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PRINCIPAL COMPETITIONS · ROMANIAN PERSPECTIVE

Success Index

Romanian clubs’ overall success against this opposition.

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29.9/ 100

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

All scores measure Romanian clubs’ success against this opposition. Higher percentages mean greater success for Romania. They do not measure the opponent’s success.

55.4%

MS · Romanian match success

37 scored matches

47.1%

KP · Romanian qualification rate (knockout rounds only)

17 confirmed knockout encounters

0.0%

GO · Romanian group / unique group qualification success

2 completed opponent comparisons

Score details & methodology

MS: Romanian clubs earned 41 of 74 possible match points (17 wins and 7 draws in 37 matches), using two points for a win and one for a draw.

KP excludes group and unique group stages. Romanian clubs qualified for the next round or won the final in 8 of 17 confirmed knockout encounters against this opposition. Qualification outcomes: 8 qualified / won the final · 9 did not qualify / lost the final.

GO compares the final group / unique group qualification outcomes of Romanian clubs and the opponents they actually faced. It does not mean qualification was decided directly between those two teams.

  • N · 1 — Neither club qualified or transferred (0 per comparison).
  • O · 1 — Romanian club eliminated; opponent qualified or transferred (0 per comparison).
How the Success Index and its three measures work

This archive’s Success Index combines KP (40%), MS (20%) and GO (40%). Knockout qualification and group / unique group qualification receive equal weight. KP includes qualifying rounds as well as later knockout rounds; the index does not separately adjust for opponent strength. These are editorial weights, not an official UEFA rating. Only principal competitions are included. Each component is calculated before rounding.

MS = (2 × wins + draws) ÷ (2 × scored matches) × 100. Includes group and unique group matches. Results after extra time count; shoot-out goals do not. Awarded results count in totals, but are excluded from biggest-result records.

KP = successful Romanian qualification outcomes ÷ confirmed knockout encounters × 100. A success means the Romanian club qualified for the next round; in a final, it means the Romanian club won the trophy. Each whole tie or final counts once, including qualification decided by penalties, away goals or an additional match. Group and unique group stages are excluded.

GO = (Q + 0.50 × S + 0.25 × D) ÷ (Q + S + D + N + O) × 100. Q means only the Romanian club qualified in the same competition; S means both qualified there; D means the Romanian club transferred to another competition, regardless of its opponent’s outcome; N means neither continued; O means only the opponent continued. If the Romanian club qualified in the same competition while the opponent transferred, the comparison is Q.

Each Romanian club–opponent comparison counts once per group / unique group phase, regardless of the number of matches. A country total sums those opponent comparisons, not distinct group appearances. Different opponents in a unique group may have faced different schedules. Ongoing and unconfirmed outcomes are excluded. Sample sizes appear beside each score; small samples can produce extreme values. Goals are reported separately.

Open a section to explore the statistics, clubs or matches. Figures retain the association recorded at the time of each match.

Results & participationMatch totals, first encounters and competitions
Biggest resultsUp to six biggest Romanian victories and defeats

Principal competitions

Biggest Romanian victory
4

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

2023/24
Sepsi OSK 4–0 CSKA SofiaConference League · Home · 3 August 2023
1972/73
U Cluj 4–1 Levski-Spartak SofiaUEFA Cup · Home · 13 September 1972
1967/68
Rapid București 3–0 Botev PlovdivEuropean Cup · Home · 8 October 1967
1981/82
Dinamo București 3–0 Levski-Spartak SofiaUEFA Cup · Home · 16 September 1981
Heaviest Romanian defeats
7

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

1956/57
Dinamo București 1–8 CSKA SofiaEuropean Cup · Away · 17 October 1956
1972/73
U Cluj 1–5 Levski-Spartak SofiaUEFA Cup · Away · 4 October 1972
2007/08
Oțelul Galați 1–3 Lokomotiv SofiaUEFA Cup · Away · 16 August 2007

Secondary competitions

Biggest Romanian victory
5

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

1992
FC Argeș 5–0 Lokomotiv GornaIntertoto Cup · Home · 4 July 1992
1984/85
FC Argeș 4–0 Beroe Stara ZagoraBalkans Cup · Home · 28 November 1984
1989
Rapid București 5–2 Spartak VarnaIntertoto Cup · Home · 12 July 1989
1977/78
Jiul Petroșani 3–0 Slavia SofiaBalkans Cup · Home · 24 May 1978
1960/61
Steagul Roșu Brașov 4–2 Levski SofiaBalkans Cup · Away · 15 November 1961
Heaviest Romanian defeats
5

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

1977
Politehnica Timișoara 0–5 Slavia SofiaBalkans Cup · Away · 10 November 1976
1991
Rapid București 0–5 Botev PlovdivIntertoto Cup · Away · 20 July 1991
1987/88
FC Argeș 1–5 Slavia SofiaBalkans Cup · Away · 16 August 1988
1984/85
FC Argeș 1–4 Beroe Stara ZagoraBalkans Cup · Away · 4 October 1984
1961/63
Dinamo București 2–4 Levski SofiaBalkans Cup · Home · 12 August 1962
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
Penalty shoot-outs1010
After extra time (a.e.t.)4130

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

Group / unique group outcomes2 opponent comparisons

Descriptive outcomes, excluded from KP. Advancing and transferring to another competition are distinct. Only opponents actually faced are compared; a group outcome is not a head-to-head qualification decision.

Explore the clubs16 opponent teams · profiles and Success Index
Matches105 matches with recorded scores · recorded under Bulgaria

1956/57

1960/61

Balkans CupNon-UEFA
Group stage⌄

Group standings

Winner
PosClub / CountryMatchesWDLGFGAGDPts
1Steagul Roșu BrașovRomania85301871113
2Levski SofiaBulgaria8323161158
3Partizani TiranaAlbania83238628
4Fenerbahçe SKTurkey8242911-28
5AEK AthensGreece8116824-163

Owner-supplied Balkans Cup spreadsheet, Sheet 1

Showing 2 of 8 matches in this round. Aggregate and outcome cover the whole round.

Romanian club’s matches · 2
Home28 September 1961BrașovSteagul Roșu Brașov
QualifiedRomania
2–2Levski SofiaBulgaria
Away15 November 1961SofiaSteagul Roșu Brașov
QualifiedRomania
4–2Levski SofiaBulgaria

1961/63

Balkans CupNon-UEFA
Group stage⌄

Group standings

Eliminated
PosClub / CountryMatchesWDLGFGAGDPts
1Levski SofiaBulgaria633011569
2Dinamo TiranaAlbania62319817
3Dinamo BucureștiRomania6222131126
4Fenerbahçe SKTurkey6105514-92

Owner-supplied Balkans Cup spreadsheet, Sheet 1

Showing 2 of 6 matches in this round. Aggregate and outcome cover the whole round.

Romanian club’s matches · 2
Home12 August 1962BucharestDinamo BucureștiRomania2–4Levski SofiaBulgaria
Away12 September 1962SofiaDinamo BucureștiRomania1–1Levski SofiaBulgaria

1962/63

1963/64

Balkans CupNon-UEFA
Group stage⌄

Group standings

Qualified · Final
PosClub / CountryMatchesWDLGFGAGDPts
1Rapid BucureștiRomania642092710
2Levski SofiaBulgaria61327615
3Dinamo TiranaAlbania61326605
4Beşiktaş IstambulTurkey6123210-84

Owner-supplied Balkans Cup spreadsheet, Sheet 1

Showing 2 of 6 matches in this round. Aggregate and outcome cover the whole round.

Romanian club’s matches · 2
Home8 July 1964BucharestRapid București
QualifiedRomania
2–0Levski SofiaBulgaria
Away3 September 1964SofiaRapid București
QualifiedRomania
1–0Levski SofiaBulgaria
FinalSpartak Plovdiv (Bulgaria)Aggregate 3–1Winner⌄
Away9 September 1964PlovdivRapid București
WinnerRomania
1–1Spartak PlovdivBulgaria
Home16 September 1964BucharestRapid București
WinnerRomania
2–0Spartak PlovdivBulgaria
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Country connections & countingCurrent and historical associations

Country connections follow the current and historical columns supplied by the owner. Historical matches retain their original association labels. No West Germany labels have been inferred from entries supplied as Germany.