Romania national football team

Romania
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Nickname(s)	Tricolorii
Association	Romanian Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	<img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/the-football-database/images/8/8f/Romania.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/22?cb=20170521151653" alt="Romania" class="thumbborder " data-image-key="Romania.png" data-image-name="Romania.png" width="22" height="15" > Mirel Rădoi
Captain	Vlad Chiricheș
Most caps	Dorinel Munteanu (134)
Top scorer	Gheorghe Hagi; Adrian Mutu (35)
Ground	Arena Națională; Ion Oblemenco; Cluj Arena; Ilie Oană; Stadionul Steaua
FIFA code	ROU
FIFA ranking	37 <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/the-football-database/images/c/c1/Steady2.svg.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/11?cb=20140822225124" alt="Steady" class="" data-image-key="Steady2.svg.png" data-image-name="Steady2.svg.png" width="11" height="11" > (9 April 2020)
Highest FIFA ranking	3 (September 1997)
Lowest FIFA ranking	57 (February 2011, September 2012)
Elo ranking	42 <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/the-football-database/images/5/5b/Increase2.svg.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/11?cb=20131114142704" alt="Increase" class="" data-image-key="Increase2.svg.png" data-image-name="Increase2.svg.png" width="11" height="11" > 1 (5 December 2019)
Highest Elo ranking	5 (June 1990)
Lowest Elo ranking	42 (10 June 2017)
First international	<img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/the-football-database/images/3/37/Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia_001.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/22?cb=20130623134646" alt="Flag of SFR Yugoslavia 001" class="thumbborder " data-image-key="Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia_001.png" data-image-name="Flag of SFR Yugoslavia 001.png" width="22" height="11" > Kingdom of SCS 1–2 Romania <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/the-football-database/images/8/8f/Romania.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/22?cb=20170521151653" alt="Romania.png" class="thumbborder " data-image-key="Romania.png" data-image-name="Romania.png" width="22" height="15" >; (Belgrade, Kingdom of SCS; 8 June 1922)
Biggest win	<img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/the-football-database/images/8/8f/Romania.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/22?cb=20170521151653" alt="Romania.png" class="thumbborder " data-image-key="Romania.png" data-image-name="Romania.png" width="22" height="15" > Romania 9–0 Finland <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/the-football-database/images/a/ab/Flag_of_Finland.gif/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/22?cb=20130621150717" alt="Flag of Finland.gif" class="thumbborder " data-image-key="Flag_of_Finland.gif" data-image-name="Flag of Finland.gif" width="22" height="14" >; (Bucharest, Romania; 14 October 1973)
Biggest defeat	<img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/the-football-database/images/0/00/Flag_of_Hungary.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/22?cb=20130622204359" alt="Flag of Hungary.png" class="thumbborder " data-image-key="Flag_of_Hungary.png" data-image-name="Flag of Hungary.png" width="22" height="11" > Hungary 9–0 Romania <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/the-football-database/images/8/8f/Romania.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/22?cb=20170521151653" alt="Romania.png" class="thumbborder " data-image-key="Romania.png" data-image-name="Romania.png" width="22" height="15" >; (Budapest, Hungary; 6 June 1948)
World Cup appearances	7 (First in 1930)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1994)
European Championship appearances	5 (First in 1984)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2000)

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History

Main article: History of the Romania national football team

FIFA World Cup history

Main article: Romania FIFA World Cup history

2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 7

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Serbia	10	7	1	2	22	8	+14	22
France	10	6	3	1	18	9	+9	21
Austria	10	4	2	4	14	15	-1	14
Lithuania	10	4	0	6	10	11	-1	12
Romania	10	3	3	4	12	18	-6	12
Faroe Islands	10	1	1	8	5	20	-15	4


Austria	–	3 – 1	3 – 1	2 – 1	2 – 1	1 – 3
Faroe Islands	1 – 1	–	0 – 1	2 – 1	0 – 1	0 – 2
France	3 – 1	5 – 0	–	1 – 0	1 – 1	2 – 1
Lithuania	2 – 0	1 – 0	0 – 1	–	0 – 1	2 – 1
Romania	1 – 1	3 – 1	2 – 2	0 – 3	–	2 – 3
Serbia	1 – 0	2 – 0	1 – 1	3 – 0	5 – 0	–

UEFA European Football Championship

Main article: Romania UEFA European Football Championship history

Friendly matches 2009-10

Main article: Romania friendly match history

Current squad

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Dănuţ Coman	March 28, 1979 ( 1979 -03-28) (age 41)	14	0	FC Braşov
12	GK	Costel Pantilimon	February 1, 1987 ( 1987 -02-01) (age 33)	4	0	FC Timişoara
----	GK	Mircea Bornescu	May 3, 1980 ( 1980 -05-03) (age 40)	0	0	Rapid Bucureşti
2	DF	Cristian Săpunaru	April 5, 1984 ( 1984 -04-05) (age 36)	6	0	FC Porto
22	DF	Vasile Maftei	January 1, 1981 ( 1981 -01-01) (age 39)	8	1	Unirea Urziceni
6	DF	Mirel Rădoi	March 22, 1981 ( 1981 -03-22) (age 39)	59	1	Al Hilal
15	DF	Dorin Goian	December 12, 1980 ( 1980 -12-12) (age 39)	31	5	US Palermo
----	DF	George Galamaz	April 5, 1981 ( 1981 -04-05) (age 39)	1	0	Unirea Urziceni
5	DF	Cristian Chivu	October 26, 1980 ( 1980 -10-26) (age 39)	63	3	Inter Milano
3	DF	Răzvan Raţ	May 26, 1981 ( 1981 -05-26) (age 39)	62	1	Shakhtar Donetsk
----	DF	Mihai Neşu	February 19, 1983 ( 1983 -02-19) (age 37)	7	0	FC Utrecht
14	MF	Mihai Roman	November 16, 1984 ( 1984 -11-16) (age 35)	5	0	FC Braşov
----	MF	Dacian Varga	October 15, 1984 ( 1984 -10-15) (age 35)	3	0	Unirea Urziceni
16	MF	Bănel Nicoliţă	January 7, 1985 ( 1985 -01-07) (age 35)	28	1	Steaua Bucureşti
4	MF	Iulian Apostol	December 3, 1980 ( 1980 -12-03) (age 39)	6	1	Unirea Urziceni
7	MF	Tiberiu Ghioane	June 18, 1981 ( 1981 -06-18) (age 39)	17	2	Dinamo Kiev
8	MF	Paul Codrea	April 4, 1981 ( 1981 -04-04) (age 39)	43	1	AC Siena
----	MF	Nicolae Grigore	July 19, 1983 ( 1983 -07-19) (age 37)	1	0	FC Braşov
10	MF	Cristian Tănase	February 18, 1987 ( 1987 -02-18) (age 33)	5	1	Steaua Bucureşti
9	FW	Ciprian Marica	October 2, 1985 ( 1985 -10-02) (age 34)	37	12	VfB Stuttgart
21	FW	Daniel Niculae	October 6, 1982 ( 1982 -10-06) (age 37)	27	6	AJ Auxerre
17	FW	Gheorghe Bucur	April 8, 1980 ( 1980 -04-08) (age 40)	18	4	Kuban Krasnodar
----	FW	Andrei Cristea	May 10, 1984 ( 1984 -05-10) (age 36)	6	0	Dinamo Bucureşti

Current coaching staff

Alumni

Former players

Main article: List of Romania international players

Managers

Main article: List of Romania international managers

Honours

External links

Football in Romania

League competitions	The RFF	Cup competitions
Liga I, Liga II	Romania	Cupa României
Liga III, Liga IV	(U-21)	Supercupa României
Liga V, Liga VI	List of clubs	Cupa Ligii
	List of stadiums
	List of leagues

International football

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CAF	Africa Cup of Nations
CONCACAF	Gold Cup
CONMEBOL	Copa América
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Romania
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Romania – 1994 FIFA World Cup
1. Prunea 2. Petrescu 3. Prodan 4. Belodedici 5. Lupescu 6. Popescu 7. Munteanu 8. Chiriță 9. Răducioiu 10. Hagi (c) 11. Dumitrescu 12. Stelea 13. Selymes 14. Mihali 15. Panduru 16. Vlădoiu 17. Moldovan 18. Gâlcă 19. Papură 20. Stîngă 21. Ivan 22. Preda Manager: Anghel Iordănescu

Romania

Nickname(s)	Tricolorii
Association	Romanian Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Mirel Rădoi
Captain	Vlad Chiricheș
Most caps	Dorinel Munteanu (134)
Top scorer	Gheorghe Hagi Adrian Mutu (35)
Ground	Arena Națională Ion Oblemenco Cluj Arena Ilie Oană Stadionul Steaua
FIFA code	ROU
FIFA ranking	37 (9 April 2020)
Highest FIFA ranking	3 (September 1997)
Lowest FIFA ranking	57 (February 2011, September 2012)
Elo ranking	42 1 (5 December 2019)
Highest Elo ranking	5 (June 1990)
Lowest Elo ranking	42 (10 June 2017)
First international	Kingdom of SCS 1–2 Romania (Belgrade, Kingdom of SCS; 8 June 1922)
Biggest win	Romania 9–0 Finland (Bucharest, Romania; 14 October 1973)
Biggest defeat	Hungary 9–0 Romania (Budapest, Hungary; 6 June 1948)
World Cup appearances	7 (First in 1930)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1994)
European Championship appearances	5 (First in 1984)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2000)

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