Romania national football team results (1922–1939)

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Romania national football team results
  • Unofficial matches (47 matches)
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The Romania national football team represents Romania in international association football and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. Between their first match 1922 and 1939, when competitive football stopped for the Second World War, Romania played in 82 matches, resulting in 36 victories, 14 draws, 32 defeats. Throughout this period they played in the Balkan Cup six times between 1931 and 1936 with Romania taking home three titles in 1929–31, 1933 and 1936. Romania also qualified through to three FIFA World Cup's during the 1930s where they got eliminated in the first round in all three attempts with the national team finishing second in their group at the 1930 edition before being eliminated by Czechoslovakia (1934) and Cuba (1938) respectively in the following cups.

1922[]

8 June 1922 1922 KAC Yugoslavia  1 – 2  Romania Kingdom of Yugoslavia , Belgrade
17:00 Šifer 35' (pen.) (Report) 41' (pen.) Rónnay
61' Guga		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Austria Heinrich Retschury
3 September 1922 Friendly Romania  1 – 1  Poland Romania , Chernivtsi
Kozovits 63' (Report) 20' Duźniak Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Austria Hans Schmidt

1923[]

10 June 1923 Romania  1 – 2  Yugoslavia Romania , Bucharest
Rónnay 47' (Report) 23', 39' Vinek Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Austria Heinrich Retschury
1 July 1923 Friendly Romania  0 – 6  Czechoslovakia Romania Stadionul Orașului, Cluj
(Report) 16', 29' Vlček
50', 66' Sloup
69', 82' Čapek		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Austria Max Seemann
2 September 1923 Friendly Poland  1 – 1  Romania Poland Marshal Józef Piłsudski Polish Army Stadium, Lviv
Kuchar 16' (Report) 38' Guga Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Germany Carl Koppehel
26 October 1923 Friendly Turkey  2 – 2  Romania Turkey Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Sporel 32', 50' (Report) 20', 53' Gansl Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Czechoslovakia Anton Krátký

1924[]

20 May 1924 Friendly Austria  4 – 1  Romania Austria , Wien
Kanhäuser 2', 52', 85'
Häusler 77'		 (Report) 73' Ströck Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Germany Peco Bauwens
27 May 1924 1924 OG Netherlands  6 – 0  Romania France Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes
8'
Pijl 28', 52', 60', 67'
de Natris 80'		 (Report) Attendance: 1,840
Referee: Switzerland Félix Herren
31 August 1924 Friendly Czechoslovakia  4 – 1  Romania Czechoslovakia , Prague
33'
Kolenatý 35'
58'
79'		 (Report) 85' Semler Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Austria Max Seemann

1925[]

1 May 1925 Friendly Romania  1 – 2  Turkey Romania Stadionul Romcomit, Bucharest
66' (Report) 62' Sporel
87' Leblebi		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: England A. Rolton
31 May 1925 Friendly Bulgaria  2 – 4  Romania Bulgaria Yunak Stadium, Sofia
4'
89'		 (Report) 14', 65' Wetzer
60', 81' (pen.) Semler		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Italy Umberto Marca

1926[]

25 April 1926 Friendly Romania  6 – 1  Bulgaria Romania Stadionul Romcomit, Bucharest
Guga 17'
24', 44'
Nagy-Csomag 55'
Ströck 62' (pen.)
Avar 80'		 (Report) 70' Denev Attendance: 12,000
Referee: England A. Rolton
7 May 1926 Friendly Turkey  1 – 3  Romania Turkey Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Peykoğlu 71' (Report) 54', 63' Semler
59' Matek		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: England W. H. Allen
3 October 1926 Yugoslavia  2 – 3  Romania Kingdom of Yugoslavia Stadion Concordije, Zagreb
Percl 47', 49' (Report) 19' Semler
65' Wetzer
69' Guga		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Czechoslovakia Ladislav Štépanovský

1927[]

10 May 1927 Romania  0 – 3  Yugoslavia Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
(Report) 6'
23' Giler
25' 		Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hungary Ferenc Gerő
19 June 1927 Friendly Romania  3 – 3  Poland Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Avar 12', 60'
Tänzer 41'		 (Report) 51' Kałuża
64' Pazurek
76' Wójcik		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Czechoslovakia Ladislav Štépanovský

1928[]

15 April 1928 Friendly Romania  4 – 2  Turkey Romania , Arad
Wetzer 40'
Uluğ 55' (o.g.)
Sepi 68'
Nagy-Csomag 83'		 (Report) 18' Faruki
73' Atak		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kingdom of Yugoslavia Josip Fabris
6 May 1928 Yugoslavia  3 – 1  Romania Kingdom of Yugoslavia , Belgrade
Sotirović 7', 42'
Marjanović 26'		 (Report) 85' Possak Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Hungary Mihály Ivanicsics

1929[]

21 April 1929 Friendly Romania  3 – 0  Bulgaria Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Ciolac 64', 71', 73' (Report) Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hungary Mihály Ivanicsics
10 May 1929 Romania  2 – 3  Yugoslavia Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Subășeanu 20'
Boros 35'		 (Report) 27' Pavelić
60' Lemešić
62' Hitrec		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Austria Eugen Braun
15 September 1929 Friendly Bulgaria  2 – 3  Romania Bulgaria Levski Field, Sofia
Staykov 37', 60' (Report) 30' Sepi
61' Kovács
67' Deșu		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hungary Ferenc Gerő
6 October 1929 1929-31 BlC Romania  2 – 1  Yugoslavia Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Sepi 35'
Ciolac 40'		 (Report) 71' Marjanović Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bulgaria Georgi Grigorov

1930[]

4 May 1930 Yugoslavia  2 – 1  Romania Kingdom of Yugoslavia , Belgrade
Premerl 12'
32'		 (Report) 72' Deșu Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Czechoslovakia Ladislav Štépanovský
25 May 1930 1929-31 BlC Romania  8 – 1  Greece Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Wetzer 8', 34', 75', 76', 80'
Vogl 43'
Raffinsky 57' (pen.)
Dobay 77'		 (Report) 15' Andrianopoulos Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kingdom of Yugoslavia Jovan Ružić
14 July 1930 1930 WC Romania  3 – 1  Peru Uruguay Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo
Deșu 1'
Stanciu 79'
Kovács 89'		 (Report) 75' Ferreira Attendance: 300
Referee: Chile Alberto Warnken
21 July 1930 1930 WC Uruguay  4 – 0  Romania Uruguay Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Dorado 7'
Scarone 26'
Anselmo 31'
Cea 35'		 (Report) Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Brazil Almeida Rêgo
12 October 1930 1929-31 BlC Bulgaria  5 – 3  Romania Bulgaria Slavia Stadium, Sofia
Staykov 11' (pen.)
Stoyanov 34'
Peshev 47'
Vasilev 50'		 (Report) 23', 43' Wetzer
71' (o.g.) Vasilev		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kingdom of Yugoslavia Jovan Ružić

1931[]

10 May 1931 1929-31 BlC Romania  5 – 2  Bulgaria Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Sepi 25'
Bodola 50', 66'
Stanciu 68', 81'		 (Report) 51' Lozanov
89' Panchev		 Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kingdom of Yugoslavia Josip Fabris
28 June 1931 1929-31 BlC Yugoslavia  2 – 4  Romania Kingdom of Yugoslavia Stadion H.A.S.K., Zagreb
36'
Marjanović 60'		 (Report) 16' Glanzmann
49', 89' Bodola
50' Kovács		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Greece Apostolos Nikolaidis
23 August 1931 Friendly Poland  2 – 3  Romania Poland Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Nawrot 80'
Wypijewski 87'		 (Report) 5', 78' Sepi
29' Kocsis		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Czechoslovakia František Cejnar
26 August 1931 Friendly Lithuania  2 – 4  Romania Lithuania , Kaunas
34'
37'		 (Report) 3', 28', 81' Bodola
58' Sepi		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Latvia Juris Rēdlihs
20 September 1931 1931-34 CEAC Romania  4 – 1 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia B Romania Stadionul Carol al-II-lea, Oradea
Stanciu 19'
Kocsis 28', 87'
Glanzmann 47'		 (Report) 35' Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kingdom of Yugoslavia Bora Vasiljević
4 October 1931 1931-34 CEAC Hungary B Hungary 4 – 0  Romania Hungary , Budapest
6', 28'
Vogl 60' (o.g.)
Engelhardt 68'		 (Report) Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kingdom of Yugoslavia Josip Fabris
29 November 1931 1929-31 BlC Greece  2 – 4  Romania Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
34', 39' (Report) 13', 18', 84' Bodola
51' Sepi		 Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kingdom of Yugoslavia Josip Fabris

1932[]

8 May 1932 1931-34 CEAC Romania  4 – 1 Austria Austria B Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Kovács 35'
Kocsis 36', 85'
Bodola 44'		 (Report) 17' Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hungary Mihály Ivanicsics
12 June 1932 Friendly Romania  6 – 3  France Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bodola 10', 81'
Wetzer 17', 68'
Schwartz 20', 46'		 (Report) 63' (pen.) Chardar
75', 77' Rolhion		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hungary Mihály Ivanicsics
26 June 1932 1932 BlC Bulgaria  2 – 0  Romania Kingdom of Yugoslavia , Belgrade
Peshev 65', 89' (Report) Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kingdom of Yugoslavia Mika Popović
28 June 1932 1932 BlC Greece  0 – 3  Romania Kingdom of Yugoslavia , Belgrade
(Report) 6' Ciolac
9' Schwartz
16' Bodola		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bulgaria Stefan Chumpalov
3 July 1932 1932 BlC Yugoslavia  3 – 1  Romania Kingdom of Yugoslavia , Belgrade
21'
Živković 30'
Vujadinović 42'		 (Report) 36' Kovács Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Greece Stavros Hatzopoulos
2 October 1932 Friendly Romania  0 – 5  Poland Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
(Report) 5' Matyas
8', 25', 78' Nawrot
38' Urban		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kingdom of Yugoslavia Josip Fabris
16 October 1932 1931-34 CEAC Austria B Austria 0 – 1  Romania Austria , Linz
(Report) 1' Rónay Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Czechoslovakia Bohumil Ženišek

1933[]

4 June 1933 1933 BlC Romania  7 – 0  Bulgaria Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Vâlcov 11', 76'
Dobay 53', 62'
Ciolac 57', 61', 66'		 (Report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Greece Stavros Hatzopoulos
8 June 1933 1933 BlC Romania  1 – 0  Greece Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Dobay 24' (Report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kingdom of Yugoslavia Josip Fabris
11 June 1933 1933 BlC Romania  5 – 0  Yugoslavia Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bindea 7'
Ciolac 10'
Bodola 13', 40'
Dobay 42'		 (Report) Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Bulgaria Nikola Dosev
24 September 1933 1931-34 CEAC Romania  5 – 1 Hungary Hungary B Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Sepi 8', 32', 47', 83'
Bindea 77'		 (Report) 33' Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Bulgaria Nikola Dosev
29 October 1933 1934 WC q. Switzerland   2 – 0  Romania Switzerland Wankdorfstadion, Bern
(Report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Netherlands Hans Samuel Boekman
Note: ROU fielded an ineligible player, so FIFA accordingly awarded SWI a 2–0 win for the match

1934[]

25 March 1934 1931-34 CEAC Czechoslovakia B Czechoslovakia 2 – 2  Romania Czechoslovakia , Pardubice
20'
Kalocsay 83'		 (Report) 28' Kovács
49' Dobay		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Poland Maximilian Sznajder
29 April 1934 1934 WC q. Romania  2 – 1  Yugoslavia Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Schwartz 38'
Dobay 74'		 (Report) 71' Kragić Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Belgium John Langenus
27 May 1934 1934 WC Czechoslovakia  2 – 1  Romania Italy Stadio Littorio, Trieste
Puč 50'
Nejedlý 67'		 (Report) 11' Dobay Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Belgium John Langenus
14 October 1934 Friendly Poland  3 – 3  Romania Poland Marshal Józef Piłsudski Polish Army Stadium, Lviv
Martyna 12' (pen.), 63' (pen.)
Urban 60'		 (Report) 52', 86' Dobay
52' Ciolac		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kingdom of Yugoslavia Josip Fabris
27 December 1934 1934-35 BlC Greece  2 – 2  Romania Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Andrianopoulos 14'
Choumis 75'		 (Report) 5' Dobay
13' Ciolac		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Bulgaria Nikola Dosev
30 December 1934 1934-35 BlC Bulgaria  2 – 3  Romania Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Angelov 46', 50' (Report) 14', 31' Bodola
37' Ciolac		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Greece Sotiris Asprogerakas

1935[]

1 January 1935 1934-35 BlC Romania  0 – 4  Yugoslavia Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
(Report) 10' Tirnanić
34' Marjanović
67', 83' Tomašević		 Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Greece Stavros Hatzopoulos
17 June 1935 1935 BlC Romania  0 – 2  Yugoslavia Bulgaria Yunak Stadium, Sofia
(Report) 33' Marjanović
56' Sekulić		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Greece Stavros Hatzopoulos
19 June 1935 1935 BlC Bulgaria  4 – 0  Romania Bulgaria Yunak Stadium, Sofia
Lozanov 11'
Yordanov 33'
Peshev 49'
Sucitulescu 62' (o.g.)		 (Report) Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Greece Stavros Hatzopoulos
24 June 1935 1935 BlC Greece  2 – 2  Romania Bulgaria Levski Field, Sofia
Choumis 10', 15' (Report) 24' Bodola
26' Gruin		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bulgaria Nikola Dosev
25 August 1935 Friendly Germany  4 – 2  Romania Germany Mitteldeutsche Kampfbahn, Erfurt
Rasselnberg 1'
Lenz 72'
Simetsreiter 78'
Hohmann 80'		 (Report) 15', 77' Vâlcov Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Netherlands Johannes Franciscus van Moorsel
1 September 1935 Friendly Sweden  7 – 1  Romania Sweden Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
17'
Keller 47'
Nilsson 70', 73', 87'
Jonasson 72'
Persson 74'		 (Report) 60' Georgescu Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Italy Rinaldo Barlassina
3 November 1935 Friendly Romania  4 – 1  Poland Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Schileru 1'
Bindea 20', 35'
Sepi 73'		 (Report) 36' Pazurek Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kingdom of Yugoslavia Jovan Ružić

1936[]

10 May 1936 Romania  3 – 2  Yugoslavia Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bodola 21', 46', 51' (Report) 32' Vujadinović
67' Tomašević		 Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Belgium John Langenus
17 May 1936 1936 BlC Romania  5 – 2  Greece Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bodola 21', 85'
Schwartz 37', 75'
Dobay 77'		 (Report) 31'
76' 		Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Germany Peco Bauwens
24 May 1936 1936 BlC Romania  4 – 1  Bulgaria Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Schwartz 10', 55'
Ciolac 66'
Dobay 69'		 (Report) 35' Angelov Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Germany Peco Bauwens
4 October 1936 Friendly Romania  1 – 2  Hungary Romania Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bindea 24' (Report) 65' Lázár
83' Toldi		 Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Belgium John Langenus

1937[]

18 April 1937 Romania  1 – 1  Czechoslovakia Romania Stadionul Regele Carol II, Bucharest
Bodola 63' (Report) 81' Nejedlý Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Italy Rinaldo Barlassina
10 June 1937 Friendly Romania  2 – 1  Belgium Romania Stadionul Regele Carol II, Bucharest
Barátky 34', 79' (Report) 87' Voorhoof Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Czechoslovakia Augustin Krist
27 June 1937 Friendly Romania  2 – 2  Sweden Romania Stadionul Regele Carol II, Bucharest
Barátky 25', 89' (Report) 29', 37' Jonasson Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Belgium John Langenus
4 July 1937 Friendly Poland  2 – 4  Romania Poland Stadion ŁKS, Łódź
Piontek 2'
Matyas 25'		 (Report) 13' Dobay
14', 82' Barátky
18' Bodola[1][2]		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hungary
8 July 1937 Friendly Lithuania  0 – 2  Romania Kaunas, Lithuania
(Report) 17' Bogdan
88' Bodola		 Stadium:
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Estonia
12 July 1937 Friendly Latvia  0 – 0  Romania Rīga, Latvia
(Report) Stadium: A.S.K. [Armijas Sporta Klubs] Stadions
Attendance: 8000
Referee: Czechoslovakia Gustav Krist
14 July 1937 Friendly Estonia  2 – 1  Romania Tallinn, Estonia
Kaljo 15'
Siimenson 80'		 (Report) 69' Bodola Stadium: Kadrioru Staadion
Attendance: 6000
Referee: Czechoslovakia Gustav Krist
6 September 1937 King Carol II Cup 1937 Yugoslavia  2 – 1  Romania Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Vujadinović 20'
Lešnik 28'		 (Report) 62' Barátky Stadium:
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Czechoslovakia Gustav Krist

1938[]

8 May 1938 Eduard Benes Cup Romania  0 – 1  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
(Report) 25' Matošić Stadium:
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hungary
5 June 1938 FIFA World Cup 1938 Romania  3 – 3 (a.e.t.)  Cuba Toulouse, France
Bindea 30'
Barátky 90'
Dobay 106' (e.t.)		 (Report) 30'
30', 103' (e.t.) 		Stadium: Stade du T.O.E.C.
Attendance: 6,707
Referee: Italy
9 June 1938 FIFA World Cup 1938 Romania  1 – 2  Cuba Toulouse, France
Dobay 35' (Report)
(Report 2)		 51' Socorro
57' Fernández		 Stadium: Stade du T.O.E.C.
Attendance: 7,536
Referee: Germany
6 September 1938 Eduard Benes Cup 1937-1938  Yugoslavia 1 – 1 Romania  Beograd, Yugoslavia
Petrović 41' (Report) 67' Bindea Stadium:
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Germany Peco Bauwens
25 September 1938 Friendly Romania  1 – 4  Germany Bucharest, Romania
Orza 81' (Report) 13' Schön
51' Stroh
61' (og) Albu
77' Pesser		 Stadium:
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kingdom of Yugoslavia
4 December 1938 Neighbours Cup (Eduard Benes Cup) 1937-1938 Czechoslovakia  6 – 2  Romania Prague, Czechoslovakia
Bican 28', 49', 61', 81'
Ludl 38'
Kopecký 78'		 (Report) 25' Barátky
26' Bodola		 Stadium:
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Italy

1939[]

7 May 1939 King Carol II Cup 1939 Romania  1 – 0  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
Dobay 89' (Report) Stadium:
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Italy
18 May 1939 Friendly Romania  4 – 0  Latvia Bucharest, Romania
Bodola 41', 83'
Dobay 56'
Laumanis 76' (og)		 (Report) Stadium: Stadionul Venus
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Poland
24 May 1939 Friendly Romania  0 – 2  England Bucharest, Romania
(Report) 10' Goulden
52' Welsh		 Stadium:
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Belgium John Langenus
11 June 1939 Friendly Romania  0 – 1  Italy Bucharest, Romania
(Report) 32' Colaussi Stadium:
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Germany Alois Beranek
22 October 1939 Friendly Romania  1 – 1  Hungary Bucharest, Romania
Spielmann 78' (Report) 74' Tóth Stadium:
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Italy

References[]

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

  1. ^ Romania National Team 1930-1939 - Details
  2. ^ National team - 1937

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