Article by Sergiu Alexandru – Published Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 10:29 / Updated Wednesday, January 28, 2026 10:32
- FCSB – Fenerbahce is played on Sunday from 22:00. It will be liveTEXT on GSP.ro, with real-time information from the National Arena, and live on DigiSport and PrimaSport
With one stage left to play in the Europa League group, FCSB is in 29th place with 6 points. They are two points behind 24th place (Celtic) and only have a theoretical chance of qualification, needing victory and many results to help them. Qualification is rather impossible. So the red-blues only have the financial stake left, the duel with Fenerbahce being a chance for FCSB to round off their income.
How much can FCSB get from UEFA awards?
At the moment, only from the UEFA awards, FCSB collected 7.6 million euros. The Romanian champion is at the bottom of the top-grossing ranking. Only Maccabi Tel Aviv, Utrecht and Malmo fare worse. However, with a victory FCSB would overcome the barrier of 8 million euros, because a success is rewarded with 450,000 euros.
Also from UEFA, FCSB will receive another amount, depending on the place it will rank. The last team in the group will receive 80,000 euros, and the amount will increase by 80,000 with each place moved up. For example, if she stays on 29, the champion will receive 360,000 euros.
The money obtained from the tickets will be added to this amount. In 2024-2025, FCSB collected approximately 7 million euros from tickets sold at European matches. This year, the amount would be somewhat lower, around 4-5 million euros.
How FCSB will look with Fenerbahce
As for the starting team, FCSB will make several changes. As Gigi Becali revealed, the first 11 will be a mix, between starters and players who have evolved less. That's because the red-blue lineup has an important match on Sunday, against Csikszereda.
“The match with Fenerbahce is important, because the fans want us to win. And we can also win money. But that doesn't mean we won't do some machinations, so that we have the team in great shape for the match with Csikszereda”, declared Gigi Becali.
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What FCSB could look like: Târnovanu – Graovac, Dawa, Ngezana, Pantea – Lixandru, Alhassan – Thiam, Olaru, Politic – Alibec
I told them, there are 7 games, stop playing by ear, I'm not telling you to play 7 games to enter the play-offs, I'm telling you to enter with 4-5 halved points and take the championship, for me there is no podium, only the title. That's what they said, win all 7 games and we take the championship. We are waiting. The decisions are mine, not the club's. I am Becali and I take responsibility, I do not blame, I made the team, I made the changes, you know. How do I kick that one out, I'm not a jerk?! How can Charalambous and Pintilii be to blame when I do?
– Gigi Becali
