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Eternal derby (Romania)

The Eternal derby (Romanian: Eternul derby), also called the Romanian derby (Romanian: Derby-ul RomânieiorDerby de România) or the Great derby (Romanian: Marele derby), is a football match between Bucharest rivals FCSB (Steaua București) and Dinamo București. The game is usually among—if not the most—viewed and attended of the Liga I season.^[3] The two most successful clubs in Romania,^{[note 1]} they won a combined 95 honours: a record 61 for Steaua/FCSB (including two international trophies) and 34 for Dinamo București. It is the equivalent of Spain's El Clásico and France's Le Classique.

The teams have played 185 matches in all domestic top-level competitions. Steaua/FCSB have won 67 times and Dinamo 61, with 57 drawn.

History[edit]

The first game between the two teams was played on 21 November 1948. Dinamo won 1–0. The events are regularly marred by instances of hooliganism and frequent outbreaks of violence between rival fan groups.^[4][5][6][7]

The two teams are notable for their collective dominance of Romanian football. Between them, Steaua/FCSB (26 times) and Dinamo (18 times) have won the Romanian football championship 44 times out of 103 completed seasons, resulting in a percentage of 42.72%. This supremacy extends also to the Cupa României (24 times for Steaua/FCSB and 13 times for Dinamo), to the Supercupa României (6 times for Steaua/FCSB and 2 times for Dinamo) and to the Cupa Ligii (2 times for Steaua/FCSB and 1 time for Dinamo).

They are also the two Romanian football teams with the best results in club competitions organised by UEFA. Steaua won the European Cupin1986, was runner-up in the same competition in 1989 after reaching the semi-finals in 1988. In 2006, FCSB reached the semi-finals of UEFA Europa League. Meanwhile, Dinamo reached the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1984 and in the Cup Winners' Cupin1990. Additionally, Steaua won the UEFA Super Cupin1986, but was defeated in the Intercontinental CupbyRiver Plate the same year.

The rivalry also extends to a number of other sports, including rugby, handball and water polo.

Honours[edit]

Records[edit]

• Largest win (all competitions): FCSB 6–0 Dinamo București on 12 September 2021
• Largest home win (championship): FCSB 6–0 Dinamo București on 12 September 2021
• Largest away win (championship): Dinamo București 0–4 CCA București on 11 April 1956
• The most goals in one match (all competitions): 10 in Dinamo București 6–4 Steaua București on 2 May 1990
• The most goals in one match (championship): 8 in Dinamo București 6–2 CCA București on 1 October 1951

Head to head results[edit]

Matches[edit]

  CSCA/CCA/Steaua/FCSB win   Draw   Dinamo win

Liga I[edit]

Romanian Cup (Cupa României)[edit]

Romanian SuperCup (Supercupa României)[edit]

League Cup (Cupa Ligii)[edit]

Players who played for both teams[edit]

Only league matches. FC Steaua București's appearances and goals adds from official book.

Name	FCSB/Steaua			Dinamo
	Period	Appearances	Goals	Period	Appearances	Goals
Vlad Achim	2016–2018	25	1	2020–2021	29	1
Marin Andrei	1968–1969	8	0	1970–1972	22	0
Tha'er Bawab	2016	8	1	2017–2018	13	0
Cristian Bălgrădean	2018–2020	64	0	2010–2014	90	0
Eric Bicfalvi	2007–2012	63	3	2016	7	1
Valeriu Bordeanu	1999–2003	40	1	2010–2011	17	0
Gabriel Boștină	2002–2007	96	17	2007–2010	73	2
Bogdan Bucur	1991–1997	90	2	1986–1988
Iosif Bükössy	1956–1958	5	1	1958–1960	16	3
Adrian Bumbescu	1984–1992	188	4	1980–1982	36	0
Cătălin Carp	2015–2016	9	0	2021–2022	13	2
Augustin Călin	1996–1997	23	4	1997–1999	9	4
Gheorghe Ceaușilă	1986	1	0	1995	10	6
Narcis Coman	1970–1974	34	0	1968–1970	30	0
Marius Coporan	1997–1999	21	0	1993–1997 1999–2000	49	4
Adrian Cristea	2013	9	1	2004–2010	161	26
Andrei Cristea	2004–2006	52	10	2008–2010 2012–2013	67	23
Tiberiu Curt	2003–2005	18	1	2005–2006	7	2
Ionel Dănciulescu	1998–2001	129	53	1995–1997 2002–2009 2010–2013	366	152
Augustin Deleanu	1960–1963 (youth career)	0	0	1969–1976	178	7
Anton Doboș	1991–1996	134	6	1989–1991	47	2
Florian Dumitrescu	1974–1975	29	2	1971–1974	66	15
Alexandru Florea	1948–1949	4	1	1951–1953
Ionel Fulga	1992–1994	23	2	1990–1991 1995–1996	26 28	3 2
George Galamaz	2010–2011	19	0	2004–2006	41	0
Harlem Gnohéré	2017–2020	92	41	2015–2017	45	17
Răzvan Grădinaru	2013–2016	6	0	2022	11	0
Daniel Iftodi	1992–1994	22	5	1998–2000	59	13
Sabin Ilie	1995–1997 1999–2000	69	36	2001	7	3
Gheorghe Lăzăreanu	1947–1948	10	0	1948–1949	7	0
Valentin Lemnaru	2014	0	0	2006–2009	1	0
Srdjan Luchin	2014–2015	9	0	2011–2014	66	2
Ciprian Marica	2016	7	0	2001–2004	23	4
Andrei Marc	2019	2	0	2015–2016	37	2
Adrian Matei	1997–1999	65	3	1989–1993	63	2
Cosmin Matei	2010–2011	5	0	2012–2016 2021–2022	129	22
Damian Militaru	1994–1999	139	21	1993–1994	25	6
Cornel Mirea	1991–1992	23	1	1990 1995	21	0
Dumitru Moraru	1974–1978	84	0	1981–1989	212	0
Cătălin Munteanu	1996–1998	45	22	2005–2008 2010–2014	156	12
Dorinel Munteanu	2003–2005 2008	32	2	1991–1993	67	27
Doru Nicolae	1973–1974	1	0	1975–1976	6	0
Radu Niculescu	2000–2001 2003	9	4	1994	3	0
Daniel Oprița	2002–2007	107	15	2007	5	0
Alexandru Păcurar	2010	6	1	2004–2006	14	1
Gheorghe Pena	1988–1991	19	7	1991–1992
Adrian Pitu	2003–2004	24	3	1997–1998	4	0
Mihăiță Pleșan	2007–2010	40	3	2005	12	2
Gheorghe Popescu	1988	13	1	2002	8	0
Constantin Titi Popescu	1953	2	0	1950–1951
Cristian Pușcaș	1996–1997	5	0	1993–1995	36	5
Dorin Rotariu	2023	5	0	2012–2017	122	22
Iulian Roșu	2011–2014	1	0	2022–
Diogo Salomão	2019–2020	3	0	2017–2019	55	15
Ion Sburlea	1991–1993	27	1	1995	15	0
Stere Sertov	1980–1982	18	2	1982–1983	3	0
Florian Simion	1991–1992	6	0	1997
Deian Sorescu	2023	18	2	2018–2022	123	27
Bogdan Stelea	1995–1997	47	0	1986 1987–1991 2004–2005	111	0
Dorel Stoica	2010	5	1	2011–2012	10	1
Cătălin Straton	2020–			2019–2020	12	0
Dennis Șerban	1996–1998	62	15	2004 2006–2007	10	2
Gabriel Tamaș	2015–2016	41	1	2002–2003 2004–2005 2008–2009	80	7
Florin Tene	1998–1999	13	0	1986–1987 1991–1992 1994–1995 2000–2001	57	0
Andrei Toma	1980–1982	17	0	1978–1980
Radu Troi	1975–1979	87	17	1969–1970	0	0
Alexandru Tudose	2005–2006 2008–2010	10	0	2013	5	0
Viorel Turcu	1982–1983 1986–1987	25	5	1983–1984	11	2
George Țucudean	2015	17	3	2010–2013 2013–2014	74	18
Ion Vlădoiu	1990–1993 1995–1996 2000–2001	122	60	1998–1999	36	26
Dorel Zamfir	1982	8	2	1980–1982	27	2

Managers who coached both teams[edit]

¹ – still an active manager

See also[edit]

• Derbiul Bucureștiului
• FC Steaua București records dispute
• List of sports rivalries

References[edit]