Win Draw Loss
This is a list of the Romania national football team results from 1940 to 1959.
1940
edit| 31 March 1940 Danube Cup 1940 | Romania  | 3–3 |  Yugoslavia | Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest |
Bindea  25', 67'Barátky 44' |
(Report) | 12', 60' Valjarević 44' Božović |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee:  Rubint Lajos |
| 14 April 1940 Friendly | Italy  | 2–1 | Romania | Stadio Nazionale del P.N.F, Rome |
| Biavati 61' Piola 78' |
(Report) | 47' Barátky |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee:  Alois Beranek |
| 19 May 1940 Danube Cup 1940 | Hungary | 2–0 | Romania | Üllői út, Budapest |
| György 68' László 74' |
(Report) | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mika Popović |
| 14 July 1940 Friendly | Germany | 9–3 | Romania | Waldstadion, Frankfurt am Main |
| Plener 16', 59' Hahnemann 19', 26'Walter 33', 76', 81'Fiederer 58', 59' |
(Report) | 53', 79' Barátky 70' Ploeşteanu |
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni |
| 22 September 1940 Danube Cup 1940 | Yugoslavia | 1–2 | Romania | Stadion Beogradski SK, Belgrade |
| Petrović 17' |
(Report) | 41' Popescu I 51' Bogdan |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Generoso Dattilo |
1941
edit| 1 June 1941 Friendly | Romania | 1–4 | Germany | Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest |
| Niculescu 88' |
(Report) | 5', 67' Wilimowski 26' Walter 33' Kobierski |
Attendance: 40,000 Referee:  Ján Bízik |
1942
edit| 16 August 1942 Friendly | Germany | 7–0 | Romania | Hindenburg Kampfbahn, Beuthen |
| Walter 44', 49', 55' Klingler 60'Decker 70'Burdenski 82'Wilimowski 85' |
(Report) | Attendance: 50,000 Referee:  Jozef Mohler |
| 23 August 1942 Friendly | Slovakia | 1–0 | Romania | Tehelné pole, Bratislava |
| Bolček 15' |
(Report) | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Helmut Finck |
| 11 October 1942 Friendly | Romania | 2–2 |  Croatia | Stadionul ANEF, Bucharest |
| F. Radu 28' Bogdan 65' |
(Report) | 9' Cimermančić 18' Wölfl |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee:  Todor Atanasov |
1943
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edit| 30 September 1945 Friendly | Hungary  | 7–2 | Romania | Budapest, Hungary |
| Hidegkuti 8', 87' Puskás 15', 69'Zsengellér 25'Rudas 32'Nyers 33' |
(Report) | 20' Fabian 40' Petschovschi |
Stadium: Üllői út Attendance: 35000 Referee: Pál Hertzka |
1946
edit| 8 October 1946 1946 BC | Bulgaria | 2–2 | Romania | Tirana, Albania |
| Negrescu 33' (aut.) Milev 22' |
(Report) | 40' Reuter 88' Tóth |
Stadium: Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa Attendance: 20000 Referee:  Marijan Matančić |
| 11 October 1946 1946 BC | Romania | 2–1 | Yugoslavia | Tirana, Albania |
| Reuter 18' Fabian 24' |
(Report) | 42' Simonovski |
Stadium: Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa Attendance: 25000 Referee: Andrey Zlatarev |
| 13 October 1946 1946 BC | Albania  | 1–0 | Romania | Tirana, Albania |
| Teliti 55' |
(Report) | Stadium: Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa Attendance: 20000 Referee: Marijan Matančić |
1947
edit| 25 May 1947 1947 BC | Albania | 0–4 | Romania | Tirana, Albania |
| (Report) | 29', 69', 79' Farkaș 48' Kovács |
Stadium: Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa Attendance: 20000 Referee:  Kamarás Árpád |
| 22 June 1947 1947 BC | Romania | 1–3 | Yugoslavia | Bucharest, Romania |
| Farkaș 42' |
(Report) | 37', 53' Bobek 39' Jezerkić |
Stadium: Stadionul Giulești Attendance: 25000 Referee: Molnár Imre |
| Balkan Cup 1947 | Bulgaria | 2–3 | Romania | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Stankov 47' Iordanov 82' |
(Report) | 38' Băcuț 59' Petschovski 61' Marian |
Stadium: Stadionul Yunak Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Marijan Matančić |
| 19 July 1947 Friendly | Poland  | 1–2 | Romania | Warsaw, Poland |
| Cieślik 53' |
(Report) | 3', 61' Spielmann |
Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego Attendance: 30.000 Referee:  Jaroslav Vlček |
| 21 September 1947 Friendly | Romania | 2–6 | Czechoslovakia | Bucharest, Romania |
| Spielmann 45' Dumitrescu 59' |
(Report) | 8', 73' Kubala 17', 25' Cejp 70', 79' Šimanský |
Stadium: Stadionu Giulești Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Maximilian Sznajder |
| 12 October 1947 Balkan Cup 1947 | Romania | 0–3 | Hungary | Bucharest, Romania |
| Spielmann 45' Dumitrescu 59' |
(Report) | 22' Egresi 38', 83' Puskás |
Stadium: Stadionul Giulești Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Milenko Podubski |
| 26 October 1947 Friendly | Romania | 0–0 | Poland | Bucharest, Romania |
| (Report) | Stadium: Stadionul Giulești Attendance: 6.000 Referee: Kamarás Árpád |
1948
edit| 2 May 1948 Balkan Cup 1948 | Romania  | 0–1 | Albania | Bucharest, Romania |
| (Report) | 63' Mirashi |
Stadium: Stadionul Giulești Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Dimitar Stoianov |
| 6 June 1948 Balkan Cup 1948 | Hungary | 9–0 | Romania | Budapest, Hungary |
| Mészáros 30', 46' Egresi 43', 61', 72'Puskás 58', 82'Kocsis 67', 85' |
(Report) | Stadium: Megyeri úti Stadion Attendance: 45.000 Referee: P. Mlinarić |
| 20 June 1948 Balkan Cup 1948 | Romania | 3–2 | Bulgaria | Bucharest, Romania |
| Farkaș 22', 71' Dumitrescu 78' |
(Report) | 14' Țvetkov 15' Argirov |
Stadium: Stadionul Giulești Attendance: 20.000 Referee: György Szigeti |
| 4 July 1948 Balkan Cup 1948 | Romania | 2–1 | Czechoslovakia | Bucharest, Romania |
| Iordache 22' Bartha 90' |
(Report) | 77' Menclík |
Stadium: Stadionul Giulești Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Maximilian Sznajder |
| 10 October 1948 Friendly | Poland | 0–0 | Romania | Chorzów, Poland |
| (Report) | Stadium: Stadion Ruchu Attendance: 50.000 Referee: Jaroslav Vlček |
| 24 October 1948 Balkan Cup 1948 | Romania | 1–5 | Hungary | Bucharest, Romania |
| Petschovski 77' |
(Report) | 44', 64', 83' Puskás 49', 68' Deák |
Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Jaroslav Vlček |
1949
edit| 8 May 1949 Friendly | Romania | 2–1 | Poland | Bucharest, Romania |
| Petschovski 5', 31' |
(Report) | 64' Mamoń |
Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 35.000 Referee:  György Dankó |
| 22 May 1949 Friendly | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Romania | Praga, Czechoslovakia |
| Šimanský 32', 46' Pažický 22' |
(Report) | 16' Vaczi 25' Lungu |
Stadium: Stadionul Strahov Attendance: 55.000 Referee: Andor Dorogi |
| 23 October 1949 Friendly | Romania | 1–1 | Albania | Bucharest, Romania |
| Petschovski 23' |
(Report) | 50' Teliti |
Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 40.000 Referee: György Dankó |
| 29 November 1949 Friendly | Albania | 1–4 | Romania | Praga, Czechoslovakia |
| Mirashi 50' |
(Report) | 22', 57' Lungu 33' Vaczi 68' Filotti |
Stadium: Stadiumi Qemal Stafa Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Ferenc Palásti |
1950
edit| 14 May 1950 Friendly | Poland | 3–3 | Romania | Wrocław, Poland |
| Cieślik 18', 25', 76' |
(Report) | 15' Mercea 47' Vaczi 65' Bodo |
Stadium: Stadion Olimpijski Attendance: 60.000 Referee: Sándor Harangozó |
| 21 May 1950 Friendly | Romania | 1–1 | Czechoslovakia | Bucharest, Romania |
| Bodo 66' |
(Report) | 88' Žďárský |
Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Ferenc Palásti |
| 8 October 1950 Friendly | Romania | 6–0 | Albania | Bucharest, Romania |
| Petschovski 10', 18' Rădulescu 13', 41'Mercea 15'Suru 80' |
(Report) | Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Jaroslav Vlček |
1951
edit| 20 May 1951 Friendly | Czechoslovakia | 2–2 | Romania | Praga, Czechoslovakia |
| Cejp 16' Vlk 61' |
(Report) | 40', 73' Vaczi |
Stadium: Stadionul Strahov Attendance: 50.000 Referee: György Dankó |
1952
edit| 11 May 1952 Friendly | Romania  | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | Bucharest, Romania |
| Paraschiva 9' Serfözö 80'Ozon 90' |
(Report) | 84' Pluskal |
Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 45.000 Referee: János Pósa |
| 25 May 1952 Friendly | Romania | 1–0 | Czechoslovakia | Bucharest, Romania |
| Paraschiva 49' |
(Report) | Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Jaroslav Vlček |
| 15 July 1952 1952 Summer Olympics | Hungary | 2–1 | Romania | Turku, Finland |
| Czibor 22' Kocsis 74' |
(Report) | Suru 85' |
Stadium: Kupittaan Jalkapallostadion Attendance: 10.653 Referee:  Nikolai Latîșev |
| 26 October 1952 Friendly | Romania | 3–1 |  East Germany | Bucharest, Romania |
| Vaczi 23', 32', 48' |
(Report) | Schnieke 24' |
Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Frantisek Fronczik |
1953
edit| 14 June 1953 1954 WCQ | Czechoslovakia | 2–0 | Romania | Praga, Czechoslovakia |
| Pažický 54' Vlk 69' |
(Report) | Stadium: Stadionul Strahov Attendance: 50.000 Referee: János Pósa |
| 28 June 1953 1954 WCQ | Romania | 3–1 | Bulgaria | Bucharest, Romania |
| Petschovski 20', 30' (pen) Ene 82' |
(Report) | 53' Dobromir Tașkov |
Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 45.000 (sau 60.000[1][2][3]) Referee: Gerhard Schulz |
| 11 October 1953 1954 WCQ | Bulgaria | 1–2 | Romania | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Kolev 28' |
(Report) | 27' Serfözö 52' Călinoiu |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Andor Dorogi |
| 25 October 1953 1954 WCQ | Romania | 0–1 | Czechoslovakia | Bucharest, Romania |
| (Report) | 29' (pen) Šafránek |
Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 90.000 Referee: Gerhard Schulz |
1954
edit| 8 May 1954 Friendly | East Germany | 0–1 | Romania | Berlin, Germany |
| (Report) | 37' Ozon |
Stadium: Walter Ulbricht Stadion Attendance: 90.000[4][5] Referee: Jaroslav Vlček |
1955
edit| 29 May 1955 Friendly | Romania | 2–2 | Poland | Bucharest, Romania |
| Ozon 9' Georgescu 76' |
(Report) | 65' Hachorek 67' Cieślik |
Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 80.000 Referee: Nikolay Balakin |
| 12 June 1955 Friendly | Norway  | 0–1 | Romania | Oslo, Norvegia |
| (Report) | 15' Ozon |
Stadium: Ullevaal Attendance: 17.506 Referee:  Wolf Karni |
| 12 June 1955 Friendly | Sweden  | 4–1 | Romania | Göteborg, Suedia |
| Bengtsson 2' Hamrin 15', 72'Svensson 67' |
(Report) | 75' Georgescu |
Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 23.266 Referee:  Helge Andersen |
| 18 September 1955 Friendly | Romania | 2–3 | East Germany | Bucharest, Romania |
| Georgescu 7' Suru 28' |
(Report) | 15' Wirth 80', 90' Tröger |
Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 90.000 Referee: Sándor Harangozó |
| 28 September 1955 Friendly | Romania | 1–0 |  Belgium | Bucharest, Romania |
| Georgescu 79' |
(Report) | Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 90.000 Referee: Martin Macko |
| 9 October 1955 Friendly | Romania | 1–1 | Bulgaria | Bucharest, Romania |
| Georgescu 32' |
(Report) | 65' Panaiotov |
Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 70.000 Referee:  Carl Steiner |
1956
edit| 22 April 1956 Friendly | Yugoslavia | 0–1 | Romania | Belgrad, Yugoslavia |
| (Report) | 83' Gheorghe Cacoveanu |
Stadium: Stadion Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija Attendance: 45.000 Referee:  Giorgio Bernardi |
| 17 June 1956 Friendly | Romania | 0–2 | Sweden | Bucharest, Romania |
| (Report) | 32' Thillberg 57' Johansson |
Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 80.000 Referee: Károly Balla |
| 28 June 1956 Friendly | Romania | 2–0 | Norway | Bucharest, Romania |
| Zaharia 36' David 44' |
(Report) | Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 60.000 Referee: Borce Nedelkovski |
| 10 September 1956 Friendly | Bulgaria | 2–0 | Romania | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Milanov 53' Ianev 85' |
(Report) | Stadium: Stadionul Național Vasil Levski Attendance: 40.000 Referee:  Vasilis Diamantopoulos |
1957
edit| 26 May 1957 Friendly | Belgium | 1–0 | Romania | Brussels, Belgium |
| Van den Berg 40' |
(Report) | Stadium: Heysel Stadium Attendance: 23.452 Referee:  Alfred Bond |
| 1 June 1957 Friendly | Soviet Union  | 1–1 | Romania | Moscow, USSR |
| Strelțov 78' |
(Report) | 51' Ene |
Stadium: Stadionul Lujniki Attendance: 100.000 Referee: Sten Ahlner |
| 16 June 1957 Preliminariile CMF 1958 | Greece  | 1–2 | Romania | Athens, Greece |
| Panakis 29' |
(Report) | 15' Ene 78' Ozon |
Stadium: Stadionul Panathinaikos Attendance: 18.000 Referee:  Édouard Harzic |
| 29 September 1957 Preliminariile CMF 1958 | Romania | 1–1 | Yugoslavia | Bucharest, Romania |
| Ene 78' |
(Report) | 52' Mujić |
Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 68.758 Referee: Alfred Grill |
| 3 November 1957 Preliminariile CMF 1958 | Romania | 3–0 | Greece | Bucharest, Romania |
| Petschovski 51' Tătaru 64'Cacoveanu 67' |
(Report) | Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 54.465 Referee: Pierre Schwinte |
| 17 November 1957 Preliminariile CMF 1958 | Yugoslavia | 2–0 | Romania | Belgrad, Yugoslavia |
| Milutinović 52', 78' |
(Report) | Stadium: Stadion Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija Attendance: 55.000 Referee: Friedrich Seipelt |
1958
edit| 14 September 1958 Friendly | East Germany | 3–2 | Romania | Leipzig, East Germany |
| Schröter 26' Assmy 57'Wirth 76' |
(Report) | Constantin 27' Ene 61' |
Stadium: Zentralstadion Attendance: 60.000 Referee: Nikolay Balakin |
| 26 October 1958 Friendly | Romania | 1–2 | Hungary | Bucharest, Romania |
| Dinulescu 30' |
(Report) | 76' Vasas 77' Tichy |
Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 90.000 Referee: Elmar Saar |
| 2 November 1958 Preliminariile CEF 1960 | Romania | 3–0 |  Turkey | Bucharest, Romania |
| Oaidă 62' Constantin 77'Dinulescu 81' |
(Report) | Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 70.000 Referee:  Gottfried Dienst |
1959
edit| 26 April 1959 Preliminariile CEF 1960 | Turkey | 2–0 | Romania | Istanbul, Turcia |
| Lefter 13' (pen.), 54' |
(Report) | Stadium: Mithatpașa Stadı Attendance: 35.000 Referee: Boris Nedelkovski |
| 19 July 1959 Preliminariile pentru Jocurile Olimpice de vară din 1960 | Soviet Union Olimpică | 2–0 | Romania | Moscow, Russia |
| Urin 11' Metreveli 61' |
(Report) | Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 102.000 Referee: Orja Pättiniemi |
| 2 August 1959 1960 Olympics qual. | Romania | 0–0 | Soviet Union Olympics | Bucharest, Romania |
| (Report) | Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 80.000 Referee: Grzegorz Aleksandrowicz |
| 30 August 1959 Friendly | Poland | 2–3 | Romania | Warsaw, Poland |
| Pol 32', 47' |
(Report) | 26', 45', 55' Dridea |
Stadium: Stadion Dziesięciolecia Manifestu Lipcowego Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Nikolai Hlopotin |
| 8 November 1959 Preliminariile pentru Jocurile Olimpice de vară din 1960 | Romania | 1–0 | Bulgaria | Bucharest, Romania |
| Constantin 80' |
(Report) | Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 80.000 Referee: János Pósa |
References
editAll details are sourced to the match reports cited, unless otherwise specified: