1989–90 FC Dinamo București season
| 1989-90 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Mircea Lucescu |
| Divizia A | 1st |
| Romanian Cup | Winner |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Semifinals |
| Top goalscorer | Florin Răducioiu, Claudiu Vaișcovici (14 goals) |
The 1989-90 season was FC Dinamo Bucureşti'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.
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 Bucureşti 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 Bucureşti 7th Title |
Romanian Cup final
| Dinamo Bucureşti | 6 – 4 | Steaua Bucureşti |
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Răducioiu  3' (42), 82'Mateuț 39'Sabău 47'Lupu 56' |
Dumitrescu 22' Lăcătuș 68'Rotariu 70'Ungureanu 85' |
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Cup Winners' Cup
First round
| Dinamo Tirana | 1 – 0 | Dinamo Bucureşti |
|---|---|---|
| Canaj 52' |
| Dinamo Bucureşti | 2 – 0 | Dinamo Tirana |
|---|---|---|
| Mateuţ 8' Mihăescu 13' |
Dinamo Bucureşti won 2-1 on aggregate
Second round
| Panathinaikos F.C. | 0 – 2 | Dinamo Bucureşti |
|---|---|---|
| Răducioiu 57' Mateuţ 66' |
| Dinamo Bucureşti | 6 – 1 | Panathinaikos F.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Rednic 21' Mateuţ 31', 48'Sabău 40', 50'Klein 89' |
Samaras 34' |
Dinamo Bucureşti won 8-1 on aggregate
Quarterfinals
| Dinamo Bucureşti | 2 – 1 | Partizan Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Răducioiu 18', 57' |
Spasic 68' |
| Partizan Belgrade | 0 – 2 | Dinamo Bucureşti |
|---|---|---|
| Lupescu 53' Răducioiu 70' |
Dinamo Bucureşti won 4-1 on aggregate
Semifinals
Anderlecht Bruxelles won 2-0 on aggregate
Squad
Goalkeepers: Costel Cîmpeanu (10 games/0 goals), Sorin Colceag (1/0), Bogdan Stelea (22/0).
Defenders: Ioan Andone (20/2), Anton Doboș (21/1), Florin Jelea (1/0), Michael Klein (23/2), Adrian Matei (10/0), Alpar Meszaros (15/1), Cornel Mirea (12/0), Iulian Mihăescu (24/7), Alexandru Nicolae (5/0), Mircea Rednic (19/1), Adrian Slave (1/0), Mihail Țicu (3/0).
Midfielders: Ionel Fulga (7/3), Claudiu Jijie (1/0), Constantin Lazăr (11/2), Ionuț Lupescu (29/4), Dănuț Lupu (22/6), Dorin Mateuț (22/9), George Radu (5/0), Ioan Ovidiu Sabău (24/5), Mihai Stoica (7/0), Daniel Timofte (20/8).
Forwards: Marian Damaschin (5/1), Nicu Glonț (1/0), Mircea Lucescu (1/0), Marian Năstase (3/0), Florin Răducioiu (24/14), Claudiu Vaișcovici (21/14), Cezar Zamfir (21/6).
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.