2005–06 in Romanian football

The 2005–06 Romanian first division was a very tight season. Steaua, Rapid and Dinamo were very close in the table, and teams like CFR Cluj and FCU Politehnica Timişoara were competitive in their bids for a position to qualify for the European Cups. The Romania national team did not go to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Divizia A European Cups UEFA Champions League Steaua București This section will cover Steaua's games from July 27, 2005 until the start of August 23, 2005. DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompSteaua scorersMatch Report(s)July 27, 2005Tolka ParkDublin, IrelandShelbourne Football Club0–0UCL N/A Romanian SoccerAugust 3, 2005Ghencea StadiumBucharest, RomaniaShelbourne Football Club4–1UCL Nicoliţă 18', Iacob 28', Diniţă 61', Opriţa pen 95' Romanian SoccerAugust 10, 2005Ghencea StadiumBucharest, RomaniaRosenborg Ballklub1–1UCL Iacob 30' Romanian SoccerAugust 23, 2005Lerkendal StadionTrondheim, NorwayRosenborg Ballklub3–2UCL Rădoi 74' Iacob 76' Romanian Soccer UEFA Cup Steaua București This section will cover Steaua's games from September 23, 2005 until today. DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompSteaua scorersMatch Report(s)September 15, 2005Ullevaal StadionOslo, NorwayVålerengens Idrettsforening0–3UCUP Rădoi 24', Iacob 35', Goian 73' Romanian SoccerSeptember 29, 2005Gheorghe HagiConstanţa, RomaniaVålerengens Idrettsforening3–1UCUP Dică 31', Boştină 41', Iacob 48' Romanian SoccerOctober 20, 2005Ghencea StadiumBucharest, RomaniaRacing Club de Lens4–0UCUP Iacob 13', Goian 16', Dică (45' 63') Romanian SoccerNovember 3, 2005Stadio Luigi FerrarisGenoa, ItalyUnione Calcio Sampdoria0–0UCUP N/A Romanian SoccerNovember 30, 2005Ghencea StadiumBucharest, RomaniaHalmstads Ball Klub3–0UCUP Rădoi 9', Goian 64', Iacob (72') Romanian SoccerDecember 15, 2005OlympiastadionBerlin, GermanyHertha Berliner Sport Club0–0UCUP N/A Romanian SoccerFebruary 15, 2006Abe LenstraHeerenveen, NetherlandsSport Club Heerenveen1–3UCUP Dică 28', Goian 77', Paraschiv 80' Romanian SoccerFebruary 23, 2006NaţionalBucharest, RomaniaSport Club Heerenveen0–1UCUP N/A Romanian SoccerMarch 9, 2006NaţionalBucharest, RomaniaReal Betis Balompié0–0UCUP N/A Romanian SoccerMarch 16, 2006Manuel Ruiz de LoperaSeville, SpainReal Betis Balompié0–3UCUP Nicoliţă (54', 81'), Iacob 77' Romanian SoccerMarch 30, 2006Giuleşti StadiumBucharest, RomaniaFotbal Club Rapid București1–1UCUP Nicoliţă 4' Romanian SoccerApril 6, 2006NaţionalBucharest, RomaniaFotbal Club Rapid București0–0UCUP N/A Romanian SoccerApril 20, 2006NaţionalBucharest, RomaniaMiddlesbrough Football Club1–0UCUP Dică 30' Romanian SoccerApril 27, 2006Riverside StadiumMiddlesbrough, EnglandMiddlesbrough Football Club4–2UCUP Dică 15', Goian 23' Romanian Soccer TeamVictoriesDrawsDefeatsGoal difference Steaua București 8 7 3 30–13 Rapid București This section will cover Rapid's games from July 14, 2005 until today. DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompRapid scorersMatch Report(s)July 14, 2005Estadi CommunalLa Vella, AndorraUnió Esportiva Santa Juliá0–5UCUP Niculae (10', 34', 64'),Blazquez 60' (OG), Vasilache 73' Romanian SoccerJuly 28, 2005Giuleşti StadiumBucharest, RomaniaUnió Esportiva Santa Juliá5–0UCUP Buga (01', 17', 21', 30'), Măldărăşanu 79' Romanian SoccerAugust 11, 2005Giuleşti StadiumBucharest, RomaniaFutbalski Klub Vardar Skopje3–0UCUP Niculae (44', 50'), Măldărăşanu 67' Romanian SoccerAugust 25, 2005GradskiSkopje, MacedoniaFutbalski Klub Vardar Skopje1–1UCUP Vasilache 58' Romanian SoccerSeptember 15, 2005De KuipRotterdam, NetherlandsFeyenoord Rotterdam1–1UCUP Vasilache 76' Romanian SoccerSeptember 29, 2005Giuleşti StadiumBucharest, RomaniaFeyenoord Rotterdam1–0UCUP Buga 13' Romanian SoccerNovember 3, 2005Giuleşti StadiumBucharest, RomaniaStade Rennais Football Club2–0UCUP Niculae 41', Buga 69' Romanian SoccerNovember 24, 2005RSC OlimpiyskiyDonetsk, UkraineFutbaliski Klub Shakhtar Donetsk0–1UCUP Măldărăşanu 87' Romanian SoccerDecember 1, 2005Giuleşti StadiumBucharest, RomaniaPAOK Thessaloniki1–0UCUP Măldărăşanu 45' Romanian SoccerDecember 14, 2005Gottlieb-DaimlerStuttgart, GermanyVerein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart2–1UCUP Burdujan 80' Romanian SoccerFebruary 15, 2006OlympiastadionBerlin, GermanyHertha Berliner Sport Club0–1UCUP Negru 68' pen Romanian SoccerFebruary 23, 2006Giuleşti StadiumBucharest, RomaniaHertha Berliner Sport Club2–0UCUP Niculae 53', Buga 73' Romanian SoccerMarch 9, 2006Giuleşti StadiumBucharest, RomaniaHamburger Sport-Verein2–0UCUP Niculae 46', Buga 88' Romanian SoccerMarch 15, 2006AOL ArenaHamburg, GermanyHamburger Sport-Verein3–1UCUP Buga 52' Romanian SoccerMarch 30, 2006Giuleşti StadiumBucharest, RomaniaFotbal Club Steaua București1–1UCUP V. Moldovan 49' Romanian SoccerApril 6, 2006NaţionalBucharest, RomaniaFotbal Club Steaua București0–0UCUP N/A Romanian Soccer TeamVictoriesDrawsDefeatsGoal difference Rapid București 10 3 2 28–8 Dinamo București This section will cover Dinamo's games from August 11, 2005 until December 14, 2005. DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompSteaua scorersMatch Report(s)August 14, 2005DinamoBucharest, RomaniaOmonia Nicosia Football Club3–1UCUP V.Munteanu pen 10', Zicu (25', 43') Romanian SoccerAugust 25, 2005Neo GSP StadiumNicosia, CyprusOmonia Nicosia Football Club2–1UCUP Niculescu 55' Romanian SoccerSeptember 15, 2005DinamoBucharest, RomaniaEverton Football Club Liverpool5–1UCUP Niculescu 27', Zicu 52', Petre 70', Bratu (75', 92') Romanian SoccerSeptember 29, 2005Goodison ParkLiverpool, EnglandEverton Football Club Liverpool1–0UCUP N/A Romanian SoccerOctober 20, 2005DinamoBucharest, RomaniaSport Club Heerenveen0–0UCUP N/A Romanian SoccerNovember 3, 2005Georgi AsparuhovSofia, BulgariaProfessional Football Club Levski Sofia1–0UCUP N/A Romanian SoccerApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes December 1, 2005DinamoBucharest, RomaniaCentral Sports Club of Army Moscow1–0UCUP V.Munteanu 71' Romanian SoccerDecember 14, 2005VélodromeMarseille, FranceOlympique de Marseille2–1UCUP Niculescu 51' Romanian Soccer TeamVictoriesDrawsDefeatsGoal difference Dinamo București 3 1 4 12–8 UEFA Intertoto Cup CFR Ecomax Cluj This section will cover CFR Cluj's games from June 18, 2005 until August 23, 2005. DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompCFR Cluj scorersMatch Report(s)June 18, 2005CFRCluj-Napoca, RomaniaFutbolo Klubas Vėtra Vilnius3–2UICUP Tilincă (2', 12'), Ad.Anca 11' Romanian SoccerJune 26, 2005VetrosVilnius, LithuaniaFutbolo Klubas Vėtra Vilnius1–4UICUP Fl.Dan 3', Ad.Anca 31', Jula 86', Tilincă 93' Romanian SoccerApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes July 2, 2005CFRCluj-Napoca, RomaniaAthletic Bilbao1–0UICUP Tilincă 36' Romanian SoccerJuly 9, 2005San MamésBilbao, SpainAthletic Bilbao1–0UICUP N/A Romanian SoccerJuly 16, 2005CFRCluj-Napoca, RomaniaAssociation Sportive de Saint-Étienne1–1UICUP Tilincă 8' Romanian SoccerJuly 24, 2005Geoffroy-GuichardSaint Étienne, FranceAssociation Sportive de Saint-Étienne2–2UICUP Coroian 24' pen, Tilincă 8' Romanian SoccerJuly 27, 2005ŽalgirisVilnius, LithuaniaFutbolo Klubas Žalgiris1–2UICUP Fl.Dan 37', Ad.Anca 73' Romanian SoccerAugust 3, 2005CFRCluj-Napoca, RomaniaFutbolo Klubas Žalgiris5–1UICUP Tilincă 11', Jula 44' pen, Coroian 51', Minteuan 57', Ad.Anca 72' Romanian SoccerAugust 9, 2005CFRCluj-Napoca, RomaniaRacing Club de Lens1–1UICUP Turcu 57' Romanian SoccerAugust 23, 2005Félix BollaertLens, FranceRacing Club de Lens3–1UICUP Munteanu 89' Romanian Soccer TeamVictoriesDrawsDefeatsGoal difference CFR Ecomax Cluj 5 3 2 20–13 Gloria Bistriţa This section will cover Gloria's games from June 18, 2005 until July 10, 2005. DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompGloria scorersMatch Report(s)June 18, 2005GSPNicosia, CyprusOlympiakos Nicosia0–5UICUP Pereş (23', 30', 59'), Chibulcutean 69', Bucur 89' Romanian SoccerJune 26, 2005GloriaBistriţa, RomaniaOlympiakos Nicosia11–0UICUP Bucur (7', 64', 78'), Pereş (13', 19', 33'),Negrean (27', 29', 35'),Szekely 76', Bozeşan 89' pen Romanian SoccerJuly 2, 2005GradskiKoprivnica, CroatiaNogometni Klub Slaven Belupo3–2UICUP Pereş 31' pen, Bucur 70' Romanian SoccerJuly 10, 2005GloriaBistriţa, RomaniaNogometni Klub Slaven Belupo0–1UICUP N/A Romanian Soccer TeamVictoriesDrawsDefeatsGoal difference Gloria Bistriţa 2 0 2 18–4 Romania national team This section will cover Romania's games from July 1, 2005 until the start of 2008 European Championship (qualifying). DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompRomania scorersMatch Report(s)August 17, 2005Gheorghe HagiConstanţa, RomaniaAND2–0WCQ06 Mutu (29', 41') Official Site https://web.archive.org/web/20060227221007/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/sc/archive.html?id=36516&year=2005&month=8&day=17 2006-02-27 September 3, 2005Gheorghe HagiConstanţa, RomaniaCZE2–0WCQ06 Mutu (27', 58') Official Site https://web.archive.org/web/20060629044556/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/sc/archive.html?id=36517&year=2005&month=9&day=3 2006-06-29 October 9, 2005OlympiastadionHelsinki, FinlandFIN0–1WCQ06Mutu 41'POfficial Site https://web.archive.org/web/20060111155223/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/sc/archive.html?id=36524&year=2005&month=10&day=8 2006-01-11 November 12, 2005Léon BolléeLe Mans, FranceCIV1–2FIencsi 52' N/ANovember 16, 2005GhenceaBucharest, RomaniaNGA3–0FNiculae 7', Petre 49', Roşu 89' N/AFebruary 28, 2006Neo GSPNicosia, CyprusARM2–0FMaftei 72', Cociş 87' N/AMarch 1, 2006Neo GSZLarnaka, CyprusSVN2–0FMazilu 22', Pecnik OG 53' N/A23 May 2006LA Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, United StatesURU0–2F N/A N/A26 May 2006Soldier FieldChicago, United StatesNIR2–0F Buga 6', Niculae 10' N/A27 May 2006Soldier FieldChicago, United StatesCOL0–0F N/A N/A Football Football Romanian Category:Football in Romania by season