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PRINCIPAL COMPETITIONS · ROMANIAN CLUB FORMULA

Success Index

Progression against expectations, match performance, points and Goal Balance. In the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the three owner-confirmed European Spring third rounds also earn a bonus point.

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8th position of 39 Romanian clubs · View the Success Index table

41.2/ 100

Competitions included in this score: Champions League · European Cup · Europa League · UEFA Cup · Cup Winners’ Cup · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

33.1

Pv · Progression

53.1

P · Match performance

53.4

Pct · Points including bonuses

54.8

GB · Goal Balance

21 completed competition entries · 96 matches. No secondary competitions included.

Romanian club formula and competition-entry calculations

SI = 60% Pv + 20% P + 15% Pct + 5% GB. This differs from the country and opponent-team formula.

Pv is the average progression score across completed competition entries. Expectations depend on competition, season and entry point. Meeting the expectation earns 100; subsequent successful stages earn 10 each. When the expectation is already met at entry, the final is the target and PvE = 100 × Cal / TDis, with no bonuses. The European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup award 100 for a lost final and 110 for a win. Read expectations, entry rules and examples →

P = 100 × (wins + 0.5 × draws) / matches. Pct = 100 × (regular match points + round bonuses) / available regular match points in stages actually played. Qualifying wins/draws earn 1/0.5; main-stage wins/draws earn 2/1. Post-group play-offs are main stages. Bonuses: one per group phase and per eligible post-group round, quarter-final, semi-final or final played, regardless of its match count. Round of 32/16 bonuses apply only in group-based formats. Bonus points are excluded from the denominator and Pct is not capped.

GB = 100 × goals scored / (goals scored + goals conceded), using combined goals across included matches. A played record with no goals for either side receives 50. Shoot-out goals are excluded. Awarded match scores follow the archive’s recorded totals. The final weighted index is calculated without rounding its components or imposing a cap.

For the included entries: 79.5 regular points + 7 bonus points; 162 available regular points; 138 goals scored and 114 conceded. Transfers create separate competition entries. Ongoing campaigns and unresolved entries are listed below; an unresolved completed entry prevents a final SI.

Season / competitionExpectationCalTDisTExpPvEPoints / PdBonus
1967/68 · European CupReach quarter-final15250.03 / 80
1968/69 · Inter-Cities Fairs CupReach quarter-final0630.02 / 40
1969/70 · Inter-Cities Fairs CupReach quarter-final0630.00 / 40
1971/72 · UEFA CupReach quarter-final26366.74 / 120
1972/73 · Cup Winners’ CupReach quarter-final252100.05 / 121
1975/76 · Cup Winners’ CupReach quarter-final0520.02 / 40
1993/94 · UEFA CupReach quarter-final0630.00 / 40
1994/95 · UEFA CupReach quarter-final27450.05.5 / 100
1996/97 · UEFA CupReach quarter-final17425.04 / 60
1998/99 · Cup Winners’ CupReach quarter-final16333.34 / 60
1999/00 · Champions LeagueReach second group0730.00.5 / 20
2000/01 · UEFA CupReach round of 1618425.02 / 60
2001/02 · UEFA CupReach round of 1618425.03 / 60
2002/03 · UEFA CupReach round of 1618425.03 / 60
2003/04 · Champions LeaguePass group / unique group0730.00.5 / 20
2005/06 · UEFA CupPass group / unique group694120.020.5 / 284
2006/07 · UEFA CupPass group / unique group39475.011 / 161
2007/08 · UEFA CupPass group / unique group0720.02 / 40
2008/09 · UEFA CupPass group / unique group0720.01 / 40
2011/12 · Europa LeaguePass group / unique group17250.03.5 / 141
2012/13 · Europa LeaguePass group / unique group29450.03 / 40

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Results & participationSeasons, qualifications, competition entries and achievements
29Seasons
30Competition entries
74Opponent teams
34Present-day countries
35Opposition associations
PRINCIPAL COMPETITIONS
23qualifications to the next stage

22 ties won · 1 progression from groups / unique groups

3 group / unique group appearances2 competition entries in the spring
Spring rounds · January–June + final exception
2Other2Quarter-finals
Competition entries21
Matches96
W40
D22
L34
GF138
GA114

First appearance: 1967/68 · European Cup

How these figures are counted

Secondary competitions are the Mitropa Cup, Balkans Cup and all Intertoto Cup editions, including UEFA editions. UEFA / non-UEFA labels still describe the organising body.

A season is counted once by its starting year, even when the club switches competitions. Calendar-year editions use their entry year. Each club in one competition in one season is a separate competition entry.

Qualifications follow the recorded whole-round outcomes: knockout ties, groups and league phases count once when progression is recorded. Switching competitions creates another competition entry; it does not add an extra qualification to the recorded round outcome. Finals and group-format titles are recorded as achievements instead.

Group / unique group appearances combine traditional small groups with the single league table introduced in 2024/25. Both count once per campaign phase. In secondary competitions, a group may simply be the tournament format.

Spring appearances follow the owner-confirmed stage tables. A marked stage counts as played, whether the club advanced or was eliminated. The Principal Competitions tile combines Round of 32 / play-offs and Round of 16 appearances as “Other”; a campaign reaching both contributes two stage appearances. Detailed match records retain each round’s full name. Round of 32 includes knockout phase play-offs. For other campaigns, a whole round must fall in January–June of one calendar year; rounds carried over from the preceding year are excluded. Steaua’s December 1986 Intercontinental final is an explicit exception. Both the 1986 Super Cup and Intercontinental final are attributed to the 1985/86 qualifying season, with actual match dates preserved.

W/D/L and goals include awarded scores. Match records below exclude awards. All figures describe the supplied archive.

Club recordsBiggest victories, heaviest defeats and longest campaigns
PRINCIPAL COMPETITIONS

Biggest victory

8–0 Atlantas Klaipėda2001/02 · UEFA Cup

5–0 Sant Julià2005/06 · UEFA Cup

5–0 Sant Julià2005/06 · UEFA Cup

5–0 Sliema Wanderers2006/07 · UEFA Cup

6–2 Valletta FC1994/95 · UEFA Cup

6–2 CS Grevenmacher1998/99 · Cup Winners’ Cup

Top 6 results · goal margin, then goals scored, then earliest date.

Heaviest defeat

1–6 OFK Belgrade1968/69 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

0–5 Leeds United1972/73 · Cup Winners’ Cup

0–5 Eintracht Frankfurt1994/95 · UEFA Cup

0–4 SC Heerenveen2012/13 · Europa League

1–4 Vitória Setúbal1969/70 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

1–4 Karlsruher SC1996/97 · UEFA Cup

Top 6 results · goal margin, then goals conceded, then earliest date.

Longest competition entry · matches

16 UEFA Cup2005/06

SECONDARY COMPETITIONS

Biggest victory

8–2 PAS Korinthos1993 · Intertoto Cup

4–0 FC Újpest1938 · Central European Cup (Mitropa Cup)

5–2 Spartak Varna1989 · Intertoto Cup

3–0 MTK Hungária Budapest1940 · Central European Cup (Mitropa Cup)

3–0 Beşiktaş1963/64 · Balkans Cup

4–2 Odra Wodzisław1997 · Intertoto Cup

Top 6 results · goal margin, then goals scored, then earliest date.

Heaviest defeat

0–5 Botev Plovdiv1991 · Intertoto Cup

1–4 FC Újpest1938 · Central European Cup (Mitropa Cup)

0–3 Genoa CFC1938 · Central European Cup (Mitropa Cup)

0–3 DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda1991 · Intertoto Cup

2–4 Lyngby BK1993 · Intertoto Cup

1–3 Cherno More Varna1964/66 · Balkans Cup

Top 6 results · goal margin, then goals conceded, then earliest date.

Longest competition entry · matches

8 Balkans Cup1963/64

Busiest season · 16 matches: 2005/06 (1 competition entry)

Records use scored, played matches; awarded results are excluded. A competition entry means one club in one competition in one season. A season can include more than one competition.

Deciding momentsAway goals, penalties, extra time and additional matches

All outcomes are from the Romanian club’s perspective: Won means the Romanian club progressed or won the final; Lost means its opponent did. Away goals, shoot-outs and replays count once per tie. The a.e.t. row counts individual matches requiring extra time, including those later decided on penalties. Its Won / Lost columns show the eventual tie or final outcome.

Principal competitions

DecisionTimesWonLostUnconfirmed
Away goals4130
After extra time (a.e.t.)4220

Secondary competitions

DecisionTimesWonLostUnconfirmed
Extra matches / replays1100

Only recorded decision methods are shown. An omitted method has no recorded instances in this archive; it does not prove that it never occurred.

Historical milestonesNotable moments in the club’s European history
Club identity & historyBackground, former names and crests

Club identity

Active

The railway workers’ club from Giulești, with a long European history spanning the Mitropa Cup, Balkans Cup and UEFA competitions.

Founded
25 June 1923
City
București
Colours
Maroon · White
Home ground
Superbet Arena–Giulești

Founded as CFR București in 1923. After the 2016 bankruptcy, the rebuilding project recovered the Rapid brand in 2018.

Club background · Wikipedia ↗ · Reviewed October 2026

Former names & archive names

Academia Rapid · AFC Rapid București · CFR București · Locomotiva București · Mișcarea Feroviară CFR București · UFC Rapid București

Club crests · 6
Match archive145 matches with recorded scores · 1 unplayed final · filters and season order

Principal competitions

96 matches with recorded scores

2012/13

Second qualifying roundMyPa-47 (Finland)Aggregate 5–1Qualified⌄
Home19 July 2012BucureștiRapid București
QualifiedRomania
3–1MyPa-47Finland
Away26 July 2012KouvolaRapid București
QualifiedRomania
2–0MyPa-47Finland
Third qualifying roundSC Heerenveen (Netherlands)Aggregate 1–4Eliminated⌄

2011/12

Play-off roundŚląsk Wrocław (Poland)Aggregate 4–2Qualified⌄
Away18 August 2011WrocławRapid București
QualifiedRomania
3–1Śląsk WrocławPoland
Home25 August 2011TimișoaraRapid București
QualifiedRomania
1–1Śląsk WrocławPoland
Group stage⌄

Group standings

Eliminated
PosClub / CountryMatchesWDLGFGAGDPts
1PSV EindhovenNetherlands6510135816
2Legia WarsawPoland630379-29
3Hapoel Tel-AvivIsrael621310917
4Rapid BucureștiRomania6105512-73

Standings reference · RSSSF ↗

Romanian club’s matches · 6
Away15 September 2011Tel AvivRapid BucureștiRomania1–0Hapoel Tel-AvivIsrael
Home29 September 2011BucureștiRapid BucureștiRomania1–3PSV EindhovenNetherlands
Home20 October 2011BucureștiRapid BucureștiRomania0–1Legia WarsawPoland
Away3 November 2011WarsawRapid BucureștiRomania1–3Legia WarsawPoland
Home30 November 2011BucureștiRapid BucureștiRomania1–3Hapoel Tel-AvivIsrael
Away15 December 2011EindhovenRapid BucureștiRomania1–2PSV EindhovenNetherlands

2008/09

2007/08

2006/07

Rapid București

Romania10 match records
First qualifying roundSliema Wanderers (Malta)Aggregate 6–0Qualified⌄
Home13 July 2006BucureștiRapid București
QualifiedRomania
5–0Sliema WanderersMalta
Away27 July 2006Ta’ QaliRapid București
QualifiedRomania
1–0Sliema WanderersMalta
Second qualifying roundFK Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina)Aggregate 2–1Qualified⌄
First roundNacional (Portugal)Aggregate 3–1Qualified⌄
Home14 September 2006BucureștiRapid București
QualifiedRomania
1–0NacionalPortugal
Away28 September 2006FunchalRapid București
QualifiedRomania
2–1NacionalPortugal
After extra time
Qualified
Group stage⌄

Group standings

Eliminated
PosClub / CountryMatchesWDLGFGAGDPts
1Panathinaikos AthensGreece421134-17
2Paris Saint-GermainFrance41216425
3Hapoel Tel-AvivIsrael41217705
4Rapid BucureștiRomania40403304
5Mladá BoleslavCzechia403123-13

Standings reference · RSSSF ↗

Romanian club’s matches · 4
Home19 October 2006BucureștiRapid BucureștiRomania0–0Paris Saint-GermainFrance
Away2 November 2006Tel AvivRapid BucureștiRomania2–2Hapoel Tel-AvivIsrael
Home23 November 2006BucureștiRapid BucureștiRomania1–1Mladá BoleslavCzechia

2005/06

Rapid București

Romania16 match records
First qualifying roundSant Julià (Andorra)Aggregate 10–0Qualified⌄
Away14 July 2005Andorra la VellaRapid București
QualifiedRomania
5–0Sant JuliàAndorra
Home28 July 2005BucureștiRapid București
QualifiedRomania
5–0Sant JuliàAndorra
Second qualifying roundVardar Skopje (North Macedonia)Aggregate 4–1Qualified⌄
First roundFeyenoord (Netherlands)Aggregate 2–1Qualified⌄
Away15 September 2005RotterdamRapid București
QualifiedRomania
1–1FeyenoordNetherlands
Home29 September 2005BucureștiRapid București
QualifiedRomania
1–0FeyenoordNetherlands
Group stage⌄

Group standings

Qualified
PosClub / CountryMatchesWDLGFGAGDPts
1Rapid BucureștiRomania43015239
2Shakhtar DonetskUkraine43014139
3VfB StuttgartGermany43016429
4PAOKGreece41036513
5Stade RennaisFrance4004110-90

Standings reference · RSSSF ↗

Romanian club’s matches · 4
Home3 November 2005BucureștiRapid București
QualifiedRomania
2–0Stade RennaisFrance
Away24 November 2005DonetskRapid București
QualifiedRomania
1–0Shakhtar DonetskUkraine
Home1 December 2005BucureștiRapid București
QualifiedRomania
1–0PAOKGreece
Away14 December 2005StuttgartRapid București
QualifiedRomania
1–2VfB StuttgartGermany
Knockout round play-offsHertha BSC Berlin (Germany)Aggregate 3–0Qualified⌄
Away15 February 2006BerlinRapid București
QualifiedRomania
1–0Hertha BSC BerlinGermany
Home23 February 2006BucureștiRapid București
QualifiedRomania
2–0Hertha BSC BerlinGermany
Round of 16Hamburger SV (Germany)Aggregate 3–3Qualified⌄
Home9 March 2006BucureștiRapid București
QualifiedRomania
2–0Hamburger SVGermany
Away15 March 2006HamburgRapid București
QualifiedRomania
1–3Hamburger SVGermany
Away goals (D)
Qualified
Quarter-finalsSteaua (FCSB) București (Romania)Aggregate 1–1Eliminated⌄
96 entries · 21 competition entriesPage 1 of 4

Secondary competitions

49 matches with recorded scores · 1 unplayed final

1997

Group stage⌄

Grupa 9

Eliminated
PosClub / CountryMatchesWDLGFGAGDPts
1Olympique LyonnaisFrance44001431112
2Rapid BucureștiRomania42118537
3Odra WodzisławPoland4112910-14
4MŠK ŽilinaSlovakia411238-54
5Austria ViennaAustria4013311-81

3 points per win · 1 point per draw.

Owner-supplied Intertoto workbook · Clasamente, checked against Raw data

Romanian club’s matches · 4

1993

Group stage⌄

Grupa 2

Group phase completed
PosClub / CountryMatchesWDLGFGAGDPts
1Trelleborgs FFSweden440011298
21.FC SaarbrückenGermany430110556
3Lyngby BKDenmark4202910-14
4Rapid BucureștiRomania4103121112
5PAS KorinthosGreece4004216-140

2 points per win · 1 point per draw.

Owner-supplied Intertoto workbook · Clasamente, checked against Raw data

Romanian club’s matches · 4

1992

Group stage⌄

Grupa 10

Group phase completed
PosClub / CountryMatchesWDLGFGAGDPts
1Lokomotiv GornaBulgaria63216608
2Lokomotiv SofiaBulgaria62228716
3FC  ArgeşRomania6213111015
4Rapid BucureștiRomania6132810-25

2 points per win · 1 point per draw.

Owner-supplied Intertoto workbook · Clasamente, checked against Raw data

Romanian club’s matches · 6

1991

Group stage⌄

Grupa 8

Group phase completed
PosClub / CountryMatchesWDLGFGAGDPts
1DAC 1904 Dunajská StredaCzechoslovakia430110376
2Rapid BucureștiRomania420239-64
3Botev PlovdivBulgaria410389-12

2 points per win · 1 point per draw.

Owner-supplied Intertoto workbook · Clasamente, checked against Raw data

Romanian club’s matches · 4

1989

Group stage⌄

Grupa 10

Group phase completed
PosClub / CountryMatchesWDLGFGAGDPts
1Örgryte ISSweden6501103710
2Rapid BucureștiRomania6303131216
3Wismut AueEast Germany62041012-24
4Spartak VarnaBulgaria62041016-64

2 points per win · 1 point per draw.

Owner-supplied Intertoto workbook · Clasamente, checked against Raw data

Romanian club’s matches · 6

1964/66

Balkans CupNon-UEFA
Group stage⌄

Group standings

Qualified · Final
PosClub / CountryMatchesWDLGFGAGDPts
1Rapid BucureștiRomania6501145910
2Cherno More VarnaBulgaria63217438
317 Nëntori TiranaAlbania612357-24
4Beşiktaş IstambulTurkey6024212-102

Owner-supplied Balkans Cup spreadsheet, Sheet 1

Romanian club’s matches · 6
Home7 April 1965BucharestRapid București
QualifiedRomania
2–0Cherno More VarnaBulgaria
Away23 June 1965VarnaRapid București
QualifiedRomania
1–3Cherno More VarnaBulgaria
Home14 July 1965BucharestRapid București
QualifiedRomania
3–117 Nëntori TiranaAlbania
Away19 May 1966TiranaRapid București
QualifiedRomania
2–117 Nëntori TiranaAlbania
HomeBucureștiRapid București
QualifiedRomania
3–0BeşiktaşTurkey

Awarded 3–0 to Rapid after Beşiktaş failed to appear. Scheduled in București; match never played. The two identical source entries represent the scheduled home and away fixtures.

AwayIstanbulRapid București
QualifiedRomania
3–0BeşiktaşTurkey

Awarded 3–0 to Rapid after Beşiktaş failed to appear. Scheduled in Istanbul; match never played. The two identical source entries represent the scheduled home and away fixtures.

FinalFarul Constanța (Romania)Aggregate 5–3Winner⌄
Home17 July 1966BucharestRapid București
WinnerRomania
3–3Farul ConstanțaRomania
Away21 July 1966ConstanțaRapid București
WinnerRomania
2–0Farul ConstanțaRomania
50 entries · 9 competition entriesPage 1 of 2
Opposition associations35 associations recorded in the archive
Opponent teams74 opponents · explore the profiles