History
Found in 1947 FC Steua Bucuresti won its first national championship in 1951. On the whole Romanians became winners of national league 23 times. They also won 13 national Cups and 5 Super cups.
In 1986 FC Steua Bucuresti won its first important international tournament – European Champions Cup. One year later Romanian team won the UEFA Super Cup in the match against Dynamo Kyiv (1:0).
In 2005/o6 season FC Steua Bucuresti played in UEFA Cup semi final. That year the team won its last national championship. After that hard dimes began…
Coach
The manager of the team is 37-year old Laurentiu Reghecampf. Being a footballer he used to play for SNK St. Pölten (Austria), FCM Târgovişte (Romania), FC Steua Bucuresti (Romania), PFC Litex Lovech (Bulgaria), FC Energie Cottbus, Alemannia Aachen and FC Kaiserslautern (Germany).
How we used to play against them
02.24.1987. Monaco. UEFA Super Cup
FC Steua Bucuresti – FC Dynamo Kyiv 1:0 (Hagi, 44)
08.08.2001. Bucharest. Champions League. The third qualifying round. 1st match
FC Steua Bucuresti – FC Dynamo Kyiv 2:4 (Tryka 30, 53 – Belkevych, 8 (p), 26, Idahor, 43, Melashchenko, 63)
21.08.2001. Kyiv. Champions League. The third qualifying round. Return match
FC Dynamo Kyiv - FC Steua Bucuresti 1:1 (Melashchenko, 46 – Neaga, 29)
13.09.2006. Kyiv. UEFA Champions League. 2nd round of the group stage
FC Dynamo Kyiv - FC Steua Bucuresti 1:4 (Rebrov, 16 – Ghionea 3, Badea 24, Dyke 43, 79)
21.11.2006. Bucharest. UEFA Champions League. 5th round of the group stage
FC Steua Bucuresti – FC Dynamo Kyiv 1:1 (Dyke, 69 – Cernat, 29)
Current position
In 2012/13 season FC Steua Bucuresti won 15 out of 19 matches in national league which gives the team a good chance to become the strongest club of Romania again. In Europa League round of 16 FC Steua Bucuresti will play against Ajax Amsterdam.
The leaders of the team are the midfielder Cristian Tanase, right winger Alexandru Chipciu and striker Raul Rusescu.
FC Steua Bucuresti played its first match in Marbella against FC Basel-1893 (1:1).
Squad of FC Steua Bucuresti looked this way:
Stanca, Cruz, Szukala, Chiriches, Latovlevici, Popa, Bourceanu, Gardos, Chipciu, Nikolic, Rusescu.
Substitutes: Parvulescu, Prepelita, Rosu, Pintilii, Costea, Tanase, Filip, Bratu.
The match between FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Steua Bucuresti will take place on January 21 at 17.00.
Oleh Zadernovskyi
