# 2004–05 in Romanian football

The 2004/05 season was one of the best seasons of Divizia A in the 21st century. Steaua București became champions of Romania and Dinamo București won the Romanian Cup and the Romanian Super Cup. Rapid won third place in Divizia A.

## Divizia A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Steaua București (C) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 18 | +29 | 63 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo București | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 62 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Rapid București | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Național București | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 57 | |
| 5 | Farul Constanța | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 52 | |
| 6 | Politehnica Timișoara | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 45 | |
| 7 | Sportul Studențesc București | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 45 | |
| 8 | Oțelul Galați | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 40 | |
| 9 | Politehnica Iași | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 38 | |
| 10 | Argeș Pitești | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 36 | |
| 11 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 36 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 12 | FCM Bacău | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 33 | |
| 13 | Gloria Bistrița | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 32 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 14 | Apulum Alba Iulia (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 26 | Relegation to Divizia B |
| 15 | Brașov (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 21 | Relegation to Divizia B |
| 16 | Universitatea Craiova (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 54 | −30 | 20 | Relegation to Divizia B |
* 1 2 RAP 3–0 PRO; PRO 3–3 RAP
* 1 2 TIM 2–0 SPO; SPO 0–0 TIM
* 1 2 ARG 2–0 CFR; CFR 1–1 ARG

## European Cups
### UEFA Champions League
#### Dinamo București

This section will cover Dinamo's games from July 28, 2004, until the start of August 25, 2004.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Dinamo scorers | Match Report(s) |
| July 28, 2005 | Pod Dubňom Žilina, Slovakia | Mestsky Športovy Klub Žilina | 0–1 | UCL | Dănciulescu 91' | Romanian Soccer |
| August 4, 2005 | Dinamo Bucharest, Romania | Mestsky Športovy Klub Žilina | 1–0 | UCL | Dănciulescu 19' | Romanian Soccer |
| August 11, 2005 | Naţional Bucharest, Romania | Manchester United Football Club | 1–2 | UCL | Quinton Fortune (OG) 09' | Romanian Soccer |
| August 25, 2005 | Old Trafford Trafford, England | Manchester United Football Club | 3–0 | UCL | N/A | Romanian Soccer |

### UEFA Cup
#### Steaua București

This section will cover Steaua's games from August 12, 2004, until March 20, 2005.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Steaua scorers | Match Report(s) |
| August 12, 2004 | Mali Poljud Belgrade, Serbia | Futbaliski Klub Železnik Beograd | 2–4 | UCUP | Opriţa 18', Neaga (24', 49'), Paraschiv 34' | Romanian Soccer |
| August 26, 2005 | Ghencea Stadium Bucharest, Romania | Futbaliski Klub Železnik Beograd | 1–2 | UCUP | Dică 79' | Romanian Soccer |
| September 16, 2004 | Ghencea Stadium Bucharest, Romania | Central Sports Club of Army Sofia | 2–1 | UCUP | Neaga 10', Dică 79' | Romanian Soccer |
| September 30, 2004 | Bulgarska Armia Sofia, Bulgaria | Central Sports Club of Army Sofia | 2–2 | UCUP | Opriţa 15', Paraschiv 79' | Romanian Soccer |
| October 21, 2004 | Ghencea Stadium Bucharest, Romania | Royal Standard Club de Liège | 2–0 | UCUP | Dragutinović (OG) 67', Neaga 80' | Romanian Soccer |
| November 4, 2004 | Ennio Tardini Parma, Italy | Parma Associazione Calcio | 1–0 | UCUP | N/A | Romanian Soccer |
| November 25, 2004 | Ghencea Stadium Bucharest, Romania | Beşiktaş J.K. Istanbul | 2–1 | UCUP | Neaga 3', Ciocoiu 19' | Romanian Soccer |
| December 1, 2004 | San Mamés Bilbao, Spain | Athletic Club de Bilbao | 1–0 | UCUP | N/A | Romanian Soccer |
| February 16, 2005 | Mestalla Valencia, Spain | Valencia Club de Fútbol | 2–0 | UCUP | N/A | Romanian Soccer |
| February 24, 2005 | Ghencea Stadium Bucharest, Romania | Valencia Club de Fútbol | 2–0 | UCUP | Cristea (50', 71') | Romanian Soccer |
| March 16, 2005 | Ghencea Stadium Bucharest, Romania | Villarreal Club de Fútbol | 0–0 | UCUP | N/A | Romanian Soccer |
| March 20, 2005 | El Madrigal Villarreal, Spain | Villarreal Club de Fútbol | 2–0 | UCUP | N/A | Romanian Soccer |

#### Oţelul Galaţi

This section will cover Oţelul's games from July 15, 2004, until August 26, 2004.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Otelul scorers | Match Report(s) |
| July 15, 2004 | Gheorghe Hagi Constanţa, Romania | Klubi Sportiv Dinamo Tiranë | 4–0 | UCUP | Negru 10', Nanu 17', Iacob 26', Apostol 44' | Romanian Soccer |
| July 29, 2004 | Selman Stërmasi Tirana, Albania | Klubi Sportiv Dinamo Tiranë | 1–4 | UCUP | Danciu (21' pen, 80'), Rohat 37', Aldea 69' | Romanian Soccer |
| August 12, 2004 | Gheorghe Hagi Constanţa, Romania | Futbaliski Klub Partizan Belgrade | 0–0 | UCUP | N/A | Romanian Soccer |
| August 26, 2004 | Partizan Belgrade, Serbia | Futbaliski Klub Partizan Belgrade | 1–0 | UCUP | N/A | Romanian Soccer |

#### Dinamo București

This section will cover Dinamo's games from September 16, 2004, until September 30, 2004.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Dinamo scorers | Match Report(s) |
| September 16, 2004 | Partizan Belgrade, Serbia | Futbaliski Klub Partizan Belgrade | 3–1 | UCUP | Dănciulescu 24' | Romanian Soccer |
| September 16, 2004 | Naţional Bucharest, Romania | Futbaliski Klub Partizan Belgrade | 0–0 | UCUP | N/A | Romanian Soccer |

### UEFA Intertoto Cup
#### Gloria Bistriţa

This section will cover Gloria's games from June 20, 2004, until June 27, 2004.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Gloria scorers | Match Report(s) |
| June 20, 2004 | Lachen Thun, Switzerland | Fussball Club Thun | 2–0 | UCUP | N/A | Romanian Soccer |
| June 27, 2004 | Gloria Bistriţa, Romania | Fussball Club Thun | 0–0 | UCUP | N/A | Romanian Soccer |

## Romania national team

This section will cover Romania's games from Football World Cup 2006 (qualification UEFA).
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Romania scorers | Match Report(s) |
| August 18, 2004 | Giuleşti Stadium Bucharest, Romania | Finland | 2–1 | WCQ06 | Mutu 50', Petre 90' | Official Site |
| September 4, 2004 | Ion Oblemenco Craiova, Romania | North Macedonia | 2–1 | WCQ06 | Pancu 15', Mutu 86' | Official Site |
| September 8, 2004 | Estadi Communal La Vella, Andorra | Andorra | 1–5 | WCQ06 | Cernat 2', Pancu (5', 82'), Niculae (16', 70') | Official Site |
| October 9, 2004 | Toyota Arena Prague, Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 1–0 | WCQ06 | N/A | Official Site |
| November 17, 2004 | Republican Yerevan, Armenia | Armenia | 1–1 | WCQ06 | Marica 28' | Official Site |
| February 9, 2005 | GSZ Larnaka, Cyprus | Slovakia | 2–2 | F | Pancu 38' pen, Opriţa 89' | N/A |
| March 26, 2005 | Giuleşti Stadium Bucharest, Romania | Netherlands | 0–2 | WCQ06 | N/A | Official Site |
| March 30, 2004 | Gradski Skopje, Macedonia | North Macedonia | 1–2 | WCQ06 | Mitea (18', 58') | Official Site |
| May 24, 2004 | Municipal Bacău, Romania | Moldova | 2–0 | F | Niculescu 8', Dică 55' | N/A |
| June 4, 2005 | De Kuip Rotterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands | 2–0 | WCQ06 | N/A | Official Site |
| June 8, 2005 | Gheorghe Hagi Constanţa, Romania | Armenia | 3–0 | WCQ06 | O.Petre 28', Bucur (38', 78') | Official Site |