UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Luzern Arena - Lucerne Thursday 28 September 2017 19.00CET (19.00 local time) FC Lugano Group G - Matchday 2 FCSB 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 FC Lugano - FCSB Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Luzern Arena, Lucerne Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams FC Lugano - Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC Lugano have not played against a club from their opponents' country FCSB - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 03/11/2016 GS FC Zürich - FCSB 0-0 Zurich Golubović 63; Koné 20/10/2016 GS FCSB - FC Zürich 1-1 Bucharest 86 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Sio 90+1; Piovaccari 06/11/2013 GS FC Basel 1893 - FCSB 1-1 Basel 17 Leandro Tatu 88; Díaz 22/10/2013 GS FCSB - FC Basel 1893 1-1 Bucharest 48 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-0 26/08/2010 PO Grasshopper Club Zürich - FCSB agg: 1-1 (aet, 3- Zurich Salatic 77 4pens) 19/08/2010 PO FCSB - Grasshopper Club Zürich 1-0 Bucharest Stancu 71 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Raducanu 11; Guido 27/09/2001 R1 FCSB - FC St Gallen Bucharest agg: 2-3 59 Jefferson 33, 20/09/2001 R1 FC St Gallen - FCSB 2-1 Zurich Mokoena 53; Neaga 37 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 24/08/1994 QR Servette FC - FCSB Geneva Schepull 13; Pirvu 51 agg: 2-5 Ilie 1, Stan 16 (P), 10/08/1994 QR FCSB - Servette FC 4-1 Bucharest Pirvu 25, Lăcătuş 49; De Campos 71 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Nitu 2, Sameş 7, 65, 6-0 03/10/1979 R1 FCSB - BSC Young Boys Bucharest Aelenei 46, Raducanu agg: 8-2 55, Zahiu 70 2 FC Lugano - FCSB Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Luzern Arena, Lucerne UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Zwygart 42, Schönenberger 79; 19/09/1979 R1 BSC Young Boys - FCSB 2-2 Berne Stoica 39, Iordănescu 44 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Lugano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FCSB 6 3 3 0 6 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 12 3 7 2 19 11 3 FC Lugano - FCSB Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Luzern Arena, Lucerne Match background Lugano lost at Hapoel Beer-Sheva on matchday one but will look to get a first group stage win under their belts as FCSB seek a maiden victory in Switzerland in UEFA Europa League Group G. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for a first time, and this is Lugano's first encounter with Romanian opponents. • FCSB's 12 meetings with Swiss clubs have ended W3 D7 L2. They have yet to win in six games in Switzerland: D4 L2. Form guide • Lugano's record in nine European home games is W4 D1 L4, with Real Madrid and Barcelona among the sides who have beaten them on their own patch. • FCSB are unbeaten in their two European away games this season: W1 D1. The victory was at Viktoria Plzeň, the team they also defeated 3-0 at home in their opening Group G fixture. • Third in Switzerland last term, Lugano – from the Italian-speaking Ticino canton – have been absent from UEFA competition since 2002/03 and have yet to feature in a group stage. • Beaten 5-1 on aggregate by Sporting CP in the UEFA Champions League play-offs, FCSB are competing in the UEFA Europa League group stage for a seventh time since the tournament assumed its current format in 2009/10 (a record they share with Salzburg). They have twice reached the knockout phase. Links and trivia • The journey from Bucharest to Lucerne, where this game is being played, is around 1,350km. • FCSB striker Harlem Gnohéré started his career in the lower leagues in Switzerland with La Tour/Le Pâquier, Bulle and Urania Genève Sport. • This is Lugano's 20th UEFA game – and FCSB's 309th. The coaches • Pierluigi Tami took charge of Lugano for a second time in June 2017, the Italian-born defender having spent his entire professional career in Switzerland. Notably, he assisted Ottmar Hitzfeld during his spell as national coach. • Nicolae Dică returned to FCSB as coach in May 2017, having served the club as a player in two previous spells, landing two titles – and a further one with CFR Cluj. The attacking midfielder also played in Italy, Greece and Turkey. 4 FC Lugano - FCSB Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Luzern Arena, Lucerne Team facts FC Lugano Formed: 1908 Nickname: Bianconeri (Black-and-White) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 3 (1949) Swiss Cup: 3 (1993) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 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 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-0: Lugano v Neman Grodno 18/08/93, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round first leg • Biggest away win 0-1: Internazionale v Lugano 26/09/95, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-3 twice, most recently v Real Madrid 29/09/93, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 3-0 three times, most recently v Ventspils 15/08/02, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 4-0: Lugano v Jeunesse Esch 23/08/95, preliminary round second leg • Biggest away win 0-1: Internazionale v Lugano (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Lugano v Legia Warszawa 15/09/71, first round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 3-0: Ventspils v Lugano (see above) Fotbal Club FCSB Formed: 1947 Nickname: Roș-albaștrii (The Red and Blues) 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) 5 FC Lugano - FCSB Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Luzern Arena, Lucerne Romanian Cup: 22 (2015) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 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 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-0: FCSB v Aalborg 18/09/14, UEFA Europa League group stage 6-0: FCSB v Young Boys 03/10/79, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-5: Sparta Praha v FCSB 07/09/88, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: FCSB v Manchester City 16/08/16, UEFA Champions League play-offs, first leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-0 on three occasions, most recently v Maccabi Haifa 20/10/11, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 6-0: FCSB v Aalborg (see above) • Biggest away win 1-4: Levadia Maardu v FCSB 26/08/99, qualifying round second leg 0-3 on three occasions, most recently v Spartak Trnava 09/08/12, third qualifying round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-5: FCSB v Stuttgart 22/11/12, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Maccabi Haifa v FCSB (see above) 6 FC Lugano - FCSB Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Luzern Arena, Lucerne Squad list FC Lugano Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 David Da Costa SUI 19/04/1986 31 - 1 - 9 - 7 - 16 - 23 Joel Kiassumbua SUI 06/04/1992 25 - - - - - - - - - 25 Alexander Muci GER 20/11/2000 16 - - - - - - - - - Defenders 4 Marco Padalino SUI 08/12/1983 33 - - - - - 5 - 6 - 5 Vladimir Golemic POL 28/06/1991 26 - 1 - 9 1 1 - 1 - 6 Dominik Kovacic CRO 05/01/1994 23 - - - - - - - - - 12 Silvano Schäppi SUI 05/02/1994 23 - - - 3 - - - - - 22 Steve Rouiller SUI 10/07/1990 27 - 1 - 8 1 1 - 1 - 28 Fulvio Sulmoni SUI 04/01/1986 31 - 1 - 9 - 4 - 15 - 30 Fabio Daprelà SUI 19/02/1991 26 - - - 2 - - - 1 - 96 Yao CIV 20/01/1996 21 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - Midfielders 8 Davide Mariani SUI 19/05/1991 26 - 1 - 8 1 1 - 1 - 9 Antonini Čulina CRO 27/01/1992 25 - - - 3 - - - 1 - 10 Mattia Bottani SUI 24/05/1991 26 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 14 Jonathan Sabbatini ITA 31/03/1988 29 - 1 - 9 1 1 - 1 - 17 Bálint Vécsei HUN 13/07/1993 24 - - - 6 - - - 3 - 18 Mario Piccinocchi ITA 21/02/1995 22 - 1 - 9 - 1 - 1 - 21 Radomir Milosavljevic SRB 30/07/1992 25 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 24 Cristian Ledesma ITA 24/09/1982 35 - - - 1 - 25 - 39 1 33 Domen Črnigoj SVN 18/11/1995 21 - 1 - 8 1 1 - 9 - 91 Dragan Mihajlovic SUI 22/08/1991 26 - 1 - 9 - 1 - 1 - Forwards 7 Younes Bnou-Marzouk FRA 02/03/1996 21 - 1 - 9 1 1 - 1 - 11 Carlinhos Junior BRA 08/08/1994 23 - - - 8 1 - - - - 19 Alexander Gerndt SWE 14/07/1986 31 - 1 - 8 2 5 - 11 3 95 Carlo Manicone ITA 26/01/1998 19 - - - 1 - - - - - Coach - Pierluigi Tami SUI 12/09/1961 56 - 1 - - - 1 - 9 - 7 FC Lugano - FCSB Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Luzern Arena, Lucerne FCSB Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA No.