2005–06 in Romanian football
# 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.

## Divizia A

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Sportul Studențesc București (R) | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 55 | Relegation to Liga II |
| 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 | |
| 10 | Gloria Bistrița | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 39 | |
| 11 | Politehnica Iași | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 39 | |
| 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 |
| 16 | Bacău (R) | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 55 | −39 | 14 | Relegation to Liga II |

* 1 2 DIN 4-5 SPO; SPO 0-2 DIN
* 1 2 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.
* 1 2 3 OȚE: 8 pts; GLO: 5 pts; POL: 2 pts

## European Cups

### UEFA Champions League

**Steaua București**

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 |

### UEFA Cup

**Steaua București**

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 |

**Rapid București**

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 |

**Dinamo București**

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 |
| 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 |

### UEFA Intertoto Cup

**CFR Ecomax Cluj**

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 |
| 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 |

**Gloria Bistriţa**

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 |

## Romania national team

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 |
