1990–91 Divizia A

73rd season of top-tier football league in Romania

Football league season

Divizia A
Season	1990–91
Champions	Universitatea Craiova
Relegated	Jiul Petroşani Bihor Oradea Universitatea Cluj
European Cup	Universitatea Craiova
UEFA Cup	Steaua București Dinamo București
Cup Winners' Cup	Bacău
Matches played	306
Goals scored	844 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ovidiu Hanganu (24)
Biggest home win	Universitatea Craiova 8–1 Corvinul Corvinul 7–0 Sportul
Biggest away win	Rapid 1–4 Universitatea Craiova Bihor 0–3 Corvinul Cluj 0–3 Gloria Cluj 0–3 Farul Cluj 0–3 Dinamo
Highest scoring	Universitatea Craiova 8–1 Corvinul Dinamo 7–2 Cluj
Longest winning run	Inter, Steaua (5)
Longest unbeaten run	Steaua (11)
Longest losing run	Cluj (6)
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 Divizia A was the seventy-third season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.

Teams

Universitatea Craiova

FC Brașov

Bihor

Bucharest

Bucharest teams:
Steaua
Dinamo
Rapid
Sportul Studențesc

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Location of teams in 1990-91 Divizia A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Universitatea Craiova (C)	34	22	6	6	74	26	+48	50	Qualification to European Cup first round
2	Steaua București	34	20	10	4	67	28	+39	50	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3	Dinamo București	34	16	11	7	54	27	+27	43	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4	Inter Sibiu	34	18	2	14	56	46	+10	38
5	Gloria Bistrița	34	15	7	12	51	38	+13	37
6	Politehnica Timișoara	34	14	7	13	45	45	0	35
7	Petrolul Ploiești	34	15	5	14	48	49	−1	35
8	Argeș Pitești	34	13	8	13	49	42	+7	34
9	Brașov	34	14	6	14	47	45	+2	34
10	Farul Constanța	34	12	10	12	40	40	0	34
11	Rapid București	34	13	6	15	44	45	−1	32	Invitation to Intertoto Cup
12	Sportul Studenţesc București	34	10	12	12	45	53	−8	32	Invitation to Intertoto Cup
13	Dacia Unirea Brăila	34	13	5	16	33	49	−16	31
14	Corvinul Hunedoara^[a]	34	15	2	17	47	62	−15	32
15	Bacău	34	11	7	16	32	42	−10	29	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
16	Jiul Petroșani (R)	34	11	6	17	46	65	−19	28	Relegation to Divizia B
17	Bihor Oradea (R)	34	7	8	19	40	75	−35	22
18	Universitatea Cluj (R)	34	5	6	23	26	67	−41	16

Source: LT
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Corvinul were deducted two points.

Positions by round

Source: LT (in Romanian)

Results

Home \ Away	ARG	BAC	BHO	BRA	COR	UCR	DUB	DIN	FAR	GBI	INT	JIU	PET	RAP	SPO	STE	POL	UCL
Argeș Pitești	—	1–0	4–1	3–0	2–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–1	5–1	1–1	2–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–0
Bacău	1–1	—	0–1	1–0	2–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–1	3–1	0–0	0–0	2–1
Bihor Oradea	2–1	4–1	—	1–1	0–3	0–2	0–0	2–2	0–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–2	2–2	1–3	0–1	3–1
Brașov	1–0	2–0	2–1	—	2–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	4–0	2–1	3–0	4–1	1–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	4–1	2–1
Corvinul Hunedoara	5–1	3–1	3–2	1–0	—	0–2	2–1	2–1	1–0	1–0	2–1	3–2	0–1	2–0	7–0	0–0	1–0	1–0
Universitatea Craiova	4–0	3–1	4–0	3–0	8–1	—	2–0	1–0	2–2	5–2	5–1	1–1	3–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–0	4–0
Dacia Unirea Brăila	2–1	1–0	3–2	1–3	3–0	0–1	—	2–1	2–1	1–0	2–0	4–1	1–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	0–1	3–1
Dinamo București	2–0	2–1	5–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	0–0	—	4–0	2–1	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	7–2
Farul Constanța	3–1	0–0	3–1	0–0	3–0	1–2	3–1	0–0	—	1–1	2–0	0–0	3–0	2–1	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–0
Gloria Bistrița	0–0	2–1	3–1	3–2	4–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	2–0	—	1–0	5–0	2–1	5–0	0–0	1–2	3–2	2–1
Inter Sibiu	3–1	2–0	2–3	2–0	5–2	3–0	4–0	2–0	2–1	2–1	—	3–2	4–2	1–0	0–0	1–2	3–0	2–0
Jiul Petroşani	2–2	2–1	1–0	4–0	2–0	0–1	3–1	1–2	1–0	1–3	2–1	—	3–1	1–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–0
Petrolul Ploiești	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–1	4–1	1–0	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	3–2	—	1–0	4–1	2–1	6–2	1–1
Rapid București	1–0	3–1	4–0	2–1	2–0	1–4	1–0	0–0	2–0	1–0	0–1	6–1	2–1	—	2–2	0–2	2–1	3–0
Sportul Studențesc București	1–0	3–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	2–2	0–0	1–3	2–2	4–1	1–1	3–0	3–0	4–1	—	1–2	0–2	3–1
Steaua București	2–1	2–0	4–0	4–1	6–2	1–0	6–0	1–0	4–1	0–0	3–1	5–1	2–1	0–0	3–1	—	2–1	3–1
Politehnica Timișoara	2–0	1–0	2–2	2–0	2–1	0–2	3–0	3–1	2–4	1–1	2–1	1–0	3–0	2–2	0–0	3–2	—	4–0
Universitatea Cluj	0–0	2–2	5–1	2–1	2–0	0–1	0–1	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–2	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–1	2–0	1–0	—

Source: LT (in Romanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Position^[1]	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ovidiu Hanganu	Corvinul Hunedoara	24
2	Marian Bâcu	Jiul Petroşani	17
3	Marian Damaschin	Dinamo București	15
3	Gábor Gerstenmájer	Braşov	15
5	Ion Vlădoiu	Argeș Pitești / Steaua București	14

Champion squad

Universitatea Craiova^[2]
Goalkeepers: Florin Prunea (32 / 0); Ștefan Crișan (1 / 0); Gabriel Boldici (2 / 0). Defenders: Vasile Mănăilă (30 / 2); Emil Săndoi (33 / 13); Adrian Popescu (29 / 1); Nicolae Zamfir (27 / 3); Victor Cojocaru (16 / 0); Costel Carabaș (1 / 0). Midfielders: Ion Olaru (31 / 2); Dănuț Bică (26 / 0); Gheorghe Ciurea (31 / 13); Pavel Badea (31 / 10); Viorel Prună (9 / 1); Silvian Cristescu (10 / 3); Gheorghe Ceaușilă (6 / 0); Daniel Mogoșanu (27 / 2); Dumitru Mitriță (2 / 0); Cătălin Gârleşteanu (4 / 0). Forwards: Eugen Neagoe (20 / 5); Adrian Pigulea (31 / 12); Ștefan Stoica (9 / 0); Gheorghe Craioveanu (13 / 3); Claudiu Constantin Stoica (4 / 0); Ovidiu Stîngă (1 / 0); Ion Dudan (4 / 0); Roland Agalliu (5 / 3). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets) Manager: Sorin Cârțu.

Universitatea Craiova^[2]

Goalkeepers: Florin Prunea (32 / 0); Ștefan Crișan (1 / 0); Gabriel Boldici (2 / 0).
Defenders: Vasile Mănăilă (30 / 2); Emil Săndoi (33 / 13); Adrian Popescu (29 / 1); Nicolae Zamfir (27 / 3); Victor Cojocaru (16 / 0); Costel Carabaș (1 / 0).
Midfielders: Ion Olaru (31 / 2); Dănuț Bică (26 / 0); Gheorghe Ciurea (31 / 13); Pavel Badea (31 / 10); Viorel Prună (9 / 1); Silvian Cristescu (10 / 3); Gheorghe Ceaușilă (6 / 0); Daniel Mogoșanu (27 / 2); Dumitru Mitriță (2 / 0); Cătălin Gârleşteanu (4 / 0).
Forwards: Eugen Neagoe (20 / 5); Adrian Pigulea (31 / 12); Ștefan Stoica (9 / 0); Gheorghe Craioveanu (13 / 3); Claudiu Constantin Stoica (4 / 0); Ovidiu Stîngă (1 / 0); Ion Dudan (4 / 0); Roland Agalliu (5 / 3).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Sorin Cârțu.

References

^ "Top Scorers". www.romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

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1990–91 in Romanian football

Club football
Domestic leagues	Divizia A Divizia B Divizia C County Championship
Domestic cups	Cupa României (Final)
European	European Cup Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Balkans Cup

Club seasons
Divizia A	Argeș Bacău Bihor Brașov Corvinul Dacia Unirea Dinamo Farul Gloria Inter Sibiu Jiul Petrolul Poli Timișoara Rapid Sportul Studențesc Steaua Universitatea Cluj Universitatea Craiova

v t e 1990–91 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '90 '91 England Faroe Islands '90 '91 Finland '90 '91 France Georgia '90 '91 Germany (Eastern, Western) Greece Hungary Iceland '90 '91 Israel Italy Lithuania '90 '91 Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '90 '91 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '90 '91 Spain Sweden '90 '91 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '90 '91 Finland '90 '91 France Georgia Germany (Eastern, Western) Greece Hungary Iceland '90 '91 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Lithuania '90 '91 Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '90 '91 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Soviet Union '90
Supercups	England Italy Spain Switzerland Turkey West Germany
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup Baltic League