2015–16 FC Steaua București season

Steaua București
2015–16 season
President Valeriu Argăseală
Manager Massimo Pedrazzini
Dumitru Dumitriu
Laurențiu Reghecampf
Stadium Arena Națională
Liga I 2nd
Cupa României Semi-finals
Cupa Ligii Winners
Supercupa României Runners-up
UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
UEFA Europa League Play-off round
Top goalscorer League: Nicolae Stanciu (12)
All: Nicolae Stanciu (14)
Highest home attendance 48,613 vs Dinamo București
(10 April 2016 (2016-04-10))
Lowest home attendance 500 (approximate) vs Poli Timișoara
(15 October 2015 (2015-10-15))
Home colours
Away colours

This page covers all relevant details regarding FC Steaua București for all official competitions inside the 2015–16 season.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Romania GK Florin Niță
2 Romania DF Cornel Râpă
3 Romania DF Paul Papp
4 Moldova DF Cătălin Carp
5 Algeria MF Jugurtha Hamroun
6 Romania MF Mihai Pintilii
7 Romania MF Alexandru Chipciu (vice-captain)
8 Romania MF Lucian Filip
9 Romania FW Ciprian Marica
10 Romania MF Nicolae Stanciu (3rd captain)
11 Ghana MF Muniru Sulley
12 Romania GK Valentin Cojocaru
13 Romania DF Alin Toșca
14 Morocco MF Houssine Kharja
No. Position Player
15 Serbia DF Marko Momčilović
18 Germany MF Timo Gebhart
19 Romania MF Vlad Mihalcea
20 Jordan FW Tha'er Bawab
25 France FW Grégory Tadé
27 Romania FW Cristian Onțel
30 Romania DF Gabriel Tamaș
33 Cape Verde DF Fernando Varela (captain)
44 Romania MF Gabriel Enache
55 Romania MF Alexandru Bourceanu
77 Romania MF Adrian Popa
95 Romania MF Doru Popadiuc
98 Romania GK Ionuț Poiană

Youth players with first-team appearances

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
29 Romania FW Bogdan Măcriș
No. Position Player

Out of team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
21 Netherlands MF Nicandro Breeveld
No. Position Player
Romania DF Valeriu Lupu
Notes

During the season Jugurtha Hamroun used two numbers, 14 in European Cups and 5 in Liga I.

Transfers

In

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Ref.
DF Romania Matei, GabrielGabriel Matei 25EU Brașov Loan return Summer Undisclosed
MF Romania Pârvulescu, PaulPaul Pârvulescu 26EU Viitorul Constanța Loan return Summer 2017
27 MF Romania Grădinaru, RăzvanRăzvan Grădinaru 19EU Oțelul Galați Loan return Summer Undisclosed
28 FW Romania Târnovan, AlexandruAlexandru Târnovan 19EU Gaz Metan Mediaș Loan return Summer Undisclosed
35 DF Romania Aldea (footballer), AlexandruAlexandru Aldea (footballer) 20EU Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Loan return Summer Undisclosed
98 GK Romania Poiană, IonuțIonuț Poiană 17EU Youth system Promoted Summer Undisclosed
22 DF Haiti Alcénat, Jean SonyJean Sony Alcénat 29Non-EU Petrolul Ploiești Free transfer Summer 2018 Free SteauaFC.com
11 MF Ghana Sulley, MuniruMuniru Sulley 22Non-EU CFR Cluj Transfer Summer 2019 Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
19 MF Romania Mihalcea, VladVlad Mihalcea 16EU Brașov Transfer Summer 2021 Undisclosed Steaua Facebook
17 FW Romania Tudorie, AlexandruAlexandru Tudorie 19EU Oțelul Galați Transfer Summer 2020 Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
23 MF EnglandAlgeria Tahar, AymenAymen Tahar 25EU Gaz Metan Mediaș Transfer Summer 2019 Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
14 MF FranceAlgeria Hamroun, JugurthaJugurtha Hamroun 26EU Oțelul Galați Free transfer Summer 2020 Free SteauaFC.com
15 FW France Tadé, GrégoryGrégory Tadé 28EU CFR Cluj Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
4 DF RomaniaMoldova Carp, CătălinCătălin Carp 21EU CFR Cluj Free transfer Summer 2019 Free SteauaFC.com
14 MF FranceMorocco Kharja, HoussineHoussine Kharja 32EU SochauxFrance Free transfer Summer 2016 Free SteauaFC.com
41 MF Romania Ștefănescu, CătălinCătălin Ștefănescu 21EU Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Transfer Winter 2020 Undisclosed
95 MF Romania Popadiuc, DoruDoru Popadiuc 20EU Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Transfer Winter 2020 Undisclosed
92 MF Romania Chitoșcă, SebastianSebastian Chitoșcă 23EU Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Transfer Winter 2020 Undisclosed
55 MF Romania Bourceanu, AlexandruAlexandru Bourceanu 30EU TrabzonsporTurkey Free transfer Winter 2016 Free SteauaFC.com
6 MF Romania Pintilii, MihaiMihai Pintilii 31EU Hapoel Tel AvivIsrael Transfer Winter 2017 Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
22 MF Romania Pârvulescu, PaulPaul Pârvulescu 27EU Voluntari Loan return Winter 2017
15 DF Serbia Momčilović, MarkoMarko Momčilović 28Non-EU Pandurii Târgu Jiu Transfer Winter 2018 Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
9 FW Romania Marica, CiprianCiprian Marica 30EU KonyasporTurkey Free transfer Winter 2016 Free SteauaFC.com
20 FW SpainJordan Bawab, Tha'erTha'er Bawab 30EU CS U Craiova Free transfer Winter 2017 Free SteauaFC.com
18 MF Germany Gebhart, TimoTimo Gebhart 26EU 1. FC NürnbergGermany Free transfer Winter 2016 Free SteauaFC.com
30 DF Romania Tamaș, GabrielGabriel Tamaș 32EU Cardiff CityWales Free transfer Winter 2018 Free SteauaFC.com
44 MF Romania Enache, GabrielGabriel Enache 25EU Astra Giurgiu Transfer Winter 2020 € 500.000 SteauaFC.com

Out

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
24 GK Lithuania Arlauskis, GiedriusGiedrius Arlauskis 27EU WatfordEngland End of contract Summer Free WatfordFC.com
11 MF Romania Prepeliță, AndreiAndrei Prepeliță 29EU Ludogorets RazgradBulgaria End of contract Summer Free SteauaFC.com
14 DF Romania Latovlevici, IasminIasmin Latovlevici 29EU GençlerbirliğiTurkey End of contract Summer Free SteauaFC.com
25 FW Romania Rusescu, RaulRaul Rusescu 26EU SevillaSpain End of loan Summer SteauaFC.com
55 MF Romania Bourceanu, AlexandruAlexandru Bourceanu 30EU TrabzonsporTurkey End of loan Summer SteauaFC.com
DF Romania Pârvulescu, PaulPaul Pârvulescu 26EU Voluntari Loan Summer Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
97 MF Romania Vâlceanu, RobertRobert Vâlceanu 18EU Voluntari Loan Summer Undisclosed
10 MF Romania Tănase, CristianCristian Tănase 28EU Tianjin TEDAChina Transfer Summer € 1.000.000 SteauaFC.com
31 MF Romania Pham, FlorentinFlorentin Pham 18EU Academica Clinceni Loan Summer Undisclosed
DF Romania Luchin, SrdjanSrdjan Luchin 29EU ACS Poli TimișoaraRomania Mutual termination Summer Free SteauaFC.com
30 DF Romania Tamaș, GabrielGabriel Tamaș 31EU Cardiff CityWales Mutual termination Summer Free SteauaFC.com
26 MF Romania Neagu, IonuțIonuț Neagu 25EU Kardemir KarabüksporTurkey Loan with transfer option Summer Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
80 FW Romania Iancu, GabrielGabriel Iancu 21EU Kardemir KarabüksporTurkey Loan with transfer option Summer Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
27 MF Romania Grădinaru, RăzvanRăzvan Grădinaru 20EU Concordia Chiajna Loan Summer Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
DF Romania Matei, GabrielGabriel Matei 25EU Academica Clinceni Mutual termination Summer Free SteauaFC.com
29 FW Romania Țucudean, GeorgeGeorge Țucudean 24EU Charlton AthleticEngland End of loan Summer SteauaFC.com
16 DF PortugalBrazil Sityá, GuilhermeGuilherme Sityá 25EU Mutual termination Winter Free SteauaFC.com
23 MF EnglandAlgeria Tahar, AymenAymen Tahar 26EU BoavistaPortugal Loan Winter Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
17 FW Romania Tudorie, AlexandruAlexandru Tudorie 19EU Voluntari Loan Winter Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
94 MF Romania Enceanu, RareșRareș Enceanu 21EU Voluntari Loan Winter Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
41 MF Romania Ștefănescu, CătălinCătălin Ștefănescu 21EU Voluntari Loan Winter Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
28 FW Romania Târnovan, AlexandruAlexandru Târnovan 20EU Universitatea Cluj Loan Winter Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
DF Haiti Alcénat, Jean SonyJean Sony Alcénat 30EU Voluntari Loan Winter Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
22 DF Romania Pîrvulescu, PaulPaul Pîrvulescu 27EU Târgu Mureș Loan Winter Undisclosed SteauaFC.com
92 MF Romania Chitoșcă, SebastianSebastian Chitoșcă 23EU Voluntari Loan Winter Undisclosed
35 DF Romania Aldea (footballer), AlexandruAlexandru Aldea (footballer) 20EU Sporting Turnu Măgurele Loan Winter Undisclosed

Statistics

Goalscorers

Last updated on 17 July 2016
Player Liga I Cupa României Cupa Ligii Supercupa României Champions League Europa League Total
Romania Nicolae Stanciu 12 1 0 0 1 0 14
Algeria Jugurtha Hamroun 7 0 1 0 2 0 10
Romania Alexandru Chipciu 7 1 1 0 0 0 9
France Grégory Tadé 4 1 1 0 1 0 7
Romania Adrian Popa 4 0 0 0 0 1 5
Cape Verde Fernando Varela 3 0 0 0 1 0 4
Ghana Muniru Sulley 1 0 0 0 2 0 3
Algeria Aymen Tahar 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Romania Gabriel Enache 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Serbia Marko Momčilović 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
Jordan Tha'er Bawab 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Romania Alexandru Tudorie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Romania Gabriel Iancu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Netherlands Nicandro Breeveld 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Romania Cornel Râpă 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Romania Lucian Filip 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Romania Paul Papp 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Romania Doru Popadiuc 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Romania Cristian Onțel 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Own goals
Romania Cristian Bocșan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Spain Iván González 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Romania Steliano Filip 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Competitions

Liga I

Main article: 2015–16 Liga I

Regular season table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 26 13 8 5 35 26 +9 47 Qualification to Championship round
4 Viitorul Constanța 26 13 7 6 49 30 +19 46
5 Steaua București 26 12 8 6 35 25 +10 44
6 Târgu Mureș 26 9 11 6 27 21 +6 38
7 CSMS Iași 26 9 10 7 22 25 3 37 Qualification to Relegation round
Source: Liga 1, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.[1]

Regular season results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 12 8 6 35 25  +10 44 6 6 1 21 11  +10 6 2 5 14 14  0

Last updated: 27 February 2016.
Source: FCSB

Regular season position by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHARHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHRAHRARHRAHRAAHR
Result D W D W D L D W W L W W W D D L W L L D W W W W L D
Position 7 2 3 2 2 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5

Last updated: 27 February 2016.
Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Main article: 2015–16 Liga I

Championship round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Astra Giurgiu (C) 10 7 1 2 20 9 +11 48 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Steaua București 10 6 3 1 18 8 +10 43
3 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 10 3 6 1 12 7 +5 39 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4 Dinamo București[lower-alpha 1] 10 2 6 2 12 15 3 36
5 Viitorul Constanța 10 1 3 6 14 21 7 29 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
6 Târgu Mureș[lower-alpha 2] 10 0 3 7 8 24 16 22
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Dinamo București failed to obtain a UEFA licence after filing for insolvency in 2014.[2][3]
  2. On 31 March 2016, the Adjudicatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) announced that Târgu Mureș will be excluded from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which they would otherwise qualify in the next three (3) seasons (i.e. the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons).[4]

Championship round results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 6 3 1 18 8  +10 21 3 2 0 9 3  +6 3 1 1 9 5  +4

Last updated: 10 May 2016.
Source: FCSB

Championship round position by round

Round12345678910
GroundAHRAAHHAWHA
Result D W W W W D L W D W
Position 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Last updated: 10 May 2016.
Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Main article: 2015–16 Liga I

Cupa României

Results

Cupa Ligii

Main article: 2015–16 Cupa Ligii

Results

Supercupa României

Results

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying round

Play-off round

Non competitive matches

Date Team Results Steaua scorers
Home Away Neutral
19 June 2015 Romania Zărnești 8–0 Iancu  20', 24', Popa  31', Chipciu  46', 79', Țucudean  72', Grădinaru  84', Tănase  87'
24 June 2015 Austria Austria Klagenfurt 4–5 Țucudean  47', 62', Tudorie  80', Râpă  83'
26 June 2015 Poland Legia Warsaw 1–1 Neagu  70'
30 June 2015 Russia Rubin Kazan 2–1 Tudorie  62', Iancu  79'
3 July 2015 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 3–2 Iancu  2', Tudorie  57', Mihalcea  90'
5 September 2015 United Arab Emirates Al-Ittihad Kalba 1–0 Tadé  50'
17 September 2015 Romania Tunari 4–0 Chipciu  10', 30', Tahar  24', Onțel  87'
10 October 2015 Romania Viitorul Constanța 0–1
17 November 2015 Romania Pitești 1–0 Stanciu  36'
19 January 2016 Switzerland Young Boys 2–2 Hamroun  15', 65'
26 January 2016 Hungary Újpest 2–0 Stanciu  32', Popa  85'
29 January 2016 Austria Sturm Graz 1–0 Marica  61'
31 January 2016 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 0–3
4 February 2016 Sweden Djurgården 2–2 Varela  4', Hamroun  21'
6 February 2016 Slovakia Trenčín 0–1

See also

Notes and references

  1. "Liga I 2015/2016 - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. "TAS-ul, ultima variantă pentru ca Dinamo să poată juca în cupele europene" (in Romanian). DigiSport. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. "FRF a explicat de ce Dinamo nu a primit licenţa pentru Europa" (in Romanian). DigiSport. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. "CFCB adjudicatory chamber orders". uefa.org. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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