2021–22 CSA Steaua București (football) season

Steaua București
2021–22 season
President	Ștefan Răzvan Bichir
Head coach	Daniel Oprița
Stadium	Steaua
Liga II	Pre-season
Cupa României	Pre-season
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 CSA Steaua București season is the team's 60th season since its founding in 1947.

Players

First team squad

As of 16 February 2022^[1]

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	Raul Bălbărău
12	GK	ROU	Codruţ Sandu
22	GK	ROU	Horia Iancu (Captain)

4	DF	ROU	Dean Beța
5	DF	ROU	Sergiu Bactăr
13	DF	ROU	Adrian Ilie
14	DF	ROU	Robert Neacșu
17	DF	ROU	Darius Oroian
18	DF	ROU	George Călințaru
55	DF	BRA	Walace
89	DF	ROU	Ovidiu Morariu

6	MF	ROU	Mădălin Mihăescu
8	MF	ROU	Valentin Bărbulescu (vice-captain)
9	MF	ROU	Emilian Pacionel
10	MF	ROU	Rareș Enceanu


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	ROU	Andrei Zătreanu
19	MF	ROU	Stephan Drăghici
20	MF	ROU	Florin Răsdan (3rd captain)
27	MF	ROU	Ștefan Pacionel
30	MF	ROU	Cristian Bustea
32	MF	ROU	Claudiu Donose
88	MF	ROU	Adrian Popa
90	MF	ROU	Alexandru Zaharia
—	MF	ROU	Liviu Băjenaru

11	FW	ROU	Dragoș Huiban
21	FW	ROU	Vasile Buhăescu
77	FW	ROU	Bogdan Chipirliu
99	FW	ROU	Claudiu Dragu
—	FW	ROU	Iustin Raducan

Transfers

In

No.	Age	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Type	Date
21	33	FW	Vasile Buhăescu	Petrolul Ploiești	Transfer	24 June 2021
19	23	MF	Stephan Drăghici	Universitatea Craiova	Transfer	18 July 2021
27	22	MF	Ștefan Pacionel	Axiopolis Cernavodă	Transfer	20 July 2021
99	20	FW	Cezar Gherghiceanu	Farul Constanța	Transfer
17	17	DF	Darius Oroian	Farul Constanța U19	Transfer
12	-	GK	Codruţ Sandu	Steaua's Youth Center	Promoted
16	18	MF	Andrei Zătreanu	FCSB U19	Transfer
32	17	MF	Claudiu Donose	Rapid București	Transfer
-	17	GK	Mario Enache	FC U Craiova 1948	Loan
88	33	MF	Adrian Popa	Free Agent (last time at Academica Clinceni)	Transfer	22 September 2021
30	27	MF	Cristian Bustea	Free Agent (last time at UTA Arad)	Transfer	13 February 2022
	30	FW	Claudiu Dragu	Astra Giurgiu	Transfer	15 February 2022
	16	FW	Iustin Răducan	Sport Team	Transfer	15 February 2022

Source:^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Out

No.	Age	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Type	Date
1	19	GK	Ștefan Mușat	FC Viitorul II Constanța	Loan ended
16	19	DF	Antonio Vlad	FC Viitorul II Constanța	Loan ended
17	26	FW	Philippe Nsiah	N/A	Released
20	29	MF	Marian Neagu	N/A	Released
31	21	FW	Cezar Mihalache	N/A	Released
-	32	FW	Andrei Antohi	N/A	Released
99	21	MF	Vlad Nițu	N/A	Loan
47	19	MF	Dragoș Nicolae	N/A	Loan
99	20	FW	Cezar Gherghiceanu	N/A	Released	10 December 2021
-	17	GK	Mario Enache	FC U Craiova 1948	End of Loan	10 December 2021

Source:^[10]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

26 June 2021 Friendly	Steaua București	1 – 2	Academica Clinceni	Bucharest, Romania
10:30 EET (UTC+2)	Enceanu 66'		Gavra 8', 21' (pen.)	Stadium: Terenul V Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

7 July 2021 Friendly	Steaua București	6 – 0	OFK Beograd	Bucharest, Romania
19:00 EET (UTC+2)	Chipirliu 51', 52' Huiban 62' (pen.) Cezar Gherghiceanu 76' Robert Neacșu 87' (pen.), 90+2'			Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 15.000

14 July 2021 Friendly	Steaua București	3 – 1	Astra	Bucharest, Romania
18:10 EET (UTC+2)	Răsdan 12', 15' Buhăescu 44'		Dragoș Gheorghe 34'	Stadium: Terenul V Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

17 July 2021 Friendly	Steaua București	4 – 0	CS Afumați	Bucharest, Romania
11:10 EET (UTC+2)	Chipirliu 11', 59' Răsdan 78' Enceanu 90+3'			Stadium: Terenul V Attendance: unknown

21 July 2021 Friendly	Steaua București	2 – 2	FC Metaloglobus București	Bucharest, Romania
18:10 EET (UTC+2)	Băjenaru 30', 32'		Herea 60' Alexandru Potocea 90'	Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

24 July 2021 Friendly	Steaua București	3 – 0	Unirea Constanța	Bucharest, Romania
11:00 EET (UTC+2)	Huiban 16' Buhăescu 40' Zaharia 64'			Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

4 September 2021 Friendly	Steaua București	1 – 2	FC Voluntari	Bucharest, Romania
11:00 EET (UTC+2)	Răsdan 31'		Golan 50' Angelov 51'	Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

9 October 2021 Friendly	Steaua București	2 – 1	FC Voluntari	Bucharest, Romania
11:00 EET (UTC+2)	Drăghici 22' Călințaru 65'		Costin 55'	Stadium: Terenul 6 Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

13 November 2021 Friendly	FC U Craiova	4 – 1	Steaua București	Craiova, Romania
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Ondaan 40', 55' Asamoah 53' Alexandru Raicea 90'		Popa 59'	Stadium: FCU Football Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

24 November 2021 Friendly	Steaua București	6 – 0	ACS Unirea Bascov	Bucharest, Romania
13:00 EET (UTC+2)	Andrei Zătreanu 1', 56' Băjenaru 8' Cezar Gherghiceanu 37' Mazire Soula 59' Alexandru Stoian 83'			Stadium: Terenul 6 Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

9 December 2021 Friendly	Steaua București	3 – 0	CSO Retezatul Haţeg	Bucharest, Romania
11:30 EET (UTC+2)	Emilian Pacionel 33' (pen.) Manole Mihai 60' (pen.) Iustin Răducan 90'			Stadium: Terenul 5 Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

15 January 2022 Friendly	Steaua București	2 – 2	Progresul Spartac	Bucharest, Romania
11:00 EET (UTC+2)	Emilian Pacionel 18' Drăghici 69'		Giovani Petcu 81' (pen.) Eduard Radu 83'	Stadium: Terenul 5 Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

22 January 2022 Friendly	Steaua București	3 – 1	CS Tunari	Bucharest, Romania
12:00 EET (UTC+2)	Beța 12' Chipirliu 35' Buhăescu 47'		Mihai Vasile 69'	Stadium: Terenul 5 Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

28 January 2022 Friendly	Steaua București	3 – 1	CS Afumați	Bucharest, Romania
12:00 EET (UTC+2)	Oroian 56' Chipirliu 84', 89' (pen.)		Robert Buduroi 75'	Stadium: Terenul 5 Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

2 February 2022 Friendly	Steaua București	7 – 1	Jiul Petroșani	Bucharest, Romania
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Huiban 2', 27' Emilian Pacionel 16' (pen.) Răsdan 20' Sergiu Bactăr 45' Claudiu Donose 75' Iustin Răducan 88' (pen.)		Octavian Ionică 66'	Stadium: Terenul 5 Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

5 February 2022 Friendly	Farul II	1 – 6	Steaua București	Ovidiu, Romania
13:00 EET (UTC+2)	Ianis Malama 62'		Robert Neacșu 19' Buhăescu 28', 53' Bustea 35' Chipirliu 50' (pen.) Popa 86'	Stadium: Complexul Sportiv „Academia de fotbal Gheorghe Hagi” Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

9 February 2022 Friendly	Steaua București	6 – 1	FC Bolintin Malu Spart	Bucharest, Romania
	Popa 38', 45' unknown unknown unknown unknown		Tudorache 15'	Stadium: Terenul 5 Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

12 February 2022 Friendly	Astra Giurgiu	1 – 7	Steaua București	Giurgiu, Romania
13:00 EET (UTC+2)	unknown		Enceanu 16' Chipirliu 37', 44', 49' Buhăescu 39', 45' Huiban 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Marin Anastasovici Attendance: 200

19 February 2022 Friendly	Steaua București	0 – 1	Concordia Chiajna	Bucharest, Romania
12:00 EET (UTC+2)			Casap 15'	Stadium: Terenul 5 Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

26 March 2022 Friendly	FC U Craiova	1 – 4	Steaua București	Craiova, Romania
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Compagno 20'		Emilian Pacionel 25' Drăghici 38' Popa 69' Buhăescu 76'	Stadium: Complex Sportiv Craiova Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Liga II	4 August 2021	-	Matchday 1	-					!—
Cupa României	18 August 2021	-	Second round	-					!—
Total					0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: 14 July 2021 (2021-07-14).
Source: Competitions

Liga II

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
2	Universitatea Cluj	19	14	0	5	34	14	+20	42	Qualification to Promotion play-off
3	Hermannstadt	19	12	5	2	41	15	+26	41
4	Steaua București	19	11	4	4	31	13	+18	37
5	Concordia Chiajna	19	10	6	3	18	10	+8	36
6	Unirea Slobozia	19	9	6	4	33	13	+20	33

Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8)Play-off.^[11]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PET	HER	UCJ	STE	CON	USZ
1	Petrolul Ploiești (C, P)	10	3	5	2	9	7	+2	63	Promotion Liga I		0–0	0–0	0–0	2–0	3–1
2	Hermannstadt (P)	10	5	5	0	14	5	+9	61	Promotion Liga I	1–1		0–0	0–0	2–1	2–0
3	Universitatea Cluj (O, P)	10	4	3	3	13	9	+4	57	Qualification to play-offs	3–1	1–2		1–0	3–1	1–2
4	Steaua București^[a]	10	3	4	3	10	10	0	50		2–1	1–4	0–2		3–0	2–0
5	Concordia Chiajna	10	2	2	6	8	17	−9	44	Qualification to play-offs	0–1	1–3	1–0	2–2		1–0
6	Unirea Slobozia	10	1	5	4	6	12	−6	41		0–0	0–0	2–2	0–0	1–1

Source: FRF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in the regular season; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goal difference (regular season + play off); 8) Goals scored (regular season + play off); 9) Play-off.^[11]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Steaua Bucuresti is ineligible for promotion.^[12]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	D
Position	8	4	2	3	1	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2022. Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

4 August 2021 1	Steaua București	1 – 0	Miercurea Ciuc	Bucharest, Romania
20:30 EET (UTC+2)	Chipirliu 79'			Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 3727 Referee: Coza Ionuţ - Cernica

10 August 2021 2	Viitorul Târgu Jiu	0 – 2	Steaua București	Târgu Jiu, Romania
19:00 EET (UTC+2)			Răsdan 23', 65'	Stadium: Tudor Vladimirescu Attendance: 1000 Referee: Mazilu Florin Ovidiu

14 August 2021 3	Steaua București	5 – 2	Dacia Unirea Brăila	Bucharest, Romania
11:30 EET (UTC+2)	Chipirliu 4', 44' Buhăescu 57' Băjenaru 67' Huiban 90'		Gabriel Răducan 5' Adrian Ilie 54' (o.g.)	Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 2900 Referee: Vadana Sorin

21 August 2021 4	Unirea Slobozia	1 – 1	Steaua București	Slobozia, Romania
16:30 EET (UTC+2)	Constantin Toma 32' (pen.)		Chipirliu 36'	Stadium: 1 Mai Attendance: 2500 Referee: Avram Robert

29 August 2021 5	Steaua București	2 – 0	Ripensia Timișoara	Bucharest, Romania
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Răsdan 67' Buhăescu 90+1'			Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 2161 Referee: Chioran Marius Nechita

11 September 2021 6	Unirea Dej	2 – 1	Steaua București	Dej, Romania
15:30 EET (UTC+2)	Alin Burdeț 53' Mircea Manole 71'		Buhăescu 11'	Stadium: Unirea Attendance: 1500 Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs

20 September 2021 7	Steaua București	0 – 0	1599 Șelimbăr	Bucharest, Romania
18:00 EET (UTC+2)				Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 1410 Referee: Chitu Marius

24 September 2021 8	FC Brașov	0 – 1	Steaua București	Brașov, Romania
17:00 EET (UTC+2)			Chipirliu 56'	Stadium: Silviu Ploeșteanu Attendance: 1500 Referee: Vidican Rares George

2 October 2021 9	Steaua București	3 – 0	Dunărea Călărași	Bucharest, Romania
11:30 EET (UTC+2)	Chipirliu 59' (pen.), 64' Robert Neacșu 87'			Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 900 Referee: Anton Sergiu

16 October 2021 10	Steaua București	1 – 1	Astra Giurgiu	Bucharest, Romania
15:00 EET (UTC+2)	Chipirliu 40'		Zaharia 50'	Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 750 Referee: Robu Ovidiu

21 October 2021 11	Petrolul Ploiești	2 – 0	Steaua București	Ploiești, Romania
19:30 EET (UTC+2)	Sory Ibrahim Diarra 57', 64'			Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 6000 Referee: Dima Iulian

29 October 2021 12	Steaua București	0 – 0	Concordia Chiajna	Bucharest, Romania
17:30 EET (UTC+2)				Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Găman George Cătălin

6 November 2021 13	Hermannstadt	0 – 1	Steaua București	Sibiu, Romania
15:00 EET (UTC+2)			Buhăescu 53'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Rusandu Lucian

23 November 2021 14	Steaua București	0 – 1	Universitatea Cluj	Bucharest, Romania
17:00 EET (UTC+2)			Albert Hofman 72'	Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Coza Ionuţ

28 November 2021 15	ASU Politehnica Timișoara	2 – 1	Steaua București	Timișoara, Romania
12:00 EET (UTC+2)	Ursu 82' Mera 88'		Enceanu 29'	Stadium: Dan Păltinișanu Attendance: Unknown Referee: Kovacs Szabolcs

4 December 2021 16	Steaua București	1 – 0	Buzău	Bucharest, Romania
12:30 EET (UTC+2)	Buhăescu 16'			Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 1000 Referee: Costreie Sorin

26 February 2022 17	Unirea Constanța	0 – 5	Steaua București	Buftea, Romania
12:30 EET (UTC+2)			Bărbulescu 11' Beța 51' Oroian 65' Neacșu 86' Popa 90+3'	Stadium: Centrul Național de Fotbal Buftea Attendance: 400 Referee: Iulian Dima

4 March 2022 18	Steaua București	3 – 1	Politehnica Iași	Bucharest, Romania
17:30 EET (UTC+2)	Chipirliu 48' Buhăescu 63' Popa 66'		Plokhotnyuk 72'	Stadium: Steaua Attendance: 3500 Referee: Florin Andrei

12 March 2022 19	Metaloglobus București	1 – 3	Steaua București	Bucharest, Romania
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Herea 37'		Chipirliu 18', 51' (pen.) Popa 70'	Stadium: Metaloglobus Attendance: 600 Referee: Coza Ionuţ

Play-off matches

21 March 2022 1	Concordia Chiajna	2 – 2	Steaua București	Chiajna, Romania
18:00 EET (UTC+2)	Llullaku 28' Voicu 52'		Drăghici 26' Beța 90+1'	Stadium: Concordia Attendance: 2000 Referee: Kovacs Szabolcs

Cupa României

18 August 2021 Second round	Progresul Spartac	2 – 1	Steaua București	Bucharest, Romania
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Eugen Lixandru 57' Andrei Ohaci 89'		Chipirliu 65'	Stadium: Progresul Spartac Attendance: unknown

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 31 March 2022.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Liga II		Play-off		Cupa României
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ROU	Raul Bălbărău	19	0	18	0	1	0	0	0
12	GK	ROU	Codruţ Sandu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK	ROU	Horia Iancu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-	GK	ROU	Mario Enache	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
4	DF	ROU	Dean Beța	19	2	18	1	1	1	0	0
5	DF	ROU	Sergiu Bactăr	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
13	DF	ROU	Adrian Ilie	14	0	12+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
14	DF	ROU	Robert Neacșu	14	2	8+4	2	1	0	1	0
17	DF	ROU	Darius Oroian	20	1	15+3	1	1	0	0+1	0
18	DF	ROU	George Călințaru	9	0	5+3	0	0	0	1	0
55	DF	BRA	Wallace	18	0	18	0	0	0	0	0
89	DF	ROU	Ovidiu Morariu	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ROU	Mădălin Mihăescu	16	0	3+11	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
8	MF	ROU	Valentin Bărbulescu	18	1	16+1	1	1	0	0	0
9	MF	ROU	Emilian Pacionel	13	0	5+6	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
10	MF	ROU	Rareș Enceanu	15	1	8+6	1	0	0	1	0
16	MF	ROU	Andrei Zătreanu	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	1	0
19	MF	ROU	Stephan Drăghici	13	1	7+4	0	1	1	0+1	0
20	MF	ROU	Florin Răsdan	19	3	8+9	3	0+1	0	1	0
27	MF	ROU	Ștefan Pacionel	15	0	10+3	0	1	0	1	0
30	MF	ROU	Liviu Băjenaru	12	1	6+6	1	0	0	0	0
32	MF	ROU	Claudiu Donose	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
88	MF	ROU	Adrian Popa	11	3	6+4	3	1	0	0	0
90	MF	ROU	Alexandru Zaharia	9	0	3+6	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	ROU	Cristian Bustea	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
11	FW	ROU	Dragoș Huiban	17	1	8+7	1	0+1	0	1	0
21	FW	ROU	Vasile Buhăescu	16	6	11+4	6	1	0	0	0
77	FW	ROU	Bogdan Chipirliu	19	12	16+1	11	1	0	0+1	1
99	FW	ROU	Cezar Gherghiceanu	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
-	FW	ROU	Claudiu Dragu	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
-	FW	ROU	Iustin Răducan	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

References

External links

Official website

[table_note_STE0.9736824901652-13] Steaua Bucuresti is ineligible for promotion.^[12]

[1] ""Lotul cu care Steaua va ataca noul sezon de Liga 2. Opriţă are la dispoziţie 25 de jucători"".

[2] "Vrem să terminăm pe primul loc în Liga a doua".

[3] "Vasile Buhăescu, primul transfer făcut de Steaua pentru Liga 2. Atacantul n-a mai dorit să continue cu Petrolul pentru a colabora din nou cu Daniel Oprița".

[4] "Steaua transferă din Liga 1! Un jucător de la Craiova lui Rotaru va semna cu "militarii"".

[5] "Pregătiți pentru noul sezon".

[6] "'Motoreta' Adi Popa a semnat cu Steaua! Prima reacție a fostului jucător al FCSB: 'Nu bag mâna în foc că nu vom promova sezonul acesta'".

[7] "Puștiul Claudiu Donose, la primul meci în tricoul Stelei. Cum a trăit tânărul de 17 ani partida cu FC Brașov și ce i-au spus colegii înainte de meci: 'Cred că m-am descurcat destul de bine'".

[8] "Cristian Bustea, prima achiziție a clubului Steaua în 2022. "Abia aștept să joc pe noul stadion"".

[9] "Steaua a anunțat achiziționarea lui Claudiu Dragu și Iustin Răducan, acesta din urmă fiind fiul fostului fotbalist Narcis Răducan".

[10] "Două plecări dintr-un "foc" de la Steaua! Daniel Oprița a renunțat la Mario Enache și Cezar Gherghiceanu".

[ROAF-11] "Regulamentul de Organizare a Activității Fotbalistice" (PDF). Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[12] "E clar: Steaua nu poate promova in Liga 1! Federația a intervenit azi" [Steaua can not promote in Liga 1] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

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