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Craiova Maxima 1980–1983

The side that won the league and the Cup in 1981, finished runners-up in 1982 and 1983, and reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 1983.

Divizia A seasons

1980/81
Pos. 146 pts
34 · 21V 4E 9Î · 72:33
Top scorer: Rodion Cămătaru (23)
Romanian Cup: winners
1981/82
Pos. 245 pts
34 · 20V 5E 9Î · 67:28
Top scorer: Sorin Cârțu (19)
Romanian Cup: round of 16
1982/83
Pos. 246 pts
34 · 20V 6E 8Î · 66:29
Top scorer: Sorin Cârțu (19)
Romanian Cup: winners

Squad

Silviu Lung
Silviu Lung
Goalkeeper
73 / 0
autor necunoscut · domeniu public
Nicolae Negrilă
Nicolae Negrilă
Right back
85 / 6
autor necunoscut · domeniu public
Nicolae Ungureanu
Nicolae Ungureanu
Left back
95 / 6
11delegenda.gsp.ro · domeniu public
Costică Ștefănescu
Costică Ștefănescu
Centre back
92 / 4
Rob Bogaerts / Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0 NL
Nicolae Tilihoi
Nicolae Tilihoi
Defender
89 / 0
autor necunoscut · domeniu public
AP
Adrian Popescu
Right back
26 / 4
Aurel Țicleanu
Aurel Țicleanu
Central midfielder
93 / 3
NicolaeMateescu · CC BY 4.0
Aurel Beldeanu
Aurel Beldeanu
Central midfielder
56 / 2
11delegenda.gsp.ro · domeniu public
MI
Mircea Irimescu
Midfielder
81 / 14
ID
Ion Dumitru
Defensive midfielder
4+ / 0+
Ilie Balaci
Ilie Balaci
Attacking midfielder
87 / 32
autor necunoscut · domeniu public
Ion Geolgău
Ion Geolgău
Attacking midfielder
88 / 17
autor necunoscut · domeniu public
Zoltan Crișan
Zoltan Crișan
Attacking midfielder
58 / 12
autor necunoscut · domeniu public
Sorin Cârțu
Sorin Cârțu
Forward
90 / 45
Ion Simion Mechno / Arhiva AGERPRES · domeniu public
CD
Costică Donose
Midfielder
32+ / 6+
Rodion Cămătaru
Rodion Cămătaru
Forward
83 / 44
autor necunoscut · domeniu public
Coaches 1982/83:
Constantin Oțet
Nicolae Ivan

Player stats in Divizia A (matches / goals)

Player1980/811981/821982/83Total
  • Silviu Lung20 / 021 / 032 / 073 / 0
  • Nicolae Negrilă23 / 128 / 134 / 485 / 6
  • Nicolae Ungureanu34 / 130 / 331 / 295 / 6
  • Costică Ștefănescu31 / 232 / 129 / 192 / 4
  • Nicolae Tilihoi27 / 029 / 033 / 089 / 0
  • Adrian Popescu1 / 011 / 214 / 226 / 4
  • Aurel Țicleanu29 / 232 / 032 / 193 / 3
  • Aurel Beldeanu17 / 119 / 120 / 056 / 2
  • Mircea Irimescu21 / 430 / 430 / 681 / 14
  • Ion Dumitru——4 / 04+ / 0+
  • Ilie Balaci29 / 1231 / 1027 / 1087 / 32
  • Ion Geolgău29 / 328 / 631 / 888 / 17
  • Zoltan Crișan29 / 1013 / 216 / 058 / 12
  • Sorin Cârțu25 / 731 / 1934 / 1990 / 45
  • Costică Donose32 / 6——32+ / 6+
  • Rodion Cămătaru33 / 2323 / 1227 / 983 / 44

Divizia A results

Craiova score first. Dates and rounds are not available in the source.

1980/81 · 21V 4E 9Î · 72:33
HomeAway
  • Dinamo București2–01–1
  • Argeș Pitești3–21–0
  • Steaua București1–11–0
  • Sportul Studențesc București2–00–2
  • Corvinul Hunedoara2–13–4
  • Olt Scornicești2–01–0
  • Brașov4–00–1
  • Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea4–04–5
  • Jiul Petroșani2–01–2
  • Bacău6–21–1
  • Politehnica Timișoara4–10–1
  • ASA Târgu Mureș3–04–1
  • Universitatea Cluj7–00–1
  • Progresul București1–02–3
  • Politehnica Iași2–01–2
  • Baia Mare2–00–0
  • Galați3–12–1
1981/82 · 20V 5E 9Î · 67:28
HomeAway
  • Dinamo București2–00–4
  • Corvinul Hunedoara2–01–1
  • Olt Scornicești4–14–1
  • Sportul Studențesc București4–00–2
  • Steaua București1–10–1
  • Bacău4–10–0
  • Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea5–00–1
  • Târgoviște4–00–1
  • Argeș Pitești1–01–0
  • Politehnica Timișoara5–02–0
  • Jiul Petroșani1–00–1
  • Brașov2–10–2
  • Constanța3–21–1
  • ASA Târgu Mureș5–02–0
  • Universitatea Cluj4–11–3
  • UTA Arad3–10–0
  • Progresul București4–01–2
1982/83 · 20V 6E 8Î · 66:29
HomeAway
  • Dinamo București1–11–1
  • Sportul Studențesc București1–00–1
  • Argeș Pitești1–00–1
  • Steaua București5–23–1
  • Corvinul Hunedoara3–10–0
  • Olt Scornicești2–10–1
  • ASA Târgu Mureș4–00–1
  • Jiul Petroșani4–01–3
  • Politehnica Iași1–01–1
  • Bihor Oradea5–32–1
  • Petrolul Ploiești3–11–0
  • Bacău2–01–2
  • Târgoviște1–12–3
  • Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea3–01–0
  • Brașov3–00–0
  • Politehnica Timișoara8–00–3
  • Constanța5–01–0

European cups · Results

  • 1980/81 · Cupa Campionilor · Round 1
    InternazionaleHome 1–1 · Away 0–2
    out (1–3)
  • 1981/82 · Cupa Campionilor · Round 1
    OlympiacosHome 3–0 · Away 0–2
    through (3–2)
  • 1981/82 · Cupa Campionilor · Round 2
    KB CopenhagaHome 4–1 · Away 0–1
    through (4–2)
  • 1981/82 · Cupa Campionilor · Quarter-final
    Bayern MünchenHome 0–2 · Away 1–1
    out (1–3)
  • 1982/83 · Cupa UEFA · Round 1
    FiorentinaHome 3–1 · Away 0–1
    through (3–2)
  • 1982/83 · Cupa UEFA · Round 2
    Shamrock RoversHome 3–0 · Away 2–0
    through (5–0)
  • 1982/83 · Cupa UEFA · Round 3
    BordeauxHome 2–0 (prel.) · Away 0–1
    through (2–1)
  • 1982/83 · Cupa UEFA · Quarter-final
    KaiserslauternHome 1–0 · Away 2–3
    through (3–3, away goals)
  • 1982/83 · Cupa UEFA · Semi-final
    BenficaHome 1–1 · Away 0–0
    out (1–1, away goals)

Romanian Cup finals

  • 24.06.1981 · Stadionul Republicii, București
    Universitatea Craiova 6–0 Politehnica Timișoara
    Balaci 20', 41' · Donose 55' · Crișan 72' · Cârțu 74' · Negrilă 82'
  • 06.07.1983 · Stadionul 23 August, București
    Universitatea Craiova 2–1 Politehnica Timișoara
    Cămătaru 16', 67' (Rotariu 87' pentru Timișoara)

Road to the 1982/83 Romanian Cup

  • Craiova 3–2 ASA Târgu Mureșround of 32
  • Auto Timișoara 1–3 Craiovaround of 16
  • Craiova 2–0 Sportul Studențescquarter-final
  • Craiova 1–1 Dinamo București (4–2 la penalty-uri)semi-final
  • Craiova 2–1 Politehnica Timișoarafinal

Sources: Wikipedia (seasons, finals, European cups), national-football-teams.com (matches and goals per player). Photos come from Wikimedia Commons; author and licence are listed under each photo. Where no free photo exists, initials are shown. A “+” on a total means the source lacks some of the player’s seasons.