1987–88 FC Dinamo București season
The 1987–88 season was FC Dinamo București's 39th season in Divizia A. Dinamo had a perfect start in the championship, winning the first ten games. In the 11th round came the first and only defeat of the season, against Politehnica Timişoara. Despite that, Dinamo finished second, behind Steaua. In the Romanian Cup, Dinamo reached the final, where it met Steaua. The final had an unusual development. Steaua scored first, Dinamo equalised in the 87 minute, and in the additional time Steaua scored a goal, invalidated by the referee, due to offside. Steaua players left the field, Dinamo was given the trophy, but later the Romanian F.A. (bowing to pressure from the Communist Party) awarded the match 2–1 to Steaua. After the revolution of December 1989, Steaua propositioned to return the trophy to Dinamo, which refused to take it.
| 1987–88 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Mircea Lucescu |
| Divizia A | 2nd |
| Romanian Cup | Finalist |
| Cup Winners' Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | Claudiu Vaişcovici (27 goals) |
In Europe, Dinamo was eliminated in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup, by the future winner of the competition, KV Mechelen.
Results
| Divizia A | ||||
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| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| 1 | 23 August 1987 | Petrolul Ploiești | H | 5-0 |
| 2 | 26 August 1987 | FCM Brașov | A | 2-0 |
| 3 | 6 September 1987 | Sportul Studențesc | H | 2-1 |
| 4 | 10 September 1987 | Flacăra Moreni | A | 1-0 |
| 5 | 20 September 1987 | FC Argeș | H | 4-0 |
| 6 | 23 September 1987 | Victoria București | A | 3-2 |
| 7 | 4 October 1987 | ASA Târgu Mureș | H | 2-1 |
| 8 | 11 October 1987 | SC Bacău | A | 2-1 |
| 9 | 17 October 1987 | U Craiova | H | 3-1 |
| 10 | 31 October 1987 | CSM Suceava | A | 3-1 |
| 11 | 8 November 1987 | Poli Timișoara | A | 1-2 |
| 12 | 24 November 1987 | U Cluj | H | 4-0 |
| 13 | 28 November 1987 | Rapid București | A | 1-0 |
| 14 | 2 December 1987 | Steaua București | H | 0-0 |
| 15 | 6 December 1987 | Corvinul Hunedoara | A | 3-2 |
| 16 | 13 December 1987 | Oțelul Galați | H | 3-1 |
| 17 | 17 December 1987 | FC Olt Scornicești | A | 0-0 |
| 18 | 6 March 1988 | Petrolul Ploiești | A | 2-0 |
| 19 | 13 March 1988 | FCM Brașov | H | 5-1 |
| 20 | 19 March 1988 | Sportul Studențesc | A | 2-1 |
| 21 | 3 April 1988 | Flacăra Moreni | H | 2-0 |
| 22 | 9 April 1988 | FC Argeș | A | 3-0 |
| 23 | 17 April 1988 | Victoria București | H | 2-0 |
| 24 | 24 April 1988 | ASA Târgu Mureș | A | 2-0 |
| 25 | 27 April 1988 | SC Bacău | H | 3-1 |
| 26 | 1 May 1988 | U Craiova | A | 3-1 |
| 27 | 8 May 1988 | CSM Suceava | H | 9-1 |
| 28 | 14 May 1988 | Poli Timișoara | H | 6-0 |
| 29 | 22 May 1988 | U Cluj | A | 4-1 |
| 30 | 25 May 1988 | Rapid București | H | 5-2 |
| 31 | 8 June 1988 | Steaua București | A | 3-3 |
| 32 | 12 June 1988 | Corvinul Hunedoara | H | 8-2 |
| 33 | 19 June 1988 | Oțelul Galați | A | 3-0 |
| 34 | 22 June 1988 | FC Olt Scornicești | H | 6-0 |
| Cupa României | ||||
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| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| Last 32 | 28 February 1988 | Montana Sinana | A | 2-1 |
| Last 16 | 4 May 1988 | Progresul Brăila | Buzău | 4-1 |
| Quarterfinals | 5 June 1988 | Corvinul Hunedoara | Brașov | 4-2 |
| Semifinals | 15 June 1988 | Victoria București | București | 4-2 |
| Final | 26 June 1988 | Steaua București | București | 1-2 |
Romanian Cup final
| Dinamo București | 1–2 | Steaua București |
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Răducioiu  87' |
Lăcătuş 27' Balint 90' |
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Cup Winners' Cup
First round
| KV Mechelen | 1–0 | Dinamo București |
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| Den Boer 50' |
| Dinamo București | 0–2 | KV Mechelen |
|---|---|---|
| Hofkens 39' Den Boer 71' |
KV Mechelen won 3-0 on aggregate
Squad
Goalkeepers: Dumitru Moraru, Florin Prunea, Bogdan Stelea.
Defenders: Iulian Mihăescu, Ioan Andone, Mircea Rednic, Ioan Varga, Lică Movilă, Alexandru Nicolae, Bogdan Bucur, Vasile Jercălău.
Midfielders: Ionuț Lupescu, Dănuț Lupu, Dorin Mateuț, Costel Orac, Ilie Balaci, Gheorghe Dumitrașcu, Marcel Sabou, George Timiș, Mihai Stoica, Mario Marinică.
Forwards: Rodion Cămătaru, Claudiu Vaișcovici, Marian Damaschin, Florin Răducioiu.
Transfers
Dinamo brought Claudiu Vaișcovici in the winter break. The striker bought from Victoria București scored 22 goals for Dinamo in the second part of the championship.