Romania national football team results (1922–1939)

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The Romania national football team represents Romania in international association football and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. Between their first official match in 1922 and 1939, when competitive football stopped for the Second World War, Romania played in 82 matches, resulting in 36 victories, 14 draws and 32 defeats. Throughout this period they played in the Balkan Cup six times between 1931 and 1936 with Romania taking home three titles in 1929–31, 1933 and 1936. Romania also qualified through to three FIFA World Cup's during the 1930s where they got eliminated in the first round in all three attempts with the national team finishing second in their group at the 1930 edition before being eliminated by Czechoslovakia (1934) and Cuba (1938) respectively in the following cups.

1922

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8 June 1922 1922 King Alexander's Cup Yugoslavia   1 – 2   Romania   Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija, Belgrade
17:00 Šifer   35' (pen.) (Report)   41' (pen.) Rónnay
  61' Guga
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:   Heinrich Retschury
3 September 1922 Friendly Romania   1 – 1   Poland   Stadionul Maccabi, Chernivtsi
Kozovits   63' (Report)   20' Duźniak Attendance: 6,000
Referee:   Hans Schmidt

1923

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10 June 1923 1923 King Alexander's Cup Romania   1 – 2   Yugoslavia   Stadionul F.S.S.R., Bucharest
Rónnay   47' (Report)   23', 39' Vinek Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Heinrich Retschury
1 July 1923 Friendly Romania   0 – 6   Czechoslovakia   Stadionul Orașului, Cluj
(Report)   16', 29' Vlček
  50', 66' Sloup
  69', 82' Čapek
Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   Max Seemann
2 September 1923 Friendly Poland   1 – 1   Romania   Marshal Józef Piłsudski Polish Army Stadium, Lviv
Kuchar   16' (Report)   38' Guga Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Carl Koppehel
26 October 1923 Friendly Turkey   2 – 2   Romania   Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Sporel   32', 50' (Report)   20', 53' Gansl Attendance: 7,500
Referee:   Anton Krátký

1924

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20 May 1924 Friendly Austria   4 – 1   Romania   Simmeringer Sportplatz, Wien
Kanhäuser   2', 52', 85'
Häusler   77'
(Report)   73' Ströck Attendance: 7,000
Referee:   Peco Bauwens
27 May 1924 1924 Olympic Games Netherlands   6 – 0   Romania   Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes
Snouck   8'
Pijl   28', 52', 60', 67'
de Natris   80'
(Report) Attendance: 1,840
Referee:   Félix Herren
31 August 1924 Friendly Czechoslovakia   4 – 1   Romania   Stadion Slavii, Prague
Dvořáček   33'
Kolenatý   35'
Žďárský   58'
Ryšavý   79'
(Report)   85' Semler Attendance: 18,000
Referee:   Max Seemann

1925

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1 May 1925 Friendly Romania   1 – 2   Turkey   Stadionul Romcomit, Bucharest
Brauchler   66' (Report)   62' Sporel
  87' Leblebi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   A. Rolton
31 May 1925 Friendly Bulgaria   2 – 4   Romania   Yunak Stadium, Sofia
Ivanov   4'
Dimitriev   89'
(Report)   14', 65' Wetzer
  60', 81' (pen.) Semler
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Umberto Marca

1926

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25 April 1926 Friendly Romania   6 – 1   Bulgaria   Stadionul Romcomit, Bucharest
Guga   17'
Kugelbauer   24', 44'
Nagy-Csomag   55'
Ströck   62' (pen.)
Avar   80'
(Report)   70' Denev Attendance: 12,000
Referee:   A. Rolton
7 May 1926 Friendly Turkey   1 – 3   Romania   Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Peykoğlu   71' (Report)   54', 63' Semler
  59' Matek
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:   W. H. Allen
3 October 1926 1926 King Alexander's Cup Yugoslavia   2 – 3   Romania   Stadion Concordije, Zagreb
Percl   47', 49' (Report)   19' Semler
  65' Wetzer
  69' Guga
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:   Ladislav Štépanovský

1927

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10 May 1927 1927 King Alexander's Cup Romania   0 – 3   Yugoslavia   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
(Report)   6' Luburić
  23' Giler
  25' Bonačić
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Ferenc Gerő
19 June 1927 Friendly Romania   3 – 3   Poland   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Avar   12', 60'
Tänzer   41'
(Report)   51' Kałuża
  64' Pazurek
  76' Wójcik
Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   Ladislav Štépanovský

1928

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15 April 1928 Friendly Romania   4 – 2   Turkey   Stadionul Gloria C.F.R., Arad
Wetzer   40'
Uluğ   55' (o.g.)
Sepi   68'
Nagy-Csomag   83'
(Report)   18' Faruki
  73' Atak
Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   Josip Fabris
6 May 1928 1928 King Alexander's Cup Yugoslavia   3 – 1   Romania   Stadion Jugoslavija, Belgrade
Sotirović   7', 42'
Marjanović   26'
(Report)   85' Possak Attendance: 5,000
Referee:   Mihály Ivanicsics

1929

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21 April 1929 Friendly Romania   3 – 0   Bulgaria   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Ciolac   64', 71', 73' (Report) Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Mihály Ivanicsics
10 May 1929 1929 King Alexander's Cup Romania   2 – 3   Yugoslavia   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Subășeanu   20'
Boros   35'
(Report)   27' Pavelić
  60' Lemešić
  62' Hitrec
Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   Eugen Braun
15 September 1929 Friendly Bulgaria   2 – 3   Romania   Levski Field, Sofia
Staykov   37', 60' (Report)   30' Sepi
  61' Kovács
  67' Deșu
Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   Ferenc Gerő
6 October 1929 1929-31 Balkan Cup Romania   2 – 1   Yugoslavia   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Sepi   35'
Ciolac   40'
(Report)   71' Marjanović Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Georgi Grigorov

1930

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4 May 1930 1930 King Alexander's Cup Yugoslavia   2 – 1   Romania   Stadion Jugoslavija, Belgrade
Premerl   12'
Bonačić   32'
(Report)   72' Deșu Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   Ladislav Štépanovský
25 May 1930 1929-31 Balkan Cup Romania   8 – 1   Greece   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Wetzer   8', 34', 75', 76', 80'
Vogl   43'
Raffinsky   57' (pen.)
Dobay   77'
(Report)   15' Andrianopoulos Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   Jovan Ružić
14 July 1930 1930 World Cup group stage Romania   3 – 1   Peru   Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo
Deșu   1'
Stanciu   79'
Kovács   89'
(Report)   75' Ferreira Attendance: 300
Referee:   Alberto Warnken
21 July 1930 1930 World Cup group stage Uruguay   4 – 0   Romania   Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Dorado   7'
Scarone   26'
Anselmo   31'
Cea   35'
(Report) Attendance: 80,000
Referee:   Almeida Rêgo
12 October 1930 1929-31 Balkan Cup Bulgaria   5 – 3   Romania   Slavia Stadium, Sofia
Staykov   11' (pen.)
Stoyanov   34'
Peshev   47'
Vasilev   50'
(Report)   23', 43' Wetzer
  71' (o.g.) Vasilev
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Jovan Ružić

1931

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10 May 1931 1929-31 Balkan Cup Romania   5 – 2   Bulgaria   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Sepi   25'
Bodola   50', 66'
Stanciu   68', 81'
(Report)   51' Lozanov
  89' Panchev
Attendance: 12,000
Referee:   Josip Fabris
28 June 1931 1929-31 Balkan Cup Yugoslavia   2 – 4   Romania   Stadion H.A.S.K., Zagreb
Zečević   36'
Marjanović   60'
(Report)   16' Glanzmann
  49', 89' Bodola
  50' Kovács
Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   Apostolos Nikolaidis
23 August 1931 Friendly Poland   2 – 3   Romania   Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Nawrot   80'
Wypijewski   87'
(Report)   5', 78' Sepi
  29' Kocsis
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   František Cejnar
26 August 1931 Friendly Lithuania   2 – 4   Romania   Makabi Stadionas, Kaunas
Raclauskas   34'
Trumpjonas   37'
(Report)   3', 28', 81' Bodola
  58' Sepi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Juris Rēdlihs
20 September 1931 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs Romania   4 – 1   Czechoslovakia Amateurs   Stadionul Carol al-II-lea, Oradea
Stanciu   19'
Kocsis   28', 87'
Glanzmann   47'
(Report)   35' Nejedlý Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   Bora Vasiljević
4 October 1931 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs Hungary Amateurs   4 – 0   Romania   V.A.C. Stadion, Budapest
Károly   6', 28'
Vogl   60' (o.g.)
Engelhardt   68'
(Report) Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   Josip Fabris
29 November 1931 1929-31 Balkan Cup Greece   2 – 4   Romania   Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Aggelakis   34', 39' (Report)   13', 18', 84' Bodola
  51' Sepi
Attendance: 12,000
Referee:   Josip Fabris

1932

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8 May 1932 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs Romania   4 – 1   Austria Amateurs   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Kovács   35'
Kocsis   36', 85'
Bodola   44'
(Report)   17' Sobotka Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Mihály Ivanicsics
12 June 1932 Friendly Romania   6 – 3   France   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bodola   10', 81'
Wetzer   17', 68'
Schwartz   20', 46'
(Report)   63' (pen.) Chardar
  75', 77' Rolhion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Mihály Ivanicsics
26 June 1932 1932 Balkan Cup Bulgaria   2 – 0   Romania   Stadion Beogradski SK, Belgrade
Peshev   65', 89' (Report) Attendance: 5,000
Referee:   Mika Popović
28 June 1932 1932 Balkan Cup Greece   0 – 3   Romania   Stadion Beogradski SK, Belgrade
(Report)   6' Ciolac
  9' Schwartz
  16' Bodola
Attendance: 2,500
Referee:   Stefan Chumpalov
3 July 1932 1932 Balkan Cup Yugoslavia   3 – 1   Romania   Stadion Beogradski SK, Belgrade
Zečević   21'
Živković   30'
Vujadinović   42'
(Report)   36' Kovács Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   Stavros Hatzopoulos
2 October 1932 Friendly Romania   0 – 5   Poland   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
(Report)   5' Matyas
  8', 25', 78' Nawrot
  38' Urban
Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   Josip Fabris
16 October 1932 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs Austria Amateurs   0 – 1   Romania   Linzer A.S.K. Platz, Linz
(Report)   1' Rónay Attendance: 4,000
Referee:   Bohumil Ženišek

1933

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4 June 1933 1933 Balkan Cup Romania   7 – 0   Bulgaria   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Vâlcov   11', 76'
Dobay   53', 62'
Ciolac   57', 61', 66'
(Report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   Stavros Hatzopoulos
8 June 1933 1933 Balkan Cup Romania   1 – 0   Greece   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Dobay   24' (Report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   Josip Fabris
11 June 1933 1933 Balkan Cup Romania   5 – 0   Yugoslavia   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bindea   7'
Ciolac   10'
Bodola   13', 40'
Dobay   42'
(Report) Attendance: 28,000
Referee:   Nikola Dosev
24 September 1933 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs Romania   5 – 1   Hungary Amateurs   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Sepi   8', 32', 47', 83'
Bindea   77'
(Report)   33' Keszey Attendance: 12,000
Referee:   Nikola Dosev
29 October 1933 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification Switzerland   2 – 0   Romania   Wankdorfstadion, Bern
(Report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   Hans Samuel Boekman
Note: ROU fielded an ineligible player, so FIFA accordingly awarded SWI a 2–0 win for the match

1934

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25 March 1934 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs Czechoslovakia Amateurs   2 – 2   Romania   Pardubický Stadion, Pardubice
Habelt   20'
Kalocsay   83'
(Report)   28' Kovács
  49' Dobay
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Maximilian Sznajder
29 April 1934 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification Romania   2 – 1   Yugoslavia   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Schwartz   38'
Dobay   74'
(Report)   71' Kragić Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   John Langenus
27 May 1934 1934 FIFA World Cup
Round of 16
Czechoslovakia   2 – 1   Romania   Stadio Littorio, Trieste
Puč   50'
Nejedlý   67'
(Report)   11' Dobay Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   John Langenus
14 October 1934 Friendly Poland   3 – 3   Romania   Marshal Józef Piłsudski Polish Army Stadium, Lviv
Martyna   12' (pen.), 63' (pen.)
Urban   60'
(Report)   52', 86' Dobay
  52' Ciolac
Attendance: 6,000
Referee:   Josip Fabris
27 December 1934 1934-35 Balkan Cup Greece   2 – 2   Romania   Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Andrianopoulos   14'
Choumis   75'
(Report)   5' Dobay
  13' Ciolac
Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   Nikola Dosev
30 December 1934 1934-35 Balkan Cup Bulgaria   2 – 3   Romania   Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Angelov   46', 50' (Report)   14', 31' Bodola
  37' Ciolac
Attendance: 2,500
Referee:   Sotiris Asprogerakas

1935

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1 January 1935 1934-35 Balkan Cup Romania   0 – 4   Yugoslavia   Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
(Report)   10' Tirnanić
  34' Marjanović
  67', 83' Tomašević
Attendance: 25,000
Referee:   Stavros Hatzopoulos
17 June 1935 1935 Balkan Cup Romania   0 – 2   Yugoslavia   Yunak Stadium, Sofia
(Report)   33' Marjanović
  56' Sekulić
Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   Stavros Hatzopoulos
19 June 1935 1935 Balkan Cup Bulgaria   4 – 0   Romania   Yunak Stadium, Sofia
Lozanov   11'
Yordanov   33'
Peshev   49'
Sucitulescu   62' (o.g.)
(Report) Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Stavros Hatzopoulos
24 June 1935 1935 Balkan Cup Greece   2 – 2   Romania   Levski Field, Sofia
Choumis   10', 15' (Report)   24' Bodola
  26' Gruin
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Nikola Dosev
25 August 1935 Friendly Germany   4 – 2   Romania   Mitteldeutsche Kampfbahn, Erfurt
Rasselnberg   1'
Lenz   72'
Simetsreiter   78'
Hohmann   80'
(Report)   15', 77' Vâlcov Attendance: 35,000
Referee:   Johannes Franciscus van Moorsel
1 September 1935 Friendly Sweden   7 – 1   Romania   Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Bergsten   17'
Keller   47'
Nilsson   70', 73', 87'
Jonasson   72'
Persson   74'
(Report)   60' Georgescu Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   Rinaldo Barlassina
3 November 1935 Friendly Romania   4 – 1   Poland   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Schileru   1'
Bindea   20', 35'
Sepi   73'
(Report)   36' Pazurek Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   Jovan Ružić

1936

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10 May 1936 1936 King Carol II Cup Romania   3 – 2   Yugoslavia   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bodola   21', 46', 51' (Report)   32' Vujadinović
  67' Tomašević
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:   John Langenus
17 May 1936 1936 Balkan Cup Romania   5 – 2   Greece   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bodola   21', 85'
Schwartz   37', 75'
Dobay   77'
(Report)   31' Vazos
  76' Symeonidis
Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   Peco Bauwens
24 May 1936 1936 Balkan Cup Romania   4 – 1   Bulgaria   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Schwartz   10', 55'
Ciolac   66'
Dobay   69'
(Report)   35' Angelov Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   Peco Bauwens
4 October 1936 Friendly Romania   1 – 2   Hungary   Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bindea   24' (Report)   65' Lázár
  83' Toldi
Attendance: 35,000
Referee:   John Langenus

1937

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18 April 1937 1937-1938 Eduard Benes' Cup Romania   1 – 1   Czechoslovakia   Stadionul Regele Carol II, Bucharest
Bodola   63' (Report)   81' Nejedlý Attendance: 40,000
Referee:   Rinaldo Barlassina
10 June 1937 Friendly Romania   2 – 1   Belgium   Stadionul Regele Carol II, Bucharest
Barátky   34', 79' (Report)   87' Voorhoof Attendance: 30,000
Referee:   Augustin Krist
27 June 1937 Friendly Romania   2 – 2   Sweden   Stadionul Regele Carol II, Bucharest
Barátky   25', 89' (Report)   29', 37' Jonasson Attendance: 25,000
Referee:   John Langenus
4 July 1937 Friendly Poland   2 – 4   Romania   Stadion ŁKS, Łódź
Piontek   2'
Matyas   25'
(Report)   13' Dobay
  14', 82' Barátky
  18' Bodola[1][2]
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   Klug Frigyes
8 July 1937 Friendly Lithuania   0 – 2   Romania Kaunas, Lithuania
(Report)   17' Bogdan
  88' Bodola
Stadium: Valstybinis Stadionas
Attendance: 5000
Referee:   Voldemar Rooks
12 July 1937 Friendly Latvia   0 – 0   Romania Rīga, Latvia
(Report) Stadium: A.S.K. [Armijas Sporta Klubs] Stadions
Attendance: 8000
Referee:   Gustav Krist
14 July 1937 Friendly Estonia   2 – 1   Romania Tallinn, Estonia
Kaljo   15'
Siimenson   80'
(Report)   69' Bodola Stadium: Kadrioru Staadion
Attendance: 6000
Referee:   Gustav Krist
6 September 1937 1937 King Carol II Cup Yugoslavia   2 – 1   Romania Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Vujadinović   20'
Lešnik   28'
(Report)   62' Barátky Stadium: Stadion Beogradski
Attendance: 12,000
Referee:   Gustav Krist

1938

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5 June 1938 FIFA World Cup 1938
Round of 16
Romania   3 – 3 (a.e.t.)   Cuba Toulouse, France
Bindea   30'
Barátky   90'
Dobay   106' (e.t.)
(Report)   30' Socorro
  30', 103' (e.t.) Magriñá
Stadium: Stade du T.O.E.C.
Attendance: 6,707
Referee:   Giuseppe Scarpi
9 June 1938 FIFA World Cup 1938
Round of 16 replay
Romania   1 – 2   Cuba Toulouse, France
Dobay   35' (Report)
(Report 2)
  51' Socorro
  57' Fernández
Stadium: Stade du T.O.E.C.
Attendance: 7,536
Referee:   Alfred Birlem
6 September 1938 1937-1938 Eduard Benes' Cup Yugoslavia   1 – 1   Romania Beograd, Yugoslavia
Petrović   41' (Report)   67' Bindea Stadium: Stadion Beogradski
Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   Peco Bauwens
25 September 1938 Friendly Romania   1 – 4   Germany Bucharest, Romania
Orza   81' (Report)   13' Schön
  51' Stroh
  61' (og) Albu
  77' Pesser
Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:   Mika Popović
4 December 1938 1937-1938 Eduard Benes' Cup Czechoslovakia   6 – 2   Romania Prague, Czechoslovakia
Bican   28', 49', 61', 81'
Ludl   38'
Kopecký   78'
(Report)   25' Barátky
  26' Bodola
Stadium: Letenský Stadion
Attendance: 13,000
Referee:   Generoso Dattilo

1939

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18 May 1939 Friendly Romania   4 – 0   Latvia Bucharest, Romania
Bodola   41', 83'
Dobay   56'
Laumanis   76' (og)
(Report) Stadium: Stadionul Venus
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:   Maximilian Sznajder
24 May 1939 Friendly Romania   0 – 2   England Bucharest, Romania
(Report)   10' Goulden
  52' Welsh
Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 40,000
Referee:   John Langenus
11 June 1939 Friendly Romania   0 – 1   Italy Bucharest, Romania
(Report)   32' Colaussi Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 28,000
Referee:   Alois Beranek
22 October 1939 Friendly Romania   1 – 1   Hungary Bucharest, Romania
Spielmann   78' (Report)   74' Tóth Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 25,000
Referee:   Generoso Dattilo

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All details are sourced to the match reports cited, unless otherwise specified:

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