The Derbiul Bucureștiului (English: Bucharest derby), also known as Derbi de București and Big Bucharest derby, is the football local derby in Bucharest, Romania, between FCSB and FC Rapid București. It is considered one of the fiercest intra-city derbies in the country, alongside other major local derbies, Cluj derby and Eternal derby, one of the greatest and hotly contested derbies in Europe.
History The two clubs have played each other over 130 times, beginning with Rapid's 1–0 victory on November 4, 1947 (at the time Rapid was named "CFR", and Steaua "ASA București"). Several matches throughout the years between Steaua and Rapid have ended in serious clashes between fans.
The two teams are notable for their dominance of Romanian football, alongside Dinamo. Even though Rapid only won 3 Romanian football championships to Steaua/FCSB's 27, they both dominate the Romanian Cup (23 times for Steaua/FCSB and 13 times for Rapid) and the Romanian Supercup (7 times for Steaua/FCSB and 4 times for Rapid).
They also have great performances in club competitions organised by UEFA among other Romanian football team. Steaua won the European Cup in 1986, was runner-up in the same competition in 1989 after reaching the semi-finals in 1988. In 2006, Steaua and Rapid faced one another in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, Steaua winning over two legs on the away goals rule. Moreover, Steaua won the UEFA Super Cup in 1986 and was defeated in the Intercontinental Cup by River Plate the same year. On the other hand, Rapid won the Balkans Cup 2 times in a row in 1964 and 1966 and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1973. The rivalry also extends to other sports.
Honours CompetitionSteauaRapid Liga I / Divizia A 28 3 Liga II / Divizia B 0 6 Liga III 0 1 Liga IV 0 1 Cupa României 24 13 Cupa Ligii 2 1 Supercupa României 8 4 UEFA Champions League / European Cup 1 0 UEFA Super Cup / European Super Cup 1 0 Balkans Cup 0 2 Total 64 31
Statistics and records Largest win: Rapid București 2–8 Steaua București on 3 May 1989 Largest home win (championship): Steaua București 5–0 Rapid București on 19 June 1988 Largest away win (championship): Rapid București 2–8 Steaua București on 3 May 1989 The most goals in one match (all competitions): 10 in Rapid București 2–8 Steaua București on 3 May 1989, Divizia A The most goals in one match (championship): 10 in Rapid București 2–8 Steaua București on 3 May 1989 Steaua's largest win: Rapid București 2–8 Steaua București on 3 May 1989 Steaua's longest series undefeated (all competitions): 23 matches (18 wins, 5 draws) between 22 May 1977 and 19 March 1994 Steaua's longest series undefeated (championship): 20 matches (16 wins, 4 draws) between 22 May 1977 and 19 March 1994 Rapid Bucharest's greatest win(championship): 5–1, 18 April 2010; 27 May 2023
Head to head results CompetitionGPWSDWRGSTEGRAPLiga I 126 46 45 35 186 156Cupa României 18 14 2 2 43 19Supercupa României 3 2 0 1 5 5Cupa Ligii 1 1 0 0 2 1UEFA Cup 2 0 2 0 1 1TOTAL 150Steaua-Rapid meciuri directe in toate competiţiile RomanianSoccer.ro 63 49 38 237 182GP: Games playedWS: Wins for SteauaD: DrawsWR: Wins for RapidGSTE: Steaua goalsGRAP: Rapid goalsAs of 27 April 2025
All matches Liga I
+ League Season Division Tier CSCA/CCA/Steaua/FCSB vs Rapid București Rapid București vs CSCA/CCA/Steaua/FCSB Date Venue Score Atten. Date Venue Score Atten.1947–48Divizia A14 December 1947Republicii 0–1–4 April 1948Giulești 2–0–1948–49Divizia A126 February 1949Republicii 1–1–21 August 1948Giulești 5–21950Divizia A13 June 1950Republicii 1–0–28 October 1950Giulești 2–4–1951Divizia A16 October 1951Republicii 0–1–27 May 1951Giulești 1–2–1953Divizia A13 May 1953Republicii 1–0–17 October 1953Giulești 1–1–1954Divizia A126 September 1954Republicii 3–0–4 April 1954Giulești 2–3–1956Divizia A18 April 1956Republicii 1–1–30 August 1956Giulești 2–4–1957–58Divizia A115 December 1957Republicii 1–3–4 May 1958Giulești 0–0–1958–59Divizia A129 March 1959Republicii 4–0–12 November 1958Giulești 2–3–1959–60Divizia A110 April 1960Republicii 1–1–27 September 1959Giulești 2–5–1960–61Divizia A12 April 1961Republicii 0–1–18 September 1960Giulești 3–2–1961–62Divizia A116 November 1961Republicii 1–2–10 June 1962Giulești 2–1–1962–63Divizia A123 September 1962Republicii 3–3–21 April 1963Giulești 0–2–1963–64Divizia A129 March 1964Republicii 0–2–8 September 1963Giulești 3–4–1964–65Divizia A121 April 1965Republicii 0–1–20 December 1964Giulești 0–0–1965–66Divizia A15 June 1966Republicii 3–2–31 October 1965Giulești 2–0–1966–67Divizia A128 May 1967Republicii 0–0–9 November 1966Giulești 3–0–1967–68Divizia A13 September 1967Republicii 2–0–24 March 1968Giulești 3–1–1968–69Divizia A11 June 1969Republicii 2–0–2 November 1968Giulești 2–1–1969–70Divizia A128 June 1970Republicii 1–1–18 October 1969Giulești 3–3–1970–71Divizia A120 September 1970Republicii 1–1–3 April 1971Giulești 0–0–1971–72Divizia A124 October 1971Republicii 2–1–4 May 1972Giulești 2–1–1972–73Divizia A18 April 1973Republicii 0–0–23 September 1972Giulești 1–1–1973–74Divizia A12 September 1973Republicii 3–2–31 March 1974Giulești 2–0–1975–76Divizia A124 August 1975Steaua 0–0–14 March 1976Giulești 0–3–1976–77Divizia A122 May 1977Steaua 4–1–17 October 1976Giulești 2–0–1983–84Divizia A129 April 1984Steaua 2–1–4 December 1983Giulești 1–1–1984–85Divizia A123 September 1984Steaua 2–0–16 March 1985Giulești 0–2–1985–86Divizia A113 April 1986Steaua 3–1–24 September 1985Giulești 1–2–1986–87Divizia A122 April 1987Steaua 3–1–5 October 1986Giulești 1–1–1987–88Divizia A119 June 1988Steaua 5–0–13 December 1987Giulești 0–4–1988–89Divizia A112 October 1988Steaua 2–0–3 May 1989Giulești 2–8–1990–91Divizia A17 October 1990Steaua 0–0–28 April 1991Giulești 0–2–1991–92Divizia A18 March 1992Steaua 3–0–25 August 1991Giulești 1–2–1992–93Divizia A16 December 1992Steaua 3–0–16 June 1993Giulești 1–1–1993–94Divizia A16 October 1993Steaua 0–0–19 March 1994Giulești 2–1–1994–95Divizia A16 November 1994Steaua 1–1–14 May 1995Giulești 1–1–1995–96Divizia A11 October 1995Steaua 3–0–9 March 1996Giulești 1–1–1996–97Divizia A116 March 1997Steaua 3–1–25 August 1996Giulești 0–2–1997–98Divizia A15 October 1997Steaua 2–2–1 April 1998Giulești 1–1–1998–99Divizia A14 April 1999Steaua 1–1–30 August 1998Giulești 3–0–1999–00Divizia A17 August 1999Steaua 1–3–5 March 2000Giulești 2–2–2000–01Divizia A129 October 2000Steaua 0–0–16 May 2001Giulești 1–1–2001–02Divizia A14 May 2002Steaua 2–1–21 October 2001Giulești 3–0–2002–03Divizia A127 October 2002Steaua 2–124,00026 April 2003Giulești 1–218,0002003–04Divizia A121 March 2004Steaua 3–325,00018 August 2003Național 1–120,0002004–05Divizia A114 April 2005Steaua 0–020,0008 August 2004Giulești 2–115,0002005–06Divizia A130 April 2006Național 0–217,00023 October 2005Giulești 0–016,0002006–07Liga I117 September 2006Național 1–130,0001 April 2007Giulești 2–310,0002007–08Liga I116 September 2007Steaua 0–022,00020 March 2008Giulești 0–310,0002008–09Liga I115 May 2009Steaua 1–215,0009 November 2008Giulești 0–010,0002009–10Liga I125 October 2009Steaua 1–1018 April 2010Giulești 5–111,7002010–11Liga I14 May 2011Steaua 0–18,0008 November 2010Giulești 0–010,5002011–12Liga I124 October 2011Arena Națională 0–041,43229 April 2012Giulești 1–110,0002012–13Liga I124 September 2012Arena Națională 1–042,87614 April 2013Giulești 1–17,6242014–15Liga I122 February 2015Steaua 0–19,43726 July 2014Giulești 1–33,6242021–22Liga I115 December 2021Arena Națională3–120,15715 August 2021Arena Națională 1–035,5002022–23Liga I16 November 2022Arena Națională 3–131,23324 July 2022Superbet Arena2–013,80027 May 2023Arena Naţională1–519,24723 April 2023Superbet Arena1–012,6002023–24Liga I15 November 2023Arena Naţională1–240,5639 March 2024Arena Naţională0–4 43,28320 April 2024Arena Naţională2–245,14319 May 2024Superbet Arena2–06,1332024–25Liga I127 October 2024Arena Naţională0–040,2872 March 2025Arena Naţională0–030,82316 March 2025Arena Naţională3–326,38527 April 2025Superbet Arena1–212,600
Romanian Cup (Cupa României) #DateLevelHome teamAway teamScoreGoals (home)Goals (away) 111 December 1949Quarter-finalsCSCACFR2–1 215 November 1953Semi-finalsCCALocomotiva1–0— 328 November 1954Quarter-finalsCCALocomotiva1–0— 411 December 1955Semi-finalsCCALocomotiva4–0— 522 October 1961Semi-finalsRapidCCA2–0— 68 July 1962FinalSteauaRapid5–1Mateianu (11), Voinea (40), Constantin (47, 64), Raksi (85)Ozon (15) 727 June 1963Round of 16SteauaRapid7–2 81 July 1964Quarter-finalsSteauaRapid2–1 913 July 1966Semi-finalsSteauaRapid3–0—1021 May 1969Quarter-finalsSteauaRapid3–11125 June 1975Semi-finalsRapidSteaua1–1 (pen.)Râşniţă (?)Sătmăreanu (?)1223 June 1976Quarter-finalsSteauaRapid2–0—1326 February 1986Round of 16SteauaRapid4–2Belodedici (15), Bălan (76), Majearu (78), Bölöni (85)Țîră (48), Cioacă (81)1416 June 1987Quarter-finalsSteauaRapid1–0—1525 June 1989Semi-finalsSteauaRapid3–2Pițurcă (42, 48), I. Stan (86)Minoiu (31), Damaschin II (52)1615 March 1995Round of 16RapidSteaua4–1I. Chiriță (50, 74, 75), Constantinovici (57)I. Stan (30 p.)1716 June 1999FinalSteauaRapid2–2 (pen.)Ciocoiu (68), Belodedici (90)Barbu (71, 81)1811 November 2010Quarter-finalsRapidSteaua0–1—Surdu (49)
Romanian SuperCup (Supercupa României) #DateHome teamAway teamScoreGoals (home)Goals (away) 1 9 September 1998SteauaRapid4–0 (2–0)Șerban (19), Roșu (27, 69), Dumitrescu (87)— 2 7 October 1999RapidSteaua5–0 (2–0)Radu (3, 69, 72), Măldărășanu (25, 89)— 3 22 July 2006SteauaRapid1–0 (0–0)Oprița (90)—
League Cup (Cupa Ligii) #DateLevelHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away) 1 19 July 2014Round of 16Rapid1–2 (1–1)SteauaSelagea (24)Keșerü (8, 49 pen.)
UEFA Cup #DateLevelHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away) 1 30 March 2006Quarter-finals, 1st legRapid1–1 (0–1)SteauaMoldovan (50)Nicoliță (5) 2 6 April 2006Quarter-finals, 2nd legSteaua0–0 (0–0)Rapid——
Head-to-head ranking in Liga I P.49505152535455565859606162636465666768697071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192939495969798990001020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425261111111111111111111111111111111122222222222222222222222222222223333333333333333344444444444444555555555555666666667777888888899999101010111111111212121313131314141415161616161717Liga II1111111222223344666Liga III11Liga IV11Liga V11
Total: Steaua București/FCSB finished higher 61 times, Rapid București finished higher 16 times, and the clubs finished in the same position 0 times.
See also Eternal derby (Romania) Steaua București football records dispute List of sports rivalries
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