Football rivalry in Bucharest, Romania
TheDerbiul Bucureștiului (English: Bucharest derby), also known asDerbi de București andBig Bucharest derby is thefootball local derby inBucharest, Romania , betweenFCSB andFC Rapid București . It is considered one of the fiercest intra-city derbies in the country, alongside other major local derbies,Cluj derby andEternal derby , one of the greatest and hotly contested derbies inEurope .
The two clubs have played each other over 130 times, beginning with Rapid's 1–0 victory on November 4, 1947 (at the time Rapid was named "CFR", and Steaua "ASA București"). Several matches throughout the years betweenSteaua andRapid have ended in serious clashes between fans.[ 1]
The two teams are notable for their dominance of Romanian football, alongsideDinamo . Even though Rapid only won 3Romanian football championships to Steaua/FCSB's 27, they both dominate theRomanian Cup (23 times for Steaua/FCSB and 13 times for Rapid) and theRomanian Supercup (7 times for Steaua/FCSB and 4 times for Rapid).
They also have great performances in club competitions organised byUEFA among other Romanian football team. Steaua won theEuropean Cup in1986 , was runner-up in the same competition in1989 after reaching the semi-finals in1988 . In2006 , Steaua and Rapid faced one another in the quarter-finals of theUEFA Cup , Steaua winning over two legs on theaway goals rule . Moreover, Steaua won theUEFA Super Cup in1986 and was defeated in theIntercontinental Cup byRiver Plate the same year. On the other hand, Rapid won theBalkans Cup 2 times in a row in1964 and1966 and reached the quarter-finals of theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup in1973 .The rivalry also extends to other sports.
Statistics and records [ edit ] Head to head results [ edit ] GP : Games playedWS : Wins for SteauaD : Draws0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WR : Wins for RapidGSTE : Steaua goalsGRAP : Rapid goalsAs of 27 April 2025
CSCA/CCA/Steaua/FCSB win Draw Rapid București win
League Season Division Tier CSCA/CCA/Steaua/FCSB vs Rapid București Rapid București vs CSCA/CCA/Steaua/FCSB Date Venue Score Atten. Date Venue Score Atten. 1947–48 Divizia A 1 4 December 1947 Republicii 0–1 – 4 April 1948 Giulești 2–0 – 1948–49 Divizia A 1 26 February 1949 Republicii 1–1 – 21 August 1948 Giulești 5–2 1950 Divizia A 1 3 June 1950 Republicii 1–0 – 28 October 1950 Giulești 2–4 – 1951 Divizia A 1 6 October 1951 Republicii 0–1 – 27 May 1951 Giulești 1–2 – 1953 Divizia A 1 3 May 1953 Republicii 1–0 – 17 October 1953 Giulești 1–1 – 1954 Divizia A 1 26 September 1954 Republicii 3–0 – 4 April 1954 Giulești 2–3 – 1956 Divizia A 1 8 April 1956 Republicii 1–1 – 30 August 1956 Giulești 2–4 – 1957–58 Divizia A 1 15 December 1957 Republicii 1–3 – 4 May 1958 Giulești 0–0 – 1958–59 Divizia A 1 29 March 1959 Republicii 4–0 – 12 November 1958 Giulești 2–3 – 1959–60 Divizia A 1 10 April 1960 Republicii 1–1 – 27 September 1959 Giulești 2–5 – 1960–61 Divizia A 1 2 April 1961 Republicii 0–1 – 18 September 1960 Giulești 3–2 – 1961–62 Divizia A 1 16 November 1961 Republicii 1–2 – 10 June 1962 Giulești 2–1 – 1962–63 Divizia A 1 23 September 1962 Republicii 3–3 – 21 April 1963 Giulești 0–2 – 1963–64 Divizia A 1 29 March 1964 Republicii 0–2 – 8 September 1963 Giulești 3–4 – 1964–65 Divizia A 1 21 April 1965 Republicii 0–1 – 20 December 1964 Giulești 0–0 – 1965–66 Divizia A 1 5 June 1966 Republicii 3–2 – 31 October 1965 Giulești 2–0 – 1966–67 Divizia A 1 28 May 1967 Republicii 0–0 – 9 November 1966 Giulești 3–0 – 1967–68 Divizia A 1 3 September 1967 Republicii 2–0 – 24 March 1968 Giulești 3–1 – 1968–69 Divizia A 1 1 June 1969 Republicii 2–0 – 2 November 1968 Giulești 2–1 – 1969–70 Divizia A 1 28 June 1970 Republicii 1–1 – 18 October 1969 Giulești 3–3 – 1970–71 Divizia A 1 20 September 1970 Republicii 1–1 – 3 April 1971 Giulești 0–0 – 1971–72 Divizia A 1 24 October 1971 Republicii 2–1 – 4 May 1972 Giulești 2–1 – 1972–73 Divizia A 1 8 April 1973 Republicii 0–0 – 23 September 1972 Giulești 1–1 – 1973–74 Divizia A 1 2 September 1973 Republicii 3–2 – 31 March 1974 Giulești 2–0 – 1975–76 Divizia A 1 24 August 1975 Steaua 0–0 – 14 March 1976 Giulești 0–3 – 1976–77 Divizia A 1 22 May 1977 Steaua 4–1 – 17 October 1976 Giulești 2–0 – 1983–84 Divizia A 1 29 April 1984 Steaua 2–1 – 4 December 1983 Giulești 1–1 – 1984–85 Divizia A 1 23 September 1984 Steaua 2–0 – 16 March 1985 Giulești 0–2 – 1985–86 Divizia A 1 13 April 1986 Steaua 3–1 – 24 September 1985 Giulești 1–2 – 1986–87 Divizia A 1 22 April 1987 Steaua 3–1 – 5 October 1986 Giulești 1–1 – 1987–88 Divizia A 1 19 June 1988 Steaua 5–0 – 13 December 1987 Giulești 0–4 – 1988–89 Divizia A 1 12 October 1988 Steaua 2–0 – 3 May 1989 Giulești 2–8 – 1990–91 Divizia A 1 7 October 1990 Steaua 0–0 – 28 April 1991 Giulești 0–2 – 1991–92 Divizia A 1 8 March 1992 Steaua 3–0 – 25 August 1991 Giulești 1–2 – 1992–93 Divizia A 1 6 December 1992 Steaua 3–0 – 16 June 1993 Giulești 1–1 – 1993–94 Divizia A 1 6 October 1993 Steaua 0–0 – 19 March 1994 Giulești 2–1 – 1994–95 Divizia A 1 6 November 1994 Steaua 1–1 – 14 May 1995 Giulești 1–1 – 1995–96 Divizia A 1 1 October 1995 Steaua 3–0 – 9 March 1996 Giulești 1–1 – 1996–97 Divizia A 1 16 March 1997 Steaua 3–1 – 25 August 1996 Giulești 0–2 – 1997–98 Divizia A 1 5 October 1997 Steaua 2–2 – 1 April 1998 Giulești 1–1 – 1998–99 Divizia A 1 4 April 1999 Steaua 1–1 – 30 August 1998 Giulești 3–0 – 1999–00 Divizia A 1 7 August 1999 Steaua 1–3 – 5 March 2000 Giulești 2–2 – 2000–01 Divizia A 1 29 October 2000 Steaua 0–0 – 16 May 2001 Giulești 1–1 – 2001–02 Divizia A 1 4 May 2002 Steaua 2–1 – 21 October 2001 Giulești 3–0 – 2002–03 Divizia A 1 27 October 2002 Steaua 2–1 24,000 26 April 2003 Giulești 1–2 18,000 2003–04 Divizia A 1 21 March 2004 Steaua 3–3 25,000 18 August 2003 Național 1–1 20,000 2004–05 Divizia A 1 14 April 2005 Steaua 0–0 20,000 8 August 2004 Giulești 2–1 15,000 2005–06 Divizia A 1 30 April 2006 Național 0–2 17,000 23 October 2005 Giulești 0–0 16,000 2006–07 Liga I 1 17 September 2006 Național 1–1 30,000 1 April 2007 Giulești 2–3 10,000 2007–08 Liga I 1 16 September 2007 Steaua 0–0 22,000 20 March 2008 Giulești 0–3 10,000 2008–09 Liga I 1 15 May 2009 Steaua 1–2 15,000 9 November 2008 Giulești 0–0 10,000 2009–10 Liga I 1 25 October 2009 Steaua 1–1 0 18 April 2010 Giulești 5–1 11,700 2010–11 Liga I 1 4 May 2011 Steaua 0–1 8,000 8 November 2010 Giulești 0–0 10,500 2011–12 Liga I 1 24 October 2011 Arena Națională 0–0 41,432 29 April 2012 Giulești 1–1 10,000 2012–13 Liga I 1 24 September 2012 Arena Națională 1–0 42,876 14 April 2013 Giulești 1–1 7,624 2014–15 Liga I 1 22 February 2015 Steaua 0–1 9,437 26 July 2014 Giulești 1–3 3,624 2021–22 Liga I 1 15 December 2021 Arena Națională 3–1 20,157 15 August 2021 Arena Națională 1–0 35,500 2022–23 Liga I 1 6 November 2022 Arena Națională 3–1 31,233 24 July 2022 Superbet Arena 2–0 13,800 27 May 2023 Arena Naţională 1–5 19,247 23 April 2023 Superbet Arena 1–0 12,600 2023–24 Liga I 1 5 November 2023 Arena Naţională 1–2 40,563 9 March 2024 Arena Naţională 0–4 43,283 20 April 2024 Arena Naţională 2–2 45,143 19 May 2024 Superbet Arena 2–0 6,133 2024–25 Liga I 1 27 October 2024 Arena Naţională 0–0 40,287 2 March 2025 Arena Naţională 0–0 30,823 16 March 2025 Arena Naţională 3–3 26,385 27 April 2025 Superbet Arena 1–2 12,600
Romanian Cup (Cupa României)[ edit ] # Date Level Home team Away team Score Goals (home) Goals (away) 1 11 December1949 Quarter-finals CSCA CFR 2–1 2 15 November1953 Semi-finals CCA Locomotiva 1–0 — 3 28 November1954 Quarter-finals CCA Locomotiva 1–0 — 4 11 December1955 Semi-finals CCA Locomotiva 4–0 — 5 22 October1961 Semi-finals Rapid CCA 2–0 — 6 8 July1962 Final Steaua Rapid 5–1 Mateianu (11),Voinea (40),Constantin (47, 64),Raksi (85)Ozon (15)7 27 June1963 Round of 16 Steaua Rapid 7–2 8 1 July1964 Quarter-finals Steaua Rapid 2–1 9 13 July1966 Semi-finals Steaua Rapid 3–0 — 10 21 May1969 Quarter-finals Steaua Rapid 3–1 11 25 June1975 Semi-finals Rapid Steaua 1–1 (pen. )Râşniţă (?) Sătmăreanu (?)12 23 June1976 Quarter-finals Steaua Rapid 2–0 — 13 26 February1986 Round of 16 Steaua Rapid 4–2 Belodedici (15),Bălan (76),Majearu (78),Bölöni (85)Țîră (48), Cioacă (81) 14 16 June1987 Quarter-finals Steaua Rapid 1–0 — 15 25 June1989 Semi-finals Steaua Rapid 3–2 Pițurcă (42, 48),I. Stan (86)Minoiu (31),Damaschin II (52) 16 15 March1995 Round of 16 Rapid Steaua 4–1 I. Chiriță (50, 74, 75),Constantinovici (57)I. Stan (30p. )17 16 June1999 Final Steaua Rapid 2–2 (pen. )Ciocoiu (68),Belodedici (90)Barbu (71, 81)18 11 November2010 Quarter-finals Rapid Steaua 0–1 — Surdu (49)
Romanian SuperCup (Supercupa României)[ edit ] League Cup (Cupa Ligii)[ edit ]
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