1961–62 FC Dinamo București season
The 1961–62 season was Dinamo București's 13th season in Divizia A. Dinamo won their second championship, ending the season with 36 points, three more than the second ranked, Petrolul Ploieşti. Gheorghe Ene is again ranked in the top three leading scorers, with 19 goals.
| 1961–62 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Traian Ionescu (rounds 1–13), Constantin Teaşcă (rounds 14–17), Dumitru Nicolae |
| Divizia A | 1st |
| Romanian Cup | Last 16 |
| Top goalscorer | Gheorghe Ene (19) |
The success came in spite of the manager changes: Traian Ionescu managed the team in the first part of the championship, Constantin Teaşcă replaced him in the beginning of the second part and Dumitru Nicolae "Nicuşor" ended the season.
Results
| Divizia A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| 1 | 20 August 1961 | Dinamo Piteşti | A | 4–3 |
| 2 | 27 August 1961 | Dinamo Bacău | H | 1-0 |
| 3 | 3 September 1961 | Rapid București | A | 2–1 |
| 4 | 10 September 1961 | UTA | A | 1–0 |
| 5 | 17 September 1961 | Ştiinţa Cluj | H | 2–2 |
| 6 | 24 September 1961 | Steagul Roşu Braşov | A | 1–2 |
| 7 | 1 November 1961 | CCA București | H | 1–1 |
| 8 | 15 October 1961 | Jiul Petroşani | H | 5–2 |
| 9 | 29 October 1961 | Metalul Târgovişte | A | 2–1 |
| 10 | 5 November 1961 | Petrolul Ploieşti | H | 0–2 |
| 11 | 11 November 1961 | Progresul București | A | 4–1 |
| 12 | 19 November 1961 | Minerul Lupeni | A | 3–0 |
| 13 | 26 November 1961 | Ştiinţa Timişoara | H | 0–1 |
| 14 | 18 March 1962 | Dinamo Piteşti | H | 2–2 |
| 15 | 25 March 1962 | Dinamo Bacău | A | 5–1 |
| 16 | 1 April 1962 | Rapid București | H | 0–1 |
| 17 | 8 April 1962 | UTA | H | 5–2 |
| 18 | 15 April 1962 | Ştiinţa Cluj | A | 2–2 |
| 19 | 23 April 1962 | Steagul Roşu Braşov | H | 2–1 |
| 20 | 30 April 1962 | Steaua București | A | 1–0 |
| 21 | 13 May 1962 | Jiul Petroşani | A | 0–0 |
| 22 | 27 May 1962 | Metalul Târgovişte | H | 7–1 |
| 23 | 3 June 1962 | Petrolul Ploieşti | A | 1–1 |
| 24 | 10 June 1962 | Progresul București | H | 2–2 |
| 25 | 7 July 1962 | Minerul Lupeni | H | 7–4 |
| 26 | 1 July 1962 | Ştiinţa Timişoara | A | 2–2 |
| Divizia A 1961–62 Winners |
|---|
| Dinamo București 2nd Title |
| Cupa României | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| Last 32 | 6 May 1962 | Rapid Târgu Mureş | A | 1-0 |
| Last 16 | 20 May 1962 | Petrolul Ploieşti | București | 1-2 |
Squad
Goalkeepers: Ilie Datcu (20 games/0 goals), Iuliu Uţu (8/0).
Defenders: Dumitru Ivan (26/0), Ion Nunweiller (26/3), Cornel Popa (24/0).
Midfielders: Vasile Alexandru (15/3), Ilie Constantinescu (11/0), Lică Nunweiller (18/0), Nicolae Panait (1/0), Constantin Ştefan (16/0).
Forwards: Vasile Anghel (5/0), Constantin David (20/4), Tănase Dumitrescu (1/0), Haralambie Eftimie (16/11), Gheorghe Ene (20/19), Constantin Frățilă (19/5), Ion Pîrcălab (24/7), Mircea Stoenescu (1/0), Ion Țîrcovnicu (20/5), Aurel Unguroiu (5/0), Iosif Varga (15/4).
Transfers
The main transfers made by Dinamo were Ion Pîrcălab (from UTA), Aurel Unguroiu (from CSMS Iaşi). Debuts: Ilie Datcu, Constantin Ştefan. Gheorghe Cosma (to Progresul), Mircea Sasu and Selymesi (both to UTA) left Dinamo.