Article by Marius Mărgărit – Published Friday, 03 April 2026, 15:39 / Updated Friday, 03 April 2026 15:40
After Craiova University and Farul, another important club in the Super League opposes the amendments adopted by the Senate for the time being to Law 4/2008, known as the “Dragomir Law”.
Through its official website, Rapid announced today that it does not agree with these changes and with the current form adopted by the Senate.
Rapid's position: “We are not reaching the goals that respect the fans and encourage the sports show!”
The press release of the Giulești club states that “we supported and waited for the amendment of Law No. 4/2008, so that it is adapted to current realities and the needs of supporters and clubs.
We want a modern legal framework that respects supporters, encourages sporting spectacle and, at the same time, ensures safety in arenas without limiting access or imposing on spectators how to express themselves.
In the form adopted by the Romanian Senate, these objectives are not achieved, and FC Rapid expresses its disagreement with the recent amendments to Law no. 4/2008 regarding the prevention and combating of violence in sports competitions”.
“We also proposed new amendments, but they are not in the final form!”
Continuing Rapid's point of view, it is stated that “we unequivocally support the need for measures to ensure safety at the stadium and the conduct of sports competitions in civilized conditions. At the same time, the new provisions go beyond this objective and introduce obligations and restrictions that are difficult to apply, with a direct impact on the organization of matches and the experience of supporters.”
Football belongs to the fans, and the proposed changes include disproportionate measures, from unclear restrictions on alcohol consumption inside the stadium to expanding obligations to monitor and collect personal data, without a sufficiently clear framework for its use and protection.
In parallel, the sanctions become significantly more severe, affecting both clubs and supporters. Our club, together with the other clubs, submitted a set of amendments to the draft of this law, which unfortunately are not found in the final form.
We believe that effective legislation must be clear, enforceable and built through real dialogue with all actors involved – clubs, organizers and supporters. In the absence of this dialogue, there is a risk of adopting measures disconnected from the reality on the ground.
“We stand in solidarity with our supporters!”
Rapid is one of the most heavily sanctioned clubs following incidents caused by supporters in the last two seasons. The club pays very large fines, hundreds of thousands of lei, and now, for the next two home games, the team will play with 10 closed sectors with U Cluj and without spectators in the next match, against those from FC Argeș.
And yet, the management of Giulești announced, at the end of the press release, that “we express our solidarity with our supporters and all those who support authentic football, experienced in the stands. We will continue to support the need for a balanced legal framework that protects supporters without affecting the spirit of the game.
We were the club that suffered the most from the fines, suspensions, arrests of supporters, and in the context in which we are going to play games on our own ground without the full support of our fans, the effects of such measures become even more obvious.
Yes, safety in arenas is essential, but football without fans loses its meaning. At the same time, safety cannot be built through excessive, unclear measures or by removing supporters from the stands. For us, Rapidists are not just supporters. They are our identity!”.
At the end of the press release, Rapid announced that “we remain open to dialogue and we express our willingness to actively contribute to the identification of balanced legislative solutions, which will truly respond to the needs of sport and supporters”.
