Romania national football team results (1922–1939)

The Romania national football team represents Romania in international association football and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. Between their first match 1922 and 1939, when competitive football stopped for the Second World War, Romania played in 82 matches, resulting in 36 victories, 14 draws, 32 defeats. Throughout this period they played in the Balkan Cup six times between 1931 and 1936 with Romania taking home three titles in 1929–31, 1933 and 1936. Romania also qualified through to three FIFA World Cup's during the 1930s where they got eliminated in the first round in all three attempts with the national team finishing second in their group at the 1930 edition before being eliminated by Czechoslovakia (1934) and Cuba (1938) respectively in the following cups.

Romania national football team results
  Win    Draw    Loss

1922
8 June 1922 1922 KAC Yugoslavia  1 – 2  Romania Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija, Belgrade
17:00 Šifer 35' (pen.) (Report) 41' (pen.) Rónnay
61' Guga		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Heinrich Retschury
3 September 1922 Friendly Romania  1 – 1  Poland Stadionul Maccabi, Chernivtsi
Kozovits 63' (Report) 20' Duźniak Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hans Schmidt

1923
10 June 1923 1923 KAC Romania  1 – 2  Yugoslavia Stadionul F.S.S.R., Bucharest
Rónnay 47' (Report) 23', 39' Vinek Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Heinrich Retschury
1 July 1923 Friendly Romania  0 – 6  Czechoslovakia Stadionul Orașului, Cluj
(Report) 16', 29' Vlček
50', 66' Sloup
69', 82' Čapek		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Max Seemann
2 September 1923 Friendly Poland  1 – 1  Romania Marshal Józef Piłsudski Polish Army Stadium, Lviv
Kuchar 16' (Report) 38' Guga Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carl Koppehel
26 October 1923 Friendly Turkey  2 – 2  Romania Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Sporel 32', 50' (Report) 20', 53' Gansl Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Anton Krátký

1924
20 May 1924 Friendly Austria  4 – 1  Romania Simmeringer Sportplatz, Wien
Kanhäuser 2', 52', 85'
Häusler 77'		 (Report) 73' Ströck Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens
27 May 1924 1924 OG Netherlands  6 – 0  Romania Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes
Snouck 8'
Pijl 28', 52', 60', 67'
de Natris 80'		 (Report) Attendance: 1,840
Referee: Félix Herren
31 August 1924 Friendly Czechoslovakia  4 – 1  Romania Stadion Slavii, Prague
Dvořáček 33'
Kolenatý 35'
Žďárský 58'
Ryšavý 79'		 (Report) 85' Semler Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Max Seemann

1925
1 May 1925 Friendly Romania  1 – 2  Turkey Stadionul Romcomit, Bucharest
Brauchler 66' (Report) 62' Sporel
87' Leblebi		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: A. Rolton
31 May 1925 Friendly Bulgaria  2 – 4  Romania Yunak Stadium, Sofia
Ivanov 4'
Dimitriev 89'		 (Report) 14', 65' Wetzer
60', 81' (pen.) Semler		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Umberto Marca

1926
25 April 1926 Friendly Romania  6 – 1  Bulgaria Stadionul Romcomit, Bucharest
Guga 17'
Kugelbauer 24', 44'
Nagy-Csomag 55'
Ströck 62' (pen.)
Avar 80'		 (Report) 70' Denev Attendance: 12,000
Referee: A. Rolton
7 May 1926 Friendly Turkey  1 – 3  Romania Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Peykoğlu 71' (Report) 54', 63' Semler
59' Matek		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W. H. Allen
3 October 1926 1926 KAC Yugoslavia  2 – 3  Romania Stadion Concordije, Zagreb
Percl 47', 49' (Report) 19' Semler
65' Wetzer
69' Guga		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ladislav Štépanovský

1927
10 May 1927 1927 KAC Romania  0 – 3  Yugoslavia Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
(Report) 6' Luburić
23' Giler
25' Bonačić		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ferenc Gerő
19 June 1927 Friendly Romania  3 – 3  Poland Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Avar 12', 60'
Tänzer 41'		 (Report) 51' Kałuża
64' Pazurek
76' Wójcik		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ladislav Štépanovský

1928
15 April 1928 Friendly Romania  4 – 2  Turkey Stadionul Gloria C.F.R., Arad
Wetzer 40'
Uluğ 55' (o.g.)
Sepi 68'
Nagy-Csomag 83'		 (Report) 18' Faruki
73' Atak		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Josip Fabris
6 May 1928 1928 KAC Yugoslavia  3 – 1  Romania Stadion Jugoslavija, Belgrade
Sotirović 7', 42'
Marjanović 26'		 (Report) 85' Possak Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics

1929
21 April 1929 Friendly Romania  3 – 0  Bulgaria Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Ciolac 64', 71', 73' (Report) Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics
10 May 1929 1929 KAC Romania  2 – 3  Yugoslavia Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Subășeanu 20'
Boros 35'		 (Report) 27' Pavelić
60' Lemešić
62' Hitrec		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Eugen Braun
15 September 1929 Friendly Bulgaria  2 – 3  Romania Levski Field, Sofia
Staykov 37', 60' (Report) 30' Sepi
61' Kovács
67' Deșu		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ferenc Gerő
6 October 1929 1929-31 BlC Romania  2 – 1  Yugoslavia Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Sepi 35'
Ciolac 40'		 (Report) 71' Marjanović Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Georgi Grigorov

1930
4 May 1930 1930 KAC Yugoslavia  2 – 1  Romania Stadion Jugoslavija, Belgrade
Premerl 12'
Bonačić 32'		 (Report) 72' Deșu Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ladislav Štépanovský
25 May 1930 1929-31 BlC Romania  8 – 1  Greece Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Wetzer 8', 34', 75', 76', 80'
Vogl 43'
Raffinsky 57' (pen.)
Dobay 77'		 (Report) 15' Andrianopoulos Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić
14 July 1930 1930 WC Romania  3 – 1  Peru Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo
Deșu 1'
Stanciu 79'
Kovács 89'		 (Report) 75' Ferreira Attendance: 300
Referee: Alberto Warnken
21 July 1930 1930 WC Uruguay  4 – 0  Romania Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Dorado 7'
Scarone 26'
Anselmo 31'
Cea 35'		 (Report) Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Almeida Rêgo
12 October 1930 1929-31 BlC Bulgaria  5 – 3  Romania Slavia Stadium, Sofia
Staykov 11' (pen.)
Stoyanov 34'
Peshev 47'
Vasilev 50'		 (Report) 23', 43' Wetzer
71' (o.g.) Vasilev		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić

1931
10 May 1931 1929-31 BlC Romania  5 – 2  Bulgaria Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Sepi 25'
Bodola 50', 66'
Stanciu 68', 81'		 (Report) 51' Lozanov
89' Panchev		 Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Josip Fabris
28 June 1931 1929-31 BlC Yugoslavia  2 – 4  Romania Stadion H.A.S.K., Zagreb
Zečević 36'
Marjanović 60'		 (Report) 16' Glanzmann
49', 89' Bodola
50' Kovács		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Apostolos Nikolaidis
23 August 1931 Friendly Poland  2 – 3  Romania Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Nawrot 80'
Wypijewski 87'		 (Report) 5', 78' Sepi
29' Kocsis		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: František Cejnar
26 August 1931 Friendly Lithuania  2 – 4  Romania Makabi Stadionas, Kaunas
Raclauskas 34'
Trumpjonas 37'		 (Report) 3', 28', 81' Bodola
58' Sepi		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Juris Rēdlihs
20 September 1931 1931-34 CEAC Romania  4 – 1 Czechoslovakia B Stadionul Carol al-II-lea, Oradea
Stanciu 19'
Kocsis 28', 87'
Glanzmann 47'		 (Report) 35' Nejedlý Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Bora Vasiljević
4 October 1931 1931-34 CEAC Hungary B 4 – 0  Romania V.A.C. Stadion, Budapest
Károly 6', 28'
Vogl 60' (o.g.)
Engelhardt 68'		 (Report) Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Josip Fabris
29 November 1931 1929-31 BlC Greece  2 – 4  Romania Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Aggelakis 34', 39' (Report) 13', 18', 84' Bodola
51' Sepi		 Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Josip Fabris

1932
8 May 1932 1931-34 CEAC Romania  4 – 1 Austria B Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Kovács 35'
Kocsis 36', 85'
Bodola 44'		 (Report) 17' Sobotka Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics
12 June 1932 Friendly Romania  6 – 3  France Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bodola 10', 81'
Wetzer 17', 68'
Schwartz 20', 46'		 (Report) 63' (pen.) Chardar
75', 77' Rolhion		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics
26 June 1932 1932 BlC Bulgaria  2 – 0  Romania Stadion Beogradski SK, Belgrade
Peshev 65', 89' (Report) Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mika Popović
28 June 1932 1932 BlC Greece  0 – 3  Romania Stadion Beogradski SK, Belgrade
(Report) 6' Ciolac
9' Schwartz
16' Bodola		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Stefan Chumpalov
3 July 1932 1932 BlC Yugoslavia  3 – 1  Romania Stadion Beogradski SK, Belgrade
Zečević 21'
Živković 30'
Vujadinović 42'		 (Report) 36' Kovács Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos
2 October 1932 Friendly Romania  0 – 5  Poland Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
(Report) 5' Matyas
8', 25', 78' Nawrot
38' Urban		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Josip Fabris
16 October 1932 1931-34 CEAC Austria B 0 – 1  Romania Linzer A.S.K. Platz, Linz
(Report) 1' Rónay Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bohumil Ženišek

1933
4 June 1933 1933 BlC Romania  7 – 0  Bulgaria Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Vâlcov 11', 76'
Dobay 53', 62'
Ciolac 57', 61', 66'		 (Report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos
8 June 1933 1933 BlC Romania  1 – 0  Greece Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Dobay 24' (Report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Josip Fabris
11 June 1933 1933 BlC Romania  5 – 0  Yugoslavia Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bindea 7'
Ciolac 10'
Bodola 13', 40'
Dobay 42'		 (Report) Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Nikola Dosev
24 September 1933 1931-34 CEAC Romania  5 – 1 Hungary B Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Sepi 8', 32', 47', 83'
Bindea 77'		 (Report) 33' Keszey Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Nikola Dosev
29 October 1933 1934 WC q. Switzerland   2 – 0  Romania Wankdorfstadion, Bern
(Report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hans Samuel Boekman
Note: ROU fielded an ineligible player, so FIFA accordingly awarded SWI a 2–0 win for the match

1934
25 March 1934 1931-34 CEAC Czechoslovakia B 2 – 2  Romania Pardubický Stadion, Pardubice
Habelt 20'
Kalocsay 83'		 (Report) 28' Kovács
49' Dobay		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Maximilian Sznajder
29 April 1934 1934 WC q. Romania  2 – 1  Yugoslavia Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Schwartz 38'
Dobay 74'		 (Report) 71' Kragić Attendance: 20,000
Referee: John Langenus
27 May 1934 1934 WC Czechoslovakia  2 – 1  Romania Stadio Littorio, Trieste
Puč 50'
Nejedlý 67'		 (Report) 11' Dobay Attendance: 8,000
Referee: John Langenus
14 October 1934 Friendly Poland  3 – 3  Romania Marshal Józef Piłsudski Polish Army Stadium, Lviv
Martyna 12' (pen.), 63' (pen.)
Urban 60'		 (Report) 52', 86' Dobay
52' Ciolac		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Josip Fabris
27 December 1934 1934-35 BlC Greece  2 – 2  Romania Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Andrianopoulos 14'
Choumis 75'		 (Report) 5' Dobay
13' Ciolac		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nikola Dosev
30 December 1934 1934-35 BlC Bulgaria  2 – 3  Romania Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Angelov 46', 50' (Report) 14', 31' Bodola
37' Ciolac		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Sotiris Asprogerakas

1935
1 January 1935 1934-35 BlC Romania  0 – 4  Yugoslavia Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
(Report) 10' Tirnanić
34' Marjanović
67', 83' Tomašević		 Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos
17 June 1935 1935 BlC Romania  0 – 2  Yugoslavia Yunak Stadium, Sofia
(Report) 33' Marjanović
56' Sekulić		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos
19 June 1935 1935 BlC Bulgaria  4 – 0  Romania Yunak Stadium, Sofia
Lozanov 11'
Yordanov 33'
Peshev 49'
Sucitulescu 62' (o.g.)		 (Report) Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos
24 June 1935 1935 BlC Greece  2 – 2  Romania Levski Field, Sofia
Choumis 10', 15' (Report) 24' Bodola
26' Gruin		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Nikola Dosev
25 August 1935 Friendly Germany  4 – 2  Romania Mitteldeutsche Kampfbahn, Erfurt
Rasselnberg 1'
Lenz 72'
Simetsreiter 78'
Hohmann 80'		 (Report) 15', 77' Vâlcov Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Johannes Franciscus van Moorsel
1 September 1935 Friendly Sweden  7 – 1  Romania Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Bergsten 17'
Keller 47'
Nilsson 70', 73', 87'
Jonasson 72'
Persson 74'		 (Report) 60' Georgescu Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
3 November 1935 Friendly Romania  4 – 1  Poland Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Schileru 1'
Bindea 20', 35'
Sepi 73'		 (Report) 36' Pazurek Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić

1936
10 May 1936 1936 KCC Romania  3 – 2  Yugoslavia Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bodola 21', 46', 51' (Report) 32' Vujadinović
67' Tomašević		 Attendance: 30,000
Referee: John Langenus
17 May 1936 1936 BlC Romania  5 – 2  Greece Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bodola 21', 85'
Schwartz 37', 75'
Dobay 77'		 (Report) 31' Vazos
76' Symeonidis		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens
24 May 1936 1936 BlC Romania  4 – 1  Bulgaria Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Schwartz 10', 55'
Ciolac 66'
Dobay 69'		 (Report) 35' Angelov Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens
4 October 1936 Friendly Romania  1 – 2  Hungary Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest
Bindea 24' (Report) 65' Lázár
83' Toldi		 Attendance: 35,000
Referee: John Langenus

1937
18 April 1937 1937-38 NC Romania  1 – 1  Czechoslovakia Stadionul Regele Carol II, Bucharest
Bodola 63' (Report) 81' Nejedlý Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
10 June 1937 Friendly Romania  2 – 1  Belgium Stadionul Regele Carol II, Bucharest
Barátky 34', 79' (Report) 87' Voorhoof Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Augustin Krist
27 June 1937 Friendly Romania  2 – 2  Sweden Stadionul Regele Carol II, Bucharest
Barátky 25', 89' (Report) 29', 37' Jonasson Attendance: 25,000
Referee: John Langenus
4 July 1937 Friendly Poland  2 – 4  Romania Stadion ŁKS, Łódź
Piontek 2'
Matyas 25'		 (Report) 13' Dobay
14', 82' Barátky
18' Bodola[1][2]		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Klug Frigyes
8 July 1937 Friendly Lithuania  0 – 2  Romania Kaunas, Lithuania
(Report) 17' Bogdan
88' Bodola		 Stadium: Valstybinis Stadionas
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Voldemar Rooks
12 July 1937 Friendly Latvia  0 – 0  Romania Rīga, Latvia
(Report) Stadium: A.S.K. [Armijas Sporta Klubs] Stadions
Attendance: 8000
Referee: Gustav Krist
14 July 1937 Friendly Estonia  2 – 1  Romania Tallinn, Estonia
Kaljo 15'
Siimenson 80'		 (Report) 69' Bodola Stadium: Kadrioru Staadion
Attendance: 6000
Referee: Gustav Krist
6 September 1937 King Carol II Cup 1937 Yugoslavia  2 – 1  Romania Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Vujadinović 20'
Lešnik 28'		 (Report) 62' Barátky Stadium: Stadion Beogradski
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gustav Krist

1938
8 May 1938 Eduard Benes Cup Romania  0 – 1  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
(Report) 25' Matošić Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hertzka Pál
5 June 1938 FIFA World Cup 1938 Romania  3 – 3 (a.e.t.)  Cuba Toulouse, France
Bindea 30'
Barátky 90'
Dobay 106' (e.t.)		 (Report) 30' Socorro
30', 103' (e.t.) Magriñá		 Stadium: Stade du T.O.E.C.
Attendance: 6,707
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
9 June 1938 FIFA World Cup 1938 Romania  1 – 2  Cuba Toulouse, France
Dobay 35' (Report)
(Report 2)		 51' Socorro
57' Fernández		 Stadium: Stade du T.O.E.C.
Attendance: 7,536
Referee: Alfred Birlem
6 September 1938 Eduard Benes Cup 1937-1938  Yugoslavia 1 – 1 Romania  Beograd, Yugoslavia
Petrović 41' (Report) 67' Bindea Stadium: Stadion Beogradski
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens
25 September 1938 Friendly Romania  1 – 4  Germany Bucharest, Romania
Orza 81' (Report) 13' Schön
51' Stroh
61' (og) Albu
77' Pesser		 Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mika Popović
4 December 1938 Neighbours Cup (Eduard Benes Cup) 1937-1938 Czechoslovakia  6 – 2  Romania Prague, Czechoslovakia
Bican 28', 49', 61', 81'
Ludl 38'
Kopecký 78'		 (Report) 25' Barátky
26' Bodola		 Stadium: Letenský Stadion
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Generoso Dattilo

1939
7 May 1939 King Carol II Cup 1939 Romania  1 – 0  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
Dobay 89' (Report) Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
18 May 1939 Friendly Romania  4 – 0  Latvia Bucharest, Romania
Bodola 41', 83'
Dobay 56'
Laumanis 76' (og)		 (Report) Stadium: Stadionul Venus
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Maximilian Sznajder
24 May 1939 Friendly Romania  0 – 2  England Bucharest, Romania
(Report) 10' Goulden
52' Welsh		 Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: John Langenus
11 June 1939 Friendly Romania  0 – 1  Italy Bucharest, Romania
(Report) 32' Colaussi Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Alois Beranek
22 October 1939 Friendly Romania  1 – 1  Hungary Bucharest, Romania
Spielmann 78' (Report) 74' Tóth Stadium: Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Generoso Dattilo

References

All details are sourced to the match reports cited, unless otherwise specified:

  1. Romania National Team 1930-1939 - Details
  2. National team - 1937
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