UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Arena Națională - Bucharest Tuesday 16 August 2016 20.45CET (21.45 local time) FC Steaua Bucureşti Play-off, First leg Manchester City FC Last updated 15/03/2017 23:52CET
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Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Squad list 5 Match officials 8 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 12 Team facts 13 Competition format 15 Legend 16
1 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Manchester City FC Tuesday 16 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest
Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams FC Steaua Bucureşti - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Chelsea FC - FC Steaua 11/12/2013 GS 1-0 London Ba 10 Bucureşti Ramires 20, 55, FC Steaua Bucureşti - Chelsea 01/10/2013 GS 0-4 Bucharest Georgievski 44 (og), FC Lampard 90
UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Juan Mata 34, Terry Chelsea FC - FC Steaua 3-1 14/03/2013 R16 London 58, Torres 71; Bucureşti agg: 3-2 Chiricheş 45+1 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Chelsea 07/03/2013 R16 1-0 Bucharest Rusescu 34 (P) FC
UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Steaua Bucureşti - Liverpool Éder Bonfim 61; 02/12/2010 GS 1-1 Bucharest FC Jovanović 19 J.Cole 1, Ngog 55 (P), Liverpool FC - FC Steaua 16/09/2010 GS 4-1 Liverpool 90+1, Lucas 81; C. Bucureşti Tănase 13
UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Arsenal FC - FC Steaua Diaby 8, Bendtner 42; 12/12/2007 GS 2-1 London Bucureşti Zaharia 68 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Arsenal 02/10/2007 GS 0-1 Bucharest Van Persie 76 FC
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Maccarone 33, 89, Middlesbrough FC - FC Steaua 4-2 27/04/2006 SF Middlesbrough Viduka 64, Riggott 73; Bucureşti agg: 4-3 Dică 16, Goian 24 FC Steaua Bucureşti - 20/04/2006 SF 1-0 Bucharest Dică 30 Middlesbrough FC
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Liverpool FC - FC Steaua 1-0 27/11/2003 R2 Liverpool Kewell 50 Bucureşti agg: 2-1
2 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Manchester City FC Tuesday 16 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest
UEFA Cup FC Steaua Bucureşti - Liverpool Raducanu 68; Traoré 06/11/2003 R2 1-1 Bucharest FC 22 FC Steaua Bucureşti - 1-0 15/10/2003 R1 Bucharest Raducanu 83 Southampton FC agg: 2-1 Southampton FC - FC Steaua Phillips 52; Raducanu 24/09/2003 R1 1-1 Southampton Bucureşti 20
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers West Ham United FC - FC Steaua 0-0 04/11/1999 R2 London Bucureşti agg: 0-2 FC Steaua Bucureşti - West 21/10/1999 R2 2-0 Bucharest Roşu 40, Sabin Ilie 57 Ham United FC
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Aston Villa FC - FC Steaua 2-0 Milošević 71, Taylor 09/12/1997 R3 Birmingham Bucureşti agg: 3-2 86 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Aston Ciocoiu 30, 32; Yorke 25/11/1997 R3 2-1 Bucharest Villa FC 55
Manchester City FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Manchester City FC - FC 2-0 Wright-Phillips 43, 26/08/2010 PO Manchester Timişoara agg: 3-0 Boyata 59 FC Timişoara - Manchester City 19/08/2010 PO 0-1 Timisoara Balotelli 72 FC
Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Steaua Bucureşti 9 5 2 2 9 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 18 5 4 9 15 26 Manchester City FC 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0
3 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Manchester City FC Tuesday 16 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Match background
Steaua Bucureşti will look to ensure Josep Guardiola has a tough start in his new job as Manchester City manager when the teams go head-to-head in Romania in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League play-off tie. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition. • Steaua's 18 games against English clubs have ended W5 D4 L9 (W5 D2 L2 at home – W0 D2 L7 in England). The second leg will be their first competitive game in Manchester. • City's only previous encounters with Romanian opponents came during the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League play-offs, when they beat Timişoara 3-0 on aggregate. • Joe Hart, Vincent Kompany, Pablo Zabaleta, David Silva and Yaya Touré featured in the tie. Steaua's Alexandru Bourceanu started both legs for Timişoara. Match background • Steaua defeated Sparta Praha 3-1 on aggregate in the third qualifying round. • Both of Steaua's UEFA Champions League play-offs to date have ended level on aggregate; they overcame Legia Warszawa on away goals in 2013/14 but lost to Ludogorets Razgrad on penalties in 2014/15. • This is City's first UEFA Champions League play-off. Team and coach links • City defender Bacary Sagna and Steaua's Mihai Pintilii, Adrian Popa and Nicolae Stanciu met in the opening match of UEFA EURO 2016, as hosts France overcame Romania 2-1. • Guardiola's Barcelona team-mates as a player included two Romanian greats, Gheorghe Hagi and Gheorghe Popescu. • Steaua defender Gabriel Tamaș played in England for West Bromwich Albion (2010–2013), Watford (2014–2015) and Cardiff City (2015). • City's Kevin De Bruyne came on for the final ten minutes of Chelsea's 1-0 UEFA Champions League group stage win against Laurențiu Reghecampf's Steaua in December 2013. Pintilii and Stanciu were among his opponents. • City full-backs Gaël Clichy and Sagna took on Steaua with Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League group stage in 2007/08; the Gunners won both matches, 1-0 and 2-1. • City winger Jesús Navas helped Sevilla defeat Steaua 2-1 and 2-0 in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage. Coach profiles • Reghecampf won two titles as a midfielder with Steaua and two more in his first stint as coach, from 2012 to 2014. He returned to Bucharest in December 2015 after a spell at the helm of Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Hilal and in Bulgaria with Litex Lovech, with whom he won a championship as a player in 1998/99. • This is Guardiola's first UEFA tie since taking over as Manchester City coach in the summer. The former Barcelona midfielder coached his old club to three Liga titles and two UEFA Champions League successes before winning three consecutive Bundesliga crowns at Bayern München.
4 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Manchester City FC Tuesday 16 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Squad list
FC Steaua Bucureşti Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Florin Niță ROU 03/07/1987 29 - 2 - - - 1 - - - 3 - 12 Valentin Cojocaru ROU 01/10/1995 20 - - - - - 2 - - - 5 - 21 Ionuţ Poiană ROU 11/01/1998 18 ------Defenders 2 Gabriel Simion ROU 22/05/1998 18 ------3 Bogdan Mitrea ROU 29/09/1987 28 ------4 Gabriel Tamaş ROU 09/11/1983 32 - 2 - - - 3 - 4 - 37 1 13 Alin Toşca ROU 14/03/1992 24 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 7 - 15 Marko Momčilović SRB 11/06/1987 29 - 2 - - - 2 - - - 14 1 23 Ovidiu Popescu ROU 27/02/1994 22 - - - - - 1 - - - - - Midfielders 5 Jugurtha Hamroun FRA 27/01/1989 27 - 1 - - - 3 1 - - 8 2 6 Mihai Pintilii ROU 09/11/1984 31 - 2 - - - 2 - 4 - 24 1 8 Lucian Filip ROU 25/09/1990 25 ------3 - 21 1 10 Nicolae Stanciu ROU 07/05/1993 23 - 2 3 - - 3 1 6 - 31 8 11 Muniru Sulley GHA 25/10/1992 23 - 2 - - - 2 - - - 12 2 16 Robert Vâlceanu ROU 29/03/1997 19 ------2 - 17 Mario Mihai ROU 16/02/1999 17 ------18 Vlad Mihalcea ROU 28/10/1998 17 - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - 19 Adnan Aganović CRO 03/10/1987 28 - 2 - - - 2 - - - 8 - 20 Vlad Achim ROU 07/04/1989 27 - 2 - - - 2 1 - - 2 - 24 Dan Popescu ROU 20/02/1988 28 - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - 25 Rareş Enceanu ROU 05/08/1994 22 ------1 - 27 Cristian Onțel ROU 05/04/1998 18 ------44 Gabriel Enache ROU 18/08/1990 25 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 25 2 55 Alexandru Bourceanu ROU 24/04/1985 31 - - - - - 2 - 5 - 50 1 77 Adrian Popa ROU 24/07/1988 28 - 2 - - - 3 1 5 - 40 2 Forwards 9 Alexandru Tudorie ROU 19/03/1996 20 - 2 - - - 3 1 - - 5 - 14 Bojan Golubović SRB 22/08/1983 32 - 2 - - - 1 - - - 5 - 28 Sebastian Chitoşcă ROU 02/10/1992 23 ------Coach - Laurenţiu Reghecampf ROU 19/09/1975 40 - 2 - - - - - 6 - 28 -
5 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Manchester City FC Tuesday 16 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest
Manchester City FC Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Joe Hart ENG 19/04/1987 29 ------39 - 61 - 13 Willy Caballero ARG 28/09/1981 34 - - - - - 1 - 10 - 12 - 54 Angus Gunn ENG 22/01/1996 20 ------60 Kjetil Haug NOR 12/06/1998 18 ------64 Billy O'Brien WAL 21/11/1995 20 ------79 Daniel Grimshaw ENG 16/01/1998 18 ------Defenders 3 Bacary Sagna FRA 14/02/1983 33 - - - - - 1 - 53 - 83 - 5 Pablo Zabaleta ARG 16/01/1985 31 ------24 1 63 1 11 Aleksandar Kolarov SRB 10/11/1985 30 - - - - - 1 - 29 3 45 5 22 Gaël Clichy FRA 26/07/1985 31 - - - - - 1 - 68 - 77 - 24 John Stones ENG 28/05/1994 22 - - - - - 1 - - - 3 - 28 Jason Denayer BEL 28/06/1995 21 ------4 - 13 - 30 Nicolás Otamendi ARG 12/02/1988 28 ------29 - 44 1 50 Pablo Maffeo ESP 12/07/1997 19 ------53 Tosin Adarabioyo ENG 24/09/1997 18 ------58 Charlie Oliver ENG 17/11/1997 18 ------69 Jose Tasende ESP 04/01/1997 19 ------77 Cameron Humphreys ENG 22/08/1998 17 ------80 Callum Bullock ENG 02/09/1997 18 ------81 Demeaco Duhaney ENG 13/10/1998 17 ------Midfielders 6 Fernando BRA 25/07/1987 29 ------49 - 71 1 7 Raheem Sterling ENG 08/12/1994 21 - - - - - 1 - 16 3 28 3 15 Jesús Navas ESP 21/11/1985 30 - - - - - 1 - 41 2 83 3 17 Kevin De Bruyne BEL 28/06/1991 25 - - - - - 1 - 17 3 35 9 18 Fabian Delph ENG 21/11/1989 26 - - - - - 1 - 5 - 6 - 19 Leroy Sané GER 11/01/1996 20 ------1 1 8 2 21 David Silva ESP 08/01/1986 30 - - - - - 1 - 44 6 73 12 25 Fernandinho BRA 04/05/1985 31 - - - - - 1 - 57 6 99 15 42 Yaya Touré CIV 13/05/1983 33 ------66 8 84 10 52 Kean Bryan ENG 01/11/1996 19 ------59 Bersant Celina NOR 09/09/1996 19 ------61 James Horsfield ENG 21/09/1995 20 ------63 Sinan Bytyqi AUT 15/01/1995 21 ------76 Manuel Garcia ESP 02/01/1998 18 ------78 Rodney Kongolo NED 09/01/1998 18 ------82 Jacob Davenport ENG 28/12/1998 17 ------85 William Patching ENG 18/10/1998 17 ------87 Javairo Dilrosun NED 22/06/1998 18 ------Forwards
6 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Manchester City FC Tuesday 16 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest
Manchester City FC Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA 9 Nolito ESP 15/10/1986 29 - - - - - 1 - 11 - 15 3 10 Sergio Agüero ARG 02/06/1988 28 - - - - - 1 1 47 22 76 41 57 Aaron Nemane ENG 26/06/1997 19 ------65 Lukas Nmecha ENG 14/12/1998 17 ------68 Thierry Ambrose FRA 28/03/1997 19 ------70 Isaac Buckley-Ricketts ENG 14/03/1998 18 ------72 Kelechi Iheanacho NGA 03/10/1996 19 - - - - - 1 - 4 - 4 - Coach - Josep Guardiola ESP 18/01/1971 45 ------85 - 90 -
7 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Manchester City FC Tuesday 16 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Match officials
Referee Daniele Orsato (ITA) Assistant referees Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA) , Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA) Additional assistant referees Paolo Mazzoleni (ITA) , Carmine Russo (ITA) Fourth official Matteo Passeri (ITA) UEFA Delegate Adonis Procopiou (CYP) UEFA Referee observer Zbigniew Przesmycki (POL)
Referee UEFA Champions Name Date of birth UEFA matches League matches Daniele Orsato 23/11/1975 11 36
UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 05/12/2012 UCL GS Manchester United FC CFR 1907 Cluj 0-1 Manchester 18/09/2013 UCL GS Chelsea FC FC Basel 1893 1-2 London 05/11/2014 UCL GS NK Maribor Chelsea FC 1-1 Maribor
Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 20/10/2011 UEL GS Club Brugge KV Birmingham City FC 1-2 Bruges 05/12/2012 UCL GS Manchester United FC CFR 1907 Cluj 0-1 Manchester 14/02/2013 UEL R32 AC Sparta Praha Chelsea FC 0-1 Prague 18/09/2013 UCL GS Chelsea FC FC Basel 1893 1-2 London 21/08/2014 UEL PO FC Petrolul Ploieşti GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1-3 Ploiesti 05/11/2014 UCL GS NK Maribor Chelsea FC 1-1 Maribor
8 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Manchester City FC Tuesday 16 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Fixtures and results
FC Steaua Bucureşti Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 26/07/2016 UCL AC Sparta Praha (A) D 1-1 Stanciu 75 31/07/2016 League FC Viitorul Constanţa (A) W 3-1 Tudorie 29, Popa 61, Stanciu 89 03/08/2016 UCL AC Sparta Praha (H) W 2-0 Stanciu 31, 63 06/08/2016 League CS Concordia Chiajna (H) W 1-0 Achim 77 12/08/2016 League FC Botoşani (A) W 2-0 Hamroun 50, F. Tănase 80 16/08/2016 UCL Manchester City FC (H) 20/08/2016 League FC Dinamo Bucureşti (H) 24/08/2016 UCL Manchester City FC (A) 28/08/2016 League CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu (A) 31/08/2016 League CSMS Iaşi (H) 10/09/2016 League FC Astra Giurgiu (H) 17/09/2016 League ACS Poli Timișoara (A) 21/09/2016 League CFR 1907 Cluj (H) 24/09/2016 League FC Voluntari (A) 01/10/2016 League CS Universitatea Craiova (H) 15/10/2016 League CS Gaz Metan Mediaş (H) 22/10/2016 League ASA 2013 Târgu Mureş (A) 29/10/2016 League CSMS Iaşi (A) 05/11/2016 League FC Viitorul Constanţa (H) 19/11/2016 League CS Concordia Chiajna (A) 26/11/2016 League FC Botoşani (H) 30/11/2016 League FC Dinamo Bucureşti (A) 03/12/2016 League CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu (H) 10/12/2016 League FC Astra Giurgiu (A) 17/12/2016 League ACS Poli Timișoara (H) 04/02/2017 League CFR 1907 Cluj (A) 11/02/2017 League FC Voluntari (H) 18/02/2017 League CS Universitatea Craiova (A) 25/02/2017 League CS Gaz Metan Mediaş (A) 04/03/2017 League ASA 2013 Târgu Mureş (H)
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Dinamo Bucureşti 4 3 1 0 9 3 10 2 FC Steaua Bucureşti 3 3 0 0 6 1 9 3 CS Universitatea Craiova 4 3 0 1 7 4 9 4 CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu 4 2 2 0 6 3 8 5 CSMS Iaşi 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 6 FC Viitorul Constanţa 4 2 0 2 6 6 6 7 CS Gaz Metan Mediaş 4 2 0 2 5 6 6 * CFR 1907 Cluj have had 6 point(s) deducted * ASA 2013 Târgu Mureş have had 6 point(s) deducted * ACS Poli Timișoara have had 14 point(s) deducted
9 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Manchester City FC Tuesday 16 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 8 FC Voluntari 4 2 0 2 9 6 6 9 FC Astra Giurgiu 4 1 1 2 5 7 4 10 FC Botoşani 3 1 0 2 5 7 3 11 CS Concordia Chiajna 4 1 0 3 1 7 3 12 CFR 1907 Cluj * 4 1 2 1 4 4 -1 13 ASA 2013 Târgu Mureş * 4 0 0 4 3 10 -6 14 ACS Poli Timișoara * 3 0 0 3 3 8 -14 * CFR 1907 Cluj have had 6 point(s) deducted * ASA 2013 Târgu Mureş have had 6 point(s) deducted * ACS Poli Timișoara have had 14 point(s) deducted
Manchester City FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 13/08/2016 League Sunderland AFC (H) W 2-1 Agüero 4 (P), McNair 87 (og) 16/08/2016 UCL FC Steaua Bucureşti (A) 20/08/2016 League Stoke City FC (A) 24/08/2016 UCL FC Steaua Bucureşti (H) 28/08/2016 League West Ham United FC (H) 10/09/2016 League Manchester United FC (A) 17/09/2016 League AFC Bournemouth (H) 24/09/2016 League Swansea City AFC (A) 02/10/2016 League Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) 15/10/2016 League Everton FC (H) 23/10/2016 League Southampton FC (H) 29/10/2016 League West Bromwich Albion FC (A) 05/11/2016 League Middlesbrough FC (H) 19/11/2016 League Crystal Palace FC (A) 26/11/2016 League Burnley FC (A) 03/12/2016 League Chelsea FC (H) 10/12/2016 League Leicester City FC (A) 14/12/2016 League Watford FC (H) 17/12/2016 League Arsenal FC (H) 26/12/2016 League Hull City AFC (A) 31/12/2016 League Liverpool FC (A) 02/01/2017 League Burnley FC (H) 14/01/2017 League Everton FC (A) 21/01/2017 League Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) 31/01/2017 League West Ham United FC (A) 04/02/2017 League Swansea City AFC (H) 11/02/2017 League AFC Bournemouth (A) 25/02/2017 League Manchester United FC (H) 04/03/2017 League Sunderland AFC (A) 11/03/2017 League Stoke City FC (H) 18/03/2017 League Liverpool FC (H) 01/04/2017 League Arsenal FC (A)
10 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Manchester City FC Tuesday 16 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest
Manchester City FC 05/04/2017 League Chelsea FC (A) 08/04/2017 League Hull City AFC (H) 15/04/2017 League Southampton FC (A) 22/04/2017 League West Bromwich Albion FC (H) 29/04/2017 League Middlesbrough FC (A) 06/05/2017 League Crystal Palace FC (H) 13/05/2017 League Leicester City FC (H) 21/05/2017 League Watford FC (A)
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Manchester United FC 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 2 Liverpool FC 1 1 0 0 4 3 3 3 Chelsea FC 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 4 Hull City AFC 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 5 Manchester City FC 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6 Swansea City AFC 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 West Bromwich Albion FC 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 8 Everton FC 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 9 Middlesbrough FC 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 10 Southampton FC 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 11 Stoke City FC 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 12 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 13 Watford FC 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 14 Arsenal FC 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 15 Leicester City FC 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 16 Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 17 West Ham United FC 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 18 Burnley FC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 19 Crystal Palace FC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 20 AFC Bournemouth 1 0 0 1 1 3 0
11 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Manchester City FC Tuesday 16 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Match-by-match lineups FC Steaua Bucureşti
UEFA Champions League - Third qualifying round (26/07/2016) AC Sparta Praha 1-1 FC Steaua Bucureşti Goals: 1-0 Šural 35, 1-1 Stanciu 75 FC Steaua Bucureşti: Niță, Tamaş, Pintilii, Tudorie (55 Popa), Stanciu, Toşca, Golubović, Momčilović, Aganović (62 Muniru Sulley), Achim (89 Popescu), Enache (03/08/2016) FC Steaua Bucureşti 2-0 AC Sparta Praha (agg: 3-1) Goals: 1-0 Stanciu 31, 2-0 Stanciu 63 FC Steaua Bucureşti: Niță, Tamaş, Hamroun, Pintilii, Stanciu (81 Aganović), Toşca, Golubović (88 Tudorie), Momčilović, Achim (64 Muniru Sulley), Enache, Popa
Play-off (16/08/2016) FC Steaua Bucureşti-Manchester City FC (24/08/2016) Manchester City FC-FC Steaua Bucureşti Manchester City FC
UEFA Champions League - Play-off (16/08/2016) FC Steaua Bucureşti-Manchester City FC (24/08/2016) Manchester City FC-FC Steaua Bucureşti
12 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Manchester City FC Tuesday 16 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Team facts
FC Steaua Bucureşti Formed: 1947 Nickname: Militarii (Army Men) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Champion Clubs' Cup (1): 1986, (1989) • UEFA Super Cup (1): 1986 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 26 (2015) Romanian Cup: 22 (2015) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: UEFA Europa League play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2014/15: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2013/14: group stage 2012/13: UEFA Europa League round of 16 2011/12: UEFA Europa League round of 32 2010/11: UEFA Europa League group stage 2009/10: UEFA Europa League group stage 2008/09: group stage 2007/08: group stage 2006/07: UEFA Cup round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-0: Steaua v Aalborg BK 18/09/14, UEFA Europa League group stage 6-0: Steaua v BSC Young Boys 03/10/79, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-5: AC Sparta Praha v Steaua 07/09/88, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Steaua v VfB Stuttgart 22/11/12, UEFA Europa League group stage 0-4: Steaua v Chelsea FC 01/10/13, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-0 on three occasions, most recently v Maccabi Haifa FC 20/10/11, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Biggest home win 1-0 twice, most recently v RTS Widzew Łódź 16/10/96, group stage • Biggest away win 1-4 twice, most recently FC Dynamo Kyiv v Steaua 13/09/06, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Steaua v Chelsea FC (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Club Atlético de Madrid v Steaua 11/09/96, group stage
Manchester City FC Formed: 1880
13 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Manchester City FC Tuesday 16 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest
Nickname: The Citizens UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1970 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 4 (2014) FA Cup: 5 (2011) League Cup: 4 (2016) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: semi-finals 2014/15: round of 16 2013/14: round of 16 2012/13: group stage 2011/12: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 16 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: UEFA Cup quarter-finals 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-0: Manchester City v The New Saints FC 14/08/03, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg 5-0: Manchester City v K. Lierse SK 26/11/69, European Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg • Biggest away win 0-3 three times, most recently v FC Viktoria Plzeň 18/09/13, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Manchester City v FC Bayern München 02/10/13, UEFA Champions League group stage 0-2: Manchester City v FC Barcelona 18/02/14, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg • Heaviest away defeat 3-1 on five occasions, most recently v AFC Ajax 24/10/12, UEFA Champions League group stage 2-0 on five occasions, most recently v FC Bayern München 27/09/11, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Biggest home win 5-2: Manchester City v PFC CSKA Moskva 05/11/13, group stage • Biggest away win 0-3: twice, most recently FC Viktoria Plzeň v Manchester City (see above for details) • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Manchester City v FC Bayern München (see above for details) 0-2: Manchester City v FC Barcelona (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 3-1: AFC Ajax v Manchester City (see above for details) 2-0: FC Bayern München v Manchester City (see above for details)
14 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Manchester City FC Tuesday 16 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Competition format
2016/17 UEFA Champions League match calendar 28–29/06/16: First qualifying round, first leg 05–06/07/16: First qualifying round, second leg 12–13/07/16: Second qualifying round, first leg 19–20/07/16: Second qualifying round, second leg 26–27/07/16: Third qualifying round, first leg 02–03/08/16: Third qualifying round, second leg 16–17/08/16: Play-off round, first leg 23–24/08/16: Play-off round, second leg 13–14/09/16: Group stage, matchday one 27–28/09/16: Group stage, matchday two 18–19/10/16: Group stage, matchday three 01–02/11/16: Group stage, matchday four 22–23/11/16: Group stage, matchday five 06–07/12/16: Group stage, matchday six 14–15/02/17 and 21–22/02/17: Round of 16, first leg 07–08/03/17 and 14–15/03/17: Round of 16, second leg 11–12/04/17: Quarter-finals, first leg 18–19/04/17: Quarter-finals, second leg 02–03/05/17: Semi-finals, first leg 09–10/05/17: Semi-finals, second leg 03/06/17: Final (National Stadium of Wales, Cardiff) Latest fixtures and results 2016/17 access list Competition photos Video highlights, interviews, archive action History section Statistics centre
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Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted
16 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Manchester City FC Tuesday 16 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.
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