The 2008–09 season was the 61st season in the existence of FC Steaua București and the club's 61st consecutive season in the top flight of Romanian football. In addition to the domestic league, Steaua București participated in this season's edition of the Cupa României and the UEFA Champions League.
Players
Transfers
In Total spending: €7,15MPlayerFromFee János Székely Oțelul Galați€1.5M Bogdan Stancu Unirea Urziceni€1M Claudiu Ionescu Gloria BuzăuFree Robert Neagoe Dacia Mioveni€0.1M Ciprian Tătărușanu Gloria Bistrița€1.5M Tiago Gomes Estrela da AmadoraLoan Arthuro Deportivo Alavés€0.55M Pantelis Kapetanos AEK AthensFree Juan Toja Dallas€0.58M Abel Real Murcia€0.2M Ricardo Pedriel Wilstermann€0.17M George Ogăraru AjaxLoan Andrei Ionescu Universitatea Craiova€0.5M António Semedo CFR Cluj€0.95M Emil Ninu Gloria BuzăuBack from loan Vlad Rusu Steaua II BucureștiPromoted Lucian Filip Steaua II BucureștiPromoted Dorinel Munteanu Universitatea Cluj€0.1M Valentin Badea PanserraikosBack from loan Alexandru Tudose Gloria BuzăuBack from loan Eric Bicfalvi Gloria BuzăuBack from loan Alin Lițu Gloria BuzăuBack from loan Robert Neagoe Gloria BistrițaBack from loan Cezar Lungu Steaua II BucureștiPromoted Mihai Onicaș Steaua II BucureștiPromoted
Out Total income: €9MPlayerNew teamFee Dino Eze Gloria BuzăuFree Habib Habibou CharleroiEnd of loan Andrés Mendoza Monarcas MoreliaEnd of contract Pepe Moreno IndependienteEnd of loan Nicolae Dică Catania€2M André Nunes MalucelliReleased Claudiu Ionescu Gloria BuzăuFree Mihai Neșu Utrecht€1M Abel XerezReleased Arthuro Terek GroznyReleased Dorinel Munteanu Universitatea ClujReleased Valentin Badea Steaua II BucureștiSecond team Robert Neagoe Steaua II BucureștiSecond team Adrian Neaga Neftchi BakuReleased Mirel Rădoi Al-Hilal€6M
Loan out PlayerTeamUntil Emil Ninu Gloria BuzăuSeptember 2008 Alexandru Tudose Gloria BuzăuDecember 2008 Eric Bicfalvi Gloria BuzăuDecember 2008 Alin Lițu Gloria BuzăuDecember 2008 Valentin Badea PanserraikosDecember 2008 Robert Neagoe Gloria BistrițaJanuary 2009 Ciprian Tătărușanu Gloria BistrițaMay 2009 Emil Ninu Gloria BistrițaMay 2009 Valentin Simion Pandurii Târgu JiuMay 2009 Romeo Surdu BrașovMay 2009 Cosmin Vâtcă Gaz Metan MediașMay 2009 Ionuț Rada OtopeniMay 2009 Daniel Bălan Alki LarnacaMay 2009
Statistics
Player stats
|colspan="12"|Players sold or loaned out during the season
+Winter-break goals PlayerGoals Bogdan Stancu4 Pantelis Kapetanos3 Ovidiu Petre2 Alin Lițu Dayro Moreno Arthuro1 George Ogăraru Ricardo Pedriel
+Pre-season goals PlayerGoals Bogdan Stancu3 János Székely1 Florin Lovin Romeo Surdu Mihăiță Pleșan Bănel Nicoliță Valentin Badea Mirel Rădoi Adrian Neaga Dayro Moreno
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Start formations
Starting XI
Disciplinary record No.Player Liga + CupaUCLLiga + CupaUCLLiga + CupaUCL1 Róbinson Zapata 2 George Ogăraru 3 Dorin Goian 4 Paweł Golański 6 Mirel Rădoi 7 János Székely 8 Ovidiu Petre 9 António Semedo 10 Dayro Moreno 11 Alin Lițu 11 Arthuro 14 Juan Toja 15 Mihai Neșu 16 Bănel Nicoliță 17 Eugen Baciu 18 Petre Marin 19 Andrei Ionescu 20 Florin Lovin 21 Răzvan Ochiroșii 23 Mihăiță Pleșan 24 Sorin Ghionea 25 Adrian Neaga 28 Bogdan Stancu 30 Tiago Gomes 35 Pantelis Kapetanos
Competitions
Overall record
Liga I
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Cupa României
Results
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
Third qualifying round
Group stage
Results
Non competitive matches
Staff
Management Manager: Marius Lăcătuș (resigned), Massimo Pedrazzini (caretaker), Dorinel Munteanu (sacked), Marius Lăcătuș (resigned), Massimo Pedrazzini (caretaker) Assistant managers: Mihai Teja, Ioan Nagy, Massimo Pedrazzini Goalkeeping coach: Andrei Speriatu Fitness Coach: Yuksel Yesilova (resigned) Medic: Radu Paligora Masseur: Cătălin Fandel
Administration President: Valeriu Argăseală Vicepresident: Iulian Ghiorghișor Executive director: Ovidiu Costeșin Marketing director: Florin Cioran Press Officer: Cătălin Făiniși
Board Room Owner: George Becali Vice-chairman: Teia Sponte Board Room Members: Lucian Becali, Vasile Geambazi Censor: Victor Manole, Mariana Istudor Supplementary Censors: Virgil Laurențiu Găman, Maria Apostoiu Stock Holders: Vasile Geambazi (37%), Constantin Geambazi (30%), Cătălin Ciubotă (26%), Tomaida Bădescu (4%), Marius Ianuli (3%)
Youth Centre staff General manager: Leonard Strizu Coordinator: Gigel Gheorghe Physiotherapist: George Mărculescu Fitness Coach: Ciprian Prună
Notes and references