1989–90 FC Dinamo București season
The 1989–90 season was FC Dinamo București's 41st season in Divizia A. In this season, Dinamo made the double, stopping Steaua's supremacy in Romania. In Europe, Dinamo reached the semifinals of the Cup Winners' Cup, where it is defeated by Anderlecht Bruxelles. It was a special season because of the Romanian Revolution of 1989. Dinamo dominated the first half of the season, winning the derby with Steaua, 3–0, on its ground. It was the first defeat for Steaua in the Romanian championship after 104 consecutive games. In the winter break, after the Revolution, Dinamo suffered administrative changes, for a few days having a different name – Unirea Tricolor.
| 1989–90 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Mircea Lucescu |
| Divizia A | 1st |
| Romanian Cup | Winner |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Semifinals |
| Top goalscorer | Florin Răducioiu, Claudiu Vaișcovici (14 goals) |
In the final of the season, because of the Romanian national team's qualification at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, FRF decided that the teams shall not use the chooseable players. However, in the game between Dinamo and Farul, Răducioiu and Lupu, respectively Marian Popa had played, managers and coaches of both clubs (Vasile Ianul and Lucescu for Dinamo) were suspended for three months, and the match, won by Dinamo 2-1 was replayed. To stay on the bench next stage Lucescu registered as a player, and even took the field, becoming at 45 years old, the oldest player in league history.
Results
| Divizia A | ||||
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| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| 1 | 23 August 1989 | FC Argeş | A | 2–0 |
| 2 | 27 August 1989 | Inter Sibiu | H | 6–1 |
| 3 | 9 September 1989 | Steaua București | A | 3–0 |
| 4 | 17 September 1989 | Petrolul Ploiești | H | 5–0 |
| 5 | 20 September 1989 | Poli Timișoara | A | 1–0 |
| 6 | 1 October 1989 | Corvinul Hunedoara | H | 3–0 |
| 7 | 4 October 1989 | Jiul Petroșani | A | 2–0 |
| 8 | 14 October 1989 | SC Bacău | H | 7–1 |
| 9 | 22 October 1989 | Victoria București | A | 4–1 |
| 10 | 28 October 1989 | FCM Brașov | H | 4–0 |
| 11 | 5 November 1989 | U Craiova | A | 0–1 |
| 12 | 19 November 1989 | Sportul Studențesc | H | 3–2 |
| 13 | 26 November 1989 | FC Bihor | A | 2–0 |
| 14 | 29 November 1989 | FC Olt | H | 4–0 |
| 15 | 3 December 1989 | Flacăra Moreni | A | 2–1 |
| 16 | 5 December 1989 | U Cluj | H | 6–1 |
| 17 | 10 December 1989 | Farul Constanța | A | 3–0 |
| 18 | 25 February 1990 | FC Argeş | H | 2–0 |
| 19 | 2 March 1990 | Inter Sibiu | A | 0–1 |
| 20 | 15 March 1990 | Steaua București | H | 2–2 |
| 21 | 25 March 1990 | Petrolul Ploiești | A | 1–1 |
| 22 | 8 April 1990 | Poli Timișoara | H | 3–0 |
| 23 | 21 April 1990 | Jiul Petroșani | H | 3–0 |
| 24 | 29 April 1990 | U Craiova | H | 5–3 |
| 25 | 5 June 1990 | SC Bacău | A | 1–1 |
| 26 | 6 May 1990 | Victoria București | H | 3–0 |
| 27 | 9 May 1990 | FCM Brașov | A | 2–2 |
| 28 | 16 May 1990 | Sportul Studențesc | A | 1–1 |
| 29 | 19 May 1990 | FC Bihor | H | 6–1 |
| 30 | 27 May 1990 | Corvinul Hunedoara | A | 0–1 |
| 31 | 23 May 1990 | FC Olt | A | 3–0 |
| 32 | 30 May 1990 | Flacăra Moreni | H | 2–1 |
| 33 | 2 June 1990 | U Cluj | A | 1–0 |
| 34 | 7 June 1990 | Farul Constanța | H | 4–1 |
| Divizia A 1989–90 Winners |
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| Dinamo București 13th Title |
| Cupa României | ||||
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| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| Last 16 | 27 February 1990 | Jiul Petroșani | Alba Iulia | 2–0 |
| Quarterfinals | 11 March 1990 | Poli Timișoara | Hunedoara | 3–1 |
| Semifinals | 11 April 1990 | U Craiova | București | 4-3 (p) |
| Final | 2 May 1990 | Steaua București | București | 6–4 |
| Cupa României 1989–90 Winners |
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| Dinamo București 7th Title |
Romanian Cup final
| Dinamo București | 6–4 | Steaua București |
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Răducioiu  Mateuț Sabău Lupu |
Dumitrescu Lăcătuș Rotariu Ungureanu |
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Cup Winners' Cup
First round
| Dinamo Tirana | 1–0 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Canaj |
| Dinamo București | 2–0 | Dinamo Tirana |
|---|---|---|
| Mateuţ Mihăescu |
Dinamo București won 2–1 on aggregate
Second round
| Panathinaikos F.C. | 0–2 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Răducioiu Mateuţ |
| Dinamo București | 6–1 | Panathinaikos F.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Rednic Mateuţ Sabău Klein |
Samaras |
Dinamo București won 8–1 on aggregate
Quarterfinals
| Dinamo București | 2–1 | Partizan Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Răducioiu |
Spasic |
| Partizan Belgrade | 0–2 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Lupescu Răducioiu |
Dinamo București won 4–1 on aggregate
Semifinals
| Dinamo București | 0–1 | Anderlecht Bruxelles |
|---|---|---|
| Vanderlinden |
Anderlecht Bruxelles won 2-0 on aggregate
Squad
Goalkeepers: Bogdan Stelea (22/0), Costel Câmpeanu (10/0), Sorin Colceag (1/0).
Defenders: Iulian Mihăescu (24/7), Michael Klein (23/2), Anton Doboș (21/1), Ioan Andone (20/2), Mircea Rednic (19/1), Alpar Meszaros (15/1), Cornel Mirea (12/0), Adrian Matei (10/0), Alexandru Nicolae (5/0), Mihail Țicu (3/0), Florin Jelea (1/0), Adrian Slave (1/0).
Midfielders: Ionuț Lupescu (29/4), Ioan Ovidiu Sabău (24/5), Dorin Mateuț (22/9), Dănuț Lupu (22/6), Cezar Zamfir (21/6), Daniel Timofte (20/8), Constantin Lazăr (11/2), Ionel Fulga (7/3), Mihai Stoica (7/0), George Radu (5/0), Claudiu Jijie (1/0).
Forwards: Florin Răducioiu (24/14), Claudiu Vaișcovici (21/14), Marian Damaschin (5/1), Marian Năstase (3/0), Nicu Glonț (1/0), Mircea Lucescu (1/0).
Transfers
In the summer break, Dinamo brought Daniel Timofte from Jiul Petroșani and Anton Doboș from U.Cluj. Left the team Lică Movilă to Flacăra Moreni, Bogdan Bucur to Inter Sibiu, Rodion Cămătaru to Racing Charleroi and Dumitru Moraru to Vålerenga. Other two players, Viscreanu and Marcel Sabou, went to Spain. In the winter break, came to Dinamo Alexandru Nicolae from Victoria, Constantin Lazăr from Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea and Mihai Stoica from FC Argeş.