Article by Ovidiu Ioanițoaia – Published Saturday, 02 May 2026, 15:16 / Updated Saturday, 02 May 2026 15:16
It was known that, not being a private club, but a public one, pending the Ministry of National Defense, CSA Steaua is not allowed to play in League 1. The Sports Law prohibits it, it does not allow it to participate in a professional competition. As such, CSA is not even allowed to support any promotion barrier in L1, even if the position in the second division ranking, the 4th place in the play-off at the moment, would allow it.
The story is older. It has been going on for several years despite the fact that the politicians who took the helm of MApN, regardless of party, promised to solve the problem. However, none of them solved it, although the last of them, Radu Miruță, said and repeated that he is in advanced negotiations with people interested in investing in Steaua and changing its status.
It is certain that until the completion of the negotiations, Miruță achieved something. Reduced the CSA budget by 30%. Less and less confident themselves, the red and blue footballers and fans continued to stare down the line and whistle the damage. They are tired of promises. I don't believe in them anymore.
More recently, even the 5th team from the L2 play-off, FC Bihor, did not receive a license for L1, which means that the team from Oradea will not be able to perform in the retention-promotion barrier. In which they would meet the team on 13 from L1. Why was Bihor's license denied?
Because it does not have, as required by the FRF, a team registered in the U15 women's championship, a sine qua non condition for any club that requests a first league license.
Since neither Steaua nor FC Bihor will play in the playoffs, they will try to promote Chindia Târgoviște, the “red lantern” of the current play-off. The only one who has lost all the matches played so far in the final phase, 7 out of 7, and whose goal difference speaks for itself, minus 13!
Let's agree, without a hint of irony, that the situation is embarrassing, if not ridiculous, that Dan Udrea didn't exaggerate by calling it a “bašclie” in golazo.ro.
Of course, good or bad, the law can be commented on, but it must be respected. As a consequence, FC Bihor is at fault because it did not take into account the federal provisions and does not have a team with players born after January 1, 2010. Beyond the observation that the FRF sets conditions, but does not always provide them, let us note that the U15 female competitions seem more like bad jokes.
Since they record scores like Chiajna – Metaloglobus 26-0, Rapid – CSA Steaua 19-1 or Rapid – Dinamo 13-0. Obviously, the FRF is beating its fists in the chest that the women's football it shepherds is on the rise. And that it exceeded the European average in terms of the founding of clubs.
Correct, so much so that the same astronomical scores as Prahova – Dinamo 27-0, Rapid – Liceenii Topolog 25-0 or Prahova – Daco-Getica 23-1 are recorded in the U17 girls, pushing us to draw the conclusion that we are witnessing more of a game than a serious competition. A prank, a masquerade.
Hence the question, legitimate, to what extent is the blocking of a team with tradition like FC Bihor justified by a regulatory clause that is difficult to argue? Wouldn't it be recommended that the file of the Oradean club be analyzed once more? It's bad to make a mistake, but infinitely worse to persist in it, isn't it?
