FC Steaua Bucureşti season 2009–10
Encyclopedia
This page covers all relevant details regarding FC Steaua Bucureşti for all official competitions inside the 2009–10 season. These are Liga I, Romanian Cup
, and UEFA Europa League.
|colspan="12"|Players from Steaua II
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|colspan="12"|Players sold or loaned out during the season
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Winter: €0 million
Total: €1.8 million
Winter: €0.37 million
Total: €2.37 million
|colspan="15"|Players from Steaua II
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|colspan="15"|Players sold or loaned out during the season
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Last updated:15:05, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
Source: FCSB
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!Total
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Home
!
Away
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|align=left| Games played ||48 ||23 ||25
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|align=left| Games won ||25 ||13 ||12
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|align=left| Games drawn ||13 || 6 || 7
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|align=left| Games lost ||10 || 4 || 6
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|align=left| Biggest win || 3–0 vs Motherwell
3–0 vs St Patrick's
|| 3–0 vs Motherwell
3–0 vs St Patrick's
|| 4–2 vs Gaz Metan
3–1 vs Motherwell
2–0 vs Ceahlăul
2–0 vs Bacău
2–0 vs Iaşi
2–0 vs Internaţional
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|align=left| Biggest lose || 5–1 vs Rapid || 3–1 vs Ceahlăul || 5–1 vs Rapid
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|align=left| Clean sheets || 21 || 11 || 10
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|align=left| Goals scored || 69 || 35 || 34
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|align=left| Goals conceded || 45 || 18 || 27
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|align=left| Goal difference ||+24 || +17 || +7
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|align=left| Top scorer || Kapetanos
(19) || 11 || 8
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|align=left| Winning rate || % || % || %
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!Player
!Position
!Country
!Caps this season
!Goals this season
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|Arman Karamyan
|Forward
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|vs.
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|Artavazd Karamyan
|Left winger
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|vs.
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|Pantelis Kapetanos
|Forward
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|vs. , ,
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|Romeo Surdu
|Forward
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|vs. , ,
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|Bogdan Stancu
|Forward
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|None
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|Ciprian Tătăruşanu
|Goalkeeper
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|None
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|Bănel Nicoliţă
|Right winger
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|vs. ,
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|Cristian Tănase
|Attacking midfielder
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|vs. , ,
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|Paweł Golański
|Right back
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|vs.
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|Mihai Onicaş
|Defensive midfielder
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Romania Romania U-21
|vs.
Andorra Andorra U-21
,
Moldova Moldova U-21
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|Eric Bicfalvi
|Centre midfielder
| Romania Romania U-21
|vs. Moldova Moldova U-21
,
Latvia Latvia U-21
,
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands U-21
, Latvia Latvia U-21
,
Poland Poland U-21
|vs. Faroe Islands Faroe Islands U-21
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|Răzvan Ochiroşii
|Left winger
| Romania Romania U-21
|vs. Andorra Andorra U-21
, Moldova Moldova U-21
, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands U-21
|vs. Moldova Moldova U-21
|-
|Andrei Ionescu
|Attacking midfielder
| Romania Romania U-21
|vs. Andorra Andorra U-21
, Moldova Moldova U-21
, Latvia Latvia U-21
, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands U-21
, Latvia Latvia U-21
, Poland Poland U-21
|vs. Faroe Islands Faroe Islands U-21
|-
|Cezar Lungu
|Goalkeeper
| Romania Romania U-21
|vs. Faroe Islands Faroe Islands U-21
, Latvia Latvia U-21
, Poland Poland U-21
,
Israel Israel U-21
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|Ciprian Tătăruşanu
|Goalkeeper
| Romania Romania U-23
|vs.
Italy Italy U-23
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|}
Notes Bogdan Stancu
was called for Romania's game against Hungary
, but in the championship match was injured and Lucescu dropped him from team. Ciprian Tătăruşanu
was called for the Romania's game against Hungary and Faroe Islands, but was not capped.
!width=110px|Competition
!width=110px|Started round
!width=110px|Current position / round
!width=110px|Final position / round
!width=110px|First match
!width=110px|Last match
|-align=center
|Liga I
|—
|—
|4th
|2 August 2009
|22 May 2010
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|Cupa României
|Round of 32
|—
|Round of 16
|22 September 2009
|28 October 2009
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|Europa League
|Second qualifying round
|—
|4th / Group Stage
|16 July 2009
|17 December 2009
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|+Group H standings
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!width=175 |Team
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Turkey Fenerbahçe
|6||5||0||1||8||3||+5||15
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Netherlands Twente
|6||2||2||2||5||6||−1||8
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
|align=left| Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
|6||1||2||3||4||5||−1||5
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|align=left| Romania Steaua Bucureşti
|6||0||4||2||3||6||−3||4
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
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! Rank !! Team !! Points !! Mvmnt
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|27||align=left|
Greece Panathinaikos||56.633||align=left| (+10)
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|28||align=left|
Scotland Glasgow Rangers
||56.575||align=left| (–4)
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|29||align=left|
England Tottenham
||55.899||align=left| (+4)
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|30||align=left| England Newcastle
||54.899||align=left| (–16)
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|31||align=left| Netherlands Ajax||54.825||align=left| (+12)
|- bgcolor="ffffcc"
|32||align=left| Romania Steaua Bucureşti||53.781||align=left| (–3)
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|33||align=left|
Spain Espanyol
||52.853||align=left| (–7)
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|34||align=left| Greece Olympiacos||52.632||align=left| (+10)
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|35||align=left| Turkey Fenerbahçe||52.445||align=left| (+10)
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|36||align=left|
Germany Bayer Leverkusen||51.339||align=left| (–4)
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|37||align=left|
Switzerland Basel
||51.050||align=left| (+5)
|}
2009–10 Cupa României
The 2009–10 Cupa României was the seventy-second season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament. It began on 15 July 2009 with the matches of Phase 1 and ended with the Final on 6 June 2010...
, and UEFA Europa League.
Previous season positions
| Competition | Position | |
|---|---|---|
 European Union |
UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League 2008–09 The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 27 May 2009. It was the eighth time the European Cup final has been held in... |
4th / Group Stage |
| Romania |
Liga I | 6th |
| Romania |
Cupa României | Round of 32 |
Squad information
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|colspan="12"|Players sold or loaned out during the season
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In
Out
Spending
Summer: €1.8 millionWinter: €0 million
Total: €1.8 million
Income
Summer: €2 millionWinter: €0.37 million
Total: €2.37 million
| Player | New number | Old number |
|---|---|---|
| Emeghara Ifeanyi Emeghara Ifeanyi Innocent Emeghara is a Nigerian football player. "Ifeanyi" is a nickname for the Igbo name "Ifeanyichukwu" .... |
3 | 30 |
| Tănase Cristian Tanase Cristian Tănase is a Romanian football player, who plays for Steaua Bucureşti. He is a versatile midfielder that has played as a left winger, a right winger and as a central attacking midfield... |
10 | 6 |
| Surdu Romeo Surdu Romeo Constantin Surdu is a Romanian footballer currently under contract with FC Rapid Bucureşti.-Club career:Surdu began his football career at FC Braşov, where he became a very good player... |
24 | 11 |
| Pleşan Mihaita Plesan Mihăiţă Păunel Pleşan is a Romanian football player who currently plays for Volga Nizhny Novgorod.-Club career:... |
19 | 22 |
Squad stats
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|colspan="15"|Players sold or loaned out during the season
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Goalscorers
Key| Player left the club in mid-season | |
| Player joined the club in mid-season | |
| Player | Liga I | Cupa României 2009–10 Cupa României The 2009–10 Cupa României was the seventy-second season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament. It began on 15 July 2009 with the matches of Phase 1 and ended with the Final on 6 June 2010... |
Europa League | Fixture Total | Friendlies | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece Pantelis Kapetanos Pantelis Kapetanos Pantelis Kapetanos is a Greek football player playing as a striker at CFR Cluj. He is the elder brother of Kostas Kapetanos.-Club career:... |
15 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| Romania Bogdan Stancu Bogdan Stancu Bogdan Sorin Stancu is a Romanian footballer who currently plays for Turkish Süper Lig side Orduspor on loan from Galatasaray... |
8 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Romania János Székely |
5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Romania Romeo Surdu Romeo Surdu Romeo Constantin Surdu is a Romanian footballer currently under contract with FC Rapid Bucureşti.-Club career:Surdu began his football career at FC Braşov, where he became a very good player... |
5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Romania Bănel Nicoliţă Banel Nicolita Bănel Nicoliță, is a Romanian football player currently playing for Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne. Nicoliță is nicknamed Jardel after the famous Mário Jardel of Brazil. He can play as a right or left winger, and is known for his electrifying pace.-Brăila and Politehnica Timişoara:He made his debut in... |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Armenia Arman KaramyanArman Karamyan Arman Karamyan is an Armenian football striker. He was also a member of the Armenia national team, participated in 48 international matches and scored 5 goals since his debut in away friendly match against Guatemala on 9 January 2000. In 2009–2010 season he was selected left winger of the year. He... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Colombia Juan Carlos TojaJuan Carlos Toja Juan Carlos Toja Vega is a Colombian footballer who plays for Aris Thessaloniki.-Colombia:Toja started his soccer career in Colombian tournament Interclubes in the Clan MacGregor team, playing alongside retired professional player Lucas Jaramillo... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Colombia Dayro Moreno Dayro Moreno Dayro Mauricio Moreno Galindo is a Colombian footballer currently playing for Club Tijuana in Primera División Mexicana.-Once Caldas:... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Romania Petre Marin Petre Marin Petre Marin , is a Romanian footballer who plays for Concordia Chiajna.-Club career:Marin made his professional debut in 1993, when he was signed by Sportul Studenţesc of Bucharest. In 1995 he joined FC Naţional Bucureşti, where he remained until 2004... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania Cristian Tănase Cristian Tanase Cristian Tănase is a Romanian football player, who plays for Steaua Bucureşti. He is a versatile midfielder that has played as a left winger, a right winger and as a central attacking midfield... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Romania Ovidiu Petre Ovidiu Petre Ovidiu Petre , is a Romanian football player who currently plays for Italian club Modena. He can play in various positions but he is mostly used a defensive midfielder... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania Mihăiţă Pleşan Mihaita Plesan Mihăiţă Păunel Pleşan is a Romanian football player who currently plays for Volga Nizhny Novgorod.-Club career:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bulgaria Zhivko ZhelevZhivko Zhelev Zhivko Zhelev is a Bulgarian football defender, currently playing for Slavia Sofia.-Litex:Zhelev joined Litex Lovech quite young but fought hard to get a place in the first team. He formed a formidable duet with ex-Bulgarian national defender Rosen Kirilov... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland Paweł Golański |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland Rafał Grzelak |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania Petre Marin Petre Marin Petre Marin , is a Romanian footballer who plays for Concordia Chiajna.-Club career:Marin made his professional debut in 1993, when he was signed by Sportul Studenţesc of Bucharest. In 1995 he joined FC Naţional Bucureşti, where he remained until 2004... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania Răzvan Ochiroşii Razvan Ochirosii Răzvan Iulian Ochiroşii is a Romanian football player, part of the Oţelul Galaţi team, but on loan at Săgeata Năvodari... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania Ionuţ Rada |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Romania Andrei Ionescu |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | ||||||
 Northern Ireland Stephen CraiganStephen Craigan Stephen James Craigan is a professional footballer, currently playing for Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League. He plays in central defence, and has enjoyed two spells at Motherwell, where he is currently the club captain... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Last updated:15:05, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
Source: FCSB
Start formations
Starting XI
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Overall
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"|-
!
!Total
!
Home!
Away|-
|align=left| Games played ||48 ||23 ||25
|-
|align=left| Games won ||25 ||13 ||12
|-
|align=left| Games drawn ||13 || 6 || 7
|-
|align=left| Games lost ||10 || 4 || 6
|-
|align=left| Biggest win || 3–0 vs Motherwell
Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
3–0 vs St Patrick's
St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...
|| 3–0 vs Motherwell
Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
3–0 vs St Patrick's
St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...
|| 4–2 vs Gaz Metan
CS Gaz Metan Medias
Clubul Sportiv Gaz Metan Mediaș is a Romanian professional football club from Mediaș, Sibiu county, founded in 1945, and currently playing in the Romanian first division.- First promotion in Divizia A :...
3–1 vs Motherwell
Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
2–0 vs Ceahlăul
2–0 vs Bacău
FCM Bacau
FCM Bacău is a Romanian football club, founded in 1950, currently playing in the Liga II. It's the best placed Moldovan team in the Liga I All-Time Table, ranking 9th with 42 seasons played.-History:...
2–0 vs Iaşi
FC Politehnica Iasi
Fotbal Club Politehnica Iaşi was a football club from Iaşi, Romania. Its colours were blue and white. Its home stadium was the Emil Alexandrescu Stadium. It was founded in 1945 and dissolved in 2010.-History:...
2–0 vs Internaţional
FC International Curtea de Arges
Internaţional Curtea de Argeş was a Romanian professional football club from Curtea de Argeş, Argeş County, founded in 2010 and dissolved in 2011.- History :...
|-
|align=left| Biggest lose || 5–1 vs Rapid || 3–1 vs Ceahlăul || 5–1 vs Rapid
|-
|align=left| Clean sheets || 21 || 11 || 10
|-
|align=left| Goals scored || 69 || 35 || 34
|-
|align=left| Goals conceded || 45 || 18 || 27
|-
|align=left| Goal difference ||+24 || +17 || +7
|-
|align=left| Top scorer || Kapetanos
Pantelis Kapetanos
Pantelis Kapetanos is a Greek football player playing as a striker at CFR Cluj. He is the elder brother of Kostas Kapetanos.-Club career:...
(19) || 11 || 8
|-
|align=left| Winning rate || % || % || %
|-
International appearances
{| class="wikitable sortable"!Player
!Position
!Country
!Caps this season
!Goals this season
|-
|Arman Karamyan
Arman Karamyan
Arman Karamyan is an Armenian football striker. He was also a member of the Armenia national team, participated in 48 international matches and scored 5 goals since his debut in away friendly match against Guatemala on 9 January 2000. In 2009–2010 season he was selected left winger of the year. He...
|Forward
|
|vs.
|
|-
|Artavazd Karamyan
Artavazd Karamyan
Artavazd Karamyan , commonly known as Artyom Karamyan is an Armenian football midfielder. He is the twin brother of Arman Karamyan.-Career:...
|Left winger
|
|vs.
|
|-
|Pantelis Kapetanos
Pantelis Kapetanos
Pantelis Kapetanos is a Greek football player playing as a striker at CFR Cluj. He is the elder brother of Kostas Kapetanos.-Club career:...
|Forward
|
|vs. , ,
|
|-
|Romeo Surdu
Romeo Surdu
Romeo Constantin Surdu is a Romanian footballer currently under contract with FC Rapid Bucureşti.-Club career:Surdu began his football career at FC Braşov, where he became a very good player...
|Forward
|
|vs. , ,
|
|-
|Bogdan Stancu
Bogdan Stancu
Bogdan Sorin Stancu is a Romanian footballer who currently plays for Turkish Süper Lig side Orduspor on loan from Galatasaray...
|Forward
|
|None
|
|-
|Ciprian Tătăruşanu
Ciprian Tatarusanu
Anton Ciprian Tătărușanu is a Romanian footballer currently playing for Steaua Bucureşti.In June 2011, Napoli offered €3 million for the player, but the offer was rejected.- Club career :...
|Goalkeeper
|
|None
|
|-
|Bănel Nicoliţă
Banel Nicolita
Bănel Nicoliță, is a Romanian football player currently playing for Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne. Nicoliță is nicknamed Jardel after the famous Mário Jardel of Brazil. He can play as a right or left winger, and is known for his electrifying pace.-Brăila and Politehnica Timişoara:He made his debut in...
|Right winger
|
|vs. ,
|
|-
|Cristian Tănase
Cristian Tanase
Cristian Tănase is a Romanian football player, who plays for Steaua Bucureşti. He is a versatile midfielder that has played as a left winger, a right winger and as a central attacking midfield...
|Attacking midfielder
|
|vs. , ,
|
|-
|Paweł Golański
|Right back
|
|vs.
|
|-
|Mihai Onicaş
Mihai Onicaş
Mihai Marian Onicaş is a Romanian footballer who plays for Viitorul Constanţa.- Club career :On 10 June 2009 played his first match in Steaua's shirt against Unirea Urziceni....
|Defensive midfielder
|
Romania Romania U-21Romania national under-21 football team
The Romania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years....
|vs.
Andorra Andorra U-21Andorra national under-21 football team
The Andorra national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Andorra and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation....
,
Moldova Moldova U-21Moldova national under-21 football team
The Moldova national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Moldova and is controlled by the Football Association of Moldova.-Current squad:- External links :*...
|
|-
|Eric Bicfalvi
Eric Bicfalvi
Erik Cosmin Bicfalvi is a Romanian footballer of Swedish descent, currently playing for Steaua Bucureşti.- Career :...
|Centre midfielder
|
Romania Romania U-21Romania national under-21 football team
The Romania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years....
|vs.
Moldova Moldova U-21Moldova national under-21 football team
The Moldova national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Moldova and is controlled by the Football Association of Moldova.-Current squad:- External links :*...
,
Latvia Latvia U-21Latvia national under-21 football team
The Latvia national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Latvia and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body of football in Latvia. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
,
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands U-21Faroe Islands national under-21 football team
The Faroe Islands national under-21 football team are a feeder team to the Faroe Islands national football team. The Faroe Islands U21 team was first formed in 2006 and took part in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying for the first time in 2007 and 2008...
,
Latvia Latvia U-21Latvia national under-21 football team
The Latvia national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Latvia and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body of football in Latvia. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
,
Poland Poland U-21Poland national under-21 football team
The Poland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Football Association....
|vs.
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands U-21Faroe Islands national under-21 football team
The Faroe Islands national under-21 football team are a feeder team to the Faroe Islands national football team. The Faroe Islands U21 team was first formed in 2006 and took part in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying for the first time in 2007 and 2008...
|-
|Răzvan Ochiroşii
Razvan Ochirosii
Răzvan Iulian Ochiroşii is a Romanian football player, part of the Oţelul Galaţi team, but on loan at Săgeata Năvodari...
|Left winger
|
Romania Romania U-21Romania national under-21 football team
The Romania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years....
|vs.
Andorra Andorra U-21Andorra national under-21 football team
The Andorra national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Andorra and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation....
,
Moldova Moldova U-21Moldova national under-21 football team
The Moldova national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Moldova and is controlled by the Football Association of Moldova.-Current squad:- External links :*...
,
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands U-21Faroe Islands national under-21 football team
The Faroe Islands national under-21 football team are a feeder team to the Faroe Islands national football team. The Faroe Islands U21 team was first formed in 2006 and took part in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying for the first time in 2007 and 2008...
|vs.
Moldova Moldova U-21Moldova national under-21 football team
The Moldova national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Moldova and is controlled by the Football Association of Moldova.-Current squad:- External links :*...
|-
|Andrei Ionescu
|Attacking midfielder
|
Romania Romania U-21Romania national under-21 football team
The Romania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years....
|vs.
Andorra Andorra U-21Andorra national under-21 football team
The Andorra national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Andorra and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation....
,
Moldova Moldova U-21Moldova national under-21 football team
The Moldova national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Moldova and is controlled by the Football Association of Moldova.-Current squad:- External links :*...
,
Latvia Latvia U-21Latvia national under-21 football team
The Latvia national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Latvia and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body of football in Latvia. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
,
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands U-21Faroe Islands national under-21 football team
The Faroe Islands national under-21 football team are a feeder team to the Faroe Islands national football team. The Faroe Islands U21 team was first formed in 2006 and took part in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying for the first time in 2007 and 2008...
,
Latvia Latvia U-21Latvia national under-21 football team
The Latvia national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Latvia and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body of football in Latvia. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
,
Poland Poland U-21Poland national under-21 football team
The Poland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Football Association....
|vs.
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands U-21Faroe Islands national under-21 football team
The Faroe Islands national under-21 football team are a feeder team to the Faroe Islands national football team. The Faroe Islands U21 team was first formed in 2006 and took part in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying for the first time in 2007 and 2008...
|-
|Cezar Lungu
Cezar Lungu
Cezar Andrei Lungu , is a Romanian football player. He has played for Steaua Bucureşti and Romania U-21, and plays for Astra Ploiesti as of 2011.- References :* * -External links: *...
|Goalkeeper
|
Romania Romania U-21Romania national under-21 football team
The Romania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years....
|vs.
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands U-21Faroe Islands national under-21 football team
The Faroe Islands national under-21 football team are a feeder team to the Faroe Islands national football team. The Faroe Islands U21 team was first formed in 2006 and took part in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying for the first time in 2007 and 2008...
,
Latvia Latvia U-21Latvia national under-21 football team
The Latvia national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Latvia and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body of football in Latvia. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
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Poland Poland U-21Poland national under-21 football team
The Poland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Football Association....
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Israel Israel U-21Israel national under-21 football team
Israel's national Under-21 team , also known as Israel Under-21s or Israel U-21s, is considered to be the feeder team for the Israel national football team...
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|Ciprian Tătăruşanu
Ciprian Tatarusanu
Anton Ciprian Tătărușanu is a Romanian footballer currently playing for Steaua Bucureşti.In June 2011, Napoli offered €3 million for the player, but the offer was rejected.- Club career :...
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Notes Bogdan Stancu
Bogdan Stancu
Bogdan Sorin Stancu is a Romanian footballer who currently plays for Turkish Süper Lig side Orduspor on loan from Galatasaray...
was called for Romania's game against Hungary
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
, but in the championship match was injured and Lucescu dropped him from team. Ciprian Tătăruşanu
Ciprian Tatarusanu
Anton Ciprian Tătărușanu is a Romanian footballer currently playing for Steaua Bucureşti.In June 2011, Napoli offered €3 million for the player, but the offer was rejected.- Club career :...
was called for the Romania's game against Hungary and Faroe Islands, but was not capped.
Overall
{| class="wikitable"!width=110px|Competition
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|Liga I
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|4th
|2 August 2009
|22 May 2010
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|Cupa României
2009–10 Cupa României
The 2009–10 Cupa României was the seventy-second season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament. It began on 15 July 2009 with the matches of Phase 1 and ended with the Final on 6 June 2010...
|Round of 32
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|Round of 16
|22 September 2009
|28 October 2009
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|Europa League
|Second qualifying round
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|4th / Group Stage
2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage
The 2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage matches took place between 17 September and 17 December 2009.The group stage featured the 38 winners of the play-off round and the 10 losing sides of the Champions League play-off round....
|16 July 2009
|17 December 2009
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League table
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Results summary
Results by round
Results
Results
Qualifying phase
Group stage
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|+Group H standings
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!width=175 |Team
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Turkey Fenerbahçe|6||5||0||1||8||3||+5||15
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Netherlands TwenteFC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
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Moldova Sheriff TiraspolFC Sheriff Tiraspol
FC Sheriff Tiraspol is a football club based in Tiraspol, Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. The team is sometimes referred to as simply FC Sheriff and should not be confused with FC Tiraspol, a rival team based in the same city.-History:The club...
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Romania Steaua Bucureşti|6||0||4||2||3||6||−3||4
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Results
Non competitive matches
UEFA Club rankings
This is the current UEFA Club Rankings, including season 2008–09.{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
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! Rank !! Team !! Points !! Mvmnt
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|27||align=left|
Greece Panathinaikos||56.633||align=left| (+10)|-
|28||align=left|
Scotland Glasgow RangersRangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
||56.575||align=left| (–4)
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|29||align=left|
England TottenhamTottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
||55.899||align=left| (+4)
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|30||align=left|
England NewcastleNewcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
||54.899||align=left| (–16)
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|31||align=left|
Netherlands Ajax||54.825||align=left| (+12)|- bgcolor="ffffcc"
|32||align=left|
Romania Steaua Bucureşti||53.781||align=left| (–3)|-
|33||align=left|
Spain EspanyolRCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...
||52.853||align=left| (–7)
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|34||align=left|
Greece Olympiacos||52.632||align=left| (+10)|-
|35||align=left|
Turkey Fenerbahçe||52.445||align=left| (+10)|-
|36||align=left|
Germany Bayer Leverkusen||51.339||align=left| (–4)|-
|37||align=left|
Switzerland BaselFC Basel
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...
||51.050||align=left| (+5)
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