FCSB, disastrous record in the matches in which he led » The lost points would have propelled it to the first place

Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Sunday, October 19, 2025, 08:28 / Updated Sunday, October 19, 2025 08:48
FCSB is going through one of the weakest starts to the season, and the champions of the last two Superliga seasons have lost no less than 16 points in the domestic championship matches in which they have led.
Thus, if FCSB had also obtained the 16 points it lost this season, the champion would have been in first place, one point above FC Botoșani.
The failure with Metaloglobus in the 13th stage of the Superliga, score 1-2, temporarily leaves FCSB in 12th place, with 13 points, 5 behind the 6th place, occupied by Unirea Slobozia, another team that triumphed over the title champion this season.
FCSB have lost 16 points in the matches in which they have led
FCSB started the season with a draw at the end with Hermannstadt, score 1-1, and in the second stage achieved a limited success with Petrolul, score 1-0.
In the third stage, FCSB recorded the first failure, 1-2 with Farul, being the first 3 points lost from the position of the leading teamafter David Miculescu had opened the scoring in the 2nd minute.
Another 3 points were lost in the match with Dinamowon by the rival with a score of 4-3, although Florin Tănase had opened the scoring in the 19th minute.
Then followed the goalless defeat against Unirea Slobozia, score 0-1, and in stage 5, FCSB lost another two pointsafter Charalambous's team led Rapid 2-0, but were tied after Koljic's “double” in the 83rd and 90+2 minutes.
At that moment in the race for a place in the Europa League group, FCSB lost at home against the newly promoted FC Argeș, score 0-2, and then came back twice to get a point in the away game with CFR Cluj, which ended with a score of 2-2.
FCSB lost two more points in the next stageafter Malcom Edjouma opened the scoring in the 55th minute of the away game with Csikszereda, but the Ciucans managed to draw with the defending champions after Pantea's own goal in the 81st minute.
Another 3 points lost in the away game from Botoșani followedafter Daniel Bîrligea opened the scoring in the 36th minute, but the match ended with the victory of the hosts, score 3-1.
FCSB then seemed to have regained the form shown in previous seasons and tied two victories with the same score, 1-0, against Oțelul Galați and Universitatea Craiova.
The number of points lost by the leading team reached 16after FCSB took the advantage in the booths in the duel with Metaloglobus, but the Ilfoven team managed to “comeback” and achieved the first victory in history at the level of the first league, score 2-1.





