EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Romania Last updated 09/07/2016 05:13CET Ilie Oană - Ploiesti Sunday 29 March 2015 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Group F - Matchday -8 Faroe Islands EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 10 Team facts 11 Legend 13 1
Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 14/10/2009 QR (GS) Romania - Faroe Islands 3-1 Piatra Neamt 10/09/2008 QR (GS) Faroe Islands - Romania 0-1 Torshavn Cociş 59 Apostol 16, Bucur 65, Mazilu 87; á Bø 83 FIFA World Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 08/09/1993 QR (GS) Faroe Islands - Romania 0-4 Toftir 06/05/1992 QR (GS) Romania - Faroe Islands 7-0 Bucharest Răducioiu 23, 57, 58, 75 Balint 3, 39, 78, Pana 5, Hagi 15, Lăcătuş 28 (P), Lupescu 46 EURO Qualifying Home Away Final tournament Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Romania - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Faroe Islands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FIFA* Romania 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 - - - - 4 4 0 0 15 1 Faroe Islands 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 - - - - 4 0 0 4 1 15 Friendlies Romania - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Faroe Islands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total Romania 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 - - - - 4 4 0 0 15 1 Faroe Islands 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 - - - - 4 0 0 4 1 15 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 2
Match background Romania top UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group F after making an unbeaten start in 2014, but the Faroe Islands have shown that they are not to be underestimated. Previous meetings The sides have met in four previous games all FIFA World Cup qualifiers with Romania winning all four fixtures. The Faroes can take comfort from the fact that their results against Romania have improved significantly since a 7-0 away loss and a 4-0 home defeat in 1994 World Cup qualifying; on the road to the 2010 finals, the Faroes lost 1-0 in Torshavn and then 3-1 in Piatra Neamt. Egil á Bø's strike in that game remains the Faroes' only goal in four meetings with Romania. Form guide Romania are unbeaten in four Group F games (W3 D1), and five competitive matches in total (W3 D2). Romania are unbeaten in four competitive home fixtures (W2 D2) since a 2-0 loss to Turkey in September 2013. This is only Romania's second competitive game in Ploiesti; they beat Luxembourg 4-0 in the first one, a UEFA EURO 2004 qualifier on 6 September 2003. The Faroes triumphed 1-0 in Greece in their last Group F assignment that ended a 34-match wait (D1 L33) for their first competitive away win since a 2-0 success in Luxembourg on 24 March 2001. They have never avoided defeat in successive away fixtures. Trivia and links Romania have played the Faroes in seven UEFA age-group competitions, boasting the record W5 D2. Most recently, the sides were paired in qualifying for this summer's UEFA European Under-21 Championship, drawing 2-2 in Toftir before Romania won the return fixture 3-1. The nations' clubs have met in five UEFA competition matches, with the Romanian teams producing the record W4 D1 L0, with no goals conceded. 3
Squad list Romania Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Costel Pantilimon 01/02/1987 28 Sunderland - 0 0 0 0 18 - - Cristian Bălgrădean 21/03/1988 27 U Craiova - 0 0 0 0 - - - Silviu Lung 04/06/1989 25 Astra - 0 0 0 0 3 - Defenders - Răzvan Raţ 26/05/1981 33 PAOK - 4 0 0 0 102 2 - Cosmin Moţi 03/12/1984 30 Ludogorets - 0 0 0 0 6 - - László Sepsi 07/06/1987 27 Târgu Mureş - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Florin Gardoş 29/10/1988 26 Southampton - 1 0 0 0 14 - - Paul Papp 11/11/1989 25 Steaua - 1 2 0 0 13 3 - Dragoş Grigore 07/09/1986 28 Toulouse - 4 0 0 0 10 - - Vlad Chiricheş 14/11/1989 25 Tottenham - 4 0 0 0 30 - - Cristian Manea 09/08/1997 17 FC Viitorul - 0 0 0 0 1 - Midfielders - Lucian Sânmărtean 13/03/1980 35 Al-Ittihad - 3 0 0 0 11 - - Andrei Prepeliţă 08/12/1985 29 Steaua - 1 0 0 0 2 - - Gabriel Torje 22/11/1989 25 Konyaspor - 3 0 0 0 39 10 - Cristian Tănase 18/02/1987 28 Steaua - 3 0 0 0 40 6 - Claudiu Bumba 05/01/1994 21 Târgu Mureş - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Mihai Pintilii 09/11/1984 30 Pandurii * 4 0 0 0 22 1 - Alexandru Maxim 08/07/1990 24 Stuttgart - 3 0 0 0 19 2 - Dan Nistor 06/05/1988 26 Pandurii - 0 0 0 0 2 - Forwards - Claudiu Keșerü 02/12/1986 28 Al-Gharafa - 1 0 0 0 3 3 - Raul Rusescu 09/07/1988 26 Steaua - 2 1 0 0 7 1 - Florin Andone 11/04/1993 21 Córdoba - 0 0 0 0 - - - Adrian Popa 24/07/1988 26 Steaua - 0 0 0 0 1 - Coach - Anghel Iordanescu 04/05/1950 64-1 0 0 0 1-4
Faroe Islands Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Gunnar Nielsen 07/10/1986 28 Motherwell - 4 0 0 0 25 - - Tórdur Thomsen 11/06/1986 28 B36-0 0 0 0 2 - - Teitur Gestsson 19/08/1992 22 HB - 0 0 0 0 1 - Defenders - Atli Gregersen 15/06/1982 32 Vikingur * 3 0 0 0 26 - - Jóhan Davidsen 31/01/1988 27 HB - 0 0 0 0 29 - - Andreas Olsen 09/10/1987 27 Vikingur - 0 0 0 0 - - - Odmar Faerø 01/11/1989 25 B36-2 0 0 0 8 - - Pól Jóhannus Justinussen 13/01/1989 26 NSÍ - 2 0 0 0 21 - - Viljormur Davidsen 19/07/1991 23 VB - 4 0 0 0 12 - - Ragnar Nattestad 05/08/1994 20 VB - 4 0 0 0 6 - Midfielders - Róaldur Jacobsen 23/01/1991 24 B36-1 0 0 0 1 - - Gilli Sørensen 11/08/1992 22 AaB - 2 0 0 0 4 - - René Joensen 08/02/1993 22 HB - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Kaj Bartalsstovu 23/06/1991 23 Levanger - 2 0 0 0 4 - - Brandur Olsen 19/12/1995 19 København - 3 0 0 0 3 - - Sølvi Vatnhamar 05/05/1986 28 Vikingur - 2 0 0 0 3 - Forwards - Christian Holst 25/12/1981 33 Fremad Amager - 4 1 0 0 46 6 - Klæmint Olsen 17/07/1990 24 NSÍ - 1 0 0 0 4 - - Jóan Edmundsson 26/07/1991 23 VB - 4 1 0 0 29 2 Coach - Lars Olsen 02/02/1961 54-4 0 0 0 17-5
Head coach Anghel Iordănescu Date of birth: 4 May 1950 Nationality: Romanian Playing career: FC Steaua București, OFI Crete FC Coaching career: FC Steaua București (twice), Anorthorsis Famagusta FC, Romania (three times), Greece, Al-Hilal, FC Rapid București, Al-Ain (twice), Al-Ittihad The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) named Iordănescu 'Coach of the 20th Century' for his exploits with both Steaua and the national team, to which he was appointed for the third time on 27 October 2014. Between the ages of 12 and 32 he was a midfielder with Steaua, making his debut aged 18 in 1968. Before leaving in 1982 he won two titles and four Romanian Cups, scoring 155 goals in 317 league games. He also made 57 appearances for Romania, scoring 21 international goals. After two years at OFI Crete, returned to Steaua as assistant and surprisingly played as a 73rd-minute substitute in the 1986 European Champions Clubs' Cup final win against FC Barcelona. Then became Steaua coach, winning the UEFA Super Cup, three league titles and three cups in four seasons as well as reaching the 1989 European Cup final. After two years at Anorthosis, returned to Steaua and won the league again. In 1993 became national coach and led Romania to their first FIFA World Cup quarter-final a year later, also taking them to EURO '96 and the 1998 World Cup where they made the last 16, a unique run in the team's history. After 1998 had spells as Greece coach and in the Middle East, leading Al-Hilal to 2000 Asian Club Championship victory, and coached Romania again between 2002 and 2004. In 2004 he joined Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad, winning the 2005 AFC Champions League, before retiring from football to concentrate on politics, becoming a Romanian senator. However in 2013 he was appointed FRF technical director and ten months later became national coach again. Lars Olsen Date of birth: 2 February 1961 Nationality: Danish Playing career: Glostrup IF, Køge BK, Brøndby IF (twice), Trabzonspor AŞ, RFC Seraing, FC Basel 1893 Coaching career: Randers FC, Odense BK, Faroe Islands Enjoyed an illustrious playing career as a central defender, winning five Danish titles in a six-year spell at Brøndby between 1985 and 1991. Allegedly drove from Turkey to Scandinavia when he learned of his country's belated call-up to EURO '92. His passion and leadership he played every minute in Sweden helped inspire Denmark to the most unlikely of triumphs. He ended his career with 84 caps, a record 69 as captain. Learned his coaching craft with Brøndby, taking charge at various youth and reserve levels after finishing his playing days at the club in 1996, before accepting his first senior job with newly formed Randers in 2003. Guided the team into the Danish Super League in 2004 but could not help maintain their elite status, suffering immediate relegation. Steered second-division Randers to a surprise 2006 Danish Cup success, beating Esbjerg fb in the final, while also securing a return to the top flight. Moved to Odense in summer 2007, leading his new side to a fourth-place finish in his first term. Consecutive runners-up spots followed in 2008/09 and 2009/10 before he departed in September 2010. Appointed coach of the Faroe Islands in November 2011, his team were unable to register a win as they came bottom of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying Group C, earning their only point in a 1-1 home draw with Kazakhstan. 6
Match officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Artur Dias (POR) Bertino Miranda (POR), Rui Tavares (POR) Manuel De Sousa (POR), Hugo Miguel (POR) Alvaro Mesquita (POR) Velid Imamović (BIH) Shmuel Shteif (ISR) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA EURO matches UEFA matches Artur Dias 14/07/1979 0 32 Artur Dias Referee since: 1996 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2010 Tournaments: 2013 UEFA Regions' Cup, 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Finals 2013 UEFA Regions' Cup UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 06/10/2011 U19 QR Italy Romania 1-2 Varberg 7
Competition facts UEFA European Championship qualifying records There have been 14 qualifying tournaments for the UEFA European Championship with 11 countries participating in all of them: Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Spain and Turkey. The Soviet Union and Russia combined have also been involved in all 14 qualifying tournaments, as have Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. Of those ever-present nations, Spain have the most successful record, reaching the final tournament on nine occasions, including the 1964 event which they hosted. The most prolific qualifying country are West Germany/Germany, with ten successful attempts out of 11. Their only failure was in their first participation, for the 1968 tournament. They are on a run of ten successful qualifications, broken only by EURO '88, for which they qualified automatically as hosts. Discounting host nation exemptions, France and Germany hold the record for consecutive qualifications, from 1992 to 2012. Like West Germany/Germany, the Soviet Union/Russia have enjoyed a record ten successful qualifications but from a maximum 14 entries. The best percentage record for a single country is shared by Germany and the Czech Republic, who both have a 100% success rate, with six and five qualifications respectively. Next best are Croatia, who have qualified four times out of five (80%), from 1996 to 2012. Excluding tournament hosts, 2016 organisers France among them, ten countries are on a run of multiple successful qualifications going into UEFA EURO 2016 Germany (six), Czech Republic, Italy and Spain (five), Sweden (four), Croatia, Greece, Netherlands and Russia (three), and Portugal (two). Including tournament hosts, the longest sequences of ongoing consecutive multiple participations at the finals are as follows: West Germany/Germany (11), the Netherlands (seven), France (six), Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal and Spain (five), Sweden (four), Croatia, Greece, Russia (three), and Poland (two). Of the 53 nations pursuing a UEFA EURO 2016 spot via the qualifiers, 26 have never featured at a final tournament. Additionally, neither Austria nor Ukraine have ever experienced a fruitful qualifying campaign, their only appearances at the finals being in 2008 and 2012 respectively, when they were co-hosts. Gibraltar are the sole association in the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying field to be making their competition debut. Montenegro will make their second appearance and Kazakhstan their third. On just one of their ten successful qualification bids have West Germany/Germany failed to qualify as group winners. That was in 2008, when the Czech Republic edged them into second place, a position that also carried automatic qualification. The longest ongoing streak of qualifying group victories is held by Italy, who have topped their section in each of the last four competitions. Greece have the next best record in that regard, finishing first in the last three qualifying events. Spain are the only other nation to have won their group in the qualifying campaigns for both 2008 and 2012. Hungary and the Republic of Ireland share the record for the highest number of qualification matches played by a single nation, with 112 apiece, although the Soviet Union/Russia have contested 113. Fifteen other countries or combinations have amassed a century or more of qualifying games with five Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Italy and Portugal joining that select band in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying. Spain have registered the most UEFA European Championship qualifying wins, 75, followed by Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic on 72, with the Soviet Union/Russia on 68 and the Netherlands on 68. Spain are also the competition's top goalscorers, finding the net 270 times. The Netherlands are second in the list with 237. The side with the highest number of defeats are Luxembourg with 86, followed by Malta (80) and Cyprus (70). Aside from debutants Gibraltar, two teams have never won a UEFA European Championship qualifier. Indeed, both San Marino and Andorra have lost every one of their matches 59 and 43 respectively. The most goals conceded by one team is 284, by Luxembourg, closely followed by Malta on 278. San Marino are next up on 264 from just 59 games, in which they have scored a mere six goals, the fewest by any competing nation bar Gibraltar. The Republic of Ireland have drawn 33 qualifiers, more than any other side but closely followed by Romania on 31. Only five teams have qualified with a perfect record in their group France (eight victories out of eight, EURO '92 8
and UEFA EURO 2004), Czech Republic (ten out of ten, UEFA EURO 2000), Germany (ten, UEFA EURO 2012), and Spain (eight, UEFA EURO 2012). Italy have the longest ongoing unbeaten UEFA European Championship qualifying run, having avoided defeat in each of their last 23 qualifying matches. Greece's 18-game unbeaten run was ended by Romania on matchday one, Spain's own 18-match streak and Germany's 13-game sequence both ended on matchday two. England (13) are also on a long sequence without defeat. Those five countries all came through the UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying campaign unbowed, but no side avoided defeat en route to UEFA EURO 2008. Armenia have never qualified for a UEFA European Championship final tournament but they boast the player with the most appearances in the qualifying competition, defender Sargis Hovsepyan with 47. Liechtenstein's Mario Frick is next on the all-time listing with 45 appearances - followed on 40 by Latvia's Vitālijs Astafjevs with Finland's Jari Litmanen and the Republic of Ireland's Robbie Keane both on 38. Ireland's Keane became the highest scorer in UEFA European Championship qualifying matches on matchday two as his hat-trick against Gibraltar took him to 21 goals. He leapfrogged Turkey's Hakan Şükür on 20 goals and Czech Republic's Jan Koller and Denmark's Jon Dahl Tomasson, both on 19. Two players are on 18 goals: Miroslav Klose (Germany) and Raúl González (Spain). The highest number of goals netted in a single qualifying tournament is 13, by Northern Ireland's David Healy ahead of the 2008 finals. Next on the chart are Davor Šuker (1996) and Huntelaar (2012) with 12 apiece. 9
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Team facts UEFA European Championship records: Romania History 2012 did not qualify 2008 group stage 2004 did not qualify 2000 quarter-finals 1996 group stage 1992 did not qualify 1988 did not qualify 1984 group stage 1980 did not qualify 1976 did not qualify 1972 did not qualify 1968 did not qualify 1964 did not qualify 1960 did not qualify Final tournament win 2-3: England v Romania, 20/06/00 Final tournament loss 2-0: Netherlands v Romania, 17/06/08 2-0: Italy v Romania, 24/06/00 Qualifying win 7-0: Romania v Liechtenstein, 02/09/98 7-0: Romania v Cyprus, 23/04/67 0-7: Luxembourg v Romania, 16/10/02 Qualifying defeat 7-1: Switzerland v Romania, 24/05/67 6-0: Spain v Romania, 01/11/62 Final tournament appearances 8: Gheorghe Hagi 7: Cristian Chivu 7: Dorinel Munteanu 6: Cosmin Contra 6: Dan Petrescu 6: Bogdan Stelea 6: Viorel Moldovan 6: Constantin Gâlcă 6: Adrian Ilie 6: Adrian Mutu 6: Gheorghe Popescu Final tournament goals 1: Viorel Moldovan 1: Cristian Chivu 1: Dorinel Munteanu 1: Ioan Ganea 1: Florin Răducioiu 1: Laszlo Bölöni 1: Marcel Coraş 1: Adrian Mutu Overall appearances 36: Gheorghe Popescu 35: Dorinel Munteanu 32: Gheorghe Hagi 32: Răzvan Raţ 11
31: Dan Petrescu 31: Ioan Lupescu Overall goals 16: Adrian Mutu 9: Ciprian Marica 9: Florin Răducioiu 8: Gheorghe Hagi 8: Dorinel Munteanu 8: Ioan Ganea UEFA European Championship records: Faroe Islands History 2012 did not qualify 2008 did not qualify 2004 did not qualify 2000 did not qualify 1996 did not qualify 1992 did not qualify Qualifying win 3-0: Faroe Islands v San Marino, 25/05/95 Qualifying defeat 7-0: Yugoslavia v Faroe Islands, 16/05/91 Overall appearances 33: Jákup Mikkelsen 31: Fródi Benjaminsen 30: Óli Johannesen 24: Julian Johnsson 23: Jákup á Borg Overall goals 6: Rógvi Jacobsen 4: Todi Jónsson 3: John Petersen 2: Uni Arge 2: Fródi Benjaminsen 2: Julian Johnsson 2: Jan Allan Müller 2: Christian Holst 12
Legend :: Previous meetings Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw :: Squad list Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2016 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2016 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended) :: Team facts EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying). From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 is the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals. Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany but not East Germany matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 13