| 1997–1998 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Mihai Stoica |
| Manager | Vasile Simionaș |
| Divizia A | 4th |
| Cupa României | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ştefan (14) All: Ştefan (14) State (9) Tănase (6) Maleş (4) Mihalache (4) Brătianu (3) Tofan (3) |
| 1997–1998 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Mihai Stoica |
| Manager | Vasile Simionaș |
| Divizia A | 4th |
| Cupa României | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ştefan (14) All: Ştefan (14) State (9) Tănase (6) Maleş (4) Mihalache (4) Brătianu (3) Tofan (3) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rapid București | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 24 | +46 | 78 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Argeș Pitești | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 65 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Oțelul Galați | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 64 | |
| 5 | Național București | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 60 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | Dinamo București | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 54 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 33 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 35 | −15 |
| 2 August 1997Matchday 1 | Oțelul Galați | 4–0 | Sportul Studenţesc | Galați |
Ion  16'State 25'Maleş 61'Tănase 82' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Adrian Porumboiu |
| 6 August 1997Matchday 2 | Gloria Bistrița | 0–3 | Oțelul Galați | Bistrița |
| Ștefan 27', 49' Tănase 39' | Stadium: Gloria Referee: Adrian Stoica |
| 9 August 1997Matchday 3 | Oțelul Galați | 3–0 | Universitatea Cluj | Galați |
| State 15' Ştefan 25' (pen.)Tănase 81' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Alexandru Dobrin |
| 23 August 1997Matchday 4 | Steaua București | 1–3 | Oțelul Galați | București |
| Rotariu 31' | Ştefan 27' Tofan 50'Maleş 79' | Stadium: Ghencea Referee: Aron Huzu |
| 30 August 1997Matchday 5 | Oțelul Galați | 7–0 | Jiul Petroșani | Galați |
| Ştefan 30', 48' (pen.) State 38', 86'Bratianu 63'Tofan 75'Maleş 84' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Valeriu Ioniță |
| 13 September 1997Matchday 6 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 0–0 | Oțelul Galați | Piatra Neamț |
| <! -- No info --> | Stadium: Ceahlăul Referee: Florin Chivulete |
| 21 September 1997Matchday 7 | Progresul București | 2–0 | Oțelul Galați | București |
| Vâsc 36' (pen.) Petre 61' | Stadium: Cotroceni Referee: Sorin Vădana |
| 24 September 1997Matchday 8 | Oțelul Galați | 3–1 | CSM Reșița | Galați |
| Brătianu 3' State 7'Ştefan 17' | Doană 27' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Cristian Marinescu |
| 4 October 1997Matchday 9 | Oțelul Galați | 3–0 | Foresta Fălticeni | Galați |
| Maleş 30' State 36'Bosânceanu 73' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Alexandru Crișan |
| 15 October 1997Matchday 10 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–2 | Oțelul Galați | Craiova |
| Ştefan 6' Tănase 66' | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Referee: Aron Huzu |
| 18 October 1997Matchday 11 | Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | Rapid București | Galați |
| Pelin 90' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Gheorghe Constantin |
| 26 October 1997Matchday 12 | Dinamo București | 2–0 | Oțelul Galați | București |
| Rednic 6' Contra 65' | Stadium: Ştefan Cel Mare Referee: Sorin Corpodean |
| 2 November 1997Matchday 13 | Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | FC Argeş | Galați |
| Ştefan 48' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Adrian Porumboiu |
| 8 November 1997Matchday 14 | Chindia Târgoviște | 4–2 | Oțelul Galați | Târgoviște |
| Ceaușu 18' Stoica 53'Pelin (o.g.) Jilăveanu 81' | State 30', 47' | Stadium: Chindia Referee: Iosif Biro |
| 15 November 1997Matchday 15 | Oțelul Galați | 2–0 | Petrolul Ploieşti | Galați |
| Tănase 12' State 26' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Aron Huzu |
| 22 November 1997Matchday 16 | Farul Constanța | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați | Constanța |
| Mohora 16' (pen.) | Stadium: Farul Referee: Alexandru Crișan |
| 29 November 1997Matchday 17 | Sportul Studenţesc | 0–1 | Oțelul Galați | București |
| Ştefan 33' (pen.) | Stadium: Sportul Referee: Stan Prodan |
| 6 December 1997Matchday 18 | Oțelul Galați | 3–0 | Gloria Bistrița | Galați |
| Balint 13' Arhire 71'Arhire 78' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Valeriu Ioniță |
| 13 December 1997Matchday 19 | Universitatea Cluj | 2–0 | Oțelul Galați | Cluj |
| Popescu 8', 44' | Stadium: Cluj Arena Referee: Alexandru Dobrin |
| 1 March 1998Matchday 20 | Oțelul Galați | 0–2 | Steaua București | Galați |
| Munteanu 37' (pen.), 79' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Aron Huzu |
| 7 March 1998Matchday 21 | Jiul Petroşani | 0–2 | Oțelul Galați | Petroşani |
| Pelin 48' Ştefan 74' | Stadium: Jiul Referee: Gheorghe Moise |
| 11 March 1998Matchday 22 | Oțelul Galați | 2–0 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | Galați |
| Ion 42' Brătianu 52' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Constantin Ene |
| 15 March 1998Matchday 23 | Oțelul Galați | 3–2 | Progresul București | Galați |
| Ion 6' Spirea 42'Tănase 90' | Sburlea 52', 71' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Sorin Corpodean |
| 22 March 1998Matchday 24 | CSM Reşiţa | 3–0 | Oțelul Galați | Reşița |
| Mutică 21' Szijj 70', 87' | Stadium: Mircea Chivu Referee: Iosif Biro |
| 28 March 1998Matchday 25 | Oțelul Galați | 1–2 | FCM Bacău | Galați |
| Ştefan 32' (pen.) | Ardeleanu 69' Pavel 78' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Adrian Stoica |
| 1 April 1998Matchday 26 | Foresta Fălticeni | 1–0 | FC Oțelul Galați | Fălticeni |
| Minescu 62' | Stadium: Foresta Referee: Valeriu Ioniță |
| 4 April 1998Matchday 27 | Oțelul Galați | 1–1 | Universitatea Craiova | Galați |
| Tofan 85' | Trică 31' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Florin Chivulete |
| 11 April 1998Matchday 28 | Rapid București | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați | București |
| Marinescu 89' | Stadium: Giuleşti Referee: Marian Salomir |
| 15 April 1998Matchday 29 | Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | Dinamo București | Galați |
| Ştefan 24' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Sorin Vădana |
| 18 April 1998Matchday 30 | FC Argeş | 1–1 | Oțelul Galați | Piteşti |
| Mutu 29' | Mihalache 72' | Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin Referee: Valeriu Ioniță |
| 25 April 1998Matchday 31 | Oțelul Galați | 2–1 | Chindia Târgovişte | Galați |
| Mihalache 57', 59' | Negru 28' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Marcel Lică |
| 29 April 1998Matchday 32 | Petrolul Ploieşti | 1–1 | Oțelul Galați | Ploieşti |
| Măldărăşanu 60' | Mihalache 75' | Stadium: Petrolul Referee: Iosif Biro |
| 2 May 1998Matchday 33 | Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | Farul Constanța | Galați |
| Ştefan 83' | Stadium: Oțelul Referee: Anton Heleşteanu |
| 12 November 1997Round of 32 | Laminorul Roman | 2–5 | Oțelul Galați | Roman |
| Țigănuș 45' (pen.) Bărbușcă 66' | Brătianu 3', 17' State 25'Ion 47', 54' | Stadium: Laminorul Referee: Marcel Lică |
| 3 December 1997Round of 16 | Oțelul Galați | 6–0 | Gloria Buzău | Brăila |
| Ion 5', 73' Ştefan 40'State 48', 90'Brătianu 81' | Stadium: Dacia Unirea Referee: Constantin Ene |
| 25 February 1998Quarter-finals | Dinamo București | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați | Buzău |
| Petre 55' | Stadium: Gloria Referee: Marcel Lică |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | DF | | Nemțanu | 23 | EU | Steaua București | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | DF | | Brătianu | 29 | EU | Universitatea Cluj | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF | | Mihalache | 22 | EU | Petrolul Ploiești | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CM |  | Shnayin | 21 | EU | Sportul Studențesc București | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CM | | Apostol | 16 | EU | Dunărea Galați | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF | | Stanciu | 22 | EU | ASA Târgu Mureș | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | DF |  | Lupașcu | 21 | EU | Nistru Otaci | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CM | | Rednic | 19 | EU | Dinamo București | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | DF | | Florea | 21 | EU | Dinamo București | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | DF | | Alexa | 22 | EU | Tiraspol | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CM | | Shnayin | 22 | EU | Petrolul Ploiești | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CM | | Pânzaru | 21 | EU | Dunărea Galați | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | ||
| - | DF | | Mirea | 26 | EU | Midia Năvodari | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF | | Cornea | 29 | EU | Gloria Bistrița | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | CF | | Dobrea | 28 | EU | Foresta Suceava | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| - | DF | | Urdaru | EU | Politehnica Iași | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.
The 1997–98 Divizia A was the eightieth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.
The 2003–04 Divizia B was the 64th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
In December 2004, with 2 months left on his contract, Sorin Cârţu and president Nicu Boghici agreed for a departure. January 2005 came with rumors which said that Mittal Steel would take over the team, for which they already were shirt sponsors. Soon after, Viorel Anghelinei, former player of Oțelul and referee, was appointed as the new president of the club. The new manager of Oțelul, Mihai Stoichiţă was announced on the 23rd of January.
Although at the end of the previous season they relegated, Oțelul managed to retain their spot in Divizia A after the merger of FC Astra Ploieşti and newly promoted Petrolul Ploieşti. After 15 rounds played in Divizia A, Costel Orac was fired in December and replaced with Sorin Cârţu.
In the summer of 2002, coach Marius Lăcătuş refused to extend his contract saying that he is unhappy with the current financial situation at Oțelul and left the team. Soon after, many players whose contracts were expiring also left the team. They were joined by vice-president Mihai Stoica, who signed for Steaua. President Ion Ionică appointed Costel Orac as the new manager. Later in that summer, Igor Pîrvu is named as the new president of the club.
Victor Roşca who was appointed on July 4, 2001 left the team in February 2002. Few days later, Lăcătuş was appointed as the new manager.
Oțelul have appointed Aurel Ţicleanu as their new manager, after the contract of Dumitru Dumitriu has expired. A few months later, in November, he resigned from the team. The team was left in charge of assistant-manager Ion Gigi until the winter-break. The new manager of the team, Ilie Dumitrescu, was announced on December 6, 2000. His contract ended after the last match of the season, in June 2001.
Oțelul have appointed Dumitru Dumitriu as their new manager after Vasile Simionaş left the team in early June.
The 2006–07 season was the 59th season in the existence of FC Steaua București and the club's 59th consecutive season in the top flight of Romanian football. In addition to the domestic league, Steaua București participated in this season's edition of the Cupa României, the Supercupa României, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup.
The 2011–12 season was the 64th season in the existence of FC Steaua București and the club's 64th consecutive season in the top flight of Romanian football. In addition to the domestic league, Steaua București participated in this season's edition of the Cupa României, the Supercupa României and the UEFA Europa League.
The 2012–13 Cupa României was the seventy-fifth season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament. The winner of the competition qualifies for the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, if they have not already qualified for European competition; if so then the first non-European place of the 2012–13 Liga I qualifies for the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
The 2013–14 Cupa României was the seventy-sixth season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament. The winner of the competition qualifies for the third qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, if they have not already qualified for European competition; if so then the first non-European place of the 2013–14 Liga I qualifies for the second qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.
The 2014–15 Cupa României was the seventy-seventh season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. Astra Giurgiu, last season's title holders, were eliminated in the Round of 32 by the Liga II team Mioveni. Steaua București won the tournament.
The 2003–04 season was the 56th season in the existence of FC Steaua București and the club's 56th consecutive season in the top flight of Romanian football. In addition to the domestic league, Steaua București participated in this season's editions of the Cupa României and the UEFA Cup.