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Dinamo București

Full name Fotbal Club Dinamo București

 Câinii rosii (The Red Dogs)

Nickname(s)
 Spartanii (The Spartans)

 Alb-rosii (The White and Reds)

Short name Dinamo

Founded 14 May 1948; 70 years ago

Ground Arena Națională

Capacity 55,634

Owner Ionuț Negoiță

Chairman Alexandru David

Coach Florin Bratu

League Liga I

2017–18 Liga I, 7th

Website Club website

 Home colours Away colours Third colours

Current season

Active departments of CS Dinamo București

Football Men's Handball Women's Handball

Hockey Basketball Water polo

 Men's Volleyball Women's Volleyball Rugby

Martial arts Athletics Boxing

Kayak Canoe Cycling

Gymnastics Weightlifting Judo

Modern Karate Wrestling Swimming

Fencing Shooting Taekwondo

Tennis Chess Skiing

Fotbal Club Dinamo București (Romanian pronunciation: [diˈnamo bukuˈreʃtʲ]), commonly known
as Dinamo București, or simply as Dinamo within Romania, is a Romanian
professional football club based in Bucharest.
Founded in 1948, it has spent its entire history in Liga I, the top tier of the Romanian football league
system. Domestically, Dinamo București is one of the two most successful teams in Romania,
having won 18 Liga I titles, 13 Cupa României, two Supercupa României, and one Cupa Ligii. In
 the 1983–84 season, they became the second Romanian club to reach the semi-finals of
the European Cup.
Dinamo's traditional home colours are white red, while the current crest is a modified version of the
one adopted in the 1998. They are currently playing on the Arena Națională, their stadium being
renovated for UEFA Euro 2020.
The club holds a strong rivalry with neighbouring FC Steaua București, with matches between the
two being commonly referred to as "the Eternal Derby".

Contents

 1History
 2Crest and colours
 3Stadium
 4Support
o 4.1Rivalries
 5Youth program
 6Honours
o 6.1Domestic
 6.1.1Leagues
 6.1.2Cups
 7Players
o 7.1First team squad
o 7.2Other players under contract
o 7.3Out on loan
o 7.4Retired numbers
 8Club officials
o 8.1Board of directors
o 8.2Current technical staff
 9Statistics and records
o 9.1European cups all-time statistics
 10Notable former players
 11Notable former managers
 12References
 13External links

History[edit]
Main articles: History of FC Dinamo București and List of FC Dinamo București seasons
Dinamo was founded on 14 May 1948, when "Unirea Tricolor MAI" — newly entered, in January
1948, under the umbrella of the Communist regime's Internal Affairs Ministry — merged with
"Ciocanul București". The sporting club represented the above-mentioned institution.[1] The "Dinamo"
name was used for the very first time on 1 May 1948. Nevertheless, the real debut of Dinamo was in
the 1947-48 Divizia A edition (finishing 8th). Some of the team's players were Ambru, Angelo
Niculescu, Teodorescu, Siclovan, Bartha, and Sârbu. In 1955, Dinamo won their first championship.
With Angelo Niculescu as head coach, Dinamo impressed mainly in the offensive, with an attack
formed by Ene I, Neaga and Suru. The defense, with players like Băcuț I, Băcuț II, Szoko, Călinoiu,
was the best in the championship – only 19 goals against.[2]
In the fall of 1956, the team made its debut in the European Champion Clubs' Cup (competition
created a year before). Dinamo was the first Romanian team to play in the European competitions.
The debut game was played on 26 August 1956, in front of 32,000 spectators. Dinamo
defeated Galatasaray, 3–1. In the second leg, Dinamo lost in Istanbul 1–2, and moved forward.
In following years, Dinamo met famous teams in Europe, such as Real Madrid (a team with Di
Stefano and Gento – the game played in Bucharest took place at 23 August Stadium, and
established a new record for this arena: 100,000 spectators[3]), Inter Milan and Feyenoord: 0–3 and
0–2.
In 1973, in the European Cup, Dinamo surpassed 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.
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 pushed Dinamo against the current champion, Hamburger SV – team of Stein,
Kalz and Magath. At Bucharest, Augustin, Multescu and Orac scored for 3–0.[4][5] The thrilling second
leg finished 3–2 (goals Țălnar and Mulțescu). In order to accede to the semifinals of CCE, Dinamo
had to defeat another top team: Dinamo Minsk, with Aleinikov, Zigmanatovich and Gurinovich. 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,[6] where it met Liverpool F.C.. Dinamo lost 1–0 at Anfield and 2–1 in
Bucharest, as Liverpool progressed to the 1984 European Cup Final.
In 1986 Dinamo won the Cup against Steaua, the team that only a few days before won the
European Cup.

Dinamo București team in 1953.

In the summer of 1990, Dinamo – with Mircea Lucescu as coach – conquered a new national title,
the 13th. Also the team won the Cup final, against Steaua: 6–4. But the Romanian Revolution from
1989 opened the doors for the Romanian footballers to leave and play abroad and Dinamo lost
almost its entire team, thus a downfall regarding the results came the following years.
Dinamo managed to win the title in 1992, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2007, but failed to reach the final
phases of the European competitions.
In 2013, the team changed ownership. Businessman Ionuț Negoiță bought the club and promised to
revive the golden years.[7]
On May 6, 2016, player Patrick Ekeng collapsed on the field and was diagnosed with a heart attack.
He was declared dead at the hospital 2 hours later.[8]

Crest and colours[edit]

Since the beginning, Dinamo's colours were red and white. The current team's badge includes two
red dogs, a nickname given to the club when the Nunweiller brothers played here, Radu and Ion, in
the 1960s and 1970s.

Stadium[edit]
Main article: Stadionul Dinamo

The Dinamo Stadium.

Dinamo plays its home games at Stadionul Dinamo. The arena was built in 1951, and for the official
inauguration Dinamo played a game against Locomotiva Timișoara. Initially, the stadium capacity
was 16,000 places, but following seats installment, the capacity was decreased to 15,032 places.
The stadium is part of a larger complex which contains another smaller stadium, Stadionul Florea
Dumitrache, where the second team, Dinamo II, used to play its matches, but now the rugby
team plays its home matches there. There is also a sports hall and a swimming pool.
The stadium is nicknamed "Groapa" (The Pit), because it was built by digging a hole, and not by
raising its stands.
Dinamo's fans stay in the North stand, named Peluza Cătălin Hîldan, after a former Dinamo player,
deceased at 24.
Dinamo also plays home and away matches against their biggest rivals, Steaua, as well as other
major fixtures at Arena Națională.

Support[edit]
Dinamo has an estimated 11% support in Romania, making them the second most supported
Romanian club, after Steaua.[9] The largest concentration of fans is in Bucharest, mainly in the North-
East and central areas of the city. The club also has important fan bases inside and outside the
country.
Dinamo fans paying homage to Cătălin Hîldanin 2005.

The roots of the Dinamo ultras movement can be found in 1995 when groups like Dracula or Rams
Pantelimon appeared in the North End. In 1996 a group called Nuova Guardia was born, composed
of young but very devoted men. It would become the leading group in the red-white stands and later
on in the entire Romanian ultras movement.[10] Following the death of the former captain, Cătălin
Hîldan, in 2000, the fans renamed the North End of Dinamo's stadium to Peluza Catalin
Hîldan (PCH Stand) in his honor. The majority of supporters are located in the PCH, but several
factions have moved to the South End.
Even though Dinamo Bucharest is the second most supported Romanian club, its fans are known for
creating great atmosphere and unique choreographies, and they are often regarded as the best and
most passionate fans in Romania. One of the most emotional choreographies was the one did in
memory of Patrick Ekeng, dead at 26, the second Dinamo player to die on the pitch after Cătălin
Hîldan.
Rivalries[edit]
Main article: Eternal derby
Dinamo's most important rivalry is with Steaua București. The match between them, dubbed
the Eternal derby, has been the leading Romanian football encounter in the last 60 years, as the two
clubs are the most successful in the country. Clashes between different factions of supporters have
often occurred and still occur inside and outside the stadium. The rock-bottom was reached in 1997
when Dinamo's fans set a sector of the Stadionul Ghencea on fire.[11] On 16 August 2016, during
Steaua's UEFA Champions League 0–5 play-off loss against Manchester City, undercover Dinamo
fans displayed a huge message reading Doar Dinamo București ("Only Dinamo Bucharest"), which
was labelled one of the biggest pranks in football history.[12]
Another notable rivalry is held against Universitatea Craiova. Both finished with the same number of
points in the 1972–73 Divizia A, but Dinamo was given the title for having a better goal difference,
and a conflict has existed ever since.[13][14]

Youth program[edit]
Main article: Dinamo II București
Dinamo has an important infrastructure for training and preparing children towards professionalism.
The youth center has nine organised groups managed by age categories, for children between nine
and 18 years. In total, Dinamo has around 180 juniors.
All the groups play in the competitions organised by the Bucharest Football Association and in those
created by the Romanian Federation. Youths around 16–18 years old are promoted to the second
team, Dinamo II.
The youth center has its base in the Dinamo Sports Center, where they have eight dressing rooms
for the players, one for the coaches, one for the referees, a medical center and a store room for the
equipment. Also, the center has many training grounds, among them the Piți Varga field.[15]

Honours[edit]
Domestic[edit]
Leagues[edit]

 Liga I
  Winners (18): 1955, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–
75, 1976–77, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2003–
04, 2006–07
 Runners-up (20): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 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
Cups[edit]

 Cupa României
 Winners (13): 1958–59, 1963–64, 1967–68, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1999–
00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2011–12
 Runners-up (10): 1954, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1986–87, 1987–88,[16][17][18] 1988–
89, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2015–16
 Supercupa României
 Winners (2): 2005, 2012
 Runners-up (4): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007
 Cupa Ligii
 Winners (1): 2016–17

Players[edit]
First team squad[edit]
As of 10 August 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-
FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player No. Position Player

1 GK Vlad Muțiu 4 MF Sergiu Hanca (Vice-captain)
12 GK Mihai Eșanu 7 MF Deian Sorescu
26 GK Jaime Penedo 8 MF Andrei Tîrcoveanu
10 MF Dan Nistor (Captain)
2 DF Kino Delorge 18 MF May Mahlangu
20 MF Diogo Salomão
3 DF Giorgos Katsikas
21 MF Tomislav Gomelt
5 DF Marco Ehmann 23 MF Ionuț Șerban
6 DF Mihai Popescu
13 DF Denis Ciobotariu 9 FW Ivan Pešić

15 DF Vlad Olteanu 19 FW Daniel Popa

17 DF Laurențiu Corbu 29 FW Mihai Neicuțescu

24 DF Alin Dudea 30 FW Mircea Axente

27 DF Ricardo Grigore 99 FW Robert Moldoveanu

55 DF Constantin Dima
93 DF Sergiu Popovici
Other players under contract[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-
FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player No. Position Player

— GK Alexandru Burci — MF Florin Vasile
— DF Roberto Anghel — MF Mihnea Vlad
— MF Ion Gheorghe

Out on loan[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-
FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player No. Position Player

Liviu Gheorghe (to Dacia Raul Negotei (to Metaloglobus
— MF — MF
Unirea Brăila) București)
Andreas Mihaiu (to Chindia Vlăduț Vlad (to Metaloglobus
— MF — MF
Târgoviște) București)

Retired numbers[edit]
Main article: Retired numbers in football
11 – Cătălin Hîldan, Midfielder (1994–2000) – 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.
14 – Patrick Ekeng, Midfielder (2016) – Patrick Ekeng died at Floreasca Hospital after he
had gone into a coma in a match on 6 May 2016 against Viitorul Constanța where he joined as a
substitute.

Club officials[edit]
Board of directors[edit] Current technical s
Role Name Role

Owner Ionuț Negoiță Manager

Honorary president Nicolae Badea

Assistant managers
President Alexandru David
Goalkeeping coach
Cornel Dinu
Constantin Eftimescu Fitness coach
Board members
Cristian Herciu
Club doctor
Cristian Hîldan
Physiotherapist
General director Ionel Dănciulescu

Sporting director Anton Heleșteanu Masseurs

Economic director Doinița Stoica

 Last updated: 18 July 2
  Source: Technical staf
Marketing director Mihaela Racu

Youth center director Gabriel Răduță

Organizer of competitions George Trandafir

Secretary Bogdan Bălănescu

International relations Adrian Alexandrescu

Responsible for Order and Safety Cristea Cojocaru

Press officer Ionel Culina

Photographer Octavian Cocoloș

 Last updated: 13 July 2018

 Source: Board of directors

Statistics and records[edit]

European cups all-time statistics[edit]
Main article: FC Dinamo București in European football
As of August 3, 2017.

Competition S P W D L GF GA GD

UEFA Champions League / European Cup 18 66 24 10 32 96 106 – 10

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners'

5 20 8 4 8 25 18 +7
Cup

UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 23 90 37 14 39 147 127 + 20

UEFA Intertoto Cup 1 4 1 0 3 4 6 –2

Total 47 180 70 28 82 272 257 + 15

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 Dinu (454)
 Top scorer: Dudu Georgescu (207)
 Top scorer in international games: Claudiu Niculescu (18)
Records in the European competition:

 Biggest home win: Dinamo 11–0 Crusaders F.C. (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
Galatasaray (2009–10)
 Heaviest away defeat: PFC CSKA Sofia 8–1 Dinamo (1956–57)

Notable former players[edit]

Main article: List of FC Dinamo București players
Dinamo's record appearance-maker is Cornel Dinu, who made 454 appearances between 1966
and 1983. Ionel Dănciulescu has made the second most appearances with 355.

Notable former managers[edit]

For details see Dinamo Bucharest managers
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
seasonreaching 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, who marked the comeback of Dinamo on the Romanian football stage winning
the title in 2000, and the cup in 2001

References[edit]
1. Jump up^ Dinamo (2009). "O POVESTE MEREU FRUMOASA" (in Romanian). [Link].
2. Jump up^ Fun Club Dinamo (2009). "Campionat 1955" (in Romanian).
[Link].
3. Jump up^ Lucian Ionescu (2007). "Istorie stadion Național" (in Romanian). [Link]. Archived
from the original on 14 November 2012.
4. Jump up^ [Link] (2008). "VIDEO / Dinamo – Hamburg 3 – 0" (in Romanian). [Link].
5. Jump up^ [Link] (2008). "Mai buni decît cei mai buni!" (in Romanian).
[Link]. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009.
6. Jump up^ [Link] (2008). "Prima echipă românească în semifinalele CCE" (in Romanian).
[Link].
7. Jump up^ Ionuț Negoiță este noul ACȚIONAR MAJORITAR de la DINAMO!
8. Jump up^ "Dinamo Bucharest midfielder Patrick Ekeng dies after collapsing on pitch". The
Guardian. 6 May 2016.
9. Jump up^ Centrul de Studii si Cercetari Infopolitic (2016). "Studiu: 49% dintre români ţin cu
Steaua. Câți au optat pentru Dinamo sau Astra" (in Romanian). [Link].
 10. Jump up^ [Link] (2009). "La multi ani Nuova Guardia" (in Romanian).
[Link].
11. Jump up^ [Link] (2009). "Dinamovistii sarbatoresc 12 ani de la incendierea peluzei din
Ghencea" (in Romanian). [Link].
12. Jump up^ "Dinamo Bucharest fans pull off one of the biggest pranks in football as they unveil
mosaic of their name at rivals Steaua's ground". Daily Mail. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
13. Jump up^ "CRAIOVA-DINAMO. Titlul pierdut dubios în '73 a generat ura oltenilor" [CRAIOVA-
DINAMO. The title lost in a strange way in '73 generated the hate of "the People of Oltenia"] (in
Romanian). [Link]. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
14. Jump up^ "CS U Craiova - Dinamo, orgoliul a rămas, obiectivele s-au schimbat" [CS U Craiova -
Dinamo, the pride remains, the objectives have changed] (in Romanian). Telekom Sport. 16
September 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
15. Jump up^ [Link]. "CENTRUL DE COPII SI JUNIORI. Viitorul fotbalului dinamovist" (in
Romanian). [Link].
16. Jump up^ Steaua gave up the trophy in 1990.
17. Jump up^ [Link]
lucescu-anghel-iordanescu-44101/
18. Jump up^ The goal of Gabi Balint was canceled because of an offside, signalled by assistant
referee George Ionescu. Steaua retired from the field (by command of Valentin Ceaușescu, son
of president Nicolae Ceaușescu) but the Romanian Football Federation offered the Cup to
Steaua București. In 1990, Steaua renounced this trophy because it was won unjustly.

External links[edit]

 Romanian football portal

 Official website
 FC Dinamo București on Facebook
 Club profile on UEFA's official website
 Club profile on LPF's official website

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