Fotbal Club Rapid București (Romanian pronunciation: [raˈpid bukuˈreʃtʲ]), commonly known as Rapid

București or simply as Rapid, is a Romanian football club based in Bucharest.

It was founded in 1923 by a group of employees from the Grivița workshops under the name
of Asociația Culturală și Sportivă CFR ("CFR Cultural and Sports Association"). Domestically, Rapid
București is one of the most successful clubs in Romania, having won 3 Liga I titles, 13 Cupa
României and 4 Supercupa României. Internationally, their most notable achievements are reaching
the quarter-finals of the 1972–73 Cup Winners' Cup and of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup, and the final of
the 1940 Mitropa Cup, which was not played because of the Second World War.
In July 2016, the club was declared bankrupt and subsequently replaced in the first division by ACS
Poli Timișoara. Several new entities claimed the legacy of Rapid, including ACS Rapid - Frumoșii
Nebuni ai Giuleștiului, AFC Rapid and Academia Rapid. In June 2018, after 18 auctions along which
the price of the Rapid brand had fallen with about €3 million, Academia officially became the
successor of the original club.[1][2][3]
Since 1939, the club plays its home matches at the Giulești-Valentin Stănescu in burgundy and
white uniforms. Giuleșteniihave fierce local rivalries with FCSB and Dinamo București, as well as
with Petrolul Ploiești.

Contents

 1History
o 1.1Founding and early years (1923–1945)
o 1.2The Railwaymen, a solid team (1945–1970)
o 1.3Troubled times, Divizia B on the horizon (1970–1990)
o 1.4A glorious period (1990–2008)
o 1.5Rapid "in derailment" (2008–2016)
o 1.6Phoenix clubs (2016–2018)
o 1.7Rebirth (2018–present)
 2Stadium
 3Support
o 3.1Rivalries
 4Honours
o 4.1Domestic
 4.1.1Leagues
 4.1.2Cups
o 4.2European
 5Players
o 5.1Current squad
 6Club officials
o 6.1Board of directors
o 6.2Current technical staff
 7Records and statistics
o 7.1European cups all-time statistics
o 7.2Most appearances
o 7.3Top goalscorers
o 7.4Top goalscorers by season in all competitions
 8Notable former players
 9Notable former managers
 10Notes
 11References
 12External links

History[edit]
On 25 June 1923, in a classroom of the primary school from the Grivița neighborhood, Bucharest,
the employees of the Grivița workshops created Asociația Culturală și Sportivă CFR ("CFR Cultural
and Sports Association").[4] Teofil Copaci was chosen as the president of the association,
while Grigore Grigoriu became the first captain of the team. The squad was formed in September,
following the merger of the Ateliere and Excelsior teams. The first equipment was made out of
burgundy fabric in the house of Grigoriu.[4]
On 28 October 1923, the team played its first game against Unirea Timișoara, which it was lost 4-8.
The second match, played over ten days, was against Gloria Arad, lost 1-2. Until 1932 CFR played
in the Bucharest Championship, not qualifying in the final tournament of the national league. During
this period, the leaders of the team were: Teofil Copaci, Grigore Grigoriu and Bozie Codreanu; from
the group of players were part: Stănică, Tudor, Molnar, Ştefănescu, Foran, Leoveanu,
Constantinescu, Fetzko, Georgescu, Albert, Block, Filip, Itu I, Itu II, Pîrvulescu, Cichi, Schileriu,
Svetcovschi, Oros, Ujlaki, Pop, Dobrescu I, Kelemen, Vlaiculescu, Ispas, Vintilescu and Petrovici.

Iuliu Baratky, a true landmark in the club's history, nicknamed "The Blonde Wonder of Giulești".

After several years of competing in the regional championship of Bucharest, the club entered in
the Divizia A by the start of the 1932–33 season.[5]During the pre-war years, Rapid was one of
Romania's top teams, regularly winning the cup but never the championship although they came
close. An interesting story was recorded when Rapid lost the title because of their fair play. One of
Rapid's players touched the ball with his hand in the penalty area during a decisive match
against Venus București, in the conditions in which Rapid needed a win to finish first in the league.
In the first instance the referee didn't see the incident, but when he heard the audience protesting
asked the player if he touched the ball with his hand, the player admitted. Venus converted the
penalty and managed to draw 1–1 and to finish first in the league, instead of "the Railwaymen". The
positions that have been achieved in those years in the Divizia A: 1932–33 – 2nd (Seria I), 1933–
34 – 4th (Seria I), 1934–35 – 10th, 1935–36 – 7th, 1936–37– 2nd, 1937–38 – 1st (Seria I), in this
season the team qualified in the national championship final, which was played against Ripensia
Timișoara, but Giuleștenii lost both legs with 0-2, 1938–39 – 6th, 1939–40 – 2nd and 1940–41 –
2nd.[6]
Founding and early years Period Name
(1923–1945)[edit] 1923–1937 CFR București
On the other hand, Rapid won seven Romanian 1937–1945 Rapid București
Cups in that period (1934–35, 1936–37, 1937– 1945–1950 CFR București
38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42), six
of them in consecutive years, being the club's 1950–1958 Locomotiva Grivița Roșie București
most successful time in this competition. 1958–2016 Rapid București
Following players were part of the Romanian
Cup winner teams: Roșculeț, Ujlaki, Vintilă, 2017–2018 Academia Rapid
Wetzer II, Rășinaru, Cuedan, Barbu II, 2018–present Rapid București
Rădulescu, Bogdan, Auer, Moldoveanu, Baratk
y, Raffinsky, Lengheriu, I.Costea, Sipoș,
Gavrilescu, Sadowski, Silvăț, Ghiurițan, Wetzer III and Florian, among others.
Also an important moment was in the summer of 1937, when the club changed its name from CFR
București to Rapid București, having as a model the Austrian club, Rapid Wien.
The railway workers were not the selection pool any longer, but a strong supporting audience. Some
players were also selected in the national team. During those years, but also during the war, the
competition format changed after various reorganizations and Rapid won the Bessarabia Cup, in
1942. The strangest of all might be the qualification in the final of the Mitropa Cup (precursor of
the UEFA Champions League) at a moment when the competition was taking its last breath.
In 1940, Rapid played two ties in the Mitropa Cup semi-finals and were drawn to the final, which was
never played due to the outbreak of World War II.

The Railwaymen, a solid team (1945–1970)[edit]

After the war, Rapid returned to the Bucharest Championship in the 1945-46 season, finally finishing
4th. After this season the club returned to its old name, CFR (Căile Ferate Române – Romanian
Railways), and entered in the 1946–47 Divizia A season, the first official national season after the
end of the war, ending 5th, two points away from the second place (Carmen București) and 13 from
the 1st place (ITA Arad). In the following season, 1947–48, the team finished 3rd, behind CFR
Timişoara and ITA Arad. In the 1948–49 season "the White and Burgundies" finished 2nd at only five
points behind IC Oradea. Also on 20 March 1949, CFR București obtained the biggest victory in its
entire history, 12-2 against CFR Cluj.[7]
Dan Coe, captain of the squad that won the first title, also a symbol of the club, being presently in fans' songs
even today.

Valentin Stănescu, the coach that won the title with Rapid in 1967, also former player of the club and a symbol,
the stadium was renamed after him.

The 1950s started with a change of the system format, from the autumn-spring to the spring-autumn
one, as an influence of the communist regime installed in the country after 1945. In the 1950 season
Rapid became Locomotiva, a name much closer to the Soviet version, Lokomotiv, change imposed
for all the teams that belonged to the Romanian Railways, but Giuleștenii finished again on the 2nd
place. The first relegation came in 1951 when the club was ranked 11th, losing to the goal
difference, a fight in three, against Locomotiva Târgu Mureș and Știința Timișoara.[6] Promoted one
year later, from the first place, with 10 points over the second ranked (Locomotiva Iași), would finish
the 1953 season in 5th place.[8] In 1954 season Locomotivarelegated for the second time, occupying
the 12th place. "The White and Burgundies" returned however after only one year in the Divizia A,
following a good period for the team including a 4th-place ranking at the end of 1956, only 5 points
behind the first position (CCA București).[6]
From the 1957–58 season, the Romanian football returned to the autumn-spring system and "the
Railwaymen" finished at the middle of the table, 8th, out of 12. The end of the Soviet system meant
also the end of the Soviet names and in 1958 they returned to the Austrian inspired name of Rapid.
In the following years the team finished 4th and 10th at the end of the 1958–59 and 1959–
60 seasons.[6]
In the 1950s the squad included following players: V.Stănescu, Gh.Dungu, Gh.Demeter, D.Macri,
V.Mihăilescu, C.Simionescu, N.Cristescu, I.Ruzici, C.Socec, I.Lungu, B.Marian, A.Rădulescu,
A.Ferenczi, Şt.Filotti, N.Roman, E.Avasilchioaie, D.Călin, L.Coman, A.Todor, N.Dodeanu, I.Langa,
I.Olaru, S.Zeana and Gh.Milea, among others.
The 1960s was one of the best periods in the history of the football from Giulești. In 1961 Rapid
reached the final of the Romanian Cup, where they lost against Arieșul Turda, 1-2, for "the White
and Burgundy" side scored Nicolae Georgescu in the 24th minute. The result was more surprisingly
as the winning team was at that time only a Divizia C member. The following season, Rapid, with a
squad coached by Ion Mihăilescu and composed of valuable players such as: Ilie Greavu, Ion
Motroc, Dumitru Macri, Titus Ozon, Ion Ionescu or Teofil Codreanu, among others, eliminated one
by one: CSM Mediaș, Laminorul Roman, Metalul Târgoviște and Progresul București, but suffered a
dramatic defeat in the final, 1-5 against Steaua București, a squad of Steaua which would be
recognized over the years as the golden generation of the club.
Rapid București team in the 1966–67 season, in which they won their first national title.

Răducanu

Motroc

Coe (C)

Lupescu

Greavu

Dinu-Buric

Jamaischi

Năsturescu

Codreanu

Dumitriu

Ionescu
Rapid's 1966–67 squad.

In most of these seasons, the team could be found in the top half of the championship, occupying
successively following places: 1960–61 – 3rd, 1961–62 – 5th and 1962–63 – 8th. Then followed
three very good seasons for the squad under the Grant Bridge, which finished 2nd, three years in a
row: 1963–64 (7 points behind Dinamo București), 1964–65 (1 point behind Dinamo București)
and 1965–66 (6 points behind Petrolul Ploiești). These were great seasons, nevertheless in which
they finished right behind their rivals, Dinamo and Petrolul, fact that motivated "the Railwaymen",
who obtained, at the end of the 1966–67 season, the greatest performance in the history of the club,
until that time, first Divizia A title, the first crown of champions that arrived in Giulești ever. This
performance was obtained by the following squad: Răducanu Necula, Marin Andrei – Dan
Coe, Nicolae Lupescu, Ion Motroc, Ilie Greavu, Constantin Jamaischi – Constantin Dinu-Buric,
Nicolae Georgescu, Constantin Năsturescu, Teofil Codreanu, Viorel Kraus – Ion Ionescu, Emil
Dumitriu, Alexandru Neagu; Coaches: Valentin Stănescu and Victor Stănculescu. In that season the
title was won at a distance of two points away from Dinamo București and the goalscorer of the team
was Ion Ionescu, with 15 goals.[9] In the 1967–68 European Cup Rapid eliminated Bulgarian
champion, Botev Plovdiv, in the first round, but could not pass by Juventus, 0-1 on aggregate.
After this first success, in the following four seasons, the team occupied, with the exception of
the 1967–68 season (when it reached the final of the Romanian Cup which was lost in front
of Dinamo with 1-3 after overtime) positions on the podium of the championship: 1968–69 – 3rd
and 1969–70 – 2nd.

Troubled times, Divizia B on the horizon (1970–1990)[edit]

Ilie Greavu, Rapid player until 1971, also ranked second in the appearances table, with 294.

Rapid made a last strong season, 1970–71, finished on the 2nd place, after which it started to slide
towards the bottom half of the league table: 1971–72 – 10th and 1972–73 – 14th. Despite these less
notable performances, in 1972 Rapid reached the Romanian Cup final under coach Bazil Marian, ex
1950s player of the team, and won 2-0 against Jiul Petroșani, goals scored by Stelian Marin (3rd
minute) and Alexandru Neagu(27th minute).[10] In the 1971–72 UEFA Cup season Rapid had
important results, eliminating Napoli and Legia Warsaw before being stopped by Tottenham Hotspur,
0-5 on aggeregate. The 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup was another good European
campaign, and after a 3-1 against Landskrona BoIS of Sweden and a 4-2 against Rapid Wien, the
team that inspired the Romanian side so much in the past, Rapid was eliminated again by an
English side, this time Leeds United, 1-8 on aggregate.
At the end of the 1973–74 season, "the White and Burgundies" finished 16th, at the same number of
points with Jiul Petroșani, but this time the club from the Jiu Valley would have won because of a
better goal difference, and Rapid relegated surprisingly for the third time in its history, at 7 years
from its first national title, proving once again that is a team full of surprises and contrasts. The
squad made a strong season and promoted after only one year spent in the second league, after
finishing 1st in the 2nd series, at 6 points from the 2nd place, occupied by Progresul
București.[8] "The Railwaymen" seemed to want to convince everyone that relegation was nothing but
a regrettable error and also won the Romanian Cup in the same season, from the position of a
second echelon team. 1974–75 Cupa României campaign was an incredible one, Rapid advanced
round by round and eliminated strong teams such as: Dinamo București (2-1), Jiul Petroșani (1-
0), Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (1-0) and Steaua București (1-1, 6-5 on penalties). In the final they
encountered Universitatea Craiova, the Divizia A defending champions and also a club that had its
first golden generation (known as "The Champion of a Great Love"), led from the pitch by its
legend, Ion Oblemenco. Rapid won 2-1, after extra time, goals scored by Nicolae Manea, for Craiova
scored Ion Oblemenco.

Rapid București team in the 1974–75 season, in which they promoted in the first league and also won the
Romanian Cup.

Back in the Divizia A, Rapid made two mediocre seasons: 1975–76 – 14th and 1976–77 – 16th,
relegating again, at exactly 10 years from the moment where they were crowned as the champions
of Romania. After the relegation began one of the darkest periods in the history of the club under
the Grant Bridge, with 6 consecutive Divizia B seasons: 1977–78 – 4th, 1978–79 – 6th, 1979–80 –
2nd, 1980–81 – 3rd, 1981–82 – 2nd and 1982–83 – 1st, this period leading to a fierce rivalry
with Petrolul Ploiești and Progresul București. In a match against Progresul, played in 1980, was set
also the record of presence for a Divizia B match, over 50,000 spectators.[11] The return to the first
division was the merit of coaches Valentin Stănescu (who also brought the first title in 1967)
and Viorel Kraus; the group of players consisting of: Ion Gabriel, Manu, Popescu, Paraschiv, Pirvu,
Şişcă, Tiţă, Iancu, Cojocaru, Ion Ion, Manea, Ad.Dumitru, Petruţ, Ispas, C.Dumitriu,
Avram, Damaschin, Marta, Lazăr, Koti, Săftoiu, A.Mincu and Petre Petre.
Returned to the first league after a pretty long period, Rapid felt the first tier shock occupying more
than disappointing positions: 1984–85 – 11th, 1985–86 – 8th, 1986–87 – 14th, 1987–88 – 13th
and 1988–89 – 17th, relegating again to Divizia B, for the fifth time. In these five seasons "the
Railwaymen" recorded two other counter-performances, biggest defeat in the history of the club, 0-9
against Corvinul Hunedoara (14 August 1985) and the match with the most goals conceded on
the Giulești Stadium, 2-8 against Steaua București (3 May 1989).[5] These poor performances have
been improved in the 1988–89 Cupa României season, when "the White and Burgundies" were
eliminated only in the semi-finals of the competition by Steaua București, 2-3 with a decisive goal
scored in the last minute.
Giuleștenii made a good season an promoted without major problems from the 2nd series of the
second league, finishing 1st with 22 victories, 5 draws, 7 defeats, 61 goals scored and 32 conceded,
49 points, 4 more than the second place (Drobeta-Turnu Severin) and 11 more than the third place
(Unirea Alba Iulia).[8]

A glorious period (1990–2008)[edit]

Viorel Hizo, Rapid coach a few times, here pictured in 1994, when he won Samsung Cup with "the
Railwaymen".

Promoted back in the top flight Rapid had a balanced path and finished 11th, 4 points away from the
relegation zone.[6] Followed another two seasons of progress in which "the Railwaymen" finished 7th,
then 4th. In 1993 the club was bought by George Copos and began probably one of the most fruitful
times in the history of "the White and Burgundies".
After the 4th place occupied at the end of the last season, Rapid returned in the European
Cups after 18 years of absence, but was eliminated from the first round of the 1993–94 UEFA
Cup by the Italian side Inter Milan, 1-5 on aggregate. In the Divizia A the club finished 4th again, but
no one risked a prognosis for the team that previously had oscillating developments. 1994–95 UEFA
Cup season bring again two tough opponents for the Giulești side, Charleroi of Belgium which they
eliminated 3-2 on aggregate and Eintracht Frankfurt, which eliminated Rapid after a 6-2 on
aggregate, especially due to the 0-5 defeat registered on Waldstadion. In the Divizia A, they finished
again on the 4th place, but this time with no qualification for the European Competitions.
In the 1995–96 season the team raised the stakes and finished 3rd, qualifying again in the UEFA
Cup.[6] After a 2-0 victory on aggregate against Lokomotiv Sofia, "the Railwaymen" were eliminated
by Karlsruher, 2-4 on aggregate, second time when a German side sent home the team from
Giulești. The squad had a fall in the first league and finished only 8th at the end of the 1996–
97 season.
Mircea Lucescu (pictured) and his son, Răzvan, had several spells as Rapid managers between 1997 and
2012. They won three, respectively two domestic trophies with the club.

With Mircea Lucescu as the new coach, Rapid made a very good 1997–98 season, the best one in
the last 22 seasons for "the White and Burgundies". In the championship the team finished 2nd, only
two points behind Steaua București, missing the chance of a historical title, the second one after that
won in 1967.[6] Without title, Rapid focused on the Romanian Cup where they won their 10th title, but
the first one since 1975. The final was played against FC U Craiova and Lucian Marinescu's 67th-
minute goal, secured the trophy. This triumph has returned the team back to the UEFA
Competitions, this time 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. After an 8-2 on aggregate
against Grevenmacher in the qualifying round, Rapid was again eliminated pretty fast, this time in
the first round by Vålerenga, with a 2-2 on aggregate and 2 goals scored on the Giulești Stadium by
the Norwegian club. In the championship Rapid finished 1st and won the much desired title of
champion of Romania, the 2nd one in the history of the club.[6] This great performance was obtained
with coaches: Mircea Lucescu (24 rounds), Nicolae Manea (5 rounds), Dumitru Dumitriu (4 rounds)
and Mircea Rednic (1 round) and the following players: Marius Bratu, Bogdan Lobonţ – Daniel
Chiriţă, Adrian Iencsi, Dorel Mutică, Ștefan Nanu, Vasile Popa, Răzvan Raţ, Mircea Rednic, Nicolae
Stanciu (C) – Bogdan Andone, Constantin Barbu, Mugur Bolohan, Zeno Bundea, Dănuț
Lupu, Ovidiu Maier, Marius Măldărăşanu, Ioan Sabău, Cezar Zamfir – Ionel Ganea, Radu
Niculescu, Daniel Pancu, Sergiu Radu and Marius Şumudică.[12]

Lobonţ

Iencsi

Stanciu (C)

Rednic

Bundea

Măldărăşanu

Lupu

Sabău

Nanu
 Șumudică

Pancu
Rapid's 1998–99 squad.

1999–2000 season was again a very good one for Rapid, but despite the fact that they had a solid
2nd place, with 15-point over 3rd place (Steaua București), could not oppose to a nearly perfect
season made by Dinamo București, which ended on the 1st place, at a distance of 12 points.[6] They
also could not defend their Cup, being eliminated in the semi-finals by FC U Craiova, 2-3 on
aggregate. In the UEFA Champions League was a great disappointment, the team being eliminated
by the Latvian side Skonto, 5-4 on aggregate.
2000–01 season was started with Anghel Iordănescu as the new coach and finished with Mircea
Rednic at the helm. Another short European participation, 3-1 against Mika of Armenia in the
qualifying round and a 0-1 defeat against Liverpool in the first round was completed with an only 4th
place in the championship and a quarter-finals elimination in the Romanian Cup, after a 1-2
against Dinamo. Next season with Viorel Hizo as the new coach, Rapid made another good run and
finished 3rd in the league, an already classic two rounds spell in the 2001–02 UEFA Cup, after a
furious 12-0 on aggregate against Atlantas, followed an unexpected 0-0 on Parc des
Princes against PSG, but in the second leg Rapid lost 0-1, goal Aloísio in the 93rd minute. Finally
the match was awarded 0-3 after the floodlight system shut down.[13] On the other hand, "the
Railwaymen" won their 11th Romanian Cup, after a final in which they registered a 2-1 victory
against Dinamo București, goals scored by Marius Măldărășanu and Daniel Pancu, also with Mircea
Rednic as the new coach.

Dolha

Maftei

Iencsi (C)

Șoavă

Ilyés

Măldărăşanu

Godfroid
 Bădoi

Raț

Bratu

Niculae
Rapid's 2002–03 squad.

The great run shown in the last seasons has materialized in a new title, the third one in the history of
the club under the Grant Bridge, title obtained at the end of the 2002–03 season.[6] Rapid finished 1st
with an advance of 7 points over Steaua București, made also the classic two rounds spell in
the UEFA Cup, 5-1 against Gorica and 1-2 against Vitesse and was eliminated at the penalties
by FC Argeș, in the second round proper of the Romanian Cup. The squad that won 3rd title was
coached by Mircea Rednic and was composed of the following players: Ionuț Curcă, Emilian
Dolha, Răzvan Lucescu, Boban Savič – Nicolae Constantin, Adrian Iencsi, Vasile Maftei, Dănuţ
Perjă, Răzvan Raţ, Florin Șoavă, Ion Voicu – Valentin Bădoi, Roberto Bisconti, Emmanuel
Godfroid, Nicolae Grigore, Róbert Ilyés, Ioan Sabău – Florin Bratu, Daniel Niculae and Robert
Niţă.[14]

Mircea Rednic, coach that won the title with Rapid in 2003, also a former player of the team.

After the 3rd title, followed a season below expectations, started with Mircea Rednic, continued
with Dan Petrescu and ended with Viorel Hizo, Rapid finished only 3rd, 15 points away from the 1st
place, occupied by Dinamo București.[6] In UEFA Champions League Rapidiștii met Anderlecht, and
after a 0-0 on the Valentin Stănescu Stadium followed a 2-3 defeat on the Constant Vanden Stock
Stadium, after Rapid led 2-0, and was eliminated again in the first rounds of the competition. 2004–
05 season was started with a new coach, Răzvan Lucescu and "the White and Burgundies" finished
again on the 3rd place, at five and six points from 2nd and 1st places, occupied by Dinamo
București, respectively Steaua București. In the Romanian Cup they were eliminated in the first
round proper by the Divizia B side Dacia Unirea Brăila, 0-1.
The 3rd place obtained in the league, qualified the club for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup season,
everyone expected no more than a two rounds spell. Instead of this Rapid made the best European
season in the history of the club, starting from the first round of the competition, qualifying for the first
time in the group stage and being eliminated only in the quarter-finals. The team's run was the
following: 10-0 on aggregate against Sant Julià from Andorra, 4-1 against Vardar and an unexpected
2-1 on aggregate against Feyenoord, meaning the qualification in the group stage. They were
assigned to the Group G, where they obtained 3 victories: Rennes (2-0), Shakhtar Donetsk (1-
0), PAOK (1-0) and lost only one match against Stuttgart (1-2). If in the past Rapid was eliminated by
German clubs such as Karlsruher or Eintracht Frankfurt, now the team transformed in a real "killer"
for the German sides after a 3-0 against Hertha in the Round of 32 and a 3-3 with an away goal
scored against Hamburg. "The Burgundy Eagles" were stopped only in the quarters by another
Romanian side, Steaua București, 1-1 on aggregate, with a goal scored by Steaua in Giulești. This
season remained in the history of Rapid, Steaua and Romanian football as one of the most
memorable. Rapid lost also the Romanian title in front of Steaua, but won the Romanian Cup, after a
1-0 victory over Dinamo București.[15] The squad used in the 2005–06 European campaign was
coached by Răzvan Lucescu and had the following players included: Dănuţ Coman, Ionuț
Curcă, Apoula Edel, Mihai Mincă – Marius Constantin, Nicolae Constantin, Vasile Maftei, Dănuţ
Perjă, Marius Postolache, Ionuţ Rada, Adrian Rusu, Ionuț Stancu – Valentin Bădoi, Emil Dică, Gigel
Ene, Nicolae Grigore, Artavazd Karamyan, Marius Măldărăşanu, Valentin Negru, Romeo Stancu –
Mugurel Buga, Lucian Burdujan, Viorel Moldovan, Daniel Niculae, Daniel Pancu and Ciprian
Vasilache.
Followed two seasons ended on the 4th (2006–07) and 3rd (2007–08) places, with another
Romanian Cup title in 2007, in a final won 2-0 against Politehnica Timișoara right on the Dan
Păltinișanu Stadium. In the UEFA Cup were constant participations, with another group stage
presence in the 2006–07 season, but finished 4th, in a group with PSG, Mladá Boleslav, Hapoel Tel
Aviv and Panathinaikos, missing the qualification, followed by a first round elimination in the next
season, in front of FC Nürnberg.

Rapid "in derailment" (2008–2016)[edit]

Chart showing the progress of Rapid's league finishes from 1932 to the 2016 bankruptcy.

After the 2007–08 season, the financial situation of Rapid was complicated, partly by the criminal
condemnation of the owner, George Copos, in two files: "Transfers" and "Lottery".[16][17] The
performances also went into decline after finished 3rd in 2007–08, Rapid occupied middle table
places three times over the next five years: 2008–09 – 8th, 2009–10 – 7th and 2012–13 – 9th. Still,
the team had a last outburst of pride in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, when under
coaches Marius Șumudică, Marian Rada and then Răzvan Lucescu they achieved two consecutive
rankings on the 4th place and implicitly having two new presence in the UEFA Europa
League. 2011–12 UEFA Europa League season was finished in the group stage for "the White and
Burgundies", after they eliminated Polish side Śląsk Wrocław in the play-off round, made only 3
points in a group with Hapoel Tel Aviv, PSV Eindhoven and Legia Warsaw, occupying the last place.
Next season was slightly weaker, Rapid stopping in the third qualifying round, after a two-legged
match against Heerenveen, previously eliminating 5-1 on aggregate, Finnish club MYPA.
On 10 May 2013, the Disciplinary Commission of the Romanian Football Federation decided not to
grant the Liga I license to the club for the 2013–14 season. At the end of the season the club was
sold by George Copos to Nicolae Cristescu and Adrian Zamfir.[18]
On 6 July the FRF Executive Committee decided that 18 teams would participate in the first
league. Mircea Sandu announced that a play-off between Concordia Chiajna (which relegated on the
pitch) and Rapid (which relegated on legal terms) will be held to decide the 18th team. This match
took place on 13 July 2013 on the Dinamo Stadium and was won by "the Railwaymen" with 2-
1.[19] Concordia challenged the legality of this play-off match, as Rapid had no license for Liga I. After
two rounds that had already been played, on 2 August 2013, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
decided that the organization of the play-off match was irregular and Concordia must remain in the
top flight, Rapid being relegated.[20]
Relegated for the sixth time in the second league, and after a period of 23 years spent in the top
flight with excellent performances, Rapid has gathered all its forces, despite of a poor financial
situation and an under-funding from the new owners. Under coach Viorel Moldovan, former player of
the team, "the Burgundy Eagles" made a good season, finishing 2nd the regular stage and the play-
off round of the 2013–14 season, right behind Politehnica Iași and two points over Unirea Slobozia,
ensuring their promotion in the first league.[8]On 17 May 2014, the Licensing Commission of the
Romanian Football Federation decided not to grant, again, the license, this time for the 2014–
15 season of Liga I. Rapid decided to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but could not afford
30,000€, trial fee; this was gathered through a donation of the club supporters, and CAS admitted
the appeal, forcing the Romanian Football Federation to give Rapid a license for the Liga I season.
In the meantime the club was bought by Valerii Moraru, a Moldovan businessman, but under
coaches Ionel Ganea, Marian Rada, Cristian Pustai and Cristiano Bergodi, the team made a very
weak season, finishing only 16th, out of 18, and relegated back to the Liga II, for the seventh time.[21]
Back in Liga II, with Dan Alexa as coach, this time, Rapid made a solid season, despite the fact that
historical debts suffocated the club and the under-funding of the new owner does not help too much,
either. At the end of the 2015–16 season, Rapid promoted from the 1st place, with three points over
its main follower, Dunărea Călărași.[8] The club did not recover financially, the team of seniors
remained with only a few players and no coaches. After a first instance bankruptcy of the club
decision, FC Rapid could not register any new contracts, so it could not built a team to join
the 2016–17 season.[22] Finally on 14 December 2016, Rapid was declared officially bankrupt, after a
half of season of inactivity.[23]

Phoenix clubs (2016–2018)[edit]

Daniel Pancu, a symbol of modern Rapid and the technical director of the club, after its 2017 refoundation.

Daniel Niculae, also a symbol and the president of the club, after its refoundation.
In the summer of 2016, after it became clear that the team could no longer be enrolled in the
championship, the idea of setting up somewhere in the lower leagues appeared, more exactly, in the
Bucharest Championship. A split between the supporters and the people involved in the club's life
appeared, resulting in two new clubs, AFC Rapid București and Mişcarea Feroviară CFR, after
initially not less than four teams had been announced, but most of the projects did not
resist.[24] If AFC Rapid, owned by ex-Rapid marketing director, Horia Manoliu, was in fact an old
society of the parent club, used between 2001 and 2006, Mişcarea Feroviară was founded by the
members of the Rapid Aristocratic Club. Both teams had an excellent run and promoted in the Liga
IV.
The two clubs did not seem to have the force to attack a new promotion, so in the summer of 2017,
at the initiative of Sector 1Municipality, the sports association, Academia Rapid București, was set
up and enrolled in the Liga IV – Bucharest series. This club is run by former Rapid players such
as: Daniel Niculae (president), Daniel Pancu (technical director), Nicolae Stanciu(manager)
and Constantin Schumacher (coach). By the time the auction for the bankruptcy company's brand
was finalized, Academia Rapid concluded a lease agreement for a period of one year. This team has
proven to be very popular among supporters, who considers it the moral successor of the parent
club.[25] In the same summer Mişcarea Feroviară disappeared.
Academia Rapid made a great season and won Liga IV-Bucharest after a tough duel with CSA
Steaua București. Also the Romanian Cup trophy for Bucharest prelimary rounds entered in club's
treasury and the phoenix club of Rapid was now ready for the Liga III promotion play-off against FC
Singureni, Giurgiu County champions.[26][27]

Rebirth (2018–present)[edit]
On 12 June 2018, after 18 auctions along which the price of Rapid brand has fallen with
about €3 million, Academia Rapid bought the FC Rapid București brand, becoming officially the
successor of the original club.[1][2][3] The transaction was made for the amount of €406,800, thus giving
legitimacy to the new entity, even though it had already been accepted by most supporters and ex-
legends of the club as the successor of the original club, a fact confirmed in the championship match
against CSA Steaua when on the Arena Națională were several tens of thousands spectators who
created an incendiary atmosphere, also setting the audience record for a Liga IV match (that match
also set the record of attendance for all Romanian tiers in that season, approximately 37,000 fans
being present).[28][29][30] In the same day the judicial liquidator also confirmed that Academia Rapid
obtained the FC Rapid București brand, becoming its official successor.[31]

Stadium[edit]
Main article: Stadionul Giulești-Valentin Stănescu

Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Stadium, view of the second stand.

The history of Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Stadium begins in 1934; on 31 March, CFR began the
construction of a field on the Giulești Road. The field would have a width of 65 m and a length of 105
m.
At first, the mayor of Bucharest did not want to authorize the construction of the stadium because it
did not fit in the systematization of the capital. Eventually, the authorization was given and in April
1936 it was estimated that the stadium would be ready in September. The construction did begin in
that year but it lasted more than two. The chief architect was Gheorghe Dumitrescu.
The stadium was inaugurated on 10 June 1939. At the time, it was the most modern stadium in
Romania, a smaller replica of Arsenal's Highbury Stadium with a capacity of 12,160 seats. Among
the guests at the opening ceremony was King Carol II and his son, future King Michael of Romania.
The construction of the north stand was ended in the mid-1990s, the capacity being increased to
19,100 seats. The pitch was changed in 2003, being considered the best in Romania at the time.
The floodlight was installed in the summer of 2000. The stadium got the name of "Valentin Stănescu"
in 2001, in respect to the manager who won the second championship for Rapid, but it is still
commonly known as "Giulești Stadium", by the name of the neighborhood it is located in. Landmarks
near the stadium are the Grant Bridge, Giulești Theatre, Gara de Nord (North Station) and
the Grivița Railway Yards.
The stadium will be demolished in 2015, making room for a 22,000–25,000-seat modern stadium.
The renovation will be funded by the Romanian government and UEFA after Bucharest was
announced as one of the host cities for UEFA Euro 2020.[32]

Support[edit]
Rapid București is, according to a 2016 survey, the fifth-most supported club in Romania.[33] A unique
organization in the country is the "Aristocratic Club of Rapid", which was founded in 2000. Its
members include well-known artists, who aim to defend the history of Rapid and mentain its
traditions.[34]
Currently, Rapid supporters are divided in two ultras groups: Peluza Nord and Tribuna II (t2 Rapid).
In 1998, the first ultras group was founded, named as Official Hooligans. Later, others appeared
such as: Ultras Unione, Maniacs, Brigada 921, Autonom Alcoolica, Radicals, Granata Girls, Torcida
Vișinie, Chicos del Infierno, Ultra' Stil, Devil's Gate, Colletivo, Legiunea
Chitila, Bombardierii, Original or Legione Titan and there were also groups in the province, in cities
such as: Iași, Paşcani, Piatra Neamţ, Zalău or Târgu Mureş. In 2007, the ultras group, Pirații, moved
in the second stand of the stadium, following divergences with the leader of the Peluza Nord. They
were followed by other brigades from the Peluza Nord. T2 Rapid does not have a leader,
distinguishing by the other group. Over time there have been many conflicts between the two
factions.[35] From 1980, Rapid supporters consider Politehnica Timișoara supporters to be their allies,
fans of both teams had the opportunity to support the other during matches.[36]

Rivalries[edit]
The most important rivalries for Rapid are the ones against Steaua București and Dinamo București,
known as Bucharest Derby. Another bitter rival of Rapid is Petrolul Ploiești, match known as
the Primus Derby, the oldest football derby in Romania. Over time "the White and Burgundies" had
important conjuncture rivals such as: Progresul București or Venus București, also derbies of the
Romanian Railway against: CFR Cluj or CFR Timișoara, were very disputed matches.

Honours[edit]
Domestic[edit]
Leagues[edit]

 Liga I
 Winners (3): 1966–67, 1998–99, 2002–03
 Runners-up (14): 1936–37, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1948–49, 1950, 1963–64, 1964–
65, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2005–06
 Liga II
 Winners (6): 1952, 1955, 1974–75, 1982–83, 1989–90, 2015–16
 Runners-up (3): 1979–80, 1981–82, 2013–14
 Liga IV – Bucharest
 Winners (1): 2017–18
Cups[edit]

 Cupa României
 Winners (13): 1934–35, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1971–
72, 1974–75, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07
 Runners-up (6): 1960–61, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2011–12
 Supercupa României
 Winners (4): 1999, 2002, 2003, 2007
 Runners-up (2): 1998, 2006
 Cupa României – Bucharest
 Winners (1): 2017–18
 Cupa Ligii
 Winners (1): 1994 (Friendly)[37][38]
 Cupa Eroilor
 Winners (1): 1942[39][40]
European[edit]
 Mitropa Cup
 Finalists (1): 1940[note 1]
 Balkans Cup
 Winners (2): 1963–64, 1964–66

Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
As of 23 October 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-
FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player No. Position Player

1 GK Alexandru Tătaru 18 DF Adrian Neacșu
2 DF Adrian Boian 19 FW Marian Vlada
4 DF Alexandru Iacob 20 MF Marius Duriță
5 DF Doru Bratu 22 DF Alin Demici
6 DF Alin Lădaru 23 GK Andrei Voican
7 MF Adrian Mitea 25 MF Adrian Grigore
 8 MF Alexandru Burlacu 26 MF Antonio Nițu
Sergiu Jurj (on loan 28 DF Ionuț Voicu (Captain)
9 FW
from Universitatea Craiova) 30 FW Iulian Ilie
11 MF Alin Cârstocea Amir Jorza (on loan from UTA
32 MF
13 MF Petre Goge Arad)
14 FW Robinho 33 GK Ștefan Ciuculescu
15 FW Adrian Nițu 89 FW Deivydas Matulevičius
16 DF Matei Babaua 90 GK Virgil Drăghia
17 MF Andrei Dovleac 99 FW Mircea Manole

Club officials[edit]
Board of directors[edit] Current technical s
Role Name Role

Ovidiu Burcă (33.34%) Manager

Owners [41]
Adrian Olariu (33.33%)
Assistant Manager
Academia Rapid 1923 (33.33%)

President vacant Goalkeeping Coaches

Sporting Manager Florin Manea

Club Doctor
Delegate Viorel Neacșu
Masseurs
Press Officer Lucian Ionescu

Storeman

Records and statistics[edit]

European cups all-time statistics[edit]
Main article: FC Rapid București in European football

Competition S P W D L GF GA GD

UEFA Champions League / European Cup 3 8 1 3 4 9 11 –2

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners'

3 12 5 3 4 19 17 +2
Cup

UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 13 72 33 16 23 104 72 + 32

UEFA Intertoto Cup 1 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3

Total 20 96 41 23 32 140 105 + 35

Most appearances[edit]
Competitive, professional matches only.

# Name Years Matches

1 Nicolae Stanciu 1990–2002 323

2 Ilie Greavu 1957–71 294

3 Constantin Năsturescu 1961–74 288

4 Daniel Pancu 1997–2018 265

5 Teofil Codreanu 1965–78 254

Top goalscorers[edit]
Competitive, professional matches only.

# Name Years Goals

1 Ion Ionescu 1960–68 107

1997–99, 2000–02,
2 Daniel Pancu 2006, 2008, 2011–15, 94
2017–18

3 Alexandru Neagu 1965–78 93

# Name Years Goals

4 Iuliu Baratky 1936–44 61

5 Ștefan Auer 1936–41 56

Top goalscorers by season in all competitions[edit]

Season Winner Goals Year Winner Goals Year Winner Goals

1932– Vasile 1963– Ion 1990–

12 15 Unknown -
33 Chiroiu 64 Ionescu 91

1933– 1964– 1991–

- - Unknown -
34 Unknown 65 Unknown 92

1934– 1965– Ion 1992–

- 24 Unknown -
35 Unknown 66 Ionescu 93

1935– Ștefan 1966– Ion 1993– Iulian

23 15 12
36 Barbu 67 Ionescu 94 Chiriță

1936– 1967– Emil 1994– Ion

- 10 18
37 Unknown 68 Dumitriu II 95 Vlădoiu

1937– 1995– Dumitru

- 1968– 12
38 Unknown Alexandru 17 96 Târțău
69
Neagu

1938– Iuliu 1996– Dumitru

15 14
39 Baratky
1969–
97 Târțău
Alexandru 16
70
Neagu
1939– Ștefan 21 1997– Lucian
40 Auer 16
98 Marinescu
12
1970–
Alexandru
 71 Neagu
1940– Ionică 21
1998– Marius 20
41 Bogdan 99 Șumudică

1971–
Alexandru 16
72
1941– Florian Neagu 1999– Sergiu
19 15
42 Radu 00 Radu

1972–
-
1942– 73 Unknown 2000–
War Daniel 17
46 period 01 Pancu

1973–
-
74 Unknown
1946– 2001– Daniel
- 18
47 Unknown 02 Pancu

1974–
-
75 Unknown
1947– Bazil 2002– Florin
32 12
48 Marian 03 Bratu

1975–
-
76 Unknown
1948– Ștefan 2003–
16 Sabin Ilie 13
49 Filotti 04

1976–
-
77 Unknown
Andrei 2004– Daniel
1950 18 14
Rădulescu 05 Niculae
1977–
-
78 Unknown
1951 - 2005– Daniel
Unknown 14
06 Niculae
1978–
-
79 Unknown
1952 - 2006–
Unknown Ianis Zicu 13
07
1979–
-
80 Unknown
1953 - 2007– Ionuț 9
Unknown 08 Mazilu
1980–
-
81 Unknown
Iacob 2008–
1954 12 Juliano
Olaru 16
09 Spadacio
1981–
-
82 Unknown
1955 -
 Unknown
1982– 2009– Alexandru
- 10
83 Unknown 10 Ioniță

1956 Iacob 15
Olaru
1983– 2010– Ovidiu
- 11
84 Unknown 11 Herea
1957–
-
58 Unknown
1984– 2011– Ovidiu
- 14
85 Unknown 12 Herea
1958–
Gheorghe 17
59 1985–
Ene II 2012– Ovidiu
- 10
86 Unknown
13 Herea

1959– Titus 12 1986–

60 Ozon
87 Unknown
- 2013– Mădălin
9
14 Martin

1960–
- 1987–
61 Unknown -
88 Unknown 2014– Cristian
4
15 Săpunaru

1961–
- 1988–
62 Unknown -
89 Unknown 2015– Iulian
16
16 Popa

1962– Ion
20 1989–
63 Ionescu -
90 Unknown 2016– None (The club
17 was inactive)
League topscorer
League winner
Cup winner
Second Division 2017– Daniel
42
Third Division 18 Niculae
Fourth Division
* Season in progress.

Notable former players[edit]

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at
junior and/or senior level and/or more than 100 caps for FC Rapid București.
For a list of all former FC Rapid București players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FC
Rapid București players.
Romania Romania
 Alexandru Apolzan
 Valentin Bădoi
 Ștefan Barbu
 Alexandru Boc
 Ion Bogdan
 Mugur Bolohan
 Florin Bratu
 Mugurel Buga
 Zeno Bundea
 Iulian Chiriță
 Teofil Codreanu
 Dan Coe
 Dănuț Coman
 Marius Constantin
 Florin Constantinovici
 Vintilă Cossini
 Ion Costea
 Marian Damaschin
 Emil Dică
 Emilian Dolha
 Cristian Dulca
 Ion Dumitru
 Emil Dumitriu
 Gheorghe Ene
 Ștefan Filotti
 Ionel Ganea
 Tiberiu Ghioane
Armenia
 Apoula Edel
 Arman Karamyan
 Artavazd Karamyan
Australia
 Ryan Griffiths
Belgium
 Roberto Bisconti
 Philippe Léonard
Brazil
 Césinha
 Gláuber
 Juliano Spadacio
 Ion Goanţă
 Ilie Greavu
 Nicolae Grigore
 Ștefan Grigorie
 Ovidiu Herea
 Adrian Iencsi
 Róbert Ilyés
 Ion Ionescu
 Ștefan Iovan
 Viorel Kraus
 Costin Lazăr
 Bogdan Lobonț
 Nicolae Lupescu
 Dănuț Lupu
 Dumitru Macri
 Vasile Maftei
 Marius Măldărășanu
 Nicolae Manea
 Bazil Marian
 Florin Marin
 Adrian Matei
 Viorel Moldovan
 Ioachim Moldoveanu
 Ion Motroc
 Ștefan Nanu
 Constantin Năsturescu
 Alexandru Neagu
Czech Republic
 Pavel Čmovš
 Marcel Gecov
 Ondřej Kušnír
Latvia
 Edgars Gauračs
Macedonia
 Blazhe Ilijoski
Moldova
 Alexandru Guzun
Montenegro
 Vladimir Božović
  Radomir Đalović

Notable former managers[edit]

For a list of all former FC Rapid București managers with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FC
Rapid București managers.
 Stefan Auer  Ion Motroc
 Iuliu Baratky  Marian Rada
 Viorel Hizo  Mircea Rădule
 Viorel Kraus  Mircea Rednic
 Mircea Lucescu  Ferenc Rónay
 Răzvan Lucescu  Daniel Pancu
 Nicolae Lupescu  Alfréd Schaffe
 Bazil Marian  Valentin Stăne
 Nicolae Manea  Petre Steinbac
 Marius Șumud

Notes[edit]
1. ^ The final between Rapid București and Ferencváros was scheduled to take place in July 1940.
However, due to the events of World War II it was cancelled.

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important milestone in Romania.] (in Romanian). digisport.ro. Retrieved 12 June2018.
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palmaresul"" [The Rapid liquidator confirmed the transaction: "The brand offers the name, colors
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Romanian)

External links[edit]

 Romanian football portal

 Media related to FC Rapid București at Wikimedia Commons

 Official website
 Club profile on UEFA's official website
 FC Rapid București on Facebook