# 2016–17 FC Dinamo București season

The 2016–17 FC Dinamo București season is the 68th consecutive edition of competitive football by FC Dinamo București's in Liga I. Dinamo won Cupa Ligii for the first time in history.

## Players
### Squad changes

Transfers in:
| Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| MF | Maximiliano Oliva | 26 | | ACS Poli Timișoara | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| GK | Jaime Penedo | 34 | | Deportivo Saprissa | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| DF | José Romera | 28 | EU | FK Jablonec | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| FW | Daniel Popa | 20 | EU | Chindia Târgoviște | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| DF | Luka Marić | 29 | | Persepolis | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| MF | Dan Nistor | 28 | EU | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| FW | Adam Nemec | 30 | EU | Willem II | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| MF | May Mahlangu | 27 | EU | Sint Truiden | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| DF | Luca Ceccarelli | 33 | EU | Bologna FC | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| FW | Tha'er Bawab | 31 | | Umm Salal | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| MF | Claudiu Bumba | 23 | EU | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| GK | Vytautas Černiauskas | 27 | EU | Ermis FC | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| FW | Danu Spătaru | 22 | | Zimbru Chișinău | Transfer | Winter | Free |
Transfers out:
| Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| MF | Paul Batin | 28 | EU | Miedź Legnica | Released | Summer | Free |
| MF | Eric Bicfalvi | 28 | EU | Tom Tomsk | Released | Summer | Free |
| DF | Andrei Marc | 23 | EU | Şanlıurfaspor | Sold | Summer | 200,000 € |
| DF | Miha Mevlja | 26 | EU | FK Rostov | Sold | Summer | 700,000 € |
| FW | Harlem Gnohéré | 28 | EU | FCSB | Sold | Winter | 250,000 € |
| MF | Dorin Rotariu | 21 | EU | Club Brugge | Sold | Winter | 2.2 M € |
Last updated: 2017-2-1
Loans in
| Start date | End date | Position | Player | From club | Fee |
| 6 February 2017 | End of season | DF | Claude Dielna | Sheffield Wednesday | None |
Loans out
| Start date | End date | Position | Player | To club | Fee |
| 28 July 2016 | End of season | MF | Paul Anton | Getafe CF | None |
| 19 January 2017 | End of season | MF | Valentin Lazăr | Al-Sailiya SC | None |

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Player | League | League |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Brănescu | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Popescu | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Hanca | 33 | 9 |
| 5 | DF | Nedelcearu | 33 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | Bušuladžić | 33 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Filip | 31 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Bawab | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Rivaldinho | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | Nistor | 29 | 3 |
| 13 | FW | Popa | 11 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Dielna | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Oliva | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Nemec | 28 | 11 |
| 18 | MF | Mahlangu | 22 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Petre | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Palić | 31 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | Spătaru | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Dudea | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Șerban | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Ceccarelli | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | GW | Penedo | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Marić | 17 | 2 |
| 29 | DF | Romera | 32 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | Tîrcoveanu | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Bumba | 9 | 2 |
| 94 | DF | Corbu | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | GK | Černiauskas | 5 | 0 |
| Players retired, sold or loaned out during the season ||||||
| 8 | MF | Lazăr | 19 | 7 |
| 9 | MF | Rotariu | 21 | 6 |
| 10 | FW | Gnohéré | 14 | 5 |
| 17 | DF | Mevlja | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Olteanu | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Anton | 1 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 20 March 2016

## 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 2017. Source: Competitive Matches

##### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | CFR Cluj | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 43 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 43 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 6 | Dinamo București | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 41 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 7 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Botoșani | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 32 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
* ↑ CFR Cluj were deducted six points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.

#### Championship round

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 June 2017. Source: Competitive Matches

##### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Viitorul Constanța (C) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Steaua București | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Dinamo București | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 40 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | CFR Cluj | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 33 | |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 31 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Astra Giurgiu | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 27 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
* ↑ CFR Cluj failed to obtain a UEFA licence after filing for insolvency in 2015.
* 1 2 Since the winners of 2016–17 Cupa României, Voluntari, failed to obtain a UEFA licence, the spot awarded to the cup winner (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the next best-placed team with a UEFA licence (in this case to the fifth-placed team) and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed down to the sixth-placed team.

### Competitive
#### Liga I
## Results

Liga I :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result | Goals for Dinamo |
| 1 | 23 July 2016 | Astra Giurgiu | A | 4–1 | Gnohéré 23p, 70p, 76, Lazăr 43 |
| 2 | 30 July 2016 | ACS Poli Timișoara | H | 2–1 | Rotariu 27, 38 |
| 3 | 8 August 2016 | CFR Cluj | A | 0–0 | |
| 4 | 15 August 2016 | FC Voluntari | H | 3–1 | Gnohéré 12, Filip 16, Lazăr 27 |
| 5 | 20 August 2016 | FCSB | A | 1–1 | Rotariu 11 |
| 6 | 26 August 2016 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | H | 1–1 | Lazăr 14 |
| 7 | 12 September 2016 | FCM Târgu Mureș | A | 1–2 | Rotariu 60 |
| 8 | 17 September 2016 | Politehnica Iași | H | 3–1 | Marić 14, Lazăr 18, Nemec 55 |
| 9 | 20 September 2016 | Viitorul Constanța | A | 1–1 | Lazăr 17 |
| 10 | 24 September 2016 | Concordia Chiajna | H | 0–1 | |
| 11 | 1 October 2016 | FC Botoșani | A | 1–2 | Rotariu 51 |
| 12 | 17 October 2016 | U.Craiova | A | 1–2 | Hanca 62 |
| 13 | 22 October 2016 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | H | 4–0 | D.Lazăr 5 OG, V.Lazăr 37, 89, Palić 39 |
| 14 | 29 October 2016 | Astra Giurgiu | H | 2–2 | Nemec 34, Hanca 51 |
| 15 | 5 November 2016 | Poli Timișoara | A | 2–1 | Nedelcearu 25, Marić 57 |
| 16 | 21 November 2016 | CFR Cluj | H | 0–2 | |
| 17 | 26 November 2016 | FC Voluntari | A | 2–1 | Gnohéré 64p, Rotariu 87 |
| 18 | 30 November 2016 | FCSB | H | 3–1 | Hanca 37p, Nedelcearu 45, Nemec 58 |
| 19 | 5 December 2016 | CS Gaz Metan Mediaș | A | 0–4 | |
| 20 | 10 December 2016 | Târgu Mureș | H | 1–0 | Nemec 21 |
| 21 | 18 December 2016 | Poli Iași | A | 1–3 | Nedelcearu 7 |
| 22 | 4 February 2017 | Viitorul Constanța | H | 1–2 | Nistor 26 |
| 23 | 13 February 2017 | Concordia Chiajna | A | 1–2 | Nemec 51 |
| 24 | 20 February 2017 | FC Botoșani | H | 1–0 | Hanca 70 |
| 25 | 25 February 2017 | Universitatea Craiova | H | 2–1 | Nemec 5, 14 |
| 26 | 5 March 2017 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | A | 2–0 | Nemec 34, Nistor 85 |
| POff 1 | 13 March 2017 | Viitorul Constanța | A | 0–0 | |
| POff 2 | 19 March 2017 | Universitatea Craiova | H | 0–0 | |
| POff 3 | 2 April 2017 | FCSB | A | 1–2 | Nemec 57 |
| POff 4 | 5 April 2017 | CFR Cluj | H | 2–0 | Nemec 21, Rivaldinho 42 |
| POff 5 | 10 April 2017 | Astra Giurgiu | A | 2–1 | Rivaldinho 83, Bumba 85 |
| POff 6 | 16 April 2017 | Viitorul Constanța | H | 2–1 | Hanca 68, 74 |
| POff 7 | 22 April 2017 | Universitatea Craiova | A | 2–2 | Romera 57, Nistor 81 |
| POff 8 | 1 May 2017 | FCSB | H | 2–1 | Hanca 34p, 90p |
| POff 9 | 6 May 2017 | CFR Cluj | A | 3–0 | Filip 50, Hanca 87, Bumba 90p |
| POff 10 | 13 May 2017 | Astra Giurgiu | H | 1–1 | Nemec 40 |
Cupa României :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result | Goals for Dinamo |
| Last 32 | 26 October 2016 | Dinamo II | București | 2–1 | Groza 55 OG, Petre 79 |
| Last 16 | 15 December 2016 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Mediaș | 3–1 | Romera 60, Buzean 78 OG, Nistor 90 |
| Quarter-finals | 29 March 2017 | Universitatea Craiova | Craiova | 0-0p | |
Cupa Ligii :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result | Goals for Dinamo |
| Qualifying Round | 11 August 2016 | FC Voluntari | București | 2–1 | Popa 13, 25 |
| Quarter-finals | 17 November 2016 | Astra Giurgiu | Giurgiu | 5–2 | Gnohéré 13, Palić 52p, Popa 91, Hanca 104p, 115 |
| Semifinals 1st Leg | 22 December 2016 | FCSB | Home | 4–1 | Mahlangu 19, Nistor 65, Lazăr 79, Rotariu 90 |
| Semifinals 2nd Leg | 1 March 2017 | FCSB | Away | 3–1 | Nistor 37, Petre 74, Hanca 82p |
| Final | 20 May 2017 | ACS Poli Timișoara | București | 2–0 | Nemec 6, 26 |
* Cupa Ligii 2016–17 Winners
* Dinamo București 1st Title

## Cupa Ligii final

DINAMO: :
| GK | 26. Jaime Penedo |
| DF | 29. José Romera |
| DF | 5. Ionuț Nedelcearu |
| DF | 15. Claude Dielna |
| DF | 7. Steliano Filip |
| MF | 20. Antun Palić |
| MF | 18. May Mahlangu |
| MF | 10. Dan Nistor |
| MF | 4. Sergiu Hanca | 73' |
| FW | 9. Rivaldinho | |
| FW | 17. Adam Nemec | 83' |
| Substitutes: |||
| FW | 8. Tha'er Bawab | 63' |
| DF | 6. Azer Bušuladžić | 73' |
| DF | 30. Andrei Tîrcoveanu | 83' |
| Manager: |||
| Cosmin Contra ||||
POLI TIMIȘOARA: :
| GK | 33. Vasile Curileac |
| DF | 94. Denis Haruț |
| DF | 30. Alin Șeroni |
| DF | 15. Cristian Bocșan |
| DF | 22. Leopold Novak | 90+1' |
| MF | 9. Alexandru Popovici |
| MF | 19. Alin Ignea |
| MF | 18. Andrei Artean | 57' |
| MF | 11. Josip Fuček | 57' |
| FW | 26. Cosmin Bîrnoi |
| FW | 85. Octavian Drăghici |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | 10. Cătălin Doman | 57' |
| MF | 16. Josip Šoljić | 57' |
| MF | 4. Ionuț Murariu | 90+1' |
| Manager: |||
| Ionuț Popa ||||