2008–09 Liga I Explained

Competition:	Liga I
Season:	2008–09
Winners:	Unirea Urziceni
Relegated:	Argeș Pitești Farul Constanța Otopeni Gloria Buzău
Continentalcup1:	Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Unirea Urziceni Timișoara
Continentalcup2:	Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	Dinamo București CFR Cluj Vaslui Steaua București
League Topscorer:	Gheorghe Bucur, Florin Costea (17)
Biggest Home Win:	Otopeni 6–0 Farul
Biggest Away Win:	Pandurii 1–5 Unirea Buzău 1–5 Unirea Otopeni 0–4 CFR
Highest Scoring:	Argeș 5–2 Dinamo Vaslui 4–3 Timișoara Gaz Metan 2–5 Universitatea
Matches:	306
Total Goals:	707
Longest Wins:	Timișoara (7)
Longest Unbeaten:	Urziceni (13)
Longest Losses:	Otopeni, Buzău (7)
Longest Winless:	Buzău (19)
Highest Attendance:	Timișoara–Steaua (30,000)^[1]
Lowest Attendance:	Otopeni–Bistrița (100)^[2]
Prevseason:	2007–08
Nextseason:	2009–10

The 2008–09 Liga I was the ninety-first season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began on 26 July 2008 and ended on 10 June 2009. CFR Cluj were the defending champions.

Teams

Promoted

Teams promoted from Liga II at the beginning of the season.

• Serie 1 Champions: Brașov
• Serie 2 Champions: Argeș Pitești
• Serie 1 Runners-up: Otopeni
• Serie 2 Runners-up: Gaz Metan Mediaș

Relegated

Teams relegated to Liga II at the end of season.

• Argeș Pitești
• Farul Constanța
• Otopeni
• Gloria Buzău

Venues

FC Timișoara	Steaua București	FC U Craiova	CFR Cluj
Dan Păltinișanu	Steaua	Ion Oblemenco	Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Capacity: 32,972	Capacity: 28,365	Capacity: 25,252	Capacity: 23,500
Gloria Buzău	Farul Constanța	Dinamo București	Argeș Pitești
Municipal	Farul	Dinamo	Nicolae Dobrin
Capacity: 18,000	Capacity: 15,520	Capacity: 15,032	Capacity: 15,000
Oțelul Galați			Rapid București
Oțelul			Giulești-Valentin Stănescu
Capacity: 13,500			Capacity: 11,704
Politehnica Iași			FC Vaslui
Emil Alexandrescu			Municipal
Capacity: 11,390			Capacity: 9,240
Pandurii Târgu Jiu			FC Brașov
Tudor Vladimirescu			Silviu Ploeșteanu
Capacity: 9,200			Capacity: 8,800
Gloria Bistrița	CS Otopeni	Unirea Urziceni	Gaz Metan Mediaș
Gloria	Astra	Tineretului	Gaz Metan
Capacity: 7,800	Capacity: 7,000	Capacity: 7,000	Capacity: 5,300

Personnel and kits

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt Sponsor
Argeș Pitești		Daniel Bălașa	Adidas	Pic
Brașov		Robert Ilyeș	Diadora	Roman
CFR Cluj		Cadú	Nike	DOMO Group, Sigma Towers
Dinamo București		Marius Niculae	Nike	Orange
Farul Constanța		George Curcă	Umbro	SNC
FC U Craiova		Dorel Stoica	Adidas	editie.ro
Gaz Metan Mediaș		Claudiu Boaru	Joma	RomGaz
Gloria Bistrița		Adrian Nalați	Puma	Teraplast, Aldis, Darimex
Gloria Buzău		Mansour Gueye	Hummel	—
Otopeni		Florin Pârvu	Kappa	Urban
Oțelul Galați		Gabriel Paraschiv	Hummel	ArcelorMittal
Pandurii Târgu Jiu		Florin Stângă	Umbro	USMO
Politehnica Iași		Bogdan Onuț	Nike	Iulius Mall
Rapid București		Vasile Maftei	Lotto	Arsis
Steaua București		Sorin Ghionea	Nike	CitiFinancial
Timișoara		Artavazd Karamyan	Lotto	Balkan Petroleum
Unirea Urziceni		George Galamaz	Givova	Alexandrion
Vaslui		Gabriel Cânu	Umbro	Kia Motors

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Dinamo București	Cornel Țălnar^[3]	Contract not renewed		Mircea Rednic
Rapid București	Marian Rada	Contract not renewed		José Peseiro^[4]
Vaslui	Emil Săndoi^[5]	Contract not renewed		Viorel Hizo
Otopeni	Liviu Ciobotariu^[6]	Contract not renewed		Miodrag Ješić^[7]
Gloria Buzău	Ștefan Stoica^[8]	Sacked		Álvaro Magalhães^[9]
Otopeni	Miodrag Ješić^[10]	Caretaker		Gabriel Mărgărit^[11]
CFR Cluj	Ioan Andone^[12]	Sacked		Maurizio Trombetta^[13]
Otopeni	Gabriel Mărgărit^[14]	Sacked		Marian Bucurescu
Pandurii Târgu Jiu	Eugen Neagoe^[15]	Sacked		Sorin Cârțu^[16]
Rapid București	José Peseiro^[17]	Sacked		Nicolae Manea^[18]
Gloria Buzău	Álvaro Magalhães^[19]	Sacked		Mario Marinică^[20]
Rapid București	Nicolae Manea^[21]	Caretaker		José Peseiro
Steaua București	Marius Lăcătuș^[22]	Resigned		Dorinel Munteanu^[23]
Vaslui	Viorel Hizo^[24]	Sacked		Viorel Moldovan^[25]
Otopeni	Marian Bucurescu^[26]	Resigned		Liviu Ciobotariu
Timișoara	Dušan Uhrin, Jr.^[27]	Sacked		Gavril Balint^[28]
Gloria Buzău	Mario Marinică^[29]	Sacked		Constantin Cârstea^[30]
Steaua București	Dorinel Munteanu^[31]	Sacked		Marius Lăcătuș
CFR Cluj	Maurizio Trombetta^[32]	Sacked		Ales Jindra and Dušan Uhrin, Jr.^[33]
Politehnica Iași	Ionuț Popa^[34]	Resigned		Cristiano Bergodi^[35]
Rapid București	José Peseiro	Sacked		Marian Rada^[36]
CFR Cluj	Ales Jindra and Dušan Uhrin, Jr.^[37]	Sacked		Toni^[38]
Farul Constanța	Ion Marin^[39]	Resigned		Lucian Marinof^[40]
Rapid București	Marian Rada^[41]	Resigned		Viorel Hizo^[42]
Universitatea Craiova	Nicolo Napoli^[43]	Sacked		Ionel Gane^[44]
Steaua București	Marius Lăcătuș^[45]	Resigned		Massimo Pedrazzini^[46]
Vaslui	Viorel Moldovan^[47]	Resigned		Cristian Dulca^[48]
Timișoara	Gavril Balint^[49]	Sacked		Valentin Velcea^[50]

League table

Positions by round

Top goalscorers

Rank^[51] ^[52]	Player	Club	Goals
1	Florin Costea	Universitatea Craiova	17
	Gheorghe Bucur	Timișoara
3	Spadacio	Rapid București	16
4	Ionel Dănciulescu	Dinamo București	12
	Marius Niculae
6	Pantelis Kapetanos	Steaua București	11
	Bogdan Stancu
8	Yssouf Koné	CFR Cluj	10
9	Gabriel Paraschiv	Oțelul Galați	9
10	Alexandru Curtean	Gaz Metan Mediaș / Timișoara	8
	Mike Temwanjera	Vaslui
	Chico	Farul Constanța
	Marius Onofraș	Unirea Urziceni
	Marius Bilașco
	Romeo Surdu	Brașov
	Cristian Bud	Gaz Metan Mediaș

Source: Liga1.ro

Season statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Andrei Prepeliță for Craiova against Iași, 64 minutes (Round 1 – 26 July 2008)^[54]
• Last goal of the season: Claudiu Niculescu for Dinamo against Argeș, 90+3 minutes (Round 34 – 10 June 2009)^[55]
• Fastest goal in a match: Andrei Cristea for Iași against Pandurii, 10 seconds (Round 30 – 9 May 2009)^[56]
• Fastest two goals in a match: Pandurii 1–1 Bistrița, minutes 2 and 4 seconds (Round 14 – 8 November 2008)^[57]
• Goal scored at the latest point in a match: Cristian Oroș for Brașov against Unirea, 90+4 minutes (Round 1 – 26 July 2008)^[58]
• First own goal of the season: Zhivko Zhelev (Oțelul) for Gaz Metan, 31 minutes (Round 1 – 27 July 2008)^[59]
• Two own goals by the same team in a match: Diogo and Alexandru Tudose (both Buzău) for CFR, minutes 14 and 79 (Round 2 – 3 August 2008)^[60]
• Two goals in one minute and one second: Farul 1–1 Brașov, between 5:53 and 6:54 (Round 13 – 1 November 2008)^[61]
• Three goals in three minutes: Farul 1–4 Steaua, minutes 89, 90 and 90+2 (Round 7 – 13 September 2008)^[62]
• Six goals in 30 minutes: Gaz Metan 5–1 Timișoara, minutes 60 through 90 (Round 3 – 9 August 2008)^[63]
• Most goals in one half: Gaz Metan 0–0 at half time, 5–1 final Timișoara (Round 3 – 9 August 2008)^[63]
• Widest winning margin: Otopeni 6–0 Farul (Round 34 – 10 June 2009)^[64]
• Hattricks scored: 4
  • Alexandru Curtean for Gaz Metan against Timișoara, minutes 65, 75 and 81 (Round 3 – 9 August 2008)^[63]
  • Marius Niculae for Dinamo against Vaslui, minutes 24, 78 and 90 (Round 24 – 11 April 2009)^[65]
  • Marius Niculae for Dinamo against Bistrița, minutes 20, 56 and 72 (Round 26 – 21 April 2009)^[66]
  • Victoraș Iacob for Otopeni against Farul, minutes 4, 34 and 50 (Round 34 – 10 June 2009)

Cards

• First yellow card: Attila Hadnagy for Brașov against Unirea, 19 minutes (Round 1 – 26 July 2008)^[67]
• First red card: Rafael Pereira for Gaz Metan against Dinamo, 22 minutes (Round 2 – 3 August 2008)^[68]
• Most red cards in a single match: 3
  • Dinamo 1–0 Craiova – 2 for Dinamo (Júlio César, Adrian Ropotan) and 1 for Craiova (Josh Mitchell) (Round 6 – 30 August 2008)^[69]
  • Argeș 1–1 Craiova – 2 for Craiova (Mircea Bornescu, Michael Baird) and 1 for Argeș (Daniel Bălașa) (Round 10 – 3 October 2008)^[70]
• Match without any cards: Unirea 1–1 Steaua (Round 34 – 10 June 2009)^[71]

Notes and References

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3. News: Rednic: "Am un acord semnat cu Dinamo și nu s-a pus problema să nu preiau echipa". Romanian . GSP . 27 July 2008 . 17 April 2008 .
4. News: Jose Vitor Peseiro este noul antrenor al Rapidului! . FC Rapid București . Romanian . 27 July 2008 . 3 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080613060015/http://www.fcrapid.ro/stire.php?id=102 . 13 June 2008 . dead .
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6. News: Reunire fără antrenor la Otopeni!. Romanian . Pro Sport . 27 July 2008 . 18 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080618222338/http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/reunire-fara-antrenor-la-otopeni-2718177. 18 June 2008 . live.
7. News: Jesici, noul antrenor!. Romanian . GSP . 27 July 2008 . 21 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080804122151/http://www.gsp.ro/stire/jesici-noul-antrenor-83691.html. 4 August 2008 . live.
8. News: Ștefan Stoica a fost demis. Romanian . GSP . 15 August 2008 . 11 August 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080815074445/http://www.gsp.ro/stire/stefan-stoica-a-fost-demis-91978.html. 15 August 2008 . live.
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10. News: Jesic a fost demis de la CS Otopeni . Romanian . Sport Total FM . 18 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080822093001/http://www.sptfm.ro/liga-i/jesic_a_fost_demis_de_la_cs_otopeni.html . 22 August 2008 . dead .
11. News: Gabi Mărgărit: "Îmi asum responsabilitatea rezultatelor". Romanian . Pro Sport . 18 May 2009 .
12. News: IOAN ANDONE, DEMIS DE LA CFR CLUJ. Romanian . EVZ.ro . 18 May 2009 .
13. News: Noul antrenor al CFR-ului este Maurizio Trombetta!. Romanian . Pro Sport . 18 May 2009 .
14. News: Marian Bucurescu este noul antrenor al CS Otopeni. Romanian . Pro Sport . 18 May 2009 .
15. News: Eugen Neagoe, demis de la echipa Pandurii Targu Jiu . Romanian . presaonline.com . 18 May 2009 . 15 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715112417/http://www.presaonline.com/stiri/sport/eugen-neagoe-demis-de-la-echipa-pandurii-targu-jiu-379988.html . dead .
16. News: Cartu a semnat un contract pe doi ani si opt luni cu Pandurii Targu-Jiu. Romanian . romaniansoccer.ro . 18 May 2009 .
17. News: Antrenorul Jose Peseiro, demis de la Rapid . https://web.archive.org/web/20081004105243/http://www.adevarul.ro/articole/antrenorul-jose-peseiro-demis-de-la-rapid.html . dead . 4 October 2008 . Romanian . adevarul.ro .
18. News: Rapid – Nicolae Manea spune că va schimba sistemul de joc al echipei și va folosi doi atacanți . https://web.archive.org/web/20090108121112/http://www.realitatea.net/rapid---nicolae-manea-spune-ca-va-schimba-sistemul-de-joc-al-echipei-si-va-folosi-doi-atacanti_359322.html . dead . 8 January 2009 . Romanian . realitatea.net .
19. News: Antrenorul Alvaro Magalhaes a fost demis de la Gloria Buzau. Romanian . romaniansoccer.ro . 18 May 2009 .
20. News: Mario Marinică – antrenor interimar la Buzău . Romanian . gooolsport.ro . 18 May 2009 . https://archive.today/20081009014501/http://www.gooolsport.ro/07-10-2008/Mario-Marinica-antrenor-interimar-la-Buzau.html . 9 October 2008 . dead .
21. News: Peseiro s-a întors și Rapidul e cu susu-n jos. Romanian . evz.ro .
22. News: Marius Lacatus si-a dat demisia de la Steaua: "Am plecat din cauza declaratiilor lui Gigi Becali". Romanian . sport.hotnews.ro .
23. News: Dorinel Munteanu a semnat cu Steaua . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716075218/http://www.telegrafonline.ro/1225144800/articol/68664/dorinel_munteanu_a_semnat_cu_steaua.html . live . 16 July 2011 . Romanian . Telegraf Online Constanta .
24. News: ProSport/Viorel Hizo a fost demis de la FC Vaslui!. Romanian . Sport.ro .
25. News: Viorel Moldovan este noul antrenor al lui FC Vaslui . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725013639/http://www.sport365.ro/Viorel_Moldovan_este_noul_antrenor_al_lui_FC_Vaslui-n76245.html . dead . 25 July 2011 . Romanian . sport365.ro .
26. News: Un nou antrenor la CS Otopeni. Liviu Ciobotariu îl va înlocui pe Marian Bucurescu. Romanian . antena3.ro .
27. News: Uhrin, demis de la Timișoara! Iancu: "Știe el de ce! M-aș bucura să ajungă la Steaua!" . https://web.archive.org/web/20081203233302/http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/uhrin-demis-de-la-timisoara-iancu-stie-el-de-ce-m-as-bucura-sa-ajunga-la-steaua-3595921 . live . 3 December 2008 . Romanian . prosport.ro .
28. News: EXCLUSIV/ Gabi Balint, noul antrenor al Timișoarei! . https://web.archive.org/web/20081230104903/http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/exclusiv-gabi-balint-noul-antrenor-al-timisoarei-3686063 . live . 30 December 2008 . Romanian . prosport.ro .
29. News: Marinică, demis de la Buzău! . https://web.archive.org/web/20081220085541/http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/marinica-demis-de-la-buzau-3667534 . live . 20 December 2008 . Romanian . prosport.ro .
30. News: Constantin Cîrstea e noul antrenor al Gloriei . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007055624/http://www.sansabuzoiana.ro/sport.html?aid=25452 . dead . 7 October 2011 . Romanian . sansabuzoiana.ro .
31. News: Dorinel Munteanu demis! Becali: Lacatus se intoarce la Steaua . https://web.archive.org/web/20081231220330/http://www.sportm.ro/Fotbal-intern/dorinel-munteanu-demis-lacatus-inapoi-la-steaua.html . live . 31 December 2008 . Romanian . sportm.ro .
32. News: Trombetta regreta ca a fost demis . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005222512/http://www.citynews.ro/cluj/sport-9/trombetta-regreta-ca-a-fost-demis-32411/ . dead . 5 October 2011 . Romanian . citynews.ro .
33. News: Ales Jindra este noul antrenor al CFR Cluj . Romanian . ziare.com .
34. News: ȘOC / Ionuț Popa a demisionat de la Poli Iași . https://web.archive.org/web/20120215012504/http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/soc-ionut-popa-a-demisionat-de-la-poli-iasi-3410027 . live . 15 February 2012 . Romanian . prosport.ro .
35. News: Cristiano Bergodi: "Sunt antrenorul Iașiului!" . https://web.archive.org/web/20090119114753/http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/cristiano-bergodi-sunt-antrenorul-iasiului-3766839 . live . 19 January 2009 . Romanian . prosport.ro .
36. News: Oficial: Marian Rada, noul antrenor al Rapidului . Romanian . ziare.ro .
37. News: Uhrin și Jindra au fost demiși de la CFR Cluj . https://web.archive.org/web/20090407020219/http://www.mediafax.ro/sport/uhrin-si-jindra-au-fost-demisi-de-la-cfr-cluj.html?1689;4158034 . dead . 7 April 2009 . Romanian . mediafax.ro .
38. News: Antonio Conceicao este noul tehnician al CFR-ului! (Prosport). Romanian . apropo.ro .
39. News: Ion Marin și-a reziliat contractul cu Farul . https://web.archive.org/web/20090416041903/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/ion-marin-si-a-reziliat-contractul-cu-farul-133584.html . live . 16 April 2009 . Romanian . gsp.ro .
40. News: Lucian Marinof este noul antrenor al Farului! . https://web.archive.org/web/20090416043613/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/lucian-marinof-este-noul-antrenor-al-farului-133619.html . live . 16 April 2009 . Romanian . gsp.ro .
41. News: Rada și-a dat demisia: "Plec, decizia mea e irevocabilă" . https://web.archive.org/web/20090420213956/http://rapidisti.mysport.ro/stiri/15080/rada-si-a-dat-demisia-plec-decizia-mea-e-irevocabila-o.htm . dead . 20 April 2009 . Romanian . rapidisti.ro .
42. News: Hizo a semnat cu Rapid! Era nevoie de un șoc la echipă! . https://web.archive.org/web/20090506035401/http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/hizo-a-semnat-cu-rapid-era-nevoie-de-un-soc-la-echipa-4284052 . live . 6 May 2009 . Romanian . prosport.ro .
43. News: Napoli, demis de la Craiova . https://web.archive.org/web/20090516231901/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/napoli-demis-de-la-craiova-138371.html . live . 16 May 2009 . Romanian . gsp.ro .
44. News: Ionel Gane, antrenor interimar la Universitatea Craiova . https://web.archive.org/web/20090517230015/http://www.realitatea.net/ionel-gane--antrenor-interimar-la-universitatea-craiova_518817.html . live . 17 May 2009 . Romanian . realitatea.net .
45. News: Marius Lacatus a demisionat . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928103213/http://www.steauafc.com/ro/articole/demisie_lacatus_17mai2009/ . dead . 28 September 2011 . Romanian . steauafc.ro .
46. News: Pedrazzini interimar, "Bursucul" din vară . https://web.archive.org/web/20090517205422/http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/pedrazzini-interimar-bursucul-din-vara-4391874 . live . 17 May 2009 . Romanian . prosport.ro .
47. News: Viorel Moldovan si-a dat demisia de la Vaslui! "Nu-mi reprosez nimic". Romanian . sport.ro .
48. News: Cristi Dulca, interimar la FC Vaslui . https://web.archive.org/web/20090531072356/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/cristi-dulca-interimar-la-fc-vaslui-140013.html . live . 31 May 2009 . Romanian . gsp.ro .
49. News: Balint, demis de la Timișoara. Romanian . onlinesport.ro .
50. News: Balint a fost demis, iar Velcea este interimar până la finalul sezonului . Romanian . gsp.ro . 2 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090611225116/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/balint-a-fost-demis-iar-velcea-este-interimar-pana-la-finalul-sezonului-140843.html . 11 June 2009 . live .
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53. Web site: Romania National Champions . RomanianSoccer. 15 May 2021.
54. News: Prepeliță a marcat primul gol al campionatului. Romanian . GSP . 18 May 2009 .
55. News: Liga 1 – Etapa 34: FC Arges Pitesti – Dinamo Bucuresti 5 – 2. Romanian . romaniansoccer.ro . 11 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090619084340/http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/stiri/9591/liga-1--etapa-34-fc-arges-pitesti--dinamo-bucuresti-5--2.htm . 19 June 2009 . live .
56. News: VIDEO – Cristea înscrie în secunda 10 cel mai rapid gol al campionatului . Romanian . gsp.ro . 18 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090515103305/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/video-cristea-inscrie-in-secunda-10-cel-mai-rapid-gol-al-campionatului-137499.html . 15 May 2009 . live .
57. News: Liga 1 – Etapa 14: Pandurii Targu-Jiu – Gloria Bistrita 1–1. Romanian . RomanianSoccer . 18 May 2009 .
58. News: Liga 1 – Etapa 1: FC Brasov – Unirea Urziceni 1-0. Romanian . RomanianSoccer . 18 May 2009 .
59. News: Gaz Metan Medias – Otelul Galati 2-2 . Romanian . Netsport . 18 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081204232147/http://fotbal.netsport.ro/stiri/13/31876/Gaz-Metan-Medias---Otelul-Galati-2-2.html . 4 December 2008 . dead .
60. News: Liga 1 – Etapa 2: CFR Cluj – Gloria Buzău 2-0. Romanian . RomanianSoccer . 18 May 2009 .
61. News: Un minut de fotbal și două goluri, la Constanța. Romanian . PRO Sport . 18 May 2009 .
62. News: Farul – Steaua 1-4 / Ros-albastrii isi iau avant pentru Liga . Romanian . Hot News . 18 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090628182528/http://sport.hotnews.ro/stiri-fotbal-4344462-farul-steaua-1-4-ros-albastrii-isi-iau-avant-pentru-liga.htm . 28 June 2009 . live .
63. News: Gaz Metan Mediaș – FC Timișoara 5-1. Romanian . GSP . 18 May 2009 .
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