2005–06 in Romanian football

The 2005–06 Romanian first division was a very tight season. Steaua, Rapid and Dinamo were very close in the table, and teams like CFR Cluj and FCU Politehnica Timişoara were competitive in their bids for a position to qualify for the European Cups.

The Romania national team did not go to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Steaua București (C) 30 19 7 4 49 16 +33 64 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Rapid București 30 17 8 5 47 23 +24 59 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Dinamo București 30 17 5 8 56 32 +24 56[a]
4 Sportul Studențesc București (R) 30 17 5 8 54 35 +19 55[a] Relegation to Liga II[b]
5 CFR Cluj 30 14 8 8 36 27 +9 50
6 Național București 30 13 7 10 32 37 −5 46
7 Farul Constanța 30 14 3 13 39 38 +1 45 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
8 Politehnica Timișoara 30 10 10 10 34 31 +3 40
9 Oțelul Galați 30 10 9 11 35 37 −2 39[c]
10 Gloria Bistrița 30 11 6 13 27 34 −7 39[c]
11 Politehnica Iași 30 11 6 13 28 31 −3 39[c]
12 Argeș Pitești 30 8 8 14 27 37 −10 32
13 Jiul Petroșani 30 7 9 14 28 39 −11 30
14 Vaslui 30 6 11 13 23 37 −14 29
15 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 30 6 7 17 22 44 −22 25 Spared from relegation[b]
16 Bacău (R) 30 3 5 22 16 55 −39 14 Relegation to Liga II
Source: LPF (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b DIN 4-5 SPO; SPO 0-2 DIN
  2. ^ a b Sportul Studențesc was denied the right to participate for next season of Liga I because it failed to meet the licensing requirements, therefore Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu (15th place) was spared from relegation.
  3. ^ a b c OȚE: 8 pts; GLO: 5 pts; POL: 2 pts

This section will cover Steaua's games from July 27, 2005 until the start of August 23, 2005.

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp Steaua scorers Match Report(s)
July 27, 2005 Tolka Park
Dublin, Ireland
Shelbourne Football Club 0–0 UCL N/A Romanian Soccer
August 3, 2005 Ghencea Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Shelbourne Football Club 4–1 UCL Nicoliţă 18', Iacob 28',
Diniţă 61', Opriţa pen 95'
Romanian Soccer
August 10, 2005 Ghencea Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Rosenborg Ballklub 1–1 UCL Iacob 30' Romanian Soccer
August 23, 2005 Lerkendal Stadion
Trondheim, Norway
Rosenborg Ballklub 3–2 UCL Rădoi 74' Iacob 76' Romanian Soccer

This section will cover Steaua's games from September 23, 2005 until today.

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp Steaua scorers Match Report(s)
September 15, 2005 Ullevaal Stadion
Oslo, Norway
Vålerengens Idrettsforening 0–3 UCUP Rădoi 24', Iacob 35',
Goian 73'
Romanian Soccer
September 29, 2005 Gheorghe Hagi
Constanţa, Romania
Vålerengens Idrettsforening 3–1 UCUP Dică 31', Boştină 41',
Iacob 48'
Romanian Soccer
October 20, 2005 Ghencea Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Racing Club de Lens 4–0 UCUP Iacob 13', Goian 16',
Dică (45' 63')
Romanian Soccer
November 3, 2005 Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa, Italy
Unione Calcio Sampdoria 0–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer
November 30, 2005 Ghencea Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Halmstads Ball Klub 3–0 UCUP Rădoi 9', Goian 64',
Iacob (72')
Romanian Soccer
December 15, 2005 Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
Hertha Berliner Sport Club 0–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer
February 15, 2006 Abe Lenstra
Heerenveen, Netherlands
Sport Club Heerenveen 1–3 UCUP Dică 28', Goian 77',
Paraschiv 80'
Romanian Soccer
February 23, 2006 Naţional
Bucharest, Romania
Sport Club Heerenveen 0–1 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer
March 9, 2006 Naţional
Bucharest, Romania
Real Betis Balompié 0–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer
March 16, 2006 Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Seville, Spain
Real Betis Balompié 0–3 UCUP Nicoliţă (54', 81'),
Iacob 77'
Romanian Soccer
March 30, 2006 Giuleşti Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Fotbal Club Rapid București 1–1 UCUP Nicoliţă 4' Romanian Soccer
April 6, 2006 Naţional
Bucharest, Romania
Fotbal Club Rapid București 0–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer
April 20, 2006 Naţional
Bucharest, Romania
Middlesbrough Football Club 1–0 UCUP Dică 30' Romanian Soccer
April 27, 2006 Riverside Stadium
Middlesbrough, England
Middlesbrough Football Club 4–2 UCUP Dică 15', Goian 23' Romanian Soccer


Team Victories Draws Defeats Goal difference
Steaua București 8 7 3 30–13

This section will cover Rapid's games from July 14, 2005 until today.

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp Rapid scorers Match Report(s)
July 14, 2005 Estadi Communal
La Vella, Andorra
Unió Esportiva Santa Juliá 0–5 UCUP Niculae (10', 34', 64'),
Blazquez 60' (OG), Vasilache 73'
Romanian Soccer
July 28, 2005 Giuleşti Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Unió Esportiva Santa Juliá 5–0 UCUP Buga (01', 17', 21', 30'),
Măldărăşanu 79'
Romanian Soccer
August 11, 2005 Giuleşti Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Futbalski Klub Vardar Skopje 3–0 UCUP Niculae (44', 50'),
Măldărăşanu 67'
Romanian Soccer
August 25, 2005 Gradski
Skopje, Macedonia
Futbalski Klub Vardar Skopje 1–1 UCUP Vasilache 58' Romanian Soccer
September 15, 2005 De Kuip
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–1 UCUP Vasilache 76' Romanian Soccer
September 29, 2005 Giuleşti Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–0 UCUP Buga 13' Romanian Soccer
November 3, 2005 Giuleşti Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Stade Rennais Football Club 2–0 UCUP Niculae 41', Buga 69' Romanian Soccer
November 24, 2005 Olympisky
Donetsk, Ukraine
Futbaliski Klub Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 UCUP Măldărăşanu 87' Romanian Soccer
December 1, 2005 Giuleşti Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
PAOK Thessaloniki 1–0 UCUP Măldărăşanu 45' Romanian Soccer
December 14, 2005 Gottlieb-Daimler
Stuttgart, Germany
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 2–1 UCUP Burdujan 80' Romanian Soccer
February 15, 2006 Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
Hertha Berliner Sport Club 0–1 UCUP Negru 68' pen Romanian Soccer
February 23, 2006 Giuleşti Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Hertha Berliner Sport Club 2–0 UCUP Niculae 53', Buga 73' Romanian Soccer
March 9, 2006 Giuleşti Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Hamburger Sport-Verein 2–0 UCUP Niculae 46', Buga 88' Romanian Soccer
March 15, 2006 AOL Arena
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburger Sport-Verein 3–1 UCUP Buga 52' Romanian Soccer
March 30, 2006 Giuleşti Stadium
Bucharest, Romania
Fotbal Club Steaua București 1–1 UCUP V. Moldovan 49' Romanian Soccer
April 6, 2006 Naţional
Bucharest, Romania
Fotbal Club Steaua București 0–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer


Team Victories Draws Defeats Goal difference
Rapid București 10 3 2 28–8

This section will cover Dinamo's games from August 11, 2005 until December 14, 2005.

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp Steaua scorers Match Report(s)
August 14, 2005 Dinamo
Bucharest, Romania
Omonia Nicosia Football Club 3–1 UCUP V.Munteanu pen 10', Zicu (25', 43') Romanian Soccer
August 25, 2005 Neo GSP Stadium
Nicosia, Cyprus
Omonia Nicosia Football Club 2–1 UCUP Niculescu 55' Romanian Soccer
September 15, 2005 Dinamo
Bucharest, Romania
Everton Football Club Liverpool 5–1 UCUP Niculescu 27', Zicu 52',
Petre 70', Bratu (75', 92')
Romanian Soccer
September 29, 2005 Goodison Park
Liverpool, England
Everton Football Club Liverpool 1–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer
October 20, 2005 Dinamo
Bucharest, Romania
Sport Club Heerenveen 0–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer
November 3, 2005 Georgi Asparuhov
Sofia, Bulgaria
Professional Football Club Levski Sofia 1–0 UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer[permanent dead link]
December 1, 2005 Dinamo
Bucharest, Romania
Central Sports Club of Army Moscow 1–0 UCUP V.Munteanu 71' Romanian Soccer
December 14, 2005 Vélodrome
Marseille, France
Olympique de Marseille 2–1 UCUP Niculescu 51' Romanian Soccer


Team Victories Draws Defeats Goal difference
Dinamo București 3 1 4 12–8

This section will cover CFR Cluj's games from June 18, 2005 until August 23, 2005.

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp CFR Cluj scorers Match Report(s)
June 18, 2005 CFR
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Futbolo Klubas Vėtra Vilnius 3–2 UICUP Tilincă (2', 12'), Ad.Anca 11' Romanian Soccer
June 26, 2005 Vetros
Vilnius, Lithuania
Futbolo Klubas Vėtra Vilnius 1–4 UICUP Fl.Dan 3', Ad.Anca 31',
Jula 86', Tilincă 93'
Romanian Soccer[permanent dead link]
July 2, 2005 CFR
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Athletic Bilbao 1–0 UICUP Tilincă 36' Romanian Soccer
July 9, 2005 San Mamés
Bilbao, Spain
Athletic Bilbao 1–0 UICUP N/A Romanian Soccer
July 16, 2005 CFR
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne 1–1 UICUP Tilincă 8' Romanian Soccer
July 24, 2005 Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint Étienne, France
Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne 2–2 UICUP Coroian 24' pen, Tilincă 8' Romanian Soccer
July 27, 2005 Žalgiris
Vilnius, Lithuania
Futbolo Klubas Žalgiris 1–2 UICUP Fl.Dan 37', Ad.Anca 73' Romanian Soccer
August 3, 2005 CFR
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Futbolo Klubas Žalgiris 5–1 UICUP Tilincă 11', Jula 44' pen,
Coroian 51', Minteuan 57',
Ad.Anca 72'
Romanian Soccer
August 9, 2005 CFR
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Racing Club de Lens 1–1 UICUP Turcu 57' Romanian Soccer
August 23, 2005 Félix Bollaert
Lens, France
Racing Club de Lens 3–1 UICUP Munteanu 89' Romanian Soccer


Team Victories Draws Defeats Goal difference
CFR Ecomax Cluj 5 3 2 20–13

This section will cover Gloria's games from June 18, 2005 until July 10, 2005.

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp Gloria scorers Match Report(s)
June 18, 2005 GSP
Nicosia, Cyprus
Olympiakos Nicosia 0–5 UICUP Pereş (23', 30', 59'),
Chibulcutean 69', Bucur 89'
Romanian Soccer
June 26, 2005 Gloria
Bistriţa, Romania
Olympiakos Nicosia 11–0 UICUP Bucur (7', 64', 78'),
Pereş (13', 19', 33'),
Negrean (27', 29', 35'),
Szekely 76', Bozeşan 89' pen
Romanian Soccer
July 2, 2005 Gradski
Koprivnica, Croatia
Nogometni Klub Slaven Belupo 3–2 UICUP Pereş 31' pen, Bucur 70' Romanian Soccer
July 10, 2005 Gloria
Bistriţa, Romania
Nogometni Klub Slaven Belupo 0–1 UICUP N/A Romanian Soccer


Team Victories Draws Defeats Goal difference
Gloria Bistriţa 2 0 2 18–4

This section will cover Romania's games from July 1, 2005 until the start of 2008 European Championship (qualifying).

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp Romania scorers Match Report(s)
August 17, 2005 Gheorghe Hagi
Constanţa, Romania
 Andorra 2–0 WCQ06 Mutu (29', 41') Official Site Archived 2006-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
September 3, 2005 Gheorghe Hagi
Constanţa, Romania
 Czech Republic 2–0 WCQ06 Mutu (27', 58') Official Site Archived 2006-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
October 9, 2005 Olympiastadion
Helsinki, Finland
 Finland 0–1 WCQ06 Mutu 41'P Official Site Archived 2006-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
November 12, 2005 Léon Bollée
Le Mans, France
 Ivory Coast 1–2 F Iencsi 52' N/A
November 16, 2005 Ghencea
Bucharest, Romania
 Nigeria 3–0 F Niculae 7', Petre 49',
Roşu 89'
N/A
February 28, 2006 Neo GSP
Nicosia, Cyprus
 Armenia 2–0 F Maftei 72', Cociş 87' N/A
March 1, 2006 Neo GSZ
Larnaka, Cyprus
 Slovenia 2–0 F Mazilu 22', Pecnik OG 53' N/A
23 May 2006 LA Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles, United States
 Uruguay 0–2 F N/A N/A
26 May 2006 Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
 Northern Ireland 2–0 F Buga 6', Niculae 10' N/A
27 May 2006 Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
 Colombia 0–0 F N/A N/A