UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Arena Națională - Bucharest Thursday 20 October 2016 19.00CET (20.00 local time) FCSB Group L - Matchday 3 FC Zürich Last updated 03/08/2017 14:30CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 12 Match officials 14 Legend 15 1 FCSB - FC Zürich Thursday 20 October 2016 - 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 FCSB - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Basel 1893 - FC Steaua Sio 90+1; Piovaccari 06/11/2013 GS 1-1 Basel Bucureşti 17 FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC Basel Leandro Tatu 88; Díaz 22/10/2013 GS 1-1 Bucharest 1893 48 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-0 Grasshopper Club Zürich - FC 26/08/2010 PO agg: 1-1 (aet, 3- Zurich Salatic 77 Steaua Bucureşti 4pens) FC Steaua Bucureşti - 19/08/2010 PO 1-0 Bucharest Stancu 71 Grasshopper Club Zürich UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC St 1-1 Raducanu 11; Guido 27/09/2001 R1 Bucharest Gallen agg: 2-3 59 Jefferson 33, FC St Gallen - FC Steaua 20/09/2001 R1 2-1 Zurich Mokoena 53; Neaga Bucureşti 37 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Servette FC - FC Steaua 1-1 24/08/1994 QR Geneva Schepull 13; Pirvu 51 Bucureşti agg: 2-5 Ilie 1, Stan 16 (P), FC Steaua Bucureşti - Servette 10/08/1994 QR 4-1 Bucharest Pirvu 25, Lăcătuş 49; FC De Campos 71 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Nitu 2, Sameş 7, 65, FC Steaua Bucureşti - BSC 6-0 03/10/1979 R1 Bucharest Aelenei 46, Raducanu Young Boys agg: 8-2 55, Zahiu 70 Zwygart 42, BSC Young Boys - FC Steaua Schönenberger 79; 19/09/1979 R1 2-2 Berne Bucureşti Stoica 39, Iordănescu 44 FC Zürich - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2 FCSB - FC Zürich Thursday 20 October 2016 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest UEFA Europa League 14/12/2011 GS FC Zürich - FC Vaslui 2-0 Zurich Margairaz 69, Buff 90 Wesley 62 (P), Temwanjera 77; 29/09/2011 GS FC Vaslui - FC Zürich 2-2 Piatra Neamt Alphonse 32, Mehmedi 79 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FCSB 5 3 2 0 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 10 3 5 2 18 10 FC Zürich 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 FCSB - FC Zürich Thursday 20 October 2016 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Match background Steaua Bucureşti brought a halt to a losing streak on matchday two and will look to get their Group L campaign up and running in earnest as they welcome nervous travellers Zürich. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition. • Steaua's ten games against Swiss teams have ended W3 D5 L2; they have yet to lose at home against Swiss opposition (W3 D2). • Zürich are without a win in five European away matches (D1 L4) • Zürich's only experience of Romanian opponents came in the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League group stage, where they drew 2-2 away to Vaslui and won the home leg 2-0. Form guide • Steaua's 1-1 home draw with Villarreal on matchday two stopped a run of three straight European defeats in which they conceded eight goals without scoring. • Steaua have qualified for the round of 32 in four of their seven UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. • Zürich have failed to get through this group stage in two attempts since making the cut on their first appearance in 2007/08. Links and trivia • The journey from Zurich to Bucharest is roughly 1,400km. • Zürich were penalised for 49 fouls in the opening two matchdays – ten more than any other side. • Zürich qualified for the UEFA Europa League as 2015/16 Swiss Cup winners, but were relegated from the Swiss Super League in the same season. • Zürich defender Kay Voser lined up against Steaua with Basel in a 1-1 draw in the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League group stage. The coaches • Laurenţiu Reghecampf collected two titles as a midfielder with Steaua and two more in his first reign as coach, from 2012 to 2014. He returned to Bucharest in December 2015 after a stint in Bulgaria with Litex Lovech, with whom he won the championship as a player in 1998/99. • Appointed Zürich coach in May following their demotion from the top flight, Uli Forte was a defender in Switzerland's lower leagues, climbing the managerial ladder with spells in charge of St Gallen, Grasshoppers and Young Boys. 4 FCSB - FC Zürich Thursday 20 October 2016 - 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: 26 (2015) Romanian Cup: 22 (2015) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2014/15: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 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) 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 0-5: Steaua v Manchester City FC 16/08/16, UEFA Champions League play-offs, first leg • 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 22/11/12, group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Maccabi Haifa FC v Steaua (see above) FC Zürich Formed: 1896 Nickname: Der Stadtclub (The City Club) 5 FCSB - FC Zürich Thursday 20 October 2016 - 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) League title: 12 (2009) Swiss Cup: 9 (2016) Ten-year record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: third qualifying round 2014/15: group stage 2013/14: third qualifying round 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: UEFA Champions League group stage 2008/09: first round 2007/08: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2006/07: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7-0: Zürich v NK Brotnjo 22/06/02, UEFA Intertoto Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-7: KA Akureyri v Zürich 22/09/70, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Zürich v Bayer 04 Leverkusen 19/12/07, UEFA Cup group stage • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Real Madrid CF v Zürich 07/05/64, European Champion Clubs' Cup semi-final second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 4-0: Zürich v FC Shakhtar Donetsk 13/08/98, second qualifying round first leg 4-0: Zürich v Anorthosis Famagusta FC 15/09/98, first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-3: Sliema Wanderers FC v Zürich 12/08/99, qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Zürich v Bayer 04 Leverkusen (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: 1. FC Kaiserslautern v Zürich 03/10/79, first round second leg 4-0: SL Benfica v Zürich 08/12/82, third round second leg 6 FCSB - FC Zürich Thursday 20 October 2016 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Squad list FCSB 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 29 - 3 - 2 - 9 - 2 - 6 - 31 Ionuţ Poiană ROU 11/01/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 33 Eduard Stăncioiu ROU 03/03/1981 35 - - - - - 1 - - - 12 - Defenders 2 Gabriel Simion ROU 22/05/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Bogdan Mitrea ROU 29/09/1987 29 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 2 - 4 Gabriel Tamaş ROU 09/11/1983 32 - 4 - 2 - 11 - 25 1 41 1 13 Alin Toşca ROU 14/03/1992 24 - 3 - 2 - 9 - 2 - 10 - 15 Marko Momčilović SRB 11/06/1987 29 - 4 - 1 - 9 1 7 1 17 1 17 Antonio Jakoliš CRO 28/02/1992 24 - - - 2 - 4 - 2 - 9 1 21 Wilfried Moke FRA 12/02/1998 18 - - - 2 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 23 Ovidiu Popescu ROU 27/02/1994 22 - 2 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 3 - Midfielders 6 Mihai Pintilii ROU 09/11/1984 31 - 2 - - - 2 - 9 - 24 1 8 Lucian Filip ROU 25/09/1990 26 - - - - - - - 7 1 21 1 11 Muniru Sulley GHA 25/10/1992 23 - 4 - 1 1 7 - 1 1 15 3 16 Robert Vâlceanu ROU 29/03/1997 19 - - - - - 1 1 - - 2 - 19 Adnan Aganović CRO 03/10/1987 29 - 3 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 10 - 20 Vlad Achim