2023 Schedule
2023 Schedule
1st in Romanian Liga 1
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Club denies it won't pick vaccinated players
Romanian side FCSB will not drop players who have received the COVID-19 vaccine after their owner Gigi Becali suggested they would.
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Romanian Liga 1
Too much sex: Club chief explains poor form
Gigi Becali, the flamboyant owner of Bucharest football club FCSB, has said the club's poor form is down to too much sex.
UEFA Champions League
UCL wrap: Liverpool hold on, CSKA lucky
Liverpool earned a first-leg away win at Hoffenheim while CSKA needed a fortunate own goal to edge Young Boys.
FCSB
Soccer
Steaua Bucharest change name to FC FCSB
Romanian side Steaua Bucharest have officially changed their name to FC FCSB following a dispute with the Romanian military.
FCSB
Soccer
Villarreal 2-1 Steaua Bucuresti
Manu Trigueros scored a superb late winner as Villarreal reached the Europa League knockout stages with a nervy 2-1 victory over 10-man Steaua.
FCSB
Soccer
Steaua Bucuresti 1-1 Villarreal
UEFA Champions League
Hart starts as Man City reach group stage
Manchester City advanced to the group stage of the Champions League with a 6-0 aggregate defeat of Steaua Bucharest after winning 1-0 on Wednesday.
UEFA Champions League
Smith: Man City seal group-stage place
In perhaps his final Man City appearance, Joe Hart wore was named captain, kept a clean sheet and led his side to the Champions League group stage.
FCSB
Soccer
'Dinamo Bucharest' tifo at Steaua-City match
Reasons for a "tifo" reading "Only Dinamo Bucharest" at the Steaua Bucarest-Man City match are unclear.
UEFA Champions League
Aguero treble as City win 5-0 in Bucharest
Manchester City made light work of Steaua Bucharest by winning 5-0 in Romania to put one foot in the Champions League group stage.
UEFA Champions League
Reghecampf 'very confident' of beating City
Steaua Bucharest boss Laurentiu Reghecampf believes he can get the better of Pep Guardiola to secure Champions League qualification.
UEFA Champions League
Smith: Pep sets City on right path in Europe
Willy Caballero started for Manchester City once again, while Raheem Sterling shone in Pep Guardiola's first Champions League win with the club.
UEFA Champions League
Begiristain: City face tough test against Steaua
City travel to Romania for the first leg on Aug. 16, with the return at the Etihad on Aug. 24 and a place in the group stage at stake.
UEFA Champions League
UCL: Shakhtar out; Monaco, Celtic advance
Shakhtar Donetsk, Olympiakos and Fenerbahce all crashed out of the UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round on Wednesday.
UEFA Champions League
UCL: Shakhtar open with win; Ajax draw
Shakhtar Donetsk began their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 win over Young Boys in the third qualifying round on Tuesday.
FCSB
Soccer
UEFA bars Steaua coach Radoi from sideline
UEFA has barred Steaua Bucuresti coach Mirel Radoi from the technical area at all European club competitions until he is qualified.
UEFA Champions League
UCL: Celtic and Steaua progress
Celtic eased past Stjarnan in their Champions League second-leg qualifier, while Astana upset Maribor to progress through to the next round.
UEFA Champions League
UCL qualifying: Ludogorets fall, APOEL held
Two of last season's Champions League group-stage underdogs got off to a rough start in the first leg of the second qualifying round on Tuesday.
FCSB
Soccer
Ames: Dinamo, Steaua remain fierce rivals
Before the fall of communism, Dinamo and Steaua were European forces. Nick Ames went to the latest Bucharest derby and found that times had changed.
Giedrius Arlauskis
Soccer
Watford complete signing of Arlauskis
Arlauskis, 27, will move to Vicarage Road after winning the Romanian title with Steaua this season.
Steaua Bucuresti 0-2 Dynamo Kiev
FCSB
Soccer
Steaua stripped of right to use their name
Officials at defence ministry allow Steaua an extra week to use name after court ruling says club, established as army side in 1947, have lost their right to use military identity.
AaB 1-0 Steaua Bucuresti
Dynamo Kiev 3-1 Steaua Bucuresti
UEFA Champions League
Stadium bans for Ludogorets, Steaua
Ludogorets Razgrad must play Real Madrid in its Champions League group-stage home debut with a stadium section closed because of fans' racist behavior.
2023-24 Romanian Liga 1 Standings
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCSB | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 49 |
| CFR Cluj-Napoca | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 40 |
| FC Farul Constanta | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 35 |
| Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Rapid Bucuresti | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 29 |
2023-24 Team Leaders
- Goals
- Assists
Rankings
Goal Difference291st
Goals Scored652nd
Assists0Tied-1st
Goals Conceded361st