Manager Mircea Lucescu Romanian Cup Finalist | Divizia A 2nd Cup Winners' Cup Quarterfinals | |
Top goalscorer Dorin Mateuţ (43 goals) | ||
The 1988-89 season was FC Dinamo Bucureşti's 40th season in Divizia A. After a couple of seasons in the European competitions without remarkable results , Dinamo qualified in the quarterfinals of the Cup Winners' Cup. Their opponents were Sampdoria Genoa, an Italian squad. The two games ended with draws, but Sampdoria moved forward due to an away goal. In the internal competitions, Dinamo couldn't interrupt Steaua's dominance, ending the championship in second place and losing the Romanian Cup final. Dorin Mateuţ won the European Golden Boot with 43 goals that were scored in the championship game.
Contents
Cup Winners' Cup
First round
Dinamo Bucureşti won 6-0 on aggregate
Second round
Dinamo Bucureşti won 2-1 on aggregate
Quarterfinals
Sampdoria Genova Bucureşti won 1-1 on aggregate due to away goal
Squad
Goalkeepers: Dumitru Moraru, Bogdan Stelea
Defenders: Ioan Andone, Bogdan Bucur, Michael Klein, Adrian Matei, Iulian Mihăescu, Alexandru Nicolae, Mircea Rednic, Ioan Varga
Midfielders: Ionuț Lupescu, Dănuț Lupu, Dorin Mateuț, Adrian Nicoară, Costel Orac, Ioan Ovidiu Sabău, Marcel Sabou, Gheorghe Viscreanu
Forwards: Rodion Cămătaru, Romeo Dochia, Florin Răducioiu, George Timiș, Claudiu Vaișcovici
Transfers
Dinamo brought Gheorghe Viscreanu from Flacăra Moreni and Ioan Ovidiu Sabău from ASA Târgu Mureș. In the winter break Dinamo brought Michael Klein from Corvinul Hunedoara and Adrian Matei from Rapid. Florin Prunea is loaned to U.Cluj.