1951 FC Dinamo București season
The 1951 season was Dinamo București's third season in Divizia A. For the first time, Dinamo fought for the championship, ending the season 2nd place, with 32 points, the same number as the champions CCA București. The difference was only one goal between the two teams. Constantin Popescu ranked third in the top scorer with 11 goals scored.
| 1951 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Iuliu Baratky |
| Divizia A | 2nd |
| Cupa României | Last 16 |
| Top goalscorer | Constantin Popescu (11) |
On October 13, 1951 Dinamo Sports Park was inaugurated.
Results
| Divizia A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| 1 | 25 March 1951 | Dinamo Oraşul Stalin | A | 1-0 |
| 2 | 31 March 1951 | Locomotiva București | A | 3-2 |
| 3 | 8 April 1951 | Ştiinţa Timişoara | H | 4-1 |
| 4 | 15 April 1951 | Flamura Roşie Arad | A | 2-2 |
| 5 | 22 April 1951 | Flacăra București | H | 1-0 |
| 6 | 6 May 1951 | CCA București | A | 1-2 |
| 7 | 27 May 1951 | Progresul ICO Oradea | H | 1-2 |
| 8 | 3 June 1951 | Locomotiva Timişoara | A | 0-0 |
| 9 | 10 June 1951 | Flacăra Petroşani | H | 4-0 |
| 10 | 17 June 1951 | Locomotiva Târgu Mureş | A | 3-2 |
| 11 | 24 June 1951 | Ştiinţa Cluj | H | 3-3 |
| 12 | 25 August 1951 | Dinamo Oraşul Stalin | H | 5-2 |
| 13 | 1 September 1951 | Locomotiva București | H | 5-1 |
| 14 | 9 September 1951 | Ştiinţa Timişoara | A | 2-0 |
| 15 | 16 September 1951 | Flamura Roşie Arad | H | 1-3 |
| 16 | 20 September 1951 | Flacăra București | A | 4-2 |
| 17 | 1 October 1951 | CCA București | H | 6-2 |
| 18 | 7 October 1951 | Progresul ICO Oradea | A | 0-3 |
| 19 | 14 October 1951 | Locomotiva Timişoara | H | 1-0 |
| 20 | 21 October 1951 | Flacăra Petroşani | A | 0-0 |
| 21 | 28 October 1951 | Locomotiva Târgu Mureş | H | 3-1 |
| 22 | 4 November 1951 | Ştiinţa Cluj | A | 2-1 |
| Cupa României | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| Last 32 | 27 June 1951 | Locomotiva PCA Constanţa | A | 2-1 |
| Last 16 | 4 July 1951 | Flacăra București | A | 2-3 |
Squad
Standard team: Iosif Fuleiter – Florian Ambru, Caius Novac – Constantin Marinescu, Gheorghe Băcuț, Valeriu Călinoiu (Viliam Florescu) – Iosif Szökő, Carol Bartha, Ion Suru, Nicolae Dumitru, Constantin Popescu (Alexandru Ene).
Transfers
Dinamo changes the squad a lot, especially because the second team, Dinamo Oraşul Stalin promoted. Seven players from Bucharest were transferred to Braşov. Titus Ozon, Nicolae Voinescu & Marin Apostol moved to Dinamo 2. Instead, Dinamo brought Ion Suru (Locomotiva București), Iosif Szökő (Progresul ICO Oradea), Valeriu Călinoiu (Flacăra București), Alexandru Ene (Metalul București) and Iosif Fuleiter (Ştiinţa Cluj).