UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Arena Națională - Tuesday 19 August 2014 20.45CET (21.45 local time) FC Steaua Bucureşti Play-off, First leg PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Last updated 31/05/2015 05:53CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Match officials 6 Fixtures and results 7 Match-by-match lineups 10 Team facts 12 Competition format 14 Legend 17

1 FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Tuesday 19 August 2014 - 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 Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers PFC CSKA - FC Steaua 1-1 25/08/2011 PO Sofia Michel 83; Tănase 73 Bucureşti agg: 1-3 FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC Galamaz 16, Leandro 18/08/2011 PO 2-0 Cluj-Napoca CSKA Sofia Tatu 77

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Sakaliev 45+1, PFC CSKA Sofia - FC Steaua 2-2 30/09/2004 R1 Sofia Gargorov 76; Oprita Bucureşti agg: 3-4 14, Paraschiv 34 FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC Neaga 10, Dică 79; 16/09/2004 R1 2-1 Bucharest CSKA Sofia Yanev 28

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers PFC CSKA Sofia - FC Steaua 0-2 Serban 34, 30/07/1997 1QR Sofia Bucureşti agg: 3-5 Reghecampf 49 Rotariu 8, Lăcătuş 72, FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC CSKA Munteanu 83; 23/07/1997 1QR 3-3 Bucharest Sofia Andonov 47, Nankov 49, 68

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Apostolov 9, PFC Botev - FC Steaua 5-1 Asparuhov 14, 28, 39, 19/09/1962 R1 Plovdiv Bucureşti agg: 7-4 Dermendzhiev 56; Tătaru 50 Voinea 43, Constantin FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC 13/09/1962 R1 3-2 Bucharest 67, Crisan 86; Asparuhov 33, 48

PFC Ludogorets Razgrad - Record versus clubs from opponents' country PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 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 4 3 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 4 3 1 16 14 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Tuesday 19 August 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Match background

FC Steaua Bucureşti will hope their form against Bulgarian sides will hold as they take on PFC Ludogorets Razgrad in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League play-off round tie. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time in an official UEFA match, but went head to head in a friendly in England at the start of July, with Ludogorets winning 4-2 (Dyakov 19, Marcelinho 65, Bezjak 72, Choco 81; Grădinaru 79, Iancu 83). Form guide • Ludogorets are taking on Romanian opponents for the first time, but Steaua have played eight previous matches against Bulgarian sides with the record W4 D3 L1 (W3 D1 L0 at home, W1 D2 L1 in ). Most recently, they eliminated PFC CSKA Sofia in the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League play-offs – a tie in which current Steaua players Iasmin Latovlevici, Cristian Tănase, Florin Gardoș and Andrei Prepeliță all featured. It was Steaua's third successive two-legged win against the Sofia Army Men. • Steaua have not lost in their last 16 qualifying round and play-off ties in UEFA competition since going down to Rosenborg BK over two legs in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. They are looking to reach the UEFA Champions League group stage for an eighth time. • Ludogorets made their UEFA Champions League play-off debut last season, losing out to FC Basel 1893 before forging on to reach the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League. They are hoping to become the first Bulgarian side since PFC Levski Sofia in 2006/07 to reach the UEFA Champions League group stage. • Ludogorets are coming into the first leg on a run of three straight qualifying draws. Links and trivia • Bucharest and Razgrad are just over 100km apart, making this the closest thing that the 2014/15 play-offs have to a local derby. • Should he feature in both legs, Steaua defender Iasmin Latovlevici will make his 50th UEFA club competition appearance in the second leg of this tie. • Ludogorets boast Romanian talent in the form of defender Cosmin Moți, who goes into the first leg two games shy of his 50th in UEFA club competition. The 29-year-old spent seven years with Steaua's arch rivals FC Dinamo Bucureşti before heading to Bulgaria in 2012. • In the same year, Portuguese left-back Vitinha left Romania for Ludogorets. Between 2007 and 2012, he played for Steaua's league rivals CFR 1907 Cluj, CS Otopeni, FC Unirea Alba Iulia and CS Concordia Chiajna. • New Ludogorets forward Hamza Younes scored against Steaua for FC Petrolul Ploieşti on 3 May 2012 in a 2-1 league defeat. • Steaua coach Constantin Gâlcă featured as Romania lost 1-0 to Bulgaria in the group stage of EURO '96, an early goal proving decisive.

3 FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Tuesday 19 August 2014 - 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 27 ------24 Giedrius Arlauskis LTU 01/12/1987 26 - 4 - - - 4 - 5 - 23 - 95 Valentin Cojocaru ROU 01/10/1995 18 ------Defenders 2 Cornel Râpă ROU 16/01/1990 24 - 4 1 - - 3 - 5 - 13 1 4 Łukasz Szukała POL 26/05/1984 30 - 4 - - - 4 - 6 - 22 - 6 Florin Gardoş ROU 29/10/1988 25 ------6 - 29 1 8 Lucian Filip ROU 25/09/1990 23 - 4 - - - 2 - 3 - 13 - 13 Alin Dorinel Tosca ROU 14/03/1992 22 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 14 Iasmin Latovlevici ROU 11/05/1986 28 - 4 - - - 3 - 6 - 48 3 16 Gabriel Matei ROU 26/02/1990 24 ------1 - 33 Fernando Varela POR 26/11/1987 26 - 4 - - - - - 2 - 6 - Midfielders 7 Alexandru Chipciu ROU 18/05/1989 25 - 4 1 - - 4 1 3 - 21 3 10 Cristian Tănase ROU 18/02/1987 27 - 4 - - - 3 1 5 - 43 6 11 Andrei Prepeliţă ROU 08/12/1985 28 - 4 1 - - 4 - 2 - 23 1 12 Nicolae Stanciu ROU 07/05/1993 21 - 4 2 - - 3 - 6 - 20 4 17 Florentin Pham ROU 02/03/1997 17 ------18 Lucian Sânmărtean ROU 13/03/1980 34 - 3 - - - 2 1 5 1 30 5 21 Nicandro Breeveld NED 07/07/1986 28 - - - - - 1 - - - 17 2 22 Paul Pîrvulescu ROU 11/08/1988 26 - 2 - - - 3 - 1 - 12 - 26 Ionuţ Neagu ROU 26/10/1989 24 - - - - - 2 - 5 - 5 - 27 Toni Grădinaru ROU 23/08/1995 18 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 35 Cătălin Aldea ROU 05/03/1995 19 ------77 Adrian Popa ROU 24/07/1988 26 - 3 - - - 3 2 5 - 25 1 97 Robert Vâlceanu ROU 29/03/1997 17 - 2 - - - 2 - - - 2 - Forwards 9 Gabriel Iancu ROU 15/04/1994 20 - 3 1 - - 3 - 2 - 11 3 19 Valentin Lemnaru ROU 24/06/1984 30 - 1 ------4 - 28 Claudiu Keșerü ROU 02/12/1986 27 - 1 1 - - 4 7 - - 1 1 Coach - Constantin Gâlcă ROU 08/03/1972 42 - 4 ------4 -

4 FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Tuesday 19 August 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest

PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 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 21 BUL 08/06/1987 27 - 4 - - - 2 - - - 41 - 91 Ivan Čvorović BUL 21/09/1985 28 - - - - - 3 - - - 1 - Defenders 15 Aleksandar Aleksandrov BUL 13/04/1986 28 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 12 - 16 Brayan Angulo COL 02/11/1989 24 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 2 - 20 Choco BRA 18/01/1990 24 - 1 - - - 3 - - - 5 - 25 BUL 14/10/1980 33 - 2 - - - 2 - - - 30 - 27 Cosmin Moţi ROU 03/12/1984 29 - 4 - - - 2 - - - 48 1 55 Georgi Terziev BUL 18/04/1992 22 - - - - - 1 - - - 3 - 80 Júnior Caiçara BRA 27/04/1989 25 - 3 - - - 2 - - - 20 - Midfielders 8 Fábio Espinho POR 18/08/1985 29 - 4 1 - - 4 - - - 19 1 12 MAD 16/03/1990 24 - 3 1 - - 4 - - - 11 1 17 Dani Abalo ESP 29/09/1987 26 - 3 1 - - 5 - - - 12 4 18 Svetoslav Dyakov BUL 31/05/1984 30 - 3 - - - 2 - - - 20 1 23 Hristo Zlatinski BUL 22/01/1985 29 - 3 - - - 4 - - - 27 4 84 Marcelinho BRA 24/08/1984 29 - 4 2 - - 2 - - - 21 6 88 Wanderson BRA 02/01/1988 26 - 2 - - - 4 1 - - 2 - Forwards 7 BUL 11/06/1989 25 - 3 - - - 2 - - - 18 1 9 SVN 21/02/1989 25 - 4 2 - - 2 - - - 21 8 11 Júnior Quixadá BRA 12/12/1985 28 - - - - - 5 3 - - 8 3 93 Virgil Misidjan NED 24/07/1993 21 - 4 - - - 5 3 - - 15 2 99 Younes Hamza TUN 16/04/1986 28 - - - - - 1 1 - - 6 3 Coach - Georgi Dermendzhiev BUL 04/01/1955 59 - 1 ------1 -

5 FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Tuesday 19 August 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Match officials

Referee Felix Brych (GER) Assistant referees Mark Borsch (GER) , Markus Häcker (GER) Additional assistant referees Marco Fritz (GER) , Bastian Dankert (GER) Fourth official Tobias Christ (GER) UEFA Delegate Dusan Tittel (SVK) UEFA Referee observer Manuel Lopez Fernandez (ESP)

Referee UEFA Champions Name Date of birth UEFA matches League matches Felix Brych 03/08/1975 34 59

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 18/10/2011 UCL GS FC Oţelul Galaţi Manchester United FC 0-2 Bucharest

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 17/10/2007 EURO QR Luxembourg Romania 0-2 Luxembourg 18/10/2011 UCL GS FC Oţelul Galaţi Manchester United FC 0-2 Bucharest 11/10/2013 WC QR Armenia Bulgaria 2-1 Yerevan

6 FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Tuesday 19 August 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 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 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) 23/08/2014 League FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ (H) 27/08/2014 UCL PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (A) 30/08/2014 League FC Viitorul Constanţa (A) 13/09/2014 League CS Gaz Metan Mediaş (H) 20/09/2014 League FC Petrolul Ploieşti (A) 27/09/2014 League FC Astra Giurgiu (H) 04/10/2014 League FC Oţelul Galaţi (A) 18/10/2014 League FC Universitatea Cluj (H) 25/10/2014 League FCM Târgu Mureş (A) 01/11/2014 League FC Dinamo Bucureşti (H) 08/11/2014 League CS Concordia Chiajna (A) 22/11/2014 League FC Braşov (H) 29/11/2014 League FC Botoşani (A) 06/12/2014 League CSMS Iaşi (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) 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 4 4 0 0 13 2 12

7 FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Tuesday 19 August 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest

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

PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers Dani Abalo 35, Bezjak 43, Anicet Abel 65, 16/07/2014 UCL F91 Dudelange (H) W 4-0 Fábio Espinho 68 19/07/2014 League FC Haskovo (A) L 0-1 22/07/2014 UCL F91 Dudelange (A) D 1-1 Bezjak 51 26/07/2014 League PFC Cherno More Varna (A) D 0-0 30/07/2014 UCL FK Partizan (H) D 0-0 Lahchev 13 (og), Misidjan 52, Júnior 02/08/2014 League PFC Marek Dupnitza (H) W 3-0 Quixadá 85 06/08/2014 UCL FK Partizan (A) D 2-2 Marcelinho 19, 21 PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 Júnior Quixadá 11, 19, Wanderson 34, 09/08/2014 League W 4-1 (A) Misidjan 52 16/08/2014 League PFC CSKA Sofia (H) W 2-0 Misidjan 30, Hamza 51 19/08/2014 UCL FC Steaua Bucureşti (A) 23/08/2014 League PFC Lokomotiv Sofia (A) 27/08/2014 UCL FC Steaua Bucureşti (H) 31/08/2014 League PFC Beroe Stara Zagora (H) 13/09/2014 League PFC Botev Plovdiv (A) 20/09/2014 League PFC Litex Lovech (H) 27/09/2014 League PFC Levski Sofia (A) 04/10/2014 League PFC Slavia Sofia (H) 18/10/2014 League FC Haskovo (H) 25/10/2014 League PFC Cherno More Varna (H) 01/11/2014 League PFC Marek Dupnitza (A) PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 08/11/2014 League (H) 15/11/2014 League PFC CSKA Sofia (A)

8 FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Tuesday 19 August 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest

PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 22/11/2014 League PFC Lokomotiv Sofia (H) 29/11/2014 League PFC Beroe Stara Zagora (A) 06/12/2014 League PFC Botev Plovdiv (H) 28/02/2015 League PFC Litex Lovech (A) 07/03/2015 League PFC Levski Sofia (H) 14/03/2015 League PFC Slavia Sofia (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 5 3 1 1 9 2 10 2 PFC CSKA Sofia 5 3 1 1 9 4 10 3 PFC Beroe Stara Zagora 5 2 2 1 7 5 8 4 PFC Botev Plovdiv 5 2 2 1 8 7 8 5 PFC Litex Lovech 5 2 1 2 8 7 7 6 PFC Lokomotiv Sofia 5 2 1 2 3 2 7 7 PFC Levski Sofia 5 2 1 2 5 6 7 8 PFC Marek Dupnitza 5 2 1 2 4 8 7 9 PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 5 1 3 1 5 7 6 10 PFC Slavia Sofia 5 1 2 2 7 7 5 11 FC Haskovo 5 1 1 3 3 8 4 12 PFC Cherno More Varna 5 0 2 3 2 7 2

9 FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Tuesday 19 August 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 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), 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, 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, 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, Tănase (82 Pîrvulescu), Prepeliţă, Stanciu (48 Iancu), Latovlevici, Sânmărtean (12 Filip), Varela, Popa

Play-off (19/08/2014) FC Steaua Bucureşti-PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (27/08/2014) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad-FC Steaua Bucureşti PFC Ludogorets Razgrad

UEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round (16/07/2014) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 4-0 F91 Dudelange Goals: 1-0 Dani Abalo 35, 2-0 Bezjak 43, 3-0 Anicet 65, 4-0 Fábio Espinho 68 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad: Stoyanov, Barthe, Fábio Espinho (82 Wanderson), Bezjak, Dani Abalo, Dyakov (73 Zlatinski), Minev, Moţi, Júnior Caiçara, Marcelinho (63 Anicet), Misidjan (22/07/2014) F91 Dudelange 1-1 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (agg: 1-5) Goals: 0-1 Bezjak 51, 1-1 Turpel 81 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad: Stoyanov, Barthe (73 Mäntylä), Fábio Espinho, Bezjak, Choco, Zlatinski, Minev, Moţi, Marcelinho (65 Wanderson), Misidjan (64 M. Aleksandrov), Lumu

Third qualifying round (30/07/2014) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 0-0 FK Partizan PFC Ludogorets Razgrad: Stoyanov, M. Aleksandrov (75 Anicet), Fábio Espinho, Bezjak, A. Aleksandrov, Dani Abalo (62 Misidjan), Dyakov, Moţi, Vitinha (47 Angulo), Júnior Caiçara, Marcelinho (06/08/2014) FK Partizan 2-2 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (agg: 2-2)

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Goals: 0-1 Marcelinho 19, 0-2 Marcelinho 21, 1-2 Škuletić 30, 2-2 Škuletić 35 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad: Stoyanov, M. Aleksandrov (78 Anicet), Bezjak, A. Aleksandrov, Angulo, Dani Abalo (46 Misidjan), Dyakov, Zlatinski, Moţi, Júnior Caiçara, Marcelinho (85 Fábio Espinho)

Play-off (19/08/2014) FC Steaua Bucureşti-PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (27/08/2014) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad-FC Steaua Bucureşti

11 FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Tuesday 19 August 2014 - 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: 25 (2014) Romanian Cup: 21 (2011) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 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) 2005/06: UEFA Cup semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2004/05: UEFA Cup round of 16 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 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

FC Ludogorets Razgrad Formed: 1945 Nickname: The Eagles from Razgrad UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)

12 FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Tuesday 19 August 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest

• None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 3 (2014) : 2 (2014) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2012/13: second qualifying round 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 2003/04: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: Ludogorets v F91 Dudelange 16/07/14, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg Biggest away win 0-2: PSV Eindhoven v Ludogorets 19/09/13, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Ludogorets v Valencia CF 13/03/14, UEFA Europa League round of 16 first leg • Heaviest away defeat 3-2: GNK Dinamo Zagreb v Ludogorets 25/07/12, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg 2-1 twice, most recently Liverpool FC v Ludogorets 16/09/14, UEFA Champions League group stage 1-0: FC Steaua Bucureşti v Ludogorets 19/08/14, UEFA Champions League play-off first leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Biggest home win N/A • Biggest away win N/A • Heaviest home defeat N/A • Heaviest away defeat 2-1: Liverpool FC v Ludogorets (see above for details)

13 FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Tuesday 19 August 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Competition format

Qualifying In matches in the three qualifying rounds and the play-off stage, clubs play two matches against each other on a home-and-away basis. The club which scores the greater aggregate of goals qualifies for the next round, with away goals and then penalties used to determine the winner in the event of a draw. Group stage The ten winners in the play-off round ties – five from the best-placed path and five from the champions path – join 22 automatic entrants in the 32-team group stage. The clubs are split into eight groups of four teams, who play home and away against each of their pool opponents between September and December to decide which two teams from each section advance to the first knockout round. The third-place finishers in each group enter the UEFA Europa League round of 32. Knockout phase From the last 16 until the semi-finals, clubs play two matches against each other on a home-and-away basis with the same rules as the qualifying and play-off rounds applied. In the last 16, group winners play runners-up other than teams from their own pool or nation, while from the quarter-finals on the draw is free. Final The final is decided by a single match, which this season will be played at the Olympiastadion, Berlin on Saturday 6 June 2015. Further details, including the criteria for separating teams that finish level on points in a group, can be found in the official competition regulations

2014/15 UEFA Champions League match calendar Stage Dates First qualifying round, first leg 01-02/07/14 First qualifying round, second leg 08-09/07/14 Second qualifying round, first leg 15-16/07/14 Second qualifying round, second leg 22-23/07/14 Third qualifying round, first leg 29-30/07/14 Third qualifying round, second leg 05-06/08/14 Play-off round, first leg 19-20/08/14 Play-off round, second leg 26-27/08/14 Group stage, matchday one 16-17/09/14 Group stage, matchday two 30/09-01/10/14 Group stage, matchday three 21-22/10/14 Group stage, matchday four 04-05/11/14 Group stage, matchday five 25-26/11/14 Group stage, matchday six 09-10/12/14 Round of 16, first leg 17-18/02/15 or 24-25/02/15 Round of 16, second leg 10-11/03/15 or 17-18/03/15 Quarter-finals, first leg 14-15/04/15 Quarter-finals, second leg 21-22/04/15 Semi-finals, first leg 05-06/05/15 Semi-finals, second leg 12-13/05/15 Final (Olympiastadion, Berlin) 06/06/15

2014/15 UEFA Champions League access list All information is provisional and subject to final confirmation from UEFA

Association League Route Champions Route Group stage

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Rank Q3 PO Q1 Q2 Q3 PO N/A Holders TH 1 Spain N4 CH RU (N3)* 2 England N4 CH RU N3 3 Germany N4 CH RU N3 4 Italy N3 CH RU 5 Portugal N3 CH RU 6 France N3 CH RU 7 Ukraine RU CH 8 Russia RU CH 9 Netherlands RU CH 10 Turkey RU CH 11 Belgium RU CH 12 Greece RU CH 13 Switzerland RU CH* 14 Cyprus RU CH 15 Denmark RU CH 16 Austria CH* 17 Czech Republic CH 18 Romania CH 19 Israel CH 20 Belarus CH 21 Poland CH 22 Croatia CH 23 Sweden CH 24 Scotland CH 25 Serbia CH 26 Slovakia CH 27 Norway CH 28 Bulgaria CH 29 Hungary CH 30 Slovenia CH 31 Georgia CH 32 Azerbaijan CH 33 Finland CH 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina CH 35 Moldova CH 36 Republic of Ireland CH 37 Lithuania CH 38 Kazakhstan CH 39 Latvia CH 40 Iceland CH 41 Montenegro CH 42 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia CH 43 Albania CH 44 Malta CH 45 Liechtenstein** 46 Luxembourg CH

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47 Northern Ireland CH* 48 Wales CH* 49 Estonia CH 50 Armenia CH 51 Faroe Islands CH 52 San Marino CH 53 Andorra CH 54 Gibraltar CH

Abbreviations: Q1: First qualifying round Q2: Second qualifying round Q3: Third qualifying round PO: Play-off round TH: The holders CH: Champions RU: Runners-up N3: Third-placed side N4: Fourth-place side *Position advanced as title holders Real Madrid CF also qualified as Spain N3. **Liechtenstein do not have a league system and therefore do not supply UEFA Champions League representative(s).

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ALL-TIME STATISTICS The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

Match officials

UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.

UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. Competitions

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

17 FC Steaua Bucureşti - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Tuesday 19 August 2014 - 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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