# 2014–15 FC Steaua București season

The 2014–15 season was the 67th season in the existence of FC Steaua București and the club's 67th consecutive season in the top flight of Romanian football. In addition to the domestic league, Steaua București participated in this season's edition of the Cupa României, the Cupa Ligii, the Supercupa României, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

## 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.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ROU | Florin Niță |
| 2 | DF | ROU | Cornel Râpă |
| 5 | DF | ROU | Srdjan Luchin |
| 6 | DF | ROU | Paul Papp |
| 7 | MF | ROU | Alexandru Chipciu |
| 8 | MF | ROU | Lucian Filip |
| 9 | FW | ROU | Gabriel Iancu |
| 10 | MF | ROU | Cristian Tănase (captain) |
| 11 | MF | ROU | Andrei Prepeliță (vince-captain) |
| 12 | MF | ROU | Nicolae Stanciu |
| 13 | DF | ROU | Alin Toșca |
| 14 | DF | ROU | Iasmin Latovlevici |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Guilherme Sityá |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | ROU | Florentin Pham-Huy |
| 21 | MF | NED | Nicandro Breeveld |
| 24 | GK | LTU | Giedrius Arlauskis |
| 25 | FW | ROU | Raul Rusescu (on loan from Sevilla) |
| 26 | MF | ROU | Ionuț Neagu |
| 29 | FW | ROU | George Țucudean (on loan from Charlton Athletic) |
| 30 | DF | ROU | Gabriel Tamaș |
| 33 | DF | CPV | Fernando Varela |
| 55 | MF | ROU | Alexandru Bourceanu (on loan from Trabzonspor) |
| 77 | MF | ROU | Adrian Popa |
| 94 | MF | ROU | Rareș Enceanu |
| 95 | GK | ROU | Valentin Cojocaru |
| 97 | MF | ROU | Robert Vâlceanu |

#### Players from youth team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ROU | Alexandru Nicola |
| — | MF | ROU | Costin Constantinescu |
| — | MF | ROU | Robert Gavrilă |
| — | FW | ROU | Junior Măcriș |

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| — | DF | Valeriu Lupu | 23 | EU | Săgeata Năvodari | Loan return | Summer | Undisclosed | — | |
| — | MF | Mihai Onicaș | 24 | EU | Târgu Mureș | Loan return | Summer | 2014 | — | |
| — | MF | Cristian Pușcaș | 20 | EU | Clinceni | Loan return | Summer | Undisclosed | — | |
| — | MF | Iulian Roșu | 20 | EU | Clinceni | Loan return | Summer | Undisclosed | — | |
| 13 | DF | Alin Toșca | 22 | EU | Viitorul Constanța | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 24 | GK | Giedrius Arlauskis | 26 | EU | Rubin Kazan | Free transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Free | SteauaFC.com |
| 17 | MF | Florentin Pham-Huy | 17 | EU | Juventus București | Free transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Free | SteauaFC.com |
| 19 | FW | Valentin Lemnaru | 30 | EU | Universitatea Cluj | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Undisclosed | SteauaFC.com |
| 5 | DF | Srdjan Luchin | 28 | EU | Botev Plovdiv | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Undisclosed | SteauaFC.com |
| 21 | MF | Nicandro Breeveld | 27 | EU | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | SteauaFC.com |
| 6 | DF | Paul Papp | 24 | EU | Chievo | Loan with transfer option | Summer | 2015 | Undisclosed | SteauaFC.com |
| 55 | MF | Alexandru Bourceanu | 29 | EU | Trabzonspor | Loan | Summer | 2015 | Undisclosed | SteauaFC.com |
| 25 | FW | Raul Rusescu | 26 | EU | Sevilla | Loan with transfer option | Summer | 2015 | Undisclosed | SteauaFC.com |
| 6 | DF | Paul Papp | 25 | EU | Chievo | Transfer option activated | Winter | 2020 | Undisclosed | SteauaFC.com |
| 94 | MF | Rareș Enceanu | 20 | EU | Brașov | Transfer | Winter | 2019 | Undisclosed | SteauaFC.com |
| 30 | DF | Gabriel Tamaș | 31 | EU | Watford | Free transfer | Winter | 2017 | Free | SteauaFC.com |
| 29 | FW | George Țucudean | 23 | EU | Charlton Athletic | Loan with transfer option | Winter | 2016 | Undisclosed | SteauaFC.com |
| — | MF | Iulian Roșu | 20 | EU | Rapid București | Loan return | Winter | Undisclosed | — | |
| 16 | DF | Guilherme Sityá | 24 | EU | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Free transfer | Winter | 2020 | Free | SteauaFC.com |
| — | MF | Alexandru Aldea (footballer) | 19 | EU | Fortuna Poiana Câmpina | Loan return | Winter | 2019 | — | |

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| — | MF | Mihai Onicaș | 24 | EU | Olimpia Satu Mare | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| 12 | GK | Ciprian Tătărușanu | 28 | EU | Fiorentina | End of contract | Summer | Free | SteauaFC.com |
| 86 | GK | Martin Bogatinov | 28 | Non-EU | Ermis Aradippou | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| 17 | DF | Daniel Georgievski | 26 | Non-EU | Melbourne Victory | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| 35 | FW | Pantelis Kapetanos | 31 | EU | Skoda Xanthi | End of contract | Summer | Free | SkodaXanthiFC.gr |
| 25 | FW | Federico Piovaccari | 29 | EU | Sampdoria | End of loan | Summer | Free | |
| 5 | MF | Mihai Pintilii | 29 | EU | Al-Hilal | Transfer | Summer | €2,500,000 | SteauaFC.com |
| 30 | MF | Mihai Răduț | 24 | EU | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Free transfer | Summer | Free | SteauaFC.com |
| 29 | FW | Alexandru Târnovan | 18 | EU | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | SteauaFC.com |
| — | MF | Iulian Roșu | 20 | EU | Rapid București | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | |
| 6 | DF | Florin Gardoș | 25 | EU | Southampton | Transfer | Summer | €6,800,000 | SteauaFC.com |
| — | MF | Cristian Pușcaș | 20 | EU | Academica Argeș | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | |
| — | DF | Valeriu Lupu | 23 | EU | | Out of team | Summer | — | |
| 35 | MF | Alexandru Aldea (footballer) | 19 | EU | Fortuna Poiana Câmpina | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | SteauaFC.com |
| 27 | MF | Răzvan Grădinaru | 19 | EU | Oțelul Galați | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | SteauaFC.com |
| 19 | FW | Valentin Lemnaru | 30 | EU | Universitatea Cluj | Transfer | Summer | 30% rights of Andreas Calcan | SteauaFC.com |
| 22 | DF | Paul Pârvulescu | 26 | EU | Viitorul Constanța | Loan | Winter | Undisclosed | SteauaFC.com |
| 18 | MF | Lucian Sânmărtean | 34 | EU | Al-Ittihad | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | SteauaFC.com |
| 4 | DF | Łukasz Szukała | 30 | EU | Al-Ittihad | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | SteauaFC.com |
| 16 | DF | Gabriel Matei | 24 | EU | Brașov | Loan | Winter | Undisclosed | SteauaFC.com |
| — | MF | Iulian Roșu | 20 | EU | Astra Giurgiu | Mutual termination | Winter | Free | |
| — | MF | Alexandru Aldea (footballer) | 19 | EU | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | Loan | Winter | Undisclosed | |
| 28 | FW | Claudiu Keșerü | 28 | EU | Al Gharafa | Transfer | Winter | €2,400,000 | SteauaFC.com |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

    Last updated on 31 May 2015 (UTC)
| Player | Liga I | Cupa României | Cupa Ligii | Supercupa României | Champions League | Europa League | Total |
| Claudiu Keșerü | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| Raul Rusescu | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| Nicolae Stanciu | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Gabriel Iancu | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Adrian Popa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Alexandru Chipciu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Cristian Tănase | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Andrei Prepeliță | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| George Țucudean | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Łukasz Szukała | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lucian Sânmărtean | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Fernando Varela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Papp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Iasmin Latovlevici | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alin Toșca | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nicandro Breeveld | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cornel Râpă | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucian Filip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Competitions
### Liga I
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Steaua București (C) | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Târgu Mureș | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | CFR Cluj (I) | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 57 | Not granted a license for UEFA Competitions |
| 4 | Astra Giurgiu | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova (I) | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 53 | Not granted a license for UEFA Competitions |
* ↑ CFR Cluj were initially deducted 24 points due to financial reasons, but the decision was adjourned by Court of Arbitration for Sport until the conclusion of the insolvency proceedings. CFR Cluj were not eligible to play in Europe as they did not obtain an UEFA license because they filed for insolvency.
* 1 2 CFR Cluj ahead on head-to-head record; CFR Cluj–Astra Giurgiu 4–1, Astra Giurgiu–CFR Cluj 0–1
* ↑ The Romanian Cup finalist Universitatea Cluj filed for insolvency, and the other one is Steaua București, so the European spot meant for cup winner will be filled up by the 3rd eligible team from the Liga I and the spot for the third-placed team will be given to the 4th eligible team from the Liga I.
* ↑ Teams who have not been given a UEFA license (Brașov, Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, CFR Cluj, Concordia Chiajna, Universitatea Craiova, Dinamo București, Oțelul Galați, Petrolul Ploiești, Rapid București and Universitatea Cluj) were not eligible to play in European competitions. Petrolul Ploiești, Dinamo București, Rapid București, FC Brașov, Universitatea Cluj and CFR Cluj were not eligible to play in Europe because they filed for insolvency and Universitatea Craiova was not eligible because it was affiliated in 2013.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: LT

#### Position 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | D |
| Position | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Europa League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DYK | AAB | STE | RIO |
| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | AaB | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Steaua București | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 | | 0–2 | 6–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Rio Ave | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — |

##### Results
### Non competitive matches

| Date | Team | Results | Results | Results | Steaua scorers |
| Date | Team | Home | Away | Neutral | Steaua scorers |
| 23 June 2014 | Chiasso | | | 1–2 | Pârvulescu 14' |
| 25 June 2014 | Lugano | | | 2–5 | Keșerü 64', 80' |
| 1 July 2014 | Ludogorets Razgrad | | | 2–4 | Grădinaru 81', Iancu 85' (pen.) |
| 5 July 2014 | Oldham Athletic | | | 4–1 | Vâlceanu 32', Varela 67', Chipciu 69', Iancu 71' |
| 7 July 2014 | AEL Limassol | | | 1–1 | Sânmărtean 18' |
| 17 January 2015 | Borussia Dortmund | | | 0–1 | |
| 21 January 2015 | Biel-Bienne | | | 2–0 | Popa 48', Keșerü 58' |
| 31 January 2015 | Sturm Graz | | | 0–2 | |
| 3 February 2015 | CSKA Sofia | | | 1–0 | Popa 45' |
| 6 February 2015 | Sparta Prague | | | 3–0 | Țucudean 35', 69', Stanciu 75' |
| 8 February 2015 | Maribor | | | 0–0 | |
| 28 March 2015 | Farul Constanța | | 2–1 | | Țucudean 33' (pen.), Stanciu 48' |