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Romania on incredible run of form

30/03/16
Romania on incredible run of form

Romania claimed a goalless draw with European champions Spain on Sunday night, which means they are 16 games unbeaten and have suffered just one defeat in their last 21 games in international football.

Anghel Iordanescu’s side qualified for Euro 2016 by winning five and drawing five of their group games. This summer’s tournament will be only their second appearance at continental finals in the last 16 years after they failed to qualify for Euro 2004 and Euro 2012.

They have been drawn in a group alongside host nation France, Switzerland and newcomers Albania, who have never qualified for a major international tournament.

Romania has not produced such an exciting team since the 1990’s when Gheorghe Hagi and co. made it to the 1994 World Cup quarter-finals, their best ever achievement on the world stage.

Iordanescu’s side face a friendly with minnows Georgia early in June in preparation for the Euro’s, so are likely to head into the competition itself with their unbeaten run intact.

They do face a tough opening game, as they face hosts France in the curtain raiser of the tournament, but they will fancy their chances of getting results against both Switzerland and Albania in the other group games.

Romania may have qualified for the Euro’s in what was perceived as a weak group, but recent draws against European giants Italy and Spain will give them confidence heading to France this summer. If they can avoid defeat in the opening game, then they many just be able to surprise a few people in France.

Divizia A Regular Season
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
FCSB 64 30 19 7 4 25
2
Rapid Bucuresti 55 30 15 10 5 23
3
CFR Cluj 53 30 15 8 7 25
4
CS Univ Craiova 49 30 13 10 7 9
5
Sepsi OSK 43 30 12 7 11 9
6
Farul Constanta 43 30 11 10 9 -1
7
Univ Cluj-Napoca 42 30 10 12 8 -3
8
FC Hermannstadt 40 30 9 13 8 5
9
UTA Arad 40 30 10 10 10 -7
10
Petrolul Ploiesti 35 30 7 14 9 -3
11
Otelul Galati 34 30 6 16 8 -5
12
Politehnica Iasi 33 30 7 12 11 -11
13
FCU 1948 Craiova 31 30 9 4 17 -7
14
Dinamo Bucuresti 29 30 8 5 17 -19
15
FC Voluntari 28 30 6 10 14 -18
16
FC Botosani 21 30 3 12 15 -22
Divizia A Championship Group
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
FCSB 49 8 5 2 1 4
2
CS Univ Craiova 40 8 5 0 3 3
3
CFR Cluj 40 8 4 1 3 0
4
Farul Constanta 35 8 4 1 3 3
5
Sepsi OSK 34 9 3 3 3 1
6
Rapid Bucuresti 29 9 0 1 8 -11
Divizia A Relegation Group
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
UTA Arad 37 8 5 2 1 6
2
Otelul Galati 33 8 5 1 2 2
3
FC Hermannstadt 31 8 3 2 3 4
4
Univ Cluj-Napoca 30 8 2 3 3 1
5
Petrolul Ploiesti 29 8 3 2 3 -4
6
FC Botosani 25 8 4 2 2 2
7
Politehnica Iasi 24 8 2 1 5 -3
8
FC Voluntari 24 8 2 4 2 2
9
FCU 1948 Craiova 22 8 1 3 4 -6
10
Dinamo Bucuresti 22 8 1 4 3 -4

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