Romania national football team results (1922–1939)

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The Romania national football team represents Romania in international association football and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. Between their first official match in 1922 and 1939, when competitive football stopped for the Second World War, Romania played in 82 matches, resulting in 36 victories, 14 draws and 32 defeats. Throughout this period they played in the Balkan Cup six times between 1931 and 1936 with Romania taking home three titles in 1929–31, 1933 and 1936. Romania also qualified through to three FIFA World Cup's during the 1930s where they got eliminated in the first round in all three attempts with the national team finishing second in their group at the 1930 edition before being eliminated by Czechoslovakia (1934) and Cuba (1938) respectively in the following cups.

1922[edit]

8 June 1922 1922 King Alexander's Cup	Yugoslavia	1 – 2	Romania	Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija, Belgrade
17:00	Šifer 35' (pen.)	(Report)	41' (pen.) Rónnay 61' Guga	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Heinrich Retschury

3 September 1922 Friendly	Romania	1 – 1	Poland	Stadionul Maccabi, Chernivtsi
	Kozovits 63'	(Report)	20' Duźniak	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Hans Schmidt

1923[edit]

10 June 1923 1923 King Alexander's Cup	Romania	1 – 2	Yugoslavia	Stadionul F.S.S.R., Bucharest
	Rónnay 47'	(Report)	23', 39' Vinek	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Heinrich Retschury

1 July 1923 Friendly	Romania	0 – 6	Czechoslovakia	Stadionul Orașului, Cluj
		(Report)	16', 29' Vlček 50', 66' Sloup 69', 82' Čapek	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Max Seemann

2 September 1923 Friendly	Poland	1 – 1	Romania	Marshal Józef Piłsudski Polish Army Stadium, Lviv
	Kuchar 16'	(Report)	38' Guga	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Carl Koppehel

26 October 1923 Friendly	Turkey	2 – 2	Romania	Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
	Sporel 32', 50'	(Report)	20', 53' Gansl	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Anton Krátký

1924[edit]

20 May 1924 Friendly	Austria	4 – 1	Romania	Simmeringer Sportplatz, Wien
	Kanhäuser 2', 52', 85' Häusler 77'	(Report)	73' Ströck	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens

27 May 1924 1924 Olympic Games	Netherlands	6 – 0	Romania	Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes
	Snouck 8' Pijl 28', 52', 60', 67' de Natris 80'	(Report)		Attendance: 1,840 Referee: Félix Herren

31 August 1924 Friendly	Czechoslovakia	4 – 1	Romania	Stadion Slavii, Prague
	Dvořáček 33' Kolenatý 35' Žďárský 58' Ryšavý 79'	(Report)	85' Semler	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Max Seemann

1925[edit]

1 May 1925 Friendly	Romania	1 – 2	Turkey	Stadionul Romcomit, Bucharest
	Brauchler 66'	(Report)	62' Sporel 87' Leblebi	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: A. Rolton

31 May 1925 Friendly	Bulgaria	2 – 4	Romania	Yunak Stadium, Sofia
	Ivanov 4' Dimitriev 89'	(Report)	14', 65' Wetzer 60', 81' (pen.) Semler	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Umberto Marca

1926[edit]

25 April 1926 Friendly	Romania	6 – 1	Bulgaria	Stadionul Romcomit, Bucharest
	Guga 17' Kugelbauer 24', 44' Nagy-Csomag 55' Ströck 62' (pen.) Avar 80'	(Report)	70' Denev	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: A. Rolton

7 May 1926 Friendly	Turkey	1 – 3	Romania	Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
	Peykoğlu 71'	(Report)	54', 63' Semler 59' Matek	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W. H. Allen

3 October 1926 1926 King Alexander's Cup	Yugoslavia	2 – 3	Romania	Stadion Concordije, Zagreb
	Percl 47', 49'	(Report)	19' Semler 65' Wetzer 69' Guga	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ladislav Štépanovský

1927[edit]

10 May 1927 1927 King Alexander's Cup	Romania	0 – 3	Yugoslavia	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
		(Report)	6' Luburić 23' Giler 25' Bonačić	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ferenc Gerő

19 June 1927 Friendly	Romania	3 – 3	Poland	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Avar 12', 60' Tänzer 41'	(Report)	51' Kałuża 64' Pazurek 76' Wójcik	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ladislav Štépanovský

1928[edit]

15 April 1928 Friendly	Romania	4 – 2	Turkey	Stadionul Gloria C.F.R., Arad
	Wetzer 40' Uluğ 55' (o.g.) Sepi 68' Nagy-Csomag 83'	(Report)	18' Faruki 73' Atak	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Josip Fabris

6 May 1928 1928 King Alexander's Cup	Yugoslavia	3 – 1	Romania	Stadion Jugoslavija, Belgrade
	Sotirović 7', 42' Marjanović 26'	(Report)	85' Possak	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics

1929[edit]

21 April 1929 Friendly	Romania	3 – 0	Bulgaria	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Ciolac 64', 71', 73'	(Report)		Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics

10 May 1929 1929 King Alexander's Cup	Romania	2 – 3	Yugoslavia	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Subășeanu 20' Boros 35'	(Report)	27' Pavelić 60' Lemešić 62' Hitrec	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Eugen Braun

15 September 1929 Friendly	Bulgaria	2 – 3	Romania	Levski Field, Sofia
	Staykov 37', 60'	(Report)	30' Sepi 61' Kovács 67' Deșu	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ferenc Gerő

6 October 1929 1929-31 Balkan Cup	Romania	2 – 1	Yugoslavia	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Sepi 35' Ciolac 40'	(Report)	71' Marjanović	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Georgi Grigorov

1930[edit]

4 May 1930 1930 King Alexander's Cup	Yugoslavia	2 – 1	Romania	Stadion Jugoslavija, Belgrade
	Premerl 12' Bonačić 32'	(Report)	72' Deșu	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ladislav Štépanovský

25 May 1930 1929-31 Balkan Cup	Romania	8 – 1	Greece	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Wetzer 8', 34', 75', 76', 80' Vogl 43' Raffinsky 57' (pen.) Dobay 77'	(Report)	15' Andrianopoulos	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Jovan Ružić

14 July 1930 1930 World Cup group stage	Romania	3 – 1	Peru	Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo
	Deșu 1' Stanciu 79' Kovács 89'	(Report)	75' Ferreira	Attendance: 300 Referee: Alberto Warnken

21 July 1930 1930 World Cup group stage	Uruguay	4 – 0	Romania	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
	Dorado 7' Scarone 26' Anselmo 31' Cea 35'	(Report)		Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Almeida Rêgo

12 October 1930 1929-31 Balkan Cup	Bulgaria	5 – 3	Romania	Slavia Stadium, Sofia
	Staykov 11' (pen.) Stoyanov 34' Peshev 47' Vasilev 50'	(Report)	23', 43' Wetzer 71' (o.g.) Vasilev	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jovan Ružić

1931[edit]

10 May 1931 1929-31 Balkan Cup	Romania	5 – 2	Bulgaria	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Sepi 25' Bodola 50', 66' Stanciu 68', 81'	(Report)	51' Lozanov 89' Panchev	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Josip Fabris

28 June 1931 1929-31 Balkan Cup	Yugoslavia	2 – 4	Romania	Stadion H.A.S.K., Zagreb
	Zečević 36' Marjanović 60'	(Report)	16' Glanzmann 49', 89' Bodola 50' Kovács	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Apostolos Nikolaidis

23 August 1931 Friendly	Poland	2 – 3	Romania	Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
	Nawrot 80' Wypijewski 87'	(Report)	5', 78' Sepi 29' Kocsis	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: František Cejnar

26 August 1931 Friendly	Lithuania	2 – 4	Romania	Makabi Stadionas, Kaunas
	Raclauskas 34' Trumpjonas 37'	(Report)	3', 28', 81' Bodola 58' Sepi	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Juris Rēdlihs

20 September 1931 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs	Romania	4 – 1	Czechoslovakia B	Stadionul Carol al-II-lea, Oradea
	Stanciu 19' Kocsis 28', 87' Glanzmann 47'	(Report)	35' Nejedlý	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Bora Vasiljević

4 October 1931 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs	Hungary B	4 – 0	Romania	V.A.C. Stadion, Budapest
	Károly 6', 28' Vogl 60' (o.g.) Engelhardt 68'	(Report)		Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Josip Fabris

29 November 1931 1929-31 Balkan Cup	Greece	2 – 4	Romania	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
	Aggelakis 34', 39'	(Report)	13', 18', 84' Bodola 51' Sepi	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Josip Fabris

1932[edit]

8 May 1932 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs	Romania	4 – 1	Austria B	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Kovács 35' Kocsis 36', 85' Bodola 44'	(Report)	17' Sobotka	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics

12 June 1932 Friendly	Romania	6 – 3	France	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Bodola 10', 81' Wetzer 17', 68' Schwartz 20', 46'	(Report)	63' (pen.) Chardar 75', 77' Rolhion	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics

26 June 1932 1932 Balkan Cup	Bulgaria	2 – 0	Romania	Stadion Beogradski SK, Belgrade
	Peshev 65', 89'	(Report)		Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mika Popović

28 June 1932 1932 Balkan Cup	Greece	0 – 3	Romania	Stadion Beogradski SK, Belgrade
		(Report)	6' Ciolac 9' Schwartz 16' Bodola	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Stefan Chumpalov

3 July 1932 1932 Balkan Cup	Yugoslavia	3 – 1	Romania	Stadion Beogradski SK, Belgrade
	Zečević 21' Živković 30' Vujadinović 42'	(Report)	36' Kovács	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos

2 October 1932 Friendly	Romania	0 – 5	Poland	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
		(Report)	5' Matyas 8', 25', 78' Nawrot 38' Urban	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Josip Fabris

16 October 1932 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs	Austria B	0 – 1	Romania	Linzer A.S.K. Platz, Linz
		(Report)	1' Rónay	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Bohumil Ženišek

1933[edit]

4 June 1933 1933 Balkan Cup	Romania	7 – 0	Bulgaria	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Vâlcov 11', 76' Dobay 53', 62' Ciolac 57', 61', 66'	(Report)		Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos

8 June 1933 1933 Balkan Cup	Romania	1 – 0	Greece	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Dobay 24'	(Report)		Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Josip Fabris

11 June 1933 1933 Balkan Cup	Romania	5 – 0	Yugoslavia	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Bindea 7' Ciolac 10' Bodola 13', 40' Dobay 42'	(Report)		Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Nikola Dosev

24 September 1933 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs	Romania	5 – 1	Hungary B	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Sepi 8', 32', 47', 83' Bindea 77'	(Report)	33' Keszey	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Nikola Dosev

29 October 1933 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification	Switzerland	2 – 0	Romania	Wankdorfstadion, Bern
		(Report)		Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Hans Samuel Boekman
Note: ROU fielded an ineligible player, so FIFA accordingly awarded SWI a 2–0 win for the match

1934[edit]

25 March 1934 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs	Czechoslovakia B	2 – 2	Romania	Pardubický Stadion, Pardubice
	Habelt 20' Kalocsay 83'	(Report)	28' Kovács 49' Dobay	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Maximilian Sznajder

29 April 1934 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification	Romania	2 – 1	Yugoslavia	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Schwartz 38' Dobay 74'	(Report)	71' Kragić	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: John Langenus

27 May 1934 1934 FIFA World Cup Round of 16	Czechoslovakia	2 – 1	Romania	Stadio Littorio, Trieste
	Puč 50' Nejedlý 67'	(Report)	11' Dobay	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: John Langenus

14 October 1934 Friendly	Poland	3 – 3	Romania	Marshal Józef Piłsudski Polish Army Stadium, Lviv
	Martyna 12' (pen.), 63' (pen.) Urban 60'	(Report)	52', 86' Dobay 52' Ciolac	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Josip Fabris

27 December 1934 1934-35 Balkan Cup	Greece	2 – 2	Romania	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
	Andrianopoulos 14' Choumis 75'	(Report)	5' Dobay 13' Ciolac	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Nikola Dosev

30 December 1934 1934-35 Balkan Cup	Bulgaria	2 – 3	Romania	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
	Angelov 46', 50'	(Report)	14', 31' Bodola 37' Ciolac	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sotiris Asprogerakas

1935[edit]

1 January 1935 1934-35 Balkan Cup	Romania	0 – 4	Yugoslavia	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
		(Report)	10' Tirnanić 34' Marjanović 67', 83' Tomašević	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos

17 June 1935 1935 Balkan Cup	Romania	0 – 2	Yugoslavia	Yunak Stadium, Sofia
		(Report)	33' Marjanović 56' Sekulić	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos

19 June 1935 1935 Balkan Cup	Bulgaria	4 – 0	Romania	Yunak Stadium, Sofia
	Lozanov 11' Yordanov 33' Peshev 49' Sucitulescu 62' (o.g.)	(Report)		Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos

24 June 1935 1935 Balkan Cup	Greece	2 – 2	Romania	Levski Field, Sofia
	Choumis 10', 15'	(Report)	24' Bodola 26' Gruin	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Nikola Dosev

25 August 1935 Friendly	Germany	4 – 2	Romania	Mitteldeutsche Kampfbahn, Erfurt
	Rasselnberg 1' Lenz 72' Simetsreiter 78' Hohmann 80'	(Report)	15', 77' Vâlcov	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Johannes Franciscus van Moorsel

1 September 1935 Friendly	Sweden	7 – 1	Romania	Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
	Bergsten 17' Keller 47' Nilsson 70', 73', 87' Jonasson 72' Persson 74'	(Report)	60' Georgescu	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina

3 November 1935 Friendly	Romania	4 – 1	Poland	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Schileru 1' Bindea 20', 35' Sepi 73'	(Report)	36' Pazurek	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jovan Ružić

1936[edit]

10 May 1936 1936 King Carol II Cup	Romania	3 – 2	Yugoslavia	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Bodola 21', 46', 51'	(Report)	32' Vujadinović 67' Tomašević	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: John Langenus

17 May 1936 1936 Balkan Cup	Romania	5 – 2	Greece	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Bodola 21', 85' Schwartz 37', 75' Dobay 77'	(Report)	31' Vazos 76' Symeonidis	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens

24 May 1936 1936 Balkan Cup	Romania	4 – 1	Bulgaria	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Schwartz 10', 55' Ciolac 66' Dobay 69'	(Report)	35' Angelov	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens

4 October 1936 Friendly	Romania	1 – 2	Hungary	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
	Bindea 24'	(Report)	65' Lázár 83' Toldi	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: John Langenus

1937[edit]

18 April 1937 1937-1938 Eduard Benes' Cup	Romania	1 – 1	Czechoslovakia	Stadionul Regele Carol II, Bucharest
	Bodola 63'	(Report)	81' Nejedlý	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina

10 June 1937 Friendly	Romania	2 – 1	Belgium	Stadionul Regele Carol II, Bucharest
	Barátky 34', 79'	(Report)	87' Voorhoof	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Augustin Krist

27 June 1937 Friendly	Romania	2 – 2	Sweden	Stadionul Regele Carol II, Bucharest
	Barátky 25', 89'	(Report)	29', 37' Jonasson	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: John Langenus

4 July 1937 Friendly	Poland	2 – 4	Romania	Stadion ŁKS, Łódź
	Piontek 2' Matyas 25'	(Report)	13' Dobay 14', 82' Barátky 18' Bodola^[1]^[2]	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Klug Frigyes

8 July 1937 Friendly	Lithuania	0 – 2	Romania	Kaunas, Lithuania
		(Report)	17' Bogdan 88' Bodola	Stadium: Valstybinis Stadionas Attendance: 5000 Referee: Voldemar Rooks

12 July 1937 Friendly	Latvia	0 – 0	Romania	Rīga, Latvia
		(Report)		Stadium: A.S.K. [Armijas Sporta Klubs] Stadions Attendance: 8000 Referee: Gustav Krist

14 July 1937 Friendly	Estonia	2 – 1	Romania	Tallinn, Estonia
	Kaljo 15' Siimenson 80'	(Report)	69' Bodola	Stadium: Kadrioru Staadion Attendance: 6000 Referee: Gustav Krist

6 September 1937 1937 King Carol II Cup	Yugoslavia	2 – 1	Romania	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
	Vujadinović 20' Lešnik 28'	(Report)	62' Barátky	Stadium: Stadion Beogradski Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gustav Krist

1938[edit]

8 May 1938 1937-1938 Eduard Benes' Cup	Romania	0 – 1	Yugoslavia	Bucharest, Romania
		(Report)	25' Matošić	Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Hertzka Pál

5 June 1938 FIFA World Cup 1938 Round of 16	Romania	3 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Cuba	Toulouse, France
	Bindea 30' Barátky 90' Dobay 106' (e.t.)	(Report)	30' Socorro 30', 103' (e.t.) Magriñá	Stadium: Stade du T.O.E.C. Attendance: 6,707 Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi

9 June 1938 FIFA World Cup 1938 Round of 16 replay	Romania	1 – 2	Cuba	Toulouse, France
	Dobay 35'	(Report) (Report 2)	51' Socorro 57' Fernández	Stadium: Stade du T.O.E.C. Attendance: 7,536 Referee: Alfred Birlem

6 September 1938 1937-1938 Eduard Benes' Cup	Yugoslavia	1 – 1	Romania	Beograd, Yugoslavia
	Petrović 41'	(Report)	67' Bindea	Stadium: Stadion Beogradski Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens

25 September 1938 Friendly	Romania	1 – 4	Germany	Bucharest, Romania
	Orza 81'	(Report)	13' Schön 51' Stroh 61' (og) Albu 77' Pesser	Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mika Popović

4 December 1938 1937-1938 Eduard Benes' Cup	Czechoslovakia	6 – 2	Romania	Prague, Czechoslovakia
	Bican 28', 49', 61', 81' Ludl 38' Kopecký 78'	(Report)	25' Barátky 26' Bodola	Stadium: Letenský Stadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Generoso Dattilo

1939[edit]

7 May 1939 1939 King Carol II Cup	Romania	1 – 0	Yugoslavia	Bucharest, Romania
	Dobay 89'	(Report)		Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi

18 May 1939 Friendly	Romania	4 – 0	Latvia	Bucharest, Romania
	Bodola 41', 83' Dobay 56' Laumanis 76' (og)	(Report)		Stadium: Stadionul Venus Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Maximilian Sznajder

24 May 1939 Friendly	Romania	0 – 2	England	Bucharest, Romania
		(Report)	10' Goulden 52' Welsh	Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică Attendance: 40,000 Referee: John Langenus

11 June 1939 Friendly	Romania	0 – 1	Italy	Bucharest, Romania
		(Report)	32' Colaussi	Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Alois Beranek

22 October 1939 Friendly	Romania	1 – 1	Hungary	Bucharest, Romania
	Spielmann 78'	(Report)	74' Tóth	Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Generoso Dattilo

References[edit]

All details are sourced to the match reports cited, unless otherwise specified:

External links[edit]

[1] Romania National Team 1930-1939 - Details

[2] National team - 1937

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