Hungary–Romania football rivalry

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Puskás Aréna 01.jpgRomanian fans.jpg
Hungarian fans (top) and Romanian fans (bottom)
Teams Hungary
 Romania
First meetingRomania 1–2 Hungary
Friendly
Bucharest
(4 October 1936)
Latest meetingHungary 0–0 Romania
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
Budapest
(4 September 2015)
Next meetingTBD
Statistics
Meetings total25
Most wins Hungary (11)
Largest victory Hungary 9–0 Romania
Friendly
Budapest
(6 Jun 1948)

The Hungary–Romania football rivalry is a competitive sports rivalry that exists between the national football teams of the two countries and their respective sets of fans.

The national teams of Hungary and Romania are longtime rivals, as the two countries are neighbours and had numerous conflicts through history.[1][2]

The first official match between the two teams dates back to 1936.

Due to the general tension of the matches between the two teams and the numerous fan incidents resulting from the general feeling of antipathy between the two countries, it can be considered one of the most bitter rivalries of the football world.[citation needed]

Background[]

Hungary
Romania

While the two teams have not met often, the cause of the rivalry is a historic rivalry between the two countries.

After the end of the First World War and the Hungarian–Romanian War, the Treaty of Trianon was signed and Hungary lost Transylvania to Romania, as well as other territories to other neighboring countries.

As a result, there is still a general feeling of antipathy between both countries today, and they often use sports to fuel it, football matches being the most important as football is the most popular sport in the two countries.

Incidents[]

On 22 March 2013, during the FIFA World Cup 2014 qualification – UEFA Group D, around 5,000 Hungarian fans clashed with the Hungarian police after the game – the match was held with no spectators according to the former decision of FIFA because of the incidents of the Hungary–Israel friendly – at the Ferenc Puskás Stadium between the two teams finished 2–2.[3]

Days before a 6 September 2013 match at the Arena Națională between the two teams, during the FIFA World Cup 2014 qualification – UEFA Group D, the Hungarian fans chanted xenophobic chants aimed at Romania at matches in the Hungarian League and posted messages aiming at violence towards Romanians in online forums.[4] A part of the Hungarian fans went in Romania for the game with shirts showing the message "Hungary on Tour - Gypsyland, Bucharest 2013.09.06.".[5] Hours before the game, hundreds of Hungarian hooligans attempted devastating the Bucharest Old Town and starting fights with the Romanian police, who promptly stopped them using tear gas and brute force.[6][7] On 6 September 2013, during FIFA World Cup 2014 qualification – UEFA Group D in the Arena Națională, Romanian fans booed the Hungarian anthem and lit flares in some areas of the auditorium. After Hungary lost the match 0–3, Hungarian fans were quickly transported back home to prevent any conflict, but Hungarian fans clashed with both Romanian fans and police forces, angered by their team's crushing defeat against their biggest rivals.

On 11 October 2014, during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group F match between Romania and Hungary at the Arena Națională, illicit banners and crowd disturbances were detected by the UEFA.[8] After the Hungarian anthem was whistled by the Romanian fans,[9][10] during the intonatation of the Romanian anthem, the Hungarian fans turned on their backs and showed obscene gestures.[11] According to Gazeta Sporturilor, Romanian ultras were let to the Stadium without properly being searched[12] and, before the match between Hungary and Romania, threw firecrackers, lighters and steam grenades at the Hungarian fans, who responded by throwing broken chairs at the Romanian ultras. After the anthems were played, Hungarian fans broke the barriers that held their sector in the stadium closed and attempted to start a fight with the Romanian fans.[13] The security guards (employees of the BGS Security Division[14]) brutally tried to make order in the Romanian sector and many spectators, including some innocent ones, were injured. In response, the Romanian ultras threw two security guards through a fence. According to Adevărul, the events were not far away from a cancellation of the match, that would have resulted in a 0–3 score for Hungary, because the Romanian fans used pyrotechnical tools in a huge amount. As a result of the continuous explosions of steam petards, the situation was compared with the one at the Gaza Strip.[15] Finally, the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) apologized in front of the Romanian fans because of the actions of the security guards. Despite the FRF's earlier notifications, the Romanian fans made xenophobic chants like "Afară, afară cu ungurii din țară". In return, the Hungarian fans chanted "cigányok, cigányok".

During another game, Hungarian forward Ádám Szalai had a goal disallowed for offside six minutes before the break, causing Hungarian fans to set several seats on fire. The final result was 1–1, but the match was simply a side-note to the brutal violence both on and off the pitch. Scottish referee William Collum was forced to dish out 12 yellow cards during the match, while police sprayed tear gas at fans in the stands. Both sets of supporters created a deafening roar throughout the game, letting off flares and firecrackers, to the dismay of onlooking police.[16] The UEFA started an investigation and at the end, both countries' football federations were punished.[17]

One week before a 4 September 2015 game between the two teams, the Hungarian Football Federation fined 6 first league Hungarian clubs a total of over 3 million forints for xenophobic insults by their fans directed at Romania. These incidents occurred during the first league matches Diósgyőr-Újpest 2–1, Honvéd-Puskás Akadémia 0–0, Vasas-MTK 0–1 and Videoton-Debrecen 1–0, the fined clubs were Újpest, Honvéd, Videoton, Debrecen, MTK and Diósgyőr.[18]

On 3 September 2015, one day before an UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group F match, Hungarian football hooligans clashed with the Hungarian police in the streets of Budapest, 16 of them being arrested.[19] Furthermore, the hotel which was hosting the Romanian team was assaulted by Hungarian hooligans.[20] Hours before the game, Hungarian fans attempted fights against the Romanian fans in the Romanian fanzone by throwing firecrackers and flares at them, but the Hungarian police forced stopped the two groups of fans from clashing.[21] Also before the game, a small group of Romanian fans supporting rival Romanian teams (Steaua Bucharest and Dinamo Bucharest) started to insult and beat each other in one of the stands. The Steaua fans responsible for the altercation (there was already tension between the Dinamo and Steaua fans due to Steaua fans deciding to wear their SUD Steaua shirts at the game instead of Romania shirts like the other over 1000 Romanian fans, the altercation started when Steaua fans misheard Dinamo fans' "Trianon" chant directed at the Hungarian fans as "Dinamo" and tried attacking them) were escorted out of the arena.[22][23][24][25] In return, the Hungarian fans chanted "cigányok" at the Romanian fans.[26] The Romanian fans responded by chanting "bozgorii" at the Hungarian fans for much of the match.[27] During the game, Hungarian fans booed Romania's national anthem and lit flares and torches inside the stadium.[28] They also chanted xenophobic chants such as "cigányok" at the Romanian team and its fans for the remainder of the game, which finished 0–0.[29]

Matches[]

Friendly match
Romania 1–2 Hungary
Bindea Goal 22' Report Lázár Goal 65'
Toldi Goal 83'
Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest, Romania
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)

Friendly match
Romania 1–1 Hungary
Spielmann Goal 78' Report Tóth Goal 76'
Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest, Romania
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (Italy)

Friendly match
Hungary 2–0 Romania
Sárosi Goal 73'
Gyetvai Goal 75'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Yugoslavia)

Friendly match
Hungary 7–2 Romania
Hidegkuti Goal 8'86'
Puskás Goal 15'66'
Zsengellér Goal 25'
Rudas Goal 32'
Nyers Goal 39'
Report Fabian Goal 17'
Pecsovszky Goal 43'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: (Hungary)

Friendly match
Romania 0–3 Hungary
Report Egresi Goal 21'
Puskás Goal 35'74'
Stadionul CFR, Bucharest, Romania
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (Yugoslavia)

Friendly match
Hungary 9–0 Romania
Mészáros Goal 30'46'
Egresi Goal 43'60'71'
Puskás Goal 57'87'
Kocsis Goal 66'84'
Report
Megyeri úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: (Yugoslavia)

Friendly match
Romania 1–5 Hungary
Pecsovszky Goal 77' Report Puskás Goal 44'63'84'
Deák Goal 50'68'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: (Czechoslovakia)

Romania 1–2 Hungary
Suru Goal 86' Report Czibor Goal 22'
Kocsis Goal 73'
Kupittaa, Turku, Finland
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)

Friendly match
Hungary 5–1 Romania
Kocsis Goal 20'35'
Hidegkuti Goal 44'53'
Budai Goal 68'
Report Ozon Goal 24'
Attendance: 93,000
Referee: (Czechoslovakia)

Friendly match
Romania 1–2 Hungary
Dinulescu Goal 30' Report Vasas Goal 72'
Tichy Goal 78'
Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest, Romania
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Elmar Saar (Soviet Union)

Hungary 1–1 Romania
Branikovits Goal 11' Report Sătmăreanu Goal 56'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: (England)
Romania 2–2 Hungary
Dobrin Goal 14'
Neagu Goal 81'
Report Szőke Goal 5'
Kocsis Goal 36'
Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest, Romania
Attendance: 60,300
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
UEFA Euro 1972 Quarter Finals
Hungary 2–1 Romania
Kocsis Goal 26'
Szőke Goal 89'
Report Neagu Goal 32'
Stadion JNA, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Attendance: 32,130
Referee: Christos Michas (Greece)

Hungary won 5–4 on aggregate (After Replay; After Second Leg: 3–3)


1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
Hungary 1–0 Romania
Fazekas Goal 18' Report
Attendance: 68,000
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
Romania 0–0 Hungary
Report
Attendance: 70,000

Hungary 1–1 Romania
Hrutka Goal 82' Report Moldovan Goal 50'
Nepstadion, Budapest, Hungary
Attendance: 30,000
Romania 2–0 Hungary
Ilie Goal 2'
Munteanu Goal 15'
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (NOR)

Romania 2–0 Hungary
M. Niculae Goal 5'54' Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Eric Poulat (France)
Hungary 0–2 Romania
Report A. Ilie Goal 11'
M. Niculae Goal 27'
Attendance: 10,000

Friendly match
Hungary 0–3 Romania
Report Mihuț Goal 11'
Dănciulescu Goal 89'
Caramarin Goal 90+2'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Kapitanis (Cyprus)

Friendly match
Hungary 0–1 Romania
Report Ghioane Goal 42'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Slovakia)

Hungary 2–2 Romania
Vanczák Goal 16'
Dzsudzsák Goal 71' (pen.)
Report Mutu Goal 68' (pen.)
Chipciu Goal 90+2'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wolfgang Stark(Germany)
Romania 3–0 Hungary
Marica Goal 3'
Pintilii Goal 38'
Tănase Goal 87'
Report
Attendance: 41,405
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco(Spain)

Romania 1–1 Hungary
Rusescu Goal 45' Report Dzsudzsák Goal 82'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
Hungary 0–0 Romania
Report
Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary
Attendance: 22,060
Referee: Felix Brych(Germany)

Stadia[]

As of 1 September 2019

No Stadium Venue Matches Hungary wins Draws Romania wins
1. Ferenc Puskás Stadium Hungary Hungary, Budapest 7 2 3 2
2. Stadionul 23. August Romania Romania, Bucharest 3 1 2 0
3. Stadionul Republicii 3 2 1 0
4. Üllői úti stadion Hungary Hungary, Budapest 2 2 0 0
5. Arena Națională Romania Romania, Bucharest 2 0 1 1
6. Stadionul Ghencea 2 0 0 2
7. Partizan Stadium Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia, Belgrade 1 1 0 0
8. Megyeri úti Stadium Hungary Hungary, Budapest 1 1 0 0
9. Stadionul CFR Romania Romania, Timișoara 1 1 0 0
10. GSP Stadium Cyprus Cyprus, Nicosia 1 0 0 1
11. Veritas Stadion Finland Finland, Turku 1 1 0 0
12. Groupama Arena Hungary Hungary, Budapest 1 0 1 0

Statistics[]

As of 14 June 2016

Competition Hungary wins Draws Romania wins
Total 11 8 6

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Top scorers[]

  • Active players in bold

See also[]

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