 Steaua team with the European Cup in 1986. | |
| First entry | 1957–58 European Cup |
|---|---|
| Latest entry | 2025–26 UEFA Europa League |
| Titles | |
| Champions League | 1 (1986) |
| Super Cup | 1 (1986) |
Romanian professionalfootball clubSteaua, based inBucharest, has regularly taken part inUnion of European Football Associations (UEFA) competitions. Qualification for Romanian clubs is determined by a team's performance in its domestic league and cup competitions. Steaua has regularly qualified for the primary European competition, theEuropean Cup, by winning theLiga I. Steaua has also achieved European qualification via theCupa României and played in both the formerUEFA Cup Winners' Cup and theUEFA Cup.
Steaua's first match in European competition was in the1957–58 European Cup againstBorussia Dortmund ofWest Germany. So far, they have competed 28 times in the European Champions' Cup / Champions League, 21 times in the UEFA Cup / Europa League, 11 times in the Cup Winners' Cup, 2 times in the UEFA Europa Conference League, 1 time in the UEFA Super Cup, and 1 in the Intercontinental Cup. There were five consecutive participations in the European Cup during the 1980s and six in the 1990s. Since 2003, Steaua is a regular appearance in the UEFA competitions. As of September 2018, it has 14 consecutive seasons of European Cup participations.
Steaua won the European Cup in 1986, becoming the only Romanian and the firstEastern European club to do so, by defeatingBarcelona on a penalty shootout. They again reached the European Cup Final in 1989, but lost 4–0 toMilan. Steaua's record wins in Europe are a 6–0 victory overYoung Boys in the1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup and a 6–0 victory overAaB in a home match in the group stage of the2014–15 UEFA Europa League.
This article also includes Steaua's European participations asFCSB, named as such since 2017 due to theFC Steaua București records dispute.
The first continental competition organised by UEFA was theEuropean Cup in 1955. It is the most prestigious European competition and was conceived by the editor ofL'ÉquipeGabriel Hanot, as a competition for winners of the European national football leagues.[1] The format of the competition was changed for the1992–93 season to include a group stage instead of the straight knockout format previously in use. The competition was also renamed as the UEFA Champions League.[2] Further changes were made for the1997–98 season, with the runners-up from countries placed highly in theUEFA coefficients allowed to enter. This was later expanded to four team for the top countries in the coefficients.[3]
A number of other European competitions have also taken place. The secondary cup competition is theUEFA Cup, which was established in 1972. The competition was initially open to teams who finished as runners-up in their respective national leagues. This was later expanded based on the countries rank in the coefficients and performance in domestic cup competitions. The competition was renamed as the UEFA Europa League for the2009–10 season.[4] TheUEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a competition for the winners of all European domestic cup competitions. Established in 1960 it was considered the secondary cup competitions until the re-branding of the European Cup, which weakened the competition and it was considered the weakest of the three competitions.[5] The competition was discontinued in 1999 and amalgamated into the UEFA Cup.[6]
TheUEFA Super Cup is a competition between the winners of the Champions League and Europa League. It was contested between the winners of the Champions League and Cup Winners' Cup up until the discontinuation of the latter in 1999. The competition was originally held over two-legs but was changed to a single match in 1998.[7] TheInter-Cities Fairs Cup was established in 1955 and run independently of UEFA. It was initially for team from cities that hosted trade fairs, it was later expanded to include runners-up from the domestic leagues. In 1971, it came under the control of UEFA and was re-branded as the UEFA Cup.[5] Established in 1960 theIntercontinental Cup was a competition for the winners of the European Cup and the South American equivalent theCopa Libertadores. Jointly organised by UEFA and theConfederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) it was contested until 2004, when it was replaced by theFIFA Club World Cup which included the winners of all six confederations regional championships.[8]
On 7 June 1947, at the initiative of several officers of the Romanian Royal House, the first Romanian sports club of the Army was born through a decree signed by GeneralMihail Lascăr, High Commander of the Romanian Royal Army. The club was to be calledASA București (Asociația Sportivă a Armatei București – English:Army Sports Association), with seven different sections (football,fencing,volleyball,boxing,shooting,athletics,tennis), and its leadership was entrusted to General-Major Oreste Alexandrescu. With a squad gathered in record time, ASA was preparing itself for theRomanian second league promotion play-offs. However, the newCommunist government that had come to power in 1945 and assumed total control of the country at the end of 1947 stated that every sports association in the country was now to be linked to a certain trade union, be it a State Department, aMinistry or acompany. However, this was not the case for first league club, Carmen București, owned by wealthy industrialist Dumitru Mociorniță, who saw his team excluded from the championship and later on dissolved, its place in the 1st league being now taken by newly formed ASA.[9]
The team's first official competition was the 1947–48Romanian Football Championship season, in which they finished 14th. Their first official match was played in Bucharest against Dermata Cluj and ended 0-0. The team managed to avoid relegation after a play-out with seven other teams. On 5 June 1948, by Order 289 of the Ministry of National Defence, ASA becameCSCA (Clubul Sportiv Central al Armatei – English:Central Sports Club of the Army), after which performances began to roll. In March 1950,CSCA changed its name toCCA (Casa Centrală a Armatei, English: "Central House of the Army").
The 1950s were years of great domestic performances, ones in which the famous "CCA Golden Team" was formed. 1956 was one of CCA's most prestigious years, when, apart from winning the title, the team entered a tournament in England where they defeatedLuton Town 4–3, drew againstArsenal 1–1 andSheffield Wednesday 3–3, then lost 5–0 toWolverhampton Wanderers. Further, on 22 April 1956, theRomania national team defeatedYugoslavia 1–0 inBelgrade with a team comprised only by CCA players. In 1957, the team also made their first European Cup appearance, falling toBorussia Dortmund after a play-off inBologna.
In 1961, CCA changed its name once again (for the final time) toCSA Steaua București (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua – English:Army Sports Club Steaua). The word "steaua" is Romanian for "the star and was adopted because of the presence, just like in any otherEastern-EuropeanArmy team, of ared star on their badge.
Under the leadership of coachesEmerich Jenei andAnghel Iordănescu, Steaua had an impressive Championship run in the 1984–85 season, which they eventually won after a six-year drought. What followed was an astonishingEuropean Cup season. After knocking-outVejle Boldklub,Budapest Honvéd,Lahti andAnderlecht, they were the first ever Romanian team to make it into a Champions League final. On 7 May 1986, at theRamón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium inSeville, Spanish championsBarcelona were clear favourites, but after a goalless draw, goalkeeperHelmut Duckadam saved all four penalties taken by Barça, being the first ever Romanian to reach theGuinness Book for that achievement,[10] whileGavril Balint andMarius Lăcătuș converted their penalties to make Steaua the first Eastern European team to win the supreme continental trophy.
Gheorghe Hagi, arguably the all-time best Romanian footballer, joined the club a few months later, scoring the only goal of the match againstDynamo Kyiv which brought Steaua an additional European Super Cup on 24 February 1987 inMonaco, just two months after having lost theIntercontinental Cup 1–0 to ArgentiniansRiver Plate inTokyo.
Steaua remained at the top of European football for the rest of the decade, managing one more Champions League semi-final againstBenfica (1987–88) and one more Champions League final in1989, which was lost 4–0 in to theMilan side ofMarco van Basten,Ruud Gullit andFrank Rijkaard.
During these last years of the Communist regime in Romania, dictatorNicolae Ceaușescu's son Valentin was involved in the life of the team. Even though a controversial character,Valentin Ceaușescu admitted in a recent interview he had done nothing else than to protect his favourite team fromDinamo București's sphere of influence, ensured by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[11] Though contested by some, their five-year winning streak in the championship between 1984–85 and 1988–89 corroborates the notion that the team was really the best during this period.
TheRomanian Revolution led the country towards a free open market and, subsequently, several players of the great 1980s team left for other clubs in the West. Gheorghe Hagi joinedReal Madrid for a then club record $4.3 million fee,[12]Marius Lăcătuș toFiorentina,Dan Petrescu toFoggia,Silviu Lung toLogroñés,Ștefan Iovan toBrighton & Hove Albion,Tudorel Stoica toLens and so on.
Therefore, three years followed in which the club won only a national cup in the 1991–92 season. However, a swift recovery followed and Steaua managed a six consecutive championship streak between 1992–93 and 1997–98. The club managed to reach theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals in 1993, when they lost on away goals toRoyal Antwerp, and also qualified for the Champions League group stage for three-straight years between 1994–95 and 1996–97.
In 1998, following lobbying from football department president Marcel Pușcaș and newLPF regulations, the football club separated from CSA Steaua București and changed their name for the final time toAFC Steaua București (Asociația Fotbal Club Steaua București).[13]
In the summer of 2004, following a third consecutive year with no trophy won, former ItalygoalkeeperWalter Zenga was appointed as head coach, becoming the first ever foreign FC FCSB manager. Following the appointment, results came immediately, as the team qualified for the UEFA Cup group stage and further on became the first Romanian team to make it to the European football spring since 1993, where they defeated holdersValencia after a penalty shoot-out at Ghencea. Zenga was sacked with three matchdays to go in the Divizia A, but FC FCSB eventually won the title, performance repeated the following year with managerCosmin Olăroiu. Under Olăroiu they reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals in2005–06, where they were eliminated byMiddlesbrough by a last minute goal. This was their best performance at a European competition since reaching the final of the1988–89 European Cup.
The next season, after having successfully passed two qualifying rounds againstGorica andStandard Liège, FC FCSB reached the group stage of the2006–07 UEFA Champions League, where they finished in third position in Group E, behindLyon (0–3 home, 1–1 away) and Real Madrid (1–4 home, 0–1 away) and in front of Dynamo Kyiv (1–1 home, 4–1 away). However, their continuation in theUEFA Cup was short, having been eliminated by title holdersSevilla in the round of 32.
In the2007–08 UEFA Champions League, they eliminatedZagłębie Lubin (1–0 away and 2–1 home) andBATE Borisov (2–2 away and 2–0 home) to reach the group stage, where they were drawn alongside Arsenal, Sevilla andSparta Prague. However, their performance was sub-par, finishing last with one point.
The2008–09 UEFA Champions League season saw FC FCSB advance to the group stage after defeatingGalatasaray (2–2 away and 1–0 home), only to again finish in last place with one point, afterBayern Munich, Lyon and Fiorentina.
The 2012–13 season saw FC FCSB achieve their best European performance in six seasons, reaching the2012–13 UEFA Europa League Round of 16 where they lost to eventual winnersChelsea. Steaua most recently qualified for the Champions League group stages in2013–14, finishing last in their group with Chelsea,Schalke andBasel.
Updated 21 August 2025.
| Competition | S | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League / European Cup | 30 | 154 | 56 | 42 | 56 | 224 | 216 | +8 |
| UEFA Super Cup / European Super Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup | 23 | 162 | 69 | 43 | 51 | 228 | 194 | +34 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 3 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 30 | -11 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup | 11 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 54 | −3 |
| Intercontinental Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Total | 68 | 375 | 147 | 100 | 129 | 522 | 493 | +29 |
As of 21 August 2025
| Country | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andorra | Inter Club d'Escaldes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
 Argentina | River Plate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
 Armenia | Alashkert | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Shirak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| Subtotal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | |
 Austria | Austria Wien | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| LASK | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | |
| Rapid Wien | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| Subtotal | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | |
 Azerbaijan | Qarabağ FK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Subtotal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
 Belarus | BATE Borisov | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Neman Grodno | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
 Belgium | Anderlecht | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Antwerp | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Club Brugge | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | |
| Standard Liège | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | |
| Subtotal | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 19 | +4 | |
 Bulgaria | Botev Plovdiv | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | –3 |
| CSKA 1948 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | |
 Croatia / Yugoslavia | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | –4 |
| Hajduk Split | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | –1 | |
 Cyprus | AEK Larnaca | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| Omonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | |
 Czech Republic /Czechoslovakia | Mladá Boleslav | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Slavia Prague | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | |
| Slovan Liberec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | |
| Sparta Prague | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | |
| Subtotal | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | |
 Denmark | AaB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| AGF Aarhus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Copenhagen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| Midtjylland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| Nordsjælland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |
| Silkeborg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | |
| Vejle Boldklub | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | |
| Subtotal | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | −2 | |
 England | Arsenal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | |
| Chelsea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | –6 | |
| Liverpool | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | |
| Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | –6 | |
| Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | |
| Southampton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| West Ham United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | |
| Subtotal | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 40 | −24 | |
 Estonia | Flora Tallinn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Levadia Tallinn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | |
 Finland | Kuusysi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
 France | Bastia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Lens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
| Monaco | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | |
| Montpellier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | –8 | |
| Nantes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | |
| Lyon | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | –13 | |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | |
| Strasbourg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | |
| Subtotal | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 48 | –25 | |
 Georgia | Dinamo Tbilisi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Saburtalo Tbilisi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |
 Germany /West Germany | Bayern Munich | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | –8 | |
| Hertha BSC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Schalke 04 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | –4 | |
| Subtotal | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 34 | –20 | |
 Greece | Olympiacos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panathinaikos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | –3 | |
| PAOK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | |
 Hungary | Budapest Honvéd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| MTK Budapest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
| Újpest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | |
 Iceland | Fram Reykjavík | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | |
 Israel | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | –3 | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | –1 | |
 Italy | Fiorentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Genoa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 | |
| Juventus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | |
| Lazio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | |
| Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –4 | |
| Napoli | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | |
| Parma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
| Roma | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
| Sampdoria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 21 | –16 | |
 Kazakhstan | Aktobe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Shakhter Karagandy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |
 Kosovo | Drita | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | |
 Latvia | RFS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Subtotal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | |
 Lithuania | Ekranas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | |
 Malta | Hibernians | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
 Moldova | Milsami Orhei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | |
 Netherlands | Ajax | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Heerenveen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | –10 | |
| Twente | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |
| Utrecht | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
| Subtotal | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | –9 | |
 Northern Ireland | Derry City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Glentoran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | |
 Norway | Molde | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Rosenborg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | |
| Strømsgodset | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| Vålerenga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
| Viking | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| Subtotal | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | |
 Poland | Legia Warsaw | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Widzew Łódź | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
 Portugal | Benfica | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 |
| Rio Ave | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| Sporting CP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
| Subtotal | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | –7 | |
 Republic of Ireland | Bohemian | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Shelbourne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | |
 Republic of Macedonia | KF Shkëndija | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| Sloga Jugomagnat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| Vardar Skopje | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | |
 Romania | Rapid București | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
 Russia / Soviet Union | Spartak Moscow | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
 San Marino | Virtus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | |
 Scotland | Aberdeen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Motherwell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
| Rangers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | |
| Subtotal | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | |
 Serbia / Serbia and Montenegro | Partizan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 |
| TSC Bačka Topola | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Železnik | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
| Subtotal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | –1 | |
 Slovakia /Czechoslovakia | DAC Dunajská Streda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Spartak Trnava | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Trenčín | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| Subtotal | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | |
 Slovenia | Gorica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Rudar Velenje | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | |
 Spain | Athletic Bilbao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 | |
| Barcelona | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –4 | |
| Real Betis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| Real Madrid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | |
| Sevilla | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | –6 | |
| Sporting Gijón | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| Valencia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | –6 | |
| Villarreal | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | |
| Subtotal | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 46 | –24 | |
 Sweden | IFK Göteborg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Halmstads BK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| Subtotal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | |
 Switzerland | Basel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Grasshopper | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lugano | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Servette | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | |
| St. Gallen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | |
| Young Boys | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | |
| Zürich | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | |
 Turkey | Beşiktaş | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Fenerbahçe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | |
| Galatasaray | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | |
| Osmanlıspor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | |
| Subtotal | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | |
 Ukraine /Soviet Union | Dynamo Kyiv | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | –2 |
| Karpaty Lviv | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| Subtotal | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | –1 | |
| Total | 344 | 133 | 94 | 117 | 483 | 450 | +33 | |
Notes for the abbreviations in the tables below:
| Season | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | F | Dynamo Kyiv | 1–0 |
| Season | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 2QR | Shakhter Karagandy | 1–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 2–2(3–5p) |
| 2022–23 | 2QR | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 4–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 |
| 3QR | DAC Dunajská Streda | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| PO | Viking | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | |
| Group B | West Ham United | 0–3 | 1–3 | 4th place | |
| Anderlecht | 0–0 | 2–2 | |||
| Silkeborg | 0–5 | 0–5 | |||
| 2023–24 | 2QR | CSKA 1948 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 |
| 3QR | Nordsjælland | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Season | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–63 | PR | Botev Plovdiv | 3–2 | 1–5 | 4–7 |
| 1964–65 | 1R | Derry City | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| 2R | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | |
| 1966–67 | 1R | Strasbourg | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 1967–68 | 1R | Austria Wien | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| 2R |  Valencia | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |
| 1969–70 | 1R | Rangers | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| 1970–71 | 1R | Karpaty Lviv | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–3 |
| 2R | PSV Eindhoven | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–7 | |
| 1971–72 | 1R | Hibernians | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 2R | Barcelona | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| QF | Bayern Munich | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 (a) | |
| 1979–80 | 1R | Young Boys | 6–0 | 2–2 | 8–2 |
| 2R | Nantes | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| 1984–85 | 1R | Roma | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 1990–91 | 1R | Glentoran | 5–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 |
| 2R | Montpellier | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–8 | |
| 1992–93 | 1R | Bohemian | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| 2R | AGF Aarhus | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–4 (a) | |
| QF | Antwerp | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 (a) |
| Season | Round | Club | Neutral |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | F | River Plate | 0–1 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 127 | Strasbourg | 2.500 |
| 128 | Dnipro-1 | 10.500 |
| 129 | FCSB | 10.500 |
| 130 | Sturm Graz | 10.500 |
| 131 | Neftçi | 10.000 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 293 | Ajaccio | 1423 |
| 294 | Osijek | 1422 |
| 295 | FCSB | 1422 |
| 296 | Magdeburg | 1422 |
| 297 | Wolfsberger AC | 1421 |
Including away match with Go Ahead Eagles.Bold include active player
| No. | Date | Player | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 March 1988 | Marius Lăcătuș | Steaua – Göteborg | 5–1 |
| 2 | 18 September 2014 | Claudiu Keșerü | Steaua – AaB | 6–0 |
| 3 | 17 September 2020 | Dennis Man | FC FCSB – Bačka Topola | 6–6 |
| 4 | 9 July 2024 | Darius Olaru | FC FCSB – Virtus | 7–1 |
| No. | Date | Player | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 September 1964 | Cornel Pavlovici | Steaua – Derry City | 3–0 |
| 2 | 16 September 1964 | Carol Creiniceanu | Derry City – Steaua | 0–2 |
| 3 | 3 November 1971 | Viorel Năstase | Steaua – Barcelona | 2–1 |
| 4 | 30 August 1979 | Radu Troi | Steaua – Monaco | 2–0 |
| 5 | 3 October 1979 | Ștefan Sameș | Steaua – Young Boys | 6–0 |
| 6 | 24 October 1979 | Marcel Răducanu | Nantes – Steaua | 3–2 |
| 7 | 16 April 1986 | Victor Pițurcă | Steaua – Anderlecht | 3–0 |
| 8 | 16 September 1987 | Gheorghe Hagi | Steaua – MTK Budapest | 4–0 |
| 9 | 7 September 1988 | Marius Lăcătuș | Sparta Prague – Steaua | 1–5 |
| 10 | 7 September 1988 | Gheorghe Hagi | Sparta Prague – Steaua | 1–5 |
| 11 | 26 October 1988 | Gheorghe Hagi | Steaua – Spartak Moscow | 3–0 |
| 12 | 3 October 1990 | Ilie Dumitrescu | Steaua – Glentoran | 5–0 |
| 13 | 3 October 1990 | Dan Petrescu | Steaua – Glentoran | 5–0 |
| 14 | 1 October 1991 | Ilie Stan | Steaua – Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–2 |
| 15 | 29 September 1992 | Alexandru Andrași | Steaua – Bohemian | 4–0 |
| 16 | 28 September 1994 | Ion Vlădoiu | Dinamo Zagreb – Steaua | 2–3 |
| 17 | 7 December 1994 | Adrian Ilie | Hajduk Split – Steaua | 1–4 |
| 18 | 7 August 1996 | Adrian Ilie | Club Brugge – Steaua | 2–2 |
| 19 | 21 August 1996 | Adrian Ilie | Steaua – Club Brugge | 3–0 |
| 20 | 4 November 1997 | Cătălin Munteanu | Bastia – Steaua | 3–2 |
| 21 | 25 November 1997 | Cristian Ciocoiu | Steaua – Aston Villa | 2–1 |
| 22 | 22 July 1998 | Cristian Ciocoiu | Steaua – Flora Tallinn | 4–1 |
| 23 | 26 August 1998 | Valeriu Răchită | Panathinaikos – Steaua | 6–3 |
| 24 | 12 August 1999 | Sabin Ilie | Steaua – Levadia Tallinn | 3–0 |
| 25 | 26 August 1999 | Laurențiu Roșu | Levadia Tallinn – Steaua | 1–4 |
| 26 | 25 July 2001 | Claudiu Răducanu | Steaua – Sloga Jugomagnat | 3–0 |
| 27 | 8 August 2001 | Eugen Trică | Steaua – Dynamo Kyiv | 2–4 |
| 28 | 12 August 2004 | Adrian Neaga | Železnik – Steaua | 2–4 |
| 29 | 24 February 2005 | Andrei Cristea | Steaua – Valencia | 2–0 |
| 30 | 20 October 2005 | Nicolae Dică | Steaua – Lens | 4–0 |
| 31 | 16 March 2006 | Bănel Nicoliță | Real Betis – Steaua | 0–3 |
| 32 | 23 August 2006 | Valentin Badea | Steaua – Standard Liège | 2–1 |
| 33 | 13 September 2006 | Nicolae Dică | Dynamo Kyiv – Steaua | 1–4 |
| 34 | 6 August 2009 | Bogdan Stancu | Motherwell – Steaua | 1–3 |
| 35 | 20 August 2009 | Bogdan Stancu | Steaua – St Patrick's Athletic | 3–0 |
| 36 | 4 November 2010 | Bogdan Stancu | Steaua – Utrecht | 3–1 |
| 37 | 4 November 2011 | Cristian Tănase | Steaua – Maccabi Haifa | 4–2 |
| 38 | 14 December 2011 |  Stefan Nikolić | Steaua – AEK Larnaca | 3–1 |
| 39 | 30 August 2012 |  Adi Rocha | Steaua – Ekranas | 3–0 |
| 40 | 30 July 2013 | Gabriel Iancu | Dinamo Tbilisi – Steaua | 0–2 |
| 41 | 18 September 2014 | Raul Rusescu | Steaua – AaB | 6–0 |
| 42 | 23 October 2014 | Raul Rusescu | Steaua – Rio Ave | 2–1 |
| 43 | 3 August 2016 | Nicolae Stanciu | FC FCSB – Sparta Prague | 2–0 |
| 44 | 14 September 2017 | Constantin Budescu | FC FCSB – Viktoria Plzeň | 3–0 |
| 45 | 19 October 2017 | Harlem Gnohéré | Hapoel Be'er Sheva – FC FCSB | 1–2 |
| 46 | 16 August 2018 | Harlem Gnohéré | FC FCSB – Hajduk Split | 2–1 |
| 47 | 11 July 2019 | Florin Tănase | FC FCSB – Milsami Orhei | 2–0 |
| 48 | 3 August 2023 | Damjan Đoković | FC FCSB – CSKA 1948 | 3–2 |
| 49 | 9 July 2024 | Daniel Popa | FC FCSB – Virtus | 7–1 |
| 50 | David Miculescu | |||
| 51 | 16 July 2024 | Malcom Edjouma | 4–0 | |
| 52 | 26 September 2024 | Darius Olaru | FC FCSB – RFS | 4–1 |
| 53 | 28 August 2025 | Darius Olaru | FC FCSB - Aberdeen | 3-0 |
