# 2015–16 FC Dinamo București season

The 2015–16 FC Dinamo București season is the 67th consecutive edition of competitive football by FC Dinamo București's in Liga I. Dinamo also competed in Cupa României and Cupa Ligii. Dinamo continued its insolvency status and was unable to buy any players, attracting only free agents and players on loan. In September, the Court announced that Dinamo fulfilled its bankruptcy obligations to exit insolvency.
On 22 November, Dinamo defeated its chief rival, Steaua, 3–1, following a gap from the last win four and a half years earlier.
On 6 May 2016, Patrick Ekeng came on as a second-half substitute in a televised match against Viitorul Constanța. He had been fatigued that day, and had told his best friend that he did not want to play. Seven minutes after his entrance, with his team leading 3–2, he collapsed. He was transported and resuscitated at the hospital, and within two hours the medical staff confirmed that he had died. The cause of death was a suspected heart attack. He was 26 years old. Nine days after his death, his funeral was held in his hometown, attended by past and present Cameroonian internationals and the nation's sports minister; Ekeng's brother said at the ceremony that he was comforted by his having led a selfless life.
After Ekeng's death, all matches in Romania that weekend were postponed, and Dinamo's cup final against CFR Cluj was moved a week later than scheduled. The club pledged that if they won the cup, the trophy would be brought to Cameroon and placed on Ekeng's grave. Before the final, 50,000 Dinamo fans made a display in honour of Ekeng, including a giant fabric image of him.

## Players
### Squad changes

Transfers in:
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 8 | MF | Ricky van Haaren | 23 | EU | ADO Den Haag | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 1 | GK | Vytautas Černiauskas | 26 | EU | Korona Kielce | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 26 | DF | Patrice Feussi | 28 | EU | ASA Târgu Mureș | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 80 | MF | Aljoša Vojnović | 29 | EU | NK Osijek | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 17 | DF | Miha Mevlja | 25 | EU | Bnei Sakhnin | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 21 | GK | Gabriel Abraham | 24 | EU | Oțelul Galați | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 6 | MF | Orlin Starokin | 28 | EU | Lokomotiv Sofia | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 31 | FW | Harlem Gnohéré | 27 | EU | Petrolul Ploiești | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 20 | MF | Antun Palić | 27 | EU | NK Krka | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 18 | FW | Marcel Essombé | 27 | EU | Créteil | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 6 | DF | Ante Puljić | 27 | EU | Gent | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 28 | CM | Paul Anton | 24 | EU | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 3 | DF | Antonio Ghomsi | 29 | EU | Skoda Xanthi | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 90 | CM | Gezim Shalaj | 25 | EU | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 44 | MF | Sergiu Hanca | 23 | EU | ASA Târgu Mureș | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | fcdinamo.ro |
| 12 | GK | Victor Rîmniceanu | 26 | EU | Viitorul Constanța | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 14 | MF | Patrick Ekeng | 23 | EU | Córdoba | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 96 | MF | Vlad Olteanu | 19 | EU | Brașov | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | fcdinamo.ro |
| 29 | FW | Paul Batin | 28 | EU | Botoșani | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | Free | lpf.ro |
| 21 | MF | Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu | 24 | EU | Levanger | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | fcdinamo.ro |
| 22 | LM | Romario Kortzorg | 26 | EU | ASA Târgu Mureș | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
| 8 | MF | Eric Bicfalvi | 28 | EU | Liaoning Whowin | Transfer | Winter | 2016 | Free | fcdinamo.ro |
Transfers out:
| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 29 | FW | Marius Niculae | 34 | EU | | Retired | Summer | | gsp.ro |
| 3 | DF | Ricardo Machado | 26 | EU | Al-Taawon FC | Released | Summer | | digisport.ro |
| 18 | MF | Marian Cristescu | 30 | EU | Concordia Chiajna | Released | Summer | | digisport.ro |
| 1 | GK | Alexandru Marc | 32 | EU | CFR Cluj | Released | Summer | | cfr1907.ro |
| 5 | MF | Nicolae Grigore | 31 | EU | FC Voluntari | Released | Summer | | prosport.ro |
| 22 | DF | Serginho | 29 | EU | Feirense | Released | Summer | | prosport.ro |
| 9 | FW | Kamil Biliński | 27 | EU | Śląsk Wrocław | Released | Summer | | fcdinamo.ro |
| 19 | MF | Boubacar Mansaly | 27 | Non-EU | Astra Giurgiu | Released | Summer | | sptfm.ro |
| 55 | FW | Marius Alexe | 25 | EU | Karabükspor | Sold | Summer | Undisclosed | fcdinamo.ro |
| 6 | MF | Orlin Starokin | 28 | EU | Botev Plovdiv | Released | Summer | | fcdinamo.ro |
| 3 | DF | Antonio Ghomsi | 29 | EU | | Released | Winter | | mediafax.ro |
| 8 | MF | Ricky van Haaren | 24 | EU | Şanlıurfaspor | Released | Winter | | fcdinamo.ro |
| 80 | MF | Aljoša Vojnović | 30 | EU | Osijek | Released | Winter | | fcdinamo.ro |
| 90 | CM | Gezim Shalaj | 25 | EU | Enosis Neon Paralimni | Released | Winter | | fcdinamo.ro |
| 26 | DF | Patrice Feussi | 29 | EU | Concordia Chiajna | Released | Winter | | fcdinamo.ro |
| 14 | DF | Collins Fai | 23 | | Standard Liège | Sold | Winter | Undisclosed | standard.be |
| 10 | MF | Cosmin Matei | 24 | EU | Atromitos | Sold | Winter | 100,000 € | atromitosfc.gr |
Last updated: 2016-2-1
Loans out
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 18 August 2015 | End of season | FW | 19 | Fabian Himcinschi | Dunărea Călărași | None |
| 2 September 2015 | 1 January 2016 | MF | 93 | Valentin Lazăr | Concordia Chiajna | None |
| 24 January 2016 | End of season | GK | 41 | Iustin Popescu | Petrolul Ploiești | None |
| 27 January 2016 | End of season | FW | 77 | Bogdan Gavrilă | Petrolul Ploiești | None |
| 17 February 2016 | End of season | MF | 30 | Andrei Tîrcoveanu | Gaz Metan Mediaș | None |

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Player | League | League | League | Romanian Cup | Romanian Cup | Romanian Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps | Starts | Goals | Apps | Starts | Goals | Apps | Starts | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Černiauskas | 34 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Nedelcearu | 21 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Puljić | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Filip | 26 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Bicfalvi | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Rotariu | 32 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Gnohéré | 31 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | Rîmniceanu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Petre | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Ekeng | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Mevlja | 35 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Essombé | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Palić | 28 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Bartalsstovu | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Kortzorg | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Șerban | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Costache | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Anton | 23 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Batin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | Muțiu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Hanca | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | Manole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | DF | Marc | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 93 | MF | Lazăr | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | DF | Corbu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | MF | Olteanu | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Moldoveanu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players retired, sold or loaned out during the season ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Ghomsi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Starokin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | van Haaren | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Matei | 19 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Fai | 21 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Himcinschi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Feussi | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Tîrcoveanu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | Popescu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | Alexe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Gavrilă | 16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | FW | Vojnović | 19 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | Shalaj | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
| No. | Pos | Player | Liga I | Liga I | Liga I | Cupa României | Cupa României | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Cupa Ligii | Cupa Ligii |
| 1 | GK | Vytautas Černiauskas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Ionuț Nedelcearu | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Puljić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Steliano Filip | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Dorin Rotariu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Harlem Gnohéré | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Miha Mevlja | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Marcel Essombé | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Antun Palić | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Romario Kortzorg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Ionuț Șerban | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Valentin Costache | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Paul Anton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Sergiu Hanca | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | DF | Andrei Marc | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | MF | Valentin Lazăr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | DF | Laurențiu Corbu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | MF | Vlad Olteanu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players retired, sold or loaned out during the season ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Antonio Ghomsi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ricky van Haaren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Cosmin Matei | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Collins Fai | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Patrice Feussi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Bogdan Gavrilă | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | FW | Aljoša Vojnović | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Competitions
### Liga I
#### Regular season

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 28 February 2016. Source: Competitive Matches

##### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Astra Giurgiu | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 2 | Dinamo București | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 48 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 3 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 47 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 4 | Viitorul Constanța | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 46 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 5 | Steaua București | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 44 | Qualification for the championship round |

##### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D |
| Position | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Championship round

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 6 May 2016. Source: Competitive Matches

##### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Astra Giurgiu (C) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 48 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Steaua București | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 43 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Dinamo București | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 36 | |
| 5 | Viitorul Constanța | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 29 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Târgu Mureș | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 22 | |
* ↑ Dinamo București failed to obtain a UEFA licence after filing for insolvency in 2014.
* ↑ On 31 March 2016, the Adjudicatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) announced that Târgu Mureș will be excluded from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which they would otherwise qualify in the next three seasons (i.e. the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons).

##### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | D | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | D |
| Position | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

### Competitive
#### Liga I

Kickoff times are in EET.