Romania
UEFA. Played 772 since 24 Jun 1919: won 336, drawn 195, lost 241. Elo 1617, ranked 80 in the world; peak 1930 in 2007.
Coming fixtures
- 2026-11-14 19:45RomaniavPolandGroup B4 · National Arena BucharestRomania 29% · Draw 27% · Poland 44%Expected goals 1.2–1.5Likeliest 1–1 (13%)Preview & head to head
- 2026-11-17 19:45Bosnia and HerzegovinavRomaniaGroup B4 · Stadion Bilino PoljeBosnia and Herzegovina 62% · Draw 22% · Romania 16%Expected goals 1.9–0.9Likeliest 2–0 (11%)Preview & head to head
Latest results
- 2026-10-05LRomania0–1SwedenUEFA Nations League · Group B4 · Bucharest37%
- 2026-10-02LPoland6–0RomaniaUEFA Nations League · Group B4 · Warsaw25%
- 2026-09-28LRomania2–4Bosnia and HerzegovinaUEFA Nations League · Group B4 · Bucharest65%
- 2026-09-25LSweden2–1RomaniaUEFA Nations League · Group B4 · Solna24%
- 2026-06-06WRomania2–1WalesFriendly · Bucharest56%
- 2026-06-02DGeorgia1–1RomaniaFriendly · Tbilisi33%
- 2026-03-31LSlovakia2–0RomaniaFriendly · Bratislava33%
- 2026-03-26LTurkey1–0RomaniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Istanbul13%
- 2025-11-18WRomania7–1San MarinoFIFA World Cup qualification · Ploiești99%
- 2025-11-15LBosnia and Herzegovina3–1RomaniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Zenica59%
Squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League matches against Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland and Sweden again on 25 and 28 September, and 2 and 5 October 2026, respectively.
- Players
- 27
- Average age
- 26.9
- Caps between them
- 669
- Most from one club
- Universitatea Craiova (5)
Where they play
8 at home · 19 abroad in 10 other countries
- Romania 8
- Turkey 4
- Poland 3
- China 2
- Cyprus 2
- England 2
- Spain 2
- Belgium 1
- Greece 1
- Netherlands 1
- Portugal 1
Average club rating 1598 (ClubElo; 25 of 27 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: PSV, ranked 52 by ClubElo.
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Romania national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 5 October 2026; page last edited 13 Oct 2026. Read daily.
Nations League chances: Group B4
| Team | Promoted | Play-off A/B | Stays in B | Play-off B/C | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 78% | 20% | 3% | – | 13.4 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22% | 71% | 7% | – | 10.8 |
| Poland | – | 9% | 88% | 3% | 6.9 |
| Romania | – | – | 3% | 97% | 1.8 |
The rest of the league phase played out 10,000 times with FixtureShark’s model (IP1, built on Elo ratings). Ties split by goal difference and goals scored, not head-to-head.
Tournament history
World Cup: 7 appearances
Nations League: 5 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Romania v Yugoslavia: played 38, won 17, drawn 5, lost 16; goals 59–63. First met 8 Jun 1922, last 1 Jun 1983.
- 1983-06-01LYugoslavia1–0RomaniaFriendly · Sarajevo27%
- 1983-03-30LRomania0–2YugoslaviaFriendly · Timişoara56%
- 1980-08-27WRomania4–1YugoslaviaBalkan Cup · Bucharest45%
- 1980-03-30LYugoslavia2–0RomaniaBalkan Cup · Belgrade24%
- 1979-10-31LYugoslavia2–1RomaniaUEFA Euro qualification · Titova Mitrovica27%
- 1978-10-25WRomania3–2YugoslaviaUEFA Euro qualification · Bucharest69%
- 1977-11-13LRomania4–6YugoslaviaUpsetFIFA World Cup qualification · Bucharest75%
- 1977-05-08WYugoslavia0–2RomaniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Zagreb38%
- 1971-04-21WYugoslavia0–1RomaniaUpsetFriendly · Novi Sad27%
- 1970-05-06DRomania0–0YugoslaviaFriendly · Bucharest58%
- 1969-09-03DYugoslavia1–1RomaniaFriendly · Belgrade31%
- 1964-06-17WYugoslavia1–2RomaniaUpsetFriendly · Belgrade13%
- 1963-10-27WRomania2–1YugoslaviaFriendly · Bucharest33%
- 1957-11-17LYugoslavia2–0RomaniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Belgrade16%
- 1957-09-29DRomania1–1YugoslaviaFIFA World Cup qualification · Bucharest35%
Latest 15 of 38 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 357 | 138 | 96 | 123 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 147 | 76 | 30 | 41 |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 136 | 69 | 41 | 26 |
| Balkan Cup | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| UEFA Nations League | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 |
| FIFA World Cup | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| UEFA Euro | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| Cyprus International Tournament | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Inter-Allied Games | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Millennium Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Lunar New Year Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top scorers
- Gheorghe Hagi 27
- Adrian Mutu 24
- Florin Răducioiu 21
- Ciprian Marica 17
- Viorel Moldovan 16
- Gheorghe Popescu 13
- Dorinel Munteanu 13
- Florea Dumitrache 12
- Răzvan Marin 11
- Claudiu Keșerü 10
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.