# 2010–11 FC Dinamo București season

The 2010–11 season was FC Dinamo București's 62nd consecutive season in Liga I. Dinamo sought to win their first trophy in four seasons, but this once again proved unsuccessful. The team started well the season in Liga I, leading until the seventh day, but a run of five matches without win ended their challenge. The team came closest to silverware in the Romanian Cup, reaching the final, only to lose against its biggest rival, FC Steaua București.

## Season review

Dinamo started the season with a new manager, Ioan Andone, brought back in charge after five years. The first official game was in the UEFA Europa League, against Moldavian side FC Olimpia Bălţi. Dinamo won both legs with 7–1 on aggregate. In the third preliminary round, Dinamo was beaten 4–3 on aggregate by HNK Hajduk Split from Croatia.
In the championship, Dinamo started with four wins in the first five games. But in the next five, Dinamo managed only one point, a draw against FC Brașov and could not get back on track. The team won both games against its biggest rivals, Steaua, gained four points in the games against the other rivals from Bucharest, Rapid, but failed to win against smaller teams like Astra Ploieşti, Universitatea Cluj and Pandurii Târgu Jiu. The defence was the weakest link. Dinamo ended the season with 54 goals conceded, more than 1.5 per game. They finished the season sixth thereby qualifying for the next season of Europa League.
In the Romanian Cup, Dinamo reached the final for the first time in six years. Its opponents were Steaua, and after winning both games in the championship, Dinamo failed to win the final after an own-goal from Ştefan Bărboianu.

## Players
### Squad changes

In:
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 16 | LB | Hélder Maurílio | 22 | | Auxerre | Loaned | Summer | 2011 | — |
| | CB | Silviu Izvoranu | 27 | EU | Internațional Curtea de Argeș | Loan Return | Summer | | — |
| 27 | CB | Sergiu Homei | 22 | EU | Gloria Bistriţa | Loan Return | Summer | | — |
| | CB | Blaže Todorovski | 25 | | Renova | Loan Return | Summer | | — |
| | CM | Hristu Chiacu | 24 | EU | Politehnica Timișoara | Loan Return | Summer | | — |
| 19 | FW | Liviu Ganea | 22 | EU | Astra Ploiești | Loan Return | Summer | | — |
| 14 | FW | Georgian Păun | 24 | EU | Politehnica Iași | Loan Return | Summer | | — |
| 9 | FW | Osvaldo Miranda | 25 | | Belgrano | Loan Return | Summer | | — |
| 7 | CM | Cătălin Munteanu | 31 | EU | Braşov | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | Free |
| 34 | GK | Cristian Bălgrădean | 22 | EU | Arad | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Undisclosed |
| 30 | CB | Juan Pablo Garat | 27 | | St. Gallen | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | Free |
| 28 | CB | Ajdin Maksumić | 24 | | Sarajevo | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | 600,000€ |
| 23 | GK | Kristijan Naumovski | 21 | | Rabotnički | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | 100,000€ |
| 10 | FW | Ionel Dănciulescu | 33 | EU | Hércules | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free |
| 31 | DF | Elias Bazzi | 29 | | Argeș Pitești | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | Undisclosed |
| 16 | DF | Valeriu Bordeanu | 33 | EU | Unirea Urziceni | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free |
| 3 | DF | Óscar Rubio | 26 | EU | Elche | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | Free |
| 17 | DF | Eugen Crăciun | 24 | EU | Astra Ploiești | Transfer | Winter | | Undisclosed |
| 30 | MF | Vlad Munteanu | 30 | EU | Wolfsburg | Transfer | Winter | 2011 | Free |
| 8 | MF | Bogdan Pătraşcu | 31 | EU | Sportul Studențesc București | Transfer | Winter | 2012 | Free |
| 20 | MF | Elis Bakaj | 23 | | Dinamo Tirana | Transfer | Winter | 2016 | 200,000€ |
| 29 | DF | Ersin Mehmedović | 29 | | Unirea Urziceni | Transfer | Winter | 2011 | Free |
| 18 | DF | Ştefan Bărboianu | 23 | EU | Universitatea Craiova | Transfer | Winter | 2011 | Free |
| 24 | DF | Valerică Găman | 22 | EU | Universitatea Craiova | Transfer | Winter | 2011 | Free |
Out:
| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 15 | FW | Florin Bratu | 30 | EU | Litex Lovech | Loaned Out | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 19 | CB | Cristian Daminuţă | 20 | EU | Milan | End of Loan | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 14 | RB | Francisco Molinero | 24 | EU | Huesca | Mutual agreement | Summer | |
| 30 | CB | Martin Živný | 29 | EU | Free agent | End of Contract | Summer | |
| 8 | CM | Gabriel Boştină | 33 | EU | Universitatea Cluj | End of Contract | Summer | |
| 13 | CB | Silviu Izvoranu | 27 | EU | Universitatea Cluj | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 1 | GK | Bogdan Lobonţ | 32 | EU | Roma | Transfer | Summer | 800,000€ |
| 99 | FW | Claudiu Niculescu | 34 | EU | Universitatea Cluj | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 7 | FW | Ianis Zicu | 26 | EU | Politehnica Timișoara | Transfer | Summer | 500,000€ |
| 3 | DF | Cristian Pulhac | 25 | EU | Hércules | Loaned Out | Summer | 250,000€ |
| 18 | DF | Lucian Goian | 27 | EU | Astra Ploiești | Loaned Out | Summer | |
| 16 | LB | Hélder Maurílio | 22 | | Politehnica Timișoara | Loaned Out | Summer | — |
| 24 | MF | Vojislav Vranjković | 27 | | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 28 | CB | Ajdin Maksumić | 25 | | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Transfer | Summer | 500,000€ |
| 30 | CB | Juan Pablo Garat | 27 | | Free agent | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| 31 | LB | Elias Bazzi | 29 | | Universitatea Cluj | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 29 | MF | Ousmane N'Doye | 32 | | Astra Ploiești | Transfer | Winter | 350,000€ |
| 20 | MF | Adrian Cristea | 27 | EU | Universitatea Cluj | Transfer | Winter | 1.5 million € |
| 6 | MF | Laurenţiu Rus | 25 | EU | Târgu Mureș | Loaned Out | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 25 | DF | Adrian Scarlatache | 24 | EU | Khazar Lankaran | Loaned Out | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 17 | FW | Andrei Cristea | 26 | EU | Karlsruher SC | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 9 | FW | Marius Niculae | 29 | EU | Kavala | Loaned out | Winter | 50,000 € |
| 1 | GK | George Curcă | 29 | EU | Unirea Urziceni | Loaned Out | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 27 | DF | Sergiu Homei | 23 | EU | Unirea Urziceni | Loaned Out | Winter | Undisclosed |
Last updated: 23 February 2011

### Player statistics
#### Squad stats

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Total | Liga I | Liga I | Cupa României | Cupa României | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | |
| N | Pos. | Name | Nat. | GS | App | Gls | Min | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | Notes |
| 12 | GK | Dolha | | 17 | 17 | -20 | 1556 | 14 | -18 | 3 | -2 | | | (−) means goals conceded |
| 23 | GK | Naumovski | | 6 | 7 | -16 | 544 | 7 | -16 | | | | | (−) means goals conceded |
| 34 | GK | Bălgrădean | | 13 | 13 | -14 | 1155 | 10 | -11 | 3 | -3 | | | (−) means goals conceded |
| 2 | DF | Diabaté | | 18 | 18 | | 1558 | 16 | | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | DF | Óscar Rubio | | 21 | 20 | 1 | 1695 | 18 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | DF | Moţi | | 35 | 35 | 1 | 3026 | 28 | | 4 | 1 | 3 | | |
| 5 | MF | Koné | | 28 | 33 | 4 | 2424 | 26 | 3 | 4 | | 3 | 1 | |
| 6 | MF | Mărgăritescu | | 19 | 23 | | 1540 | 17 | | 4 | | 2 | | |
| 7 | MF | C.Munteanu | | 25 | 38 | 7 | 2495 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Pătraşcu | | 6 | 12 | | 596 | 10 | | 2 | | | | |
| 9 | FW | Ţucudean | | 4 | 13 | 4 | 537 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | |
| 10 | FW | Alexe | | 27 | 30 | 8 | 2375 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | |
| 14 | FW | Păun | | 3 | 8 | | 331 | 4 | | 2 | | 2 | | |
| 16 | DF | Bordeanu | | 18 | 22 | | 1708 | 17 | | 5 | | | | |
| 17 | DF | Crăciun | | | 2 | | 67 | 1 | | 1 | | | | |
| 18 | DF | Bărboianu | | 11 | 11 | | 990 | 9 | | 2 | | | | |
| 19 | FW | Ganea | | 29 | 40 | 9 | 2470 | 31 | 8 | 5 | | 4 | 1 | |
| 20 | MF | Bakaj | | 9 | 19 | 4 | 978 | 16 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| 21 | DF | Grigore | | 24 | 24 | 1 | 2180 | 20 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| 22 | MF | Torje | | 32 | 37 | 11 | 2877 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 24 | DF | Găman | | 8 | 8 | | 633 | 6 | | 2 | | | | |
| 25 | FW | Dănciulescu | | 20 | 34 | 10 | 1799 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | |
| 29 | DF | Mehmedović | | 1 | 5 | 1 | 197 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 30 | MF | V.Munteanu | | 3 | 6 | 1 | 252 | 4 | | 2 | 1 | | | |
| 33 | MF | Stănescu | | | 2 | | 13 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Players sold or loaned out during the season ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Curcă | | 8 | 8 | -13 | 720 | 4 | -8 | | | 4 | -5 | (−) means goals conceded |
| 3 | DF | Pulhac | | 6 | 6 | 1 | 540 | 2 | | | | 4 | 1 | |
| 6 | MF | Rus | | 1 | 2 | | 124 | 1 | | 1 | | | | |
| 9 | FW | Niculae | | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1157 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | |
| 16 | DF | Hélder | | 1 | 2 | | 100 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 17 | FW | An.Cristea | | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1066 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 18 | DF | Goian | | 2 | 2 | | 180 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 20 | MF | Ad.Cristea | | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1729 | 17 | 7 | 1 | | 4 | 1 | |
| 25 | DF | Scarlatache | | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1113 | 8 | 1 | 2 | | 4 | | |
| 27 | DF | Homei | | 5 | 6 | | 512 | 2 | | | | 4 | | |
| 29 | MF | N'Doye | | 15 | 19 | 6 | 1367 | 13 | 5 | 2 | | 4 | 1 | |
| 30 | DF | Garat | | 10 | 13 | 2 | 823 | 10 | 1 | | | 3 | 1 | |
| 31 | DF | Bazzi | | 4 | 5 | | 344 | 4 | | 1 | | | | |

#### Disciplinary record

| N | Pos. | Name | | | |
| 2 | DF | Diabaté | 4 | | |
| 3 | DF | Óscar Rubio | 3 | | |
| 4 | DF | Moţi | 13 | | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Koné | 6 | | |
| 6 | MF | Mărgăritescu | 2 | | |
| 7 | MF | C.Munteanu | 5 | | |
| 8 | MF | Pătraşcu | 1 | | |
| 9 | FW | Ţucudean | 1 | | |
| 10 | FW | Alexe | 2 | | |
| 12 | GK | Dolha | 3 | | |
| 14 | FW | Păun | | | |
| 16 | DF | Bordeanu | 3 | | |
| 17 | DF | Crăciun | | | |
| 18 | DF | Bărboianu | 5 | | |
| 19 | FW | Ganea | 3 | 1 | |
| 20 | MF | Bakaj | 3 | | |
| 21 | DF | Grigore | 4 | | |
| 22 | MF | Torje | 10 | | |
| 24 | DF | Găman | 1 | | |
| 25 | FW | Dănciulescu | 3 | | |
| 29 | DF | Mehmedović | | | |
| 30 | MF | V.Munteanu | 1 | | |
| 33 | MF | Stănescu | | | |
| 34 | GK | Bălgrădean | | | 1 |
| Players sold or loaned out during the season ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Curcă | | | |
| 3 | DF | Pulhac | 1 | | |
| 6 | MF | Rus | | | |
| 9 | FW | Niculae | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | Hélder | 2 | | |
| 17 | FW | An.Cristea | 1 | | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Goian | | | |
| 20 | MF | Ad.Cristea | 2 | | |
| 25 | DF | Scarlatache | 3 | | |
| 27 | DF | Homei | 1 | | |
| 29 | MF | N'Doye | 8 | 1 | |
| 30 | DF | Garat | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | Bazzi | | | |
Last updated: 25 May Source: Competitive matches Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Club
### Technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach First Team | Ioan Andone |
| Assistant Coach | Iulian Mihăescu |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Ion Manu |
| Physical fitness coach | Constantin Niculae |
| Physical fitness coach | Salvatori Nazareno |
Last updated: 1 January Source: FC Dinamo Official Website

## Competitions
### Overall

FC Dinamo played in three competitions: Liga I, UEFA Europa League and Cupa României.
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Liga I | — | — | 6th | vs. Astra Ploieşti 25 July 2010 | vs. FC Timișoara 21 May 2011 |
| Cupa României | Round of 32 | — | Final | vs. Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ 22 September 2010 | vs. Steaua București 25 May 2011 |
| Europa League | Second qualifying round | — | Third qualifying round | vs. Olimpia Bălţi 15 July 2010 | vs. Hajduk Split 5 August 2010 |

### Liga I
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Rapid București | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Steaua București | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 57 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 6 | Dinamo București | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 56 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 7 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 55 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 8 | Universitatea Cluj | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 47 | |
* ↑ Steaua București won the 2010–11 Cupa României competition and therefore qualified for the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 21 May. Source: Competitive Matches

#### 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |

### Competitive
#### Liga I

Kickoff times are in EET.

#### Cupa României
### Non competitive matches

Source