Fotbal Club Steaua București is a professional association football club based in Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania. The club was founded in 1947 at the initiative of several officers of the Romanian Royal House. The establishment took place following a decree signed by General Mihail Lascăr, High Commander of the Romanian Royal Army. It was formed as a sports society with seven initial sections, including football, coached by Coloman Braun-Bogdan. The decision had been adopted on the ground that several officers were already playing for different teams, which was premise to a good nucleus for forming a future competitive team. As of 2023, FCSB is one of only three clubs to have never been relegated from the top level of Romanian football.

In the period from 1950 to 1955, FCSB won the Cupa Romaniei four times and the Liga I three times. FCSB enjoyed a successful start in Divizia A, winning the championship in four years from founding. However, after that run in the 50' did not win the league again until 1967. Under the leadership of coaches Emerich Jenei and Anghel Iordănescu, FCSB had an impressive Championship run in the 1984–85 season, which they eventually won after a six-year break.

What followed was an absolutely astonishing European Cup season. After eliminating Vejle, Honvéd, Kuusysi Lahti and Anderlecht, they were the first ever Romanian team to make it to a European Cup final. At the final, played on 7 May 1986 at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in Seville, Spanish champions Barcelona were clear favourites, but after a goalless draw, legendary goalkeeper Helmut Duckadam saved all four penalties taken by the Spaniards being the first ever Romanian to reach the Guinness Book for that matter, while Gavril Balint and Marius Lăcătuș converted theirs to make Steaua the first Eastern-European team to conquer the supreme continental trophy.

Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian all-time best footballer, joined the club a few months later, scoring the only goal of the match against Dynamo Kyiv which brought FCSB an additional European Super Cup on 24 February 1987 in Monaco, just two

FCSB reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 2005–06, where it was eliminated by Middlesbrough thanks to a last-minute goal. FCSB thereafter qualified for the following Champions League seasons after a ten-year break, and in 2007–08 FCSB again reached the group stage of the Champions League. Nationally, the club won two titles—in 2004–05 and 2005–06—and the Supercupa României in 2006, the latter being the club's 50th trophy in its 59-year history.

Key

Key to league: Pos. = Final position Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn W= Matches won GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points

Key to rounds: C = Champions F = Final (Runners-up) SF = Semi-finals QF = Quarter-finals R16/R32 = Round of 16, round of 32, etc. GS = Group stage

ChampionsRunners-up Top scorers shown in italics with number of goals scored in bold are players who were also top scorers in Liga I that season.

Seasons SeasonLeagueCupa RomânieiSupercupa RomânieiCupa LigiiEurope / South AmericaCoachDivisionPos1947–48Divizia A14thEighth-finals not yet founded not yet founded Braun-Bogdan – Vâlcov1948–49Divizia A6thWinnersVâlcov1950Divizia A5thWinnersRónnay1951Divizia AChampionWinnersPopescu I1952Divizia AChampionWinnersPopescu I1953Divizia AChampionFinalPopescu I1954Divizia A2ndSemi-finalsRónnay – Savu1955Divizia A6thWinnersSavu1956Divizia AChampionSemi-finalsDobay1957–58Divizia A2ndQuarter-finalsECFirst round Savu – Niculescu1958–59Divizia A3rdQuarter-finals Popescu I1959–60Divizia AChampionQuarter-finalsPopescu I1960–61Divizia AChampionSemi-finalsECPreliminary roundOnisie1961–62Divizia A9thWinnersECPreliminary roundMladin – Popescu I1962–63Divizia A2ndSemi-finalsECWCPreliminary roundOnisie1963–64Divizia A3rdFinalOla1964–65Divizia A3rdEighth-finalsECWCSecond roundSavu1965–66Divizia A12thWinnersSavu1966–67Divizia A5thWinnersECWCFirst roundSavu1967–68Divizia AChampionQuarter-finalsECWCSecond roundKovács1968–69Divizia A4thWinnersECFirst roundKovács1969–70Divizia A3rdWinnersECWCFirst roundKovács1970–71Divizia A3rdWinnersECWCSecond roundOnisie1971–72Divizia A9thSixteen-finalsECWCQuarter-finalsStănescu1972–73Divizia A6thSemi-finalsConstantin1973–74Divizia A6thSemi-finalsConstantin – Teașcă1974–75Divizia A5thSemi-finalsTeașcă1975–76Divizia AChampionWinnersJenei1976–77Divizia A2ndFinalECFirst roundJenei1977–78Divizia AChampionEighth-finalsUCFirst roundJenei1978–79Divizia A3rdWinnersECPreliminary roundConstantin1979–80Divizia A2ndFinalECWCSecond roundConstantin1980–81Divizia A4thQuarter-finalsUCFirst roundConstantin1981–82Divizia A6thEighth-finalsTraian Ionescu – Cernăianu1982–83Divizia A5thEighth-finalsCernăianu1983–84Divizia A2ndFinalJenei1984–85Divizia AChampionWinnersECWCFirst roundHalagian – Jenei1985–86Divizia AChampionFinalECWinnersJenei1986–87Divizia AChampionWinnersECSecond roundJenei – IordănescuESCWinnersICFinal1987–88Divizia AChampionWinnersSteaua gave up the trophy in 1990ECSemi-finalsIordănescu1988–89Divizia AChampionWinnersECFinalIordănescu1989–90Divizia A2ndFinalECSecond roundIordănescu1990–91Divizia A2ndQuarter-finalsECWCSecond roundȘtefănescu – Hălmageanu – Jenei1991–92Divizia A2ndWinnersUCThird roundJenei – Pițurcă1992–93Divizia AChampionQuarter-finalsECWCQuarter-finalsIordănescu1993–94Divizia AChampionEighth-finalsUCLSecond roundJenei1994–95Divizia AChampionEighth-finalsWinnersUCL3rd – Group CDumitriu1995–96Divizia AChampionWinnersWinnersUCL3rd – Group CDumitriu1996–97Divizia AChampionWinnersNot heldUCL4th – Group BDumitriu1997–98Divizia AChampion Quarter-finals Not heldUCL Second qualifying round StoichițăUCThird round1998–99Divizia A3rdWinnersWinnersUCLSecond qualifying roundStoichiță – JeneiUCFirst round1999–00Divizia A3rdEighth-finalsFinalUCSecond roundJenei2000–01Divizia AChampionQuarter-finalsNot heldPițurcă2001–02Divizia A4thSemi-finals WinnersUCL Third qualifying round PițurcăUCFirst round2002–03Divizia A2ndEighth-finalsOlăroiu – Pițurcă2003–04Divizia A2ndEighth-finalsUCSecond roundPițurcă2004–05Divizia AChampionSixteen-finalsNot heldUCRound of 16Zenga – Dumitriu2005–06Divizia AChampionSixteen-finals FinalUCL Third qualifying round Protasov – OlăroiuUCSemi-finals2006–07Liga I2ndSemi-finals WinnersUCL 3rd – Group E OlăroiuUCRound of 322007–08Liga I2ndEighth-finalsUCL4th – Group HHagi – Pedrazzini – Lăcătuș2008–09Liga I6thSixteen-finalsNot heldUCL4th – Group FLăcătuș – Munteanu – Lăcătuș2009–10Liga I4thEighth-finalsUEL4th – Group HBergodi – Stoichiță2010–11Liga I5thWinnersUEL3rd – Group KPițurcă – Dumitrescu – Lăcătuș – Cârțu – Caramarin(C)2011–12Liga I3rdEighth-finalsFinalUELRound of 32Levy – Stan – Stoichiță2012–13Liga IChampionEighth-finalsUELRound of 16Reghecampf2013–14Liga IChampionFinalWinnersUCL4th – Group EReghecampf2014–15Liga IChampionWinnersFinalWinnersUCLPlay-off roundGâlcăUEL3rd – Group J2015–16Liga I2ndFinalFinalWinnersUCLThird qualifying roundPedrazzini – Dumitriu – ReghecampfUELPlay-off round2016–17Liga I2ndEighth-finals Semi-finalsUCLPlay-off roundReghecampfUEL4th – Group L2017–18Liga I2ndQuarter-finals defunctUCLPlay-off roundDicăUELRound of 322018–19Liga I2ndEighth-finalsUELPlay-off roundDică – Teja2019–20 Liga I5thWinnersUELPlay-off roundAndone – Vintilă 2020–21 Liga I 2ndEighth-finalsFinalUELThird Qualifying RoundVintilă – Andronache – Petrea2021–22 Liga I 2ndEighth-finalsUECLSecond Qualifying RoundTodoran – Iordănescu – Petrea2022–23 Liga I 2ndGroup-StageUECL4th - Group BPetrea – Dică – Strizu – Charalambous2023–24 Liga IChampionGroup-StageWinnersUECLThird Qualifying RoundCharalambous2024–25 Liga IChampionGroup-StageWinnersCLThird Qualifying RoundCharalambousUELRound of 16

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