2003–04 FC Bihor Oradea (1958) season

The 2003–04 season was Bihor Oradea's 45th season in the Romanian football league system, and their 18th season in the Divizia A. At the end of the season the team finished on 16th place and relegated back to Divizia B, after only one season in the top flight of the Romanian football. During this season the club was known as FC Oradea.

FC Oradea

2003–04 season
Owner	Marius Vizer Oradea Municipality Bihor County Council
Chairman	Ioan Lucian (1–15) Gavrilă Ghilea (16–19) Petru Hotea (20–30)
Manager	Ionuț Popa (1–15) Dumitru Dumitriu (16–20) Zsolt Muzsnay (21–30)
Stadium	Municipal
Divizia A	16th (relegated)
Cupa României	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Bogdan Vrăjitoarea (14) All: Bogdan Vrăjitoarea (14)
Highest home attendance	15,000 vs Rapid București (10 August 2003)
Lowest home attendance	1,500 vs Brașov (3 June 2004)
Average home league attendance	8,333
Home colours Away colours

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ROU	Gabriel Rotaru (Vice-Captain)
2	DF	ROU	Nicolae Stanciu
3	DF	ROU	Alin Zaha
4	DF	ROU	Ciprian Dianu (Vice-Captain)
5	DF	ROU	Aurel Amzucu
6	MF	ROU	Mihai Lungan
7	DF	ROU	Dorin Mihuț
8	MF	ROU	Ion Dumitra (Captain)
9	FW	ROU	Daniel Lupașcu
9	FW	ROU	Daniel Stan
10	MF	ROU	Leonard Naidin (Vice-Captain)
10	FW	MKD	Jurica Siljanoski
11	MF	ROU	Ramses Gado
12	GK	SCG	Dušan Brojcin
12	GK	ROU	Marius Mârne
13	MF	ROU	Vasile Georgiu

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	ROU	Cristian Munteanu
15	MF	ROU	Sebastian Sfârlea
16	MF	ROU	Radu Mărginean
17	DF	SCG	Aleksandar Stefanović
18	MF	ROU	Sándor Fele
19	DF	ROU	Florin Lazăr
20	MF	ROU	Alin Coțan
20	FW	BIH	Aleksandar Obrenović
21	MF	ROU	Răzvan Frițea
22	GK	ROU	Cosmin Vâtcă
23	FW	ROU	Bogdan Vrăjitoarea (Vice-Captain)
24	FW	ROU	Claudiu Keșerü
25	FW	ROU	Cristian Cigan
25	MF	ROU	Mihai Nicolae
25	FW	ROU	Marius Siminic

Pre-season and friendlies

FC Oradea v Minerul Ștei

13 July 2003	FC Oradea	6–2	Minerul Ștei	Oradea, Romania
17:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Motorul

Diósgyőr v FC Oradea

15 July 2003	Diósgyőr	–	FC Oradea	Miskolc, Hungary
18:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Diósgyőr

FC Oradea v Tricotaje Ineu

16 July 2003	FC Oradea	3–3	Tricotaje Ineu	Oradea, Romania
11:00 UTC+3	Dianu 38' Sfârlea 85' Keșerü 90'	Report	Luca 18' Balaci 30' Pantea 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Motorul Attendance: 300 Referee: Ionel Danciar (Oradea)

FC Oradea v Poli AEK Timișoara

16 July 2003	FC Oradea	–	Poli AEK Timișoara	Oradea, Romania
18:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Motorul

FC Oradea v Debrecen

19 July 2003	FC Oradea	1–1	Debrecen	Oradea, Romania
18:00 UTC+3	Sfârlea 38'	Report	Selymes 21' (pen.)	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Florin Marcu (Oradea)

CFR Cluj v FC Oradea

23 July 2003	CFR Cluj	–	FC Oradea	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
18:00 UTC+3				Stadium: CFR

FC Oradea v Lotus Băile Felix

28 July 2003	FC Oradea	3–0	Lotus Băile Felix	Oradea, Romania
11:00 UTC+3	Lungan 13' Stan 29', 35'	Report		Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 200

FC Oradea v Haras El Hodoud

28 July 2003	FC Oradea	3–2	Haras El Hodoud	Oradea, Romania
18:15 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Municipal

FC Oradea v Tricotaje Ineu

30 July 2003	FC Oradea	2–0	Tricotaje Ineu	Oradea, Romania
16:00 UTC+3	Dumitra 50' Mărginean 85'	Report		Stadium: Municipal

FC Oradea v Gloria Bistrița

1 August 2003	FC Oradea	–	Gloria Bistrița	Oradea, Romania
16:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Motorul

FC Oradea v ACU Arad

2 August 2003	FC Oradea	2–3	ACU Arad	Oradea, Romania
11:00 UTC+3	Sfârlea 35' Mărginean 85'	Report	Aslău 26' Bâgu 72' Solomon 78'	Stadium: Motorul Attendance: 150 Referee: Ștefan Erdei (Oradea)

FC Oradea v Bihorul Beiuș

7 August 2003	FC Oradea	6–0	Bihorul Beiuș	Oradea, Romania
17:00 UTC+3	Sfârlea 7' Gado 16' Vrăjitoarea 18' Naidin 56' (pen.) Stan 72' Keșerü 79'	Report		Stadium: Municipal

FC Oradea v Albania B

3 February 2004	FC Oradea	2–1	Albania B	Norcia, Italy
15:30 UTC+2	Vrăjitoarea 40' (pen.), 65'	Report		Stadium: Salicone

FCU Craiova v FC Oradea

5 February 2004	FCU Craiova	2–0	FC Oradea	Trevi, Italy
15:30 UTC+2	Prunecchi 37' Pleșan 78'	Report		Stadium: Alberto Pinca

Argeș Pitești v FC Oradea

7 February 2004	Argeș Pitești	1–2	FC Oradea	Trevi, Italy
15:30 UTC+2	Antal 64'	Report	Vrăjitoarea 25' Gado 37'	Stadium: Alberto Pinca

Pyunik v FC Oradea

10 February 2004	Pyunik	1–3	FC Oradea	Norcia, Italy
15:30 UTC+2		Report	Gado pen.' Lupașcu	Stadium: Salicone

FC Oradea v Mobila Șimleu Silvaniei

29 January 2004	FC Oradea	3–1	Mobila Șimleu Silvaniei	Oradea, Romania
11:00 UTC+2	Amzucu 19' Stan 22' Nicolae 51'	Report	Ispas 86'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 400 Referee: Florin Marcu (Oradea)

FC Oradea v UTA Arad

21 February 2004	FC Oradea	2–1	UTA Arad	Oradea, Romania
11:00 UTC+2	Sfârlea 25' Lupașcu 75'	Report	Ștefăligă 85'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ștefan Erdei (Oradea)

Poli AEK Timișoara v FC Oradea

25 February 2004	Poli AEK Timișoara	1–0	FC Oradea	Timișoara, Romania
15:30 UTC+2	C.Prodan 76'	Report		Stadium: Știința

FC Oradea v UTA Arad

1 March 2004	FC Oradea	1–2	UTA Arad	Inand, Romania
11:00 UTC+2	Mărginean 76'	Report	M.Popescu 49' D.Rădoi 61'	Stadium: Voința Attendance: 300 Referee: Călin Cheregi (Oradea)

Regiana Cefa v FC Oradea

3 March 2004	Regiana Cefa	0–3	FC Oradea	Inand, Romania
14:00 UTC+2		Report	Stan 70', 80' Frițea 77'	Stadium: Voința Referee: Cosmin Vâtcă (Turda)

UTA Arad v FC Oradea

8 March 2004	UTA Arad	1–1	FC Oradea	Arad, Romania
11:00 UTC+2	Luca 66'	Report	Siljanoski 57'	Stadium: Francisc von Neuman Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Arad)

FC Oradea v Crișul Aleșd

28 April 2004	FC Oradea	5–2	Crișul Aleșd	Oradea, Romania
17:00 UTC+3	Vrăjitoarea 4' (pen.) Siljanoski 38', 53', 76' Gado 48'	Report	Cura 55' (o.g.) Popa 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Municipal

Competitions

Divizia A

Main article: 2003–04 Divizia A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Gloria Bistrița	30	9	8	13	36	48	−12	35	Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
13	FCM Bacău	30	7	10	13	29	43	−14	31
14	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (R)	30	7	9	14	34	50	−16	30	Relegation to Divizia B
15	Petrolul Ploiești (R)	30	6	9	15	38	55	−17	27
16	FC Oradea (R)	30	6	6	18	38	50	−12	24

Source: LT (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Result round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	D
Position	7	13	15	16	16	14	10	12	14	16	16	15	16	11	14	15	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Source: 2003–04 Divizia A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

FC Oradea v Rapid București

10 August 2003 1	FC Oradea	1–1	Rapid București	Oradea
16:00 UTC+3	Vrăjitoarea 3'	Report	Niță 81'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Augustus Constantin (Rm.Vâlcea)

Dinamo București v FC Oradea

17 August 2003 2	Dinamo București	1–0	FC Oradea	Bucharest
19:45 UTC+3	Bărcăuan 37'	Report		Stadium: Dinamo Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tiberiu Lajos (Timișoara)

FC Oradea v Petrolul Ploiești

23 August 2003 3	FC Oradea	0–0	Petrolul Ploiești	Oradea
18:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Bucharest)

Poli AEK Timișoara v FC Oradea

30 August 2003 4	Poli AEK Timișoara	2–1	FC Oradea	Timișoara
18:00 UTC+3	Silvășan 38', 55'	Report	Keșerü 14'	Stadium: Dan Păltinișanu Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu (Bucharest)

FC Oradea v Apulum Alba Iulia

13 September 2003 5	FC Oradea	1–2	Apulum Alba Iulia	Oradea
17:00 UTC+3	Mărginean 88'	Report	Dumitra 42' (o.g.) Moldovan 90+2'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Viorel Anghelinei (Galați)

Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț v FC Oradea

20 September 2003 6	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț	2–4	FC Oradea	Piatra Neamț
17:00 UTC+3	Burdujan 19' T.Șerban 67'	Report	Vrăjitoarea 32', 59' Dianu 86' Fele 89'	Stadium: Ceahlăul Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Bucharest)

FC Oradea v Argeș Pitești

27 September 2003 7	FC Oradea	2–1	Argeș Pitești	Oradea
17:00 UTC+3	Sfârlea 74' (pen.) Obrenović 82'	Report	N.Dică 11'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Lucian Dan (Aiud)

Gloria Bistrița v FC Oradea

4 October 2003 8	Gloria Bistrița	2–1	FC Oradea	Bistrița
15:00 UTC+3	Coroian 20' (pen.) Minteuan 39'	Report	Vrăjitoarea 63'	Stadium: Gloria Attendance: 600 Referee: Ionică Serea (Focșani)

Steaua București v FC Oradea

3 December 2003 9	Steaua București	2–1	FC Oradea	Bucharest
17:00 UTC+2	Răducanu 36', 43'	Report	Sfârlea 78'	Stadium: Cotroceni Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Tiberiu Lajos (Timișoara)

FC Oradea v Național București

26 October 2003 10	FC Oradea	0–0	Național București	Oradea
15:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Alba Iulia)

Oțelul Galați v FC Oradea

1 November 2003 11	Oțelul Galați	1–0	FC Oradea	Galați
13:30 UTC+2	D.Orac 38'	Report		Stadium: Oțelul Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Anton Heleșteanu (Iași)

FC Oradea v FCM Bacău

8 November 2003 12	FC Oradea	3–0 3–0 (forfait)	FCM Bacău	Oradea
14:00 UTC+2	Vrăjitoarea 13', 51' Naidin 36' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj (Baia Mare)

FCU Craiova v FC Oradea

21 November 2003 13	FCU Craiova	4–1	FC Oradea	Craiova
16:00 UTC+2	Stîngă 32' (pen.) Pleșan 70' Borbély 79' N'Jock 84'	Report	Naidin 28'	Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Bucharest)

FC Oradea v Farul Constanța

29 November 2003 14	FC Oradea	5–1	Farul Constanța	Oradea
13:30 UTC+2	Vrăjitoarea 14' Mărginean 24' Stan 27', 45' Lungan 89'	Report	F.Lungu 82'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Viorel Anghelinei (Galați)

Brașov v FC Oradea

6 December 2003 15	Brașov	2–1	FC Oradea	Brașov
13:30 UTC+2	Baicu 89' Iorga 90+3'	Report	Stan 51'	Stadium: Tineretului Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Marian Salomir (Cluj-Napoca)

Rapid București v FC Oradea

12 March 2004 16	Rapid București	2–1	FC Oradea	Brașov
20:00 UTC+2	S.Ilie 38' Niculae 81'	Report	Vrăjitoarea 64'	Stadium: Giulești Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Tiberiu Lajos (Timișoara)

FC Oradea v Dinamo București

20 March 2004 17	FC Oradea	2–3	Dinamo București	Oradea
13:00 UTC+2	Vrăjitoarea 53' Dianu 85'	Report	Fl.Petre 57' Semeghin 60' Niculescu 80'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Marian Salomir (Cluj-Napoca)

Petrolul Ploiești v FC Oradea

27 March 2004 18	Petrolul Ploiești	1–1	FC Oradea	Ploiești
20:00 UTC+2	Dăscălescu 90'	Report	Siljanoski 73'	Stadium: Astra Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Bucharest)

FC Oradea v Poli AEK Timișoara

4 April 2004 19	FC Oradea	2–3	Poli AEK Timișoara	Oradea
17:00 UTC+3	Vrăjitoarea 56', 80' (pen.)	Report	Oprea 10' Silvășan 45' Băd 85'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Alba Iulia)

Apulum Alba Iulia v FC Oradea

9 April 2004 20	Apulum Alba Iulia	1–0	FC Oradea	Alba Iulia
16:00 UTC+3	Paleacu 5' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Cetate Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova)

FC Oradea v Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț

14 April 2004 21	FC Oradea	2–1	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț	Oradea
17:00 UTC+3	Siljanoski 24' Vrăjitoarea 43'	Report	Burdujan 90'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Ionică Serea (Focșani)

Argeș Pitești v FC Oradea

17 April 2004 22	Argeș Pitești	2–0	FC Oradea	Pitești
16:30 UTC+3	Bilașco 59' Ad.Ionescu 79'	Report		Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Tiberiu Lajos (Timișoara)

FC Oradea v Gloria Bistrița

25 April 2004 23	FC Oradea	1–3	Gloria Bistrița	Oradea
17:00 UTC+3	Sfârlea 43'	Report	Negrean 9' Coroian 61', 70'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu (Bucharest)

FC Oradea v Steaua București

2 May 2004 24	FC Oradea	0–3	Steaua București	Oradea
17:00 UTC+3		Report	Munteanu 20' (o.g.) Dumitra 24' (o.g.) N.Dică 26'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Ionică Serea (Focșani)

Național București v FC Oradea

8 May 2004 25	Național București	2–3	FC Oradea	Bucharest
20:30 UTC+3	Savu 57' Caramarin 89'	Report	Vrăjitoarea 37' (pen.) Stan 39', 63'	Stadium: Cotroceni Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Viorel Anghelinei (Galați)

FC Oradea v Oțelul Galați

12 May 2004 26	FC Oradea	1–1	Oțelul Galați	Oradea
18:00 UTC+3	Lazăr 48'	Report	Aldea 22'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Marian Salomir (Cluj-Napoca)

FCM Bacău v FC Oradea

15 May 2004 27	FCM Bacău	1–0	FC Oradea	Bacău
20:30 UTC+3	Baciu 33'	Report		Stadium: Dumitru Sechelariu Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Alba Iulia)

FC Oradea v FCU Craiova

22 May 2004 28	FC Oradea	0–1	FCU Craiova	Oradea
17:00 UTC+3		Report	Vigariu 58'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Bucharest)

Farul Constanța v FC Oradea

30 May 2004 29	Farul Constanța	3–2	FC Oradea	Constanța
17:00 UTC+3	Guriță 23' L.Mihai 31', 88' (pen.)	Report	Stan 55' Gado 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Gheorghe Hagi Attendance: 300 Referee: Viorel Sandu (Bucharest)

FC Oradea v Brașov

3 June 2004 30	FC Oradea	2–2	Brașov	Oradea
17:00 UTC+3	Vrăjitoarea 7' Lungan 60'	Report	Fl.Stângă 41' Stere 88'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Silviu Bogdan (Craiova)

Cupa României

ACU Arad v FC Oradea

8 October 2003 Round of 32	ACU Arad	1–2	FC Oradea	Arad
15:00 UTC+3	Pocian 39'	Report	Nicolae 28' Stan 84'	Stadium: Astra Attendance: 700 Referee: Vasile Bratu (Amara)

FC Oradea v Rapid București

21 October 2003 Round of 16	FC Oradea	0–1	Rapid București	Bucharest
20:00 UTC+3		Report	Ilyés 14'	Stadium: Național Attendance: 500 Referee: Viorel Anghelinei (Galați)

See also

• 2003–04 Cupa României
• Divizia A