Romania national football team results (1922–1939)
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
edit8 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
edit10 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 |
1924
edit20 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 |
1925
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edit25 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
edit10 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 |
1928
edit15 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
edit21 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
edit4 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 |
1931
edit10 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
edit8 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
edit4 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
edit25 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
edit1 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 |
1936
edit10 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
edit18 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
edit8 May 1938 1937-1938 Eduard Benes' Cup | Romania | 0 – 1 | Yugoslavia | Bucharest, Romania |
(Report) | 25' Matošić | Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Hertzka Pál |
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
edit7 May 1939 1939 King Carol II Cup | Romania | 1 – 0 | Yugoslavia | Bucharest, Romania |
Dobay 89' | (Report) | Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi |
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 |
References
editAll details are sourced to the match reports cited, unless otherwise specified: