The 2011–12 season was FC Dinamo București's 63rd consecutive season in Liga I. In this season, Dinamo played in Liga I, Cupa României and UEFA Europa League, due to the 6th place occupied in the previous season of the Championship.
Dinamo started the season with a new coach, Liviu Ciobotariu, who took the place left by Ioan Andone. The team left again quickly the European scene, being eliminated in the play-off round by the Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava. In the Liga I, Dinamo had an unexpected start of the season, with five consecutive wins. After the first half of the competition, Dinamo was leading, with one point advantage over the second place, CFR Cluj.
The Spring started badly for Dinamo, with a couple of home defeats against teams that were fighting against relegation (Sportul Studențesc and Petrolul Ploiești). The club decided to sack Ciobotariu and replace him with Dario Bonetti, an Italian manager who led the team in 2008 for a couple of months. But the new management didn't change the fortune of the squad that continued to fall and ended the season only fifth, nine points behind the champions, CFR Cluj.
Instead, Dinamo won the Romanian Cup, their first trophy after five years, and the first trophy in this competition after seven seasons. By virtue of winning the League Cup, Dinamo qualified for the playoffs in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
Players
Current squad Updated last on 28 February 2012
No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Goalkeepers 23 Kristijan Naumovski GK Rabotnički 2010 2015 34 Cristian Bălgrădean GK UTA Arad 2010 2014 Defenders 2 Constantin Nica RB Academy 2010 Unknown 3 Cristian Pulhac LB Academy 2002 Unknown 15 Adrian Scarlatache RB Academy 2004 Unknown 21 Dragoș Grigore CB CFR Timişoara 2008 Unknown 24 Srdjan Luchin RB Poli Timişoara 2011 2016 30 Cosmin Moți CB Universitatea Craiova 2005 Unknown Midfielders 4 Cosmin Matei AM Astra Ploieşti 2012 2016 5 Djakaridja Koné DM Hapoel Petah Tikva 2009 2012 6 Dorel Stoica DM Universitatea Craiova 2011 2013 7 Cătălin Munteanu CM FC Brașov 2010 2014 14 Dan Bucșă CM Universitatea Cluj 2010 Unknown 19 Iulian Tameș CM Poli Timişoara 2012 2012 20 Alexandru Curtean LM Poli Timişoara 2012 2016 22 Sorin Strătilă RM Astra Ploiești 2012 2015 26 Laurențiu Rus RM Liberty Salonta 2009 Unknown 32 Nicolae Mușat LM Academy 2005 Unknown Forwards 8 Michel Platini ST CSKA Sofia 2012 2015 9 Marius Niculae ST Inverness 2008 2014 10 Marius Alexe FW Academy 2009 Unknown 25 Ionel Dănciulescu ST Hércules 2010 2013 29 George Ţucudean ST UTA Arad 2010 2015
Squad changes
Transfers in:
Transfers out:
Loans out:
Player statistics
Squad stats
|colspan="12"|Players sold or loaned out during the season
Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated on 23 May 2012
NameLiga ICupa RomânieiEuropa LeagueTotal2DFConstantin Nica1000000001003DFCristian Pulhac5000000005004MFCosmin Matei0100000000105MFDjakaridja Koné8001000009007MFCătălin Munteanu5000001006008FWMichel Platini1000000001009FWMarius Niculae601200200100110FWMarius Alexe20000020040015DFAdrian Scarlatache50000010060020MFAlexandru Curtean30000000030021DFDragoș Grigore1000100010111023GKKristijan Naumovski00010000010024DFSrdjan Luchin70010000080025FWIonel Dănciulescu50010000060026MFLaurențiu Rus80000010090029FWGeorge Ţucudean50000010060030DFCosmin Moți910201000111132MFNicolae Mușat10000000010034GKCristian Bălgrădean300100000400Players sold or loaned out during the season2DFZie Diabaté4000001005008MFBogdan Pătrașcu10000000010014FWGeorgian Păun10000010020020MFElis Bakaj30000000030022MFGabriel Torje100000100200
Club
Technical staff
Competitions
Overall FC Dinamo plays in three competitions: Liga I, UEFA Europa League and Cupa României.
CompetitionStarted roundCurrent position / roundFinal position / roundFirst matchLast matchLiga IRound 1—5vs. FCM Târgu Mureş22 July 2011vs. Astra Ploieşti20 May 2012Cupa RomânieiRound of 32—Winnersvs. Luceafărul Oradea22 September 2011vs. Rapid București23 May 2012Europa LeagueThird qualifying round—Play-off roundvs. Varaždin28 July 2011vs. Vorskla25 August 2011
Liga I
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Competitive
Liga I Kickoff times are in EET.
Results
UEFA Europa League
Cupa României
Dinamo București won on aggregate due to away goal
Non competitive matches
Friendly
References