Romania national football team results (1922–1939)

The Romania national football team represents Romania in international association football and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. Between their first match 1922 and 1939, when competitive football stopped for the Second World War, Romania played in 82 matches, resulting in 36 victories, 14 draws, 32 defeats. Throughout this period they played in the Balkan Cup six times between 1931 and 1936 with Romania taking home three titles in 1929–31, 1933 and 1936. Romania also qualified through to three FIFA World Cup's during the 1930s where they got eliminated in the first round in all three attempts with the national team finishing second in their group at the 1930 edition before being eliminated by Czechoslovakia (1934) and Cuba (1938) respectively in the following cups.

Romania national football team results
  Win    Draw    Loss

1922
8 June 1922 1922 KAC Yugoslavia  1 – 2  Romania Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija, Belgrade
17:00 Šifer  35' (pen.) (Report)  41' (pen.) Rónnay
 61' Guga		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Heinrich Retschury
3 September 1922 Friendly Romania  1 – 1  Poland Stadionul Maccabi, Chernivtsi
Kozovits  63' (Report)  20' Duźniak Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hans Schmidt

1923
10 June 1923 1923 KAC Romania  1 – 2  Yugoslavia Stadionul F.S.S.R., Bucharest
Rónnay  47' (Report)  23', 39' Vinek Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Heinrich Retschury
1 July 1923 Friendly Romania  0 – 6  Czechoslovakia Stadionul Orașului, Cluj
(Report)  16', 29' Vlček
 50', 66' Sloup
 69', 82' Čapek		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Max Seemann
2 September 1923 Friendly Poland  1 – 1  Romania Marshal Józef Piłsudski Polish Army Stadium, Lviv
Kuchar  16' (Report)  38' Guga Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carl Koppehel
26 October 1923 Friendly Turkey  2 – 2  Romania Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Sporel  32', 50' (Report)  20', 53' Gansl Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Anton Krátký

1924
20 May 1924 Friendly Austria  4 – 1  Romania Simmeringer Sportplatz, Wien
Kanhäuser  2', 52', 85'
Häusler  77'		 (Report)  73' Ströck Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens
27 May 1924 1924 OG Netherlands  6 – 0  Romania Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes
Snouck  8'
Pijl  28', 52', 60', 67'
de Natris  80'		 (Report) Attendance: 1,840
Referee: Félix Herren
31 August 1924 Friendly Czechoslovakia  4 – 1  Romania Stadion Slavii, Prague
Dvořáček  33'
Kolenatý  35'
Žďárský  58'
Ryšavý  79'		 (Report)  85' Semler Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Max Seemann

1925
1 May 1925 Friendly Romania  1 – 2  Turkey Stadionul Romcomit, Bucharest
Brauchler  66' (Report)  62' Sporel
 87' Leblebi		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: A. Rolton
31 May 1925 Friendly Bulgaria  2 – 4  Romania Yunak Stadium, Sofia
Ivanov  4'
Dimitriev  89'		 (Report)  14', 65' Wetzer
 60', 81' (pen.) Semler		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Umberto Marca

1926
25 April 1926 Friendly Romania  6 – 1  Bulgaria Stadionul Romcomit, Bucharest
Guga  17'
Kugelbauer  24', 44'
Nagy-Csomag  55'
Ströck  62' (pen.)
Avar  80'		 (Report)  70' Denev Attendance: 12,000
Referee: A. Rolton
7 May 1926 Friendly Turkey  1 – 3  Romania Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Peykoğlu  71' (Report)  54', 63' Semler
 59' Matek		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W. H. Allen
3 October 1926 1926 KAC Yugoslavia  2 – 3  Romania Stadion Concordije, Zagreb
Percl  47', 49' (Report)  19' Semler
 65' Wetzer
 69' Guga		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ladislav Štépanovský

1927
10 May 1927 1927 KAC Romania  0 – 3  Yugoslavia Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
(Report)  6' Luburić
 23' Giler
 25' Bonačić		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ferenc Gerő
19 June 1927 Friendly Romania  3 – 3  Poland Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Avar  12', 60'
Tänzer  41'		 (Report)  51' Kałuża
 64' Pazurek
 76' Wójcik		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ladislav Štépanovský

1928
15 April 1928 Friendly Romania  4 – 2  Turkey Stadionul Gloria C.F.R., Arad
Wetzer  40'
Uluğ  55' (o.g.)
Sepi  68'
Nagy-Csomag  83'		 (Report)  18' Faruki
 73' Atak		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Josip Fabris
6 May 1928 1928 KAC Yugoslavia  3 – 1  Romania Stadion Jugoslavija, Belgrade
Sotirović  7', 42'
Marjanović  26'		 (Report)  85' Possak Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics

1929
21 April 1929 Friendly Romania  3 – 0  Bulgaria Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Ciolac  64', 71', 73' (Report) Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics
10 May 1929 1929 KAC Romania  2 – 3  Yugoslavia Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Subășeanu  20'
Boros  35'		 (Report)  27' Pavelić
 60' Lemešić
 62' Hitrec		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Eugen Braun
15 September 1929 Friendly Bulgaria  2 – 3  Romania Levski Field, Sofia
Staykov  37', 60' (Report)  30' Sepi
 61' Kovács
 67' Deșu		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ferenc Gerő
6 October 1929 1929-31 BlC Romania  2 – 1  Yugoslavia Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Sepi  35'
Ciolac  40'		 (Report)  71' Marjanović Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Georgi Grigorov

1930
4 May 1930 1930 KAC Yugoslavia  2 – 1  Romania Stadion Jugoslavija, Belgrade
Premerl  12'
Bonačić  32'		 (Report)  72' Deșu Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ladislav Štépanovský
25 May 1930 1929-31 BlC Romania  8 – 1  Greece Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Wetzer  8', 34', 75', 76', 80'
Vogl  43'
Raffinsky  57' (pen.)
Dobay  77'		 (Report)  15' Andrianopoulos Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić
14 July 1930 1930 WC Romania  3 – 1  Peru Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo
Deșu  1'
Stanciu  79'
Kovács  89'		 (Report)  75' Ferreira Attendance: 300
Referee: Alberto Warnken
21 July 1930 1930 WC Uruguay  4 – 0  Romania Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Dorado  7'
Scarone  26'
Anselmo  31'
Cea  35'		 (Report) Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Almeida Rêgo
12 October 1930 1929-31 BlC Bulgaria  5 – 3  Romania Slavia Stadium, Sofia
Staykov  11' (pen.)
Stoyanov  34'
Peshev  47'
Vasilev  50'		 (Report)  23', 43' Wetzer
 71' (o.g.) Vasilev		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić

1931
10 May 1931 1929-31 BlC Romania  5 – 2  Bulgaria Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Sepi  25'
Bodola  50', 66'
Stanciu  68', 81'		 (Report)  51' Lozanov
 89' Panchev		 Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Josip Fabris
28 June 1931 1929-31 BlC Yugoslavia  2 – 4  Romania Stadion H.A.S.K., Zagreb
Zečević  36'
Marjanović  60'		 (Report)  16' Glanzmann
 49', 89' Bodola
 50' Kovács		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Apostolos Nikolaidis
23 August 1931 Friendly Poland  2 – 3  Romania Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Nawrot  80'
Wypijewski  87'		 (Report)  5', 78' Sepi
 29' Kocsis		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: František Cejnar
26 August 1931 Friendly Lithuania  2 – 4  Romania Makabi Stadionas, Kaunas
Raclauskas  34'
Trumpjonas  37'		 (Report)  3', 28', 81' Bodola
 58' Sepi		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Juris Rēdlihs
20 September 1931 1931-34 CEAC Romania  4 – 1 Czechoslovakia B Stadionul Carol al-II-lea, Oradea
Stanciu  19'
Kocsis  28', 87'
Glanzmann  47'		 (Report)  35' Nejedlý Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Bora Vasiljević
4 October 1931 1931-34 CEAC Hungary B 4 – 0  Romania V.A.C. Stadion, Budapest
Károly  6', 28'
Vogl  60' (o.g.)
Engelhardt  68'		 (Report) Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Josip Fabris
29 November 1931 1929-31 BlC Greece  2 – 4  Romania Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Aggelakis  34', 39' (Report)  13', 18', 84' Bodola
 51' Sepi		 Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Josip Fabris

1932
8 May 1932 1931-34 CEAC Romania  4 – 1 Austria B Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Kovács  35'
Kocsis  36', 85'
Bodola  44'		 (Report)  17' Sobotka Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics
12 June 1932 Friendly Romania  6 – 3  France Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bodola  10', 81'
Wetzer  17', 68'
Schwartz  20', 46'		 (Report)  63' (pen.) Chardar
 75', 77' Rolhion		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics
26 June 1932 1932 BlC Bulgaria  2 – 0  Romania Stadion Beogradski SK, Belgrade
Peshev  65', 89' (Report) Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mika Popović
28 June 1932 1932 BlC Greece  0 – 3  Romania Stadion Beogradski SK, Belgrade
(Report)  6' Ciolac
 9' Schwartz
 16' Bodola		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Stefan Chumpalov
3 July 1932 1932 BlC Yugoslavia  3 – 1  Romania Stadion Beogradski SK, Belgrade
Zečević  21'
Živković  30'
Vujadinović  42'		 (Report)  36' Kovács Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos
2 October 1932 Friendly Romania  0 – 5  Poland Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
(Report)  5' Matyas
 8', 25', 78' Nawrot
 38' Urban		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Josip Fabris
16 October 1932 1931-34 CEAC Austria B 0 – 1  Romania Linzer A.S.K. Platz, Linz
(Report)  1' Rónay Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bohumil Ženišek

1933
4 June 1933 1933 BlC Romania  7 – 0  Bulgaria Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Vâlcov  11', 76'
Dobay  53', 62'
Ciolac  57', 61', 66'		 (Report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos
8 June 1933 1933 BlC Romania  1 – 0  Greece Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Dobay  24' (Report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Josip Fabris
11 June 1933 1933 BlC Romania  5 – 0  Yugoslavia Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bindea  7'
Ciolac  10'
Bodola  13', 40'
Dobay  42'		 (Report) Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Nikola Dosev
24 September 1933 1931-34 CEAC Romania  5 – 1 Hungary B Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Sepi  8', 32', 47', 83'
Bindea  77'		 (Report)  33' Keszey Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Nikola Dosev
29 October 1933 1934 WC q. Switzerland   2 – 0  Romania Wankdorfstadion, Bern
(Report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hans Samuel Boekman
Note: ROU fielded an ineligible player, so FIFA accordingly awarded SWI a 2–0 win for the match

1934
25 March 1934 1931-34 CEAC Czechoslovakia B 2 – 2  Romania Pardubický Stadion, Pardubice
Habelt  20'
Kalocsay  83'		 (Report)  28' Kovács
 49' Dobay		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Maximilian Sznajder
29 April 1934 1934 WC q. Romania  2 – 1  Yugoslavia Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Schwartz  38'
Dobay  74'		 (Report)  71' Kragić Attendance: 20,000
Referee: John Langenus
27 May 1934 1934 WC Czechoslovakia  2 – 1  Romania Stadio Littorio, Trieste
Puč  50'
Nejedlý  67'		 (Report)  11' Dobay Attendance: 8,000
Referee: John Langenus
14 October 1934 Friendly Poland  3 – 3  Romania Marshal Józef Piłsudski Polish Army Stadium, Lviv
Martyna  12' (pen.), 63' (pen.)
Urban  60'		 (Report)  52', 86' Dobay
 52' Ciolac		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Josip Fabris
27 December 1934 1934-35 BlC Greece  2 – 2  Romania Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Andrianopoulos  14'
Choumis  75'		 (Report)  5' Dobay
 13' Ciolac		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nikola Dosev
30 December 1934 1934-35 BlC Bulgaria  2 – 3  Romania Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Angelov  46', 50' (Report)  14', 31' Bodola
 37' Ciolac		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Sotiris Asprogerakas

1935
1 January 1935 1934-35 BlC Romania  0 – 4  Yugoslavia Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
(Report)  10' Tirnanić
 34' Marjanović
 67', 83' Tomašević		 Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos
17 June 1935 1935 BlC Romania  0 – 2  Yugoslavia Yunak Stadium, Sofia
(Report)  33' Marjanović
 56' Sekulić		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos
19 June 1935 1935 BlC Bulgaria  4 – 0  Romania Yunak Stadium, Sofia
Lozanov  11'
Yordanov  33'
Peshev  49'
Sucitulescu  62' (o.g.)		 (Report) Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos
24 June 1935 1935 BlC Greece  2 – 2  Romania Levski Field, Sofia
Choumis  10', 15' (Report)  24' Bodola
 26' Gruin		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Nikola Dosev
25 August 1935 Friendly Germany  4 – 2  Romania Mitteldeutsche Kampfbahn, Erfurt
Rasselnberg  1'
Lenz  72'
Simetsreiter  78'
Hohmann  80'		 (Report)  15', 77' Vâlcov Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Johannes Franciscus van Moorsel
1 September 1935 Friendly Sweden  7 – 1  Romania Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Bergsten  17'
Keller  47'
Nilsson  70', 73', 87'
Jonasson  72'
Persson  74'		 (Report)  60' Georgescu Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
3 November 1935 Friendly Romania  4 – 1  Poland Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Schileru  1'
Bindea  20', 35'
Sepi  73'		 (Report)  36' Pazurek Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić

1936
10 May 1936 1936 KCC Romania  3 – 2  Yugoslavia Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bodola  21', 46', 51' (Report)  32' Vujadinović
 67' Tomašević		 Attendance: 30,000
Referee: John Langenus
17 May 1936 1936 BlC Romania  5 – 2  Greece Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bodola  21', 85'
Schwartz  37', 75'
Dobay  77'		 (Report)  31' Vazos
 76' Symeonidis		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens
24 May 1936 1936 BlC Romania  4 – 1  Bulgaria Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Schwartz  10', 55'
Ciolac  66'
Dobay  69'		 (Report)  35' Angelov Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens
4 October 1936 Friendly Romania  1 – 2  Hungary Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bindea  24' (Report)  65' Lázár
 83' Toldi		 Attendance: 35,000
Referee: John Langenus

1937
18 April 1937 1937-38 NC Romania  1 – 1  Czechoslovakia Stadionul Regele Carol II, Bucharest
Bodola  63' (Report)  81' Nejedlý Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
10 June 1937 Friendly Romania  2 – 1  Belgium Stadionul Regele Carol II, Bucharest
Barátky  34', 79' (Report)  87' Voorhoof Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Augustin Krist
27 June 1937 Friendly Romania  2 – 2  Sweden Stadionul Regele Carol II, Bucharest
Barátky  25', 89' (Report)  29', 37' Jonasson Attendance: 25,000
Referee: John Langenus
4 July 1937 Friendly Poland  2 – 4  Romania Stadion ŁKS, Łódź
Piontek  2'
Matyas  25'		 (Report)  13' Dobay
 14', 82' Barátky
 18' Bodola[1][2]		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Klug Frigyes
8 July 1937 Friendly Lithuania  0 – 2  Romania Kaunas, Lithuania
(Report)  17' Bogdan
 88' Bodola		 Stadium: Valstybinis Stadionas
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Voldemar Rooks
12 July 1937 Friendly Latvia  0 – 0  Romania Rīga, Latvia
(Report) Stadium: A.S.K. [Armijas Sporta Klubs] Stadions
Attendance: 8000
Referee: Gustav Krist
14 July 1937 Friendly Estonia  2 – 1  Romania Tallinn, Estonia
Kaljo  15'
Siimenson  80'		 (Report)  69' Bodola Stadium: Kadrioru Staadion
Attendance: 6000
Referee: Gustav Krist
6 September 1937 King Carol II Cup 1937 Yugoslavia  2 – 1  Romania Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Vujadinović  20'
Lešnik  28'		 (Report)  62' Barátky Stadium: Stadion Beogradski
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gustav Krist

1938
8 May 1938 Eduard Benes Cup Romania  0 – 1  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
(Report)  25' Matošić Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hertzka Pál
5 June 1938 FIFA World Cup 1938 Romania  3 – 3 (a.e.t.)  Cuba Toulouse, France
Bindea  30'
Barátky  90'
Dobay  106' (e.t.)		 (Report)  30' Socorro
 30', 103' (e.t.) Magriñá		 Stadium: Stade du T.O.E.C.
Attendance: 6,707
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
9 June 1938 FIFA World Cup 1938 Romania  1 – 2  Cuba Toulouse, France
Dobay  35' (Report)
(Report 2)		  51' Socorro
 57' Fernández		 Stadium: Stade du T.O.E.C.
Attendance: 7,536
Referee: Alfred Birlem
6 September 1938 Eduard Benes Cup 1937-1938  Yugoslavia 1 – 1 Romania  Beograd, Yugoslavia
Petrović  41' (Report)  67' Bindea Stadium: Stadion Beogradski
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens
25 September 1938 Friendly Romania  1 – 4  Germany Bucharest, Romania
Orza  81' (Report)  13' Schön
 51' Stroh
 61' (og) Albu
 77' Pesser		 Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mika Popović
4 December 1938 Neighbours Cup (Eduard Benes Cup) 1937-1938 Czechoslovakia  6 – 2  Romania Prague, Czechoslovakia
Bican  28', 49', 61', 81'
Ludl  38'
Kopecký  78'		 (Report)  25' Barátky
 26' Bodola		 Stadium: Letenský Stadion
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Generoso Dattilo

1939
7 May 1939 King Carol II Cup 1939 Romania  1 – 0  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
Dobay  89' (Report) Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
18 May 1939 Friendly Romania  4 – 0  Latvia Bucharest, Romania
Bodola  41', 83'
Dobay  56'
Laumanis  76' (og)		 (Report) Stadium: Stadionul Venus
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Maximilian Sznajder
24 May 1939 Friendly Romania  0 – 2  England Bucharest, Romania
(Report)  10' Goulden
 52' Welsh		 Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: John Langenus
11 June 1939 Friendly Romania  0 – 1  Italy Bucharest, Romania
(Report)  32' Colaussi Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Alois Beranek
22 October 1939 Friendly Romania  1 – 1  Hungary Bucharest, Romania
Spielmann  78' (Report)  74' Tóth Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Generoso Dattilo

References

All details are sourced to the match reports cited, unless otherwise specified:

  1. Romania National Team 1930-1939 - Details
  2. National team - 1937
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