2005–06 FC Steaua București season

The 2005–06 season was FC Steaua București's 58th season since its founding in 1947.

Steaua București

2005–06 season
Manager	Oleh Protasov Cosmin Olăroiu
Divizia A	Champions
Cupa României	Round of 32
Supercupa României	Winners
Champions League	Third qualifying round
UEFA Cup	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	Nicolae Dică (15)
Home colours Away colours

Competitions

Divizia A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Steaua București (C)	30	19	7	4	49	16	+33	64	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Rapid București	30	17	8	5	47	23	+24	59	Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3	Dinamo București	30	17	5	8	56	32	+24	56[lower-alpha 1]
4	Sportul Studențesc București (R)	30	17	5	8	54	35	+19	55[lower-alpha 1]	Relegation to Liga II[lower-alpha 2]
5	CFR Cluj	30	14	8	8	36	27	+9	50

Source: LPF (in Romanian)
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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. DIN 4-5 SPO; SPO 0-2 DIN
2. Sportul Studențesc was denied the right to participate for next season of Liga I because it failed to meet the licensing requirements, therefore Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu (15th place) was spared from relegation.

Results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Comp.	Steaua scorers	Match Report(s)
6 August 2005	Nicolae Dobrin Pitești, Romania	Argeș Pitești	0 – 1	A	Dică 35'	Romanian Soccer
14 August 2005	Steaua București, Romania	Național București	4 – 0	A	Iacob 37', Ogăraru 44', Dică 84', Paraschiv 90'	Romanian Soccer
20 August 2005	Dan Păltinișanu Timișoara, Romania	Politehnica Timișoara	0 – 0	A	N/A	Romanian Soccer
28 August 2005	Steaua București, Romania	Oțelul Galați	4 – 0	A	Paraschiv 9', Dică 20', Iacob 57', Oprița 75'	Romanian Soccer
11 September 2005	Tudor Vladimirescu Târgu Jiu, Romania	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	1 – 2	A	Nicoliță 10', Boștină 76'	Romanian Soccer
18 September 2005	Steaua București, Romania	Dinamo București	2 – 2	A	Goian 6', Dică 15'	Romanian Soccer
25 September 2005	Emil Alexandrescu Iași, Romania	Poli Iași	0 – 1	A	Boștină 65' (pen.)	Romanian Soccer
2 October 2005	Steaua București, Romania	Bacău	1 – 0	A	Paraschiv 27'	Romanian Soccer
16 October 2005	Gheorghe Hagi Constanța, Romania	Farul Constanța	1 – 4	A	Iacob 16', 70', Dică 36', Boștină 77'	Romanian Soccer
23 October 2005	Giulești-Valentin Stănescu București, Romania	Rapid București	0 – 0	A	N/A	Romanian Soccer
29 October 2005	Steaua București, Romania	Gloria Bistrița	0 – 1	A	N/A	Romanian Soccer
6 November 2005	Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Cluj-Napoca, Romania	CFR Cluj	1 – 0	A	N/A	Romanian Soccer
20 November 2005	Steaua București, Romania	Sportul Studențesc București	4 – 1	A	Rădoi 19', Dică 23', Nicoliță 45', Iacob 57'	Romanian Soccer
26 November 2005	Jiul Petroșani, Romania	Jiul Petroșani	1 – 2	A	Nicoliță 45', Dică 57'	Romanian Soccer
4 December 2005	Steaua București, Romania	Vaslui	2 – 2	A	Dică 8', Boștină 75'	Romanian Soccer
12 March 2006	Steaua București, Romania	Argeș Pitești	0 – 0	A	N/A
19 March 2006	Cotroceni București, Romania	Național București	0 – 0	A	N/A
26 March 2006	Steaua București, Romania	Politehnica Timișoara	2 – 1	A	Dică 4', Nicoliță 21'
2 April 2006	Oțelul București, Romania	Oțelul Galați	0 – 3	A	Cristea 35', Rădoi 47', Cristea 91'
3 May 2006	Steaua București, Romania	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	1 – 0	A	Naicu 79' (OG)
9 April 2006	Dinamo București, Romania	Dinamo București	1 – 1	A	Cristocea 92'
April 12, 2006	Steaua București, Romania	Poli Iași	1 – 0	A	Dică 64' (pen.)
May 17, 2006	Municipal Bacău, Romania	Bacău	0 – 2	A	Cristea 37', Lovin 65'
22 April 2006	Steaua București, Romania	Farul Constanța	3 – 0	A	Nicoliță 48', 78', Dică 58'
30 April 2006	Steaua București, Romania	Rapid București	0 – 2	A	N/A
6 May 2006	Gloria Bistrița, Romania	Gloria Bistrița	1 – 0	A	N/A
14 May 2006	Steaua București, Romania	CFR Cluj	2 – 0	A	Goian 58', Dică 85'
21 May 2006	Regie București, Romania	Sportul Studențesc București	1 – 2	A	Nicoliță 48', Rădoi 57' (pen.)
3 June 2006	Steaua București, Romania	Jiul Petroșani	1 – 0	A	Cristocea 16'
7 June 2006	Municipal Vaslui, Romania	Vaslui	0 – 4	A	Rădoi 5' (pen.), Dică 10', 43', 56'

Cupa României

Results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Comp.	Steaua scorers	Match Report(s)
21 September 2005	Giulești-Valentin Stănescu București, Romania	Rapid II București	0 – 0 8 – 7 P	Cupa României

Supercupa României

Results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Comp.	Steaua scorers	Match Report(s)
22 July 2006	Național București, Romania	Rapid București	1 – 0	Supercupa României	Oprița 90'

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Comp.	Steaua scorers	Match Report(s)
27 July 2005	Tolka Park Dublin, Ireland	Shelbourne	0 – 0	UCL	N/A	Romanian Soccer
3 August 2005	Steaua București, Romania	Shelbourne	4 – 1	UCL	Nicoliță 18', Iacob 28', Diniță 61', Oprița 95' (pen.)	Romanian Soccer
10 August 2005	Steaua București, Romania	Rosenborg	1 – 1	UCL	Iacob 30'	Romanian Soccer
23 August 2005	Lerkendal Trondheim, Norway	Rosenborg	3 – 2	UCL	Rădoi 74', Iacob 76'	Romanian Soccer

UEFA Cup

First round

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Comp.	Steaua scorers	Match Report(s)
15 September 2005	Ullevaal Oslo, Norway	Vålerenga	0 – 3	UCUP	Rădoi 24', Iacob 35', Goian 73'	Romanian Soccer
29 September 2005	Gheorghe Hagi Constanța, Romania	Vålerenga	3 – 1	UCUP	Dică 31', Boștină 41', Iacob 48'	Romanian Soccer

Group stage

Group C standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Steaua București	4	2	2	0	7	0	+7	8
Lens	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	7
Hertha BSC	4	1	3	0	1	0	+1	6
Sampdoria	4	1	2	1	4	3	+1	5
Halmstad	4	0	0	4	1	12	−11	0

Source:

Results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Comp.	Steaua scorers	Match Report(s)
20 October 2005	Steaua București, Romania	Lens	4 – 0	UCUP	Iacob 13', Goian 16', Dică 45', 63'	Romanian Soccer
3 November 2005	Luigi Ferraris Genoa, Italy	Sampdoria	0 – 0	UCUP	N/A	Romanian Soccer
20 November 2005	Steaua București, Romania	Halmstad	3 – 0	UCUP	Rădoi 9', Goian 64', Iacob 72'	Romanian Soccer
15 December 2005	Olympiastadion Berlin, Germany	Hertha	0 – 0	UCUP	N/A	Romanian Soccer

Knockout phase

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Comp	Steaua scorers	Match Report(s)
15 February 2006	Abe Lenstra Heerenveen, Netherlands	Heerenveen	1 – 3	UCUP	Dică 28', Goian 77', Paraschiv 80'	Romanian Soccer
23 February 2006	Național București, Romania	Heerenveen	0 – 1	UCUP	N/A	Romanian Soccer
9 March 2006	Național București, Romania	Real Betis	0 – 0	UCUP	N/A
16 March 2006	Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Seville, Spain	Real Betis	0 – 3	UCUP	Nicoliță 53', 82', Iacob 77'
30 March 2006	Giulești-Valentin Stănescu București, Romania	Rapid București	1 – 1	UCUP	Nicoliță 4'
6 April 2006	Național București, Romania	Rapid București	0 – 0	UCUP	N/A
20 April 2006	Național București, Romania	Middlesbrough	1 – 0	UCUP	Dică '29
27 April 2006	Riverside Middlesbrough, England	Middlesbrough	4 – 2	UCUP	Dică '15, Goian '23

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