# 1973–74 Divizia A

The 1973–74 Divizia A was the fifty-sixth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Universitatea Craiova (C) | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 45 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Dinamo București | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Steagul Roşu Brașov | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 39 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | FC Constanța | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 38 | Invitation to Balkans Cup |
| 5 | UTA Arad | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 36 | |
| 6 | Steaua București | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 35 | |
| 7 | Politehnica Timișoara | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 34 | |
| 8 | Argeș Pitești | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 34 | |
| 9 | CSM Reșița | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 33 | |
| 10 | Universitatea Cluj | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 33 | |
| 11 | Sportul Studențesc București | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 32 | |
| 12 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 32 | |
| 13 | Politehnica Iași | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 31 | |
| 14 | CFR Cluj | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 31 | |
| 15 | Jiul Petroșani | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 30 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 16 | Rapid București (R) | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 30 | Relegation to Divizia B |
| 17 | SC Bacău (R) | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 28 | Relegation to Divizia B |
| 18 | Petrolul Ploiești (R) | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 27 | Relegation to Divizia B |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ASA | ARG | BAC | CFR | RES | CON | UCR | DIN | JIU | PET | PIA | RAP | SPO | SRB | STE | POL | UTA | UCL |
| ASA Târgu Mureș | — | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Argeș Pitești | 4–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Bacău | 4–2 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| CFR Cluj | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 |
| Reșița | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Constanța | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Dinamo București | 5–1 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Jiul Petroșani | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Politehnica Iași | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Rapid București | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Steagul Roşu Brașov | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Steaua București | 1–1 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 3–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| UTA Arad | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | — |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mihai Adam | CFR Cluj | 23 |
| 2 | Dudu Georgescu | Dinamo București | 21 |
| 3 | Iulian Bălan | Universitatea Craiova | 19 |
| 3 | Florea Dumitrache | Dinamo București | 19 |
| 3 | Viorel Năstase | Steaua București | 19 |

## Champion squad

* Universitatea Craiova
* Goalkeepers: Paul Manta (12 / 0); Florin Oprea (23 / 0).
* Defenders: Victor Niculescu (28 / 0); Dragu Bădin (25 / 0); Petre Deselnicu (33 / 2); Ion Velea (14 / 1); Cornel Berneanu (23 / 0); Alexandru Boc (32 / 1); Nicolae Negrilă (1 / 0); Mircea Chivu (1 / 0).
* Midfielders: Lucian Strâmbeanu (33 / 0); Nicolae Ivan (9 / 2); Ilie Balaci (27 / 3); Ion Constantinescu (1 / 0); Costică Ștefănescu (20 / 0).
* Forwards: Iulian Bălan (32 / 19); Ion Niță (29 / 2); Ion Oblemenco (29 / 14); Teodor Țarălungă (31 / 11); Dumitru Marcu (24 / 7); Constantin Pană (1 / 0); Ion Stăncescu (3 / 0); Ioan Kiss (2 / 0).
* (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)
* Manager: Constantin Cernăianu.