Romanian Cup Finalist | Divizia A 2nd Cup Winners' Cup First round | |
Top goalscorer Claudiu Vaişcovici (27 goals) | ||
The 1987-88 season was FC Dinamo Bucureşti's 39th season in Divizia A. Dinamo had a perfect start in the championship, winning the first ten games. In the 11th round came the first and only defeat of the season, against Politehnica Timişoara. Despite that, Dinamo finished second, behind Steaua. In the Romanian Cup, Dinamo reached the final, where it met Steaua. The final had an unusual development. Steaua scored first, Dinamo equalised in the 87 minute, and in the additional time Steaua scored a goal, invalidated by the referee, due to offside. Steaua players left the field, Dinamo was given the trophy, but later the Romanian F.A. (bowing to pressure from the Communist Party) awarded the match 2-1 to Steaua. After the revolution of December 1989, Steaua propositioned to return the trophy to Dinamo, which refused to take it.
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In Europe, Dinamo was eliminated in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup, by the future winner of the competition, KV Mechelen.
Cup Winners' Cup
First round
KV Mechelen won 3-0 on aggregate
Squad
Goalkeepers: Dumitru Moraru, Florin Prunea, Bogdan Stelea.
Defenders: Ioan Andone, Bogdan Bucur, Vasile Jercălău, Iulian Mihăescu, Lică Movilă, Alexandru Nicolae, Mircea Rednic, Ioan Varga.
Midfielders: Ilie Balaci, Gheorghe Dumitrașcu, Ionuț Lupescu, Dănuț Lupu, Dorin Mateuț, Costel Orac, Gheorghe Timiș.
Forwards: Rodion Cămătaru, Marian Damaschin, Florin Răducioiu, Claudiu Vaișcovici.
Transfers
Dinamo brought Claudiu Vaişcovici in the winter break. The striker bought from Victoria Bucureşti scored 22 goals for Dinamo in the second part of the championship.