# 2001–02 FC Dinamo București season

The 2001–02 season was FC Dinamo București's 53rd season in Divizia A. In this season, Dinamo became Romanian champions for the 16th time in history. Dinamo was eliminated quickly from the UEFA Cup, and concentrated only on the internal competition. Thus, after the first half of the season, Dinamo was leader with two points over the revelation FC Național. In March 2002, Dinamo defeated Rapid 3–2, and distanced itself to five points at the front of the standings, and Cristian Borcea, Dinamo's president, launched after the game the famous sentence: "Let us prepare for the Champions League"
Finally, Dinamo won the title in the last round of games, with a win against FC Braşov, and at the same time a defeat for FC Naţional, leader before that round, at Universitatea Craiova.
In the Romanian Cup, Dinamo was defeated in the final by Rapid.

## Results

Divizia A :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| 1 | 4 August 2001 | Ceahlăul | H | 3–1 |
| 2 | 12 August 2001 | Rapid | A | 2–2 |
| 3 | 17 August 2001 | UM Timișoara | H | 5–1 |
| 4 | 26 August 2001 | Oțelul | A | 1–2 |
| 5 | 8 September 2001 | Farul | A | 2–2 |
| 6 | 16 September 2001 | Sportul Studențesc | H | 5–1 |
| 7 | 23 September 2001 | Astra Ploiești | A | 1–1 |
| 8 | 30 September 2001 | FCM Bacău | H | 4–2 |
| 9 | 13 October 2001 | Univ. Craiova | A | 2–0 |
| 10 | 21 October 2001 | FC Național | H | 0–0 |
| 11 | 28 October 2001 | Gloria Bistrița | A | 2–1 |
| 12 | 3 November 2001 | Steaua | H | 2–0 |
| 13 | 17 November 2001 | FC Argeș | A | 2–1 |
| 14 | 24 November 2001 | Petrolul Ploiești | H | 4–1 |
| 15 | 2 December 2001 | FC Brașov | A | 1–1 |
| 16 | 10 March 2002 | Ceahlăul | A | 2–1 |
| 17 | 17 March 2002 | Rapid | H | 3–2 |
| 18 | 23 March 2002 | UM Timișoara | A | 3–0 |
| 19 | 31 March 2002 | Oțelul Galați | H | 2–2 |
| 20 | 6 April 2002 | Farul | H | 1–1 |
| 21 | 13 April 2002 | Sportul Studențesc | A | 0–1 |
| 22 | 20 April 2002 | Astra Ploiești | H | 1–1 |
| 23 | 27 April 2002 | FCM Bacău | A | 2–4 |
| 24 | 1 May 2002 | Univ. Craiova | H | 2–0 |
| 25 | 4 May 2002 | FC Național | A | 0–1 |
| 26 | 15 May 2002 | Gloria Bistrița | H | 1–0 |
| 27 | 19 May 2002 | Steaua | A | 2–2 |
| 28 | 22 May 2002 | FC Argeș | H | 2–1 |
| 29 | 25 May 2002 | Petrolul Ploiești | A | 2–1 |
| 30 | 1 June 2002 | FC Brașov | H | 4–0 |
* Divizia A 2001–02 Winners
* Dinamo București 16th Title
Cupa României :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| Last 32 | 10 October 2001 | Electromagnetica | București | 3–2 |
| Last 16 | 31 October 2001 | Sportul Studențesc | București | 6–0 |
| Quarterfinals | 3 April 2002 | FC Brașov | Buzău | 0–0 (3–2 a.pen.) |
| SF-1st leg | 24 April 2002 | Steaua | Away | 1–0 |
| SF-2nd leg | 8 May 2002 | Steaua | Home | 3–1 |
| Final | 5 June 2002 | Rapid | București | 1–2 |

## UEFA Cup

Qualifying round
FC Dinamo won 4–1 on aggregate
First round
Grasshoppers won 6–2 on aggregate

## Squad

Goalkeepers: Bogdan Lobonț (22 / 0); Florin Prunea (6 / 0); Alexandru Iliuciuc (2 / 0). Defenders: Mugur Bolohan (26 / 5); Adrian Iordache (1 / 0); Sorin Iodi (11 / 0); Giani Kiriță (28 / 2); Valentin Năstase (13 / 2); Bogdan Onuț (27 / 2); Iosif Tâlvan (26 / 0); Marian Vătavu (11 / 0); Dorin Semeghin (13 / 1); Cristian Pulhac (1 / 0). Midfielders: Romulus Buia (9 / 0); Constantin Ilie (10 / 0); Ioan Lupescu (7 / 0); Vlad Munteanu (19 / 5); Florin Pârvu (20 / 1); Răzvan Pădurețu (1 / 0); Florentin Petre (10 / 1); Cătălin Rață (1 / 0); Ovidiu Stîngă (18 / 0); Iulian Tameș (29 / 6); Ianis Zicu (16 / 2). Forwards: Bogdan Aldea (1 / 0); Alexandru Bălțoi (4 / 0); Ionel Dănciulescu (13 / 3); Claudiu Drăgan (23 / 4); Sabin Ilie (7 / 3); Adrian Mihalcea (14 / 11); Claudiu Niculescu (28 / 15); Ciprian Marica (2 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)
Manager: Marin Ion / Cornel Dinu.

## Transfers

New players: Claudiu Niculescu(U.Craiova), Ovidiu Stângă (PSV Eindhoven), Bogdan Lobonţ (Ajax Amsterdam), Ionel Dănciulescu (Steaua), Ionuţ Ilie (Ceahlăul)
Left team: Vali Năstase, Mihalcea (Genoa), Buia (Gloria Bistriţa), Lupescu (Al Hilal Riyadh), Semeghin (Petrolul), Sabin Ilie (FC Naţional).