2018–19 FCSB season
| 2018–19 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Valeriu Argăseală | ||
| Manager | Nicolae Dică Mihai Teja  | ||
| Stadium | Arena Națională | ||
| Liga I | 2nd | ||
| Cupa României | Round of 16 | ||
| Europa League | Play-off round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Harlem Gnohéré (15) All: Harlem Gnohéré (19)  | ||
| Highest home attendance | 31,274 vs Rapid Wien (30 August 2018, Europa League)  | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 700 vs Dunărea Călărași (23 September 2018, Liga I)  | ||
| Average home league attendance | 6,992 | ||
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The 2018–19 season was FCSB's 71st season since its founding in 1947.
Previous season positions
| Competition | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League | Play-off round | |
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | |
| Liga I | 2nd | |
| Cupa României | Quarter-finals | 
Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| No. | 
Pos. | 
Nat. | 
Name | 
Age | 
EU | 
Moving from | 
Type | 
Transfer window  | 
Ends | 
Transfer fee  | 
Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | DF | Marian Pleașcă | 28 | EU | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Loan return | Summer | Undisclosed | — | ||
| 26 | FW | Daniel Benzar | 20 | EU | Voluntari | Loan return | Summer | 2019 | — | ||
| 17 | MF | Antonio Jakoliš | 26 | EU | Apollon Limassol  | 
Loan return | Summer | 2020 | — | ||
| 24 | MF | Paul Szecui | 17 | EU | Metaloglobus București | Loan return | Summer | Undisclosed | — | ||
| 29 | MF | William De Amorim | 26 | EU | Kayserispor  | 
Loan return | Summer | 2021 | — | ||
| 11 | MF | Olimpiu Moruțan | 19 | EU | Botoșani | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | €700,000 | steauafc.com | |
| 92 | MF | Kamer Qaka | 23 | EU | Politehnica Iași | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | €400,000 | steauafc.com | |
| 24 | FW | Raul Rusescu | 30 | EU | Osmanlıspor  | 
Transfer | Summer | 2020 | Free | steauafc.com | |
| 77 | DF | Alexandru Stan | 29 | EU | Astra Giurgiu | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | €300,000 | steauafc.com | |
| 28 | MF | Mihai Roman | 33 | EU | Botoșani | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | €400,000 | steauafc.com | |
| 33 | MF | Hristo Zlatinski | 33 | EU | U Craiova | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | steauafc.com | |
| 70 | MF | Florentin Matei | 25 | EU | Ittihad Kalba  | 
Transfer | Winter | 2022 | Free | steauafc.com | |
| 27 | MF | Adrian Stoian | 27 | EU | Crotone  | 
Transfer | Winter | 2022 | Free | steauafc.com | |
| 21 | FW | Ioan Hora | 30 | EU | Elazığspor  | 
Transfer | Winter | 2021 | Free | steauafc.com | |
| 17 | DF | Iulian Cristea | 24 | EU | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Transfer | Winter | 2023 | €150,000 | steauafc.com | 
Out
| No. | 
Pos. | 
Nat. | 
Name | 
Age | 
EU | 
Moving to | 
Type | 
Transfer window  | 
Transfer fee  | 
Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | DF | Artur Jorge | 23 | EU | Braga   | 
End of loan | Summer | — | ||
| 33 | GK | Eduard Stăncioiu | 37 | EU | U Craiova | End of contract | Summer | — | ||
| 30 | MF | Cristian Tănase | 31 | EU | Eskişehirspor   | 
End of contract | Summer | — | ||
| 3 | DF | Ionuț Larie | 31 | EU | Tobol   | 
Mutual termination | Summer | — | ||
| 20 | MF | Vlad Achim | 29 | EU | Viitorul Constanța | Mutual termination | Summer | — | ||
| 25 | DF | Valerică Găman | 29 | EU | Al-Shabab   | 
Transfer | Summer | €75,000 | ||
| 11 | FW | Constantin Budescu | 29 | EU | Al-Shabab   | 
Transfer | Summer | €2,500,000 | steauafc.com | |
| — | DF | Alexandru Aldea | 23 | EU | CSA Steaua București | Released | Summer | — | ||
| — | FW | Rareș Enceanu | 23 | EU | FC Argeș Pitești | Released | Summer | — | ||
| 1 | GK | Toma Niga | 20 | EU | Hermannstadt | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| — | DF | Gabriel Simion | 20 | EU | Dunărea Călărași | Loan | Summer | — | ||
| 7 | FW | Denis Alibec | 27 | EU | Astra Giurgiu | Transfer | Summer | €1,400,000 | ||
| 22 | FW | Cătălin Golofca | 28 | EU | Botoșani | Transfer | Summer | €400,000 | ||
| 92 | MF | Kamer Qaka | 23 | EU | Politehnica Iași | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | steauafc.com | |
| — | DF | Marian Pleașcă | 28 | EU | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Mutual termination | Summer | €200,000 | steauafc.com | |
| 26 | FW | Daniel Benzar | 21 | EU | Dunărea Călărași | Loan | Winter | — | ||
| 21 | MF | Ianis Stoica | 16 | EU | Dunărea Călărași | Loan | Winter | — | ||
| 29 | FW | William De Amorim | 27 | EU | Xanthi   | 
Loan | Winter | €150,000 | ||
| 17 | MF | Antonio Jakoliš | 26 | EU | APOEL   | 
Transfer | Winter | €75,000 | steauafc.com | |
| 33 | MF | Hristo Zlatinski | 34 | EU | Botev Vratsa   | 
Mutual termination | Winter | — | steauafc.com | 
Overall transfer activity
ExpenditureSummer:  Winter:  Total:  
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IncomeSummer:  Winter:  Total:  
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Net TotalsSummer:  Winter:  Total:   | 
Friendly matches
Win Draw Loss
| 21 June 2018 Friendly |  Steaua București  | 4–1 |   | Brașov, Romania | 
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) | Coman  Fl. Tănase Ov. Popescu  | 
Unknown  | 
Stadium: Forex Attendance: 500  | 
| 27 June 2018 Friendly |  Steaua București  | 9–1 |   | Brașov, Romania | 
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) | Man  Ov. Popescu Fl. Tănase Budescu Nedelcu Júnior Morais  | 
Nicodim  | 
Stadium: Carpați Attendance: 1,000  | 
| 4 July 2018 Friendly |  Steaua București  | 1–1 |   | Garderen, Netherlands | 
| 19:30 EET (UTC+2) | Teixeira  Fl. Tănase  | 
Denswil  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Westeneng Attendance: 500  | 
| 7 July 2018 Friendly |  Steaua București  | 1–1 |   | Hattem, Netherlands | 
| 20:00 EET (UTC+2) | Fl. Tănase  | 
Eiting  | 
Stadium: Sportpark 't Achterveen Attendance: 4,000  | 
| 9 July 2018 Friendly |  Steaua București  | 1–2 |   | Wenum Wiesel, Netherlands | 
| 20:00 EET (UTC+2) | Man  | 
Vieirinha  El Kaddouri  | 
Stadium: WWNA Attendance: 500  | 
| 13 July 2018 Friendly |  Steaua București  | 2–1 |   | Wenum Wiesel, Netherlands | 
| 19:30 EET (UTC+2) | Man  Jakoliš  | 
Sneijder  | 
Stadium: WWNA Attendance: 500  | 
| 17 November 2018 Friendly |  Steaua București  | 3–0 |   | Bucharest, Romania | 
| Gnohéré  Tănase D. Benzar  | 
Stadium: Baza Sportivă FCSB | 
| 17 January 2019 Friendly |  Steaua București  | 0–0 |   | Coín, Spain | 
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Estadio Jose Burgos Quintana | 
| 20 January 2019 Friendly |  Steaua București  | 2–2 |   | Spain | 
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) | Tănase  Lu  | 
Romero  Lu  | 
Stadium: La Quinta Football Pitch | 
| 23 January 2019 Friendly |  Steaua București  | 1–1 |   | Marbella, Spain | 
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) | Hora  | 
Sidcley  | 
Stadium: Marbella Football Center | 
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Liga I | 21 July 2018 | 18 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 35 | +32 | 58.33 | 
| Cupa României | 27 September 2018 | 1 November 2018 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 | 
| Europa League | 26 July 2018 | 30 August 2018 | Second qualifying round | Play-off round | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 66.67 | 
| Total | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 80 | 42 | +38 | 59.09 | ||||
Last updated: 19 May 2019.
Source: Competitions
Liga I
Regular season
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CFR Cluj | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 54 | Qualification for the Championship round | 
| 2 | FCSB | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 49 | |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 45 | |
| 4 | Astra Giurgiu | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 42 | |
| 5 | Viitorul Constanța | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 38 | 
Source: LPF (in Romanian), 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.[3]
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.[3]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 
Source: FCSB
Position by round
Results
| 21 July 2018 1 | Astra Giurgiu | 1–0 | FCSB | Giurgiu | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Llullaku  Mrzljak Buș Balaure  | 
Ov. Popescu  Qaka Planić Júnior Morais  | 
Stadium: Marin Anastasovici Attendance: 3,500 Referee: István Kovács Assistant referees: Vasile Marinescu, Ovidiu Artene Fourth official: Marian Barbu  | 
| 29 July 2018 2 | FCSB | 3–3 | Dinamo București | Bucharest | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Gnohéré  Ov. Popescu Man Coman  | 
Hanca  Axente M. Popescu Corbu Nistor  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 27,835 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan Assistant referees: Octavian Șovre, Sebastian Gheorghe Fourth official: Iulian Dima  | 
| 5 August 2018 3 | FCSB | 4–0 | Politehnica Iași | Bucharest | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Gnohéré  Momčilović Man Moruțan  | 
Cioinac  Mihalache Sanoh  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 3,784 Referee: Radu Petrescu Assistant referees: Mircea Grigoriu, Vladimir Urzică Fourth official: Marian Barbu  | 
| 12 August 2018 4 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 1–3 | FCSB | Mediaș | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Olaru  Fortes Fofana  | 
Rusescu  Moruțan Tănase Gnohéré Popescu Coman  | 
Stadium: Gaz Metan Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Marius Avram Assistant referees: Adrian Radu Ghinguleac, Mihai Marius Marica Fourth official: Horia Gabriel Mladinovici  | 
| 19 August 2018 5 | FCSB | 2–0 | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | Bucharest | 
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Mihai Bălașa  Gnohéré Coman  | 
Sato  Gabriel  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 3,583 Referee: George Radulescu Assistant referees: Mircea Orbuleț, Ionel Valentin Dumitru Fourth official: Marcel Bîrsan  | 
| 26 August 2018 6 | Viitorul Constanța | 1–4 | FCSB | Ovidiu | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Ghiță  Mățan Vînă Houri  | 
Filip  Coman Nedelcu Man Popescu Qaka Júnior Morais D. Benzar Rusescu  | 
Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 4,500 Referee: István Kovács Assistant referees: Vasile Marinescu, Ovidiu Artene Fourth official: Florin Andrei  | 
| 2 September 2018 7 | FCSB | 2–2 | Botoșani | Voluntari | 
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+03) | Man  Gnohéré Júnior Morais Jakoliš Nedelcu Filip Planić  | 
Chitoșcă  Papa Roman II Eduard Florescu  | 
Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic Assistant referees: Valentin Avram, Alexandru Cerei Fourth official: Florin Mihai Marcu  | 
| 16 September 2018 8 | CFR Cluj | 1–1 | FCSB | Cluj-Napoca | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Camora  Djoković Țucudean Omrani  | 
Nedelcu  Stan Coman Bălașa  | 
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Radu Petrescu Assistant referees: Radu Ghinguleac, Mircea Grigoriu Fourth official: Robert Dumitru MVP: 12,000  | 
| 23 September 2018 9 | FCSB | 2–0 | Dunărea Călărași | Voluntari | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Man  Tănase Moruțan  | 
Keyta  Kanda Ispas Dobrosavlevici Pană  | 
Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu Attendance: 700 Referee: Ionuț Coza Assistant referees: Ovidiu Artene, Stelian Slabu Fourth official: Sebastian Colțescu  | 
| 30 September 2018 10 | Hermannstadt | 1–3 | FCSB | Târgu Mureș | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Dâlbea  Antonov Tătar Tsoumou  | 
Tănase  Moruțan R. Benzar Gnohéré  | 
Stadium: Trans-Sil Attendance: 2,000 Referee: George Radulescu Assistant referees: Iulian Radu, George Neacșu Fourth official: Marian Barbu  | 
| 7 October 2018 11 | FCSB | 0–1 | Concordia Chiajna | Voluntari | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Rusescu  Teixeira  | 
Grădinaru  Batin Gorobsov Deaconu Ivanovici Cristescu Greab  | 
Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu Attendance: 800 Referee: Alexandru Tudor Assistant referees: Ciprian Florin Danșa, Marius Badea Fourth official: Ionuț Coza  | 
| 21 October 2018 12 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–1 | FCSB | Craiova | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Mateiu  Fedele Koljić Briceag Martić  | 
Kelić  Tănase Nedelcu Júnior Morais Benzar  | 
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan Assistant referees: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu, Marius Nicoară Fourth official: Iulian Dima  | 
| 27 October 2018 13 | FCSB | 2–1 | Voluntari | Bucharest | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+02) | Gnohéré  | 
Tudorie  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 2,532 Referee: Adrian Cojocaru Assistant referees: Daniel Hulubei, Gabriel Bârjac Fourth official: Cătălin Popa  | 
| 4 November 2018 14 | FCSB | 1–0 | Astra Giurgiu | Bucharest | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+02) | Júnior Morais  Roman Benzar Gnohéré Moruțan  | 
Gheorghe  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 2,533 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic Assistant referees: Octavian Şovre, Sebastian Gheorghe Fourth official: Lucian Rusandu  | 
| 11 November 2018 15 | Dinamo București | 1–1 | FCSB | Bucharest | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+02) | Salomão  Neicuțescu Gomelt  | 
Bălgrădean  Tănase Gnohéré Benzar Nedelcu Planić  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 21,763 Referee: István Kovács Assistant referees: Vasile Marinescu, Ovidiu Artene Fourth official: Marian Barbu  | 
| 25 November 2018 16 | Politehnica Iași | 1–2 | FCSB | Iași | 
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+02) | Bădic  Flores Cristea  | 
Teixeira  Man Tănase Bălgrădean  | 
Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Marius Avram Assistant referees: Mircea Orbuleţ, Mircea Grigoriu Fourth official: Robert Dumitru  | 
| 2 December 2018 17 | FCSB | 2–1 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Pitești | 
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+02) | Júnior Morais  Bălașa Man Tănase Moruțan Nedelcu  | 
Ivanov  Constantin Crețu Carlos Fortes Bușu Chamed Aurélio Fofana  | 
Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin Attendance: 3,245 Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan Assistant referees: Octavian Şovre, Adrian Radu Ghinguleac Fourth official: Horia Gabriel Mladinovici  | 
| 5 December 2018 18 | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | 4–2 | FCSB | Sfântu Gheorghe | 
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+02) | Vașvari  Ștefan Tandia Mensah  | 
Coman  Rusescu  | 
Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic Assistant referees: Alexandru Cerei, Mircea Orbuleţ Fourth official: Sergiu Popa  | 
| 10 December 2018 19 | FCSB | 2–0 | Viitorul Constanța | Pitești | 
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+02) | Nedelcu  Tănase Filip Júnior Morais  | 
Achim  Ghiță  | 
Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Marius Avram Assistant referees: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu, Marius Nicoară Fourth official: Andrei Florin Chivulete  | 
| 16 December 2018 20 | Botoșani | 1–3 | FCSB | Botoșani | 
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+02) | Golofca  Fabbrini Miron  | 
Gnohéré  Júnior Morais Filip Coman Stan Roman Man Rusescu  | 
Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan Assistant referees: Bogdan Gheorghe, Mihai Marius Marica Fourth official: Andrei Florin Chivulete  | 
| 22 December 2018 21 | FCSB | 0–2 | CFR Cluj | Bucharest | 
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+02) | Roman  Bălașa Gnohéré R. Benzar  | 
Deac  Camora Culio Mureșan Ioniță  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Sebastian Colţescu Assistant referees: Octavian Şovre, Sebastian Gheorghe Fourth official: Adrian Comănescu  | 
| 2 February 2019 22 | Dunărea Călărași | 1–1 | FCSB | Călărași | 
| 14:00 EEST (UTC+02) | Mediop  Bourceanu Honciu  | 
Man  Stoian Júnior Morais Benzar Moruțan Nedelcu  | 
Stadium: Ion Comșa Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan Assistant referees: Octavian Şovre, Sebastian Gheorghe Fourth official: Cătălin Popa  | 
| 11 February 2019 23 | FCSB | 3–0 | Hermannstadt | Bucharest | 
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+02) | Dâlbea  Hora Planić Coman Teixeira  | 
Dumitriu  Moreira  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 4,233 Referee: Cătălin Popa Assistant referees: Marius Nicoară, George Florin Neacşu Fourth official: Iulian Călin  | 
| 18 February 2019 24 | Concordia Chiajna | 0–0 | FCSB | Chiajna | 
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+02) | Meira  Radu Ropotan Marc Caparco Cadamuro  | 
Stadium: Concordia Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Adrian Cojocaru Assistant referees: Valentin Avram, Marius Marchidanu Fourth official: George Rădulescu  | 
| 24 February 2019 25 | FCSB | 3–2 | Universitatea Craiova | Bucharest | 
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+02) | Júnior Morais  Hora Filip Bălașa Man  | 
Fedele  Pigliacelli Fortes Briceag Bărbuț Koljić Bancu Kelić  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 18,576 Referee: Marius Avram Assistant referees: Mircea Orbuleţ, Sebastian Gheorghe Fourth official: Cătălin Popa  | 
| 2 March 2019 26 | Voluntari | 2–2 | FCSB | Voluntari | 
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+02) | Răuță  Armaș Căpățînă Gadze Vlad Laïdouni Deac  | 
Tănase  Teixeira Hora  | 
Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu Attendance: 3,766 Referee: Sebastian Colţescu Assistant referees: Marius Nicoară, Daniel Mitruţi Fourth official: Horia Mladinovici  | 
Championship round
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CFR Cluj (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 50 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round | 
| 2 | FCSB | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round | 
| 3 | Viitorul Constanța | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 39 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round | 
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 36 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round | 
| 5 | Astra Giurgiu | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 27 | |
| 6 | Sepsi OSK | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 20 | 
Source: Soccerway, Romanian Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 6 and 7 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[4]
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 6 and 7 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[4]
(C) Champions
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 
Source: Liga I
Position by round
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 11 March 2019 1 | FCSB | 1–2 | Viitorul Constanța | Bucharest | 
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+02) | Bălașa  Coman Filip Benzar Coman  | 
Calcan  Mladen Hagi Artean Vînă  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 8,783 Referee: Radu Petrescu Assistant referees: Alexandru Cerei, Ciprian Florin Danşa Fourth official: Marian Barbu  | 
| 17 March 2019 2 | Astra Giurgiu | 0–2 | FCSB | Giurgiu | 
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+02) | Bejan  Romário Butean  | 
Júnior Morais  Gnohéré Cristea Tănase Roman  | 
Stadium: Marin Anastasovici Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic Assistant referees: Valentin Avram, Mircea Orbuleţ Fourth official: George Rădulescu  | 
| 31 March 2019 3 | FCSB | 3–2 | Universitatea Craiova | Bucharest | 
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+03) | Hora  Man Gnohéré Planić  | 
Bancu  Cicâldău Mateiu Bărbuț  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 21,730 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan Assistant referees: Octavian Șovre, Sebastian Gheorghe Fourth official: Iulian Dima  | 
| 8 April 2019 4 | FCSB | 2–0 | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | Bucharest | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Pintilii  Gnohéré Coman Hora  | 
Aboud  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 4,233 Referee: Radu Petrescu Assistant referees: Radu Ghinguleac, Mircea Grigoriu Fourth official: Eduard Ioniţă  | 
| 14 April 2019 5 | CFR Cluj | 0–0 | FCSB | Cluj-Napoca | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Summary | 
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Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 14,000 Referee: István Kovács Assistant referees: Vasile Marinescu, Mircea Cristian Orbuleț Fourth official: Marcel Bîrsan  | 
| 21 April 2019 6 | Viitorul Constanța | 1–1 | FCSB | Ovidiu | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Țîru  Achim Hagi  | 
Benzar  Gnohéré  | 
Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Marius Avram Assistant referees: Ciprian Florin Danşa, Andrei Constantinescu Fourth official: George Rădulescu  | 
| 28 April 2019 7 | FCSB | 1–0 | Astra Giurgiu | Bucharest | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Tănase  Cristea Teixeira Bălgrădean  | 
Moise  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 3,514 Referee: Radu Petrescu Assistant referees: Vladimir Urzică, Alexandru Vodă Fourth official: Andrei Antonie  | 
| 5 May 2019 8 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–2 | FCSB | Craiova | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Dimitrov  Donkor Kelić Pigliacelli Bancu Mihăilă  | 
Planić  Hora Tănase Benzar Coman Júnior Morais Filip Man  | 
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 27,000 Referee: István Kovács Assistant referees: Vasile Marinescu, Ovidiu Artene Fourth official: Adrian Comănescu  | 
| 11 May 2019 9 | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | 1–5 | FCSB | Sfântu Gheorghe | 
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) | Karnitsky  Nouvier Sato Viera Mensah  | 
Hora  Roman Coman Filip Rusescu  | 
Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan Assistant referees: Radu Ghinguleac, Marius Nicoară Fourth official: Andrei Chivulete  | 
| 19 May 2019 10 | FCSB | 1–0 | CFR Cluj | Bucharest | 
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+03) | Hora  Teixeira Roman  | 
Păun  Maleš Djoković  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 3,274 Referee: Iulian Călin Assistant referees: George Florin Neacșu, Marius Florin Badea Fourth official: Lucian Rusandu  | 
Cupa României
Results
| 27 September 2018 Round of 32 | Unirea Alba Iulia | 0–1 | FCSB | Zlatna | 
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+03) | Oară  | 
Rusescu  | 
Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Adrian Comanescu Assistant referees: Marius Nicoară, Gabriel Stroe  | 
| 1 November 2018 Round of 16 | Dunărea Călărași | 2–1 | FCSB | Călărași | 
| 21:45 EEST (UTC+02) | Bourceanu  Șeroni Dobrosavlevici Lungu  | 
Jakoliš  Nedelcu Rusescu Zlatinski Benzar Dumitru Moruțan  | 
Stadium: Ion Comșa Attendance: 8,200 Referee: Sebastian Colțescu Assistant referees: Daniel Mitruți, Dragoș Iliescu Fourth official: George Rădulescu  | 
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Second qualifying round
| 26 July 2018 First leg |  Rudar Velenje  | 0–2 |   | Velenje, Slovenia | 
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+03) | Muić  Pušaver Kamara  | 
Report | Man  Gnohéré Teixeira Qaka R. Benzar Momčilović  | 
Stadium: Ob Jezeru City Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey) Assistant referees: Kemal Yilmaz, Serkan Ok Fourth official: Koray Gençerler  | 
| 2 August 2018 Second leg |  FCSB  | 4–0 (6–0 agg.)  |   | Bucharest, Romania | 
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+03) | Tănase  Júnior Morais Mihai Bălașa Moruțan Coman D. Benzar  | 
Report | Kašnik  Muić Vasiljević  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 7,030 Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Russia) Assistant referees: Maksim Gavrilin, Roman Usachev Fourth official: Evgheni Turbin  | 
Third qualifying round
| 9 August 2018 First leg |  Hajduk Split  | 0–0 |   | Split, Croatia | 
| 21:45 EEST (UTC+03) | López  Barry  | 
Report | Tănase  Gnohéré Planić Júnior Morais Bălgrădean  | 
Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 25,764 Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) Assistant referees: Luis Campos, Pedro Almeida Fourth official: Hugo Miguel  | 
| 16 August 2018 Second leg |  FCSB  | 2–1 (2–1 agg.)  |   | Bucharest, Romania | 
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+03) | Tănase  Gnohéré Júnior Morais Rusescu R. Benzar  | 
Report | Barry  Ivanovski López Šego Caktaš Said Vučur  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 27,410 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) Assistant referees: Diego Barbero Sevilla, Cesar Manuel Noval Font Fourth official: Mario Melero Lopez  | 
Play-off round
| 23 August 2018 First leg |  Rapid Wien  | 3–1 |   | Vienna, Austria | 
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+03) | Knasmüllner  Sonnleitner Berisha Schwab  | 
Report | Popescu  Gnohéré Pintilii  | 
Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 19,300 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) Assistant referees: David McGeachie, Douglas Ross Fourth official: Nicholas Walsh  | 
| 30 August 2018 Second leg |  FCSB  | 2–1 (3–4 agg.)  |   | Bucharest, Romania | 
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+03) | Gnohéré  R. Benzar Roman Teixeira Bălașa  | 
Report | Potzmann  Barać Müldür Sonnleitner  | 
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 31,274 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) Assistant referees: Stuart Burt, Simon Bennett Fourth official: Stuart Attwell  | 
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 19 May 2019
 
| No. | Pos | Player | Liga I | Cupa României | Europa League | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 4 | DF | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 5 | MF | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 6 | MF | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 7 | FW | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 12 | |||
| 8 | MF | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |||
| 9 | FW | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 19 | |||
| 10 | FW | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 11 | |||
| 11 | MF | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 3 | |||
| 13 | DF | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 15 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 16 | DF | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 17 | DF | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 20 | DF | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 21 | FW | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |||
| 23 | MF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 24 | FW | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 5 | |||
| 27 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 28 | MF | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | |||
| 34 | GK | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| 80 | MF | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 3 | |||
| 70 | MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 77 | DF | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 98 | FW | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 10 | |||
| 99 | GK | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Players from FCSB II | ||||||||||||
| — | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 22 | FW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 29 | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 30 | FW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 42 | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Players transferred out during the season | ||||||||||||
| — | MF | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| — | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 26 | MF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 33 | MF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 92 | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
Squad statistics
| Liga I | Cupa României | Europa League | Home | Away | Total Stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 36 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 
| Games won | 21 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 
| Games drawn | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 
| Games lost | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 
| Goals scored | 67 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 
| Goals conceded | 35 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 
| Goal difference | +32 | 0 | +6 | +23 | +15 | +38 | 
| Clean sheets | 13 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 
| Goal by Substitute | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 
| Total shots | 364 | 0 | 55 | 221 | 198 | 419 | 
| Shots on target | 183 | 0 | 31 | 115 | 99 | 214 | 
| Corners | 202 | 0 | 28 | 121 | 109 | 230 | 
| Players used | 28 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 
| Offsides | 74 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 88 | 
| Fouls suffered | 582 | 0 | 104 | 314 | 372 | 686 | 
| Fouls committed | 562 | 0 | 87 | 289 | 360 | 649 | 
| Yellow cards | 93 | 5 | 22 | 53 | 67 | 120 | 
| Red cards | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 
| Winning rate | 58.33% | 50% | 66.67% | 76.19% | 43.48% | 59.09% | 
Last updated: 19 May 2019
Source: Competitive matches
Goalscorers
- As of 19 May 2019
 
| Rank | Position | Name | Liga I | Cupa României | Europa League | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 15 | 0 | 4 | 19 | |
| 2 | FW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | FW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| 4 | FW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 5 | FW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | FW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Total | 67 | 2 | 11 | 80 | ||
Goal minutes
| 1'–15' | 16'–30' | 31'–HT | 46'–60' | 61'–75' | 76'–FT | Extra time | Forfeit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 12 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 
| Percentage | 15% | 11.25% | 12.5% | 23.75% | 12.5% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 
Last updated: 19 May 2019 (UTC) 
Source: FCSB (in Romanian)
Hat-tricks
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition | 
|---|
Clean sheets
- As of 19 May 2019
 
| Rank | Name | Liga I | Cupa României | Europa League | Total | Games played | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 39 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 44 | |
Disciplinary record
- As of 19 May 2019
 
| Rank | Position | Name | Liga I | Cupa României | Europa League | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DF | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | DF | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | MF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 92 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 4 | 6 | ||
Attendances
- As of 19 May 2019
 
| Matches | Attendances | Average | High | Low | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga I | 18 | 125,855 | 6,992 | 27,835 | 700 | 
| Cupa României | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Europa League | 3 | 65,714 | 21,905 | 31,274 | 7,030 | 
| Total | 21 | 191,569 | 9,122 | 31,274 | 700 | 
Awards
| Year | Winner | 
|---|---|
| 2018[5] | 
Liga I team of the regular season
| Position | Player[6] | 
|---|---|
| DF | |
| FW | 
Liga I team of the championship round
| Position | Player[7] | 
|---|---|
| DF | |
| DF | |
| FW | |
| FW | |
| FW | 
Liga I team of the season
| Position | Player[8] | 
|---|---|
| DF | |
| FW | |
| FW | |
| FW | 
UEFA Club rankings
This is the current UEFA Club Rankings, including season 2017–18.[9][10]
| Rank | Team | Points | Mvmnt | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 29.500 | ||
| 50 | 29.500 | ||
| 51 | 29.500 | ||
| 52 | 29.000 | ||
| 53 | 28.000 | ||
| 54 | 27.500 | ||
| 55 | 27.000 | ||
| 56 | 27.000 | ||
| 57 | 27.000 | ||
| 58 | 25.000 | ||
| 59 | 24.500 | 
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Prima echipă" [First team squad] (in Romanian). FC Steaua București. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
 - ^ "FOTBAL CLUB FCSB" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
 - ^ "Liga I 2017/2018 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
 - ^ "FRF – Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF) (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. page 29-30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
 - ^ "SUPERLATIVELE GSP 2018 » INTERVIU EXCLUSIV. Harlem Gnohere, jucătorul străin al anului în România: "Vreau să iau şi trofeul de cel mai bun fotbalist român!"" [GSP SUPERLATIVES 2018 » EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW. Harlem Gnohéré, foreign player of the year in Romania: "I also want to win the Romanian Footballer of the Year award!"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
 - ^ "Liga 1 Betano: Echipa sezonului regulat" [Liga 1 Betano: Team of the regular season] (in Romanian). LPF.ro. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
 - ^ "Liga 1 Betano: Echipa ideală a play-off-ului" [Liga 1 Betano: Team of the championship round] (in Romanian). LPF.ro. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
 - ^ "Echipa sezonului 2018/2019" [Team of the season 2018/2019] (in Romanian). LPF.ro. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
 - ^ "UEFA Team Ranking 2018". UEFA. 2018-05-26. Archived from the original on April 7, 2011. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
 - ^ "UEFA Team Ranking 2018". www.xs4all.nl. 2018-05-26. Retrieved 2018-05-26.