COLEGIUL NAȚIONAL ”TEODOR NEȘ”
SALONTA
LUCRARE DE ATESTAT DE COMPETENȚE
LINGVISTICE LA LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
Coordonator: Elev:
Prof. Vlad Claudia Ceaian Ramon Iosif
2020
COLEGIUL NAȚIONAL ”TEODOR NEȘ”
SALONTA
FCSB-The Star of the Romanian football
Coordonator: Elev:
Prof. Vlad Claudia Ceaian Ramon Iosif
2020
1. Motivation
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The reason why I chose this theme is very simple. I got to love football because of my father, a
big fan of football, especially Romanian football. When I was 6 years old, I started to watch with
him at matches, but I didn`t understand much, sometimes I even fell asleep. My father started
explaining to me how to play and shortly after we went together to play football. When I was
growing up, I used to go to the football field alone and play with other children, so I wanted to
become a footballer. My dream was to play for Steaua. Why Steaua? I didn`t even know why
Steaua, but I knew that my father is a big fan. When playing Steaua, he let go of everything had
to do and was going to watch the match, of course I was going too.
The first match of Steaua what I saw from the beginning till the end was on my birthday on
December 13, 2009. Steaua played then with Arges, a match won with 3-2 and my father said:
”It`s a gift for your birthday.”. I didn`t know what he meant. I started watching more and more
matches of Steaua and shouting at every goal as if I were in the stadium. I realized that I fell in
love with this team when I cried happily after the match with Grasshoppers Zurich, after I cried
annoyance after the defeat with Twente, when I argued with my uncle after every Steaua-
Dinamo derby. After the big win with Ajax, I didn`t sleep all night. I have become one of the
most loyal fans of the team, I watched every match, from matches with Chelsea, Manchester City
or Lazio to matches in the national competitions with team as Academica Clinceni, Voluntari or
Avantu` Barsana.
2. Introduction
FCSB is a professional football club in Bucharest, Romania, that plays in Division I. Founded as
ASA Bucharest in 1947, the club changed its name to FCSB in 2017 and moved to National
Arena in 2011.
Having won 26 league titles, 22 national cups is the most successful club in the history of
Romanian football. The club has also international success by winning European Champions
Cup being the first team from Eastern Bloc side to win this tournament.
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2. History
1. The beginning period
General Mihai Lascar founded ASA (The Army Sports Association) on June 7, 1947. The first
game was against Dermata Cluj and it ended with a draw, 0-0. ASA was strongly supported by
Communist regime, they promoted ASA in the first league of Romanian football and excluded a
traditional club, Carmen Bucharest.
In 1948, the club was renamed as CSCA (The Central Sports Club of the Army) and in 1949 win
the first trophy, National Cup against CSU Cluj. In 1950, the club receives another name, CCA
(Army Central House).
The 50s are the first glory period of the team, CCA won the first title and formed the gold team
with Gheorghe Popescu I coach. In 1956, CCA took part in a tournament in England where had
remarkable results against prestigious clubs such as Luton Town FC, Arsenal FC, Sheffield
Wednesday FC or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
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In 1957 the club debuts in European competitions from the position of national champion. The
draw made CCA meet the champion of Germany, Borussia Dortmund. Before the first game,
CCA’s goalkeepers injured and the team coach was forced to introduce from the first minute on
volleyball player Titus Boros. The bad luck continued for Romanian team, Titus broke a finger
in the 4th minute. CCA lost the game with 4-2, but in the second game CCA got revenge and win
with 3-1. Because the regulation was not like the current one, CCA played third game which was
lost with 3-1 in Bologna.
2. Hard times
The 60’s debuts for CCA with a super friendly game against Inter Milano won by CCA with 2-0.
From 1961, CCA becomes CSA Steaua Bucharest because the red star on the logo was changed
with a yellow star. In the 60s CSA Steaua Bucharest won 4 titles and was called “Cup
specialist“. CSA Steaua set a record still unmatched by anyone, won the National Cup without
receiving any goal. During this period, CSA Steaua did not “shine“ at European level, had
defeats against Botev Plovdiv, 1-5 and Spartak Trnava 0-4.
CSA Steaua Bucharest moved to Ghencea Stadium on April 9, 1974. The new “house“ was
inaugurated with a friendly game against OFK Belgrad, until then CSA Steaua Bucharest played
on August 23.
The 70’s were the worst for the team record, CSA Steaua won only one title and three National
Cups and at European level was defetead by Bayern Munich, Barcelona and AS Monaco.
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3. The golden years
After 20 years not too good, is named vice president of the club the ex player Ion Alecsandrescu
in 1981. After a new missed season, Ion Alecsandrescu becomes president of the club and
transfer players like Belodedici, Duckadam, Lacatus, Piturca and a new coach, Emerich Jenei.
At the club already were the future legends of the club: Fane Iovan, Tudorel Stoica, Anghel
Iordanescu, Balint and Majearu. In the next season, CSA Steaua finished in 2 nd place the
championship, this is a real progress after the last two seasons ended 5 th and 6th. However, Jenei
was changed with Halagian who transfers Stangaciu, Barbulescu, Bumbescu, Radu II and
Boloni. Halagian argued with Marius Lacatus and Emerich Jenei returns at the club. At the end
of the season, CSA Steaua wins the title and eliminates Dinamo Bucharest with 5-0 of the
National Cup, that would have to won against Craiova University.
Season 1985-1986 is the most spectacular season in the club’s history. The European road of
CSA Steaua started in Denmark against Velje Boldklub continued at Hungarian neighbors
against Budapest Honved FC. After Honved were following Finns from Kuusysi FC and
Belgians from RSC Anderlecht. CSA Steaua write history, is first Romanian team that reach to a
European final. The wonder was done by Helmuth Duckadam on the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan
Stadium in Seville where he defended four penalties against Barcelona FC and entered in the
record book after surprising the whole of Europe. The evening of May 7, 1986 remained in
history called “The miracle of Seville“.
After the episode in Seville, CSA Steaua presented trophy in front of 70000 fans at the match
with Progresul Vulcan. Gheorghe Hagi transfers to CSA Steaua and his goal brings Supercup of
Europe against Dynamo Kiev on the Louis II Stadium in Monaco. In the season 1987-1988 CSA
Steaua was eliminated from semifinal of European Champions Cup by AC Milan, 4-0.
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The 80s represents the best period of the club by winning European Champions Cup, Supercup
of Europe, 4 titles and 2 National Cups. CSA Steaua set a record that was only broken at world
level and not european level, CSA Steaua accumulated 104 matches without defeat at national
level.
4. The years of revolution
At September 9, 1989 Dinamo Bucharest defeat CSA Steaua and stopped her record. The
Romanian Revolution bring an economy market and the best Romanian players transferred to the
West. However, CSA Steaua wins 6 consecutive titles between years 1992-1998, and is the first
Romanian team which participated in the Champions League, the new format of European
Champions Cup.
In 1998, the football division separated from CSA Steaua and received in concession for 20 years
the name of "Steaua", taking the name of FC Steaua Bucharest, the club being managed by the
businessman Viorel Paunescu.
5. The beginning of a new century
Another businessman, George Becali, was called vice president and in January 24, 2003 becomes
boss of the new company and make the promise that Steaua will go in the Champions League
gropus again. The first foreign coach in the history of the club managed to qualify the team in the
European spring for the first time after 12 years of break.
In the season 2005-2006 Steaua Bucharest reached in the semifinal of the UEFA Cup and was
eliminated by Middlesbrough FC after eliminating Rapid Bucharest FC in a quarter-final all-
Romanian.
George Becali's promise turned into reality in the 2006-2007 season, when Steaua eliminated
Standard Liege in the play-off and went to the Champions League groups, where he made only
one big match, in Kiev, where he beat Dynamo, 4-1. Unfortunately, in 2007 Steaua set a
negative record, the first decade without any National Cup won.
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Between 2006-2011, 45.1 million euros was
invested in transfers. In 2012 Laurentiu
Reghecampf was called coach and in 2013
Steaua qualified in the European spring where
meet a a big name of European football: Ajax
Amsterdam FC. After the historic match in which Steaua eliminated Ajax at penalty, Steaua was
going to meet another big name of European football, the Champions League winner, Chelsea
FC. Raul Rusescu scored the only goal of the match in Bucharest, and in return little was missing
that our team produced a new big surprise.
In 2014 Costel Galca was called coach and he set a record for national football, won the historic
triple title, National Cup and League Cup.
Towards the end of the period when the club had the right to called "Steaua" and the logos
previously held by the Sports Club of the Steaua Army, conflicts begin. FC Steaua Bucharest,
now is private, and the Sports Club of the Steaua Army is departmental club. In 2011, the
football club managed by Gigi Becali was sued by CSA Steaua. George Becali’s club lost in
court right over logo and brand. George Becali asked for the creation of a new logo, the eighth in
history, as well as the change of the club's name in FCSB, a name officially
registered since April 2017.
4. The best team from Romania
The first glory period of the Steaua was the 50s, with the "golden team"
which included Apolzan, Jenei, Alecsandrescu and who won title five times
and four times the Romanian Cup. Steaua gave the great team of the late 80s, who won the
European Champions Cup in 1986, and participated the next three years to the highest level in
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Europe, playing another semi-final and a European Champions Cup final.
Steaua Bucharest of the 10th decade has won 6 times in a row title and has
participated three times in the Champions League.
After 1990, Steaua continued to dominate Romanian football, winning
another 8 champion titles and representing Romania successfully in
European competitions year after year. The team had three consecutive
Champions League appearances, was quarter-finalist of the Champions
League in 1993, and reached the finals of the UEFA Cup in 2005 and the
semifinal of the same cup in 2006.
In the 2006-2007 season Steaua qualified 4th time in the Champions League groups, being the
first Romanian club which participated in this competition in the new format. Steaua finished 3 rd
under Olympique Lyon and Real Madrid but over Dinamo Kiev, after 4-1 and 1-1 with Dinamo
Kiev, 0-3 and 1-1 with Olympique Lyon, 1-4 and 0-1 with Real Madrid, qualifying 16 th UEFA
Cup where was eliminated by the last UEFA Cup winner, Seville FC after 0-2 and 0-1.
Qualifying performance in the Champions League was repeated in the seasons 2007-2008, 2008-
2009 and 2013-2014.
5. Emblem
When ASA Bucharest was founded, it did not have an emblem until the following year, 1948.
The first emblem was inspired by the Red Army and it was composed of
a red star inscribed “A“ on a blue disk.
Two years later, the name change in the CCA brought with it new
emblem consisting of the same red star, inscribed "CCA", and surrounded
by a laurel wreath.
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The reason of the star also appeared on the emblem of 1961 with the change
of the name into the Steaua. A new design of the emblem has been chosen,
which will remain a symbol of the club until now: red-blue striped
background with a yellow star in the center, representing the colors of the
national flag.
In 1974 CSA Steaua changed the shape of the emblem on the occasion of
moving to the Ghencea Stadium.
Following the Romanian Revolution of 1989, the Army decided to break
any connection with the late communist regime, so that in 1991, CSA
Steaua changed its emblem for the last time, representing an eagle present
and on the emblem of the Ministry of Defense, but and Romania.
As FC Steaua appeared in 1998, the club added two yellow stars above the
logo, representing the 20 Romanian championships won by the team.
In 2003 the emblem was changed again, following the decision taken by the
new Board of Directors headed by George Becali, in fact a return to the
version from 1974-1991, with the two stars present above.
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The Ministry of National Defense sued Steaua in 2011, so that on December 3, 2014 the club
was left without emblem and lost the right to use the name Steaua. The team was forced to play
the next match without emblem on the equipment and on the game board. The club adopted a
newdesign in January 2015 and decided to use the new emblemstarting with the return of the
2014–2015 season. The shape is round, on the background is a red cross on a dark blue
background, with a star in 8 corners in the center of the cross.
6. Colors
In the first season the ASA players wore red-yellow striped shirts and blue shorts symbolizing
the colors of the Romanian flag. It gradually gave up yellow, so that the official colors remained,
until today, red and blue. Steaua Bucharest never had a standard equipment. However, the most
used combination over time has been red shirts, blue shorts and red leggings. Other variants
included full red, full blue, but also red-blue striped shirts in the 1960s and 1970s. Other colors
were rarely used.
Exceptions were the final of the European Champions Cup in 1986, in which Steaua wore, for
the first time in its history, a complete white equipment. Other combinations used were yellow
and red, yellow and black, phosphorescent green and full yellow.
Currently FCSB equipment is manufactured by Nike, with which Steaua signed a contract in
2002, after a long partnership with Adidas. However, in 1988, Steaua was the first football team
in Communist Romania to wear the name of a Western company, Ford. Other sponsors were
Castrol, Philips, CBS, BRCE, Bancorex, Orange, BCR, RAFO, CityFinancial, Citibank,
Sportingbet, City Insurance, KIA, Betano, NetBet, Bigotti and Domo.
7. Stadium
Steaua played its first three matches on the Venus Stadium, open in 1931, the stadium was
owned by Venus Bucharest until in 1949 when it was destroyed. After that, Steaua played on the
Stadium of the Republic or August 23 Stadium at important matches. From 1974 Steaua played
on the Ghencea Stadium which was inaugurated with a friendly match against OFK Belgrad.
At that time it was the only stadium in communist Romania made especially for football, without
athletisc track.
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The initial capacity was 30,000 seats on banks, but a general renovation in 1991 reduced the
capacity to 27,063.After a second renovation in 2006, which included grass replacement,
Ghencea was one of the two stadiums in Romania, together with Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Stadium, where matches from the Champions League could be played, the capacity of the
stadium was 28,365 seats on banks. There have been discussions to increase capacity to 45,000
or 60,000 seats.
The first match played by the national team
on Ghencea was in March 1977 against Turkey.
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Fifty-nine other matches have been played since, the last being in October 2006 against Belarus.
Also, several matches from the European Football Championship under 21 1998 and the finals
were played on this arena. Steaua played the last match at Ghencea stadium on March 22, 2015
against Viitorul, 4-0.
Currently, the Ghencea stadium has been demolished in order to build another stadium for the
2020 European Championship which is also playing in Romania and Steaua has been playing at
the National Arena since 2011. With a capacity of 55,600 spectators, it is the largest stadium in
the country and the first UEFA elite stadium in Romania. The construction of the arena was
completed in 2011, with a total cost of approximately € 235 million. On November 6, 2015, the
stadium was closed by the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations because it did not have
authorization for the roof. Steaua was forced to play on other stadiums home matches, the club
played on Dr. Constantin Radulescu Stadium from Cluj, Ilie Oana Stadium from Ploiesti, Marin
Anastanovici Stadium from Giurgiu, Nicolae Dobrin Stadium from Pitesti and Anghel
Iordanescu Stadium from Voluntari.
8. Fans
Founded in 1995, the "Ultra Army" group has been divided into several support groups that exist
today. These include "Titan Boys", "Ultras", "Korp
Youth", "Berceni Skins", "Nucleo", "Insurgents", or
newer groups "Hostile Style", "Vacarm", "Tradizione",
"Army 47 West ”. At the beginning of 2003, the main
ultra groups moved to the South Lawn. This includes the
groups Vacarm, Hunters, ERA, Ultras, Hostile Style,
Ultra Band, South Boys and Glas. Following the change
of the logo and the name, in 2014, the FCSB was left
without the support of the North and South Lawns.
Currently the team is supported by the supporters group
called "Red-Blue" Lawn.
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In other countries, supporters come to that match at least 100-200. Their number has increased
from year to year, reaching several thousand in recent seasons. For example, in the last trips to
Spain, Steaua was supported by a record number of supporters. At the match in Madrid, against
Real in November 2006, over 20,000 supporters of the red-blue took place in the stands of the
stadium "Santiago Bernabeu".
From the 2013-2014 season the average number of spectators is declining. For example, in 2016,
at match with Villarreal, only 6000 supporters were present on El Madrigal Stadium in Spain.
Among the most popular chants are "Romania, Steaua! Europe, Steaua! Everywhere, Steaua!
The champions from Ghencea" and "Champions we were, champions we will be, until we die,
Steaua Bucharest!".
9. Eternal derby
1. History
The Eternal derby, also called the Romanian derby or the Great derby, is a football match
between Bucharest rivals FCSB and Dinamo Bucharest, two of the most successful clubs
in Romania. The two clubs have played each other over 150 times, beginning with Dinamo's 1-0
victory on November 21, 1948. The events are regularly marred by instances of hooliganism and
frequent outbreaks of violence between rival fan groups. The two teams are notable for their
collective dominance of Romanian football. Between them, FCSB (26 times) and Dinamo (18
times) have won the Romanian football championship 44 times out of 101 completed seasons.
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This supremacy extends also to the Romanian Cup (22 times for FCSB and 13 times for Dinamo)
and the Romanian Supercup (6 times for FCSB and 2 times for Dinamo). The results from head
to head are balanced, 175 games have been played and Steaua has collected 59 victories, Dinamo
59 and 57 matches ended in a draw.
2. Records
Most player appearances: 35 Ionel Danciulescu
Top scorer: 13 Florea Voinea at equality with Ionel Danciulescu
Largest win: Steaua Bucharest 5 : 0 Dinamo Bucharest on 4 April 1998
Largest home win (championship): Steaua Bucharest 5 : 0 Dinamo Bucharest on 4
April 1998
Largest away win (championship): Dinamo Bucharest 0 : 4 CCA Bucharest on 11
April 1956
The most goals in one match (all competitions): 10 in Dinamo Bucharest 6 : 4 Steaua
Bucharest on 2 May 1990, Romanian Cup final
FCSB's largest win: Steaua Bucharest 5 : 0 Dinamo Bucharest on 4 April 1998 and 12
June 1985
FCSB's longest series undefeated (all competitions): 19 matches (11 wins, 8 draws)
between 19 April 1992 and 22 April 2000
FCSB's longest series undefeated (championship): 16 matches (8 wins, 8 draws)
between 19 April 1992 and 22 April 2000
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3. Players who played for both teams
FCSB Dinamo
Name Appearance Goal Appearance Goal
s s s s
Adrian
Bumbescu 188 4 36 0
Damian
Militaru 139 21 25 6
Anton Dobos 134 6 47 2
Ionel
Danciulescu 129 53 366 152
Ion Vladoiu 122 60 36 26
Daniel Oprita 107 15 5 0
Gabriel Bostina 96 17 73 2
Dumitru
Moraru 84 0 212 0
Harlem
Gnohere 74 35 45 17
Andrei Cristea 52 10 67 23
Bogdan Stelea 47 0 111 0
Catalin
Munteanu 45 22 156 12
Narcis Coman 34 0 30 0
Dorinel
Munteanu 32 3 67 27
Adrian Cristea 9 1 161 26
10. Records
1. Team’s records
• The biggest victory: 12-0 with CIL Blaj in 1964 in the Romanian Cup
• The biggest victory in Divion I: 11-0 with Corvinul Hunedoara in 1988
• The biggest defeat: 0-7 with ITA Arad in 1947
• The biggest European victory: 6-0 with BSC Young Boys in 1979
• The biggest European defeat: 0-5 with Montpellier HSC in 1990 and 0-5 with Paris Saint-
Germain in 1997
• The most points in a season: 65 (34 matches) in the season 1988-1989
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• The most goals scored in a season: 121 (3,55 goals/match) in the season 1988-1989
• The least goals conceded in a season: 16 (0,53goals/match) in the season 2006-2006
• The most appearances: Tudorel Stoica 368 matches in 14 seasons
• The most goals scored: Anghel Iordansescu 146 in 14 seasons
• The youngest scorer in European competitions: Razvan Iulian Ochirosii 17 years and 5
months in August 2, 2006 against ND Gorica
2. National records
• The longest series without defeat in Division 1: 104 matches
• The longest series without defeat in a home matches: 112
• The most points in a season: 65 (34 matches) in the season 1988-1989
• The most goals scored in a season: 121 (3,55 goals/match) in the season 1988-1989
• The most goals scored in a season: 121 (3,55 goals/match) in the season 1988-1989
• The only club in Romania that has qualified three times in a row in the European spring
(2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007)
• The most trophies won: 52
• The most titles: 26
• The most National Cups: 22
• The most Supercups: 6
• The most titles won in a row: 6 between 1992 and 1998 at the equality with CSU
Chinezul Timisoara in 1920s
• The longest series of matches won in Division 1: 17 at the equality with Dinamo
Bucharest
• Steaua Bucharest, Dinamo Bucharest and FCU Politehnica Stiinta Timisoara are the only
teams that have played only in Division 1
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• Most titles won by a single player: Marius Lacatus 10
3. International records
• The most consecutive Champions League matches without victory: 23 matches
• The longest series of matches without defeat in the league: 104 matches (June 1986 -
September 1989) European record, world record in the past
• The first team from Eastern Europe, and the only team from a communist country to win
the European Champions Cup
• The best evolution in a series of penalties in a European Cup: Helmuth Duckadam, who
defenced all four penalties executed in the 1986 European Champions Cup final
11. Bibliography
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https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCSB#Steaua_%C3%AEn_cultura_popular%C4%83
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“Steaua: legenda unei echipe de fotbal", Cătălin Oprişan
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Contents
Motivation3
Introduction 3
History 4
The beginning period 4
Hard times 5
The golden years 6
The revolution years 7
The beginning of a new century 7
The best team from Romania 9
Emblem 9
Colors 11
Stadium 12
Fans 13
Eternal derby 14
History 14
Records 15
Players who played for both teams 16
Records 16
Team records 16
National records 17
International records 18
Bibliography 18
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