2010–11 in Romanian football
The 2010–11 season in Romanian football was held between the summer of 2010 and the summer of 2011. The first division consisted of 18 teams, with CFR Cluj as the defending champions. The men's national team started the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign in Group D, along with France, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and Luxembourg.
Domestic leagues
[edit]In Liga I, Oţelul Galaţi won the title for the first time in their history and qualified into the group stage of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League. Runners-up came Timișoara, while the third placed were Vaslui. However, at the end of the season Timișoara were being relegated for accumulated debt and by this not allowed to play in the qualifying round of the Champions League, by the Romanian Football Federation. Top scorer of the league was Ianis Zicu of Timișoara with 18 goals.
Steaua Bucharest gained the Romanian Cup again after eleven years, in a final over archrivals Dinamo Bucharest played in Braşov.
In Liga II, Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ and Petrolul Ploieşti won the two series, with Concordia Chiajna and Bihor Oradea as runners-up. Still, Bihor Oradea were not given a first division license for the following season and were ineligible for promotion.[1] The decision regarding the structure of next season's leagues was still in debate on 20 June.[2]
The champions of the six Liga III series were Bacău, Callatis Mangalia, Chindia Târgovişte, Slatina, Luceafărul Oradea and Maramureş Universitar Baia Mare.
European competitions
[edit]CFR Cluj
[edit]The champions CFR Cluj were drawn directly into the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, thanks to a good coefficient of the Romanian association, where they were paired with Basel, Rome and Bayern München. Unluckily they would only achieve a victory over Basel in the first game and a draw with Rome in the last, finishing the group on last place.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 15 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 10 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 |
15 September 2010 Group stage | CFR Cluj ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca |
20:45 | Rada ![]() Traoré ![]() | Report | Stocker ![]() | Attendance: 9,593 Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland) |
28 September 2010 Group stage | Roma ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Stadio Olimpico, Rome |
20:45 | Mexès ![]() Borriello ![]() | Report | Rada ![]() | Attendance: 30,252 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
19 October 2010 Group stage | Bayern Munich ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Allianz Arena, Munich |
20:45 | Cadú ![]() Panin ![]() Gómez ![]() | Report | Cadú ![]() Culio ![]() | Attendance: 64,000 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
3 November 2010 Group stage | CFR Cluj ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca |
20:45 | Report | Gómez ![]() Müller ![]() | Attendance: 14,097 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium) |
23 November 2010 Group stage | Basel ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
20:45 | Almerares ![]() | Report | Attendance: 34,239 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) |
8 December 2010 Group stage | CFR Cluj ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca |
20:45 | Traoré ![]() | Report | Borriello ![]() | Attendance: 12,800 Referee: William Collum (Scotland) |
Unirea Urziceni
[edit]Runners up of previous season and champions of 2009, Unirea Urziceni, were defeated in the third qualifying round of the Champions League by Zenit St. Petersburg by 0–1 on aggregate. Moving into the play-off round of the Europa League, they were paired with Hajduk Split. They would get eliminated from Europe after a 5–2 defeat on aggregate. Their home games were played at the Steaua Stadium in Bucharest, because Unirea's stadium did not meet the UEFA criteria. Manager at Unirea in 2010 was Israeli Ronny Levy. The team relegated at the end of the season after their owner withdrew financial support and they had to sell most of their players to pay debts.
27 July 2010 Third qualifying round | Unirea Urziceni ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest |
19:30 | Report | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal) |
4 August 2010 Third qualifying round | Zenit St. Petersburg ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
18:30 | Danny ![]() | Report | Attendance: 21,100 Referee: Mike Dean (England) |
19 August 2010 Play-off round | Hajduk Split ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Gradski stadion u Poljudu, Split |
20:30 | Ibričić ![]() Brkljača ![]() Čop ![]() | Report | Frunză ![]() | Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Antonio Damato (Italy) |
26 August 2010 Play-off round | Unirea Urziceni ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest |
19:30 | Bilaşco ![]() | Report | Vukušić ![]() | Attendance: 918 Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Switzerland) |
Vaslui
[edit]Third placed team Vaslui were drawn against Lille in the Europa League play-off round and they were eliminated after losing 0–2 in the away leg.
19 August 2010 Play-off round | Vaslui ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Stadionul Municipal, Vaslui |
19:00 | Report | Attendance: 3,821 Referee: Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey) |
26 August 2010 Play-off round | Lille ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Stadium Nord Lille Métropole, Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
20:45 | Cabaye ![]() Chedjou ![]() | Report | Attendance: 16,876 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway) |
Steaua Bucharest
[edit]Steaua Bucharest was the most successful Romanian team in the European competitions this season. They were drawn against Grasshopper in the Europa League play-off round and managed to qualify for the second time in the group stage, after passing the Swiss team on penalty shoot-out. There, they were drawn with Liverpool, Napoli and Utrecht. They managed to gain six points in the group, finishing third. Among the notable matches there was 3–1 home victory against Utrecht, a 1–1 draw at home against Liverpool, but also a slipped away victory after a 3–3 draw at home with Napoli, Cavani scoring the equaliser goal in the 98th minute, followed by a similar scenario in the away game, with Cavani scoring for 1–0 in 93rd minute.
19 August 2010 Play-off round | Steaua București ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Stadionul Steaua, București |
19:45 | Stancu ![]() | Report | Attendance: 17,971 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
26 August 2010 Play-off round | Grasshopper ![]() | 1–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | ![]() | Letzigrund, Zürich |
19:30 | Salatić ![]() | Report | Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) | |
Penalties | ||||
Smiljanić ![]() Salatić ![]() Abrashi ![]() Hajrović ![]() Adili ![]() | Stancu ![]() Surdu ![]() Angelov ![]() Latovlevici ![]() |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 |
16 September 2010 Group stage | Liverpool ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Anfield, Liverpool |
21:05 | Cole ![]() N'Gog ![]() Lucas ![]() | Report | Tănase ![]() | Attendance: 25,605 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Spain) |
30 September 2010 Group stage | Steaua București ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest |
19:00 | Cribari ![]() Tănase ![]() Kapetanos ![]() | Report | Vitale ![]() Hamšík ![]() Cavani ![]() | Attendance: 10,203 Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland) |
21 October 2010 Group stage | Utrecht ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht |
19:00 | Duplan ![]() | Report | Schut ![]() | Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Said Ennjimi (France) |
4 November 2010 Group stage | Steaua București ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest |
21:05 | Gardoş ![]() Stancu ![]() | Report | Mertens ![]() | Attendance: 16,210 Referee: Stanislav Sukhina (Russia) |
2 December 2010 Group stage | Steaua București ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest |
19:00 | Bonfim ![]() | Report | Jovanović ![]() | Attendance: 13,639 Referee: Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey) |
15 December 2010 Group stage | Napoli ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
21:05 | Cavani ![]() | Report | Attendance: 40,631 Referee: Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic) |
Timișoara
[edit]Fifth placed team Timișoara were drawn in the third qualifying round of the Europa League against MyPa from Finland, which they surpassed 5–4 on aggregate, after a spectacular comeback from three goals down in the second leg. However, in the play-off round they were drawn against Manchester City and were defeated twice in a row, 0–1 and 0–2. At the end of the season, although finishing second, the team is relegated for unpaid debts, putting an end to their nine-year spell in the top division.
29 July 2010 Third qualifying round | MYPA ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Saviniemi, Anjalankoski |
18:00 | Ricketts ![]() | Report | Tameş ![]() Axente ![]() | Referee: David Mckeon (Ireland) |
5 August 2010 Third qualifying round | Timișoara ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | Stadionul Dan Păltinişanu, Timișoara |
19:30 | Axente ![]() Zicu ![]() Čišovský ![]() | Report | Äijälä ![]() Ricketts ![]() | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Artyom Kuchin (Kazakhstan) |
19 August 2010 Play-off round | Timișoara ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Stadionul Dan Păltinişanu, Timișoara |
21:00 | Report | Balotelli ![]() | Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany) |
26 August 2010 Play-off round | Manchester City ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester |
21:00 | Wright-Phillips ![]() Boyata ![]() | Report | Attendance: 23,542 Referee: Manuel de Sousa (Portugal) |
Dinamo Bucharest
[edit]Dinamo Bucharest benefited from the fact that 2010 Romanian Cup winners were placed first and third in the league, so that one more Europa League spot was awarded for the team on sixth place. They started in the second qualifying round with a tie against Moldovan side Olimpia Bălţi. After a 2–0 victory in the away game played in Chişinău, it followed a 5–1 win at home. Next team they were drawn against, in the third qualifying round, were the Croats from Hajduk Split. It was the tie prior to the encounter with Unirea Urziceni and Dinamo were eliminated by 3–4 on aggregate after they won 3–1 at home and lost 0–3 away.
15 July 2010 Second qualifying round | Olimpia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău |
18:00 | Report | Pulhac ![]() Ganea ![]() | Attendance: 6,300 Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece) |
22 July 2010 Second qualifying round | Dinamo București ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest |
19:45 | Orlovski ![]() Adrian Cristea ![]() N'Doye ![]() Munteanu ![]() Torje ![]() | Report | Adaramola ![]() | Attendance: 4,367 Referee: Antonio Damato (Italy) |
29 July 2010 Third qualifying round | Dinamo București ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest |
20:00 | Andrei Cristea ![]() Garat ![]() Koné ![]() | Report | Tomasov ![]() | Referee: Lee Probert (England) |
5 August 2010 Third qualifying round | Hajduk Split ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Gradski Stadion, Split |
20:30 | Vukušić ![]() Brkljača ![]() Tomasov ![]() | Report | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Carlos Xistra (Portugal) |
Men's national team
[edit]On June 4, 2011, Răzvan Lucescu resigned from the helm of the national team, following a two-year term, to take charge at Rapid Bucharest.[3] Victor Piţurcă, the manager before Lucescu, was hired again as the head coach, with a contract valid until November 30, 2015. The aim will be qualification to Euro 2016.[4]
Friendly matches
[edit]11 August 2010 | Turkey ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Istanbul, Turkey |
21:15 UTC+3 | Emre ![]() Turan ![]() | Report | Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Milorad Mazić (Serbia) |
17 November 2010 | Romania ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Klagenfurt, Austria |
21:30 UTC+1 | Marica ![]() | Report | Marica ![]() | Stadium: Hypo-Arena Attendance: 5,436 Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria) |
8 February 2011 | Ukraine ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Paralimni, Cyprus |
20:30 UTC | Rakitskiy ![]() Milevskyi ![]() | Report | Alexa ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Paralimni Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) |
9 February 2011 | Cyprus ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Paralimni, Cyprus |
20:30 UTC | Konstantinou ![]() | Report | Torje ![]() | Stadium: Paralimni Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Viktor Shvetov (Ukraine) |
7 June 2011 | Brazil ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | São Paulo, Brazil |
21:55 UTC-2 | Fred ![]() | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu Attendance: 30,050 Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina) |
11 June 2011 | Paraguay ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Asunción, Paraguay |
18:00 UTC-4 | Valdez ![]() Santa Cruz ![]() | Report | Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Evandro Rogerio Román (Brazil) |
Win Draw Loss
Euro 2012 Qualifying
[edit]The Romania men's national team were drawn into UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group D. Group D fixtures were negotiated between the participants at a meeting in Luxembourg on 19 February 2010.[5]
3 September 2010 | Romania ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Piatra Neamţ, Romania |
21:00 UTC+3 | Stancu ![]() | Report | Muzaka ![]() | Stadium: Ceahlăul Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria) |
7 September 2010 | Belarus ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Minsk, Belarus |
20:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Dynama Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic) |
9 October 2010 | France ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Saint-Denis, France |
21:00 UTC+2 | Rémy ![]() Gourcuff ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 79,299 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal) |
26 March 2011 | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
19:15 UTC+1 | Ibišević ![]() Džeko ![]() | Report | Marica ![]() | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Spain) |
3 June 2011 | Romania ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Bucharest, Romania |
21:00 UTC+3 | Mutu ![]() Marica ![]() | Report | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
The home teams are in the left column; the away teams are in the right column. Win Draw Loss
References
[edit]- ^ "Conclusion of the licensing process of the 10 Liga II clubs" (in Romanian). FRF. 2009-06-29. Archived from the original on 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ^ "Decisions of the Executive Committee" (in Romanian). FRF. 2011-06-02. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ^ "Răzvan Lucescu resigned from the national team" (in Romanian). Antena 3. 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ^ "Decisions of the Executive Committee of the Romanian Football Federation of June 20, 2011" (in Romanian). FRF. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ "Group D fixtures of the Euro 2012 qualifiers" (in Romanian). FRF. 2010-02-19. Archived from the original on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-20.