Article by Andrei Crăiţoiu, Adrian Duţă – Published Saturday, November 01, 2025, 2:12 p.m. / Updated Saturday, November 01, 2025, 2:56 p.m.
The Gendarmerie announced that it imposed fines of 47,750 lei after the match Dinamo – CFR Cluj 2-1. The home team was sanctioned with the largest part of this amount, 37,000 lei to be exact.
The reason why Dinamo was fined is incredible. During the match, alcohol was consumed inside the stadium, a practice prohibited by law in the arenas in Romania
Work is underway to amend Law 4 of 2008 on the consumption of alcohol in stadiums, wanting to allow low-alcohol drinks at matches. Chances are the change will officially happen next year.
Dinamo, fined by the Gendarmerie, after the match with CFR Cluj
“Football match reference FC Dinamo 1948 Bucharest – CFR Cluj. Measures taken on the occasion of the match: Following the violation of the legal provisions in force, the gendarmes applied nine contraventional sanctions, totaling 47,750 lei.
We underline the fact that, among these, a contraventional sanction, in the amount of 37,000 lei, was applied to the organizer of the sports eventand two contraventional sanctions, totaling 10,000 lei, were applied to the specialized security and protection company, for non-compliance with their obligations.
At the same time, a complementary sanction was applied regarding the prohibition of access to sports competitions for a period of one year. Further, checks are being made to identify and sanction other persons who have violated the legal framework in force”, the Gendarmerie said.
What Law 4 says
Dinamo was fined for the consumption of alcohol in the stadium as the organizing club. The “dogs” must pay 7,400 euros.
Law 4 of 2008, regarding the prevention and combating of violence during competitions and sports games says, in Art. 10, lit. k, that the organizer must “to prohibit, in any form, the sale, distribution or consumption of alcoholic beverages in the sports arena”.
