UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Arena Națională - Thursday 23 October 2014 19.00CET (20.00 local time) FC Steaua Bucureşti Group J - Matchday 3 Rio Ave FC Last updated 09/06/2015 16:01CET

Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 12 Match officials 15 Legend 16

1 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Rio Ave FC Thursday 23 October 2014 - 19.00CET (20.00 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 - versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Panduru 27; Hélder 02/11/1994 GS FC Steaua Bucureşti - SL Benfica 1-1 Bucharest 63 SL Benfica - FC Steaua Caniggia 43 (P), João 19/10/1994 GS 2-1 Lisbon Bucureşti Pinto 60; Militaru 89

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers SL Benfica - FC Steaua 2-0 20/04/1988 SF Lisbon Rui Águas 22, 33 Bucureşti agg: 2-0 06/04/1988 SF FC Steaua Bucureşti - SL Benfica 0-0 Bucharest

Rio Ave FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Rio Ave FC have not played against a club from their opponents' country

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 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 2 5 Rio Ave FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Rio Ave FC Thursday 23 October 2014 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Match background

FC Steaua Bucureşti secured a record-breaking result in their last UEFA Europa League home game and will look to maintain that momentum against Rio Ave FC in Group J. Form guide • Steaua have drawn both of their previous home games against Portuguese sides and have yet to beat a Portuguese team in UEFA competition. • Steaua are unbeaten in six European home fixtures (W4 D2) and have won all four of their UEFA encounters in Bucharest this season. • Steaua are currently the highest scoring side in the group stage, having notched seven goals in their two outings. • European debutants Rio Ave have yet to score more than once in any UEFA away game. Trivia and links • Rio Ave's Brazilian right-back Lionn played in Romania with CFR 1907 Cluj. • Steaua striker played in Portugal last season for SC Braga. • Steaua's Cape Verde international defender Fernando Varela was born in Portugal – Cascais – and played for Estoril Praia, CD Trofense and CD Feirense before moving to Romania. • Rio Ave's Belarusian midfielder Renan Bressan has scored 12 goals in UEFA club competition – more than twice as many as the rest of his club-mates' combined total of five. • Steaua's 6-0 win against Aalborg BK on matchday one matched their best previous European result – a 6-0 defeat of BSC Young Boys in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup on 3 October 1979. • Claudiu Keșerü's 12-minute hat-trick in that match was the fastest in UEFA Europa League history (Liverpool FC's Steven Gerrard had held the record with a 13-minute treble against SSC Napoli in 2010/11). • It was also the first UEFA Europa League match (group stage to final game) in which a team had scored six goals. The coaches • Steaua coach Constantin Gâlcă was capped 68 times as a midfielder and played in Spain with RCD Mallorca, RCD Espanyol and Villarreal CF among others after making his name at Steaua. He took charge of his old club in June 2014 following a spell working as Romania's Under-17 coach. • As a defensive midfielder, Rio Ave coach Pedro Martins' career peaked during a three-year spell at Sporting – during which he earned, in 1997, his only cap for Portugal. As a coach, he worked his way up the leagues, joining Rio Ave in 2014 after a four-year stint at CS Marítimo.

3 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Rio Ave FC Thursday 23 October 2014 - 19.00CET (20.00 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: 25 (2014) Romanian Cup: 21 (2011) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: UEFA Champions League group stage 2012/13: round of 16 2011/12: round of 32 2010/11: group stage 2009/10: group stage 2008/09: UEFA Champions League group stage 2007/08: UEFA Champions League group stage 2006/07: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2005/06: semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2004/05: round of 16 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 Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 6-0: Steaua v Aalborg BK (see above) • Biggest away win 1-4: FC Levadia Maardu v Steaua 26/08/99, qualifying round second leg 0-3 on three occasions, most recently v FC Spartak Trnava 09/08/12, third qualifying round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Steaua v VfB Stuttgart (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Maccabi Haifa FC v Steaua (see above)

Formed: 1939 Nickname: Vilacondenses (The Vila do Conde Side)

4 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Rio Ave FC Thursday 23 October 2014 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest

UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • none Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) None Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2004/05: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 1-0: Rio Ave v IF Elfsborg 28/08/14, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg • Biggest away win 0-1: IFK Göteborg v Rio Ave 31/07/14, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Rio Ave v FC Dynamo Kyiv 18/09/14, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 2-1: IF Elfsborg v Rio Ave 21/08/14, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg 1-0: Aalborg BK v Rio Ave 02/10/14, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 1-0: Rio Ave v IF Elfsborg (see above) • Biggest away win 0-1: IFK Göteborg v Rio Ave (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Rio Ave v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 2-1: IF Elfsborg v Rio Ave (see above) 1-0: Aalborg BK v Rio Ave (see above)

5 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Rio Ave FC Thursday 23 October 2014 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Squad list

FC Steaua Bucureşti Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL 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 27 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 24 Giedrius Arlauskis LTU 01/12/1987 26 - 6 - 2 - 10 - 9 - 27 - 95 Valentin Cojocaru ROU 01/10/1995 19 - - - - - 1 - - - - - Defenders 2 Cornel Râpă ROU 16/01/1990 24 - 6 1 1 - 7 - 5 - 16 1 4 Łukasz Szukała POL 26/05/1984 30 - 6 - 2 - 10 2 8 - 26 - 5 Srgian Luchin ROU 04/03/1986 28 - - - - - 5 - - - 9 - 6 ROU 11/11/1989 24 - - - 2 - 5 1 6 - 10 - 13 Alin Dorinel Toşca ROU 14/03/1992 22 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 14 ROU 11/05/1986 28 - 6 - 2 - 8 1 24 2 52 3 33 Fernando Varela POR 26/11/1987 26 - 6 - 2 - - - 2 - 10 - Midfielders 7 Alexandru Chipciu ROU 18/05/1989 25 - 5 2 2 - 9 2 12 2 24 4 8 Lucian Filip ROU 25/09/1990 24 - 6 - - - 3 - 3 - 15 - 10 Cristian Tănase ROU 18/02/1987 27 - 5 - 1 - 5 1 25 4 45 6 11 Andrei Prepeliţă ROU 08/12/1985 28 - 6 1 2 - 9 - 15 - 27 1 12 Nicolae Stanciu ROU 07/05/1993 21 - 6 2 1 - 9 - 1 - 23 4 18 Lucian Sânmărtean ROU 13/03/1980 34 - 5 - 2 1 8 3 8 1 34 6 21 Nicandro Breeveld NED 07/07/1986 28 - 2 - 1 - 7 - 7 - 20 2 22 Paul Pîrvulescu ROU 11/08/1988 26 - 3 - - - 5 - 4 - 13 - 26 Ionuţ Neagu ROU 26/10/1989 24 - - - - - 3 - - - 5 - 27 Toni Grădinaru ROU 23/08/1995 19 - 1 ------1 - 55 Alexandru Bourceanu ROU 24/04/1985 29 ------24 - 47 1 77 Adrian Popa ROU 24/07/1988 26 - 5 - 1 - 8 3 10 - 28 1 97 Robert Vâlceanu ROU 29/03/1997 17 - 2 - - - 4 - - - 2 - Forwards 9 ROU 15/04/1994 20 - 4 1 2 - 6 1 2 - 14 3 25 Raul Rusescu ROU 09/07/1988 26 - - - 2 3 5 - 21 10 35 13 28 Claudiu Keșerü ROU 02/12/1986 27 - 3 1 2 3 11 10 2 3 5 4 Coach - Constantin Gâlcă ROU 08/03/1972 42 - 6 - 2 - - - 2 - 8 -

Rio Ave FC Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Cássio BRA 12/08/1980 34 - 4 - 2 - 7 - 2 - 10 - 93 Ederson BRA 17/08/1993 21 ------

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Rio Ave FC Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA Defenders 3 Prince-Desiré Gouano FRA 24/12/1993 20 - 4 - 2 - 5 - 2 - 6 - 12 Lionn BRA 29/01/1989 25 - 4 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 5 - 15 Tiago Pinto POR 01/02/1988 26 - 4 - 2 - 7 - 2 - 6 - 16 Nuno Lopes POR 19/12/1986 27 - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 25 Roderick POR 30/03/1991 23 - 1 - - - 2 - 3 - 4 - 46 Marcelo BRA 27/07/1989 25 - 4 1 2 - 7 1 2 - 6 1 Midfielders 6 Luís Gustavo POR 28/09/1992 22 ------7 Filipe Augusto BRA 12/08/1993 21 - 4 ------4 - 8 Tarantini POR 07/10/1983 31 - 4 - 2 - 6 1 2 - 6 - 10 BRA 03/05/1994 20 - 3 - 2 - 7 3 2 - 5 - 11 Renan Bressan BLR 03/11/1988 25 - 2 - 2 - 7 1 10 3 38 12 14 André Vilas Boas POR 06/04/1983 31 - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 2 - 20 Pedro Moreira POR 15/03/1989 25 - 3 - 2 - 7 2 2 - 5 - 30 Alhassan Wakaso GHA 07/01/1992 22 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 2 - 3 - Forwards 9 Ahmed Hassan EGY 05/03/1993 21 - 4 1 1 - 3 3 1 - 5 1 13 Emmanuel Boateng GHA 23/05/1996 18 - 4 - 2 - 5 1 2 - 6 - 17 Ukra POR 16/03/1988 26 - 4 - 2 - 7 - 3 - 8 - 28 Yonathan Del Valle VEN 28/05/1990 24 - 3 - - - 2 - - - 3 - 33 William Jebor LBR 11/10/1991 23 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 77 Esmaël Gonçalves POR 25/06/1991 23 - 1 1 1 - 4 1 5 1 8 3 Coach - Pedro Martins POR 18/07/1970 44 - 4 - 2 - - - 2 - 6 -

7 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Rio Ave FC Thursday 23 October 2014 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Fixtures and results

FC Steaua Bucureşti Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 16/07/2014 UCL Strømsgodset IF (A) W 1-0 Iancu 49 23/07/2014 UCL Strømsgodset IF (H) W 2-0 Râpă 72, Stanciu 84 26/07/2014 League FC Rapid Bucureşti (A) W 3-1 Keșerü 28, Popa 67, Chipciu 73 30/07/2014 UCL FC Aktobe (A) D 2-2 Keșerü 44, Prepeliţă 78 02/08/2014 League FC Universitatea Craiova (H) W 3-1 Popa 3, Sânmărtean 34, Varela 90+3 06/08/2014 UCL FC Aktobe (H) W 2-1 Chipciu 3, Stanciu 39 10/08/2014 League CFR 1907 Cluj (A) W 1-0 C. Tănase 15 15/08/2014 League CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu (H) W 6-0 Keșerü 23, 26 (P), 34, 64, 82, 86 19/08/2014 UCL PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (H) W 1-0 Chipciu 88 23/08/2014 League FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ (H) L 0-1 L 27/08/2014 UCL PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (A) 0-1 (aet, 5-6 pens) 30/08/2014 League FC Viitorul Constanţa (A) W 1-0 Iancu 51 (P) 12/09/2014 League CS Gaz Metan Mediaş (H) W 3-1 Keșerü 13, 61, Sânmărtean 49 Sânmărtean 51, Rusescu 59 (P), 73, 18/09/2014 UEL Aalborg BK (H) W 6-0 Keșerü 61, 65, 72 21/09/2014 League FC Petrolul Ploieşti (A) W 3-2 Chipciu 14, Keșerü 17, Varela 73 28/09/2014 League FC Astra Giurgiu (H) D 0-0 02/10/2014 UEL FC Dynamo Kyiv (A) L 1-3 Rusescu 89 05/10/2014 League FC Oţelul Galaţi (A) W 3-0 Latovlevici 21, Sânmărtean 24, Szukała 64 19/10/2014 League FC Universitatea Cluj (H) W 4-1 Papp 12, Szukała 31, Popa 65, Varela 74 23/10/2014 UEL Rio Ave FC (H) 26/10/2014 League FCM Târgu Mureş (A) 31/10/2014 League FC Dinamo Bucureşti (H) 06/11/2014 UEL Rio Ave FC (A) 09/11/2014 League CS Concordia Chiajna (A) 22/11/2014 League FC Braşov (H) 27/11/2014 UEL Aalborg BK (A) 29/11/2014 League FC Botoşani (A) 06/12/2014 League CSMS Iaşi (H) 11/12/2014 UEL FC Dynamo Kyiv (H) 21/02/2015 League FC Rapid Bucureşti (H) 28/02/2015 League FC Universitatea Craiova (A) 07/03/2015 League CFR 1907 Cluj (H) 14/03/2015 League CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu (A) 18/03/2015 League FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ (A) 21/03/2015 League FC Viitorul Constanţa (H) 04/04/2015 League CS Gaz Metan Mediaş (A) 08/04/2015 League FC Petrolul Ploieşti (H) 11/04/2015 League FC Astra Giurgiu (A) 18/04/2015 League FC Oţelul Galaţi (H) 25/04/2015 League FC Universitatea Cluj (A)

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FC Steaua Bucureşti 29/04/2015 League FCM Târgu Mureş (H) 02/05/2015 League FC Dinamo Bucureşti (A) 09/05/2015 League CS Concordia Chiajna (H) 16/05/2015 League FC Braşov (A) 23/05/2015 League FC Botoşani (H) 28/05/2015 League CSMS Iaşi (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Steaua Bucureşti 11 9 1 1 27 7 28 2 CFR 1907 Cluj 11 8 1 2 20 7 25 3 FC Petrolul Ploieşti 11 7 2 2 22 9 23 4 FC Astra Giurgiu 11 6 2 3 20 9 20 5 FC Dinamo Bucureşti 11 5 4 2 19 11 19 6 FCM Târgu Mureş 11 5 4 2 16 9 19 7 FC Botoşani 11 5 3 3 14 16 18 8 FC Braşov 11 4 4 3 14 14 16 9 CS Gaz Metan Mediaş 11 3 4 4 13 15 13 10 FC Universitatea Craiova 11 3 4 4 10 16 13 11 FC Viitorul Constanţa 11 3 3 5 12 14 12 12 FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ 11 3 3 5 10 18 12 13 FC Universitatea Cluj 11 3 2 6 11 14 11 14 CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu 11 2 5 4 11 15 11 15 CS Concordia Chiajna 11 2 4 5 9 18 10 16 FC Rapid Bucureşti 11 2 3 6 6 15 9 17 CSMS Iaşi 11 0 5 6 7 18 5 18 FC Oţelul Galaţi 11 1 2 8 4 20 5

Rio Ave FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 31/07/2014 UEL IFK Göteborg (A) W 1-0 Ahmed Hassan 22 07/08/2014 UEL IFK Göteborg (H) D 0-0 17/08/2014 League Vitória FC (H) W 2-0 Diego Lopes 53, Marcelo 77 21/08/2014 UEL IF Elfsborg (A) L 1-2 Marcelo 65 Ahmed Hassan 38, 45, 60, Pedro Moreira 24/08/2014 League Estoril Praia (A) W 5-1 74, 81 28/08/2014 UEL IF Elfsborg (H) W 1-0 Esmaël Gonçalves 90+2 Renan Bressan 26, Diego Lopes 28, 01/09/2014 League Boavista FC (H) W 4-0 Esmaël Gonçalves 80, Boateng 90 13/09/2014 League Moreirense FC (A) D 1-1 Diego Lopes 28 18/09/2014 UEL FC Dynamo Kyiv (H) L 0-3 21/09/2014 League FC Arouca (H) L 1-2 Tarantini 48 27/09/2014 League SC Braga (A) L 0-3 02/10/2014 UEL Aalborg BK (A) L 0-1 05/10/2014 League CD Nacional (A) D 0-0 19/10/2014 Cup SC Coimbroes (A) W 1-0 Del Valle 39 23/10/2014 UEL FC Steaua Bucureşti (A)

9 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Rio Ave FC Thursday 23 October 2014 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest

Rio Ave FC 27/10/2014 League FC Penafiel (H) 31/10/2014 League SL Benfica (A) 06/11/2014 UEL FC Steaua Bucureşti (H) 10/11/2014 League A. Académica de Coimbra (H) 27/11/2014 UEL FC Dynamo Kyiv (A) 30/11/2014 League FC Porto (A) 06/12/2014 League Gil Vicente FC (H) 11/12/2014 UEL Aalborg BK (H) 14/12/2014 League Vitória SC (A) 21/12/2014 League CF Os Belenenses (H) 04/01/2015 League FC Paços de Ferreira (A) 11/01/2015 League CS Marítimo (H) Sporting Clube de Portugal 18/01/2015 League (A) 25/01/2015 League Vitória FC (A) 01/02/2015 League Estoril Praia (H) 08/02/2015 League Boavista FC (A) 15/02/2015 League Moreirense FC (H) 22/02/2015 League FC Arouca (A) 01/03/2015 League SC Braga (H) 08/03/2015 League CD Nacional (H) 15/03/2015 League FC Penafiel (A) 22/03/2015 League SL Benfica (H) 04/04/2015 League A. Académica de Coimbra (A) 12/04/2015 League FC Porto (H) 19/04/2015 League Gil Vicente FC (A) 26/04/2015 League Vitória SC (H) 03/05/2015 League CF Os Belenenses (A) 10/05/2015 League FC Paços de Ferreira (H) 17/05/2015 League CS Marítimo (A) Sporting Clube de Portugal 24/05/2015 League (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 SL Benfica 7 6 1 0 19 4 19 2 FC Porto 7 4 3 0 10 3 15 3 Vitória SC 7 4 2 1 14 7 14 4 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 3 4 0 13 4 13 5 CS Marítimo 7 4 0 3 12 8 12 6 Rio Ave FC 7 3 2 2 13 7 11 7 SC Braga 7 3 2 2 10 5 11 8 FC Paços de Ferreira 7 3 2 2 8 7 11 9 CF Os Belenenses 7 3 2 2 9 9 11 10 Vitória FC 7 2 2 3 6 11 8 11 A. Académica de Coimbra 7 1 4 2 6 7 7 12 Moreirense FC 7 1 4 2 3 7 7

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Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 13 FC Arouca 7 2 1 4 4 10 7 14 Boavista FC 7 2 1 4 4 13 7 15 Estoril Praia 7 1 3 3 10 15 6 16 CD Nacional 7 1 2 4 5 9 5 17 FC Penafiel 7 1 1 5 3 13 4 18 Gil Vicente FC 7 0 2 5 6 16 2

11 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Rio Ave FC Thursday 23 October 2014 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Match-by-match lineups FC Steaua Bucureşti

UEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round (16/07/2014) Strømsgodset IF 0-1 FC Steaua Bucureşti Goals: 0-1 Iancu 49 FC Steaua Bucureşti: Arlauskis, Râpă, Szukała, Chipciu, Iancu (75 Filip), C. Tănase, Prepeliţă, Latovlevici, Sânmărtean (90 Vâlceanu), Pîrvulescu (58 Stanciu), Varela (23/07/2014) FC Steaua Bucureşti 2-0 Strømsgodset IF (agg: 3-0) Goals: 1-0 Râpă 72, 2-0 Stanciu 84 FC Steaua Bucureşti: Arlauskis, Râpă, Szukała, Chipciu (87 Vâlceanu), Filip, C. Tănase, Prepeliţă, Latovlevici, Sânmărtean (60 Stanciu), Varela, Popa (71 Grădinaru)

Third qualifying round (30/07/2014) FC Aktobe 2-2 FC Steaua Bucureşti Goals: 0-1 Keșerü 44, 1-1 Korobkin 58, 1-2 Prepeliţă 78, 2-2 Arzumanyan 87 FC Steaua Bucureşti: Arlauskis, Râpă, Szukała, Chipciu (88 Iancu), Filip, C. Tănase, Prepeliţă, Latovlevici, Keșerü (71 Lemnaru), Varela, Popa (84 Stanciu) (06/08/2014) FC Steaua Bucureşti 2-1 FC Aktobe (agg: 4-3) Goals: 1-0 Chipciu 3, 2-0 Stanciu 39, 2-1 Kapadze 85 FC Steaua Bucureşti: Arlauskis, Râpă, Szukała, Chipciu, C. Tănase (82 Pîrvulescu), Prepeliţă, Stanciu (48 Iancu), Latovlevici, Sânmărtean (12 Filip), Varela, Popa

Play-off (19/08/2014) FC Steaua Bucureşti 1-0 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Goals: 1-0 Chipciu 88 FC Steaua Bucureşti: Arlauskis, Râpă, Szukała, Chipciu, Prepeliţă, Stanciu (57 Keșerü), Latovlevici, Sânmărtean (92 Filip), Breeveld, Varela, Popa (83 Iancu) (27/08/2014) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 1-0 FC Steaua Bucureşti (agg: 1-1 , 6-5 P) Goals: 1-0 Wanderson 90 Penalties: Moţi 1-0 , Keșerü 1-1 , Wanderson 1-1 (missed) , Pîrvulescu 1-1 (missed) , Hamza 2-1 , Szukała 2-2 , Júnior Caiçara 3-2 , Popa 3-3 , Marcelinho 4-3 , Varela 4-4 , Dyakov 5-4 , Prepeliţă 5-5 , Fábio Espinho 6-5 , Râpă 6-5 (missed) FC Steaua Bucureşti: Arlauskis, Râpă, Szukała, C. Tănase (5 Stanciu), Prepeliţă, Latovlevici (67 Pîrvulescu), Sânmărtean (83 Filip), Breeveld, Keșerü, Varela, Popa

UEFA Europa League - Group stage Group J Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Dynamo Kyiv 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 Aalborg BK 2 1 0 1 1 6 3 FC Steaua Bucureşti 2 1 0 1 7 3 3 Rio Ave FC 2 0 0 2 0 4 0

Matchday 1 (18/09/2014) FC Steaua Bucureşti 6-0 Aalborg BK Goals: 1-0 Sânmărtean 51, 2-0 Rusescu 59 (P) , 3-0 Keșerü 61, 4-0 Keșerü 65, 5-0 Keșerü 72, 6-0 Rusescu 73

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FC Steaua Bucureşti: Arlauskis, Râpă (49 Rusescu), Szukała, Chipciu, Prepeliţă, Latovlevici, Sânmărtean, Breeveld (67 Papp ), Keșerü (74 Iancu), Varela, Popa Matchday 2 (02/10/2014) FC Dynamo Kyiv 3-1 FC Steaua Bucureşti Goals: 1-0 Yarmolenko 40, 2-0 Kravets 66, 2-1 Rusescu 89, 3-1 Teodorczyk 90+1 FC Steaua Bucureşti: Arlauskis, Szukała, Papp , Chipciu, Iancu (57 Stanciu), C. Tănase, Prepeliţă, Latovlevici, Sânmărtean, Keșerü, Varela Matchday 3 (23/10/2014) FC Steaua Bucureşti-Rio Ave FC Matchday 4 (06/11/2014) Rio Ave FC-FC Steaua Bucureşti Matchday 5 (27/11/2014) Aalborg BK-FC Steaua Bucureşti Matchday 6 (11/12/2014) FC Steaua Bucureşti-FC Dynamo Kyiv Rio Ave FC

UEFA Europa League - Third qualifying round (31/07/2014) IFK Göteborg 0-1 Rio Ave FC Goals: 0-1 Ahmed Hassan 22 Rio Ave FC: Cássio, Gouano, Filipe Augusto (75 Diego Lopes), Tarantini, Ahmed Hassan, Lionn, Tiago Pinto, Ukra (88 Vilas Boas), Pedro Moreira, Del Valle (64 Boateng), Marcelo (07/08/2014) Rio Ave FC 0-0 IFK Göteborg (agg: 1-0) Rio Ave FC: Cássio, Gouano, Filipe Augusto (87 Wakaso), Tarantini, Ahmed Hassan (79 Boateng), Lionn, Tiago Pinto, Ukra (92 Roderick), Pedro Moreira, Del Valle, Marcelo

Play-off (21/08/2014) IF Elfsborg 2-1 Rio Ave FC Goals: 1-0 Prodell 27, 2-0 Mobaeck 38, 2-1 Marcelo 65 Rio Ave FC: Cássio, Gouano, Filipe Augusto, Tarantini, Lionn, Boateng (81 Ahmed Hassan), Tiago Pinto, Ukra, Pedro Moreira (46 Renan Bressan), Del Valle (46 Diego Lopes), Marcelo (28/08/2014) Rio Ave FC 1-0 IF Elfsborg (agg: 2-2) Goals: 1-0 Esmaël Gonçalves 90+2 Rio Ave FC: Cássio, Gouano, Filipe Augusto, Tarantini, Ahmed Hassan, Diego Lopes (70 Jebor), Renan Bressan (57 Boateng), Lionn (79 Esmaël Gonçalves), Tiago Pinto, Ukra, Marcelo

Group stage Matchday 1 (18/09/2014) Rio Ave FC 0-3 FC Dynamo Kyiv Goals: 0-1 Yarmolenko 20, 0-2 Belhanda 25, 0-3 Kravets 70 Rio Ave FC: Cássio, Gouano, Tarantini, Diego Lopes (77 Wakaso), Renan Bressan (64 Jebor), Lionn, Boateng, Tiago Pinto, Ukra (81 Esmaël Gonçalves), Pedro Moreira, Marcelo Matchday 2 (02/10/2014) Aalborg BK 1-0 Rio Ave FC Goals: 1-0 Helenius 46 Rio Ave FC: Cássio, Gouano (43 Vilas Boas), Tarantini, Diego Lopes, Boateng (74 Renan Bressan), Tiago Pinto, Nuno Lopes, Ukra, Pedro Moreira (63 Ahmed Hassan), Wakaso, Marcelo Matchday 3 (23/10/2014) FC Steaua Bucureşti-Rio Ave FC

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Matchday 4 (06/11/2014) Rio Ave FC-FC Steaua Bucureşti Matchday 5 (27/11/2014) FC Dynamo Kyiv-Rio Ave FC Matchday 6 (11/12/2014) Rio Ave FC-Aalborg BK

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Referee Lee Evans (WAL) Assistant referees Philip Thomas (WAL) , Edward King (WAL) Additional assistant referees Mark Whitby (WAL) , Nick Pratt (WAL) Fourth official John Bryn Roberts (WAL) UEFA Referee observer Aleksei Spirin (RUS)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Lee Evans 13/10/1975 21 45

Simon Evans Referee since: 1990 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2007

Tournaments: N/A

Finals N/A

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 15/12/2011 UEL GS PSV Eindhoven FC Rapid Bucureşti 2-1 Eindhoven 12/12/2013 UEL GS CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu FC Paços de Ferreira 0-0 Cluj-Napoca

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 31/03/2008 U17 ELITE Romania Austria 1-0 Mogosoaia 15/12/2011 UEL GS PSV Eindhoven FC Rapid Bucureşti 2-1 Eindhoven 12/12/2013 UEL GS CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu FC Paços de Ferreira 0-0 Cluj-Napoca

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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 Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, 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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