63-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Ion Ionescu - Rapid Bucureşti - 20 goals1 Was dissolved after the first part of the season....
, 1963-64Divizia A 1963-64-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Constantin Frăţilă - Dinamo Bucureşti - 20 goals*Cornel Pavlovici - Steaua Bucureşti - 20 goals...
, 1964-65Divizia A 1964-65-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Mihai Adam - Universitatea Cluj - 18 goals...
, 1970-71Divizia A 1970-71-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Gheorghe Tătaru - Steaua Bucureşti - 15 goals*Florea Dumitrache - Dinamo Bucureşti - 15 goals*Constantin Moldoveanu - Politehnica Iaşi - 15 goals...
, 1972-73Divizia A 1972-73-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Ion Oblemenco - Universitatea Craiova - 21 goals...
, 1974-75Divizia A 1974-75-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Dudu Georgescu - Dinamo Bucuresti - 33 goals...
, 1976-77Divizia A 1976-77-Final classification:Football in Romania.-Top scorers:*Dudu Georgescu - Dinamo Bucuresti - 47 goals - Europe Record...
, 1981-82Divizia A 1981-82-Final classification:Football in Romania.-Top scorers:*Anghel Iordanescu - Steaua Bucuresti - 20*Sorin Cârţu - Universitatea Craiova - 19*Sorin Gângu - Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea - 16*Gheorghe Iamandi - FC Olt Scornicesti - 14...
, 1982-83Divizia A 1982-83-Final classification:In football .-Top scorers:*Petre Grosu - FC Bihor Oradea - 20*Sorin Cârţu - Universitatea Craiova - 19*Iulius Nemţeanu - Politehnica Iaşi - 19*Ionel Augustin - Dinamo Bucureşti - 14...
, 1983-84Divizia A 1983-84-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Marcel Coras- Sportul Studenţesc - 20*Ionel Augustin - Dinamo Bucureşti - 17*Rodion Camataru - Universitatea Craiova - 17*Marin Dragnea - Dinamo Bucureşti - 15*Gheorghe Tulba - FC Baia Mare - 14...
, 1989-90Divizia A 1989-90-Final classification:1 Dissolved2 Dissolved-Top scorers:*Gavril Balint - FC Steaua Bucureşti - 19*Marian Popa - FC Farul Constanţa - 15*Marian Bâcu - Jiul Petroşani - 14*Florin Valeriu Raducioiu - FC Dinamo Bucureşti - 14...
, 1991-92Divizia A 1991-92-League table:-Positions by round:-Results:...
, 1999-00Divizia A 1999-00-League table:|||||rowspan=8|-Positions by round:-Results:...
, 2001-02Divizia A 2001-02-League table:||rowspan=5|||rowspan=3|-Positions by round:-Results:...
, 2003-04Divizia A 2003-04The 2003/04 season of the Divizia A began in August 2003 and ended in June 2004. Dinamo Bucureşti became champions on 3 June 2004.-Promoted:These teams were promoted from the Divizia B at the start of the season:* Petrolul Ploieşti...
, 2006-07Liga I 2006-07The 2006-07 season of the Romanian Liga I began on July 28, 2006 and ended on May 23, 2007.-Clubs:Eighteen teams played in the Liga I 2006-07... - Runners-up (20): 1951Divizia A 1951-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Gheorghe Vaczi - IC Oradea - 22 goals-References:...
, 1952Divizia A 1952-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Titus Ozon - Dinamo Bucuresti - 17 goals-References:...
, 1953Divizia A 1953-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Titus Ozon - Dinamo Bucuresti - 13 goals1 Dissolved-References:...
, 1956Divizia A 1956-Final classification:-Top scorers:*Ion Alexandrescu - CCA Bucureşti - 18 goals-References:...
, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2004–05
- Winners: 1955
- Romanian CupRomanian CupThe Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
: (12)- Winners: 1958-59, 1963–64, 1967–68, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1999-002000 Cupa României FinalThe 2000 Cupa României Final was the 62nd final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 13 May 2000 and was contested between Divizia A sides Dinamo Bucureşti and Universitatea Craiova. The cup was won by Dinamo.-Match details...
, 2000–012001 Cupa României FinalThe 2001 Cupa României Final was the 63rd final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 16 June 2001 and was contested between Divizia A sides Dinamo Bucureşti and Rocar Bucureşti. The cup was won by Dinamo.-Match details :-Route...
, 2002–032003 Cupa României FinalThe 2003 Cupa României Final was the 65th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 31 May 2003 and was contested between Divizia A sides Dinamo Bucureşti and Naţional Bucureşti. The cup was won by Dinamo.-Match details...
, 2003–042004 Cupa României FinalThe 2004 Cupa României Final was the 66th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Cotroceni in Bucharest on 6 June 2004 and was contested between Divizia A sides Dinamo Bucureşti and Oţelul Galaţi. The cup was won by Dinamo.-Match details :-Route...
, 2004–052005 Cupa României FinalThe 2005 Cupa României Final was the 67th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Cotroceni in Bucharest on 11 May 2005 and was contested between Divizia A sides Dinamo Bucureşti and Farul Constanţa. The cup was won by Dinamo.-Match details :-Route... - Runners-up (9): 1954, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 2001–022002 Cupa României FinalThe 2002 Cupa României Final was the 64th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 5 June 2002 and was contested between Divizia A sides Rapid Bucureşti and Dinamo Bucureşti. The cup was won by Rapid.-Match details :-Route...
, 2010-112011 Cupa României FinalThe 2011 Cupa României Final was the 11th final of the Cupa României between the archrivals Dinamo Bucureşti and Steaua Bucureşti.. The match took place on 25 May 2011 at the Silviu Ploeşteanu stadium in Braşov...
- Winners: 1958-59, 1963–64, 1967–68, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1999-00
- Romanian Super Cup: (1)
- Winners: 2004-052005 Supercupa RomânieiThe 2005 Supercupa României was the 8th edition of Romania's season opener cup competition. The match was played in Bucharest at Stadionul Cotroceni on 31 July 2005, and was contested between Divizia A title holders, Steaua and Cupa României champions, Dinamo. Dinamo won the trophy.-Match...
- Runners-up (4): 2000-012001 Supercupa României2001 Supercupa României was the 5th edition of Romania's season opener cup competition, Supercupa României. The match was played in Bucharest at Stadionul Naţional on 2 March 2002, and was contested between Divizia A title holders, Steaua and Cupa României champions, Dinamo. The super cup final was...
, 2001–022002 Supercupa RomânieiThe 2002 Supercupa României was the 6th edition of Romania's season opener cup competition. The match was played in Bucharest at Stadionul Naţional on 10 August 2002, and was contested between Divizia A title holders, Dinamo and Cupa României champions, Rapid. Rapid won the trophy.-Match...
, 2002–032003 Supercupa RomânieiThe 2003 Supercupa României was the 7th edition of Romania's season opener cup competition. The match was played in Bucharest at Stadionul Naţional on 2 August 2003, and was contested between Divizia A title holders, Rapid and Cupa României champions, Dinamo. Rapid won the trophy in extra time...
, 2006–072007 Supercupa RomânieiThe 2007 Supercupa României was the 10th edition of Romania's season opener cup competition. The match was played in Bucharest at Stadionul Naţional on 25 July 2009, and was contested between Liga I title holders, FC Dinamo Bucureşti and Cupa României champions, FC Rapid Bucureşti. The winner,...
- Winners: 2004-05
International
- European Cup:
- Semi-Finalist (1): 1983–84
- UEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Cup Winners' CupThe UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
:- Semi-Finalist (1): 1989–90
- Quarter-Finalist (1): 1988-89
Records in the league:
- Consecutive winning games: 17 games (12 June 1988 - 27 November 1988)
- Best unbeaten run: 47 games (26 May 1991 - 20 September 1992)
- Player with most appearances: Cornel DinuCornel DinuCornel Dinu is a retired Romanian football defender.He was born in Târgovişte and debuted in Divizia A with Dinamo Bucureşti in 1966. He remained with Dinamo throughout his career, winning six league titles and two cup titles....
(454) - Top scorer: Dudu Georgescu (207)
- Top scorer in international games: Claudiu NiculescuClaudiu NiculescuClaudiu Iulian Niculescu is currently playing for Universitatea Cluj soccer team. He has previously played for Universitatea Craiova and Dinamo Bucureşti and has also played at Genoa 1893 for a season....
(18)
Records in the European competition:
- Biggest home win: Dinamo 11-0
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(1973–74) (still the biggest margin of victory in the history of the European Cup) - Biggest away win:
Alki Larnaca F.C. 0-9 Dinamo (1979–80) - Heaviest home defeat: Dinamo 0-3
Feyenoord (1971–72), Dinamo 0-3 
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(2009–10) - Heaviest away defeat:
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8-1 Dinamo (1956–57)
European record
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| UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... / European Cup UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
18 | 66 | 24 | 10 | 32 | 96 | 106 | – 10 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... / European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... |
5 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 18 | |
| UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup | 21 | 86 | 37 | 13 | 36 | 145 | 119 | |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | – 2 |
| Total | 45 | 176 | 70 | 27 | 79 | 270 | 249 | + 21 |
Current squad
Last updated on 31 August 2011For Dinamo's second team see FC Dinamo II Bucureşti
FC Dinamo II Bucuresti
Dinamo II Bucureşti is a Romanian professional football club from Bucureşti, Romania, founded in 2004. Dinamo II is the reserve team of FC Dinamo Bucureşti....
.
Retired number(s)
11 – Kingdom of Romania Cătălin HîldanCatalin Hîldan
Cătălin Hîldan was a Romanian footballer. He was born in Brăneşti, Ilfov. During his career he played for Târgovişte, Dinamo Bucureşti and international football with the Romanian national team.-Background:...
- Posthumous honor
Since "Unicul Căpitan (The Only Captain)" died, no player will wear the number 11 shirt at FC Dinamo, since the club decided to retire the shirt out of respect and posthumous honor for legend Cătălin Hîldan
Catalin Hîldan
Cătălin Hîldan was a Romanian footballer. He was born in Brăneşti, Ilfov. During his career he played for Târgovişte, Dinamo Bucureşti and international football with the Romanian national team.-Background:...
.
Managers of Dinamo
For details see Dinamo Bucharest managersDinamo Bucharest managers
The list of managers of FC Dinamo Bucharest by season since its founding date in 1948....
The most notable managers of Dinamo are Angelo Niculescu with two championship titles in 1955 and 1965; Nicolae Nicusor Dumitru with six championship titles in 1962, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1983 and 1984, and who qualified Dinamo in the European Champions Cup 1983-1984 season
European Cup 1983-84
The season 1983–84 of the European Cup football club tournament was won by for a fourth time by Liverpool in a penalty shootout in the final against Roma. The game had finished 1–1. Phil Neal had scored for Liverpool and Roberto Pruzzo for Roma...
reaching the semifinals; Ion Nunweiller
Ion Nunweiller
Ion Nunweiller is a Romanian former football Defender and manager.He comes from a family with 7 brothers who were footballers, Costică Nunweiller I, Dumitru Nunweiller II, Ion Nunweiller III, Lică Nunweiller IV, Victor Nunweiller V, Radu Nunweiller VI, Eduard Nunweiller VII.On 25 March 2008 he...
who won the championship in 1973 and 1977. Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu is a Romanian former football player and current coach, and one of the most successful Romanian football managers. He is also the father of Rapid Bucharest coach, Răzvan Lucescu...
who managed Dinamo for five years winning two cups, one title and qualifying Dinamo in the quarter finals of the Cup Winners Cup in the 1988-1989 season
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1988-89
The season 1988-89 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won for the third time by Barcelona in the final against Italian entrants Sampdoria. The same two sides reached the final of the European Cup 1991–92, which Barcelona also won. Wimbledon F.C...
, and one year later in 1989-1990
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1989-90
The season 1989-90 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won for the only time by Sampdoria in the final against Anderlecht, 2-0 at Nya Ullevi in Göteborg, on 9 May 1990...
in the same competition reaching the semifinals. Cornel Dinu
Cornel Dinu
Cornel Dinu is a retired Romanian football defender.He was born in Târgovişte and debuted in Divizia A with Dinamo Bucureşti in 1966. He remained with Dinamo throughout his career, winning six league titles and two cup titles....
marked the comeback of Dinamo on the Romanian football stage winning the title in 2000, and the cup in 2001.
External links
Official websiteDinamoMania FC Dinamo Bucuresti Ultras Dinamo-OnLine FcDINAMO.net - Unofficial website FCDB.ro - Fan Club Dinamo Bucuresti Red |White Pride:: Mandri de a fi Caini Page dedicated to Catalin Hildan Page dedicated to Catalin Hildan Dinamo - Liga 1 ranking All time Dinamo results in Liga 1 / Suporterii Dinamovisti