title: 2020–21 CSA Steaua București (football) season
text: # 2020–21 CSA Steaua București (football) season
  
  The 2020–21 CSA Steaua București season is the team's 59th season since its founding in 1947.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### First team squad
  
      As of 13 March 2021
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | ROU | Ștefan Mușat |
  | 12 | GK | ROU | Raul Bălbărău |
  | 22 | GK | ROU | Horia Iancu (Captain) |
  | 4 | DF | ROU | Dean Beța |
  | 5 | DF | ROU | Sergiu Bactăr |
  | 13 | DF | ROU | Adrian Ilie |
  | 16 | DF | ROU | Antonio Vlad |
  | 55 | DF | BRA | Wallace |
  | 89 | DF | ROU | Ovidiu Morariu |
  | 6 | MF | ROU | Mădălin Mihăescu |
  | 7 | MF | ROU | Florin Răsdan (3rd captain) |
  | 8 | MF | ROU | Valentin Bărbulescu (vice-captain) |
  | 9 | MF | ROU | Emilian Pacionel |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 10 | MF | ROU | Rareș Enceanu |
  | 14 | MF | ROU | Robert Neacșu |
  | 18 | MF | ROU | George Călințaru |
  | 20 | MF | ROU | Marian Neagu |
  | 30 | MF | ROU | Liviu Băjenaru |
  | 47 | MF | ROU | Dragoș Nicolae |
  | 99 | MF | ROU | Vlad Nițu |
  | 11 | FW | ROU | Dragoș Huiban |
  | 17 | FW | FRA | Philippe Nsiah |
  | 31 | FW | ROU | Cezar Mihalache |
  | 77 | FW | ROU | Bogdan Chipirliu |
  | 90 | FW | ROU | Alexandru Zaharia |
  | - | FW | ROU | Andrei Antohi |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### In
  
  | No. | Age | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Type | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 19 | GK | Ștefan Mușat | Viitorul Constanța | Loan | 17 August 2020 |
  | 12 | 19 | GK | Raul Bălbărău | Free Agent | Transfer | 17 August 2020 |
  | 17 | 18 | DF | Gabriel Alexandru Udeanu | Rapid București | Transfer | 17 August 2020 |
  | 16 | 19 | DF | Antonio Vlad | Viitorul Constanța | Loan | 17 August 2020 |
  | 4 | 29 | DF | Dean Beța | Mioveni | Transfer | 17 August 2020 |
  | 47 | 20 | MF | Dragoș Nicolae | Olimpic București | Transfer | 17 August 2020 |
  | 19 | 31 | MF | George Călințaru | Turris Turnu Măgurele | Transfer | 17 August 2020 |
  | 14 | 19 | MF | Emilian Pacionel | Free Agent | Transfer | 3 September 2020 |
  | 77 | 28 | FW | Bogdan Chipirliu | SCM Gloria Buzău | Transfer | 17 August 2020 |
  | 11 | 30 | FW | Dragoș Huiban | SCM Gloria Buzău | Transfer | 21 January 2021 |
  | 17 | 26 | FW | Philippe Nsiah | CS Concordia Chiajna | Transfer | 21 January 2021 |
  | 31 | 21 | FW | Cezar Mihalache | Viitorul Constanța | Transfer | 28 February 2021 |
  | 14 | 21 | MF | Robert Neacșu | Free Agent | Transfer | 17 February 2021 |
  
  Source:
  
  ### Out
  
  | No. | Age | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Type | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 17 | 24 | MF | Cosmin Mihai | Mostiștea Ulmu | Released | 12 August 2020 |
  | 47 | 31 | FW | Alin Robu | N/A | Released | 12 August 2020 |
  | 1 | 27 | GK | Teodor Meilă | Mostiștea Ulmu | Released | 26 August 2020 |
  | 4 | 21 | DF | Valentin Neaga | N/A | Released | 2 September 2020 |
  | 16 | 20 | MF | George Ban | N/A | Released | 2 September 2020 |
  | 17 | 20 | DF | Gabriel Alexandru Udeanu | N/A | Released | 18 January 2021 |
  | 8 | 33 | MF | Andrei Neagoe | N/A | Released | 18 January 2021 |
  | 26 | 21 | MF | Dorin Capotă | N/A | Released | 18 January 2021 |
  | 31 | 32 | FW | Róbert Elek | N/A | Released | 8 February 2021 |
  | 9 | 23 | MF | Valentin Niculae | N/A | Released | 8 February 2021 |
  
  Source:
  
  ## Pre-season and friendlies
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ## Competitions
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ### Overview
  
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | Liga III | 12 September 2020 | 30 April 2021 | Matchday 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 8 | +40 | 083.33 |
  | Cupa României | 9 September 2020 | 22 September 2020 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 050.00 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 9 | +45 | 080.00 |
  
  Last updated: 22 May 2021 (2021-05-22). Source: Competitions
  
  ### Liga III - Seria IV
  
  **Standings**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | STE | FCS | PRS | MBZ | TUN | VOL | DIN | RAP | CON | BAL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Steaua București (C, Q) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 8 | +40 | 48 | Qualification to Promotion play-off | | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
  | 2 | FCSB II (Q) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 39 | Qualification to Promotion play-off | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
  | 3 | Progresul Spartac București | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 37 | | 0–2 | 4–0 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 7–0 |
  | 4 | Metalul Buzău | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 27 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
  | 5 | Tunari | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 26 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Squad appearances and goals
  
      Last updated on 7 June 2021.
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Liga III | Liga III | Play-off | Play-off | Cupa României | Cupa României |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
  | 1 | GK | ROU | Ștefan Mușat | 13 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 12 | GK | ROU | Raul Bălbărău | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 22 | GK | ROU | Horia Iancu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Defenders ||||||||||||
  | 4 | DF | ROU | Dean Beța | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | ROU | Sergiu Bactăr | 10 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 13 | DF | ROU | Adrian Ilie | 21 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 16 | DF | ROU | Antonio Vlad | 11 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 17 | DF | ROU | Gabriel Alexandru Udeanu | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 55 | DF | BRA | Wallace | 18 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 89 | DF | ROU | Ovidiu Morariu | 10 | 1 | 2+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | Midfielders ||||||||||||
  | 6 | MF | ROU | Mădălin Mihăescu | 21 | 2 | 10+5 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
  | 7 | MF | ROU | Florin Răsdan | 22 | 5 | 12+4 | 4 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
  | 8 | MF | ROU | Valentin Bărbulescu | 21 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
  | 9 | MF | ROU | Emilian Pacionel | 20 | 8 | 14+2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | ROU | Rareș Enceanu | 21 | 7 | 10+5 | 7 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | ROU | Robert Neacșu | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 18 | MF | ROU | George Călințaru | 19 | 2 | 12+3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 20 | MF | ROU | Marian Neagu | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 26 | MF | ROU | Dorin Capotă | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 30 | MF | ROU | Liviu Băjenaru | 22 | 1 | 7+10 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
  | 47 | MF | ROU | Dragoș Nicolae | 6 | 4 | 1+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
  | 99 | MF | ROU | Vlad Nițu | 9 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | - | MF | ROU | Andrei Neagoe | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | - | MF | ROU | Valentin Niculae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Forwards ||||||||||||
  | 11 | FW | ROU | Dragoș Huiban | 12 | 3 | 5+3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 17 | FW | FRA | Philippe Nsiah | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 31 | FW | ROU | Cezar Mihalache | 8 | 1 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 77 | FW | ROU | Bogdan Chipirliu | 18 | 15 | 14+1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 90 | FW | ROU | Alexandru Zaharia | 20 | 5 | 11+3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
  | - | FW | ROU | Andrei Antohi | 9 | 1 | 3+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | - | FW | ROU | Róbert Elek | 8 | 2 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |
  