1983–84 FC Dinamo București season

FC Dinamo București
1983–84 season
ManagerDumitru Nicolae Nicuşor
Divizia A1st
Romanian CupWinner
European CupSemifinals
Top goalscorerIonel Augustin (17 goals)

The 1983–84 season was FC Dinamo București's 35th season in Divizia A. In this season, Dinamo made their best ever performance at the European level, reaching the semi-finals of the European Cup.

Dinamo's opponents in the first round were Finnish champions Kuusysi. Dinamo Bucharest won the first leg 1–0 away and the second leg 3–0 at home, thus winning the round 4–0 on aggregate.[1] The Romanians' opponents in the second round were reigning European champions Hamburg. The first leg, which was played in Bucharest, was won by Dinamo 3–0. The second leg was played at Hamburg's home ground Volksparkstadion; Hamburg won the match 3–2, ("Dinamo ruined their [Hamburg's] evening with two goals in the last five minutes to send the holders crashing out at the first hurdle"[2]) which meant that Dinamo took the tie 5–3 on aggregate.[1] Dinamo Bucharest's opponents in the quarter-finals were Soviet champions Dinamo Minsk. The first leg, played in Minsk, ended in a 1–1 draw. The second leg, played in Bucharest, was a close contest, but Dinamo Bucharest won 1–0 to take the tie 2–1 on aggregate.[1]

The semi-final between Liverpool and Dinamo Bucharest was held over two legs in Liverpool and Bucharest, on 11 April 1984 and 25 April 1984, respectively. It was the first meeting between the two clubs. Liverpool won the first leg by the narrow margin of 1–0 after midfielder Sammy Lee scored. Dinamo nearly scored a late equaliser when a shot by Ionel Augustin beat Bruce Grobbelaar only to hit the post. The physical and aggressive nature of the Anfield encounter reached a peak in the seventieth minute, when the Liverpool midfield player and captain Graeme Souness knocked out in an off the ball incident his Dinamo counterpart Lică Movilă, breaking the Romanian's jaw in two places.[3]

Liverpool secured a great advantage early on in the return leg when striker Ian Rush scored an away goal in the eleventh minute, leaving the Romanian champions needing three goals to win the tie thanks to the away goals rule. Dinamo striker Costel Orac scored in the thirty-ninth minute, but the tie was effectively killed off in the eighty-fourth minute when Rush scored a second goal.[4]

At the beginning of the season, Cornel Dinu retired from the footballer career after 17 years spent only with Dinamo Bucharest. At that time, Dinu had two records for the Romanian football, the most capped player in the Romania national football team, with 75 matches, and the most capped player in Divizia A, with 454 matches. In this season, Dinu was the assistant manager for Nicolae-Nicuşor.

Results

Divizia A
Round Date Opponent Stadium Result
1 28 August 1983 Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea H 2-0
2 3 September 1983 Poli Iași A 0-0
3 10 September 1983 Petrolul Ploiești H 4-0
4 18 September 1983 Rapid București A 2-1
5 24 September 1983 Dunărea Galați A 0-0
6 1 October 1983 FC Baia Mare H 4-1
7 9 October 1983 FC Olt A 0-1
8 7 December 1983 U Craiova H 2-1
9 22 October 1983 Steaua București H 0-3
10 20 December 1983 FC Argeş A 1-1
11 23 December 1983 Corvinul Hunedoara H 4-2
12 16 November 1983 CS Târgoviște A 3-2
13 19 November 1983 ASA Târgu Mureș H 3-0
14 4 December 1983 Sportul Studențesc A 3-0
15 10 December 1983 Jiul Petroșani A 1-1
16 14 December 1983 FC Bihor H 3-1
17 17 December 1983 SC Bacău A 1-1
18 18 February 1984 Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea A 1-1
19 21 February 1984 Poli Iași H 4-1
20 26 February 1984 Petrolul Ploiești A 0-0
21 29 February 1984 Rapid București H 1-0
22 11 March 1984 Dunărea Galați H 3-1
23 14 March 1984 FC Baia Mare A 2-2
24 8 May 1984 FC Olt H 3-1
25 1 April 1984 U Craiova A 0-3
26 16 May 1984 Steaua București A 1-1
27 19 May 1984 FC Argeş H 1-0
28 15 April 1984 Corvinul Hunedoara A 2-2
29 22 April 1984 CS Târgoviște H 3-0
30 27 May 1984 ASA Târgu Mureș A 1-1
31 29 April 1984 Sportul Studențesc H 3-1
32 2 May 1984 Jiul Petroșani H 6-2
33 5 May 1984 FC Bihor A 1-4
34 13 May 1984 SC Bacău H 4-1
Divizia A 1983–84 Winners
Dinamo București
12th Title
Cupa României
Round Date Opponent Stadium Result
Last 32 12 February 1984 Petrolul Moinești A 4-1
Last 16 3 March 1984 FC Olt Ploiești 2-0
Quarterfinals 18 April 1984 Petrolul Ploiești Brașov 4-2
Semifinals 11 May 1984 Sportul Studențesc București 2-0
Final 22 May 1984 Steaua București București 2-1
Cupa României 1983–84 Winners
Dinamo București
5th Title

Romanian Cup final

Dinamo București2–1Steaua București
Custov 45'
Orac 53'		 Lăcătuș 10'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Dan Petrescu (București)
DINAMO:
GK Dumitru Moraru
DF Mircea Rednic
DF Alexandru Nicolae
DF Ion Marin
DF Nelu Stănescu downward-facing red arrow 24'
MF Marin Dragnea
MF Ioan Andone
MF Alexandru Custov
FW Cornel Țălnar
FW Ionel Augustin
FW Costel Orac
Substitutes:
FW Ioan Mărginean upward-facing green arrow 24'
Manager:
Dumitru Nicolae Nicuşor
STEAUA:
GK Helmut Duckadam
DF Nicolae Laurențiu
DF Florin Marin
DF Miodrag Belodedici
DF Augustin Eduard
MF Mihail Majearu
MF Tudorel Stoica
MF Ștefan Petcu downward-facing red arrow 60'
FW Marius Lăcătuș
FW Victor Pițurcă downward-facing red arrow 65'
FW Gavril Pelé Balint
Substitutes:
MF Ioan Diaconescu upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW Septimiu Câmpeanu upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Emeric Ienei

European Cup

First round

Kuusysi Lahti0–1Dinamo București
Dragnea 49'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)
Dinamo București3–0Kuusysi Lahti
Movilă 47'
Augustin 70'
Mulţescu 89'
Attendance: 10,000

Dinamo București won 4-0 on aggregate

Second round

Dinamo București3–0Hamburger SV
Augustin 29'
Mulţescu 62'
Orac 79'
Attendance: 70,000
Hamburger SV3–2Dinamo București
Jakobs 45', 56'
von Heesen 63'		 Ţălnar 86'
Mulţescu 89'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Kjell Johansson (Sweden)

Dinamo București won 5-3 on aggregate

Quarterfinals

FC Dinamo Minsk1–1Dinamo București
Gurinovich 7' Rednic 87'
Attendance: 14,000
Dinamo București1–0FC Dinamo Minsk
Augustin 10'
Attendance: 70,000

Dinamo București won 2-1 on aggregate

Semifinals

Liverpool F.C.1–0Dinamo București
Lee 26'
Attendance: 36,941
Dinamo București1–2Liverpool F.C.
Orac 39' Rush 11', 85'
Attendance: 70,000

Liverpool F.C. won 3-1 on aggregate

Squad

Goalkeepers: Dumitru Moraru (31 / 0); Constantin Eftimescu (4 / 0); Ovidiu Barba (1 / 0).
Defenders: Mircea Rednic (31 / 0); Marin Ion (28 / 0); Alexandru Nicolae (30 / 0); Ioan Andone (24 / 1); Nelu Stănescu (26 / 2); Ioan Mărginean (19 / 1); Liviu Baicea (1 / 0).
Midfielders: Gheorghe Mulțescu (23 / 8); Ionel Augustin (31 / 17); Marin Dragnea (29 / 15); Alexandru Custov (28 / 2); Lică Movilă (19 / 1); Viorel Radu (9 / 1); Grațian Moldovan (8 / 0).
Forwards: Cornel Țălnar (30 / 1); Iulius Nemțeanu (7 / 5); Gheorghe Iamandi (19 / 5); Costel Orac (23 / 5); Răzvan Dima (2 / 1); Viorel Turcu (11 / 2).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)[5]

Manager: Nicolae Dumitru.

Transfers

Before the season, Dinamo brought defenders Mircea Rednic and Ioan Andone from Corvinul Hunedoara, giving in return Florea Văetuș, Nicușor Vlad, Teofil Stredie and Laurențiu Moldovan. Dudu Georgescu is transferred to SC Bacău.

References

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  2. ^ "Season 1983–84". EUROPEAN CUP HISTORY.COM. 14 April 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  3. ^ Hughes, Rob (8 April 1992). "Price of Winning at Any Cost". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Liverpool 2 Dinamo Bucharest 1". Liverweb. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 12 May 2021.