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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Arena Națională - Bucharest Thursday 18 September 2014 21.05CET (22.05 local time) FC Steaua Bucureşti Group J - Matchday 1 Aalborg BK Last updated 09/06/2015 14:04CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Match officials 13 Legend 14 1 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Aalborg BK Thursday 18 September 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 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 Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC København - FC Steaua Vetokele 87; Rusescu 06/12/2012 GS 1-1 Copenhagen Bucureşti 72 FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC 04/10/2012 GS 1-0 Bucharest R. Sigurdsson 83 (og) København UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Steaua Bucureşti - AGF 2-1 Cristescu 81, Vlădoiu 04/11/1992 R2 Bucharest Aarhus agg: 4-4 ag 89; Christensen 10 Andersen 9, AGF Aarhus - FC Steaua Christensen 17, 21/10/1992 R2 3-2 Aarhus Bucureşti Nielsen 77; Vlădoiu 63, Dumitrescu 87 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Piturca 6, Bölöni 32, 4-1 02/10/1985 R1 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Vejle BK Bucharest Balint 51, Stoica 73; agg: 5-2 Simonsen 36 18/09/1985 R1 Vejle BK - FC Steaua Bucureşti 1-1 Vejle Bernett 60; Radu Ii 87 Aalborg BK - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Aalborg BK 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 3 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 3 2 1 11 7 Aalborg BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Aalborg BK Thursday 18 September 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Match background Romanian champions FC Steaua Bucureşti will look to bring their impressive home form to bear when they take on Danish counterparts Aalborg BK in their opening UEFA Europa League Group J game. Form guide • Steaua have a 100% home record against Danish opponents, though they have scored progressively fewer goals in those three contests (4-1, 2-1, 1-0). • Steaua are unbeaten in five UEFA home games – two draws last season and three wins in qualifying this term. AaB have lost all but one of their last five on the road in continental competition, a 2-0 victory at GNK Dinamo Zagreb in UEFA Champions League qualifying this season breaking up that run. Trivia and links • AaB midfielder Rasmus Würtz turns 31 on the day of the Steaua game. 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. • Kent Nielsen led Aalborg to a domestic double in 2013/14 after taking command in 2010. Having turned out – like his father and brother – for Bronshøj BK, Nielsen won titles with Brøndby IF and played abroad with Aston Villa FC. Capped 54 times, he coached AGF Aarhus, AC Horsens and Brøndby before taking up his current role. • Nielsen's Brøndby lost out to Romanian opponents in the 1987/88 UEFA Cup second round, with FC Sportul Studentesc Bucureşti beating them on penalties. He also played against Romania four times with Denmark, scoring in a 2-1 victory in 1987 and a 3-0 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying success. 3 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Aalborg BK Thursday 18 September 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 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) Aalborg BK Formed: 1885 4 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Aalborg BK Thursday 18 September 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Nickname: None UEFA club competition honours • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2007 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 4 (2014) Danish Cup: 3 (2014) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: second qualifying round 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA competition 2009/10: second qualifying round 2008/09: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2007/08: group stage (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners) 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA competition 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA competition 2004/05: first round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: AaB v Cliftonville FC 14/07/96, UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage • Biggest away win 1-3 three times, most recently v RC Deportivo La Coruña 26/02/09, UEFA Cup round of 32 second leg 0-2: GNK Dinamo Zagreb v AaB 06/08/14, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: AaB v Manchester United FC 30/09/08, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 8-1: Górnik Zabrze v AaB 20/09/70, European Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 3-0: AaB v RC Deportivo La Coruña 18/02/09, UEFA Cup round of 32 first leg 3-0: AaB v HJK Helsinki 30/08/07, second qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 1-3 three times, most recently v RC Deportivo La Coruña (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-2: AaB v Getafe CF 06/12/07, UEFA Cup group stage 1-2: AaB v Udinese Calcio 30/09/99, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: RC Deportivo La Coruña v AaB 28/09/93, UEFA Cup first round first leg 5 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Aalborg BK Thursday 18 September 2014 - 21.05CET (22.05 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 - - - 6 - 7 - 25 - 95 Valentin Cojocaru ROU 01/10/1995 18 - - - - - 1 - - - - - Defenders 2 Cornel Râpă ROU 16/01/1990 24 - 6 1 - - 5 - 4 - 15 1 4 Łukasz Szukała POL 26/05/1984 30 - 6 - - - 6 - 6 - 24 - 5 Srgian Luchin ROU 04/03/1986 28 - - - - - 4 - - - 9 - 6 Paul Papp ROU 11/11/1989 24 - - - - - 1 - 4 - 8 - 13 Alin Dorinel Toşca ROU 14/03/1992 22 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 14 Iasmin Latovlevici ROU 11/05/1986 28 - 6 - - - 4 - 22 2 50 3 33 Fernando Varela POR 26/11/1987 26 - 6 - - - - - - - 8 - Midfielders 7 Alexandru Chipciu ROU 18/05/1989 25 - 5 2 - - 6 1 10 2 22 4 8 Lucian Filip ROU 25/09/1990 23 - 6 - - - 3 - 3 - 15 - 10 Cristian Tănase ROU 18/02/1987 27 - 5 - - - 3 1 24 4 44 6 11 Andrei Prepeliţă ROU 08/12/1985 28 - 6 1 - - 5 - 13 - 25 1 12 Nicolae Stanciu ROU 07/05/1993 21 - 6 2 - - 6 - - - 22 4 18 Lucian Sânmărtean ROU 13/03/1980 34 - 5 - - - 4 2 6 - 32 5 21 Nicandro Breeveld NED 07/07/1986 28 - 2 - - - 4 - 6 - 19 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 - - - 6 2 9 - 27 1 Forwards 9 Gabriel Iancu ROU 15/04/1994 20 - 4 1 - - 4 1 - - 12 3 25 Raul Rusescu ROU 09/07/1988 26 - - - - - 1 - 19 7 33 10 28 Claudiu Keșerü ROU 02/12/1986 27 - 3 1 - - 7 9 - - 3 1 Coach - Constantin Gâlcă ROU 08/03/1972 42 - 6 - - - - - - - 6 - Aalborg BK Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA No.