UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Arena Națională - Bucharest Thursday 15 September 2016 19.00CET (20.00 local time) FC Astra Giurgiu Group E - Matchday 1 FK Austria Wien Last updated 04/11/2016 00:19CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 10 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 15 Legend 16 1 FC Astra Giurgiu - FK Austria Wien Thursday 15 September 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 FC Astra Giurgiu - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Sabitzer 9, Kampl 34, 11/12/2014 GS FC Salzburg - FC Astra Giurgiu 5-1 Salzburg 90+2, Alan 46, 70; Florescu 51 Seto 15; Kampl 36, 02/10/2014 GS FC Astra Giurgiu - FC Salzburg 1-2 Giurgiu Jonatan Soriano 42 FK Austria Wien - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers CS Gaz Metan Mediaş - FK 1-0 25/08/2011 PO Cluj-Napoca Hoban 40 Austria Wien agg: 2-3 FK Austria Wien - CS Gaz Metan Linz 7, Barazite 45, 18/08/2011 PO 3-1 Vienna Mediaş 61; Breeveld 24 UEFA Intertoto Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FK Austria Wien - FC Ceahlăul 3-0 Wagner 32, Leitner 22/07/2000 R3 Vienna Piatra Neamţ agg: 5-2 63, Dospel 87 FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ - FK Hrib 63 (P), Botez 80; 15/07/2000 R3 2-2 Piatra Neamt Austria Wien Derksen 16, 41 UEFA Intertoto Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FK Austria Wien - FC Rapid Holemar 67; Mohora 8 05/07/1997 GS 1-1 Vienna Bucureşti (P) UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Steaua Bucureşti - FK 2-1 Manea 24, Negrea 85; 27/09/1967 R1 Bucharest Austria Wien agg: 4-1 Markovic 37 FK Austria Wien - FC Steaua 13/09/1967 R1 0-2 Vienna Soo 42, Avram 70 Bucureşti European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FK Austria Wien - FC Steaua 2-0 Stotz 38 (P), Nemec 28/09/1961 PR Vienna Bucureşti agg: 2-0 40 FC Steaua Bucureşti - FK Austria 21/09/1961 PR 0-0 Bucharest Wien 2 FC Astra Giurgiu - FK Austria Wien Thursday 15 September 2016 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Astra Giurgiu 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 7 FK Austria Wien 5 3 1 1 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 9 3 3 3 12 9 3 FC Astra Giurgiu - FK Austria Wien Thursday 15 September 2016 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Match background Astra Giurgiu will be wary of Austria Wien's fine European away record this term as they host the Viennese team in UEFA Europa League Group E. Previous meetings • This is the clubs' first meeting in UEFA competition. • Astra's only previous experience of Austrian opposition was a disappointing one, the Romanian side losing 5-1 away and 2-1 at home to Salzburg in the 2014/15 group stage. • Austria's record in nine matches against Romanian teams is W3 D3 L3 (D2 L2 away). Form guide • Astra are unbeaten in their last seven European home games (W3 D4). • Astra were eliminated at the end of their only previous UEFA Europa League group stage campaign in 2014/15. • Austria have won all three of their European away fixtures this season. • Austria have failed to progress in their last four UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns since making it to the last eight in 2004/05. Links and trivia • The journey from Vienna to Giurgiu is around 900km. The coaches • Marius Șumudică steered Astra to a maiden Romanian title in 2015/16, having previously won the league as a player with Rapid Bucureşti in 1998/99. He played in Portugal, Hungary and Cyprus as a striker, and has coached in Greece and the United Arab Emirates. • A four-time Bundesliga winner as a Bayern München midfielder, Thorsten Fink has been in charge at Austria Wien since 2015. Twice a league champion in Switzerland as Basel coach between 2009 and 2011, he subsequently occupied the helm at Hamburg and APOEL. 4 FC Astra Giurgiu - FK Austria Wien Thursday 15 September 2016 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Team facts FC Astra Giurgiu Formed: 1921 Nickname: Black Devils (Dracii Negri) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • none Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 1 (2016) Romanian Cup: 1 (2014) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: play-offs 2014/15: group stage 2013/14: play-offs 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 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 3-0: Astra v FC Slovan Liberec 31/07/14, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 1-3: FK AŠ Trenčín v Astra 01/08/13, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-2: Astra v FC Salzburg 02/10/14, UEFA Europa League group stage 0-1: Astra v Olympique Lyonnais 28/08/14, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: FC Salzburg v Astra 11/12/14, UEFA Europa League group stage 5-1: GNK Dinamo Zagreb v Astra 18/09/14, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 3-0: Astra v FC Slovan Liberec (see above) • Biggest away win 1-3: FK AŠ Trenčín v Astra (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-2: Astra v FC Salzburg (see above) 0-1: Astra v Olympique Lyonnais (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: FC Salzburg v Astra (see above) 5-1: GNK Dinamo Zagreb v Astra (see above) FK Austria Wien Formed: 1911 Nickname: Die Veilchen (The Violets) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) 5 FC Astra Giurgiu - FK Austria Wien Thursday 15 September 2016 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: (1978) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 24 (2013) Austrian Cup: 27 (2009) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA competition 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA competition 2013/14: UEFA Champions League group stage 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: group stage 2010/11: play-offs 2009/10: group stage 2008/09: first round 2007/08: group stage 2006/07: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 10-0: Austria Wien v FC Aris Bonnevoie 28/09/83, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 0-5: FC Aris Bonnevoie v Austria Wien 14/09/83, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Austria Wien v MKS Odra Wodzisław Śląski 19/07/97, UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage 0-4: Austria Wien v Juventus 24/10/90, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 7-0: FK Beroe Stara Zagora v Austria Wien 13/09/72, UEFA Cup first round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 10-0: Austria Wien v FC Aris Bonnevoie (see above) • Biggest away win 0-5: FC Aris Bonnevoie v Austria Wien (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Austria Wien v SV Zulte Waregem 19/10/06, group stage 0-3: Austria Wien v Athletic Club 03/12/09, group stage • Heaviest away defeat 7-0: FK Beroe Stara Zagora v Austria Wien (see above) 6 FC Astra Giurgiu - FK Austria Wien Thursday 15 September 2016 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Squad list FC Astra Giurgiu Current season All-time UCL QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Silviu Lung ROU 04/06/1989 27 - 2 - 2 - - - 6 - 6 - 28 - 12 George Gavrilaș ROU 15/12/1990 25 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 33 Ionuț Boșneag ROU 15/02/1982 34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Geraldo Alves POR 08/11/1980 35 - 2 - 2 - - - 3 - 21 1 46 1 3 Mihnea Nicorescu ROU 25/06/1997 19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Fabrício BRA 20/02/1990 26 - 2 - 2 - - - 5 - 5 1 13 1 5 Vlatko Lazic NED 01/05/1989 27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Cristian Oroș ROU 15/10/1984 31 - - - 1 - - - 4 - 8 - 20 - 22 Cristian Săpunaru ROU 05/04/1984 32 - 2 - 2 - - - 5 2 17 - 41 - 98 Valentin Gheorghe ROU 14/02/1997 19 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - Midfielders 6 Mădălin Răileanu ROU 06/05/1997 19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 Takayuki Seto JPN 05/02/1986 30 - 2 - 2 - - - 7 - 5 1 23 1 10 Constantin Budescu ROU 19/02/1989 27 - - - - - - - 2 1 6 - 23 7 11 Constantin Florea ROU 17/04/1988 28 - 2 - 2 - - - 4 - - - 10 - 13 Júnior Morais BRA 22/07/1986 30 - 2 - 2 - - - 6 - 6 - 28 - 14 Romario Moise ROU 21/09/1995 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 Viorel Nicoară ROU 27/09/1987 28 - - - - - - - 3 - 3 - 12 - 19 Boubacar Mansaly SEN 04/02/1988 28 - - - - - - - 2 - - - 2 - 20 Florin Lovin ROU 11/02/1982 34 - 2 - 2 - - - 4 - 19 - 56 - 24 Damien Boudjemaa FRA 07/06/1985 31 - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - 8 1 31 Alexandru Ioniţă ROU 14/12/1994 21 - - - 2 - - - 7 - - - 3 - 77 Alexandru Stan ROU 07/02/1989 27 - 1 - 1 - - - 3 - - - 4 - 80 Filipe Teixeira POR 02/10/1980 35 - 2 1 2 1 - - 6 - 8 1 31 6 Forwards 7 Denis Alibec ROU 05/01/1991 25 - - - 2 1 - - 3 - - - 5 2 21 Daniel Niculae ROU 06/10/1982 33 - 2 - 2 - - - 7 3 20 7 34 12 Coach - Marius Șumudică ROU 04/03/1971 45 - - - 2 - - - - - - - 2 - 7 FC Astra Giurgiu - FK Austria Wien Thursday 15 September 2016 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest FK Austria Wien Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No.