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Steaua Bucureşti
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Full nameFotbal Club Steaua Bucureşti
Nickname(s)Militarii (The Army Men)
Ros-Albaştrii (The Red&Blues)
Viteziştii (The Speeders)
FoundedJune 7 1947
GroundGhencea Stadium,
Bucureşti, Romania
Capacity27,063
ChairmanRomania George Becali
Head CoachRomania Cosmin Olăroiu
LeagueDivizia A
2005-06Divizia A, 1st

Steaua Bucureşti is a sports club from Bucharest, the Romanian capital city. The football team (FC Steaua Bucureşti) is the most famous sports part of the club, which also has handball, rugby, water polo and ice hockey teams.

Historically, Steaua is the most successful Romanian football club. Created in 1947 under the name of ASA Bucureşti (Asociaţia Sportivă a Armatei - English The Army Sport Association), the club changed its name for several times over the years, before settling on "Steaua" (English: The Star) in 1961.

Dinamo Bucureşti are the only historic rivals of Steaua, however in the recent years, for pure sporting reasons only, Rapid Bucureşti can be counted as rivals.

Steaua plays the home games at the Ghencea Stadium (capacity 27,063).

The team colours are red and blue.

European Cup winners

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Steaua Bucharest, European Cup winners, May 7 1986 *Upper row from left to right: Ladislau Bölöni, Miodrag Belodedici, Ştefan Iovan, Victor Piţurcă, Adrian Bumbescu, Helmuth Duckadam; * Lower row from left to right: Mihail Majearu, Marius Lăcătuş, Lucian Bălan, Gavril Balint, Ilie Bărbulescu

Steaua won the UEFA Champions League in 1986 to become the first Eastern European club to do so. The final was played on May 7 1986, when Steaua, coached by Emerich Jenei, won the final at the Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville against FC Barcelona, after a penalty shoot-out. Six out of eight penalties were saved by the goalkeepers. Marius Lăcătuş and Gavril Balint were the only two players to score. The final is also remembered for Helmuth Duckadam's (Steaua's goalkeeper) performance, who saved four penalties. Steaua won 2-0.

To reach the final Steaua played against Vejle BK of Denmark in the first round, qualifying after a 1-1 away result and 4-1 home win, Budapest Honvéd FC of Hungary in the second round, 0-1 away and 4-1 at home, Kuusysi Lahti of Finland in the quarter-finals, 0-0 at home and 1-0 away, and then RSC Anderlecht of Belgium, 0-1 away and 3-0 at home in the semi-finals.

Steaua Bucharest vs. FC Barcelona 0 : 0 (2 : 0 after the penalty shootout), Seville May 7, 1986, European Cup final

Facts

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Steaua Bucharest, European Supercup winners, February 24, 1987 *Upper row from left to right: Ladislau Bölöni, Dumitru Stângaciu, Adrian Bumbescu, Ştefan Iovan, Miodrag Belodedici, Victor Piţurcă * Lower row from left to right: Tudorel Stoica, Ilie Bărbulescu, Gheorghe Hagi, Lucian Bălan, Marius Lăcătuş

In December 1986 Steaua lost the Intercontinental Cup against River Plate of Buenos Aires, 0-1.

The European Super Cup was won in 1987, after a final against Dynamo Kyiv in Monte Carlo. Steaua won the match 1-0, thanks to a goal scored by Gheorghe Hagi directly from a free-kick.

Steaua has also won a record 23 Romanian league titles, six of them (between 1993 and 1998) being consecutive, 20 Romanian Cups and 5 Romanian Supercups. Adding to the European Cup and the European Supercup, these make 50 national and international trophies for Steaua.

After 1990, the team did not enjoy the same kind of success in Europe, until this year when they reached the semifinals of the UEFA Cup after playing against famous teams such as Real Betis, UC Sampdoria, and RC Lens.

The team's most prestigious win after 1990 was against the 2004 UEFA Cup winners Valencia CF in February 2005.

History


The beginning of Steaua

  • 1947 - In the first ever football game is played against Dermata Cluj, in Bucharest. The final result was 0 - 0.
  • 1948 - Name change from ASA to CSCA (Clubul Sportiv Central al Armatei - English: The Army Central Sports Club).
  • 1949 - CSCA win its first trophy, the Romanian Cup.
  • 1950 - The name is changed from CSCA into CCA (Casa Centrala a Armatei - English: The Army Central House).
  • 1951 - CCA win the first Romanian football championship title and the Romanian Cup for the second time.
  • 1952 - A new title, the second, is won by CCA, as well as the third Romanian Cup.
  • 1953 - CCA win the third title.
  • 1955 - The Romanian Cup is won for the fourth time. CCA plays against Luton Town of England the first ever game played against a foreign team. CCA wins 5-1.
  • 1956 - CCA crown themselves as champions of Romania for the fourth time. CCA on tour in England, winning 4-3 the game played against Luton Town, drawing 1 -1 against Arsenal London and 3-3 against Sheffield United and losing against Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-5.
  • 1957 - The team plays the first game in an European Competition, playing against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Cup. Borussia 4-2 CCA, CCA 3-1 Borussia. The Germans won a third match played, 3-1.

The 60s

The 70s

The 80s - The Golden Era

The 90s

The 2000s

Team's milestones

Marius Lăcătuş

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Marius Lăcătuş

Every team has a symbol and Marius Lăcătuş is Steaua's. Lăcătuş is an idol for Steaua's supporters. Nicknamed Fiara (The Beast) for his commitment during the games, it was always a pleasure to watch him play. Even now, seven years after leaving the club as a player, the supporters chant his name at each game.

Lăcătuş played for Steaua between 1983 and 1990 and then again between 1993 and 2000. During his time with Steaua, Lăcătuş won ten Romanian championships. No other Romanian player has won more titles. In addition he won the European Cup in 1986, the European Supercup in 1987, played the European Cup final in 1989 and the Intercontinental Cup final in 1986. He was captain between 1994 and 1999.

At Steaua he always wore the number 7 shirt.

Lăcătuş also played for FC Braşov, AC Fiorentina, Real Oviedo and FC Naţional Bucureşti and coached FC Naţional Bucureşti, FC Farul Constanţa, FC Braşov, Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ and now is in charge at UT Arad. He was also assistant coach of Romania


Statistics

Pts Pld W D L GF GA
In Divizia A (60 seasons), ranked 1st* 2310 1738 959 392 387 3380 1824
In European Cup (18 seasons), ranked 25th* 91 87 34 23 30 132 121
In Cup Winners' Cup (11 seasons), ranked 34th* 40 40 14 12 14 51 54
In UEFA Cup (10 seasons), ranked 48th* 64 60 23 18 19 81 69
In European Supercup 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
In Intercontinental Cup 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
  • up to and including the 2005 - 06 season

The Stadium

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Ghencea Stadium

The Ghencea Stadium is one of the most modern stadiums in Romania. It is positioned in the south-west of Bucharest, in the Ghencea neighborhood, and it is part of the Steaua Sports Complex.

The first football game on this arena was played in April 1974, a friendly game between Steaua and OFK Beograd which ended in a 2-2 draw.

The construction of the flood-light system started in the beginning of the '90s. The first match played under flood-lights was in August 14th 1991, a Divizia A game Steaua - FCM Bacau 4-1.

In 1996 the arena suffered many changes and many upgrades to up bring it up to UEFA Champions League standards. During the late '80s and most of the '90's this stadium was the home ground of the Romanian national football team.

This arena was considered to bring luck to the national team as it played host to no fewer than three successful World Cup campaigns. Steaua's stadium (Ghencea Stadium) is the pride of Steaua fans from all over the country. It has become one of the team's trademarks. Because the stands are very close to the pitch the frantic Steaua fans create an electric atmosphere. It is no wonder that very few European teams have come away with good results after matches played at Ghencea Stadium.

The pitch size: lenght: 105m; width: 68m

Coaches

Famous Players

The tradition, the performances and the fame of Steaua's players has always recommended the club as the main area of selection for the national team of Romania.

No matter if they were brought up at Steaua's youth team (Marcel Răducanu, Dan Petrescu and Ilie Dumitrescu) or if they were transferred from other teams, they have all been successful at Steaua and succeeded in becoming stars of Romanian football. The names of the great Romanian players from the 50's and 60's (like the Zavoda brothers - Vasile and Francisc, Ion Voinescu, Gheorghe Constantin, Tiberiu Bone, Iosif Petschovschi, Ştefan Onisie and many others) aren't well known in Western Europe, partly because of the Romanian political regime, partly by the lack of international performance of Romanian football, but the players from 80's and 90's such as Anghel Iordănescu, Ion Dumitru, Helmuth Duckadam, Victor Piţurcă, Ladislau Bölöni, Gheorghe Hagi, Ştefan Iovan, Marius Lăcătuş, Miodrag Belodedici, Adrian Ilie, Laurenţiu Roşu and Mirel Radoi have made a name for themselves all over the world.


Dream Team (1947 - 2006)

1 - 4 - 4 - 2

Ion Voinescu - Ştefan Iovan, Miodrag Belodedici, Alexandru Apolzan, Vasile Zavoda - Gheorghe Hagi, Mirel Rădoi, Ladislau Bölöni, Ilie Dumitrescu - Marius Lăcătuş, Marcel Răducanu Coach: Emerich Jenei Subs: Helmuth Duckadam, Dan Petrescu, Anghel Iordănescu, Tudorel Stoica, Adrian Ilie, Ştefan Onisie, Ion Dumitru

Current club executives

Current first team squad

Steaua Bucharest 2006/07 lineup

As of July 1 2006 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Romania ROU Dorin Goian
4 DF Romania ROU Bogdan Panait
5 DF Romania ROU Daniel Bălan
6 DF Romania ROU Mirel Rădoi (captain)
7 FW Romania ROU Daniel Opriţa
8 MF Romania ROU Andrei Enescu
9 FW Romania ROU Valentin Badea
10 MF Romania ROU Nicolae Dică (vice-captain)
11 MF Romania ROU Gabriel Boştină
12 GK Romania ROU Cornel Cernea
13 GK Portugal POR Carlos Fernandes
14 MF Romania ROU Vasilică Cristocea
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Romania ROU Mihai Neşu
16 MF Romania ROU Bănel Nicoliţă
17 DF Romania ROU Eugen Baciu
18 DF Romania ROU Petre Marin
19 FW Romania ROU Victoraş Iacob
20 MF Romania ROU Florin Lovin
22 MF Romania ROU Sorin Paraschiv (vice-captain)
23 DF Israel ISR Klemi Saban
24 DF Romania ROU Sorin Ghionea (vice-captain)
28 MF Romania ROU Gigel Coman
30 MF Romania ROU Răzvan Ochiroşii
31 GK Romania ROU Marius Toma


Squad changes during 2006/07 season

In:

  • Romania Valentin Badea - Signed from FC Vaslui - € 1.1 million (together with Panait)
  • Romania Bogdan Panait - Signed from FC Vaslui - € 1.1 million (together with Badea)
  • Romania Adrian Drida - Signed from Jiul Petroşani - undisclosed fee
  • Israel Klemi Saban - Signed from Maccabi Haifa - € 0.25 million
  • Romania Gigel Coman - Signed from FCU Politehnica Timişoara - € 0.7 million

Out:

  • Romania George Ogăraru - Transferred to Ajax Amsterdam - € 3.3 million
  • Romania Andrei Cristea - Transferred to FCU Politehnica Timişoara - € 0.5 million

Out on loan

  • Romania Valentin Simion - On Loan to UTA
  • Romania Adrian Drida - On Loan to Jiul Petroşani
  • Romania Alin Liţu - On Loan to Jiul Petroşani
  • Romania Alexandru Tudose - On Loan to UTA

Steaua's fans

ULTRAS is the most famous and largest group of supporters from Romania.

The group was formed in 1995 under the name of Armata Ultra and gathers today over 8,000 fanatics. This means more than the number of Dinamo and Rapid supporters added up together!

Honours

International

National

  • Divizia A: 23
    • 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1976, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006
  • Romanian Cup: 20
    • 1949, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1999
  • Romanian Super Cup: 5
    • 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2006

Records
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