title: 2009–10 FC Steaua București season
text: # 2009–10 FC Steaua București season
  
  The 2009–10 season was the 62nd season in the existence of FC Steaua București and the club's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Romanian football. In addition to the domestic league, Steaua București participated in this season's edition of the Cupa României and the UEFA Europa League.
  
  ## Previous season positions
  
  | Competition | Position |
  | - | - |
  | UEFA Champions League | 4th / Group stage |
  | Liga I | 6th |
  | Cupa României | Round of 32 |
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Squad information
  
  | N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | Rufay | 31 | Non-EU | 2007 | 66 | 0 | 2011 | €0.5M | |
  | 2 | CB | Parpas | 24 | EU | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | Undisclosed | |
  | 3 | LB | Emeghara | 26 | Non-EU | 2007 | 12 | 0 | 2011 | €1.2M | Also plays as RB |
  | 4 | RB | Golański | 27 | EU | 2007 | 37 | 1 | 2010 | €1M | |
  | 5 | CB | Zhelev | 30 | EU | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | Ochiroșii | |
  | 7 | RW | Székely | 27 | EU | 2008 | 16 | 1 | 2013 | €1.5M | Also plays as LW |
  | 8 | DM | Ov. Petre | 28 | EU | 2006 | 56 | 4 | 2011 | €1M | |
  | 9 | FW | Kapetanos | 26 | EU | 2008 | 23 | 11 | Undisclosed | Free | |
  | 10 | AM | Tănase | 23 | EU | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | €1.8M | Also plays as LW, RW and CM 50% of next sale will go to Argeș Pitești |
  | 11 | FW | A. Karamyan | 30 | Non-EU | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | Free | |
  | 12 | GK | Tătărușanu | 24 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | €1.5M | |
  | 14 | AM | Toja | 25 | Non-EU | 2008 | 23 | 2 | 2011 | €0.58M | |
  | 15 | CB | Tudose | 23 | EU | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2011 | Undisclosed | |
  | 16 | RW | Nicoliță | 25 | EU | 2005 | 128 | 17 | 2010 | Undisclosed | Also plays as LW and RB |
  | 17 | CB | Baciu | 29 | EU | 2004 | 70 | 1 | 2011 | €0.23M | FCM Bacău should receive €0.4M if Baciu is transferred or becomes free player |
  | 18 | LB | P. Marin (C) | 36 | EU | 2004 | 107 | 1 | 2010 | €0.04M | Also plays as RB |
  | 19 | CM | Pleșan | 27 | EU | 2007 | 22 | 2 | 2012 | €1.3M | |
  | 20 | CB | Tall | 25 | Non-EU | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | Undisclosed | |
  | 22 | FW | Pepe | 28 | Non-EU | 2010 | 15 | 5 | 2010 | Undisclosed | |
  | 24 | FW | Surdu | 26 | EU | 2007 | 12 | 0 | 2011 | Undisclosed | Also plays as LW |
  | 26 | CM | Eric | 22 | EU | 2007 | 15 | 1 | 2012 | Undisclosed | |
  | 28 | FW | Stancu | 22 | EU | 2008 | 29 | 11 | 2012 | €1M | Also plays as SS 50% of next sale will go to Giovani Becali |
  | 77 | LW | Karamyan | 30 | Non-EU | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | Free | |
  | Players from Steaua II ||||||||||||
  | 21 | AM | Fl. Matei | 17 | EU | 2010 | 0 | 0 | Undisclosed | Youth system | |
  | 27 | DM | Iacob | 21 | EU | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | Youth system | Also plays as CB |
  | 32 | LB | Filip | 19 | EU | 2009 | 0 | 0 | Undisclosed | Youth system | |
  | Players sold or loaned out during the season ||||||||||||
  | 3 | CB | Goian (VC) | 30 | EU | 2005 | 104 | 6 | 2010 | €0.1M + €1M | |
  | 5 | CB | Rada | 27 | EU | 2007 | 21 | 1 | 2010 | Undisclosed | Also plays as LB |
  | 10 | LW | Grzelak | 27 | EU | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | Undisclosed | |
  | 19 | AM | A. Ionescu | 22 | EU | 2008 | 8 | 0 | 2013 | €0.5M | 50% of next sale will go to FC U Craiova |
  | 20 | LB | Tininho | 29 | EU | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | Free | |
  | 21 | LW | Ochiroșii | 21 | EU | 2005 | 22 | 2 | 2012 | Youth system | |
  | 23 | AM | Dayro M. | 24 | Non-EU | 2008 | 38 | 10 | 2012 | €1.4M | Also plays as FW 20% of his next transfer fee will be owned to Once Caldas |
  | 24 | CB | Ghionea (captain) | 31 | EU | 2002 | 117 | 2 | Undisclosed | Free | |
  | 25 | DM | Onicaș | 20 | EU | 2009 | 1 | 0 | Undisclosed | Youth system | |
  | 31 | CB | Ninu | 23 | EU | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | €0.4M | Also plays as RB and LB |
  | 33 | GK | Cezar | 22 | EU | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | Youth system | |
  | 99 | FW | Bibishkov | 27 | EU | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | Free | |
  
  * Last updated: 12:00, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
  * Source: Steaua News
  
  ### Transfers
  
  **In**
  
  | No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 | GK | Tătărușanu | 23 | EU | Gloria Bistrița | Loan return | Summer | 2013 | — | |
  | 82 | GK | Vâtcă | 27 | EU | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Loan return | Summer | Undisclosed | — | |
  | 31 | RB | Ninu | 22 | EU | Gloria Bistrița | Loan return | Summer | Undisclosed | — | |
  | 5 | CB | Rada | 26 | EU | Otopeni | Loan return | Summer | 2010 | — | |
  | 11 | FW | Surdu | 25 | EU | Brașov | Loan return | Summer | 2011 | — | |
  | — | FW | Simion | 23 | EU | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Loan return | Summer | Undisclosed | — | |
  | 2 | RB | Bălan | 29 | EU | Alki Larnaca | Loan return | Summer | 2010 | — | |
  | 10 | LW | Grzelak | 27 | EU | Skoda Xanthi | Loan | Summer | 2010 | Undisclosed | FCSB |
  | 99 | FW | Bibishkov | 26 | EU | Litex Lovech | Free transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free | FCSB |
  | 20 | LB | Tininho | 28 | EU | Belenenses | Free transfer | Summer | 2010 | Free | FCSB |
  | 27 | DM | Iacob | 20 | EU | Steaua II București | Promoted | Summer | Undisclosed | — | |
  | 6 | AM | Tănase | 22 | EU | Argeș Pitești | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | €1.8M | FCSB |
  | 23 | AM | Dayro M. | 24 | Non-EU | Steaua II București | Promoted | Summer | 2012 | — | |
  | 22 | CM | Pleșan | 26 | EU | Steaua II București | Promoted | Summer | 2012 | — | |
  | — | RB | Bălan | 30 | EU | Aris Limassol | Loan return | Winter | 2010 | — | |
  | 5 | CB | Zhelev | 30 | EU | Oțelul Galați | Swap | Winter | 2011 | Ochiroșii | FCSB |
  | 11 | FW | A. Karamyan | 30 | Non-EU | Politehnica Timișoara | Free transfer | Winter | 2010 | Free | FCSB |
  | 77 | LW | Karamyan | 30 | Non-EU | Politehnica Timișoara | Free transfer | Winter | 2010 | Free | FCSB |
  | 2 | CB | Parpas | 24 | EU | AEL Limassol | Loan | Winter | 2010 | Undisclosed | FCSB |
  | 22 | FW | Pepe | 28 | EU | Independiente | Loan | Winter | 2010 | Undisclosed | FCSB |
  | 20 | CB | Tall | 24 | Non-EU | APOP Kinyras | Loan | Winter | 2010 | Undisclosed | FCSB |
  
  **Out**
  
  | N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | RB | Ogăraru | 29 | EU | Ajax | End of loan | Summer | — | |
  | 30 | DM | Tiago Gomes | 23 | EU | Estrela da Amadora | End of loan | Summer | — | |
  | — | FW | Simion | 22 | EU | Steaua II București | Second team | Summer | — | |
  | 12 | GK | Cernea | 33 | EU | Unirea Alba Iulia | Mutual termination | Summer | Free | FCSB |
  | 11 | FW | Lițu | 22 | EU | Steaua II București | Second team | Summer | — | |
  | 20 | DM | Lovin | 27 | EU | Steaua II București | Second team | Summer | — | GSP |
  | 23 | CM | Pleșan | 26 | EU | Steaua II București | Second team | Summer | — | GSP |
  | 9 | FW | Semedo | 30 | EU | Steaua II București | Second team | Summer | — | GSP |
  | 10 | AM | Dayro M. | 23 | Non-EU | Steaua II București | Second team | Summer | — | GSP |
  | 22 | FW | Pedriel | 22 | Non-EU | Steaua II București | Second team | Summer | — | GSP |
  | 27 | LB | Filip | 18 | EU | Steaua II București | Second team | Summer | — | |
  | 29 | FW | Rusu | 19 | EU | Steaua II București | Second team | Summer | — | |
  | 82 | GK | Vâtcă | 27 | EU | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Loaned out | Summer | Undisclosed | |
  | 2 | RB | Bălan | 30 | EU | Aris Limassol | Loaned out | Summer | Undisclosed | FCSB |
  | 3 | CB | Goian | 28 | EU | Palermo | Transfer | Summer | €2M | FCSB |
  | 20 | LB | Tininho | 28 | EU | Leixões | Contract termination | Summer | Free | FCSB |
  | 5 | CB | Rada | 27 | EU | Al NJasr | Transfer | Winter | €0.27M | FCSB |
  | 21 | LW | Ochiroșii | 20 | EU | Oțelul Galați | Swap | Winter | Zhelev +50% | FCSB |
  | — | RB | Bălan | 30 | EU | SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk | Loaned out | Winter | Undisclosed | |
  | 24 | CB | Ghionea | 30 | EU | Rostov | Transfer | Winter | €0.1M | FCSB |
  | 27 | DM | Iacob | 20 | EU | Steaua II București | Second team | Winter | — | |
  | 10 | LW | Grzelak | 27 | EU | Steaua II București | Second team | Winter | — | |
  | 99 | FW | Bibishkov | 27 | EU | Steaua II București | Second team | Winter | — | |
  | 25 | DM | Onicaș | 20 | EU | Politehnica Iași | Loaned out | Winter | Undisclosed | FCSB |
  | 31 | CB | Ninu | 23 | EU | Farul Constanța | Loaned out | Winter | Undisclosed | FCSB |
  | 19 | AM | Ionescu | 21 | EU | Politehnica Iași | Loaned out | Winter | Undisclosed | FCSB |
  | 23 | AM | Dayro M. | 24 | Non-EU | Once Caldas | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | |
  | 33 | GK | Cezar | 21 | EU | Steaua II București | Second team | Winter | — | |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Player stats
  
  | | | | | Total | Total | Total | Total | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | Liga I | Liga I | Cupa României | Cupa României | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | N | Pos. | Name | Nat. | GS | App | Gls | Min | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | Notes |
  | 1 | GK | Rufay | | 28 | 28 | -28 | — | 8 | -8 | 19 | -20 | 1 | | |
  | 2 | CB | Parpas | | 12 | 13 | | — | | | 13 | | | | |
  | 3 | LB | Emeghara | | 10 | 12 | | — | 1 | | 11 | | | | GS: 7 RB, 3 LB |
  | 4 | RB | Golański | | 26 | 28 | 1 | — | 7 | | 21 | 1 | | | GS: 24 RB, 1 CB, 1 DM |
  | 5 | CB | Zhelev | | 16 | 16 | 1 | — | | | 16 | 1 | | | |
  | 7 | RW | Székely | | 31 | 33 | 6 | — | 10 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 2 | | GS: 24 RW, 5 LW, 2 CM |
  | 8 | DM | Ov. Petre | | 18 | 19 | 1 | — | | | 18 | 1 | 1 | | GS: 17 DM, 1 CB |
  | 9 | FW | Kapetanos | | 32 | 41 | 19 | — | 10 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 2 | |
  | 10 | AM | Tănase | | 16 | 26 | 1 | — | 4 | | 21 | 1 | 1 | | GS: 5 AM, 4 RW, 4 FW, 3 LW |
  | 11 | FW | A. Karamyan | | 8 | 13 | 5 | — | | | 13 | 5 | | | GS: 8 LW |
  | 12 | GK | Tătărușanu | | 20 | 20 | -17 | — | 4 | -1 | 15 | -16 | 1 | | |
  | 14 | AM | Toja | | 27 | 36 | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | 28 | 1 | | | GS: 25 AM, 2 LW |
  | 15 | CB | Tudose | | 8 | 12 | | — | 3 | | 8 | | 1 | | |
  | 16 | RW | Nicoliță | | 39 | 40 | 5 | — | 11 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 1 | | GS: 20 LW, 18 RW, 1 RB |
  | 17 | CB | Baciu | | 22 | 26 | | — | 7 | | 17 | | 2 | | GS: 20 CB, 1 RB, 1 cm |
  | 18 | LB | P. Marin | | 36 | 38 | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | | GS: 32 LB, 4 RB |
  | 19 | CM | Pleșan | | 13 | 19 | 1 | — | | | 18 | 1 | 1 | | |
  | 20 | CB | Tall | | | | | — | | | | | | | |
  | 22 | FW | Pepe | | | 6 | | — | | | 6 | | | | |
  | 24 | FW | Surdu | | 26 | 43 | 6 | — | 10 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 1 | | |
  | 26 | CM | Eric | | 11 | 15 | | — | 6 | | 7 | | 2 | | |
  | 28 | FW | Stancu | | 32 | 35 | 14 | — | 9 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 1 | | |
  | 77 | LW | Karamyan | | 4 | 8 | | — | | | 8 | | | | GS: 3 LB, 1 LW |
  | Players from Steaua II |||||||||||||||
  | 21 | AM | Fl. Matei | | | 2 | | — | | | 2 | | | | |
  | 27 | DM | Iacob | | 1 | 3 | | — | 1 | | 2 | | | | |
  | 32 | LB | Filip | | 1 | 2 | | — | | | 2 | | | | |
  | Players sold or loaned out during the season |||||||||||||||
  | 3 | CB | Goian | | 4 | 4 | | — | 3 | | 1 | | | | |
  | 5 | CB | Rada | | 19 | 19 | | — | 6 | | 11 | | 2 | | GS: 14 CB, 5 LB |
  | 10 | LW | Grzelak | | 4 | 13 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | | 1 | | |
  | 19 | AM | A. Ionescu | | 12 | 18 | | — | 9 | | 8 | | 1 | | |
  | 20 | LB | Tininho | | | 1 | | — | 1 | | | | | | |
  | 21 | LW | Ochiroșii | | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | | 2 | | |
  | 23 | AM | Dayro M. | | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | | 5 | 2 | 1 | | GS: 4 FW |
  | 24 | CB | Ghionea | | 22 | 22 | | — | 9 | | 12 | | 1 | | |
  | 25 | DM | Onicaș | | 11 | 19 | | — | 9 | | 8 | | 2 | | |
  | 31 | CB | Ninu | | 10 | 13 | | — | 7 | | 6 | | | | GS: 8 RB, 2 LB |
  | 33 | GK | Cezar | | | | | — | | | | | | | |
  | 99 | FW | Bibishkov | | 3 | 5 | | — | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | |
  
  Shirt numbers changed during the season :
  
  | Player | New number | Old number |
  | - | - | - |
  | Emeghara | 3 | 30 |
  | Tănase | 10 | 6 |
  | Surdu | 24 | 11 |
  | Pleșan | 19 | 22 |
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  Key
  
  * Player left the club in mid-season
  * Player joined the club in mid-season
  
  | Player | Liga I | Cupa României | Europa League | Fixture Total | Friendlies | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pantelis Kapetanos | 15 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
  | Bogdan Stancu | 8 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
  | János Székely | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
  | Romeo Surdu | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
  | Bănel Nicoliță | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
  | Arman Karamyan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
  | Juan Carlos Toja | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | Dayro Moreno | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | Petre Marin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Cristian Tănase | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | Ovidiu Petre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Mihăiță Pleșan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Zhivko Zhelev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Paweł Golański | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Rafał Grzelak | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Petre Marin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Răzvan Ochiroșii | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Ionuț Rada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Andrei Ionescu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Own goals |||||||
  | Stephen Craigan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  
  Last updated:15:05, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
  
  Source: FCSB
  
  ### Start formations
  
  | Qnt | Formation | Match(es) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 43 | 4-4-2 | UEL1, UEL2, UEL3, 1, UEL4, 2, 3, UEL5, 4, UEL6, 5, 6, UEL7, 7, CR1, 8, 10, UEL9, 11, 12, UEL10, 14, 15, 16, 17, UEL12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 |
  | 2 | 4-3-3 | UEL8, 9 |
  | 2 | 3-4-3 | CR2, UEL11 |
  | 1 | 3-5-2 | 13 |
  
  ### Squad stats
  
  | | Total | Home | Away |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Games played | 48 | 23 | 25 |
  | Games won | 25 | 13 | 12 |
  | Games drawn | 13 | 6 | 7 |
  | Games lost | 10 | 4 | 6 |
  | Biggest win | 3–0 vs Motherwell 3–0 vs St Patrick's | 3–0 vs Motherwell 3–0 vs St Patrick's | 4–2 vs Gaz Metan 3–1 vs Motherwell 2–0 vs Ceahlăul 2–0 vs Bacău 2–0 vs Iași 2–0 vs Internațional |
  | Biggest lose | 5–1 vs Rapid | 3–1 vs Ceahlăul | 5–1 vs Rapid |
  | Clean sheets | 21 | 11 | 10 |
  | Goals scored | 69 | 35 | 34 |
  | Goals conceded | 45 | 18 | 27 |
  | Goal difference | +24 | +17 | +7 |
  | Top scorer | Kapetanos (19) | 11 | 8 |
  | Winning rate | 52.08% | 56.52% | 48% |
  
  Last updated: 15:05, 23 May 2010 (UTC) Source: Competitive matches
  
  ### International appearances
  
  | Player | Country | Appearances | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Arman Karamyan | Armenia | v. Belarus | |
  | Artavazd Karamyan | Armenia | v. Belarus | |
  | Pantelis Kapetanos | Greece | v. Senegal v. North Korea v. Paraguay | |
  | Romeo Surdu | Romania | v. Hungary v. France v. Austria | |
  | Bogdan Stancu | Romania | v. None | |
  | Ciprian Tătărușanu | Romania | v. None | |
  | Bănel Nicoliță | Romania | v. Poland v. Israel | |
  | Cristian Tănase | Romania | v. Poland v. Ukraine v. North Macedonia | |
  | Paweł Golański | Poland | v. Northern Ireland | |
  | Mihai Onicaș | Romania U-21 | v. Andorra U-21 v. Moldova U-21 | |
  | Eric Bicfalvi | Romania U-21 | v. Moldova U-21 v. Latvia U-21 v. Faroe Islands U-21 v. Latvia U-21 v. Poland U-21 | v. Faroe Islands U-21 |
  | Răzvan Ochiroșii | Romania U-21 | v. Andorra U-21 v. Moldova U-21 v. Faroe Islands U-21 | v. Moldova U-21 |
  | Andrei Ionescu | Romania U-21 | v. Andorra U-21 v. Moldova U-21 v. Latvia U-21 v. Faroe Islands U-21 v. Latvia U-21 v. Poland U-21 | v. Faroe Islands U-21 |
  | Cezar Lungu | Romania U-21 | v. Faroe Islands U-21 v. Latvia U-21 v. Poland U-21 v. Israel U-21 | |
  | Ciprian Tătărușanu | Romania U-23 | v. Italy U-23 | |
  
  **Notes**
  
  * ^1 Bogdan Stancu was called for Romania's game against Hungary, but in the championship match was injured and Lucescu dropped him from team.
  * ^2 Ciprian Tătărușanu was called for the Romania's game against Hungary and Faroe Islands, but was not capped.
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overall
  
  | Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Liga I | — | 4th | 2 August 2009 | 22 May 2010 |
  | Cupa României | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 22 September 2009 | 28 October 2009 |
  | Europa League | Second qualifying round | 4th / Group stage | 16 July 2009 | 17 December 2009 |
  
  ### Liga I
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Unirea Urziceni | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 66 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
  | 3 | Vaslui | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 62 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
  | 4 | Steaua București | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 62 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
  | 5 | Timișoara | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
  | 6 | Dinamo București | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 53 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
  
  * 1 2 VAS 2–1 STE; STE 2–1 VAS
  * 1 2 Since 2009–10 Cupa României winners CFR Cluj and runners-up Vaslui qualified for European competitions via their league placement, the allocation of UEFA Europa League spots effectively reverted to league placement as well, with the 6th-placed team Dinamo București also qualifying.
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Source: LT
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | HR | A | H | A |
  | Result | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | W |
  | Position | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
  
  ### UEFA Europa League
  
  **Group stage**
  
  Group H standings :
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Fenerbahçe | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase |
  | 2 | Twente | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase |
  | 3 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
  | 4 | Steaua București | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
  
  ## UEFA Club rankings
  
  This is the current UEFA Club Rankings, including season 2008–09.
  
  | Rank | Team | Points | Mvmnt |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 27 | Panathinaikos | 56.633 | (+10) |
  | 28 | Glasgow Rangers | 56.575 | (–4) |
  | 29 | Tottenham | 55.899 | (+4) |
  | 30 | Newcastle | 54.899 | (–16) |
  | 31 | Ajax | 54.825 | (+12) |
  | 32 | Steaua București | 53.781 | (–3) |
  | 33 | Espanyol | 52.853 | (–7) |
  | 34 | Olympiacos | 52.632 | (+10) |
  | 35 | Fenerbahçe | 52.445 | (+10) |
  | 36 | Bayer Leverkusen | 51.339 | (–4) |
  | 37 | Basel | 51.050 | (+5) |
  
  ## Staff
  
  ### Coaching staff
  
  | Position | Staff |
  | - | - |
  | Head Coach | Mihai Stoichiță (from 18 Sept.) |
  | Head Coach | Cristiano Bergodi (until 17 Sept.) |
  | Assistant Coach | Mihai Teja |
  | General Manager | Basarab Panduru (from 14 Sept) |
  | Sports Manager | Renzo Rossi (until 17 Sept.) |
  | Team Manager | Marius Ianuli |
  | Goalkeeping Coach | Andrei Speriatu |
  | Fitness Coach | Ionel Colonel |
  | Fitness Coach | Horea Codorean |
  | Medic | Radu Paligora |
  | Medic Assistant | Iulian Mircea |
  | Masseur | Ion Budugă |
  | Masseur | Constantin Moroiu |
  | Masseur | Cătălin Fandel |
  
  Last updated: 13:44, 11 September 2009 (UTC) Source: FCSB
  
  ### Other information
  
  | Owner | George Becali |
  | - | - |
  | President | Valeriu Argăseală |
  | Vice-Chairman | Teia Sponte |
  | Vicepresident | Iulian Ghiorghișor |
  | Executive Director | Ovidiu Costeșin |
  | Marketing Director | Bobby Durbac |
  | Press Officer | Cătălin Făiniși |
  | Board Room Member | Lucian Becali |
  | Board Room Member | Vasile Geambazi |
  | Censor | Victor Manole |
  | Censor | Mariana Istudor |
  | Supplementary Censor | Virgil Laurențiu Găman |
  | Supplementary Censor | Maria Apostoiu |
  | Stock Holder | Vasile Geambazi (37%) |
  | Stock Holder | Constantin Geambazi (30%) |
  | Stock Holder | Cătălin Ciubotă (26%) |
  | Stock Holder | Tomaida Bădescu (4%) |
  | Stock Holder | Marius Ianuli (3%) |
  
  Updated to match played 9 August 2009 Source: FCSB
  
  