Romania national football team results (1940–59)

Romania national football team results
2000 – present (Matches 529 –) 1980–1999 (Matches 311 – 528) 1960–1979 (Matches 153 – 310) 1940–1959 (Matches 83 – 152) 1922–1939 (Matches 1 – 82)

      Win        Draw        Loss

This is a list of the Romania national football team results from 1940 to 1959.

1940

Romania  v  Yugoslavia

31 March 1940 Danube Cup 1940	Romania	3 – 3	Yugoslavia	Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest
	Bindea  25', 67' Barátky  44'	(Report)	12', 60' Valjarević  44' Božović	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Rubint Lajos

Italy  v  Romania

14 April 1940 Friendly	Italy	2 – 1	Romania	Stadio Nazionale del P.N.F, Rome
	Biavati  61' Piola  78'	(Report)	47' Barátky	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Alois Beranek

Hungary  v  Romania

19 May 1940 Danube Cup 1940	Hungary	2 – 0	Romania	Üllői út, Budapest
	György  68' László  74'	(Report)		Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mika Popović

Germany  v  Romania

14 July 1940 Friendly	Germany	9 – 3	Romania	Waldstadion, Frankfurt am Main
	Plener  16', 59' Hahnemann  19', 26' Walter  33', 76', 81' Fiederer  58', 59'	(Report)	53', 79' Barátky  70' Ploeşteanu	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni

Yugoslavia  v  Romania

22 September 1940 Danube Cup 1940	Yugoslavia	1 – 2	Romania	Stadion Beogradski SK, Belgrade
	Petrović  17'	(Report)	41' Popescu  51' Bogdan	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Generoso Dattilo

1941

Romania  v  Germany

1 June 1941 Friendly	Romania	1 – 4	Germany	Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest
	Niculescu  88'	(Report)	5', 67' Wilimowski  26' Walter  33' Kobierski	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ján Bízik

Romania  v  Slovakia

12 October 1941 Friendly	Romania	3 – 2	Slovakia	Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest
	Choumis  88' Bindea  44', 50'	(Report)	15' Kuchár  58' Bolček	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Generoso Dattilo

1942

Germany  v  Romania

16 August 1942 Friendly	Germany	7 – 0	Romania	Hindenburg Kampfbahn, Beuthen
	Walter  44', 49', 55' Klingler  60' Decker  70' Burdenski  82' Wilimowski  85'	(Report)		Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Jozef Mohler

Slovakia  v  Romania

23 August 1942 Friendly	Slovakia	1 – 0	Romania	Tehelné pole, Bratislava
	Bolček  15'	(Report)		Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Helmut Finck

Romania  v  Croatia

11 October 1942 Friendly	Romania	2 – 2	Croatia	Stadionul ANEF, Bucharest
	Florian  28' Bogdan  65'	(Report)	9' Cimermančić  18' Wölfl	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Todor Atanasov

1943

Romania  v  Slovakia

13 June 1942 Friendly	Romania	2 – 2	Slovakia	Stadionul Giuleşti, Bucharest
	Marian  12' Kovacs  48'	(Report)	50' Balázsy  88' Bolček	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Todor Atanasov

1945

Hungary  v  Romania

30 September 1945 Friendly	Hungary	7 – 2	Romania	Budapest, Hungary
	Hidegkuti  8', 87' Puskás  15', 69' Zsengellér  25' Rudas  32' Nyers  33'	(Report)	20' Fabian  40' Petschovschi	Stadium: Üllői út Attendance: 35000 Referee: Pál Hertzka

1946

Bulgaria  v  Romania

8 October 1945 1946 BC	Bulgaria	2 – 2	Romania	Tirana, Albania
	Negrescu  33' (aut.) Milev  22'	(Report)	40' Reuter  88' Tóth	Stadium: Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa Attendance: 20000 Referee: Marijan Matančić

Romania  v  Yugoslavia

11 October 1945 1946 BC	Romania	2 – 1	Yugoslavia	Tirana, Albania
	Reuter  18' Fabian  24'	(Report)	42' Simonovski	Stadium: Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa Attendance: 25000 Referee: Andrey Zlatarev

Albania  v  Romania

13 October 1945 1946 BC	Albania	1 – 0	Romania	Tirana, Albania
	Teliti  55'	(Report)		Stadium: Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa Attendance: 20000 Referee: Marijan Matančić

1947

Albania  v  Romania

25 May 1947 1947 BC	Albania	0 – 4	Romania	Tirana, Albania
		(Report)	29', 69', 79' Farkas  48' Kovacs	Stadium: Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa Attendance: 20000 Referee: Kamarás Árpád

Romania  v  Yugoslavia

22 June 1947 1947 BC	Romania	1 – 3	Yugoslavia	Bucharest, Romania
	Farkas  42'	(Report)	37', 53' Bobek  39' Jezerkić	Stadium: Stadionul Giulești Attendance: 25000 Referee: Molnár Imre

Bulgaria  v  Romania

6 July 1947 Balkan Cup 1947	Bulgaria	2 – 3	Romania	Sofia, Bulgaria
	Stankov  47' Iordanov  82'	(Report)	38' Băcuț  59' Petschovski  61' Marian	Stadium: Stadionul Yunak Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Marijan Matančić

Poland  v  Romania

19 July 1947 Friendly	Poland	1 – 2	Romania	Warsaw, Poland
	Cieślik  53'	(Report)	3', 61' Spielmann	Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego Attendance: 30.000 Referee: Jaroslav Vlček

Romania  v  Czechoslovakia

21 September 1947 Friendly	Romania	2 – 6	Czechoslovakia	Bucharest, Romania
	Spielmann  45' Dumitrescu  59'	(Report)	8', 73' Kubala  17', 25' Cejp  70', 79' Šimanský	Stadium: Stadionu Giulești Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Maximilian Sznajder

Romania  v  Hungary

12 October 1947 Balkan Cup 1947	Romania	0 – 3	Hungary	Bucharest, Romania
	Spielmann  45' Dumitrescu  59'	(Report)	22' Egresi  38', 83' Puskás	Stadium: Stadionul Giulești Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Milenko Podubski

Romania  v  Poland

26 October 1947 Friendly	Romania	0 – 0	Poland	Bucharest, Romania
		(Report)		Stadium: Stadionul Giulești Attendance: 6.000 Referee: Kamarás Árpád

1948

Romania  v  Albania

2 May 1948 Balkan Cup 1948	Romania	0 – 1	Albania	Bucharest, Romania
		(Report)	63' Mirashi	Stadium: Stadionul Giulești Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Dimitar Stoianov

Hungary  v  Romania

6 June 1948 Balkan Cup 1948	Hungary	9 – 0	Romania	Budapest, Hungary
	Mészáros  30', 46' Egresi  43', 61', 72' Puskás  58', 82' Kocsis  67', 85'	(Report)		Stadium: Megyeri úti Stadion Attendance: 45.000 Referee: P. Mlinarić

Romania  v  Bulgaria

20 June 1948 Balkan Cup 1948	Romania	3 – 2	Bulgaria	Bucharest, Romania
	Farkas  22', 71' Dumitrescu  78'	(Report)	14' Țvetkov  15' Argirov	Stadium: Stadionul Giulești Attendance: 20.000 Referee: György Szigeti

Romania  v  Czechoslovakia

4 July 1948 Balkan Cup 1948	Romania	2 – 1	Czechoslovakia	Bucharest, Romania
	Iordache  22' Bartha  90'	(Report)	77' Menclík	Stadium: Stadionul Giulești Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Maximilian Sznajder

Poland  v  Romania

10 October 1948 Friendly	Poland	0 – 0	Romania	Chorzów, Poland
		(Report)		Stadium: Stadion Ruchu Attendance: 50.000 Referee: Jaroslav Vlček

Romania  v  Hungary

24 October 1948 Balkan Cup 1948	Romania	1 – 5	Hungary	Bucharest, Romania
	Petschovski  77'	(Report)	44', 64', 83' Puskás  49', 68' Deák	Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Jaroslav Vlček

1949

Romania  v  Poland

8 May 1949 Friendly	Romania	2 – 1	Poland	Bucharest, Romania
	Petschovski  5', 31'	(Report)	64' Mamoń	Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 35.000 Referee: György Dankó

Czechoslovakia  v  Romania

22 May 1949 Friendly	Czechoslovakia	3 – 2	Romania	Praga, Czechoslovakia
	Šimanský  32', 46' Pažický  22'	(Report)	16' Vaczi  25' Lungu	Stadium: Stadionul Strahov Attendance: 55.000 Referee: Andor Dorogi

Romania  v  Albania

23 October 1949 Friendly	Romania	1 – 1	Albania	Bucharest, Romania
	Petschovski  23'	(Report)	50' Teliti	Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 40.000 Referee: György Dankó

Albania  v  Romania

29 November 1949 Friendly	Albania	1 – 4	Romania	Praga, Czechoslovakia
	Mirashi  50'	(Report)	22', 57' Lungu  33' Vaczi  68' Filotti	Stadium: Stadiumi Qemal Stafa Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Ferenc Palásti

1950

Poland  v  Romania

14 May 1950 Friendly	Poland	3 – 3	Romania	Wrocław, Poland
	Cieślik  18', 25', 76'	(Report)	15' Mercea  47' Vaczi  65' Bodo	Stadium: Stadion Olimpijski Attendance: 60.000 Referee: Sándor Harangozó

Romania  v  Czechoslovakia

21 May 1950 Friendly	Romania	1 – 1	Czechoslovakia	Bucharest, Romania
	Bodo  66'	(Report)	88' Žďárský	Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Ferenc Palásti

Romania  v  Albania

8 October 1950 Friendly	Romania	6 – 0	Albania	Bucharest, Romania
	Petschovski  10', 18' Rădulescu  13', 41' Mercea  15' Suru  80'	(Report)		Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Jaroslav Vlček

1951

Czechoslovakia  v  Romania

20 May 1951 Friendly	Czechoslovakia	2 – 2	Romania	Praga, Czechoslovakia
	Cejp  16' Vlk  61'	(Report)	40', 73' Vaczi	Stadium: Stadionul Strahov Attendance: 50.000 Referee: György Dankó

1952

Romania  v  Czechoslovakia

11 May 1952 Friendly	Romania	3 – 1	Czechoslovakia	Bucharest, Romania
	Paraschiva  9' Serfözö  80' Ozon  90'	(Report)	84' Pluskal	Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 45.000 Referee: János Pósa

Romania  v  Czechoslovakia

25 May 1952 Friendly	Romania	1 – 0	Czechoslovakia	Bucharest, Romania
	Paraschiva  49'	(Report)		Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Jaroslav Vlček

Hungary  v  Romania

15 July 1952 Jocurile Olimpice de vară din 1952	Hungary	2 – 1	Romania	Turku, Finland
	Czibor  22' Kocsis  74'	(Report)	Suru  85'	Stadium: Kupittaan Jalkapallostadion Attendance: 10.653 Referee: Nikolai Latîșev

Romania  v  East Germany

26 October 1952 Friendly	Romania	3 – 1	East Germany	Bucharest, Romania
	Vaczi  23', 32', 48'	(Report)	Schnieke  24'	Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Frantisek Fronczik

1953

Czechoslovakia  v  Romania

14 June 1953 1954 WCQ	Czechoslovakia	2 – 0	Romania	Praga, Czechoslovakia
	Pažický  54' Vlk  69'	(Report)		Stadium: Stadionul Strahov Attendance: 50.000 Referee: János Pósa

Romania  v  Bulgaria

28 June 1953 1954 WCQ	Romania	3 – 1	Bulgaria	Bucharest, Romania
	Petschovski  20', 30' (pen) Ene  82'	(Report)	53' Dobromir Tașkov	Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 45.000 (sau 60.000[1][2][3]) Referee: Gerhard Schulz

Bulgaria  v  Romania

11 October 1953 1954 WCQ	Bulgaria	1 – 2	Romania	Sofia, Bulgaria
	Kolev  28'	(Report)	27' Serfözö  52' Călinoiu	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Andor Dorogi

Romania  v  Czechoslovakia

25 October 1953 1954 WCQ	Romania	0 – 1	Czechoslovakia	Bucharest, Romania
		(Report)	29' (pen) Šafránek	Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 90.000 Referee: Gerhard Schulz

1954

East Germany  v  Romania

8 May 1954 Friendly	East Germany	0 – 1	Romania	Berlin, Germany
		(Report)	37' Ozon	Stadium: Walter Ulbricht Stadion Attendance: 90.000[4][5] Referee: Jaroslav Vlček

Hungary  v  Romania

19 September 1954 Friendly	Hungary	5 – 1	Romania	Budapest, Hungary
	Kocsis  21', 34' Hidegkuti  43', 53' Budai  67'	(Report)	22' Ozon	Stadium: Népstadion Attendance: 93.000 Referee: Metoděj Charousek

1955

Romania  v  Poland

29 May 1955 Friendly	Romania	2 – 2	Poland	Bucharest, Romania
	Ozon  9' Georgescu  76'	(Report)	65' Hachorek  67' Cieślik	Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 80.000 Referee: Nikolay Balakin

Norway  v  Romania

12 June 1955 Friendly	Norway	0 – 1	Romania	Oslo, Norvegia
		(Report)	15' Ozon	Stadium: Ullevaal Attendance: 17.506 Referee: Wolf Karni

Sweden  v  Romania

12 June 1955 Friendly	Sweden	4 – 1	Romania	Göteborg, Suedia
	Bengtsson  2' Hamrin  15', 72' Svensson  67'	(Report)	75' Georgescu	Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 23.266 Referee: Helge Andersen

Romania  v  East Germany

18 September 1955 Friendly	Romania	2 – 3	East Germany	Bucharest, Romania
	Georgescu  7' Suru  28'	(Report)	15' Wirth  80', 90' Tröger	Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 90.000 Referee: Sándor Harangozó

Romania  v  Belgium

28 September 1955 Friendly	Romania	1 – 0	Belgium	Bucharest, Romania
	Georgescu  79'	(Report)		Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 90.000 Referee: Martin Macko

Romania  v  Bulgaria

9 October 1955 Friendly	Romania	1 – 1	Bulgaria	Bucharest, Romania
	Georgescu  32'	(Report)	65' Panaiotov	Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 70.000 Referee: Carl Steiner

1956

Yugoslavia  v  Romania

22 April 1956 Friendly	Yugoslavia	0 – 1	Romania	Belgrad, Yugoslavia
		(Report)	83' Gheorghe Cacoveanu	Stadium: Stadion Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija Attendance: 45.000 Referee: Giorgio Bernardi

Romania  v  Sweden

17 June 1956 Friendly	Romania	0 – 2	Sweden	Bucharest, Romania
		(Report)	32' Thillberg  57' Johansson	Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 80.000 Referee: Károly Balla

Romania  v  Norway

28 June 1956 Friendly	Romania	2 – 0	Norway	Bucharest, Romania
	Zaharia  36' David  44'	(Report)		Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 60.000 Referee: Borce Nedelkovski

Bulgaria  v  Romania

10 September 1956 Friendly	Bulgaria	2 – 0	Romania	Sofia, Bulgaria
	Milanov  53' Ianev  85'	(Report)		Stadium: Stadionul Național Vasil Levski Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Vasilis Diamantopoulos

1957

Belgium  v  Romania

26 May 1957 Friendly	Belgium	1 – 0	Romania	Bruxelles, Belgium
	Van den Berg  40'	(Report)		Stadium: Stadionul Heysel Attendance: 23.452 Referee: Alfred Bond

Soviet Union  v  Romania

1 June 1957 Friendly	Soviet Union	1 – 1	Romania	Moscow, USSR
	Strelțov  78'	(Report)	51' Ene	Stadium: Stadionul Lujniki Attendance: 100.000 Referee: Sten Ahlner

Greece  v  Romania

16 June 1957 Preliminariile CMF 1958	Greece	1 – 2	Romania	Athens, Greece
	Panakis  29'	(Report)	15' Ene  78' Ozon	Stadium: Stadionul Panathinaikos Attendance: 18.000 Referee: Édouard Harzic

Romania  v  Yugoslavia

29 September 1957 Preliminariile CMF 1958	Romania	1 – 1	Yugoslavia	Bucharest, Romania
	Ene  78'	(Report)	52' Mujić	Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 68.758 Referee: Alfred Grill

Romania  v  Greece

3 November 1957 Preliminariile CMF 1958	Romania	3 – 0	Greece	Bucharest, Romania
	Petschovski  51' Tătaru  64' Cacoveanu  67'	(Report)		Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 54.465 Referee: Pierre Schwinte

Yugoslavia  v  Romania

17 November 1957 Preliminariile CMF 1958	Yugoslavia	2 – 0	Romania	Belgrad, Yugoslavia
	Milutinović  52', 78'	(Report)		Stadium: Stadion Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija Attendance: 55.000 Referee: Friedrich Seipelt

1958

East Germany  v  Romania

14 September 1958 Friendly	East Germany	3 – 2	Romania	Leipzig, East Germany
	Schröter  26' Assmy  57' Wirth  76'	(Report)	Constantin  27' Ene  61'	Stadium: Zentralstadion Attendance: 60.000 Referee: Nikolay Balakin

Romania  v  Hungary

26 October 1958 Friendly	Romania	1 – 2	Hungary	Bucharest, Romania
	Dinulescu  30'	(Report)	76' Vasas  77' Tichy	Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 90.000 Referee: Elmar Saar

Romania  v  Turkey

2 November 1958 Preliminariile CEF 1960	Romania	3 – 0	Turkey	Bucharest, Romania
	Oaidă  62' Constantin  77' Dinulescu  81'	(Report)		Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 70.000 Referee: Gottfried Dienst

1959

Turkey  v  Romania

26 April 1959 Preliminariile CEF 1960	Turkey	2 – 0	Romania	Istanbul, Turcia
	Lefter  13' (pen.), 54'	(Report)		Stadium: Mithatpașa Stadı Attendance: 35.000 Referee: Boris Nedelkovski

Soviet Union  Olimpică v  Romania

19 July 1959 Preliminariile pentru Jocurile Olimpice de vară din 1960	Soviet Union  Olimpică	2 – 0	Romania	Moscow, Russia
	Urin  11' Metreveli  61'	(Report)		Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 102.000 Referee: Orja Pättiniemi

Romania  v  Soviet Union Olympics

2 August 1959 1960 Olympics qual.	Romania	0 – 0	Soviet Union Olympics	Bucharest, Romania
		(Report)		Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 80.000 Referee: Grzegorz Aleksandrowicz

Poland  v  Romania

30 August 1959 Friendly	Poland	2 – 3	Romania	Warsaw, Poland
	Pol  32', 47'	(Report)	26', 45', 55' Dridea	Stadium: Stadion Dziesięciolecia Manifestu Lipcowego Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Nikolai Hlopotin

Romania  v  Bulgaria

8 November 1959 Preliminariile pentru Jocurile Olimpice de vară din 1960	Romania	1 – 0	Bulgaria	Bucharest, Romania
	Constantin  80'	(Report)		Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 80.000 Referee: János Pósa

References

1. http://rsssf.com/tablesr/roem-intres50.html
2. http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Romania/World_Cup/1954fwcROM_v_BGR
3. http://www.allworldcup.narod.ru/1954/PROTOCOL/QUALIF/ROMVSBGR.HTM
4. http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/national_team/games/1954.shtml
5. http://rsssf.com/tablesr/roem-intres50.html

All details are sourced to the match reports cited, unless otherwise specified:

External links

• Romanian Football Federation
• Matches of Romania (Romanian)
• RSSSF archive of results 1922–2006
• FIFA.com - Romania: Fixtures and Results
• World Referee - Matches featuring Romania
• EU-Football - international football match results of Romania 1922-present