The 2009–10 season was the 62nd season in the existence of FC Steaua București and the club's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Romanian football. In addition to the domestic league, Steaua București participated in this season's edition of the Cupa României and the UEFA Europa League.
Previous season positions Competition Position UEFA Champions League 4th / Group stage Liga I 6th Cupa României Round of 32
Players
Squad information
|colspan="12"|Players from Steaua II
|colspan="12"|Players sold or loaned out during the season
Transfers
In
Out
Spending Summer: €1.8 million
Winter: €0 million
Total: €1.8 million
Income Summer: €2 million
Winter: €0.37 million
Total: €2.37 million
Statistics
Player stats
|colspan="15"|Players from Steaua II
|colspan="15"|Players sold or loaned out during the season
+Shirt numbers changed during the seasonPlayerNew numberOld number Emeghara 3 30 Tănase 10 6 Surdu 24 11 Pleșan 19 22
Goalscorers Key Player left the club in mid-seasonPlayer joined the club in mid-season
PlayerLiga ICupa RomânieiEuropa LeagueFixture TotalFriendliesTotal Pantelis Kapetanos15 2 219 322 Bogdan Stancu 8 0 614 317 János Székely 5 0 1 6 2 8 Romeo Surdu 5 0 1 6 410 Bănel Nicoliță 2 0 3 5 0 5 Arman Karamyan 5 0 0 5 0 5 Juan Carlos Toja 1 0 1 2 2 4 Dayro Moreno 2 0 0 2 1 3 Petre Marin 1 0 0 1 0 1 Cristian Tănase 1 0 0 1 2 3 Ovidiu Petre 1 0 0 1 0 1 Mihăiță Pleșan 1 0 0 1 0 1 Zhivko Zhelev 1 0 0 1 0 1 Paweł Golański 1 0 0 1 0 1 Rafał Grzelak 0 0 1 1 0 1 Petre Marin 0 0 1 1 0 1 Răzvan Ochiroșii 0 0 1 1 0 1 Ionuț Rada 0 0 0 0 1 1 Andrei Ionescu 0 0 0 0 1 1Own goals Stephen Craigan 0 0 1 1 0 1
Last updated:15:05, 23 May 2010 (UTC) Source: FCSB
Start formations
Starting XI
Squad stats {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! !Total !Home !Away |- |align=left| Games played ||48 ||23 ||25 |- |align=left| Games won ||25 ||13 ||12 |- |align=left| Games drawn ||13 || 6 || 7 |- |align=left| Games lost ||10 || 4 || 6 |- |align=left| Biggest win || 3–0 vs Motherwell 3–0 vs St Patrick's || 3–0 vs Motherwell 3–0 vs St Patrick's || 4–2 vs Gaz Metan 3–1 vs Motherwell 2–0 vs Ceahlăul 2–0 vs Bacău 2–0 vs Iași 2–0 vs Internațional |- |align=left| Biggest lose || 5–1 vs Rapid || 3–1 vs Ceahlăul || 5–1 vs Rapid |- |align=left| Clean sheets || 21 || 11 || 10 |- |align=left| Goals scored || 69 || 35 || 34 |- |align=left| Goals conceded || 45 || 18 || 27 |- |align=left| Goal difference ||+24 || +17 || +7 |- |align=left| Top scorer || Kapetanos (19) || 11 || 8 |- |align=left| Winning rate || % || % || %
International appearances PlayerCountryAppearancesGoalsArman Karamyanv. Artavazd Karamyanv. Pantelis Kapetanosv. v. v. Romeo Surduv. v. v. Bogdan Stancuv. NoneCiprian Tătărușanuv. NoneBănel Nicolițăv. v. Cristian Tănasev. v. v. Paweł Golańskiv. Mihai Onicaș Romania U-21v. Andorra U-21 v. Moldova U-21Eric Bicfalvi Romania U-21v. Moldova U-21 v. Latvia U-21 v. Faroe Islands U-21 v. Latvia U-21 v. Poland U-21v. Faroe Islands U-21Răzvan Ochiroșii Romania U-21v. Andorra U-21 v. Moldova U-21 v. Faroe Islands U-21v. Moldova U-21Andrei Ionescu Romania U-21v. Andorra U-21 v. Moldova U-21 v. Latvia U-21 v. Faroe Islands U-21 v. Latvia U-21 v. Poland U-21v. Faroe Islands U-21Cezar Lungu Romania U-21v. Faroe Islands U-21 v. Latvia U-21 v. Poland U-21 v. Israel U-21Ciprian Tătărușanu Romania U-23v. Italy U-23
Notes Bogdan Stancu was called for Romania's game against Hungary, but in the championship match was injured and Lucescu dropped him from team. Ciprian Tătărușanu was called for the Romania's game against Hungary and Faroe Islands, but was not capped.
Competitions
Overall CompetitionStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst matchLast matchLiga I—4th2 August 200922 May 2010Cupa RomânieiRound of 32Round of 1622 September 200928 October 2009Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round4th / Group stage16 July 200917 December 2009
Liga I
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Cupa României
Results
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
Group stage
Results
Non competitive matches
UEFA Club rankings This is the current UEFA Club Rankings, including season 2008–09. Rank Team Points Mvmnt27 Panathinaikos56.633 (+10)28 Glasgow Rangers56.575 (–4)29 Tottenham55.899 (+4)30 Newcastle54.899 (–16)31 Ajax54.825 (+12)32 Steaua București53.781 (–3)33 Espanyol52.853 (–7)34 Olympiacos52.632 (+10)35 Fenerbahçe52.445 (+10)36 Bayer Leverkusen51.339 (–4)37 Basel51.050 (+5)
Staff
Coaching staff
(from 18 Sept.) (until 17 Sept.)
(from 14 Sept) (until 17 Sept.)
Other information
Notes and references